Chapter 121

In just one second, Li Yuan subconsciously clicked on the school's 'Teacher List' in the APP, and after checking it repeatedly several times.

He finally confirmed it.

The 'Fan Jin' in this obituary notice was indeed Teacher Fan Jin who had taught him before.

Because, among the hundreds of teachers at Kunlun Martial University, there was only one Fan Jin.

"Teacher Fan." Li Yuan fell silent.

In an instant, a strange thought lingered in Li Yuan's heart.

It was not the kind of sadness of losing a close relative, but a strange sense of sorrow and melancholy.

To be honest, Li Yuan's impression of Teacher Fan Jin was not very deep; the two met at an invitation event at Jiangbei Martial University.

At that time, it was Fan Jin and Li Yang who came to see Li Yuan together to sign the S-level special training contract.

In the few months between the invitation event and the college entrance examination, Fan Jin had contacted and guided Li Yuan many times via video.

Like Li Yuan choosing to use 'Body-Washing Spirit Marrow' for cultivation, it was the cultivation document guidance sent by Fan Jin.

Besides that, the two didn't have much interaction.

Including after entering Kunlun Martial University, due to teaching reasons, Li Yuan and Fan Jin had only met once.

Was the relationship very deep? Not really.

After all, they had little contact in reality, and he had never taught Li Yuan hand-in-hand.

But in Li Yuan's heart, Fan Jin was a conscientious and responsible teacher worthy of his respect.

He didn't expect.

In the blink of an eye, that kind old man had died just like that.

"A rescue activity in a certain Star Realm?" Li Yuan's gaze swept over the reason in the obituary.

He immediately thought of Teacher Li Yang leaving in a hurry after receiving the news yesterday noon.

It was probably the same event.

"Besides Teacher Fan Jin."

"There are ten other teachers." Li Yuan's gaze subconsciously swept over the names of the other ten teachers.

In just one battle, because of a rescue operation whose name couldn't even be revealed.

Eleven Source martial artists were lost?

And they were at least high-level Source martial artists.

"War." Li Yuan thought of Luo Bu Hai.

He thought of his uncle who was injured and almost died before.

"The war with alien races is a matter of life and death," Li Yuan muttered to himself. "Now, what I can do is strive to become stronger."

Standing in place.

Li Yuan was silent for a long time, and finally, he gently closed the smart ring and grasped the spear standing beside him again.

He gripped it tighter than before.

Then, he continued practicing spear techniques.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" The spear shadows danced, sometimes like rolling stars flowing, vast and unstoppable.

Sometimes the spear light flickered, like a rushing river, each move and style continuous and endless.

This night.

Li Yuan's heart was touched, his heart was even more tranquil, and his spear techniques became increasingly sharp.

August 2nd, daytime.

A light rain began to fall in the sky.

The school notice was not sent to Li Yuan alone.

All students already knew that eleven teachers had died in battle in just one day yesterday.

Added to the small number of students who died in the actual combat assessment a few days ago.

The sky over the entire Kunlun Martial University seemed to be covered with a layer of gray sorrow.

After ten o'clock in the morning.

All students received another notification message: 'In view of the large number of teachers performing war missions, the teaching tasks of the following departments and grades are temporarily suspended'.

The courses for the Sixth Academy freshmen were all stopped.

Because three vice-deans and a large number of teaching teachers could not be contacted for the time being.

Li Yuan did not go to find other students, but continued to cultivate alone in the villa.

Everything proceeded according to his own cultivation plan.

As if nothing had happened.

After eating the nutritional meal and blood qi potion at noon.

At two o'clock that afternoon, Li Yuan was preparing to cultivate the "Bedrock Cultivation Method".

Suddenly.

"Master, you have received a transfer reminder of 16 million Blue Star coins, the transferor is 'Wan Qinghe'," the smart assistant suddenly sounded a prompt.

"Hmm?" Li Yuan showed a look of surprise, and even more confusion. "Why did Uncle Wan transfer the money back?"

Before Li Yuan could send a V-message to Wan Qinghe, he had already received Wan Qinghe's communication reminder.

"Answer." Li Yuan said immediately.

A light screen formed.

Wan Qinghe's appearance appeared on it; looking at the background, he seemed to be staying at his own home.

"Uncle Wan, what's wrong?" Li Yuan was about to speak.

"Li Yuan, don't ask, listen to me," Wan Qinghe showed a look of helplessness. "Your uncle should be calling you on V soon; I couldn't talk him out of it and couldn't hide it from him."

Li Yuan was stunned, couldn't hide it?

"Or rather, your uncle is more amazing than you imagine, much more amazing," Wan Qinghe sighed. "He only serves as a middle-level manager in a state-owned enterprise; it's truly a waste of his talent. There are not many people I admire in my life, and your uncle counts as one."

"If you can convince your uncle, talk to me again."

Li Yuan was increasingly confused; what exactly happened to make Uncle Wan say such things?

"Beep~"

The smart assistant's voice sounded again: "Master, Li Zhangzhou is calling you."

"Your uncle has messaged you, answer it first, we'll talk when we have time," Wan Qinghe said.

"Okay, Uncle Wan." Li Yuan nodded.

He understood that the matter originated from his uncle, not Wan Qinghe.

After hanging up the video, Li Yuan answered the communication from his uncle Li Zhangzhou.

The video communication suggested that Li Zhangzhou's figure appeared on it.

Li Zhangzhou's complexion was good, he was very spirited, but he was very thin and looked more than ten years older than last year.

"Uncle." Li Yuan spoke, his voice lowering by three points involuntarily.

