Chapter 26: Taking Leave Requires Quick Eyes and Hands

  "Oh? You are... Xiao Xing Meng, right? Xiao Yan's older cousin." After a slight pause, Instructor Yu Lin furrowed her brow and said softly, "According to the rules, new students don't have any other holidays except for some specific ones."

  "Sorry, it's an emergency." Xiao Xing Meng shrugged his shoulders and thought to himself: If you don't approve, based on what I've learned from "Prison Break" and my years of experience skipping class, I can still come and go as I please.

  Ruolin's mentor furrowed her eyebrows and pondered for a long time before nodding slightly and saying softly, "Alright. How much leave do you need? If it's not too long, I can try to arrange it for you with my authority."

  "One year."

  "The holiday is too long..." Yolanda shook her head again, and her words already had a hint of refusal.

  "However... if you and I go up to the ring and fight, within ten moves, if you can touch me once, then you can take a year off. For one whole year, any problems in school, I'll take care of them all for you!" Yu Lin said with a sudden change in tone, speaking gently to him. The soft voice made most people present cast sympathetic glances at Xiao Xing Meng.

  Within ten moves, just a touch! As for the usual nine-segment Douzhi Qi, of course, it's impossible. It seems that Yu Lin Daoshi simply wants to give these new students a bit of a warning, but she dares to propose this condition to Xiao Xing Meng, which is simply seeking death.

  Xiao Xing Meng was thinking of skipping class anyway, but now Yu Lin is giving him a chance to play hooky openly and honestly, why not take it? Yu Lin little girl, let me teach you the skills of being a teacher.

  Xiao Xing Meng agreed on the spot: "Good!"

  Everyone was stunned by his prompt and confident response, even Xiaoye, who knew that Xiao Xing Meng was extremely strong in actual combat, felt that her own cousin was being a bit too arrogant this time. The gap between a martial artist below the rank of Grandmaster and a Grandmaster was simply like the difference between heaven and earth.

  Ruo Lin nodded slightly, then smiled faintly at Xiao Yan and led the way out of the tent. Her full and delicate figure swayed as she walked, releasing a mature and enchanting charm.

  Xiao Mei took the opportunity to ask: "Brother, why did you suddenly take a leave of absence? We're making great progress at Canaan Academy!"

  "Besides, your brother likes to venture out and gain combat experience. When we fought, you didn't even touch me, that's how I trained. Don't worry, just train well inside for now, I'll let you off for a year. Actually, it won't be long before you return." Xia Xing Meng knew Xia Mei's level, letting her train at Jia Nan Academy for a while was also a good choice. The training there still had some value, although compared to Xia Xing Meng's teachings, it was far inferior.

  Xiao Xing Meng and the others followed closely, arriving at the square in between. The place was quite large, which was undoubtedly disadvantageous to Xiao Xing Meng. He understood Ruolin's confidence - water-type fighters were skilled not in speed, but in neutralizing force. Even if Ruolin stood still, ordinary fighters below a certain level couldn't touch her. However, she definitely wouldn't go all out, nor would she directly open her fighting aura armor, after all, she was just guiding new students.

  Under the gaze of the crowd, the two walked into the arena, facing off against the smiling Ruo Lin. A refreshing breeze swept through the square, and Xiao Xing Meng wore a simple gray shirt, but on his slightly handsome face was a confident smile, as if he had already won this match, giving the surrounding crowd a mysterious feeling that they couldn't see through him.

  Ruo Lin's mentor had a gentle smile at the corner of his mouth, and his slender hand slowly rose. A green agate ring on his finger tip shone faintly, and a blue long whip emitted an unusual glow, suddenly flashing out.

  The long whip was a deep blue color throughout. On it, there were actually intense energy fluctuations. The handle of the long whip had been carefully carved into a giant snake head, and inside the snake's mouth, a blue magic core the size of a baby's fist was deeply embedded. On the surface of the long whip, some strange Dou Qi patterns were engraved, and within the lines, a faint glow was emitted.

  Just by looking at the long whip's shape, you can tell that it is a carefully crafted magical core weapon in Rufilin's hand. The gentle energy contained within the weapon shows that this magical core weapon has the same attributes as Rufilin. Using this weapon to fight will almost increase one's strength by about one or two levels.

  Ms. Yu Lin directly proved to Xiao Xing Meng through her actions: Want to easily get a year-long vacation from me? No way!

  "Let's start! Absorbing Palm!" Although he said "Absorbing Palm", Xue Xing Meng actually used "Dark Water". In order to disguise the move "Dark Water", Xue Xing Meng had exchanged blows with Xue Yan using "Mystic Sword Aura" earlier. Of course, the power of Absorbing Palm and Dark Water were not on the same level. However, as a move that could pull the opponent in, it was sufficient to serve as a disguise.

  Ruo Lin was thinking of using her long whip to defend herself from all directions, making it impossible for the opponent to get close. But unexpectedly, the opponent rushed over and directly used a fighting technique to absorb Ruo Lin's long whip. The suction force was so strong that it didn't seem like something a fighter could produce! Ruo Lin let out a cold hum, injected her fighting energy into the whip, and struck towards Xiao Xing Meng. Of course, she still controlled the force of her attack.

  The long whip swept through the air, and the slightly cool air suddenly became several degrees more humid.

