Chapter 56: The Entrance Disturbance

In front of the wave-like, beautiful gate of Tianshui Academy, Qin Jian faced the two fierce-looking female guards without a hint of fear.

"I have come by invitation, so I shouldn't be among those you forbid, right?" he said calmly.

"Come by invitation?"

Many people looked at each other in dismay, and even the snow-haired girl was somewhat surprised.

Although Tianshui Academy often had exchanges between academies, such invitations usually involved many people; this was the first time they had seen a situation where someone was invited alone.

"Which teacher invited you? What are you doing coming to Tianshui Academy?"

The female guard did not lower her guard; instead, there was a bit more suspicion in her gaze.

"I don't actually know that teacher's name..."

Qin Jian spread his hands and said, "But I was invited by her to join Tianshui Academy."

"Join Tianshui Academy?!"

A gasp erupted in front of the gate, and immediately, many people cast mocking glances his way.

"This guy is truly crazy; he's basically courting death. The two guard aunties have always had bad tempers. I'll have to persuade them later not to actually beat him to death..."

The snow-haired girl moved a few steps closer to the gate again.

"Tianshui Academy never admits male students. How dare you lie to us?!"

The two female guards were indeed furious, each raising their Sword and preparing to slash at Qin Jian...

"Wait a moment!"

Qin Jian shouted with a frown, but he failed to stop the other party's attack.

The surrounding gazes of various colors converged, filled with both curiosity and anticipation.

"Two aunties, please show mercy."

And that snow-haired girl also ran forward.

"Hum!"

At the same time, a bright Yellow Soul Ring lit up at Qin Jian's feet.

"First Soul Skill, Charm Sword!"

Two streaks of pink Sword Qi flashed through his eyes, and the gazes of the two female guards in front of him went blank for one second simultaneously, before returning to normal.

"Swish!"

But this one-second pause was keenly seized by Qin Jian; in an instant, he retreated a few steps, widening the distance and dodging the attack of the two Swords.

He frowned slightly: "The opponent's soul power is much higher than mine, and they are in a state of activated soul power, so I can't influence them silently. My First Soul Skill, which normally brings a 3-second stun to women, only lasted 1 second on them..."

He was dissatisfied with the effect himself, but everyone around was stunned.

Because the soul power of those two female guards was as high as Level 50; they were experts at the Soul King level among Spirit Masters. How could it not be surprising that they failed to strike a young man?!

The two female guards glanced at Qin Jian, and the hostility in their eyes diminished somewhat.

"A very practical soul skill, not bad..."

One of them said this, then turned to the snow-haired girl: "Xue Wu, you just asked us to show mercy? You know him?"

"Xue Wu? Tianshui Academy's Xue Wu? Hmm... is that the Xue Wu who can assist Shui Bing'er in unleashing the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul?"

Qin Jian's heart stirred.

"Ah?"

Xue Wu was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly waved her hands: "No, no, I don't know him either. I was just afraid the two aunties would strike too hard. After all, he hasn't done anything to profane our Tianshui Academy, unlike that one last time who dressed as a woman..."

"Fine, then we'll give little Xue Wu some face."

The other female guard waved her hand impatiently: "Don't harbor such thoughts in the future; we won't let men in. Hurry up and leave!"

But Qin Jian still shook his head and said, "You should look at this first before saying that. I'm not trying to sneak into the academy."

"You still won't give up? If you anger the two aunties again, don't expect to leave standing," Xue Wu said, frowning at him.

"Thank you, but I'm not lying to you..."

Qin Jian took a small, exquisite Ice Jade Token from his gauntlet magic device: "Look, this is the token she gave me..."

The eyes of Xue Wu and the two female guards went blank for an instant, and the next moment, they widened simultaneously: "Special Student Invitation Token?!"

"And it's the Ice Jade Token unique to the academy's upper echelon!" Xue Wu said.

"Where did you get this?" one female guard asked, stepping forward.

Then she looked particularly closely at the name on the back of the Ice Jade Token: "Qin Jian... even the name is already engraved..."

"I just said a female teacher gave it to me..."

Qin Jian spread his hands: "A while ago at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, it was your academy's teacher who invited me herself."

"At Heaven Dou Imperial Academy... was it Bing'er who went for the Soul Hunting?"

Xue Wu's eyes widened slightly again: "You are the Qin Jian that Instructor Zhineng mentioned?! The Qin Jian who relied on Level 20 soul power to single-handedly defeat a Soul Beast with the strength of Level 25 to 30? The personal disciple of Jian Douluo from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Qin Jian?"

Is it necessary to help me promote myself so hard...

Qin Jian's mouth twitched, and he said: "The Qin Jian you're talking about is probably me..."

"Xue Wu, do you mean this young man was invited personally by Instructor Yan?"

The expressions of the two female guards became solemn.

"If he is that Qin Jian, then that's correct. Instructor Zhineng did indeed invite him at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy," Xue Wu nodded affirmatively.

She couldn't help but look Qin Jian up and down again; she really didn't know what was special about this young man that would make her most respected instructor invite him personally.

Could it be because of his background in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and his status as a personal disciple of Jian Douluo?

"Since that's the case, I'll go find Instructor Yan to confirm."

One female guard's expression became serious; she walked up to Qin Jian and said: "Please hand the Ice Jade Token to me temporarily. I will go verify what you said. We overreacted just now; we are very sorry."

Qin Jian shook his head and handed the Ice Jade Token to her.

The female guard took it and darted quickly into the academy.

The commotion at the academy gate also attracted the attention of many students, after all, it was a youth who seemed to be joining Tianshui Academy.

Under such heavy news, more and more people gathered around...

By the time Instructor Yan Zhining appeared at the entrance, there were already nearly a hundred people watching.

"Instructor Zhineng, you actually came in person?"

A look of surprise appeared on Xue Wu's androgynous face.

"Haha, I went to great lengths to invite him, so of course I have to come out and welcome him myself!"

Yan Zhining stood with one hand on her hip, laughing happily.

"Qin Jian, among the Five Elements Academies, you still chose our Tianshui Academy?"

The words she said with a smile caused all the watching students to exclaim out loud.

"Instructor Yan invited him personally? She is one of the few high-level members of our academy!"

"Five Elements Academies, could this Qin Jian have received invitations from all the academies?"

"Who exactly is he? We are a women's academy, how can we let a youth in?"

"......"

Ignoring the rising and falling sounds of discussion all around, after seeing Qin Jian nod slightly, Yan Zhining didn't say another word, pulled him along, and walked away: "Come, come, I will arrange your enrollment and accommodation and such for you right now..."

The group of people stood there dumbfounded.

They had never seen this teacher Yan Zhining be so enthusiastic toward anyone, except when Shui Bing'er first entered the academy...

"Keep the Ice Jade Token well, this is a symbol of your identity."

Qin Jian nodded and took the jade token handed over by Yan Zhining.

"Instructor Zhineng, are you really going to let a youth join the academy? Didn't I hear before that Instructor Xiao Jing had a fight with you over this?"

Xue Wu quickly caught up, and the question she asked made the others prick up their ears...

(End of this chapter)