"You did the wrong thing in this matter," Li Zhangzhou said straight to the point. His gaze was gentle and firm, just like looking directly at Li Yuan in the past.

This made Li Yuan feel a trace of panic involuntarily.

In front of Uncle Li Zhangzhou, Li Yuan had always been like a child.

"16 million for the first stage of treatment, a total of 74 million for the treatment? You actually wanted to hide it from me directly without asking for my opinion?" Li Zhangzhou said slowly. "Little Yuan, what exactly are you thinking?"

"Uncle, how did you know?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"Little Yuan, I'm just injured, not senile; I was also a martial artist before," Li Zhangzhou shook his head. "Professor Zhong sent me the treatment list this morning, and I found a few classmates to check it, and then I discovered that the items on the list far exceeded the surface price, and there were even High Source products from the Star Realm... I realized something was wrong."

"In short, I know." Li Zhangzhou looked at Li Yuan. "You did wrong in this matter."

"My body has already recovered, and I've been out of the hospital for so long."

"The Martial Arts Hall has also arranged free post-operative healthcare, and the country's protection is very perfect, so there is no need for such an expensive plan," Li Zhangzhou shook his head. "It's unnecessary."

Li Zhangzhou's voice was filled with firmness.

"The free healthcare is not good enough," Li Yuan shook his head. "Uncle, I asked the doctor; with just this kind of healthcare, your body cannot recover to its peak."

"Moreover, spending this money won't affect me," Li Yuan also said bluntly. "You can rest assured, this money wasn't borrowed from anyone, but earned by me."

"Earned?"

"You just entered university for a month, where did you earn it from?" Li Zhangzhou stared at Li Yuan, his voice full of questioning. "Isn't it money obtained from Martial Hall contracts, university contracts, or some university competition activities?"

"Yes." Li Yuan nodded. "But this money belongs to me, why can't I use it to treat your body?"

"Wrong!"

Li Zhangzhou's voice suddenly rose, and there was a trace of anger in his voice. "Li Yuan! You thought wrong!"

"This money does not belong to you!! This money is essentially the country's, it belongs to all taxpayers."

"It's just because of your martial arts talent that you were given the right to control it," Li Zhangzhou's voice was low and powerful.

Li Yuan was stunned.

He already vaguely understood his uncle's meaning.

"Have you thought about it? Everything you have done so far, is it really worth getting so much money?" Li Zhangzhou stared at Li Yuan.

"An ordinary person works hard for a year and only earns about 100,000 Blue Star coins."

"What about you? From the third year of high school until now, in less than a year, you have obtained what should be tens of millions of Blue Star coins, not including various teachers and free cultivation resources."

"Cultivating hard at school, having a detached villa, having people supply you with everything, not worrying about food, clothing, housing, and having a lot of money to take, as long as you focus on cultivating to improve your strength... is all of this without cost, is it all something others should give you?"

"This money is not a number born out of thin air."

"Every Blue Star coin is the hard work of countless people behind it; there are martial artists who died in the Star Realm, and ordinary people who work hard, and only then are there equivalent materials," Li Zhangzhou stared at Li Yuan. "You have read books for so many years, don't you understand this bit of economic common sense?"

Li Yuan fell silent.

How could he not understand?

From the third year of high school until now, the country, or rather human civilization, counting all kinds of teachers, probably has spent 50 or 60 million Blue Star coins in total.

"Why is there a college entrance examination system that covers the Alliance?"

"Why cultivate martial artists with all your might? Why tilt a large amount of resources toward you?" Li Zhangzhou stared at Li Yuan and sighed. "You should understand better than me."

"You know better than me."

"Our human civilization has always faced the danger of extinction! If you are not strong, you must die!!"

"A large amount of resources to cultivate you martial arts geniuses is to hand over hope to you."

"Hoping that you can eventually stand up and shoulder the responsibility of guarding civilization," Li Zhangzhou said in a low voice.

"Uncle, I can earn this money back later..." Li Yuan's voice was a bit hesitant.

"That's later."

"If this money was earned by you roaming the Star Realm, truly relying on yourself, I would spend it if I spent it, it has nothing to do with others."

"But now this money is not earned by you yet," Li Zhangzhou stared at Li Yuan. "That's right, the right to control this money was given to you, and no one will actually care how you spend it."

"But I taught you, as a person, you can have selfishness, but there should be a line in your heart."

"You privately gave money to your aunt before, mainly used to cultivate your younger brother and sister, and you didn't take too much, so I didn't stop you."

"But now, you want to spend so much money on a useless person like me; if those who worked hard to gather a large amount of resources to cultivate you knew, could they understand?" Li Zhangzhou looked at Li Yuan. "In their hearts, they would only feel uncomfortable!!"

"They would only think their hard work was in vain," Li Zhangzhou said in a low voice.

"You are not a useless person, Uncle," Li Yuan couldn't help but retort. "You are a hero, these are all things you deserve."

"Hero?"

"Over the past few decades, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and martial artists who died in Luo Bu Hai, are they not more heroic than me?" Li Zhangzhou looked at Li Yuan. "Over the past few hundred years, just in my Xia Nation fighting against Star Realm creatures, the tens of millions of casualties, which one is not a hero? Which one is worse than me?"

"In the entire human civilization until now, the millions of martial artists who died in battle, are they not heroes?"

"Do they all have the treatment I have?"

Li Yuan opened his mouth.

But he couldn't refute.

Because it was impossible for all those who died and were disabled to have such treatment.

The resources of the entire human civilization are only so much, especially the precious High Source treasures and martial arts resources, most of which are supplied to living martial artists.

(End of chapter)