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Chapter 3978: 4.1578 A Method of Remedy

"Where are Dean Yun and the others now?"

"They should be on the back mountain," Little Fatty scratched his head. "These past few days, the Dean has constantly sent people to guard the entrance to the back mountain, not letting anyone up."

Qiao Mu's eyelids twitched slightly. Without time for further conversation, she tugged Mo Lian's hand and dashed towards the back mountain of the Academy.

Qi Xuanxuan froze, then quickly pulled Little Fatty along, calling out, "Qiaoqiao, Qiaoqiao! Where are you going?"

Mo Lian saw her urgency and was about to pick her up to speed them up when he suddenly saw her body flicker, and in an instant, she appeared ten li away. Mo Lian was momentarily stunned, then his eyes lit up. He accelerated his pace, appearing beside her. The two vanished from Little Fatty and Qi Xuanxuan's sight in a flash.

Qi Xuanxuan's mouth dropped open. She let out a cry of "Aww!" and shouted, "Keep up!" Heavens, can't she even keep up with Qiaoqiao's speed now?

Their figures appeared at the entrance of the back mountain path within minutes. They saw two disciples guarding the path, shaking their heads and saying something to two people they were blocking. Qiao Mu's figure flickered, appearing before them so quickly that it momentarily dazzled the two students.

"Crown Princess?" These mountain guards were Zhang Mingqiu and Lu Pinwen, two of the four students who had hitched a ride on Ox Head Mountain before. The two were slightly stunned to see Qiao Mu appear at the mountain path entrance, then smiled. "Crown Princess, Crown Prince, you're back at the Academy?"

Qiao Mu nodded slightly, glancing at the two people they had blocked. She saw that the two were also looking back at them. One was a white-bearded, white-haired elder with a kindly face and gentle eyes. The other was a proud, dignified girl of about eighteen or nineteen, dressed in red.

Qiao Mu didn't speak much to them. She simply pointed towards the top of the mountain path. Lu Pinwen immediately showed a troubled expression, scratching his head. "It's not that we won't let the two of you pass, it's just... the Dean's elder brother gave an order this morning not to let anyone up the mountain."

Qiao Mu raised an eyebrow slightly. The Dean's elder brother? Who is this distinguished person?

"Why aren't you letting anyone up the mountain?" the red-clad girl next to them couldn't help but demand angrily. "Do you think we want to go up the mountain? If my master hadn't suddenly remembered there might be a method of remedy, why would we eagerly go up the mountain to clarify things with them?"

Qiao Mu looked back at them with a puzzled expression. "Who are the two of you?"

"Who are you?" the girl said, proudly tilting her chin, glancing at her askance. "Are you also a student of the Royal Academy?"

"Crown Princess, this is Grand Elder He Wen, invited by Dean Yun from Medicine King Island. And that is Grand Elder He Wen's disciple, Ni Hanzhi," Lu Pinwen quickly explained.

Qiao Mu looked Grand Elder He Wen up and down. "The Dean invited you to refine pills?"

Grand Elder He Wen, with his benevolent face, nodded. "Indeed."

"What kind of pills are you refining?"

Ni Hanzhi's face changed. She put her hands on her hips and angrily retorted, "I asked you who you were just now, and you haven't answered. Instead of answering, you ask questions, multiple questions at that. Don't you think that's very impolite?"

Lu Pinwen couldn't help but roll his eyes. This Miss Ni was acting up again. What was the point of trying to show off in front of the little Crown Princess? She should be careful, or she'd be reduced to dust in minutes. However, the people in the Academy had also had enough of her lately.