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The two guards nodded repeatedly. "Yes, Your Highness."
Tuoba Rui turned around and returned to his residence with a look of displeasure on his face.
He wondered if he had given her too many things. She wouldn't wait until she was done eating, would she?
He thought about it and finally decided that as long as she came back, he would never let her leave.
That afternoon, Hua Ruge arrived at the Academy. On the outside, it still looked like a barren mountain, but after he revealed his jade tablet and opened his enchantment, it was a completely different world.
When the Fellow saw the black plate on Hua Ruge's waist, he bowed slightly to show his respect.
Hua Ruge nodded and returned the greeting. He did not look at Su Nianxia, but instead, directly headed towards the core region.
On the way, she was very nervous. After all, she had promised her master that she would leave early and come back early, but this delay took half a year. If she went, she would definitely be scolded.
Before she could even reach Danyang Peak, she saw that a lot of people had gathered at the foot of the mountain.
Who was on the Danyang Peak?
She walked up to them with a strange expression. When these academicians saw her, they were shocked. It was obvious that they did not expect to return so suddenly.
"It seems like you know who I am, so I won't say much. I'm going up, sorry for troubling you." Although she spoke politely, her footsteps did not stop. She walked straight up the stairs.
Noticing her unfriendly expression, the Scholars made way for her.
With just a glance, Hua Ruge could see the guilt in these people's eyes, and she knew that something bad must have happened.
She pushed off with the tip of her feet and climbed up quickly. In half an incense stick of time, she had reached the summit.
When she stepped onto the last step, the people on the Danyang Peak all turned around and looked at her with some surprise.
Hua Ruge looked around and estimated that there were about twenty to thirty people, some old, and some young. Looking at their postures, all of them were standing in front of the Danyang Peak Great Hall.
"Everyone, what business do you have with my Danyang Peak?" Hua Ruge walked forward as he spoke, his expression was indifferent with a cold glint in his eyes.
Among them, a middle-aged man glanced at the black jade on her waist and disdainfully said: "I have long heard of the great name of the Danyang Peak's head disciple. Today, I am truly disappointed as I see what a wet behind the ears little kid can do."
Hua Ruge slightly raised his brows and continued to speak: "You don't need to judge what's wrong with me. Tell me now, what are you two doing here?"
No one expected Hua Ruge to be so calm despite his age, and no one replied him in a short while.
Hua Ruge felt that something was amiss. If it was a fair and square matter, why would no one say anything?
She also noticed that these people were all pill refiners. One of them was meditating, and there was already a layer of snow on his body.
They were of the same bloodline as pill refiners, and it hadn't been a long time.
What was his purpose?
She decided to not ask and shouted towards the hall, "Disciple requests to see Master."
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone stared fixedly at the main hall's door. With an inquiring look.
"Ru Ge, come in by yourself." Gu Mo's voice resounded in the sky, and everyone who heard it would feel that he was somewhat weak.
"Yes, Master." Hua Ruge replied.
"Rumble." The door to the hall slowly opened.
Hua Ruge stepped forward, and the people behind him unexpectedly followed.
Hua Ruge frowned. "Everyone, did you not hear Master's words?"
"Everyone heard that the Head of the Guards is unwell, so we came to visit. We were all kind. Girl, you shouldn't have made things difficult for us." One of the middle-aged men spoke.
As the sound of his voice faded, not a single sound could be heard from the hall.
Hua Ruge's pupils contracted, he knew that Gu Mo's body was not in a good condition, and all of them wanted to take the chance to ascend the stage and obtain the first seat.
"I'll only say it once." Hua Ruge glared at him and said coldly: "Scram!"
These people did not place a little girl like Hua Ruge in their eyes. One of them went up and unhappily said, "I say ?"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Two fire dragons appeared out of thin air and suddenly charged towards everyone with bared fangs and brandished claws.
Her own strength was not ordinary, and there was even a bit of Destructive Flame's power attached to the Fire Dragon. Once it was released, the terrifying heat forced people to retreat, and in the end, they had to send out a few enchantments in order to dissipate the Fire Dragon's power.
When everyone raised their heads, covered in dust, they realized that the door of the great hall was already closed. They could not even see Hua Ruge's shadow.
Everyone looked at each other as if they didn't know how to react.
The people who were standing here were all elites of the Sky Mansion Academy Pill Refiner's Lineage and were considered pillars. He never expected that he would be pushed back by a little girl with a single move.
"Inform the family head that the first one is indeed not going to live long."
There were a few people in the crowd who sent letters to their juniors. It was obvious that they were only there to scout.
In the hall, Hua Ruge closed the door and looked towards the golden seats.
With just a glance, her heart had cooled down. Gu Mo was not sitting cross-legged on top of it like he usually did, but was lying on the ground.
His body was thinner, and the gray robe that covered him looked like it was covering him.
"Honorable Master, it's my fault that I came back late." Hua Ruge quickly went up and kneeled under the chair, and looked at Gu Mo who was above.
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She had never expected something like this to happen.
Gu Mo weakly opened his eyelids, and looking at the face that was right in front of his eyes, he gave a gratified smile: "Good child, master has finally waited for you to return."
"Master, your disciple is unfilial." Hua Ruge looked at the old man in front of him who was struggling to hold on.
"Ru Ge, listen to me. My lifespan has already dried up dozens of years ago, but I am unwilling to not have found a successor. So, I have been consuming elixirs for so many years to keep myself alive.
Hua Ruge shook his head repeatedly, "Master, there will definitely be a way."
"Don't speak, listen to me. I have never taught you anything before because I know that you are blessed by the heavens and you do not need me to teach you how to refine pills. But today, I want to teach you the most important thing."
Gu Mo said as he handed over a jade slip with his withered hand. "You must be very curious, why is it that the purity of the medicinal pellet increases so easily, but that its spirituality is extremely difficult to obtain.
As he spoke, he called the jade slip into Hua Ruge's hands and said with relief, "Master will not misjudge anyone. Your comprehension ability is far better than mine, and the Alchemy Division will depend on you to grow."
"Master, disciple is still young and cannot take on such a heavy burden. If you continue to teach me for a few more years, I will make sure that nothing will happen to you." Hua Ruge held his hand and said anxiously.
She could tell that Gu Mo was holding on with all his might until now. If he was truly not worried, then he would really be in danger.
Gu Mo smiled with gratitude: "Hold out your hand."
Hua Ruge obediently opened his palm.