"Regardless of what you say, I'm going out for a walk. I'm going alone, and no one is allowed to follow me!" Ye Lang proposed something that the three opposed even more.
"Alone? Absolutely not!! You can forget about that!"
"Whatever, I will slip away on my own, and nobody can stop me!" Ye Lang said nonchalantly.
"..." This statement left the three speechless. They all believed that if Ye Lang wanted to leave, no one could stop him. His numerous disappearances had already proven this point.
"Fine, I agree to you leaving, but you must keep in touch with us at all times!" They reluctantly agreed, at least to get updates, not knowing whether he had left voluntarily or was kidnapped.
"That's no problem, if I remember..." Ye Lang nodded in agreement, though his promise seemed no different from not promising at all.
"..."
"Son, where will you go first?" Long Angel suddenly asked Ye Lang. She had a thought in her mind, believing that Ye Lang would definitely go to that place.
"The Tiger Tribe!" Ye Lang replied.
"I knew you would go there. You want to see your tigress..." As expected, this kid still liked Tayya the most.
"..."
"Ye Lang, about the trial..." a very melodious voice began.
"To hell with the trial! Don't bother me!! Whoever mentions the trial to me, I'll confront them!" Ye Lang replied angrily. These past few days, he had been annoyed by this term, so when someone asked him about it, he didn't think twice before losing his temper.
After finishing, Zhen Xiaoyan pulled him aside...
"Why?" Ye Lang asked Zhen Xiaoyan grumpily.
Zhen Xiaoyan pointed in front, indicating for Ye Lang to look clearly.
"Uh..." Ye Lang saw the beautiful female teacher on the platform. Now there was thunder over her head, and the entire class stared blankly at Ye Lang.
Some people showed admiring eyes – You're bold, you dare to confront her!
While others showed sympathetic looks – Haha, you're in trouble!
...
This was happening in the classroom, during class, and the person questioning Ye Lang was none other than their class's beautiful female teacher. In other words, Ye Lang insulted their "beloved" female teacher in front of so many students.
"You!! Get out!!" The beautiful teacher gritted her teeth and said harshly.
"I'm sorry, I've been annoyed by this recently. Again, I want to make it clear, I'm not participating in the trial!" After expressing his apologies to the beautiful teacher, Ye Lang reiterated his stance and finally left the room.
The female teacher didn't say anything, and Zhen Xiaoyan wanted to walk out with him. But she thought better of it since Ye Lang often got lost and was punished by the teacher.
Others might give Ye Lang some face, but this beautiful teacher was never polite. She treated all students equally, irrespective of their identity and status.
After Ye Lang walked out, the beautiful teacher continued with the class. She felt resentful since she had only wanted what was best for him, to help him stand out, but he had scolded her... Hmph, she won't care about him anymore!
As for Ye Lang, after leaving, he stood outside for a moment; then, he immediately thought of a place to go and headed there without delay – the library!
The sea of learning was vast, and even though Ye Lang had an exceptional memory, rereading books often led to new insights. Reading required more than just memorization.
Ordinarily, Ye Lang chose books to read based on his interests. He was lazy and wouldn't read books outside his field that held no value for him. Now, he needed to refer to some books, to plan for his journey!
In fact, if no one had mentioned it, Ye Lang wouldn't have prepared until next year. His original plan was to start after the new year, but that hasn't changed much now.
He wanted to complete his coming-of-age ceremony first, then finish the year, and then set off at some point! And this wandering was just travel, not an adventure. He wouldn't do such boring and dangerous things, leaving them for the professionals.
Now, he wanted to understand which places were fun, the most famous and representative places. Previously, this was all overlooked since he didn't have the time.
"Thirteenth Young Master, did the teacher kick you out again?" Arriving at the library, Ye Lang met someone he often encountered there, a young man close in age to him.
"Yeah, are you here for the same reason?" Ye Lang nodded and casually asked.
"No, I volunteered to leave." The young man said proudly.
"I have to admit, you're an idiot, volunteering..." Ye Lang said bluntly.
