Chapter 228: Traveling Together

"Leaving?" Leng Hanxue was full of confusion.

By any calculation, Ning Feiliu had not even been a teacher at Tianshui Academy for two full months.

And yet, he was saying he wanted to leave now? The key was that at the very beginning, Ning Feiliu had "donated" 100,000 Gold Soul Coins and gone to great pains just to become a teacher at Tianshui Academy.

It even made people wonder if he had some ulterior motive for entering Tianshui Academy.

But during the time Ning Feiliu had been at Tianshui Academy, he had truly and honestly fulfilled his role as a teacher.

His teaching results were even quite gratifying.

In terms of practical combat classes, the strength of the more than thirty students in the class taught by Ning Feiliu, which included Shui Bing'er, had all improved significantly.

Under the same level of conditions, students from other classes were surprisingly far from being their match.

After observing this, Leng Hanxue and several other teachers and department heads had all felt a bit inclined to have Ning Feiliu conduct intensive special training for the members of this year's Tianshui Academy team during the two months before they set off for Heaven Dou City to participate in the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

Yet, before they could even open their mouths, Ning Feiliu had come to Leng Hanxue now to submit his resignation and leave Tianshui Academy?

"Yes... during my time at Tianshui Academy and in Tianshui City, I have already gained enough harvest." Ning Feiliu smiled slightly and said, "It is time to leave here and head to the next place to continue my journey of tempering."

Leng Hanxue truly had not expected that Ning Feiliu had indeed gone to such great lengths to enter Tianshui Academy purely for the sake of tempering.

Because looking at how Ning Feiliu was ready to leave just like that, without the slightest bit of attachment, there was no other suitable reason besides it truly being for tempering.

Leng Hanxue was momentarily at a loss for words; originally, when Ning Feiliu first entered Tianshui Academy, she had been subconsciously resistant.

After all, this was the first time in decades that such a male teacher had appeared at Tianshui Academy.

Although Tianshui Academy did not have a written rule forbidding the hiring of male teachers.

But after all, not a single male teacher had appeared in decades, and this unwritten rule was not easy to break at first.

It wasn't until Ning Feiliu used money to break this unwritten rule that Leng Hanxue and the other Tianshui Academy teachers were still somewhat resistant.

But now that she had seen the results of Ning Feiliu's teaching, she was now reluctant to let such an excellent teacher leave.

Yet she could not find any reason to persuade Ning Feiliu to stay.

She thought for a moment and asked first, "Then, Feiliu, which place do you intend to head to for tempering next?"

"I'll head upwards, so the next place will be Kede City, which is adjacent to Tianshui City," Ning Feiliu said directly with a smile.

"Kede City... to be honest, it is not as large as Tianshui City; it is a small town, and there aren't even many powerhouses there." Leng Hanxue smiled suddenly and then said, "And you might not know, but among your students, there are those from Kede City; among them, Qiu Ruoshui is from the Bilian Xunlu Family of Kede City."

The implication was, of course... look, even Qiu Ruoshui, who is from a powerful family in Kede City, came to Tianshui City to study; Kede City is not as good as Tianshui City, so you shouldn't go there for tempering; wouldn't it be better to continue being a teacher here?

Coming from another town to a large city to study was a very common occurrence on the Douluo Continent.

After all, many towns actually did not have an Advanced Soul Academy, and of course, soul master students coming out of those towns had to go to more impressive cities to study.

However...

Ning Feiliu smiled slightly and said, "Dean, you know that I come from Heaven Dou City, from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect..."

Immediately, upon hearing these words, Leng Hanxue sighed.

Yes, Ning Feiliu came from Heaven Dou City; when it came to the number of powerful soul masters and the scale of the city, the only places that could compare to the imperial capital, Heaven Dou City, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were Wuhun City and the Spirit Hall.

Since he did not choose to stay in Heaven Dou City but instead went out to temper himself, it certainly was not because of the scale of the city or the number of powerhouses.

It was because he wanted to see a wider world.

Suddenly, Leng Hanxue had no reason to persuade Ning Feiliu to stay.

After all, for a genius soul master like Ning Feiliu who was neither after money nor beauty, and whose background was so powerful, what could she possibly have to make him stay? "In that case... then when do you plan to leave?" Leng Hanxue asked.

"I will finish the current part of the theory class regarding the use of Ice-type Soul Skills before I leave; after all, it wouldn't be right to just leave without finishing things. Probably... in three days, I will announce it to the students," Ning Feiliu said with a slight smile.

He was not the type of person who would just pat his butt and leave without caring about anything.

