Chapter 107: Xiao Erlang Enters the School Hall

  "Old beggar, hurry up and open the door! Aren't you supposed to go to school? Why aren't you getting up yet?" Du Fei pounded fiercely on the old beggar's door, but after half a day of knocking, there was no response. Du Fei found it strange and turned to ask Zu Ji Tian beside him: "Hey, do you think that old beggar might have some problem? Could he be dead inside the room?"

  "Hehe, how is that possible? Don't think nonsense. You try typing it down." Zu Ji Tian smiled and said.

  "Ah, you're here, this is bad." Mo Shaoyang hastily ran to the two people's side and said breathlessly.

  "What's wrong? You look so anxious." Du Fei looked at Mo Shaoyang with confusion.

  "Grandma and the old predecessor have passed away, you see, this is the letter grandma left for us." Mo Shaoyang said as he handed a piece of paper to Zu Jitian. Du Fei also hurried over to take a look at the contents of the letter.

  "What's that, the old rascal has left, saying he had something to attend to. Your grandfather is now gone, and I was going to give him a good scolding too. Didn't expect this guy to just leave like that." Du Fei said somewhat discontentedly.

  "You'd better stop, you're still teaching an old veteran, an old veteran can play with one finger and kill you." Zujitian smiled at Du Fei. Du Fei also pressed down on Zujitian's shoulder with a fierce look, making Zujitian bend his body and laugh loudly.

  "Alright, you two stop fooling around. Now that Grandma and Elder are gone, I think we should head to school for registration." Mo Shaoyang said. The two of them stopped playing upon hearing Mo Shaoyang's words. Du Fei, however, had a mischievous grin on his face as he thought about something. Zu Jitian immediately saw through Du Fei's thoughts and laughed: "I think you'd better give up, don't think that just because Elder is not around, you can easily escape. The letter said that he can sense your location at any time, if you leave the range of this Hao Yuan Academy, he will know immediately, and when that happens, you'll be in for a world of trouble."

  "Your grandfather's, this old rascal, I must have had a grudge against him in my past life. Why did he have to treat me like this? What's wrong with other schools? He just had to send me to this one, which is the last thing I wanted." Du Fei sighed, hanging his head low.

  "Never mind, let's go. My sister and younger sister are already waiting for us downstairs. We should report to the college now." Mo Shaoyang smiled and pushed the two down the stairs.

  A group of people were laughing and chatting as they made their way to the Hua Yuan Academy. Along the way, they saw many students hurrying to the academy, but what caught everyone's attention was Du Fei and his companions. The three handsome young men, Du Fei, Zu Ji Tian, and Mo Shao Yang, had already attracted the notice of many girls, especially Zu Ji Tian, whose appearance was so stunning that it could be said he was a rare treasure among men. The two sisters from the Mo family were also breathtakingly beautiful, belonging to the kind of beauty that could topple cities and countries, attracting many young men who came forward to flirt with them. However, they were all chased away by Du Fei's fierce appearance. People passing by couldn't help but turn their heads to take a look at these handsome young men and beautiful women.

  The address of the Hao Yuan Academy is only a dozen kilometers away from the town of Zhongyuan, right in front of the Wan Cang Dikeng. The rules of the Hao Yuan Academy are also particularly strange. After leaving the town of Zhongyuan, students are not allowed to use flying devices to go to the academy. If they are discovered using flying devices to rush to the academy by the people from the academy, they will be shot down directly. Everyone knows about the severity of the Hao Yuan Academy and no one dares to break this rule.

  Du Fei and his group had also walked for more than an hour before finally arriving at the foot of the mountain where the Hao Yuan Academy was located. Everyone was shocked by the scene in front of them, and when they looked up, a long staircase that seemed to stretch on forever lay before them. A dilapidated archway stood not far away, with several large characters (Hao Yuan Academy) written on it, bearing the scars of many years of wind and rain. If one looked closely, there were even spider webs covering the characters. Although the archway looked old, it gave off a sense of decay rather than age. Everyone was not shocked by the grandeur of Hao Yuan Academy, but rather by the shabby campus that left them staring in dismay. It was well-known that Hao Yuan Academy had a great reputation on the continent, and most people thought its buildings were majestic and awe-inspiring. However, the scene before them was a far cry from their expectations.

  Du Fei and Zu Ji Tian were both staring foolishly at Mo Jia siblings, but Mo Jia siblings just shrugged their shoulders and smiled: "Don't look at me like that, this school is just like this. When we first came here, we weren't any different from you guys either. Don't be surprised, let's go quickly, these stairs are not easy to climb, they're called the Cloud-ascending Stairs, with a total of 2,222 steps."

  "Are we going to climb up there?" Zujitian asked in surprise. Moshaoyang nodded slowly in agreement. Seeing Moshaoyang's expression, Zujitian couldn't help but swallow his saliva and smile foolishly. At this time, Dufei had already run ahead of everyone like a monkey, climbing the ladder while singing: "Little boy, little boy, carrying his backpack to school..." The people behind him shook their heads and sighed in unison: "Who said this guy didn't want to go to school? I think he's more excited than anyone now."

  "Oh, right, you're freshmen and don't know the school rules yet. Let me give you a brief introduction to the school rules," Mo Shaoyang said, as several people had already started climbing the Cloud Ladder.

