"Heh, I've finally let out some pent-up anger," Zhou Hong chuckled.
Lu Qianqian couldn't help but roll her eyes at Zhou Hong. This wasn't just letting out some anger; it was establishing his fame. The genius-level prodigies she used to admire in her class were nothing compared to Zhou Hong, like a firefly next to a bright moon.
Looking at Zhou Hong, his figure so imposing, Lu Qianqian felt an urge to rush into his embrace and share her warmth.
"Instructor Lu, killing the guardian of the Primordial Academy, is there any major problem with that?" Zhou Hong asked.
"There shouldn't be. After all, as the weaker party, who would dare say anything."
"Are there any positions stronger than a guardian in the Primordial Academy?" Zhou Hong inquired.
"The position of a guardian is equivalent to an elder, on the same level as the dean. However, the Primordial Academy has an even higher tier called Supreme Guardians. These individuals are usually former guardians or deans and vice-deans who have been promoted. Their strength is naturally even greater, but they generally don't get involved in academy matters unless the Primordial Academy faces a crisis of life or death."
Zhou Hong nodded.
"Then, if I call out to the dean now, will he ignore me?"
Lu Qianqian couldn't help but roll her eyes again. "Why should he acknowledge you? Don't get too arrogant. Others might not know, but I'm very clear that setting up that hydrogen bomb formation won't be easy for you."
"Haha," Zhou Hong laughed. He was just joking because he was in a good mood.
"Instructor Lu, I'm treating everyone at the academy's restaurant tonight. Be here early," Zhou Hong said.
"Treating whom?"
"Killed two old dogs, shouldn't I host a celebratory feast?"
"Oh, oh, are you inviting the entire class?"
"Of course not. I just want to invite my companions from my hometown, and a few of my roommates."
"Alright then."
Zhou Hong turned and headed back to the dormitory. He remembered that since entering the Primordial Academy, he hadn't seen the companions who came with him from the Purple Firmament Continent for the assessment. He had only seen them once in the cafeteria. Feeling cheerful, he decided to host a banquet at the restaurant.
That evening, in a private room at the Primordial Academy's hotel.
Zhou Hong had invited his companions from the Purple Firmament Continent, Gu Dao Chen, Shui Yang Mei, Lu Yi Long, Jiang Cai Yue, and three roommates, Bai Long, Liao Yong, and Liu Zhen En, all to the hotel.
Of course, Lu Qianqian was also there.
"Everyone, I'm treating tonight. Drink to your heart's content," Zhou Hong said cheerfully.
"Zhou Hong, we'll toast you first. Congratulations on killing your great enemy, and may your name be forever renowned," Gu Dao Chen and the others quickly raised their glasses and said.
"What's all this about establishing fame? It's just killing two old dogs," Zhou Hong said with a humble smile. Although Zhou Hong didn't rely on his own strength, no matter what method was used, being able to kill such powerful enemies was a skill. No one cared how you did it.
"In our Primordial Academy, throughout history, there has never been a student as formidable as you. Even a thousand years from now, when we've long turned to dust, no one will remember we ever existed. But you are different. Even a thousand years from now, people will know your great name. You are truly enviable."
"Yeah, I never thought that I, Liao Yong, would be in the same dormitory as someone whose name will be etched in history. I'm so lucky."
Everyone flattered Zhou Hong, looking up to him with utmost admiration.
Just then, there was a knock on the private room door.
"Who is it?"
Shui Yang Mei, who was closest, immediately opened the door. Upon seeing the person outside, she was slightly taken aback.
"Zhou Hong, you're treating people to a meal and you didn't invite me? We're friends too," a beautiful woman, on par with the school beauties, walked in. It was none other than Zhou Hong's former fiancée, Na Lan Yun Zhu.
"Na Lan Yun Zhu, what are you doing here?" Zhou Hong's expression turned displeased.
"Zhou Hong, this is unfair! You invited all the people from our hometown, but why not me? Even though I'm no longer your fiancée, we're still fellow townsfolk." Na Lan Yun Zhu looked somewhat aggrieved, feeling that Zhou Hong was being unfair to her. He had invited all his old friends from their hometown, yet not her, his former fiancée.
Lu Qianqian was surprised at this moment, not expecting her to be Zhou Hong's fiancée.
"Instructor Lu, please don't misunderstand. She was indeed my fiancée, but I had an accident and was in a coma for over a year. Around that time, she was accepted into the Primordial Academy, and then she looked down on me and wanted to break off the engagement. Later, when she saw I had become powerful, she didn't want to break it off. A woman like that, do you think I'd still want her?"
"Oh, oh." Lu Qianqian stopped talking. However, she also felt sorry for Na Lan Yun Zhu, having missed out on such a powerful man. But Lu Qianqian was also thinking, should she be more proactive? If she missed her chance too, she would end up like Na Lan Yun Zhu, desperately trying to reconcile but with no opportunity.
With this thought, Lu Qianqian immediately decided that after the banquet, she would confess to Zhou Hong. No matter if she was an instructor or not, she would become Zhou Hong's girlfriend first.
"Na Lan Yun Zhu, leave. I don't even want to be friends with you now. I cannot forgive what you did in the past. If you don't want to become enemies, don't appear before me again," Zhou Hong said resolutely, unwilling to be entangled with Na Lan Yun Zhu any further.
Tears welled up in Na Lan Yun Zhu's eyes. She had never felt so much pain. She no longer hoped to be Zhou Hong's woman, only wishing to be friends with Zhou Hong like Shui Yang Mei and Jiang Cai Yue. Yet, Zhou Hong couldn't accept it.
"Alright then, Zhou Hong, goodbye." A look of hatred flashed in Na Lan Yun Zhu's eyes as she turned and left, disheartened.
Zhou Hong closed the door, completely disregarding her.
"Everyone, let's continue drinking," Zhou Hong urged.
The others didn't say much and continued drinking.
Soon, it was late into the night, and everyone paid the bill and left.
Lu Qianqian stayed close to Zhou Hong's side, having tried to speak several times but lacking the courage. She could only tell herself inwardly that she would speak to Zhou Hong alone after the other classmates had departed.
"Everyone, you should all go back and rest. Let's gather again when we have time," Zhou Hong said to everyone at the entrance of the hotel.
"Alright, we'll drink again next time there's something to celebrate," Lu Yi Long waved his hand.
Just then, a fragrance suddenly wafted down from the sky. Everyone looked up and saw a woman in white, ethereal like a fairy, slowly descending from mid-air.
This fairy-like woman appeared to be in her early twenties. Her beauty was incomparable. Even Zhou Hong was momentarily stunned before regaining his senses. Furthermore, her cultivation level was not weaker than the two old dogs from earlier, and she might even be stronger. After all, those two old dogs had only reached the late stage of Nascent Soul at such an old age, whereas this beautiful woman had reached this level at such a young age, clearly indicating a different level of talent.