Chapter 1176: Graduation Season! Graduation Blessings from Jiangnan
Upon hearing that Jiangnan was going to the Fish Kingdom on a diplomatic mission, Mountain Cat felt too embarrassed to keep insisting he stay!
Jiangnan didn't take a single cent of the money he'd swindled; he left it all for the Luo family.
After all, Jiangnan had bigger fish to fry. The Bei family was just a warm-up!
He couldn't let his skills get rusty!
Because this kind of thing only gets better with practice~
He also left Old Master Luo a whole container of Dali 2.0!
It cost a fair amount of Resentment Points, but Jiangnan didn't care in the slightest. After all, the wool comes from the sheep!
It was all contributed by the Luo family!
Mountain Cat didn't immediately return to the troops either. She planned to stay home with her parents for a while and also take the opportunity to cultivate Spirit Muscle Jade Bone to boost her combat power!
Seeing so much Dali, Luo Jiaoyang was overjoyed. He planned to throw all the elderly members of the clan who had mobility issues into a pot and boil them!
A big stew!
Meanwhile, Jiangnan discussed with Luo Jiaoyang the idea of teaching the complete Spirit Muscle Jade Bone technique to Xia Yao, Zhong Yingxue, and the others!
After all, the improvement in strength was no small matter!
Luo Jiaoyang agreed!
At this point, there was nothing left to hide.
That same afternoon, Jiangnan and Luo Tianqing arrived at Kunming City Railway Station!
He was heading back to the academy, and Mountain Cat came to see him off.
(｡･᷄～･᷅) "You need to be careful when you go to the Fish Kingdom. Because of the Saint Star's Heaven Slaughter Project, many ancient ruins around the world have undergone varying degrees of mutation!"
"I don't know if there's any connection, but be careful when you're abroad!"
Jiangnan smiled and hugged Mountain Cat.
(｡˘•◡•˘) "Don't worry about me!"
At that moment, Mountain Cat shot Luo Tianqing a fierce glare. The threat in her eyes was obvious!
Luo Tianqing quickly raised her hands in surrender, a mischievous grin spreading across her face as she mumbled, "Pretty protective of your food, huh~"
Mountain Cat: (งᵒ̌益ᵒ̌)ง
...
Jiangnan was on his way back to the academy. How could he possibly go on such a sweet mission without bringing Xuexue and the others along?
So he sent a reply to Yang Jian!
Meanwhile, on the international headline news network, Hua Xia also released an official document!
Title: Announcement! Appointing Jiangnan as Hua Xia Envoy, to carry the national treasure Pocket Rabbit to the Fish Kingdom for teaching and spreading the method!
Upon completion, the two countries would establish a strategic cooperative relationship. Any interested parties could contact the Foreign Affairs Department to discuss cooperation!
As soon as the document was released, the international community was shaken!
No one expected that right after the incident of fighting for the national treasure Pocket Rabbit, Hua Xia would actually cooperate with the Fish Kingdom!
"If you ask me, the Fish Kingdom knows how to do business. Instead of playing dirty, they went the straightforward route. Direct cooperation—how good is that?"
"Magnificent, our great Hua Xia! To enemies, we offer our swords; to friends, we offer fine wine!"
"Ahhh~ I really want a Pocket Rabbit! When will we get an import here? This is no good, is it?"
"Haha! Sending Boss Nan Shen? The Fish Kingdom sure has guts. Aren't they afraid he'll take the place apart? That guy is basically a map editor, you know?"
The discussion grew ever more heated!
The various countries also saw that Hua Xia intended to use the Pocket Rabbit to secure greater benefits and rapidly strengthen itself!
But even knowing that, there was nothing they could do. Only Hua Xia had the Pocket Rabbit!
...
In the Abyss Nightless City, in a nameless little alley!
A small figure crouched by a trash can. She wore a white vest, and below, knee-length shorts for easy movement!
A dagger was strapped to her thigh. Her little face was dirty!
(⌯ᵒ̌～ᵒ̌⌯)...
