Le Tingyun, Teacher Hai Yue

Day after day, half a month went by.　　 

The new year was around the corner. The atmosphere of prosperous celebration in Lin Yuan City was growing more and more vibrant. A lot of families had started to decorate their houses with new year decorations to welcome the new year.　 

It was a hard year for some people. For instance, Vast-Gate Dojo had closed down. They were forced to close the dojo as they lost everything in the duel. It was said that the dojo master, Qi Liancheng, would bring their young master Qi Hong to Dong Lai City to seek for new opportunities.　 

Xu Qinghe from the Xu family was depressed too. His son, Xu Zhengfei, did not get any Spirit Elixirs to heal his wounds. He was left with a hidden injury and it would be hard for him to advance any further. Xu Qinghe had asked for the manor master's help but no good came from that.

"Brother, Brother! Come take a look at the new clothes that Tinglan and I bought!"　 

Xu Yang smiled when he heard the melodious voice. He opened the door after he had stored the newly refined Spirit Elixir in a jade bottle. 　 

Xu Yu was dressed in a red jacket with blue flowers. There was thick fluff sewn on the neckline and sleeves. She was wearing a pair of small leather boots. She skipped about and her boots made clipping sounds. Song Tinglan was dressed in a yellow jacket with red flowers. Their new outfits were rather similar. The two little girls were chasing after each other, and running happily about like two butterflies.　　 

"You look nice." Xu Yang complimented them and closed the door. He meditated cross-legged and started to cultivate by absorbing Mystical Energy from nature. 　　 

What surprised Xu Yang was that the frequent refinement of the Spirit Elixirs did not hinder his Mystical Power cultivation from advancing to a new stage. He had practised under the condition where his Mystical Power had been exhausted for more than ten times, and this made his Mystical Power cultivation improve even more rapidly. The eight Mystical Cores were stronger than when they were just formed.　　 

Although Xu Yang had not broken through a new stage, he felt that he was close to the Intermediate Mystical Warrior stage. The Zhenwu's Eight Sceneries Scripture was indeed a supreme scripture. It could maintain such a speedy rate of advancement in the case of cultivating eight extremes at the same time.　 

Xu Yang could no longer refuse Xu Yu's request anymore and finally agreed to make two sets of new clothes under the condition that both Xu Yu and Song Tinglan bought themselves new clothes. The two sets of new clothes were both sewn by Xu Yu herself.　 

Both sets of clothes were made of blue cloth and the tailoring done was quite good. It felt very comfortable on him. He could not help but smile when he thought about it as he did not expect the little girl, Xu Yu, to have a pair of skilful hands. 

"Hoo..." Xu Yang slowly exhaled turbid gas. He hopped up and realized that his cultivation had improved once again.　 

"Brother, you shouldn't always stay at home to cultivate. You need some air. " Xu Yu said while she was preparing to cook some rice. "Although the Grand Family Tournament will be held tomorrow, your cultivation is enough for us to be recognized by the family."　 

Xu Yang smiled. The motivation he had that made him cultivate persistently basically came from a sense of urgency. This sense of urgency came from the knowledge that the future era had scarce Mystical Energy. He felt that it was a sin to stop cultivating at any given time in this fascinating golden age with rich Mystical Qi. 　 

"Tap-tap." Someone was knocking on the gate.　　 

Xu Yang opened his door and went out to the yard. He saw two familiar people walking around the screen wall.　　 

Xu Zhengzha was still tall and strong. Xu Zhengfei still had a fair complexion, but his body had become rickety. He stared at Xu Yang with resentment.　 

Xu Yang was not bothered by their appearance, Xu Zhengfei's cultivation had been disabled by him and he could no longer advance in the future. Whereas Xu Zhengzha was merely a brute and he was not really a clever one.　　 

Not only that, Xu Yang's current strength was no longer something that they could even begin to imagine. There was a big strength gap between the two stages. Xu Yang was quite sure that their paths would no longer cross in the future. 

"Why are you here?" Xu Yang asked indifferently. "Didn't I warn you not to come here?"　　 

