Chapter 418: Return to Tianshui Academy

Five years have passed, and Tianshui City has not changed much; it still uses water blue as its main tone, and the entire small city is as clean as if washed.

"Halt."

At Qin Jian's order, the entire Knight Order stopped in response.

He slowly stepped out of the carriage, walked onto the street of Tianshui City, and stood still.

On both sides of the surrounding roads, many curious gazes were sizing up their group.

For ordinary people, the most they could recognize was that they came from the Spirit Hall.

As for the recently sensational Spirit Academy registration movement, they knew almost nothing about it.

Seeing a large detachment of Spirit Hall Knights appear in the remote Tianshui City, these residents, long accustomed to peace, suddenly felt a bit of a desire to watch the excitement.

"Qin Jian, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing Qin Jian standing on the street, silent and motionless, Hu Liena could not help but feel a bit puzzled.

"Everyone find an inn to rest, wait for my news," Qin Jian suddenly said without looking back.

"Yes."

No one in the Knight Order questioned this; they quickly mounted their horses and lined up to head toward the inns in the city.

On the street, only Hu Liena remained to accompany Qin Jian.

He let out a slight breath, a look of nostalgia flashing in the depths of his eyes.

"Nana, I once lived here for nearly two years... walk with me for a while..."

Qin Jian walked silently along the street.

Seeing this street as clean as if washed, he thought of the first time he came here, when he inexplicably clashed with Xue Wu.

Thinking about it now, it really has been a very long time...

So, without realizing it, has so much time already passed?

When time passes, it truly never gives anyone any special treatment...

"Nearly two years?"

Hu Liena followed by his side, skillfully took his arm, and asked softly: "Is this the reason why you were able to represent the Tianshui Team back then?"

"Yes, and I was even the Captain of the Tianshui Team..."

When Qin Jian said this, his heart suddenly felt a little blocked.

He inevitably thought of that girl like Ice and Snow; she, who should have been the Captain of the Tianshui Team, had willingly stood behind him, leaving all the glory to him.

That girl was originally so timid, so unconfident, and so dependent on him, but she slowly came to know herself, shed her inferiority, and bloomed with the most moving radiance.

He had never thought of deliberately changing her; he just subconsciously felt that she was the real her.

But in the end, was he really right to use a breakup to promote her transformation?

"Bing'er..."

Qin Jian murmured this name, and his whole person seemed to cut off from the rest of the world, entering his own world alone.

Even Hu Liena, who was by his side, suddenly felt that he had become very distant.

And so she understood that this place belonged to the memories of Qin Jian and another girl...

An ex-girlfriend, then...

Hu Liena quietly clenched her fists and bit her small teeth: "Could it be that I... am not as good as his ex from seven or eight years ago?"

Qin Jian did not notice her reaction; he just walked slowly forward, step by step, measuring every bit of Tianshui City, immersed in the memories of the past...

Until a certain moment, he stood at the entrance of Tianshui Academy.

Looking up, he still saw those four grand, ocean-like characters: Tianshui Academy.

He stood quietly in front of the gate, hesitant for a moment.

He, who should have returned to school generously as a model senior, had come this time representing the Spirit Hall, and was even going to turn Tianshui Academy into a branch of the Spirit Academy.

This matter was truly a bit uncomfortable to handle, and for a moment he didn't know how to go in...

"Look, someone else is trying to sneak in!"

"Eh? This guy is much better looking than the previous ones; if he dressed as a woman, he might be able to get in."

"Dressed as a woman? If caught, they'll break your third leg..."

"......"

This somewhat familiar conversation rang out not far behind him, pulling Qin Jian's thoughts back.

He couldn't help but laugh: "It's not like I'm forcing the academy to change; come to think of it, it's mutually beneficial, what's there to hesitate about..."

"Nana, come with me."

He called out and led Hu Liena forward.

The two female guards noticed someone approaching and immediately cast knife-like gazes over: "A man? Why don't you hurry... eh?"

"Wait, wait..."

Qin Jian instantly took out a Water Jade Tablet: "Two aunties, the tablet is here, let's not have another entry incident, okay..."

The two female guards looked at each other and suddenly laughed at the same time: "Qin Jian, right? You don't need any tablet; how could we not recognize you? Come in quickly... Haven't seen you in a few years, you've actually grown even more handsome than before..."

"The two aunties still remember me?"

Qin Jian led Hu Liena inside, which of course stunned the crowd of onlookers behind them.

"Of course, five years ago you won the championship of the Elite Tournament, and led the Tianshui Team to win third place; at that time, besides Shrek Academy, the one that benefited the most was our Tianshui Academy..."

One female guard continued to guard the gate, while the other led Qin Jian into the academy.

"Look, your image has been hanging there for five whole years, and it hasn't been taken down even now, so how could we forget."

Qin Jian followed her finger and saw a huge portrait posted on the side of the teaching building, which clearly showed him being surrounded by Shui Bing'er and the others like stars around the moon.

"This..."

Qin Jian felt embarrassed.

It was so shameful to have this thing hanging there all the time... your advertising is really something else... don't you know to add a line saying "Exclusively Sponsored by Qidian Chinese Network"?

"Qin Jian... it seems you are still a prominent figure at Tianshui Academy..."

Hu Liena's voice drifted over from his side, and Qin Jian felt even more ashamed.

Along the way, the curious gazes of female students would occasionally drift over, and then the first person discovered that the portrait looked almost exactly like him, except the real person looked better...

"Are you Senior Qin Jian?!"

A girl suddenly shouted, and then, like a surging tide, the commotion spread outward.

"Senior Qin Jian?"

"It's almost exactly like the portrait, it really is Senior Qin Jian!"

"What do you mean exactly like it? The real person is clearly much better looking!"

"Senior Qin Jian!"

"......"

The commotion became increasingly exaggerated, and soon a crowd surged over, surrounding Qin Jian and the others without a word.

The chattering sounds rose up around him, like a thousand sparrows chirping, and Qin Jian's head grew a few sizes larger.

"I'm going to notify the academy's upper management."

Seeing this situation, the female guard immediately rushed out.

She was afraid that if she didn't notify the upper management, this place would turn into a vegetable market...

"No need to notify them; there's been such a big commotion the moment you returned, we all know."

A woman's voice, filled with a smile, spread throughout the entire area: "Qin Jian, this really is your style; no matter where you go, you can stir up a huge commotion."

Swish...

The next moment, the figure of Yan Zhining appeared in front of Qin Jian.

"Instructor Zhineng!" Qin Jian said with pleasant surprise.

"Let's go, the academy's upper management has been waiting for you for a long time..."

Yan Zhining didn't have time to say more; she pulled his hand and walked away, not forgetting to say to the surrounding female students as they walked: "Your Senior Qin Jian has things to do now, stop crowding around. Once things are finished, I will hang him up on the portrait for a few days for you all to have fun with."

Qin Jian: "......"

(End of this chapter)