After Zhao Shuning simply expressed her gratitude, she walked out of the inner chamber's door.
Then, the door slowly closed, and the young man in white finally disappeared from her sight.
After closing the door, the young man in white smiled.
"Sister, she really looks like you."
However, you're no longer here, and she isn't you.
The young man in white was originally named Ye Xingchen, the younger brother of the former empress Ye Ling. He had spent seven or eight years with his sister. But when he was six years old, he was abducted by Lin Feng. From then on, Ye Xingchen had been kept in a small courtyard in the Lin Mansion, a place so remote that no one could set foot there.
That hypocrite Lin Feng fed Ye Xingchen many pills obtained from An Susu day after day.
Ye Xingchen's body stopped growing when he reached the age of sixteen.
Everyone in the world thought that he was just a talented young master of the Lin family named Lin Xingchen, the youngest son of Lin Feng.
Only he knew that he was Ye Xingchen.
The pills Lin Feng had found back then had a great impact on his physical development, but they didn't damage his memory. Ye Xingchen's blood was naturally different from that of ordinary people, which was similar to his sister Ye Ling. Lin Feng didn't know this and thought that Ye Xingchen, who had taken the pills, must have lost his memory.
Fortunately, Ye Xingchen showed no flaws, so Lin Feng let him out. And when Lin Feng talked to him, he said that he was Lin Xingchen, his son.
Lin Feng was reluctant to ruin such a good seedling as Ye Xingchen. He was young and easy to manipulate. As long as his memory was erased, he would become the sharpest blade in Lin Feng's hand.
"Your Highness, when shall we go back? The master is urging."
Ye Xingchen put down his pen and then said, "Tell father that I'll be back in no more than three days."
"Yes."
A smile played on the young man in white's lips. He wanted to find a way to deal with Lin Feng.
He couldn't let his sister die in vain at the hands of these people. They had done wrong and must pay the price.
Time passed in a flash.
Zhao Shuning and many other first - level freshmen had been in the Misty Rain Tower for three days. During these three days, they bathed and abstained from meat, devoutly cleansing their bodies. Every day, precious medicinal herbs were sent into their rooms for them to take medicinal baths.
The two girls sharing a room with Zhao Shuning were Shuang'er and Se Se. They were both first - level freshmen.
The two girls were both very nice. Every time Zhao Shuning talked to them, Shuang'er would always nod excitedly, and Se Se would always smile gently. In their eyes, Zhao Shuning's performance on the first day in the tower was their role model.
During these days, Zhao Shuning had basically figured out some of the precautions in the Misty Rain Tower.
It was time for the medicinal bath in the evening. Shuang'er looked at Zhao Shuning with her innocent big eyes and then said, "Xiaoning'er, do you want to form your own gang?"
"Form a gang? Why? I'm not very interested."
Se Se also came over and sat down beside Zhao Shuning.
"Xiaoning'er, Shuang'er's suggestion is actually very good. You can think it over. Generally, we are only qualified to form our own gangs when we reach the second level. The leaders of some gangs are very popular in the Misty Rain Tower. They mostly band together, so no one dares to bully them. There are quite a few people joining the gangs."
"Really?"
Zhao Shuning's interest was piqued.
"Xiaoning'er, do you know? Among the second - level senior students, there are three gangs that stand out the most. Generally, as long as you join one of their gangs, not many people will dare to cause trouble for you."
"Which gangs are there among the second - level students?"
Zhao Shuning liked to fight alone, but what happened a few days ago taught her a lesson that sometimes, the power of a group could be more intimidating.
"Among the second - level students, the most famous gang is the Tianyuan Sparrow, followed by the Poisonous Silkworm Light, and finally the Broken Dragon Gang. It is said that the leaders of these three gangs are all very powerful. The leader of the Tianyuan Sparrow is Zhang Tianyuan, the leader of the Poisonous Silkworm Light is Li Can, and the one of the Broken Dragon Gang is Wu Long."
Hearing this, Zhao Shuning couldn't help laughing out loud.
She could understand Zhang Tianyuan and Li Can, but where did this "Wu Long" (sounds like "Oolong" in Chinese) come from?
"Xiaoning'er, what are you laughing at? Did I say something wrong?"
Zhao Shuning couldn't stop smiling and then said, "You didn't say anything wrong. It's okay. Please continue."
Se Se looked puzzled but still continued.
"It is said that the leaders of the latter two gangs are both at the late stage of the second - grade spiritual pharmacist. They are only a step away from reaching the third level. The most terrifying one is Zhang Tianyuan of the Tianyuan Sparrow. He is already a third - level spiritual pharmacist. His level is comparable to that of Steward Meng."
A third - level spiritual pharmacist was indeed very good.
Zhao Shuning had just been promoted to the second grade not long ago and was now only at the early stage of the second grade.
It was really difficult to improve in terms of spiritual power.
Zhang Tianyuan, who was only a second - level student, could reach the third level. His talent was truly remarkable.
"Doesn't the Misty Rain Tower stop people from forming gangs?"
"No. In the eyes of the tower master, this is actually a virtuous cycle. It is said to be helpful for the students' spiritual power cultivation. So forming gangs is actually allowed in the Misty Rain Tower."
"However, it also depends on what kind of gang it is. The second - level Broken Dragon Gang is extremely arrogant. Just yesterday, when we went to choose medicinal herbs, they wouldn't let us in. They insisted that their gang members choose first before allowing us in. The medicinal herbs are supposed to be for everyone. When we went in, the remaining medicinal herbs were all very cheap."
Zhao Shuning frowned. Why didn't she know about this?
Every time they went to get the medicinal herbs, they went in groups according to their dormitories.
Shuang'er and Se Se thought Zhao Shuning was small in stature and were afraid that she couldn't carry much, so they never let her go. That's why Zhao Shuning didn't know that such a thing had happened.
"Are they so unreasonable?"
"Yes. But we are outnumbered and can't compete with them. Many precious medicinal herbs of the first - level freshmen this year have been snatched by the Broken Dragon Gang."
"Exactly. We will go into the mountains for training in half a month. If our bodies aren't well - tempered now, how can we fight against those spiritual beasts in a place full of wolves, tigers and leopards?"
"Sigh!"
Zhao Shuning fell into deep thought.
After a long time, when everyone had soaked enough, Zhao Shuning slowly said, "If we first - level freshmen want to form our own gang, what should we do?"
Hearing Zhao Shuning say this, Shuang'er and Se Se immediately became extremely excited.
Actually, many freshmen had proposed forming a gang yesterday. They hoped that Zhao Shuning would be the gang leader because her prestige was the highest among the first - level freshmen. They thought that since Zhao Shuning was so powerful, she might not want them to hold her back and might not agree to form a gang.
But they didn't expect that when Shuang'er and Se Se mentioned it casually tonight, Zhao Shuning actually became interested in it.