Practical combat classes were fine, but for theory classes, he definitely had to finish a section before letting go and leaving.

So he decided to finish this part in these three days and then formally announce his farewell to everyone in Shui Bing'er's class.

"Then... alright." Leng Hanxue nodded, indicating her agreement.

Three days later.

"... Therefore, besides directly freezing the opponent, Ice-type Soul Skills can also be used to condense nuclei in the air, which, under the high-speed movement of the enemy, can form the delayed control effect of an Ice Seal Cage."

"That is all; I have finished this part of the theory on the use of Ice-type Soul Skills."

Ning Feiliu smiled at the students below the podium as he finished speaking, and then he was just about to announce that he was leaving Tianshui Academy.

But a student asked a curious question at this moment.

"Teacher Ning! What theory will we cover next? I'm actually quite troubled by lightning-type martial soul masters; could you cover how water-type and ice-type martial souls can effectively counter this type of soul master next?" A beautiful female student raised her hand at this time and asked directly.

Ning Feiliu was stunned for a moment, then he coughed and said with a smile, "Sorry, I was just about to announce something."

Shui Bing'er, who was below the podium, looked at Ning Feiliu's handsome and relaxed face, but she had a bad premonition in her heart.

Sure enough...

The next moment, Ning Feiliu spoke directly, saying, "This will be the last lesson I give everyone. From the end of this class, I will no longer be your teacher, nor will I be a teacher at Tianshui Academy."

In an instant, this sentence caused a huge uproar.

The students in the classroom could not believe it and began to discuss it.

"What? Teacher Ning is leaving?"

"This is Teacher Ning's last class?"

"How could this be... hasn't the teacher only been here for a short while?"

"Only two months... why is Teacher Ning leaving so soon?"

"Could it be... that students or teachers from other classes are dissatisfied with Teacher Ning? After all, Teacher Ning is the only male in the academy..."

"Who? Who is dissatisfied? The academy only stipulates that male students cannot be enrolled, but it never said male teachers cannot be hired! This is perfectly within the rules!"

"Teacher Ning! Were you forced to resign? We all support you! Please don't go!"

"Exactly! If the academy is forcing Teacher Ning to leave... I'll tell my father! My father is the City Lord of Tianshui City!"

"Teacher, don't be afraid! I'll tell my mother, and she'll back you up when the time comes!"

The students were filled with righteous indignation, mainly because Ning Feiliu's teaching over these past two months had visibly improved their strength. Even when some of them broke through to level thirty, it was Ning Feiliu who took them to hunt Soul Beasts to obtain them.

Coupled with what was mentioned before, Ning Feiliu was handsome and had a good personality, as well as the favorability points given by 【Blessing of the Ice and Snow Demigod】 and 【Blessing of the Wandering God】.

Many of them had a very deep fondness for Ning Feiliu.

Now that Ning Feiliu had only been a teacher at Tianshui Academy for two months, he was about to leave.

It was hard not to make people imagine that he was forced to.

But...

Ning Feiliu chuckled and said, "Thank you all for your kindness, but I am leaving the academy voluntarily because... I am going to continue my journey of training."

"Continue the journey of training?"

The students were all full of confusion.

Only Shui Bing'er and the others who had met Ning Feiliu earliest understood that Ning Feiliu... felt he had finished traveling through Tianshui City, which was why he was leaving to head to the next place to continue training...

"Teacher Ning is leaving so soon..." Shen Liu Yu said with some disappointment at this moment.

"Teacher Ning said a long time ago that he came out for the sake of training; Tianshui City... was destined to be just a scenic spot on his journey," Xue Wu also said with great disappointment.

Shui Bing'er and the others were even more speechless.

After all, saying it like that, they were merely passersby in Ning Feiliu's life.

The moment they thought that from now on, it might be difficult for them to see Ning Feiliu again, they felt a bit sad.

"Yes, everyone, from now on I am no longer your teacher, and we shall meet again if fate allows." Ning Feiliu nodded, then waved his hand and left this place.

Seeing Ning Feiliu's departure, Shui Bing'er felt her heart suddenly become empty.

Suddenly, a bold idea arose in her heart, and she rushed out directly, following Ning Feiliu's footsteps.

"Teacher!" she shouted loudly at Ning Feiliu's figure.

"Hm?" Ning Feiliu paused for a moment, then turned his head back, smiling at Shui Bing'er, "Bing'er... what is it?? Is something the matter? By the way..."

He gave a dry laugh and said, "I am no longer your teacher, you can just call me as you did before from now on."

