Chapter 1854: The Girl Who Didn't Recognize a Treasure

Walking out of the passage was the underground seal, and returning to the Master Continent, Zhang Xuan once again tore through space. In a little over ten minutes, he was already above the sky of Tianxuan Kingdom.

The entire royal city gave a sense of tranquility. The flowing crowds seemed utterly unaware that the most powerful being of the era was suspended in the air.

The group walked into the former Hongtian Academy. The academy, unseen for over a year, seemed to have expanded several times. Previously, it could accommodate at most thirty to forty thousand people, but now, in scale and number, it could hold three to four hundred thousand.

"Hurry up, Teacher Lu Xun is giving a lecture today. If we don't hurry, we'll miss it!"

"Hasn't he just broken through to become a two-star master and needs to consolidate?"

"Who knows? A two-star master teaching in person is a rare opportunity. Going to listen in person will definitely be of great benefit to cultivation... Just like Teacher Zhang back then, I attended his class. Although it was only a few words, I have already benefited greatly!"

"You've attended Teacher Zhang's class?"

"Of course. Haven't I told you? Teacher Zhang is the most famous teacher in our school, even more renowned than this Teacher Lu Xun..."

...

Just as they were walking through the campus, a group of people hurriedly brushed past them.

Zhang Xuan, Zhao Ya, and the others were not old, similar in age to the students. They casually altered their appearances, making it perfectly normal for others not to recognize them.

Moreover, they had left the school over a year ago.

"Lu Xun is already a two-star master? That fast..."

Hearing a familiar name, Zhang Xuan was momentarily stunned, then smiled slightly.

This Lu Xun, at the time of his transmigration, had been the most famous teacher. Wang Ying and Zhao Ya had both wanted to attend his class, but unfortunately, he had stolen them away.

A little over a year ago, he was just an ordinary famous teacher, striving for a teaching assistant position, far from even a one-star master. Now, he had already reached two stars!

How quickly things change.

"Teacher, should we go take a look?"

Zhao Ya smiled.

Zhang Xuan nodded.

Having just arrived and hearing about this old acquaintance, of course he wanted to see him.

Although there had been some unpleasantness between them, it had ultimately been completely resolved, and it no longer mattered to him.

Following the crowd, they walked toward a densely populated area. Before long, they indeed saw a young man standing on a high platform, his demeanor solemn.

It was Lu Xun, whom they hadn't seen for a long time.

Now, he had his own unique aura, dressed in a master's robe, with two stars shining brightly on his chest.

A two-star master!

In the past, in a place like Tianxuan Kingdom, a powerhouse of this level would never have appeared.

"You there..."

Just as they were about to get closer to hear what this former genius teacher had to say, a girl blocked their way.

She looked thirteen or fourteen, dressed in a gray-blue outfit, with a heroic air between her brows, somewhat reminiscent of Zhao Ya in the past.

"We heard Teacher Lu Xun is giving a lecture and came specifically to listen..."

The group exchanged glances, and Wang Ying smiled.

"To attend Teacher Lu's class, you need a student ID or pay two gold coins... This isn't a fee, but the proper compensation for a master..."

Extending her hand, the girl snorted.

"Gold coins?"

Zhang Xuan and the others understood.

Although the master profession was noble, they still needed to survive and cultivate. Therefore, lectures were often paid.

They had long left Hongtian Academy, so where would they have a student ID? But asking them to produce gold coins at this moment was indeed difficult.

For someone like Zhang Xuan, the lowest-grade items in his storage ring had long been replaced by top-grade spirit stones. Gold coins, being low-level items, he truly didn't have.

"We don't have a student ID, and we didn't bring gold coins... Here's a pill. I'll give it to you now. Can you make an exception?"

Zhang Xuan rummaged for a while and found the lowest-grade medicine he had, handing it over.

"A pill?"

The girl's eyes widened.

Usually, what the teachers bestowed were pills. Pills had grades and names, each one extremely precious. These people couldn't produce gold coins but could produce a pill?

Suspiciously taking the medicine, she examined it, and her brows furrowed.

The pill before her looked ordinary, completely different from the ones she had seen before, which surged with spiritual energy. It seemed just a pile of ordinary medicinal herbs.

"Who are you trying to fool? This is a pill? Don't think I haven't seen the world!"

Snorting coldly, the girl was filled with anger.

Although she was young, she had seen pills before. An alchemist, trying to curry favor with her teacher Lu Xun, had once given him a pill. She had been right there at the time and had seen it clearly. When the jade bottle was opened, spiritual energy rushed out, giving a warm and moist feeling.

But this one had no jade bottle, was casually taken out, and had no spiritual energy... A pill? What a joke!

A counterfeit trying to pass for gold coins, making her lose fourteen gold coins? Dream on!

"Little sister, this really is a pill, and it's beneficial to you. Its value definitely exceeds gold coins..."

Seeing that she didn't recognize it and was furious, Wang Ying couldn't help but say.

"I only want gold coins. I don't want this thing!"

Snorting, the girl flicked her hand and threw the pill back, her face full of stubbornness.

"This..."

Zhang Xuan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Given his current wealth, a pill he casually took out, if placed at the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters, would probably fetch a sky-high price. Giving it to this girl to replace fourteen gold coins, and she didn't want it, thinking he was trying to deceive her...

"How about this? I have a medicinal herb here, not low in price. If you don't want the pill, this herb should be enough to cover our lecture fee..."

Seeing her teacher being accused of fraud, Wang Ying stepped forward again, taking out a medicinal herb and handing it over.

A five-hundred-year-old Cold Star Grass!

As the president of the Spirit Awakener Guild, she also couldn't produce gold coins.

"Just this weed? Don't think you can fool me just because I'm young. My teacher is Lu Xun, a two-star master... No matter what you say today, it's useless. If you don't produce gold coins, get lost immediately. Want to freeload? Dream on!"

Seeing that they had first produced a fake pill and now a wild grass she didn't recognize to pass off as payment, the little girl's face turned green with anger.

"I..." Wang Ying was also at a loss for words, unable to speak.

Given her current status, there was nothing cheap in her storage ring. Finding something worth a dozen gold coins that this girl would recognize... was indeed difficult.

"Not willing to pay? Looks like you're here to cause trouble!"

Seeing everyone at a loss for words, the little girl became even more convinced they were fraudsters. Unable to contain herself any longer, she said, "Senior Brother, these people are trying to scam and won't pay the lecture fee. Please throw them out!"

Swish!

As her voice ended, a young man holding a long spear stepped out.

Seeing this figure, Zheng Yang's body stiffened, and his eyes reddened slightly: "Mo Xiao, is it you?"