Chapter 55: Forbidden Techniques

At the entrance of Xianmen No. 1 High School.

Chen Mobai found a milk tea shop, ordered a fresh lychee juice, and slowly sipped it while playing with his phone and watching the school gate.

Just a moment ago, Qingnü finally sent him a text message.

As he had guessed, she was in the cultivation room earlier, and her phone was in auxiliary cultivation mode, which silenced everything.

Now that the cultivation room's time was over, she saw the message and immediately replied.

"Don't contact me anymore!"

Chen Mobai's expression turned hesitant when he saw the message, and then he edited a reply.

"I'm at the school gate."

"What do you want?"

Qingnü instantly replied again. Chen Mobai felt she was acting strangely. He just wanted to apologize for her being expelled from the sect, but it seemed like she was thinking of something negative.

"What do you want to drink? I can order it for you, and you can come out and have it."

After a long time, about two or three minutes, Qingnü finally replied.

"Wait!"

Inside the school.

Qingnü put on her small backpack and was about to leave. A boy in school uniform with a sunny smile walked over.

"Let me take you home."

"No need, I have plans with a friend."

Qingnü shook her head and turned to leave.

The sunny boy didn't mind; after all, he had been rejected many times before.

Qingnü, who had left the school, wore a mask and a small round cap. If Chen Mobai wasn't familiar with her masked appearance and she hadn't walked closer, he might not have recognized her.

"I'm sorry about you being expelled from the sect."

Chen Mobai handed the juice to Qingnü as she approached, and he apologized sincerely. After all, not everyone had the qualifications to be a disciple of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. If Qingnü was expelled from the sect, it would leave a stain on her entire life record.

"Let's talk somewhere else."

After receiving the juice, Qingnü looked around to make sure no one recognized her, then beckoned to Chen Mobai. The two of them got on a bus and left.

"What's wrong?"

Since it was after school, the bus was crowded. Chen Mobai and Qingnü had to stand close together. He was very curious, but she just shook her head, seeming down and not speaking.

Finally, they arrived at Qingnü's favorite grilled fish restaurant.

"There are too many people who know me at school. If my classmates see me with you, an outsider, there will definitely be gossip."

At this point, Qingnü finally spoke, saying something that made Chen Mobai feel very strange.

"Are you very famous at school?"

"More or less, I'm one of the most well-known students."

"Oh."

Chen Mobai nodded after hearing this. He thought Qingnü was probably a school beauty at Xianmen No. 1 High School, and being a disciple of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she might also have a high cultivation level, which is why she was famous.

"I went to Changqing Pharmacy to find you today. Senior Gu said that because you used his medicinal pool without permission, you violated the taboo of alchemists, so he expelled you from the sect. Is that true?"

At this point, Chen Mobai had calmed down from his initial emotional turmoil and first verified the information he knew with Qingnü.

He wondered if Gu Changfeng was joking, as he had heard the deep bond between master and disciple in their previous conversation.

"That's correct. Alchemists indeed have such a taboo. Generally, they don't use others' medicinal furnaces and pools, but there is one exception: between master and disciple."

"Usually, a master will give the medicinal furnace and pool they have used to their disciple when they complete their apprenticeship, symbolizing that the disciple's skills have reached a high level. The teacher had already said he would give me the alchemy equipment in the pharmacy when I completed my apprenticeship."

"Two days ago, he knew I was using his medicinal pool to mix the solution, but he didn't say anything. But today, he suddenly became furious and expelled me without any reason..."

At this point, Qingnü's eyes were slightly red, her lips pursed, and she was trembling slightly.

"I'm sorry, it might be because of me."

After listening, Chen Mobai could only apologize again.

"It's not your fault. Probably because I didn't work hard enough, and the teacher's dissatisfaction accumulated and exploded, leading to today's incident." Qingnü shook her head, attributing the blame to herself. "After we finish eating, I'll go to the pharmacy and apologize to the teacher, hoping he will forgive me."

"Um..."

After hesitating, Chen Mobai finally didn't mention that Gu Changfeng had already revoked her apprenticeship at the Ministry of Education's Inheritance Hall.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, let's eat first."

The owner clearly recognized them but could only smile and serve them as customers.

After they finished eating, they took the bus to a station near Changqing Pharmacy.

But as soon as they got off, they noticed something was off.

"Police business, unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter."

When they reached the street in front of Changqing Pharmacy, they found it had been cordoned off. Uniformed law enforcement cultivators were moving in and out. As they approached, one of them immediately stepped forward to stop them.

"This is my master's pharmacy. What happened?"

Qingnü looked anxious, seeing the pharmacy cordoned off with police tape. She wanted to rush over but retained a bit of rationality, preventing her from doing so.

"Oh, if that's the case, please follow me. I'll consult with my superiors."

The law enforcement cultivator nodded after hearing Qingnü's words and opened the police tape.

Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment but followed, and the law enforcement cultivator, assuming he was also Gu Changfeng's disciple, didn't stop him.

As soon as they walked in, they saw Gu Changfeng, with his hands cuffed, being escorted out.

"Teacher!"

"Stop shouting, you're no longer my disciple."

Gu Changfeng glared at Qingnü, who was trying to run over but was stopped.

"Are you Gu Changfeng's disciples?"

At this moment, the leading law enforcement cultivator, a middle-aged man with a solemn face, walked over. As he was speaking, a female law enforcement cultivator with short hair approached and handed him a document.

"According to the response from the Ministry of Education's Inheritance Hall, she has indeed been removed from the apprenticeship by Gu Changfeng."

The middle-aged man frowned after reading the document and looked at Qingnü, whose eyes widened in disbelief.

"Take her away as well. Since they were once master and disciple, she might have been taught forbidden techniques."

After saying this, he glanced at Chen Mobai and confirmed with his colleague that he was just a nearby resident, and his expression softened.

"Leave your phone number. We might need your assistance with the investigation later."