Bandages were wrapped around her calves and arms, with traces of bright red blood seeping through.
The streets were bustling with lights and activity. People walked by hurriedly, but no one spared her a glance!
No one asked if she was in pain or how she got hurt. A deep sense of loneliness swallowed her!
Lan hugged her knees tighter.
Her big eyes were full of grievance. She rubbed them and murmured.
(⌯˃̣̣̥᷄～ก̀) "I can't wait anymore... Mom and Dad don't want me. They're never coming back for me..."
"It was all wishful thinking on my part. Sob..."
That day, Little Lan's dream finally shattered.
Other than that big brother, she had never felt a shred of warmth in the Nightless City!
With that thought, Lan pulled out her phone and looked up the latest news about Jiangnan!
She found that post!
Wiping away her tears, she began to reply!
Lan Lan: "Fish Kingdom? Big brother! I'm coming to find you!"
But that comment was buried under hundreds of thousands of others. No one saw it!
Just after replying, Lan started to worry!
Back then, Brother Jiangnan had told her!
If one day she became disappointed with everything here, she should go find him!
Lan longed for that long-lost warmth.
But she was afraid that Big Brother might have forgotten about her!
He was so amazing; maybe he had just said it offhandedly to humor a little kid!
But then Lan's gaze gradually turned firm!
(๑•̀～•́)و
Rather than waiting here in vain for a warmth that might never come!
She might as well go chase it herself!
Maybe she wouldn't find Jiangnan. Maybe if she did find him, he wouldn't be nice to her anymore. Maybe...
No matter what, Lan wasn't afraid!
What she feared most was dying one day in some alley, her body rotting away without a single tear shed for her!
No one would remember her...
Wiping her face roughly, Lan's figure abruptly vanished from the alley!
In her little nest in the sewers, Lan took nothing except that big bear plushie!
She used a knife to carve a line on the wall:
"Dad, Mom! I'm going to find Big Brother. His name is Jiangnan. He was really good to me. I'm leaving the Nightless City!"
"If you see..."
Writing up to here, Lan paused, her eyes red again!
She slashed randomly at the wall with her knife, scratching out everything she had just written!
Turning around, she took two steps, then looked back deeply at this little home where she had lived for so long!
(⌯ᵒ̴̶̷̥́～ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀)
She might never come back here again...
With that, her figure disappeared into the sewers. No trace remained.
Big brother! I'm coming!
...
"Nah~ Nah~ Can you please give me some Dali bubbles? I want to speed up my cultivation too and fix my Spirit Muscle Jade Bone!"
"Bubble begging! Dali bubble begging!"
Jiangnan and the others were walking along a forest path. Luo Tianqing tugged on Jiangnan's arm, nagging nonstop!
She was acting spoiled!
(｡•̆.̫•̆)۶(•︠～•︡)
Jiangnan, however, wore a dark expression, feeling like his arm was about to be pulled off!
A level of acting spoiled worthy of a Tianqing-class pillar. Who could withstand that?
Beside them, Qin Shou held Yi Guan's hand, strolling through the woods with a blissful look!
He overheard Luo Tianqing's words and immediately looked terrified!
!!!∑(°Д°ノ)ノ Bubble begging?
In just the few days they hadn't seen each other, things had already progressed to this point?
As expected of my Nan Shen!
No sooner had they entered the academy than they heard Xiao Chuihuo's cheerful laughter coming from the sports field!
ꉂꉂ(ᵔᗜᵔ◟) "Ahahaha~ Good riddance! Good riddance! With this, I'll enjoy another stretch of peace and quiet!"
Xiao Chuihuo had heard the news that Jiangnan was leaving for the Fish Kingdom and was almost laughing himself into a coma!
And the senior students were officially graduating!
On the sports field, Xiao Zhen, Wei Teng, Mo Tian, and the others were each pulling a small suitcase!
Everyone wore a Pioneer Academy badge on their chest!
But all of them wore grumpy expressions!
Hey! Hey! We're about to graduate. Can you show a little atmosphere?
