The three Law Enforcement Envoys heard this and looked at each other, a trace of embarrassment flitting across their faces.
To be honest, they didn’t really get a clear look at who the other party was.
They just saw from a distance someone chasing and trying to kill a disciple in white from the Outer Courtyard, so they had to intervene immediately.
The one being chased was probably scared and ran off somewhere, they didn’t know where he went.
The second uncle, grinning, approached while the others weren’t paying attention and discreetly handed over a few top-grade spirit stones.
He smiled and said, "You guys have worked hard. This is definitely a misunderstanding. He’s someone recommended by both of us and is about to join the academy."
The three looked at the second uncle and Zhou Qing, both wearing red robes. They paid special attention to the second uncle, who was greatly favored by Master Lin Daochen and always greeted them warmly whenever they met.
With two Inner Courtyard students vouching for him, and no victim present to press charges, the three had no choice but to release Yan Xiaohu.
The leading Law Enforcement Envoy lightly coughed and said, "Since it is a misunderstanding, let’s leave it at that for now, but there won’t be a next time. The rules of the academy are strict, and even with a recommendation, one cannot act recklessly."
"Yes, yes, thank you!" The second uncle smiled obsequiously and said politely.
The other person then untied the spiritual power ropes that had been binding Yan Xiaohu and, after a brief exchange of pleasantries, turned and left.
Zhou Qing hurriedly stepped forward, looking concerned, and asked, "Third Senior Brother, are you all right?"
Yan Xiaohu rubbed his wrist, which had been painfully bound by the spiritual power ropes, suppressing his anger with a grunt.
"If I catch that guy, I swear I’ll kill him!" Yan Xiaohu said through gritted teeth.
After sending off the Law Enforcement Envoys, the second uncle turned back and looked at Yan Xiaohu, full of confusion, and asked, "What the heck happened?"
Yan Xiaohu had no choice but to explain the entire story in detail.
After listening, the second uncle couldn’t help but laugh and then, looking at Yan Xiaohu’s upset face, teased, "The academy only has eight mentors in total, each busy with their own affairs. None of them would be idle enough to do such a thing."
"It looks like it was just an Outer Courtyard disciple. You were insulted and couldn’t even catch him. You’re really..."
The second uncle didn’t know what words to use. Yan Xiaohu’s face turned red, not knowing how to rebut.
Zhou Qing quickly intervened to smooth things over, comforting, "All right, all right, we can talk about this later. Second Uncle, my Third Senior Brother has quite a talent. He had already formed a Nascent Fire before reaching Nascent Soul Formation, and he’s an Earth Vein Foundation Establishment. Other mentors..."
"Fourth!" Before Zhou Qing could finish, Yan Xiaohu urgently interrupted him.
Then he said firmly, "I won’t enter the Inner Courtyard. Damn it, I got screwed over , there’s no way I’ll let it go. I’ll stay in the Outer Courtyard and I’ll find him."
The second uncle heard this, smiled, and nodded. "Where you fall is where you get back up. I support this foolish tiger. Now that Zhou and I are both Inner Courtyard students, one of us can vouch for you to stay in the Outer Courtyard."
"Thank you, Second Uncle!" Yan Xiaohu said gratefully.
Then the three of them headed to the academy’s admissions office.
All the way, Yan Xiaohu kept mumbling about the reprehensible actions of the person in white, full of anger and reluctance.
Zhou Qing could only smile and console him, even speculating whether the other party was an old enemy who had provoked him for no reason, seemingly deliberately luring him into making a mistake.
Yan Xiaohu had no idea that, from beginning to end, the other person had his back to him, not even showing his face.
After a while, with all the procedures completed, Yan Xiaohu successfully became an Outer Courtyard student.
Looking at the Outer Courtyard token and clothes in his hand, he snorted coldly.
"Wait and see, you bastard!"
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Inside the Cave Mansion, Zhou Qing held a few Dust-removal Talismans, muttering under his breath.
As the talisman papers glowed faintly, they turned into streams of invisible air currents that quickly swept through the cave.
Wherever they went, the dust settled, and not long after, the entire cave was refreshed with a clean, invigorating atmosphere.
Zhou Qing looked around with satisfaction, then took out his bedding from the storage bag, carefully laid it out, and lay down comfortably, enjoying the long-lost sense of ease.
After eating the spirit stone powder, the old hen was particularly energetic, clucking as it jumped onto the bed.
Then it stood by the bed, tilting its head and staring closely at Zhou Qing, a flash of human-like thoughtfulness in its eyes, but it disappeared in an instant.
Zhou Qing stretched lazily, then looked at a jade slip in his hand. This was given to him by Lin Daochen earlier today after breaking the array.
It contained detailed notes on Lin Daochen’s various insights into restrictions, a kind of personal commentary, hoping that Zhou Qing would study it well so he could keep up with the lecture progress in a few days.
As Zhou Qing gently infused his spiritual power into the jade slip, intricate array diagrams and dense text suddenly filled his mind.
Upon closer inspection, it had to be said that Master Lin indeed had his unique insights into arrays.
Some of the unique perspectives and novel solutions directly enlightened Zhou Qing.
In a short time, he became completely absorbed and immersed in it.
At this moment, he suddenly somewhat understood the second uncle.
Meanwhile, in a residence somewhere in the Outer Courtyard, everything was silent.
The originally sleeping Yan Xiaohu suddenly sat up in bed, his chest heaving violently.
"Not again, is he sick in the head?"
The more Yan Xiaohu thought about it, the angrier he got. In his dream just now, he saw that shameless person who always had his back to him again. There was even a blister at the corner of his mouth that he hadn’t noticed when it appeared.