#306 - Return to the Ming Dynasty Capital

A golden light disappeared from its original spot, and Qin Yi instantly moved towards where Ying Gan was.

In a few breaths, the golden light dissipated, and Qin Yi returned to Ying Gan's side.

Seeing Qin Yi's return, Ying Gan asked, "Little friend Qin, what about that Young Master Ling?"

Qin Yi said, "Young Master Ling is dead. I have avenged Dean He Yan."

Hearing the news of Young Master Ling's death, Ying Gan felt a weight lifted from his heart.

Immediately afterward, the figure of He Yan appeared in his mind, and Ying Gan sighed:

"It's my fault, my fault! For so many years, He Yan has always wanted to resign from his position as the First Dean of the Great Ming Academy to focus on cultivation and break through to the Half-Immortal Realm."

"I kept refusing He Yan's proposal because there was no suitable person to replace him."

"If I had known this would happen, I would have agreed to his resignation back then, and he probably wouldn't have died."

Qin Yi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this is not your fault."

"From my understanding of Dean He Yan, he had deep feelings for the Great Ming Academy."

"Even if you allowed him to resign without finding a suitable replacement, he wouldn't have."

Ying Gan's eyes were red, and tears streamed down his face, "I have been with He Yan for many years, and his sudden departure makes me very reluctant."

Ying Gan's words were sincere, and Qin Yi, who was beside Ying Gan, deeply felt the sincerity contained within them.

After a long time, Ying Gan wiped away the tears from his eyes and said to Qin Yi, "Little friend Qin, I've made you laugh. There was a gust of wind just now, and it carried a lot of sand."

"It made my eyes hurt a little."

Qin Yi smiled and said nothing. Ying Gan's words were clearly an excuse for his tears.

However, the excuse was not very good, as there was not even a trace of wind from beginning to end.

Even if there was wind, with Ying Gan's Early Stage Half-Immortal Realm cultivation, how strong would the gale have to be to make him cry?

The meaning behind this was tacitly understood between Qin Yi and Ying Gan. This belonged to the understanding between men.

Ying Gan said to Qin Yi, "Now that He Yan has left, the position of First Dean of the Great Ming Academy will be taken over by you, little friend Qin. Is that okay?"

Qin Yi said, "No problem, I was just thinking about it."

Ying Gan smiled and said, "That's good, that's good. You are the first dean of the Great Ming Academy with Half-Immortal Realm cultivation since its establishment."

"I believe that under your leadership, the Great Ming Academy will get better and better."

Qin Yi said, "As Your Majesty wishes."

"Next, what are Your Majesty's plans for the war between the Great Ming Dynasty and the Great Qin Dynasty?"

Ying Gan pondered for a moment and said, "Now that the pillars of the Great Qin Dynasty are dead, and there isn't even a single Half-Immortal Realm expert left."

"Let Wang Tian lead the remaining First Army of the Great Ming and the Second Army of the Great Ming led by you to handle it."

"Let's return to the Great Ming Imperial Capital now. The remaining matters are not enough for experts like you and me in the Half-Immortal Realm to take action."

Qin Yi nodded and said, "Okay."

Ying Gan thought for a moment and asked, "Little friend Qin, is Qin Liang, the First General of the Great Qin Dynasty, and his deputy reliable?"

Qin Yi replied, "From the initial look, they seem to be about 70% reliable. As for the future, it will take some time to assess."

Ying Gan said, "I heard Wang Tian say that this person specifically defected to my Great Ming Dynasty for you."

"It's better to be safe than sorry. Little friend Qin still has to be wary of him, otherwise, if he has any ulterior motives in the future, it will be a headache for you."

Qin Yi felt the concern in Ying Gan's words and said, "I will pay attention."

He naturally understood and knew what Ying Gan said.

Qin Yi himself was not someone who trusted others easily. He would inevitably be more cautious and wary of players like Qin Liang who suddenly defected halfway.

Ying Gan took out a sound transmission jade talisman and sent a message to Wang Tian of the Great Ming Second Army and Jiang Yu, who was currently temporarily in command of the Great Ming First Army...

After about two breaths, Ying Gan put down the sound transmission jade talisman and said to Qin Yi, "Little friend Qin, let's go."

The two of them spent less than half a day returning to the outer reaches of the Great Ming Imperial Capital.

If Qin Yi were to return by himself, the speed would probably be many times faster than it was now.

It was so slow because they had to take care of Ying Gan's speed.

As a standard Early Stage Half-Immortal Realm expert, Ying Gan's speed, whether it was teleportation or flight, was incomparable to Qin Yi's.

Ying Gan tried his best to hurry on the road, wanting to test the bottom line of Qin Yi's speed.

But the more he tested, the more shocked he became. Qin Yi's face was not red and he was not panting, as if nothing had happened.

In contrast, Ying Gan himself was exhausted...

The two flew side by side to the Great Ming Imperial Capital.

All the guarding soldiers bowed and saluted upon seeing Ying Gan and Qin Yi, "Greetings, Your Majesty, Greetings, Lord Qin."

The war with the Great Qin Dynasty had many twists and turns, and now the Great Ming Dynasty was sure of victory.

Ying Gan's mood was obviously much better, and he smiled and said to the surrounding guarding soldiers, "You may dispense with the formalities."

Qin Yi said to Ying Gan, "Your Majesty, then we shall part here. I will return to the Great Ming Academy first."

Ying Gan said to Qin Yi, "Okay, you just finished transcending the tribulation and killed two Half-Immortal Realm experts. Go back and have a good rest."

"When Wang Tian and the others return triumphantly, your celebration banquet, the First Dean Conferment Ceremony, and the Half-Immortal Realm celebration will be held for you together."

After Ying Gan finished speaking, he did not give Qin Yi a chance to refuse at all, and his figure disappeared.

Seeing this, Qin Yi could only smile wryly, and his figure also disappeared.

After the two disappeared, the guarding soldiers who saw the two instantly boiled over like a炸锅:

"Did I hear correctly? His Majesty said that Lord Qin killed two Half-Immortal Realm experts!!!"

"Uh, you didn't hear wrong, His Majesty said so."

"His Majesty also said that Lord Qin just finished transcending the tribulation..."

"If I remember correctly, Lord Qin's previous cultivation was in the Grand Ascension Realm, this tribulation, wouldn't he have broken through to the Half-Immortal Realm!"

"You're stupid, he must have broken through to the Half-Immortal Realm. Otherwise, how could he kill two Half-Immortal Realm experts."

"And didn't you hear the intelligence from the front lines these days, the Great Qin Dynasty doesn't know where they found a Half-Immortal Realm expert, fighting two against one and stalemating with His Majesty."

"His Majesty mentioned just now that Lord Qin killed two Half-Immortal Realm experts, presumably it should be the Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty and that unknown Half-Immortal Realm expert."

Ying Gan's words, like a storm, quickly swept through the entire Great Ming Imperial Capital.

For a time, everyone in the Great Ming Imperial Capital was spreading the news that Qin Yi had killed two Half-Immortal Realm experts and successfully transcended the tribulation.

As for Qin Yi, the protagonist of this rumor, he had already quietly returned to his residence in the Advanced Instructor Area of the Great Ming Academy.

As soon as he returned to his residence, Qin Yi opened the system storage space.