217: This is not the Xiao family.

Everyone was busy currying favor with him, so how could they possibly go for the kill during a spar?

And the more this was the case, the closer his actual combat experience was to zero.

It was only after he was almost captured by the Person with bamboo hat that he truly understood the immense gap between him and genuinely powerful individuals.

That feeling of being powerless to resist, of whole-body spasms, and even suffocation… he never wanted to experience it a second time in his life.

"Teacher Xiao, why did you stop talking?"

Xiao Yue was teaching a class in the elementary section, but halfway through his lecture, he started thinking about himself and got distracted.

Now, with a reminder from the student in the first row, he snapped back to attention: "Oh, oh, it's nothing, let's continue with the next lesson."

To be honest, teaching theoretical classes was very difficult for him, as he neither liked reading such convoluted things nor had the patience for them.

And after learning from these theoretical books that his strength wasn't enough because he lacked actual combat experience, he became even more unwilling to do such boring and meaningless things; he wanted to fight.

But this wasn't the Xiao Family; it was the Martial Artist Training Base.

He couldn't just do whatever he wanted.

Director Gao had said that he had put a lot of effort into successfully getting Xiao Yue to stay and become a teaching instructor, and if Xiao Yue did anything he shouldn't during his tenure, he shouldn't blame Director Gao for being ruthless.

Xiao Yue was indeed arrogant usually, but he also knew who he could provoke and who he couldn't.

The Xiao Family had now merged into the White Wing Martial Arts Training Center, and Director Gao was quite kind-hearted, arranging better positions for the Xiao Family's martial artists, as were the other three families.

Although Xiao Zhenxuan didn't say it, Xiao Yue knew that he was still thinking about reorganizing the Xiao Family's disciples and forming a new Xiao Family clan once he became strong enough.

But Xiao Yue didn't think that way.

It was impossible for the family to return to its former glory; weren't those people doing quite well now at the White Wing Martial Arts Training Center?

Moreover, this was the Martial Artist Training Base!

It wasn't the Four Great Families of the past!

Xiao Yue believed he had a more long-term vision than his father, Xiao Zhenxuan; he felt that developing the entire Xiao Family would be incredibly difficult, but as long as he, the eldest son of the Xiao Family, developed, would there still be no one to pledge allegiance to the Xiao Family in the future?

Father, just wait, I will bring glory to the Xiao Family in a different way… The next day.

Lin Feng had been under maintenance all last night, only appearing this morning when the sky was bright, dragging two long carriages. Although his speed became faster after the upgrade, due to the length of his body, traversing the forest was not as convenient as before.

This was the first time Lin Feng felt that this Ferocious Beast Forest was too small, making him feel somewhat unable to move freely.

"The green train is out!"

Gu Mingzhu was still wearing a youthful skirt set today, but the pink skirt had been replaced with navy blue, and her hair was simply tied into a ponytail, looking exactly like a modern high school girl.

"You guys hurry up! We finally waited for the train to appear, and didn't you say you still wanted to buy some train exclusive water?" Gu Mingzhu looked back and saw Wang Yi and the other two lagging behind, so she quickly urged them on.

"Coming, coming!"

Gu Mingzhu ran so fast that the three of them almost couldn't catch up.

"Passengers who have just ridden the train are indeed different, huh? We've all become 'Zen-like' now, only Miss Mingzhu rushes forward as soon as she sees the train." Feng Zhi wiped the sweat from his run and said.

Wang Yi laughed wryly: "Have you forgotten when the tin train was replaced by the green train, and several of our teams were scrambling to buy train exclusive water?"

Feng Zhi: "..." Ah, ah, ah, don't bring up that dark history!

Compared to the two of them, Ge Yunying was still relatively composed: "Fewer people are buying train exclusive water recently, so we don't need to be so anxious to buy it."

Another point was that they had all drunk train exclusive water many times, and the effect was not nearly as good as when they drank the first bottle. So, considering the cost-effectiveness, some passengers would no longer stake out every day to buy it.

Especially Ge Yunying; she spent her low-grade spirit stones very carefully, and having always bought train exclusive water before, she didn't have many low-grade spirit stones left.

Considering her elderly mother at home, Ge Yunying had decided not to buy train exclusive water this time.

Feng Zhi had saved some low-grade spirit stones during this period, but the VIP carriage... well, he couldn't bear to spend that much.

If it were an Martial Enhancement Pill, he might consider it.

Gu Mingzhu ran the fastest and had already reached the green train. Without any hesitation, she directly boarded the VIP carriage.

VIP treatment, you deserve to have it!

Although Gu Mingzhu had only ridden the train twice, did she even need to ask which carriage offered better treatment? Anyway, she wasn't short on money. Just last night, after returning, she asked her City Lord Senior Brother for several high-grade spirit stones and some spirit stone vouchers. She was quite a little rich girl now.

Senior Brother said that friends are very important when traveling, and low-grade spirit stones are equally important.

Sometimes, you can even make temporary friends with low-grade spirit stones.

Although relationships bound by self-interest might not be strong in the long run, in the short term, as long as there's no loss of benefit, it's enough.

【Welcome aboard this train. Please sit tight and hold on.】

【Different carriages have different fares. This Carriage 3 is a VIP carriage, with a fare of two thousand low-grade spirit stones.】

"I'll buy a VIP carriage ticket." Gu Mingzhu grandly took out a stack of spirit stone vouchers and said, "Also, give me a New Upgrade Martial Pill. Oh, and I'll buy a bottle of that train exclusive water too."

Hearing Gu Mingzhu's words, filled with the scent of money, Lin Feng immediately perked up!

【Alright, here are your train ticket, New Upgrade Martial Pill, and train exclusive water. Please take them.】

With such a large amount of low-grade spirit stones instantly coming in, Lin Feng was inevitably a little excited and didn't want to let go of Gu Mingzhu, this big customer. So, just as Gu Mingzhu thought she had bought everything she wanted, a line of subtitles appeared before her eyes again:

【Do you need a New Healing Pill? Martial artists below Level 10 or ferocious beasts below Tier 10 can heal all external injuries after taking it! It's extremely practical. Whether sparring with people or fighting ferocious beasts, it's equivalent to having an extra life-saving charm. It's an essential good for home and travel. The price is only one thousand low-grade spirit stones, fair to all!】

"There's such a pill?? Give me one."

【Alright, here is your Healing Pill. Please take it.】

This was the first time Gu Mingzhu had heard of such a miraculous pill. This effect... probably even the healing potions in the top 100 Walls couldn't achieve it, right?

She had always thought that since she was born in the City Lord's Mansion, the City Lord's Mansion had a share of all the good things in the entire 155 Fortress, so she was well-traveled and knowledgeable.

However, it was only after coming to the forest and seeing this green train that she truly understood the meaning of 'there's always someone better out there'.