Four years of study were complete. New students were enrolling. Xiao Zhen and the others had grown into outstanding pioneers!
278 people, now parting ways to go their separate ways. But this time at the academy would become the most precious memory of their lives!
Luo Tianqing carried two buckets of Dali, watching this scene with a gentle smile!
ᥬ(∗❛ั◡❛ั)
She seemed to recall what she looked like when she graduated back then!
Crying her eyes out. Over the years, some old classmates were still around, but others... she would never see again.
Jiangnan suddenly appeared beside Xiao Chuihuo, a brilliant smile on his face!
(ૢ⁼̴ꇴ⁼̴) "Dean, what are you laughing about? So happy? Tell me, let me be happy too?"
Xiao Chuihuo was startled by Jiangnan, his smile freezing on his face!
Heh (ᵔㅂᵔ٥)...
"Weren't... weren't you supposed to leave for the Fish Kingdom? Why are you back?"
Jiangnan laughed: "Came back to see them off. Staying one more night!"
At that moment, the seniors below looked at Jiangnan, their eyes a little red!
(•̥́﹏•̀ू) "Nanshen, take good care of Dean and the others. If I could, I'd want to keep studying here forever!"
(´థ口థ)σ "Keep in touch! If I need Dali or leeks later, I'll call you. Don't forget to mail them, okay?"
(๑ŏ﹏ŏ๑) "Ah~ Strange, my eyes are stinging. I heard that if you look up at a 45-degree angle, tears won't fall~"
(;´༎ຶ口༎ຶ`) "Well... I recommend doing a handstand! Wahhh~"
Someone immediately couldn't hold back and started crying!
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: "Hey, hey, you guys! Isn't that a bit much?"
"You're crying because you just finished the newly renovated academy and only got to stay two days before graduating? You feel ripped off? How embarrassing!"
At Jiangnan's words, the people who had been wailing just moments before were now blowing huge snot bubbles!
[Resentment Points from Mo Tian +666!]
Who the hell was crying because they felt ripped off!
It's because of attachment!
Don't ruin the atmosphere at a time like this!
Jiangnan gave a brilliant smile: "It's just that we're in the wind. Meetings and partings are beyond our control!"
"We're all seeds of the dandelion. With a single gust, we all drift far away! From then on, scattered to the four corners!"
"But we'll also take root and sprout. Like sparks scattered everywhere, one day the sparks will become a sea, enough to set the plains ablaze!"
"Charge forward boldly! Go and pioneer this era, because behind you, countless eyes are watching your backs!"
"Once, you walked toward the light! Now, you have become the light!"
At that moment, the senior students stared blankly at Jiangnan. His words sent chills down everyone's spines!
Σ(꒦ິ△꒦ີ|||)
Nanshen actually being serious for once? What is this? Has he been possessed or something?
Seeing everyone staring at him dumbfounded, their eyes getting red again!
Jiangnan lightly rose onto his toes!
"Heavy Bone!"
"Boom!"
With a weight exceeding ten tons crashing down, even though the movement was small, it still triggered a terrifying tremor!
Alarms blared. The Anti-Jiangnan Mode activated!
Buildings shifted, the sports field flipped, and the entire academy transformed into a battleground!
In an instant, Xiao Zhen and the others' faces turned pale. They had a bad feeling about this!
Jiangnan's smile was radiant.
(๐°᷄ٹ°᷅) "To make sure you remember me well and don't forget me!"
"I've decided to give everyone a graduation gift! Are you ready?"
At that moment, the seniors' faces were white as sheets. They didn't need to guess what Jiangnan was about to do!
Was he planning to train them one last time before they left?
Wei Teng burst out laughing, drew his blade, and bit down on it. His eyes were filled with excitement!
"Master! Bring it on!"
With a "boom," Jiangnan vanished from his spot in an instant, charging straight at the senior formation!
Xiao Chuihuo: !!!
Σ(っ͡ಠ口͡ಠ;)っ "Hey! Hey! Don't you dare!"