Chapter 48

Early in the morning, the grass outside Hogwarts Castle was dotted with dew, and sunlight spilled through the treetops, casting mottled light and shadows.

"Well done, John! Again!"

Professor Fuliwei's happy voice sounded.

At this time, John and Professor Fuliwei were in an uninhabited area of the castle.

They were standing on a long dueling platform, engaging in a wizard's duel.

John held his wand and swung two red spells in succession at Professor Fuliwei.

But Professor Fuliwei had one hand in his pocket, held his wand in the other, and with a light wave, neutralized John's Repel Spell.

"What's wrong, can't do it anymore, John?"

Professor Fuliwei asked with a smile.

John was panting; from just now until now, he hadn't even touched the corner of Professor Fuliwei's clothes, and he had been unilaterally suppressed and beaten.

He stared at Professor Fuliwei's figure, attempting to find his flaw.

But the old man stood there like a boss, without a single flaw.

"If you don't attack again, I'm going to attack~"

Fuliwei continued to tease, seeing John staring at him without blinking, looking under immense pressure.

He made a gesture to wave his wand and launch an attack.

John's eyes narrowed; he seized the moment Professor Fuliwei waved his wand and quickly fired a Floating Spell, attempting to interrupt Fuliwei's action.

However, John's little tricks seemed so immature in front of Professor Fuliwei.

The gesture of his hand waving the wand changed suddenly, and a spark appeared at John's feet.

John's expression changed, but it was already too late.

Bang!

John was shaken back by the spark and staggered a few steps before stabilizing his figure.

Clearly, Professor Fuliwei had held back his strength this time and didn't hurt John.

Incredible.

Changing spells instantly, and the precision and power were both perfectly controlled.

John felt Professor Fuliwei's strength even more.

"Don't let your guard down, John. Sometimes the opponent will deliberately reveal a flaw to you; unless it's a last resort, don't abandon defense."

Professor Fuliwei said very seriously.

"I understand, Professor."

John nodded, set his stance again, and intended to give it one last try.

Since he couldn't find Professor Fuliwei's flaw, he could only think of ways to create one.

John took a deep breath, suddenly took out a cloth bag from his bosom, and threw it directly into the sky.

More than a dozen small stones scattered from the cloth bag.

Professor Fuliwei was also stunned by John's action.

Immediately after, John waved his wand and sent out a strong Wind Spell, and the stones instantly turned into sharp arrows, shooting toward Professor Fuliwei.

The professor also quickly waved his wand, forming a barrier.

However, John's actions didn't stop, and he quickly cast spells again.

Among the dozen or so stones, the three at the very front transformed, turning into sharp drill shapes.

The dozen or so stones behind them suddenly grew much larger, but their speed didn't decrease, like a small meteor shower.

Swish swish swish!!

The sharp drill stones hit the barrier fiercely, making a harsh friction sound.

Because Professor Fuliwei underestimated the penetration power of the stones, the defensive barrier didn't increase its anti-penetration, and the barrier was instantly hit with several cracks by the drills.

The subsequent dozen huge stones followed closely, smashing fiercely onto the barrier, the cracks expanded rapidly, and finally, with a "bang," the barrier shattered.

Professor Fuliwei's figure swayed, and he barely dodged the attack of the stone rain.

A flash of light appeared in John's eyes, and he seized the opportunity.

He waved his wand again, and a Repel Spell went straight for Professor Fuliwei.

Professor Fuliwei quickly stabilized his figure, a smile still hanging on the corner of his mouth, without a trace of panic.

The next moment, John's body suddenly froze.

An invisible force bound him firmly, unable to move.

John's Repel Spell also dissipated in mid-air and didn't hit Professor Fuliwei.

"A very brilliant attack, John, but don't underestimate your opponent. When you are attacking, the opponent won't just stand there waiting for your attack to land."

Professor Fuliwei waved his hand lightly, the Binding Curse was lifted, and John suddenly felt his body lighten.

"I've learned my lesson, Professor."

John sat directly on the dueling platform and said with a bitter smile.

"Haha, don't be discouraged, John; you're already very amazing."

Professor Fuliwei walked over, patted John's shoulder with a chuckle, and said.

Because in this month, John's speed of learning spells was very fast, and he had already finished the first-year curriculum.

So starting half a month ago, Professor Fuliwei directly took John to learn how to duel and master practical combat techniques.

And he naturally became John's sparring partner.

They chose to train every early morning.

A day's plan starts in the morning; early morning is the moment when vitality is most vigorous.

In Professor Fuliwei's words, training at this time can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

At the same time, it can also stimulate his enthusiasm for learning for the whole day.

"Alright, time is almost up, let's go back."

Professor Fuliwei put away his wand, clapped his hands, and said.

John stood up, moved his sore arms, and followed Professor Fuliwei off the dueling platform.

Professor Fuliwei waved his hand, and the dueling platform disappeared, turning into a plain, unremarkable big rock.

That's right, even their dueling platform was transformed by Professor Fuliwei.

The old man was maintaining a Transfiguration Spell while abusing John until he had no power to fight back.

When John returned to the dormitory, Ryan and Ethan had just woken up.

"Morning, John, were you called by Professor Fuliwei to get beaten up again today."

Ryan yawned and said while greeting him.

They all knew about John training with Professor Fuliwei.

However, not only were they not envious, but they pitied John for having to get up early to get beaten up.

Unlike them, who could sleep until now and go eat comfortably.

John smiled helplessly.

"It's not quite getting beaten up, just a bit tired."

Ethan also joked with a smile: "John, when you become a dueling master, you have to protect us then."

Covered, little brother, covered.

After John washed up again and changed his clothes, the three of them headed to the Great Hall together.

The Great Hall was bustling with noise; there was a big event this week.

Well, it wasn't exactly a big event.

It was just that Hogsmeade week had arrived.

The most excited were the third-year seniors, because they could finally go to Hogsmeade Village.

They had long heard that Hogsmeade Village had many interesting magic shops, snack shops, tea houses, bars, and the legendary Screaming Shack.

However, John and his group weren't envious.

Because they had long discussed that on the day the seniors went to Hogsmeade, when the school had the fewest people.

They would sneak into the Beating Willow secret passage together and go to their secret base.

Since John shared the secret base with them last time, they hadn't been there even once.

John hadn't been there either, because a round trip took an hour, which was too inconvenient.

But John threw the prepared food into the Beating Willow secret passage every day.

He just let Big Orange call Xiaohei into the secret passage to eat.

For some reason, Xiaohei refused to leave the secret passage, as if it were afraid of being discovered by something.

But John didn't think much of it.

He guessed that perhaps some wizard without public morality had bullied Xiaohei, giving Xiaohei psychological trauma, making it afraid to come out.

It also happened to explain why it was so wary of the wand when he bathed Xiaohei last time.