"Tit for tat..." the young man replied calmly, without blushing or skipping a beat.
"Go read your book. Oh, by the way, do you know where I can find books on the human geography of the mainland?" Ye Lang didn't really want to continue the conversation with this young man, but suddenly remembered that the young man was an authority in this library, and even the administrator didn't know the books here as well as he did.
This young man practically lived in the library, even during breaks, and claimed it was to prepare for future positions. What position? You'd know if you kept reading!
"Human geography? What are you planning to do? Do you want to go out and explore the world like others?" the young man immediately guessed Ye Lang's intention.
"You guessed half right. I do want to go out and have some adventures, but not for taking risks!" Ye Lang said with a smile.
"Do you think you can't squander your time here and need to set your sights on the whole continent?" the young man asked suspiciously.
"Well, you truly live up to your reputation as the top strategist of this library, you guessed right," Ye Lang said.
"How many times do I have to tell you, it's not just this library, it's the empire, no, it's the future top strategist of the entire continent!!" the young man proudly stated, referring to his ultimate goal in life.
"It's still in the future, you're just a strategist of this library for now. Stop the nonsense and tell me, where are those books?" Ye Lang disregarded the young man's words.
"..., just you wait and see, I will make it happen!"
"Where?"
"Over there..."
"Thank you!"
"..."
Ye Lang quickly found the books he wanted and sat down quietly to read, maintaining the peace of the library, which had only a few people at that time.
At this moment, Ye Lang seemed to have not noticed that there was still someone sitting in front of him, or rather, he was accustomed to the fact that people here would sit together to read without bothering each other, so he didn't pay attention to who the person in front of him was.
But as he read, he suddenly felt a very cold and hostile gaze, then lifted his head...
"..." Ye Lang remained silent for a while, then continued reading quietly with his head down.
"Thud..." the person in front dropped the book from their hands, seeming to have trembled and lost their grip.
"..." Ye Lang continued reading without paying any attention.
"Hmph! Ye Lang, I will make you regret..." the person didn't speak aloud, but kept it in their heart, then continued to sit in front of Ye Lang, staring at the book in his hands.
If someone saw this scene, they would find it strange why these two people would sit and read together, given their deep-seated grudge against each other.
Little did they know, one didn't care, and the other refused to be weak!
This person was none other than Shalan, whose happiness had been shattered by Ye Lang. She had rarely appeared in the classroom and devoted herself entirely to the study of alchemy. In her life, only alchemy seemed to matter.
And she had terrifying talent in alchemy. While she had previously studied at the Alchemy Academy, her mind wasn't entirely focused on alchemy. But now, with all her attention, her alchemy talent shone through.
Perhaps it was her relentless study that brought out her talent. In any case, her future development was limitless. Even if Ye Lang were to learn about her situation later, he wouldn't care much, so he cared even less now.
And since that day, every time Ye Lang appeared in the library and sat down, Shalan would inevitably be in front of him, greeting him with unfriendly eyes.
"Do you have a problem? If you dislike me so much, why do you sit with me every day?" Ye Lang asked directly the third time.
Once is a chance, and twice might still be a coincidence, but the third time was definitely not a coincidence!
"I want to defeat you!" Shalan replied, ignoring the question.
"What are you talking about?" Ye Lang was confused.
"I want to beat you with alchemy!" Shalan gritted her teeth.
"Oh, please. I have to make it clear, I'm very skilled! If you can't become the empire's top alchemist, don't waste my time!" Ye Lang said objectively and honestly, which others might view as arrogance.
"I will, and not just for the empire, I will be the best on the continent!" Shalan gritted her teeth, refusing to bow down.
"Another one... Why does everyone in this library seem abnormal, except for me?!" Ye Lang looked at the young man and sighed.
"Ye Lang! I will succeed!" both of them almost said simultaneously.
"We'll see when the time comes. Stop arguing for now..." Ye Lang said nonchalantly, plugging his ears.
"Hmph!" again, in unison.