Chapter 13

Nanxing Academy is located in the northeast corner of Qingyue City, while the Ye family's residence is in the southwest corner, in completely opposite directions.

Although Ye Wei is already a two-star apprentice, with strength and speed far surpassing ordinary people, it still takes him five to six hours to walk home from Nanxing Academy without a carriage or a Dao Vessel carriage.

In Qingyue City, there are three main modes of transportation: ordinary carriages, expensive barbarian beast carriages, and extremely precious Dao Vessel carriages!

The price of an ordinary carriage ranges from one thousand to three thousand silver coins, while a barbarian beast carriage is much more expensive, with the cheapest costing thirty to fifty thousand silver coins. As for Dao Vessel carriages, they are so rare that even money can't buy them.

Unlike ordinary carriages, Dao Vessel carriages are not pulled by barbarian beasts. The entire body is made of precious metals, and there are divine patterns engraved by a master on it. These patterns activate the elemental energy of heaven and earth, making the carriage not only very fast but also very stable. In the entire Qingyue City, only a few people can afford to ride in a Dao Vessel carriage.

The Ye family's mode of transportation is a Qingbi Unicorns carriage, worth forty thousand silver coins. The Qingbi Unicorn is a hybrid of a unicorn barbarian beast and a Qingbi horse, possessing the speed and endurance of a unicorn barbarian beast without its ferocity, making it an entry-level barbarian beast carriage.

"One day, I will also have a Dao Vessel carriage!"

Ye Wei walked alone on the road, the scorching sun shining on his face, causing sweat to bead on his forehead. Watching the carriages and barbarian beast carriages passing by, and the Dao Vessel carriages that pedestrians hurriedly avoided, Ye Wei wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered enviously.

Of course, Ye Wei was just thinking. Not to mention the Dao Vessel carriages that money can't buy, he had never even ridden in a barbarian beast carriage.

The summer heat was unusually high, and with Ye Wei's current two-star apprentice cultivation, he couldn't even use elemental energy to dispel the heat, so he had to grit his teeth and endure it. However, thinking of seeing his parents soon, a faint smile would appear on his young face.

When the sun set, and Ye Wei had walked more than half the distance, the school bell finally rang, signaling the end of the school day. Nanxing Academy had a three-month break, with each break lasting seven days.

As the bell rang, the quiet Nanxing Academy suddenly became bustling. Students from the初级班 (初级班 means "初级 class" or "beginner class"), 中级班 (中级班 means "中级 class" or "intermediate class"), 高级班 (高级班 means "高级 class" or "advanced class"), and the sole天才班 (天才班 means "genius class") began to leave their classrooms one by one.

In the third beginner class, the mentor had just left when a group of advanced class students, emitting powerful auras, blocked the door. The weakest among them was an eight-star apprentice, and the leader, a young man in a white robe, had already reached the Warrior realm!

The young man in the white robe was named Du Mingze, the top student of the fifth advanced class and the fifteenth strongest student in the entire Nanxing Academy! He was also one of the fervent admirers of Miss Ziyuan!

The news of Ye Wei and Miss Ziyuan entering the Qingluan Hall together and Miss Ziyuan affectionately linking arms with Ye Wei in front of the Qingluan Hall had spread throughout the entire Nanxing Academy in just three days.

Miss Ziyuan's fervent admirers were like madmen, frantically investigating Ye Wei's identity. With only about five thousand students in Nanxing Academy, three days were enough for Miss Ziyuan's admirers to turn the academy upside down.

"I'm looking for Ye Wei, the rest of you... scram!"

Du Mingze, surrounded by a group of people like stars around the moon, scanned the third beginner class students with cold eyes and an expressionless face.

"It's Du Mingze! The fifteenth-ranked student on the Nanxing list!"

"Go! Go! Hurry up!"

"Looking for Ye Wei? Ye Wei is really in trouble this time. How did he offend Du Mingze? Du Mingze is already a Warrior, and the Du family is one of the three major families in Qingyue City!"

"Even if Ye Wei has the talent to become a Divine Pattern Master, talent is just talent. Unless he is a true Divine Pattern Master, who can afford to offend the Du family?"

The third beginner class students looked at the young man in the white robe with awe and sympathy for Ye Wei. They were as quiet as cicadas in winter, carefully walking out of the classroom along the wall, not daring to breathe heavily.

"Ha ha ha! Ye Wei, I wonder who can protect you this time!"

Xiao Qi's face was calm, but he was inwardly gloating. Ye Wei had shown the talent of a Divine Pattern Master, turning his life around, and as the top student of the third beginner class, Xiao Qi no longer dared to provoke Ye Wei.

These days, Xiao Qi felt extremely frustrated and unhappy. Now, seeing Du Mingze looking for trouble with Ye Wei, the satisfaction in his heart was indescribable!

