This group of law enforcement disciples was fierce and murderous, and among the crowd, someone was carrying a stretcher.
On the stretcher lay a man—none other than Pan Mingxiong, whose tailbone had been shattered by Long Chen's kick.
At this moment, his body was arched like a shrimp, his face twisted in rage. Long Chen's kick had brought him immense pain. Even with spiritual medicine, it wouldn't heal in a day or two.
These law enforcement disciples were all his brother's close friends. After being carried back, he directly sought them out to stand up for him.
This group was quite proud and came straight to make a scene. After going upstairs, the leader shouted and immediately sensed something was wrong, because he immediately spotted the law enforcement disciples in front of him.
"Captain, what are you doing here?" The man was stunned.
It turned out that the disciple who had come to ask Long Chen was the captain of the law enforcement team, and that person was one of his subordinates.
"Do you want to die?" Shouting here? The captain shouted angrily.
That person was being scolded out of nowhere. What's going on? He usually gets along well with this captain, so why is he suddenly being scolded?
"Captain, I'm here to see Long Chen..." the man said, looking puzzled.
"Nonsense! Is Mentor Long Chen's name even yours to call him?" The captain cursed.
"Mentor?" Is he a mentor? The man was startled and looked at Pan Mingxiong on the stretcher.
Pan Mingxiong said Long Chen was an ascender from the lower realm with no background—could he be mistaken? No matter how tough their law enforcement disciples are, they wouldn't casually go after a mentor.
Pan Mingxiong also looked incredulous: "The Long Chen I mentioned is the one wearing black?" You're like a beggar, are you guys mistaken? "
Shut up!"
The captain shouted sharply. In the entire academy, aside from Long Chen, no one wore black at all. Who else could it be?
Pan Mingxiong didn't care, but his subordinate got along well with him. If he ran into Long Chen, he'd be doomed.
The captain pointed at the man. He was smart enough to know that today's events were probably extraordinary, so he shut his mouth and said nothing more.
"Mentor Long Chen, I don't mind disciplining them. If I offend you, please consider if you can spare them for their youth and ignorance, so as not to spoil your taste for good food." The captain turned his head and spoke to Long Chen's private room, his voice full of humility.
The man was stunned. What on earth was going on? Even a mentor wouldn't have the right to let the captain do this, right?
"Let them get lost." Long Chen's voice came through.
"Thank you, Mentor Long Chen." The captain was overjoyed and signaled them to leave, but after just a few steps, Long Chen's voice came again:
"I said to tell them to get lost. Didn't you understand?" Long Chen's voice came again.
"Got it, got it!"
The captain hurriedly said, "All of you, roll down the stairs." "
This ..." The law enforcement disciples immediately hesitated.
"Hesitate my ass, get lost."
The captain grabbed the man and kicked him in the butt. The man let out an 'ouch' and tumbled down the stairs.
The other law enforcement disciples, with no other choice, had no choice but to grit their teeth and roll down the stairs.
Someone next to the captain reached out and grabbed Pan Mingxiong, trying to throw him down the stairs, because he couldn't move and only someone could help him.
"Hey, hey, don't hit me! My brother is Pan Mingying, you all know him, he's coming back soon..." Pan Mingxiong shouted.
"He's already back, but only a few bones are intact—he's much worse off than you.
He can barely protect himself now, and you still expect him? Idiot, if it weren't for you, where would all this have happened? Go away. The captain kicked Pan Mingxiong in the butt.
Pan Mingxiong screamed in pain and tumbled down the stairs. He had just started to recover a bit from his medicine, but the roll completely opened his wounds, and the healing wounds were extremely sensitive. That roll nearly cost him his life.
The piercing scream was like a pig being slaughtered. After rolling down, he had already passed out.
When the law enforcement team left, everyone in the private room could no longer hold back and burst into laughter.
"Third Brother, why aren't you smiling?"
Zhong Ling was already laughing uncontrollably, but Long Chen himself seemed unfazed. Yet, precisely because of Long Chen's serious demeanor, it made people laugh even more.
"Maybe I just have a good sense of humor." Long Chen said with a bitter smile.
He used to laugh heartlessly, but after experiencing the world-destroying war on the Tianwu Continent, he felt his heart shattered along with it, and he still hadn't recovered from the blow.
Although he knew he should be strong, learn to relax, and let go of unnecessary burdens, he knew it would take time.
Parents must be found, brothers must gather, beloveds must be found. As the heir of the Nine Stars, he seems to be hiding countless secrets that he needs to uncover bit by bit.
He had so many things to do. Although he knew he had to eat one bite at a time and needed to relax to do things well, only those who bear the invisible pressure truly know how heavy it is.
Soon, the food and wine arrived, fragrant and aromatic. All the ingredients came from the Immortal Realm, not only delicious but also greatly beneficial to the body.
However, the food here was quite expensive. Judging by how excited Zhong Ling and Zhong Xiu were, it was clear they rarely came to eat here.
The food was good, but the wine was far from it. After getting used to the wine from the Wine God Palace, the wine from the Immortal Realm seemed as bland as water.
However, Mu Qingyun and his Divine Academy disciples seemed somewhat intoxicated. Soon, the two sisters, Mu Qingyun, Zhong Ling, and Zhong Xiu, were already flushed with a hint of intoxication.
Long Chen was toasted in turn; when the wine was empty, he accepted all offerings. After several jars, he remained expressionless, and Mu Qingyun repeatedly praised Long Chen's generosity.
Everyone ate and chatted while relaxed, and Long Chen finally learned some of the current situation of the Divine Academy disciples from them.
It turned out that the disciples of the Divine Academy were divided into three categories: Heaven, Earth, and Man, each corresponding to a different realm.
And they were all disciples at the Mortal Shedding Realm. Although their mundane aura had almost faded, the seed of divine fire had not yet condensed, so they could not completely strip away the last trace of mortal energy. Therefore, they still belonged to the Mortal Shedding Realm and were called human-level disciples.
Among human-level disciples, there is a Divine Path Ranking, which is selected based on combat strength. Those who make it onto the Divine Path Human List receive a generous monthly reward.
Therefore, competition on the Divine Dao Ranking is extremely fierce, but its rules also have their loopholes: any strong player on the Divine Dao Ranking can freely challenge others. The successful ones replace the losers' rankings, and the losers' names are removed from the list.
To win it back, he would have to challenge the strong figures on the Divine Dao Ranking again next month, but this meant losing a month's worth of rewards.
"Is it that there aren't many people on the Divine Dao Ranking here here?" Long Chen saw Mu Qingyun mention this matter and his face was full of anger, so he couldn't help but ask.