  "There are three school rules, easy to remember." Mo Shaoyang was about to continue speaking when Zu Jitian interrupted him and asked, "Wait, you said there are only three school rules?" At this time, Zu Jitian looked at Mo Shaoyang with a very strange expression.

  Mo Shaoyang nodded with a matter-of-fact expression. "First, you must unconditionally obey your teacher's arrangements without any objections; second, if you're not satisfied with the arrangement, you can protest, and the way to protest is to have a one-on-one fight with the teacher. If you defeat the teacher, you don't have to follow the arrangement, but if you lose, you'll be punished, and the teacher's arrangement will be doubled." Ci Tian said in extreme shock, "What? You want us to fight our teachers?"

  "Yeah, the teacher is responsible for teaching us. If you're not convinced by him, you can challenge him one-on-one, but generally, very few people can beat the teacher. There are hardly a few people in the whole school who can do it." Mo Shaoyang said with a meaningful expression.

  Mo Yuzhou saw Zu Jitian's astonished expression and also burst out laughing, saying: "Hehe, Young Master Zu, don't think it's strange, this is just Hua Yuan Academy. You'll get used to it later. You're already so shocked by the first two things, I wonder what you'd be like if you knew the third one, hehe." After finishing speaking, Mo Yuzhou covered her mouth and laughed uncontrollably.

  "The third article, yes, Shaoyang, you quickly tell me what this third article is?" Zu Ji Tian asked anxiously.

  "In fact, the third one is well-known throughout the continent, and there's nothing strange about it. As long as you're a student of Hua Yuan Academy, anyone has the opportunity to try on the Hua Yuan Sacred Robes. If someone becomes the master of the Hua Yuan Sacred Robes, they can take it away. However, any accidents that occur during the trial will be borne by the person trying it on." Mo Shaoyang smiled and said.

  "Oh, anyone can try it on, which means anyone has a chance to become the master of Hao Yuan's sacred attire. This is also why so many people come to participate in Hao Yuan Academy every year, what a strange academy." Zujitian sighed and shook his head. "Oh, right, I think it's best if those two things are not known by that guy." Zujitian gave Mo Shaoyang a look and pointed at Du Fei.

  Mo Shao Yang also immediately understood Zu Ji Tian's meaning: "Oh, I know that guy's temper, I've known it for a long time. But after entering the academy, the teachers will announce it, this is not easy to handle." Zu Ji Tian's face was also filled with a bitter smile at this time: "Oh, is that so? This kid seems to have found a place to fight, haha..."

  "Hey, you guys hurry up, what are you talking about down there, it's so funny." At this time, Du Fei shouted at the front of these people.

  "What are you yelling about? Do you think you're the only one who can run fast? Watch me take care of you!" Mo Yu Heng shouted, seeing Du Fei's appearance, and then ran towards him. The others shook their heads again, sighing at the sight of the two.

  After about half an hour, several people finally climbed the 2,222 steps of the Yunyun ladder. At this time, a simple and unpretentious small village appeared in front of everyone. The village was surrounded by dense tile-roofed houses, with a large square in the center of the village. The houses were all around the circular square, and the village was surrounded by mountains on all sides, with a small stream flowing through the village. Although it was so plain and unpretentious, it gave people a sense of leisure and seclusion like a paradise on earth.

  "Oh, the scenery is pretty good here. Could this be the renowned Hua Yuan Academy that everyone looks up to?" Du Fei asked with a deep breath, turning to Mo Shaoyang who was sweating profusely beside him. Mo Shaoyang nodded in response. Seeing Mo Shaoyang's appearance, Du Fei also felt somewhat disappointed and said: "I thought Hua Yuan Academy would be more impressive, but it's just a small village."

  "This is just his surface, don't you know that there are many masters here? Maybe there's a master living in these tile houses." Zujitian said with a sigh.

  "It's strange that no one has come to welcome the newborn," Du Fei said in puzzlement.

  "No need, let's just go in." Mo Ziyu said as he led the crowd towards the village. As they approached the entrance of the village, they were shocked. "Look quickly, isn't this shield the one that Hao Yuan Liu Jie took out to condense the yuan energy wall on that day? Hmm, it seems a bit bigger than before?" Du Fei exclaimed, pointing at the yellow shield standing upright at the village entrance.

  "Don't be surprised, the few shields are the school's defensive shields, used to condense the yuanqi wall. This isn't the same as that day either. It's also one of the academy's treasures. The effect of this yuanqi wall is much stronger than that day's, and only people from Huaoyuan Academy can enter the school. Also, I advise you not to mess with the shields, they're surrounded by a sacred-level killing array, incredibly powerful. Got it? Let's go, we need to report quickly." Mo Shaoyang said.

  Just as a few people had just entered the gate, they stopped in their tracks. At this time, there were already two or three hundred people gathered at the entrance. Du Fei also found it strange and quickly ran over to take a look. He was stunned by a suit of armor and weapons floating in mid-air, with a shield hovering above. The entire set was a gleaming black color, giving off an ancient and majestic aura, as if possessing the power to pierce through heaven and earth. It gave people a deeply mysterious feeling, and everyone present was deeply attracted to this strange suit. Du Fei stood below, where a stone stele was erected, with several bold and powerful characters written on it: "Hao Yuan Holy Armor..."