"But Ye Wei hasn't come to class for three days, so he has managed to avoid this disaster..." Xiao Qi looked at Ye Wei's empty seat and shook his head regretfully.

"Ye Wei must be in the dormitory!" Xiao Qi's eyes darted around, guessing that Ye Wei was hiding in the dormitory.

During cultivation, no one is allowed to disturb the student, so Nanxing Academy has a rule that no one can enter a student's dormitory without permission, not even mentors. Therefore, Xiao Qi believed Ye Wei must be hiding in the dormitory.

As the students left the classroom one by one, Xiao Qi was the only one left!

"Are you Ye Wei?" The young man in the white robe, Du Mingze, with a rebellious look in his eyes, slowly entered the classroom and looked at the only remaining Xiao Qi, his deep black eyes flashing with a cold killing intent, and asked coldly.

"No, no, no! Big Brother Mingze, I'm Xiao Qi, and my father is the mentor of the fifth advanced class, Xiao Hanji. I want to tell you that Ye Wei hasn't been to class for three days. He must be hiding in the dormitory, and I know where his dormitory is!"

Looking at the cold-faced Du Mingze, Xiao Qi wore a fawning smile and hurriedly said.

"Son of Mentor Xiao?"

Du Mingze's sullen face relaxed slightly. He was the top student of the fifth advanced class and a favorite disciple of Xiao Hanji.

"Miss Ziyuan is our substitute teacher. That bastard Ye Wei not only slept in Miss Ziyuan's class but also shouted and made Miss Ziyuan angry. In the end, he even said that Miss Ziyuan's divine skill was wrong in front of the whole class, making her lose face. I've been annoyed with him for a long time!"

"If it weren't for that kid showing the talent of a Divine Pattern Master..."

Xiao Qi walked to Du Mingze's side and added details, but when he mentioned Ye Wei's talent as a Divine Pattern Master, he suddenly realized he had said too much and stopped.

Although the Du family is one of the three major families in Qingyue City, Xiao Qi didn't know if they would be willing to offend someone with the talent of a Divine Pattern Master. If Du Mingze let Ye Wei off because of his talent, Xiao Qi would regret it deeply. Realizing this, Xiao Qi knew he had said too much.

"Xiao Qi, I don't like people who beat around the bush, and I don't like half-truths!"

The young man in the white robe, Du Mingze, looked at Xiao Qi, his thick, black eyebrows slightly raised, and said with a hint of displeasure. An invisible pressure of a Warrior enveloped Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi felt a mountain-like pressure pressing down on him, making it hard to breathe. He staggered back three or four steps before steadying himself, breaking out in a cold sweat, and looking at Du Mingze with even more reverence.

"Yes, yes!" In front of Du Mingze, Xiao Qi became meek and submissive.

"Big Brother Mingze, that kid Ye Wei must have had some luck and guessed the divine pattern knowledge Miss Ziyuan asked correctly. Miss Ziyuan thought Ye Wei had the talent to become a Divine Pattern Master and took him away after class. That's all I know... If Big Brother Mingze wants to go to Ye Wei's dormitory, I can lead the way!" Xiao Qi looked at Du Mingze's changing expression and added, "Today is a holiday, and no one is guarding the dormitory!"

"Lead the way!" Du Mingze nodded in satisfaction, patted Xiao Qi on the shoulder, and said, "In Nanxing Academy, if someone gives you trouble, you can mention my name!" He thought, "Mentor Xiao Hanji's son is quite sensible."

"Yes!"

Xiao Qi was flattered and hurriedly nodded. Although his parents were mentors at Nanxing Academy, many things between students were not convenient for mentors to intervene. Du Mingze, not only a direct descendant of the Du family but also a Warrior and the fifteenth-ranked student on the Nanxing list, was the perfect protector.

As Xiao Qi led the way, he thought smugly, and they found Ye Wei's dormitory.

"This is Ye Wei's dormitory!"

At the dormitory door, Xiao Qi pointed to a room with a closed door and said to the young man in the white robe, Du Mingze.

Du Mingze didn't speak, just nodded slightly, and signaled the group of advanced class students behind him to open the door. Nanxing Academy prohibited anyone from entering a student's dormitory without permission, but today was a holiday, and no mentors were around!

Bang!

The advanced class student, an eight-star apprentice with a muscular build, stepped forward, raised his fist the size of a sandbag, and slammed it hard into the door of Ye Wei's dormitory.

Boom!

With a low, booming sound, the door broke open, revealing a simple and empty room with only a wooden bed and a wooden table.

"No one?"

Xiao Qi was stunned; Ye Wei wasn't in the dormitory!

"Smash it!"

Du Mingze, looking at the empty room, had a very sullen expression and said viciously.

"Yes!"

Immediately, the group of advanced class students started smashing the dormitory, turning the simple room into a mess in a short time.

Even so, Du Mingze still felt extremely unsatisfied. In the end, he ordered everyone to urinate on Ye Wei's bedding before leaving with the group.