Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return

Chapter 1155: Chapter 1155: Mu Hanyan, You Really Dare to

It must be admitted, although Gong Hongru slept late... during seclusion, he was in seclusion a bit too much and didn’t spend much time teaching them cultivation, in other aspects he was not stingy at all, the elixirs they carried around were noticeably more abundant than those of ordinary inner court disciples, even Han Yan was a bit envious at first glance.

Moreover, the library was open for them to freely enter and exit, learning whatever cultivation techniques or combat skills they wanted, and even if they occasionally read the cultivation techniques wrong and took some detours, their foundation was extremely solid.

Han Yan just occasionally gave them some pointers in his spare time, and their cultivation increased day by day, so much so that even Han Yan was secretly amazed at the speed of their improvement.

It seems that taking on these disciples was not a loss, at least they wouldn’t disgrace me. Han Yan thought with quiet satisfaction.

Meanwhile, Tan Yu and the Yu Shulin Feng brothers felt even more reverence and gratitude towards her. It wasn’t until they met Han Yan that they formally embarked on the path of cultivation and realized how many wrong paths they had taken before.

Teaching array techniques daily and guiding Tan Yu and the others in cultivation, more than ten days passed without anyone noticing.

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”Brother Tang, how are the preparations for this examination going? Please don’t embarrass Long Daoist again; after all, Long Daoist is second only to the top three experts in the academy, and as his direct disciple, if you can’t pass the examination again, even his face will be completely lost,” a lively youth joked to a stern-faced young man in the Array Dao Hall.

”You should worry about yourself. I’ve only failed once, but you’ve failed three times in the examination. Who doesn’t know that Master He beat you soundly out of anger? If you fail again this time, let’s see how Master He deals with you,” the young man retorted with a sneer.

”Yeah, Zhang Cheng, you should focus on your own affairs. Failing the examination three times is quite unprecedented, setting a new trend at Long Yan,” the other young disciples quipped.

”Hmph, so what if I fail the examination? Anyway, I’ve got someone to fall back on,” Zhang Cheng said, his face red with embarrassment and pride.

”Who, who is worse off than you?” someone asked, puzzled.

”He must mean Han Yan. After tearing up with Lord Tian, he went to the Array Dao Hall to study array formation techniques and badly embarrassed Master Tian. However, he’s gone against the public’s anger, and nobody truly wants to teach him. After just one day, he slinked back to Wenjian Valley and reportedly hasn’t come out once these past days,” an academy disciple deduced and sighed.

”I heard that Lord Zhou casually gave him a book, ’Array Dao Secret.’ He was lucky to have encountered the easiest-going Lord Zhou. If it were anyone else, he wouldn’t have even been able to get ’Array Dao Secret,’” someone said with schadenfreude.

Not envying others’ talents is mediocrity. Apparently, Han Yan was no ordinary individual but a prodigy among geniuses, so there were quite a few in Long Yan Academy who were jealous of her.

”So, it seems he most likely won’t show up for today’s array exam at the Array Dao Hall.”

”Why would he come just to be humiliated? Didn’t Lord Zhou give him enough trouble already, hahaha,” the same person laughed mockingly.

”It’s such a pity. I wanted to see this so-called Long Yan’s number one playboy display divine power again, but now there’s no chance,” though this person spoke of pity, his face wore a clearly gleeful smile.

The academy disciples buzzed with discussion, completely unaware that the ’Array Dao Secret’ Zhou Wuqing handed to Han Yan was far from simple as they imagined. They would never have expected that today, Han Yan would give them another enormous ”surprise,” an unforgettable memory for life.

”Silence!” Gan Qiyi sat upright on the high platform at the spacious formation array ground at the back of the Array Dao Hall and said in a deep voice.

Immediately, all the academy disciples quieted down, found their places, and sat cross-legged, their expressions solemn.

”The hour is approaching. Are all disciples present? If so, let’s start early,” Gan Qiyi looked at the sky and said.

”Everyone is here except for Han Yan,” Tian Wenliang replied, unable to hide a deep hatred when mentioning Han Yan.

”Oh, then let’s not wait,” Gan Qiyi waved his hand, saying.

”Lord Gan, Han Yan is also a disciple of our Array Dao Hall now. Shouldn’t we wait a bit longer?” Zhou Wuqing suggested.

”Wait for what? He knows he can’t pass the examination, so why would he come to my Array Dao Hall to embarrass himself?” Gan Qiyi said irritably.

”Yes, Lord Zhou, even you didn’t bother with him, just casually gave him an ’Array Dao Secret.’ What can he learn that’s any good in array formation techniques? How could he come to make a fool of himself?” Tian Wenliang echoed.

”Lord Zhou, aren’t you worried about ruining your reputation? Don’t worry, Han Yan is incorrigibly rebellious, even at Long Yan Academy; he doesn’t know restraint. It’s only right you treated him that way, and no one would question your virtuous conduct as a mentor because of it,” another mentor, thinking Zhou Wuqing was concerned about this, comforted him.

Zhou Wuqing chuckled silently. It seemed like giving ’Array Dao Secret’ to Han Yan caused many misunderstandings, but although he had a gentle temperament and was upright, he wasn’t pedantic and felt no need to over-explain.

He merely felt that Han Yan’s character vastly differed from the rumored playboy young master. His arrival at the Array Dao Hall was not due to a whim to embarrass Tian Wenliang, but he genuinely wanted to study array formation. Logically, today’s examination shouldn’t be something he’d miss. He had confidence in his judgment.

Of course, he hadn’t imagined one thing; although Han Yan truly desired to study array formation, one of her purposes was to deal with Tian Wenliang.

”Forget it, let’s not wait. He’d only be laughed at if he came anyway, so why waste our time?” Gan Qiyi, too lazy to say any more to Zhou Wuqing, told the other mentors.

Though Han Yan had seriously injured Tian Wenliang, shamed his Array Dao Hall, and dared not regard him, Gan Qiyi, he now felt his anger flare just thinking about Han Yan.

”Lord Gan, are you so sure that I’d only face ridicule if I came?” At this moment, Han Yan’s voice rang in the air.

”Han Yan, you really dared to come?” Gan Qiyi looked at Han Yan in surprise, seeing her smiling face and relaxed demeanor as if taking a leisurely stroll.

”Why can’t I come to the Array Dao Hall? It’s not like it’s a dragon’s pool or a tiger’s den,” Han Yan replied with pride.

She had absolutely no fondness for this biased old fellow who didn’t distinguish right from wrong and only shielded his own.

”Do you know what day it is today?” Gan Qiyi, seething with inexplicable anger at the sight of Han Yan, said in a nasty tone.