  Who would have thought that Xiao Xing Meng not only didn't stop the whip's momentum, but also firmly grasped it with one hand. With a casual pull, Yu Lin felt an enormous and terrifying force transmitted through the whip. She immediately used all her strength to hold onto the whip. If she let Xiao Xing Meng take away the whip like this, how could she, as a mentor, save face?

  Xiao Xing Meng didn't pull the whip away, but instead maintained a balance with Ruo Lin, the whip taut between them, and for a moment they were at an impasse.

  Xiao Xing Meng was astonishingly able to engage in a fierce battle with Ruo Lin, and they didn't notice that Xiao Xing Meng was only holding one end of the whip with his right hand. Xiao Xing Meng immediately turned his left palm towards Ruo Lin, sucking (dark) water!

  Ruo Lin faced the whip's terrifying power with just a balance of momentum, but now that she had been ambushed by Xiao Xing Meng's dark water, her body couldn't stand upright and was sucked in by Xiao Xing Meng!

  Even a great martial artist like himself couldn't move freely in mid-air, so Yulin had no choice but to drop the whip and use both palms to push out a gust of wind towards Xiao Xing Meng. After all, she couldn't harm her student, so she only planned to use the strong wind to push him away.

  He dodged to one side, avoiding the palm wind, and then faced his own dark water absorbing Yu Lin's master who rushed forward quickly. He seized her hand before she could unfold her Dou Qi armor.

  It's just two moves! The task has already been accomplished! Even the potential value shown by Xiao Yan and Xun Er earlier didn't make them so surprised. Although Yu Lin was caught off guard due to her underestimation and mercy, the power of Xiao Xing Meng's fighting skills and his strength, which was not inferior to Yu Lin's full force, made people even more shocked. Are the people of the Xiao family all monsters?!

  He's actually able to use the suction palm to this extent (of course, it's not really the suction palm). Xiao Yan and Yao Lao were secretly shocked below, could he be a battle genius?

  Xun'er had doubts about Xiao Xing Meng, although he showed the aura of a nine-segment fighter, but his reaction during battle and the power of his absorption palm didn't seem normal at all! Although it was far from the black-robed man who defeated her that day, she couldn't rule out that he was in cahoots with that black-robed man.

  Looking at the shock on Master Ruolin's face, who was holding her jade hand, slowly subsiding, she took another deep look at the smiling young man and said softly: "The little guy really has some skills, I'm a bit nearsighted."

  "Heh heh, it was just luck. If the mentor had used his full strength, I wouldn't have stood a chance." Xiao Xing Meng said with a smile.

  "If you can't even handle a new student, and still want to use your full strength, do you think I'll let you stay in the academy?" Upon hearing this, Yu Lin glared at Xiao Yan.

  "Since you've met the conditions I required, I'll give you that year's vacation... Sigh..." With a light sigh and a shake of her head, Mu Ru Yue said somewhat helplessly. Apparently, although Xiao Yan had met the conditions, she was still somewhat reluctant to approve his one-year vacation.

  "Heh heh, thanks Tutor Ruo Lin. I used up all my Dou Qi in one go. If it wasn't for Xiao Yan teaching me this move - Absorbing Palm, I wouldn't have been able to challenge the teacher." Xiao Xing Meng's face only showed a smile, incidentally adding some pressure on Xiao Yan.

  Xiao Yan heard a faint cry of pain. "Brother, I didn't expect you to use the suction palm more fiercely than me! The power of this suction palm is not right!"

  "There's one more thing."

  "Please go ahead, teacher."

  "How long do you... want to hold my hand?" Instructor Yolyn's face turned slightly red, it was her first time being held by someone like this, and the other person was a younger freshman, so she couldn't directly shake him off.

  "Beauty, I don't want to let go of your jade hand. If you weren't so beautiful, I'd be eager to touch you. Or are you a man? I would have lost already." Xiao Xing Meng carelessly released Yu Lin's hand and made another joke.

  The people below and their companions were all stunned! Who had ever seen a nine-segment Douzhiqi guy being so fierce, not only passing the instructor's conditions but also teasing the instructor on the spot?

  Ruo Lin's face turned even redder after hearing that, but it was from anger. However, she couldn't bring herself to take action against this "exhausted" guy. Ruo Lin hadn't expected him to be so fierce in battle and had boasted too much, now she would have to work hard for his vacation, fortunately, his potential value wasn't high, so she could just treat him as a marginal student and let it go.

  At this time, Xiao Yan smiled awkwardly and walked out saying: "Yu Lin Master, I also need to take a leave."

  Ruolin almost didn't catch her breath, F-class potential wants to ask for leave, and this super S-class potential also asks for leave. Is Canaan Academy a place for you to take a vacation? Without being polite, she said: "Alright, if the F-class potential can hit me within ten moves, I'll consider you A-class. I heard that the move of absorbing palms originated from you. Alright, if you can defeat me within twenty moves, I'll let you ask for leave!"

  Xiao Yan's heart was screaming: Why didn't I take a leave of absence earlier!!!!!!!

  Xiao Xing Meng thought to herself: "This is perfect, go keep your Xun Er company. Didn't you see the change in that servant girl's expression when she heard you ask for leave and what you said to Ruo Lin?"