Chapter 915: Chapter 915 Capricious Huo Huan
After soaking in the Floating Dream Hot Spring for half an hour and drinking a cup of Jade Water from Tranquil Pond handed over by Teacher Yinxi, Qin Sisi, who had been feeling sore and weak, felt completely revitalized.
Thanking Teacher Yinxi and noticing that it was getting late, she directly summoned her Wings of Rainbow and flew towards Tianhuo Mountain.
For Fire magic, even if it meant taking on four times the usual amount of tasks, Qin Sisi was determined to succeed.
As expected, the others were already there; Xiao Meng, seeing Qin Sisi, quickly came over and asked with concern, "Sister Sisi, are you alright?"
With many people around, Xiao Meng dared not directly ask if she had completed the task of eighty wooden stakes.
Qin Sisi understood her intention, nodded, and replied, "I’m fine, don’t worry."
Seeing Qin Sisi’s usual expression, Xiao Meng was reassured and casually chatted with her for a bit.
Teacher Huohuan appeared in the classroom right on time, hands clasped behind his back, and with a shake of his red-haired head, he loudly asked, "What’s the schedule for today’s class? Who can tell me?"
Everyone was stunned at first; wasn’t the schedule supposed to be set by the teacher and informed to the students? Why was Teacher Huohuan asking the students to tell him?
However, everyone quickly realized that although the magic curriculum seemed to change constantly, the pattern was mostly the same.
Qing Pu stepped forward, bowed slightly and spoke loudly, "Teacher Huohuan, I think today’s class should be a review session on Magic Flame Melting Gold, focusing on ten iron weights. Am I right?"
Teacher Huohuan nodded in approval, patted Qing Pu’s shoulder, and commented, "Not bad at all, you have a bit of your cousin’s style. You are teachable indeed."
Qing Pu’s expression froze slightly, his smile forced as he pulled the corners of his mouth and then slightly lowered his head.
Teacher Huohuan, being straightforward, didn’t notice Qing Pu’s odd expression. However, Qin Sisi, good at observing subtle cues, caught everything and couldn’t help but feel puzzled.
It was said that Qing Xun used to be an excellent student, and Teacher Huohuan was obviously complimenting Qing Pu, so why did he seem unhappy?
Teacher Huohuan began to explain the day’s lesson plan. Qin Sisi had to set aside her doubts for now and focus on the lesson.
What Qing Pu said was spot-on, the lesson was indeed a review session on Magic Flame Melting Gold, with a task of ten iron weights.
Teacher Huohuan came over to Qin Sisi and asked, "How do you feel about handling four times the task amount?"
Qin Sisi nodded and responded, "I’ll give it a try!"
She spoke modestly, but in reality, she was quite confident.
Teacher Huohuan raised his eyebrows, seemingly indifferent, and said, "Just do your best, and if you really can’t complete it, I can offer you a chance to make up for it in the next class."
Qin Sisi looked at Teacher Huohuan in astonishment. Teachers like Ru Lin and Teacher Yinxi had given her makeup opportunities too, but they seemed to have done so covertly, not daring to say it outright.
Yet, Teacher Huohuan, in front of all the students, openly offered her the opportunity to make up the class, which showed fearless audacity!
Naturally, Ya Ling could not hold back, and she immediately spoke up anxiously, "This is unfair. Teacher Yusha said that each lesson’s tasks must be completed in class. If one fails, they must leave Heaven Academy. How can Teacher Huohuan openly show favoritism?"
The gaze of Teacher Huohuan landed on Ya Ling’s face, and though his usually cheerful demeanor briefly turned cold, he quickly returned to his carefree self, winked and said, "If you have any complaints, you can switch with her; you do forty, and if you can’t complete them, I can also make it easier for you."
Ya Ling was at a loss for words, and after mumbling a couple of times in discontent, she countered, "I haven’t done anything wrong, why should I be punished?"
Teacher Huohuan tilted his head, feigning contemplation, then asked with apparent confusion, "I remember you had double the task amount last class. It’s really strange, you haven’t done anything wrong, so why would you be punished?"
Ya Ling was completely frustrated. Though Teacher Huohuan seemed clueless, his words left her speechless. With her grievances unexpressed, she was silent.
Seeing that Ya Ling had nothing to say, Teacher Huohuan then turned to everyone and loudly said, "I’m really a kind person. You all know how hard you worked to get into Heaven Academy. It would be unfair to be expelled for one poor performance. So, I am willing to give everyone a chance. If you don’t complete the task once, I can allow you to make it up in the next class."
Everyone looked at Teacher Huohuan with mixed feelings, thinking he was showing favoritism towards Qin Sisi, but also feeling that his approach was indeed beneficial for them.
Teacher Huohuan coughed twice and continued, "Of course, if anyone is very confident in themselves and says they don’t need this chance, that’s also fine, I will be particularly strict with them. Is there anyone like that? If so, just let me know."
Everyone looked at each other, not daring to speak out.
They were confident in completing the task of ten iron weights in this class, but as the tasks increased, forty, eighty, over a hundred, or even more.
No one could guarantee that they could always complete the tasks smoothly. In fact, the opportunity given by Teacher Huohuan was indeed advantageous for them.
After a moment of silence in the classroom, Teacher Huohuan cleared his throat and said, "Have you all thought it through? If there’s nothing else, let’s start the class. The longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it is for you."
With Teacher Huohuan’s words, no one cared anymore about his partial treatment of Qin Sisi, considering that the makeup class chance was available to everyone; Qin Sisi was just using it a bit earlier.
Only Ya Ling was still visibly upset, yet she dared not say more and joined the others in picking up iron weights to practice Magic Flame Melting Gold.
Even though Qin Sisi possessed Divine Fire, her fusion with Sun’s True Fire was not yet complete. Although her speed was indeed faster than the others, it wasn’t by much, so she was prepared to end up last again.
Around 3 PM, the other students gradually completed their tasks of ten iron weights and left the magic classroom on Tianhuo Mountain one after another, leaving only Qin Sisi and Li Li still striving hard.
At 9 PM, Li Li completed her task of twenty iron weights and left as well.
Seeing that only Qin Sisi was left, Teacher Huohuan, too lazy to continue supervising, told her to continue practicing, that she could leave when she finished, and then yawned as he went to his room to rest.
As Qin Sisi stood alone facing a pile of iron weights, a slight smile emerged on her lips.
Among the nine of them, Li Li’s strength was among the top two. Using Magic Flame Melting Gold for twenty iron weights took her some time, whereas Qin Sisi had already melted thirty.
Moreover, there was a two-tier difference between the two of them.
