Chapter 64: Have a Heart of Gratitude! Who Are You Trying to Brainwash Here?

"Wang Lao, what do you mean by this?"

"Are the opportunities within a Secret Realm not all the personal property of the students?"

Xue Bingning's expression was extremely ugly.

"Heh, that refers to Treasure Lands unknown to the academy; those can naturally belong to the students."

"But the Secret Realm they entered this time was provided entirely by the academy."

"Strictly speaking, the treasures within the Secret Realm should all belong to Tianque Academy."

"If they really did obtain rare treasures, wouldn't that be a major loss for our academy?!"

"Our academy has done its utmost to treat the many students well and has taken great care of them; they should also have a heart of gratitude toward the academy."

Hearing this high-sounding speech from the other party, Xue Bingning was immediately filled with rage.

Just because her students were lucky enough to enter early, they have to be searched by the academy? Where is the logic in that?

Seeing Xue Bingning's face full of reluctance, another elder appeared at this moment.

"Bingning, as an academy Instructor, you should think of the academy's interests and be able to distinguish the priority of matters!"

"This matter is of great importance, so lead the way."

This person also came from a great clan in Xi'an; it was clear they were working together to pressure Xue Bingning.

Facing the aggressive behavior of the two, Xue Bingning was helpless.

After all, she was only an Instructor of an Ordinary Class; an arm cannot twist a thigh.

In the end, she could only reluctantly lead the few people to stand before her students.

Xue Bingning signaled for Luo Shuiyan and the other three to step forward, though her expression was somewhat guilty.

"These four young girls have progressed in strength so rapidly; it seems they really did encounter opportunities in the Secret Realm!"

Glancing at Luo Shuiyan and the others, Elder Wang thought to himself.

"Ahem, you shouldn't have any complaints; the academy has spent a huge price to cultivate you."

"If you really have taken treasures that should belong to the academy, then hand them over promptly."

"Rest assured, the academy will provide corresponding rewards for your actions!"

"As students, you must understand the academy's difficulties and learn to be grateful!"

Hearing this high-sounding speech from Elder Wang, Luo Shuiyan and the others sneered in their hearts.

"Rewards? I'm afraid it would just end up in the pockets of you great clans!"

"Pah, you have the nerve to mention gratitude! It's as if we didn't pay tuition to come to school!"

"Even entering the Secret Realm Tower requires payment, and you still want us to hand over our treasures? Are you dreaming?!"

Hu Xiaoxiao, in particular, was so angry that her delicate fists were clenched tight.

However, the few of them only dared to mock them in their hearts.

After all, the situation was currently stronger than the people, and they could not afford to offend these big shots yet.

Jiang Che, who was being held in Luo Shuiyan's arms, also slowly woke up at this moment.

He happened to hear these few sentences from Elder Wang.

This immediately poked Jiang Che until his fur stood on end.

"No way, Luo Shuiyan! What is this old scoundrel saying? Asking us to be grateful!"

"Pah, I'll be grateful to his grandmother's leg! We broke the restriction ourselves, what the hell does it have to do with him!"

"These guys only know how to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor, picking up cheap gains; have they lived their whole lives in a dog's belly?"

Upon hearing these words from Elder Wang, Jiang Che thought of his previous life.

Working hard for the company's future, all that talk about the company carefully cultivating you, you must learn to be grateful.

The most critical thing was that the Jiang Che of that time was naive and actually believed this nonsense...

Jiang Che had had enough of these empty promises in his previous life; he never expected to hear such bird-talk again now! If not for Luo Shuiyan's soothing, Jiang Che would have really wanted to pull out the Kirin Seal and smash each of them once first! In this life, he would never allow anyone to pua him! "Shui Yan, Xue'er, just cooperate for now!"

Xue Bingning said with a somewhat guilty expression.

As the students' Instructor, she could not only not back her students up.

She was also forced to personally bring these elders over to identify her own students. In Xue Bingning's view, this was simply a supreme humiliation.

Luo Shuixian exchanged a glance with the others, her expression very calm; all of this was within her expectations.

"Tsk tsk tsk, so they were the ones who entered that Treasure Land first; I'm afraid they must have gained quite a lot."

"What's the use of gaining a lot? They still have to hand it over now!"

"That's right, hahaha, what's the use of entering early? Things that don't belong to them can only be handed over!"

The surrounding students gathered around; they all wanted to see what exactly Luo Shuiyan and the others had taken after entering the Treasure Land first.

"This is a Mortal Grade Spirit Sword, light and sharp; it is indeed a good weapon, but it's useless..."

"Hm? There's also a hairpin? Crafted from high-quality jade, it's actually a weapon too, but it's a pity it's only Mortal Grade..."

"Mortal Grade Nine-Section Whip, Mortal Grade Short Blade..."

"What is going on? How come the weapons of you four are all the most ordinary Mortal Grade ones?!"

Elder Wang's brows were locked tight; although the weapons of Luo Shuiyan and the four were well-crafted.

Each piece was very sharp and looked like a top-tier creation at first glance, but... they were just ordinary weapons...

There was no difference from the other students, which was completely different from what they had imagined.

"Let my Spirit Beast take a look."

At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a red robe walked over.

He raised his hand, and a half-meter-sized, entirely yellow rodent-like Spirit Beast with a black stripe on its back appeared before him.

"My Money Mouse can identify the aura of spirit treasures on a person; if you have hidden them in a storage space, it would be best to hand them over quickly."

However, hearing his words, Luo Shuiyan and the other three remained unmoved.

Seeing this, the man in the red robe gave a cold snort and then pointed a finger.

The Money Mouse came up to Luo Shuiyan and the other three, sniffing them one by one.

After circling a few times, under the expectant gazes of several elders, it returned to the feet of the man in red without having found anything.

This caused the expressions of those few to change completely.

Originally, they had thought that Luo Shuiyan and the others were hiding the items in a storage space and were unwilling to hand them over.

But they had not expected that even the Money Mouse would be unable to detect any aura.

One must know that this Money Mouse was specifically for them to guard against students privately hoarding treasures.

"Go! Search everyone else as well."

Elder Wang's expression was extremely ugly; he did not believe that Luo Shuiyan and the others, who had entered the Secret Realm first, had gained nothing.

He would rather believe that Luo Shuiyan and the others had transferred the treasures to other people beforehand.

"Enough, Wang Lao, I advise you to mind your boundaries!"

"You have already searched everyone you wanted to search; why not search me, this Instructor, as well?!"

Xue Bingning finally could not help but explode.

Many students felt a warmth in their hearts; it was clear that their Instructor was truly protecting them.

"Elder Wang, no one can say for sure what happens inside the Secret Realm; entering early does not necessarily mean one will obtain treasures."

"Since nothing was found during the Investigation, in my opinion, let us leave it at that."

Gu Qinghe stood beside Xue Bingning at this moment.

As a rising star among the academy Instructors, he had great potential for future development, and his words still carried some weight within the academy.

Elder Wang and the others exchanged glances and could only turn and leave, feeling unreconciled.

Afterwards, Luo Shuiyan and the other three did not stay at the academy and returned directly to their residence.

Once back home, Luo Shuiyan began to set up restrictions to prevent prying from powerful individuals.

After all, with these things having happened, it was better to be cautious.

(End of this chapter)