Don't Mess with That Dragon-Chapter 570 - 20 Big Shots

On this day, a sudden change disrupted the calm life.

There was a stir throughout the entire Martial Arts Academy.

The apprentices of the Martial Arts Academy showed faint signs of excitement on their faces, while the Martial Arts Instructors couldn’t hide their enthusiasm either.

The steward, for once, gathered all the small workers and odd-job men in the academy, assigning tasks to clean the floors, hang big red lanterns at the entrance, and paste red paper on the windows.

It looked like a grand celebration was underway.

Lin Han asked someone nearby and heard that the Hall Master’s daughter was about to return, accompanied by some important figures.

Many years ago, it was said that the Hall Master’s daughter had exceptional talent and was sent far away to become a disciple of a great Sect.

After years apart, she was returning today.

According to the steward, the Hall Master’s daughter mentioned in her letter that one of her senior brothers would also be coming.

That distant great Sect was truly a colossal faction.

It was said to be located beyond Sanshui County, even bigger than the five major Sects of Sanshui County.

This was indeed astonishing.

For many in the Martial Arts Academy, Sanshui County was a vast world they may never have the chance to leave, let alone imagine the even broader world beyond.

Like fish living in a pond, it was hard to envision the vastness of the sea, let alone imagine the great size of whales living in the sea.

However, they didn’t need to understand.

All they needed to know was that the Sect where the Hall Master’s daughter resided was a superpower above the five major Sects of Sanshui County.

The entire Martial Arts Academy was immersed in a celebratory atmosphere.

Especially the rich apprentices sent to the academy, who were eager and confident, planning to impress the Hall Master’s daughter.

As for women, they had seen many.

Easily bewildered and enamored.

If they were fortunate enough to succeed, couldn’t they rise to greatness and use it as a stepping stone to join that super Sect?

Therefore, the entire Martial Arts Academy was filled with an air of excitement.

However, all this had nothing to do with Lin Han.

Perhaps,

in his heart, Lin Han was curious about the legendary Hall Master’s daughter, and more curious about what lay beyond Sanshui County, how vast was that extraordinary Sect stronger than the five major Sects.

But Lin Han knew,

these were not worlds he had the right to touch yet.

Thus, within the academy, where minds were agitated, only Lin Han remained calm, diligently sweeping, wiping tables, taking out garbage, and doing various chores.

He practiced martial arts for an hour at dawn, worked during the day, and slept at night.

Just as usual.

The only difference was that the Hall Master, due to the great joy of his daughter’s return after years, was providing an extra meal for all the laborers in the academy.

For Lin Han, it was a rare occasion, apart from New Year’s Eve each year, to taste meat.

Thus, Lin Han was genuinely happy about this.

Several days later,

on this morning, everyone was gathered on the expansive training ground of the Martial Arts Academy.

Even Lin Han was summoned by the steward, along with the servants, to stay at the farthest edges of the corner near the wall, all ordered to kneel.

In the center of the square,

stood the rare presence of the middle-aged Martial Arts Hall Master, dressed in black, exuding an imposing aura with his hands behind his back.

Lin Han, standing quite a distance away, couldn’t see very clearly.

Standing behind the Hall Master were likely several important figures such as high-ranking stewards and elders of the academy.

Additionally, there were a few young people standing to the side, dressed in luxurious attire and displaying various forms and expressions.

Each of them carried an air of nobility and pride. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

It was unclear whether they were young members of prestigious families from the ancient town or young talents from the academy.

Following them were the Martial Arts Instructors and numerous apprentices from the academy.

Standing by rank, the entire academy had nearly a thousand people.

There were quite a few apprentices standing closer to the front whom Lin Han didn’t recognize.

The area he was responsible for fell under the scope of teaching basic skills in the outer academy. As for the inner academy, where deeper martial arts techniques were taught, it was not a place Lin Han could easily enter.

Those unfamiliar apprentices likely belonged to the inner academy.

Lin Han kneeled at the distant corner along with over a hundred other outer-door servants, gazing curiously at the scene before him.

Why did everyone have to gather on the training field?

Wouldn’t greeting her be done outside the city gate?

He was puzzled.

However, Lin Han did not voice his confusion.

Soon, the answer to his puzzlement became clear.

Rustle!!!

The wind,

came from who knows where, sweeping through the sky and earth.

The trees outside the training ground rustled loudly in the wind, bowing down one by one.

Then, inexplicably,

a massive shadow darkened the sky above.

"What’s this..."

Lin Han looked up at the sky,

suddenly filled with astonishment.

His mouth opened, unable to close for a long time.

In the perfectly clear sky, above the clouds, a divine flying crane with wings spread to a length of ten meters, as white as jade and talons black as steel, swooped down from high above.

On the back of the magnificent crane stood several people.

Leading them was a young man and woman.

The young man wore a feathered robe and a black hat, with a fair face and red lips, an aura of profound mystery surrounding him.

The young woman wore a plain-colored outfit, embroidered with a swift on one side and a dancing butterfly on the other, her clear eyes resembling a chill cold moon of ice.

High above in the sky, riding on the crane’s back, they were like beings straight out of a fairy tale!

Though the youthful pair in the sky weren’t very old, they exerted an invisible pressure that weighed heavily on everyone present.

Their power was immense and terrifying!

Even greater than that of the Martial Arts Hall Master!

It was as if the entire sky was pressing down upon them.

Unfathomable, vast as heaven and earth!

This was probably the real cultivator of this world,

the true person of importance!

Whether it was the Martial Arts Hall Master, the number one expert in the ancient town, or those so-called great family clans, they were but local tyrants viewing the sky from the bottom of a well!

As Lin Han looked at the figures on the divine crane high above in the heavens, a dazzling light suddenly shone in his eyes.

"Someday, I too shall become such a cultivator, flying freely across the nine heavens!"

Lin Han clenched his fists, shouting from within his heart.

High in the sky, the young man seemed to notice and glanced at Lin Han.

"Hmph!"

Boom!!!

Like thunder, a cold snort suddenly exploded in Lin Han’s ears.

A terribly frightening sound shattered in his mind,

causing his head to throb, and his consciousness to scatter.

Immediately, Lin Han’s nose and mouth bled,

and with a muffled grunt, he fell headfirst to the ground.