X-Dragon Era

Startled, he looked up at Yi Luo Xiang, and what caught his eye was Yi Luo winking playfully at Xin Yun. Although she didn't say a word, with the loss of her Death Sand Dragon, her Soul Chain was once again empty, and thus... her voice directly resounded in Xin Yun's mind, urging Xin Yun to have a proper talk with Yan Qingying since it was inconvenient for her to speak up here.

Watching Yi Luo Xiang slowly walk away, Xin Yun couldn't help but sigh. He didn't know if Yi Luo was truly indifferent or just pretending, but he knew that he really had no romantic feelings for Yan Qingying, not because she wasn't beautiful or lacking appeal, but because his heart could no longer accommodate another.

As Yi Luo Xiang left, the room returned to its previous quiet state. After a while... Xin Yun sighed and shook his head, saying, "I know it may be hard for you to believe, but in truth, I really consider you a partner, a friend. You should understand that if I had any ulterior motives, I wouldn't have needed to go through all this trouble."

Upon hearing Xin Yun's words, Yan Qingying slowly lifted her head, looking intently at Xin Yun, and recalling all the interactions she had with him. Gradually... Yan Qingying's expression softened.

Seeing that Yan Qingying finally looked up and met his gaze, Xin Yun smiled and said, "That's more like it. When someone is talking to you, you definitely should make eye contact as a sign of respect."

Yan Qingying lightly pursed her faint pink lips and nodded slightly. At the same time, Xin Yun continued, "Although you're nearly ten and still haven't summoned your dragon, don't give up. Even if no one has achieved it before, that only represents the past, not the future. I have faith in you, as long as you keep at it, you'll eventually succeed."

With these words, Xin Yun stood up, affectionately reached out his hand, and patted Yan Qingying on the shoulder, "Alright, you should also rest for a bit. But you'd better think about what I've said; it'll be very helpful to you." Having said that, Xin Yun did not stay any longer and walked towards the door.

Watching Xin Yun's receding figure, Yan Qingying subconsciously opened her mouth to speak, but in the end, she couldn't utter a word. In just a moment's delay, Xin Yun had already turned out of the door, disappearing from the doorway.

In the following days, Xin Yun hired three shop assistants and then arranged for Ming Xuan's mother to take over as the shop manager, officially opening the business. For this, Xin Yun had a lengthy discussion with Ming Xuan and his mother.

The shop's affairs were now in Ming Xuan's mother's hands. As long as they were in Mountain Sea City, there was absolutely no need to worry about being robbed. Even if a robbery happened, there was no need to worry; someone would fully compensate for the loss.

Although there are no laws or police in this world, the existence of the gangs solved many problems, just like the Fierce Dragon Gang they had offended a few days ago. Despite charging fees, they weren't just collecting money without doing anything; if someone stole something, they were responsible for tracking down the thief and retrieving the stolen goods.
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If they couldn't get the goods back, they had to fully compensate for it!

By the standards of Mountain Sea City, basically, no one dared to rob here; even if they had the guts to steal, it wasn't certain they would have the chance to spend the spoils. Although crime couldn't be completely eradicated, the situation was much better; there was no need to worry.

Unlike ordinary cities, the power within Mountain Sea City was too significant. There were three Diamond-ranking experts alone, one of whom was the headmaster of Combat Dragon Academy, another was Mountain Sea City's lord, and the third was the leader of the city's largest gang—Tsunami. With these three powerful masters in place, who would dare to cause trouble?

In fact, the very existence of Combat Dragon Academy was the result of the combined efforts of these three forces.

Mountain Sea City's lord provided the site as well as accommodations and meals, the headmaster of Combat Dragon Academy was in charge of teaching and the construction of teaching forces, while the leader of Tsunami was responsible for the security of the academy and the field training of the students. The cooperation of these three formed today's Combat Dragon Academy.

Originally, Ming Xuan's mother didn't need to work, but that would have surely made Ming Xuan and his mother feel uneasy, with a sense of dependence, which wasn't good. Therefore, without causing any fatigue, Xin Yun entrusted the business of the shop to Ming Xuan's mother. As for Ming Xuan, of course, he was to attend Combat Dragon Academy with Xin Yun and the others.

However, although Ming Xuan was going to Combat Dragon Academy, he was thirteen years old and couldn't join Xin Yun and the others in the Elementary Class. He had to enroll in the Intermediate Ability Enhancement Class, so even though they were in the same academy, they wouldn't be in the same area.

The so-called areas were actually separate individual academies. Combat Dragon Academy was divided into ten major areas, each an independent academy with vast grounds, able to accommodate twenty to thirty thousand people. Comparatively speaking, two areas were no different from two separate academies.

It is worth mentioning that Xin Yun was quite fortunate. Once Yan Qingying summoned her dragon, then Xin Yun, Yi Luo Xiang, and Yan Qingying would all be studying in the same area, and definitely in the same class, on the same training field. As long as they wanted to, they could definitely make it happen.

Although Ming Xuan and his mother were very grateful for Xin Yun's arrangements, they didn't express it verbally. Many things are like this; once it's spoken out loud, it tends to seem insincere. If one truly appreciates something, why always keep it on the lips?

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