When Zhao Shuning came out, she patted the dust off her body.
She didn't seem to notice the looks from the crowd. Taking a few steps forward, she said to the tutors, "I came out a bit late. Did I miss anything?"
The eight stewards in the building who were specifically in charge of the freshmen all stared with wide eyes.
Zhao Shuning scanned around. Seeing that no one was looking at her, she felt puzzled. She had spent too much time in the Dark Abyss. In the first year, she still had the energy to count the days. But later on, her concept of time became increasingly blurred.
When she came out this time, she found that the trees in the Misty Rain Tower outside had changed greatly.
When she entered the tower, those trees were only a bit taller than her. Now, they were even taller than two of her.
The leaves rustled in the wind.
"Teachers, don't you recognize me?"
Immortal He murmured, "I know you. You're the freshman Zhao Shuning. No, you shouldn't be considered a freshman now."
Zhao Shuning nodded, smiling as she placed her small hands behind her back. Slowly, she said, "Who are you?"
Making a simple bow, Immortal He then said with a tone of cherishing talent, "I'm He Yun, the tutor of the third - level students. Everyone calls me Immortal He."
Although Zhao Shuning was a bit arrogant, she still respected such a polite teacher.
She clasped her fists and said, "Greetings, Immortal He."
After that, Zhao Shuning secretly scanned the whole place. The expressions on those people's faces finally changed a bit. They were no longer as surprised as before.
When Zhao Shuning saw the father - and - son of the Meng family, she was just about to get angry and question them when she noticed something strange about them.
The beards and hair of the father - and - son of the Meng family? Why were they shaved clean?
Could this be the latest popular hairstyle in the Misty Rain Tower?
Sensing Zhao Shuning's inquiring gaze, the father - and - son of the Meng family quickly lowered their heads. Now, they didn't even dare to meet her eyes.
The people of the Zhao family were all like monsters.
That young man named Zhao Huai might be too powerful even for ten Misty Rain Towers combined.
The father - and - son of the Meng family were eager for revenge. Although their abilities were far inferior to Zhao Huai's, their petty tricks were beyond Zhao Huai's reach.
Before, they knew that Zhao Huai came this time to look for Zhao Shuning. They deliberately leaked the news that Zhao Shuning had gone to the second - level students' training ground and disappeared there. In this way, they knew that Zhao Huai would definitely go to the Dark Abyss. The father - and - son of the Meng family weren't stupid. They knew that with their own strength, they couldn't deal with Zhao Huai at all. The only way was to borrow the power of that mysterious organization.
Such a naturally extraordinary young man would surely arouse the organization's great interest.
As long as the organization took action, this young man named Zhao Huai, even if he had great abilities, would surely never return.
"Steward Meng?"
"Zhao Shuning."
The father - and - son of the Meng family covered their faces with their hands and answered in a mumbled voice.
"Why, Steward Meng. Are you too ashamed to show your face now?"
Zhao Shuning burst out laughing, showing no mercy to the father - and - son of the Meng family.
"Zhao Shuning—"
"Immortal He."
Zhao Shuning turned around, stood up straight, and looked quite respectful.
"Go and tidy up. I'll tell you the rules of the third - level."
Zhao Shuning nodded and followed Immortal He out. It was quite strange. Before, Zhao Shuning had heard that Su Nian was also a third - level tutor. But why hadn't she seen Teacher Su just now? In previous years, Teacher Su had always been in charge of the freshmen's teleportation array. Why had it been replaced by Immortal He this year?
As Immortal He explained the rules of the third - level to Zhao Shuning, he also answered her questions.
It turned out that Zhao Shuning had been trapped in the training ground for a year and a half.
The team she was in before had successfully returned to the Misty Rain Tower through the teleportation array after eight months in the training ground. The Misty Rain Tower was under closed - management. Once the students entered the tower, they were cut off from all external news. So until now, Zhao Shuning still thought that the news of her accident hadn't reached her family.
Little did she know that Li Can had secretly messed up many of the rules.
"Where's Teacher Su?"
Immortal He stopped and looked at Zhao Shuning. "You mean Teacher Su Nian?"
Zhao Shuning nodded.
Immortal He replied, "I was thinking of taking you as my student. It seems that among the third - level tutors, you're more interested in Teacher Su."
"Yeah. Teacher Su is really nice."
Immortal He sighed, with a look of surprise on his face.
Listening to his narration, Zhao Shuning finally understood why he was so surprised that she wanted to be in Teacher Su's class.
Among the third - level tutors, the most prominent one was Chen Yuan, the leader of the four major stewards. But he had to go into seclusion every year. By this month, it was always the other three stewards who went out to lead the third - level students.
It was Teacher Su who stayed to manage the teleportation array last year. This year, it was Immortal He's turn.
So this time, it was Su Nian and Huang Sheng who led the students on field missions for practical combat training and spiritual art control.
It wasn't that these two teachers were completely incompatible. It was just that whenever they met, there was an undercurrent between them. Their words were full of sarcasm and gunpowder, which was obvious to all the third - level students.
"What's Teacher Huang like?"
Immortal He's expression was unfathomable.
"I won't comment on this. You'll know in the future. But the students under Huang Sheng are basically the backbone of the third - level students. So every time there's a conflict, the students led by Teacher Su usually suffer a bit."
"Hmm? What do you mean by that?"
Immortal He continued walking with Zhao Shuning and then said, "For example, there are about a hundred students who were promoted to the third - level this year. Eighty percent of them are from Tianyuan Sparrow, a gang—"
"I know. Teacher, please continue."
"The leader of Tianyuan Sparrow is a young man named Zhang Tianyuan. That young man has reached the third - rank. After the training and half a year of cultivation, he's now at the mid - stage of the third - rank. Such a talented person is now a disciple of Teacher Huang Sheng. With such a student as a backer, the third - level students naturally want to enter Teacher Huang Sheng's class."
"What's the current class distribution like?"
"Dean Chen's class has about twenty students. He only accepts students based on his gut feeling, so their strengths vary."
"As for me, I have about twenty - five students. They're basically the students who couldn't get into Teacher Huang Sheng's class and didn't want to enter Teacher Su's class for fear of offending Teacher Huang Sheng."
Zhao Shuning nodded. During the previous training, she had already noticed that not many of the second - level students were just.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, Zhao Shuning asked, "What about Viper?"