Chapter 41

Meng Laike naturally didn't manage to get Dongfang Xiuzhe to reveal how he had escaped from the school, but this incident did sound the alarm for him. To ensure the safety of the children, he increased the number of teachers patrolling the school.

Dongfang Xiuzhe, on the other hand, did not receive any punishment, as they were afraid he might come up with some new tricks.

The matter was finally put to rest.

A week passed in the blink of an eye. During this week, Dongfang Xiuzhe behaved relatively well and did not cause any more headaches.

On this particular morning, the sky was clear and the sun shone gently through the gaps in the branches, casting bright patterns on the green grass.

Dongfang Xiuzhe sat on the grass, listening to the teacher explain survival skills in the wild, which he had already heard many times. Gazing up at the lush branches above, he began to daydream.

Was he really going to waste his time here in such a boring life?

This kind of启蒙-style teaching might not be suitable for him!

The thought of leaving crossed his mind, but before he could act on it, something happened that changed his view of the place.

The teacher continued to explain tirelessly, seemingly indifferent to whether the students were paying attention.

Just as the class was about to end, a commotion came from the direction of the forest, as if something was approaching.

As the sound grew louder, it became clear that it was the sound of many footsteps, interspersed with some indistinct conversation.

After a while, people could be seen moving between the trees.

"It's the senior class coming back!" one child shouted, and the others lost interest in the lesson, craning their necks to look in the direction of the sound.

Dongfang Xiuzhe was very curious. He had been at this school for a long time but had never seen the senior class students.

He asked Li Erniu beside him and learned that the senior class had outdoor classes and only returned to the school for a few days each month. As for what they learned, even Li Erniu was not sure.

But one thing was clear: the senior class students were all very formidable!

Dongfang Xiuzhe merely smiled. He didn't really care how formidable the senior class students were; he was just curious about what they learned.

Just as Dongfang Xiuzhe was about to look away, an unusual energy fluctuation caught his attention.

"What is this?" He was taken aback and then closed his eyes to focus.

"It's definitely not martial qi, but a new kind of energy fluctuation." Dongfang Xiuzhe's calm heart suddenly became excited.

But before he could be happy, the energy fluctuation abruptly disappeared. No matter how he tried to sense it, it was as if it had never been there.

Since he couldn't sense it anymore, he decided to join the other children and stretch his neck to look.

Dongfang Xiuzhe was certain that the strange energy fluctuation had come from the group of people approaching.

"Look, it's really the senior class! They look so impressive!"

"I wish I could join the senior class soon. I've heard they are very formidable!"

"..."

Dongfang Xiuzhe pretended not to hear the children's chatter. He just wanted to know what that unusual energy fluctuation was and who had emitted it.

The senior class group was getting closer. Leading them was a mentor, and in the middle of the students were two horse-drawn carriages. On the carriages were two wooden cages, apparently containing some fierce animals.

No one knew what to expect until they saw the cages!

"Oh, it's a tiger, they actually caught a tiger!"

Some of the children, with their sharp eyes, recognized the wild beasts in the cages and shouted out.

The group finally entered the school grounds, but no one expected an accident to happen.

One of the carriages got stuck in a ditch while turning, tipped over, and the cages fell off, crashing heavily onto a rock.

With a loud "clang," several wooden bars of the cage broke instantly.

The tiger, which had been trapped for days, saw its chance and wouldn't let it go. It squeezed through the gap and escaped.

"Roar~~"

The roar shook the earth, befitting its title as the king of the mountains.

It was clearly very angry, its eyes flashing with a cold light as it scanned the area, looking for a target.

In its field of vision, all it saw were pale-skinned, tender-looking children.

The tiger roared again and charged madly in the direction of Dongfang Xiuzhe and the others.

"Watch out, protect the children!"

The mentors reacted and rushed over.

They moved quickly, reaching the children in the blink of an eye.

But they forgot that the children, in their panic, would run around, which would only attract the tiger's attention more.

Li Erniu and the others were pale with fear, about to run away, but Dongfang Xiuzhe called them back.

"You few, stay where you are, don't leave my side!" Dongfang Xiuzhe's unusual calmness helped Li Erniu and the others to calm down.

Just as Dongfang Xiuzhe was considering whether to subdue the tiger, the unusual energy fluctuation he had sensed earlier reappeared, and this time it was very clear.

"I found it, it's her!"

Following the energy fluctuation, Dongfang Xiuzhe immediately locked onto a person—a girl with dark skin.

At that moment, the tiger, which had been running around, suddenly stopped. To be precise, it was restrained by several vine-like soil formations that suddenly appeared under its feet.

"Is this... magic?"

Dongfang Xiuzhe's eyes lit up. This was the first time he had seen real magic, and it was being performed so close to him.

"Good job, Qiqi!"

A mentor waved at the girl.

The girl nodded in understanding, simply extending her palm toward the tiger. Without uttering any incantation, the soil vines came to life, wrapping the tiger back into the cage and securely sealing the broken part.

What a remarkable skill!

Even Dongfang Xiuzhe couldn't help but praise the girl. To subdue a fierce tiger so easily, her future was bound to be promising!

What Dongfang Xiuzhe didn't know was that the girl who had just cast the earth magic was none other than Wang Junqi, who had undergone the "grade-skipping recommendation" before him and was now enrolled in the "Mystic Magic Academy"!

What he also didn't expect was that this girl would have a significant connection with him in the future.

Dongfang Xiuzhe was very excited. Originally, he had no motivation to stay at this "Grassroots启蒙School," but now he had found a reason to stay—magic!