Xu Zhengfei retreated timidly. Xu Zhengzha barely put on a brave face and said, "The family told us to inform you that tomorrow will be the..."　 

"The Grand Family Tournament? I already know that." Xu Yang stopped Xu Zhengzha mid-sentence without any hesitation. "I will be there. You can scram now."　 

Xu Zhengzha and Xu Zhengfei glanced at each other and dared not speak. They walked backward out of the gate and ran away. The cold wind carried their cowardly and retreating words,　　

"Xu Yang, don't be too arrogant. Brother Zhengming will teach you a lesson!"　 

Xu Zhengming? Xu Yang shook his head and smiled　 

Meanwhile in the Li family at nothern city.　　 

It was in a spacious and magnificent Warmness Pavilion. The fireplace was burning warmly and the scent of incense lingered in the air. Several people were sitting in accordance with the norm of a host accompanied by guests, drinking wine.

Lin Yuan City's governor, Li Boyan, as the host, lifted up a glass of wine and said, "It is my Li family's honour as you are willing to come to my house as a guest in this cold winter. Let me first pay my respects." He then downed the glass of wine in one shot.

The other people on the guest seats lifted up their wine glasses and said, "You are too humble, Governor."　 

The guests were three men and one woman. It was clear to see that they were no ordinary characters from their behavior.　 

A brawny man, with his right arm exposed and a dark shield hanging on his left arm, chuckled and said, "You are much too courteous, Governor Li. We are merely the ones who have been ordered to accomplish our mission. We don't deserve such a grand gesture."　　 

Humble and courteous words went back and forth between Li Boyan and the guests, as Li Wang stood up and served them more wine.　 

After that, Li Boyan asked, "Teacher Hai Yue, may I know how many spots will our Lin Yuan City obtain in Sea-Cloud Academy's Selection Conference this time? There are many talented youngsters in Lin Yuan City." 

Teacher Hai Yue who had a small shield on his left arm chuckled. "As for that question, Fairy Tingyun who is stationed here would be more qualified to answer that."　　 

A dazzling woman with a voluptuous body smiled and said, "Please don't put us in a difficult situation, Governor. You should know that our Sea-Cloud Kingdom governs forty-three countries. We have a land of hundreds of millions of miles wide and a population of billions. We have to set up a strict limit to enroll the most talented students from amongst billions of people. If not, I'm afraid Sea-Cloud Academy will be unable to accommodate so many students even if it were ten times larger." The beautiful woman was wearing a purple split-skirt and she was sitting seiza style, revealing much of her bare legs. She was extremely attractive when she smiled and spoke.　　 

"You are right, Fairy Tingyun." Li Boyan quickly nodded and said, "It is reasonable to have a strict limit."　　 

The dazzling woman was Le Tingyun. She took a red fruit and took a bite of it before she replied, "Hence, there will be… one quota for Lin Yuan City."　 

"Ah?" Li Boyan was slightly on pins and needles, he put aside the gracefulness he normally had as he asked, "Only one quota? Teachers, although Lin Yuan City is remote, we have one hundred thousand in population. Isn't only one quota much too few?"　 

Teacher Hai Yue shook his head and said, "It is set by the rules. Please forgive us, Governor. We would be in a difficult position if the final passing rate of the candidates we have selected is too low."　 

Li Wang stood up before Li Boyan could say anything else. He lifted the wine glass and said with a smile, "Master Hai Yue, Sister Tingyun, and every teacher here, why don't we stop talking about official business. It is better for us to enjoy ourselves with the feast before us."　 

"Governor, your son is a handsome young man. He is well-spoken and has a pleasant manner. He is at the Pinnacle tier of a Mystical Warrior at such a young age. It seems that he would be able to be selected by Sea-Cloud Academy this time." The brawny Hai Yue sang his high praises.　 

Le Tingyun chuckled delightfully when she heard Li Wang call her a sister. Her pair of voluptuous breasts seemed to be on the verge of being revealed from the top of her dress. "This little brother sure is a sweet talker. I look forward to his success."