Instantly, it seemed as if some shackle in Shui Bing'er's heart had broken, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

She gathered more courage in her heart, took a step forward, stared at Ning Feiliu, and said, "Feiliu... are you really going to... well, it seems this question is a bit redundant..."

"Bing'er... don't worry too much." Ning Feiliu smiled and said, "It's not like we can't see each other again in the future; I will always remember that you are my friends."

"Besides, the Douluo Dalu is only so big; we... will meet again in the future. Perhaps when you participate in the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament in five years, you will be able to see me if you go to Heaven Dou City," he said, raising an eyebrow.

"The Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament in five years..." However, Shui Bing'er still felt it was too long.

She really wanted to be able to see Ning Feiliu's face every moment, every day, just like these past three months, and listen to him recount those bizarre and legendary stories in his mouth.

She suddenly thought of something, then asked, "Feiliu, where do you plan to go next?"

"Hmm... I'll just head upwards along the way; the final destination is probably the town of Extreme North City on the border of the Extreme North, but the next place I'm going to is Kede City." Ning Feiliu felt there was nothing to hide and said it directly.

"Kede City?" Shui Bing'er's eyes lit up.

Just at this moment, Shui Bing'er's companions also ran out after her.

"Teacher..." They were all somewhat reluctant to part with Ning Feiliu at this moment.

"Alright, the same goes for all of you; don't call me teacher, just call me as you did before." Ning Feiliu immediately said with a smile, "Also, really don't be like this, it's as if I'm about to die; we will still have the chance to meet again in the future."

"Brother Feiliu is leaving so soon, we are really reluctant to let you go." Immediately, Shui Yue'er said with some reluctance.

"Yeah... we really can't bear to let you go," Shen Liu Yu and the others all said one after another at this time.

"How about this, I'll treat everyone to a meal tonight as a farewell banquet." Ning Feiliu thought for a moment, then said with a smile.

"That... alright." Shui Bing'er and the others immediately agreed.

Then Ning Feiliu waved his hand and turned around with a smile, leaving directly.

But what he didn't know was that after he left, Shui Bing'er looked at her companions.

"Ruoshui... Feiliu said his next destination would be Kede City." She looked at Qiu Ruoshui and said, "Kede City is your hometown, right?"

Qiu Ruoshui was a bit surprised, but nodded, "Yes... Feiliu probably wants to continue traveling all the way up."

"Since that's the case... actually..." Shui Bing'er thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Actually, many academies now encourage students to go out for training; doesn't even the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy have them go out for training many times?"

"Sister, could it be that you want to..." Shui Yue'er immediately thought of it and said with some curiosity.

"That's right, we... can also go along with Feiliu to train; I also happen to want to see this vast world," Shui Bing'er said with a smile.

Instantly, once these words were spoken, the others also... became excited.

"Yeah! Feiliu can go out to train! We can too!" Shen Liu Yu said excitedly.

"And if we can follow Feiliu, we should be able to learn quite a few things!" Gu Qingbo also nodded and said excitedly.

"But... if we tell Feiliu like this, will he refuse..." Xue Wu thought of this point at this time and said with some hesitation.

"And the academy side... if we suddenly disappear, it will cause the teachers to worry, right?" Gu Qingbo said worriedly.

"We'll report to Teacher Jiang first!" Shui Bing'er said at this time, "Then... we'll set off for Kede City tomorrow and wait for Feiliu in Kede City first; by then, Feiliu won't be able to refuse!"

"That's right! We can tell the teacher first, then go to Ruoshui's hometown and wait for Feiliu there!" Shen Liu Yu's beautiful eyes lit up, and she said with a smile.

"Good! Let's go tell Teacher Jiang now!" Shui Bing'er nodded and made the decision.

Then, without Ning Feiliu knowing, Shui Bing'er and the others went to find Jiang Xi and told her about the situation.

They even used the excuse that Ning Feiliu had agreed to persuade Jiang Xi.

Upon hearing that Ning Feiliu had agreed, and thinking of Ning Feiliu's strength, which was so powerful that even she was completely no match for him, as well as his excellent teaching ability, she had no more doubts.

In reality, the Douluo Dalu had been truly safe for the past dozen years or so.

Moreover, in the original plot, the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy students ran around everywhere once they reached level thirty, which proved that top-tier academies indeed did not strictly forbid students from taking leave to go out for training.

So Jiang Xi agreed to it.

Shui Bing'er and the others returned home again to explain the situation, and with this, they completely finished the preparations for going out to gain experience with Ning Feiliu.

(End of this chapter)