52: Lonely men

Chapter 52: Two Men Alone

"Knock knock..." A series of knocks sounded.

"Who is it?" Jiang Chen, who was cultivating in the evening, was interrupted by the knocking.

Jiang Chen was stunned. He was just a student, and he didn't have many relatives or friends visiting him on weekdays, so not many people came to visit, at most only Nangong Yan.

And it was already dark at this time.

Jiang Chen walked to the door and asked cautiously. Xiao Jiu also quietly walked over, its paw pads making no sound on the wooden floor, its pair of blue cat eyes fixed on the door.

"It's me." A deep, solemn voice came from outside the door.

Jiang Chen's face brightened slightly when he heard this voice. It was Principal Principal Gao Hong's voice!

Zhao Zhong had also said that the principal would be back in the next few days.

However, Jiang Chen still didn't open the door, but instead said, "Oh, so it's Principal Zhao. Principal, why are you coming to find me so late?"

"We are two men alone, it's easy for people to misunderstand us staying together at night. You should come tomorrow!"

The breathing outside the door stifled for a moment.

The deep and solemn voice said helplessly, "I'm not Zhao Zhong, I'm Principal Gao Hong, your principal."

"Your name is Jiang Chen, you are 18 years old this year, a student of Senior High Class 3 (3) at Ningshui Beast Taming Academy. Your Class Teacher is Jian Qingqiu, your father is Jiang Tao, your deskmate and best friend is Nangong Yan, and your student ID is 44."

"To save money to buy a pet beast, you fainted in the classroom in March at the beginning of the year because you were hungry. I secretly put two hundred and fifty yuan in your backpack."

"Student Jiang Chen, can you believe me and open the door now?"

"Creak..."

The tightly shut door finally opened slowly, and Jiang Chen walked out with a slightly awkward expression.

Principal Gao Hong smiled understandingly and said nothing.

Logically speaking, what Jiang Chen did was right.

After all, night is the hunting time for sea beasts, and Ningshui Town is close to the Southern Wasteland Sea, so occasionally sea beasts would secretly cross the border of the Underwater Great Wall and sneak into Dragon Country.

Some time ago, a man in Ningshui Town was lured and enticed by a Ghost-Eyed Fish while walking at night and met with misfortune.

By the time he was discovered the next day, all his internal organs had been eaten, and his death was horrific.

"Principal, please come in."

Jiang Chen coughed lightly and returned to normal, inviting Principal Gao Hong into the room.

"En." Principal Gao Hong also walked in with a normal expression, as if nothing had happened just now.

Principal Gao Hong had a full head of white hair, casually draped behind him.

Perhaps due to constant traveling, Principal Gao Hong looked a bit tired at this moment, and his clothes were tattered, showing a bit of sloppiness and unrestrainedness, lacking his usual seriousness and solemnity.

Principal Gao Hong carefully scanned the room, then sat down on a bamboo chair: "I should have been back the day before yesterday."

"But Zhao Zhong told me that the reward you wanted for this practical training was 10 drops of vajra fish essence blood from the Awakening stage, so I had to take a detour to get this for you."

"With your money-loving personality, I was really afraid that if I didn't get it, you wouldn't be willing to accept my guidance."

"Cough cough..."

Jiang Chen could now be completely sure, that's right, the person in front of him was definitely the principal!

After Principal Gao Hong finished speaking, he took out a seashell from his embrace. This seashell was very special.

The shell teeth of ordinary seashells are semicircular, but the shell teeth of this seashell are triangular.

When this seashell closed, it looked like a gaping maw closing its mouth.

A wisp of spiritual power flowed from Principal Gao Hong's hand, and this seashell slowly opened, like a fierce beast baring its fangs and gaping mouth.

After this seashell opened, a ray of light flew out from inside the seashell. This ray of light rapidly grew larger, and finally gradually turned into a glass bottle.

Jiang Chen was somewhat dumbfounded by this strange scene in front of him!

"Principal, this is..."

"This is a Storage Seashell. Your current level is too low. You will come into contact with it later."

Principal Gao Hong explained, "Alright, this is the vajra fish essence blood you wanted."

Principal Gao Hong caught the glass bottle that flew out of the seashell with his right hand, then handed it to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen quickly reached out to take it, and saw more than ten drops of crimson blood flowing in the bottle. These drops of blood were all outlined with a golden edge, and upon closer inspection, one could even see a tiny Vajra Fish sea beast within these essence blood drops.

"An Awakening stage Vajra Fish only yields seven or eight drops of essence blood. I slaughtered two, and I don't need the extra drops in here, so I'll give them all to you."

Jiang Chen was ecstatic: "Thank you, Principal, you are so generous, Principal, may your blessings be as vast as the Eastern Sea and your longevity as boundless as the Southern Mountains!"

Seeing Jiang Chen value this bottle of vajra fish essence blood so much, Principal Gao Hong also nodded in satisfaction, it was not in vain that he made this special detour.

"There are still 8 months until next year's College Entrance Examination. During this period, I will personally guide you. You must work hard to cultivate, live up to your talent, and live up to my and the academy's nurturing."

Principal Gao Hong continued earnestly, "Our Ningshui Beast Taming Academy has yet to have a student who could get into the four top academies."

"And you, you give me hope!"

"I can guarantee that with the talent you've shown now, and if you cultivate diligently in the coming time, you absolutely have a chance to strive for the four top academies!"

"Do you understand?"

"I understand!" Jiang Chen's heart warmed, and he responded loudly!

"Good that you understand," Principal Gao Hong nodded in satisfaction: "Then you start moving tomorrow."

"Ah, move?" Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment.

"I've already sent someone to clear out a room in the academy for you to live in. You'll be staying there for the foreseeable future."

Principal Gao Hong replied, "Anyway, the typhoon disaster is coming next month, and your house probably won't be habitable then."

"It would take a lot of time for you to rebuild, so there's no need. Just live at the academy directly."

"I will also live at the academy, so if you have any questions, you can ask me directly."

"I... I..."

This happiness came too quickly, like a typhoon, directly blowing Jiang Chen into a daze!

The living conditions at the academy are naturally much better than here!

And just as Principal Gao Hong said, because of the approaching typhoon, he would have to dismantle and move his house during this period, moving everything into an underground cave, and then moving things out to rebuild after the typhoon. This would consume a lot of time and energy. Now that Principal Gao Hong actually invited him to live at the academy, he could directly save all that effort.

At this moment, Jiang Chen's ecstatic face suddenly stiffened as he thought of something important.

Jiang Chen looked at Principal Gao Hong somewhat warily: "Then... that, Principal, I shouldn't have to pay to live at the academy, right?"

"If you charge money, I'm not going!"

Principal Gao Hong was speechless: "No charge, I said so!"

He had thought Jiang Chen's expression changed just now because of something else, but it turned out to be about this.

"Then do I need money to eat at the academy cafeteria?" Jiang Chen asked in a low voice again.

"No money..."

"That's great!"

"Principal, why don't we move tonight right now? It'll be so much trouble to wait until tomorrow!"

If he moved now, he could even save money on breakfast tomorrow morning!