"You also know about Viper?"
"I've heard of him."
Master He was also a gossip. Then he asked some in - depth questions in a rather sneaky way. Looking at Zhao Shuning, he thought she was no more than seven years old. But unexpectedly, this little girl was very smart. By now, he hadn't managed to get a single answer from her. On the contrary, she had extracted quite a lot of information from him.
It turned out that by the time Viper arrived, some of the magic classes had already started.
But he didn't really care. He was really lucky. When he reported, Dean Chen took a fancy to him and said, "Let this kid follow me." So now Viper was under Chen Yuan. What was even more amazing was that in this field operation, Viper was the only one who didn't participate.
He was taken by Dean Chen to the secret chamber and was asked to practice in seclusion with him.
But it was said that Viper seemed to have disappeared after practicing in seclusion for a while.
Hearing this, Zhao Shuning was filled with envy and jealousy. That young man, Xiao An, was really too lucky.
But this was also his fortune.
"By the way, teacher, you only mentioned Teacher Huang Sheng before. You didn't say how many students he has under his supervision."
Master He held out his hand and showed a number.
This shocked Zhao Shuning.
"Fifty?"
Master He nodded. Seeing Zhao Shuning with her mouth wide open, he patted her on the back.
The supervisors usually gave guidance on magic to third - level students. Generally, there were about a hundred students who were promoted to the third level. Among these hundred students, each teacher could usually be in charge of about twenty - five students. But every year, Huang Sheng somehow managed to make many students willingly join his class.
"What about Teacher Su—"
Master He held out his hand and showed another number.
"Fifty?"
She didn't expect that there would be a hundred and fifty students promoted this year. She had only heard from Master He that there were more than a hundred students this year, but she didn't expect it to be nearly half more.
Seeing Zhao Shuning's expression, Master He shook his head.
"Teacher, what do you mean?"
"Not fifty. It's five. Zhao Shuning, those five students are the ones in your team. They were promoted across levels. Their abilities are still a bit different from those of the third - level students who have gone through the regular trials."
Because of what had happened before, Zhao Shuning was no longer surprised. She closed her mouth.
Wasn't Huang Sheng forming a clique for his own gain and abusing his power for personal ends?
"Teacher, isn't this unfair to Teacher Su?"
Zhao Shuning had met Su Nian. Although she was only a third - level spiritual herbalist, her ability in magic was definitely not inferior to any of the four supervisors. In fact, because she was a woman, she studied some magic more carefully. So it was a loss for those students not to choose Su Nian.
"It's unfair. But little girl, you should know that there are many unfair things in this world. If Teacher Su has the ability, then naturally more students will choose her. But the fact is that she is only a third - level spiritual herbalist. So—"
Zhao Shuning silently agreed. Indeed, in the Eastern Swamp Wilderness, in every territory, strength was respected. This world never pitied the weak.
"Teacher, I have a doubt."
"What?"
"Is the highest - ranking master in the Misty Rain Tower the tower master, Kong Ye?"
"Yes."
Kong Ye was highly respected by everyone in the Misty Rain Tower. Even Zhang Tianyuan, who had great power, would speak more respectfully when mentioning Kong Ye.
"But isn't Kong Ye just a third - level alchemist? His combat power should only be comparable to that of a third - level spiritual herbalist. Teacher, I know that alchemists are extremely rare in the Eastern Swamp Wilderness. But it's really incredible that so many capable people respect a third - level alchemist and dare not act rashly."
"What's so incredible? Little girl, the rarity of alchemists is one thing. Another reason why Kong Ye can become the tower master of the Misty Rain Tower is his special relationship with the Wang family."
Kong Ye's surname was Kong. How could he be related to the Wang family?
"I don't understand."
"You don't need to understand. It's not good for you to inquire too much about these things."
Master He didn't go into too much detail about Kong Ye.
As they chatted along the way, Master He felt that this little girl was quite congenial to him. If she hadn't already taken a fancy to Su Nian, he really would have liked to take her as his personal disciple.
As they talked, they came to the topic of this year's new students.
Zhao Shuning straightened her back when she heard a familiar name.
"Zhao Huai?"
"You know him? This young man is really bold. When he came in, he was sent by the Li family from Yanqing City. Although his surname is Zhao, no one dares to talk to him too much. By the way, I heard from Li Can that Zhao Huai is your elder brother. Is this true or just a rumor?"
Zhao Shuning took a deep breath.
Just now, did Zhao Huai enter the second - level trial ground for her sake?
Why was he so stupid?
"Teacher, can you send me back? He's my elder brother. He has no spiritual power or mental power. I have to go back and save him."
"Save him?"
Master He put his hand on Zhao Shuning's head and then on his own.
"Little girl, are you crazy?"
"Teacher, please send me back, okay? Zhao Huai's body is very weak. He's almost defenseless. He must have been worried because he couldn't find me, so he went to the second - level students' trial ground."
"Little girl, the Zhao Huai you're talking about may not be the same one I'm talking about."
Zhao Shuning looked at Master He in confusion.
"Teacher?"
"Do you know who caused the miserable state of the Meng father and son?"
Zhao Shuning first showed a confused look, and then suddenly realized, "Was it Zhao Huai?"
Master He nodded and then said, "Moreover, the Misty Rain Tower has kept your disappearance a closely - guarded secret. No one should know about it. How could your elder brother come in to look for you?"
Zhao Shuning was silent. What Master He said made sense.
Maybe it was just someone with the same name.
Moreover, the Zhao family was really a very small family in a small town. It was not easy for her to get the invitation to the Misty Rain Tower. With the Zhao family's background, they couldn't send Zhao Huai in. With his physical condition, sending him in would be like sending him to his death. Her father and mother loved her elder brother and would never make such a decision.
"Maybe I'm overthinking it."
Zhao Shuning roughly memorized those magic spells. When she had digested them almost, she raised her eyes and said seriously to Master He, "Teacher, can you teleport me to the trial ground where Teacher Su and the others are leading the students?"