Battle Through the Heavens (Vol.1)

Chapter 102: Requesting for Leave

Eyeing Teacher Ruo Lin who was staring at him with a fake smile plastered across her face, Xiao Yan could not help but spread out his hands before feigning an evil and firm glance at Xun who had covered her mouth to hide her laughter.

"Hehe, let this conclude today's registration; we will still be spending another seven days here. Congratulations to all the new students who have passed today; from now on you will be a member of Jia Nan Academy. I hope that all the students will finish their preparations within seven days, after which the Jia Nan Academy's flying envoy will arrive at Wu Tan City and we will be able to fly directly to the academy." Teacher Ruo Lin rolled up the sheepskin scroll in her hand as she softly laughed.

At these words, the faces of all the people in the tent lit up with happiness.

Xiao Yan gazed at the slightly smiling Teacher Ruo Lin as he took a step forward and made a dry smile, "Teacher Ruo Lin, I still have something else......"

"Oh? Xiao Yan, the little genius, what else do you have to discuss with teacher?" Teacher Ruo Lin lifted her pretty and charming face as she answered in a teasing tone.

The awkward nickname caused Xiao Yan to let out an embarrassed smile as he shook his head and probed, "Umm....... I'm thinking if I could possibly not follow you all to Jia Nan Academy because I still have an important thing I need to do. Teacher Ruo Lin, is it possible for me to request for some leave?"

"Request for leave?" Slightly stunned, Teacher Ruo Lin knitted her brows together before softly replying, "According to the rules, besides some designated days,, new students have no leaves during the school year."

"But I have a truly important matter." Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders and added in a solemn voice, "Extremely important, to the extent that I have no choice but to go."

Right beside him, Xun's delicate face turned a shade darker at Xiao Yan's words, her hands started to fiddle with her hair. She had originally thought that her journey to Jia Nan Academy would be in high spirits but now her enthusiasm suddenly waned.

"Requesting for leave?" Likewise, Xiao Yu was shocked at Xiao Yan's words. She stared at Xiao Yan, unable to make heads or tails of the situation.

As Teacher Ruo Lin looked at Xiao Yan's solemn face, her brows knitted together. A while later she finally gently nodded and softly said, "Okay then. How long a break do you need, if it is not too long I could possibly help you with the authority I have."

Xiao Yan looked into Ruo Lin's gentle eyes and suddenly felt his face flush. After a moment of silence, he awkwardly answered, "Probably...... about a year."

Once these words left his mouth, the entire tent was suddenly quiet. One by one, astonished gazes rapidly turned towards the youth who was smiling awkwardly. About one year? At this moment, every person thought that there was a problem with their hearing. Even though they had seen requests for leave before...... requesting for a year's leave just after registering...... this was the first time this had happened since the founding of Jia Nan Academy.

"Yu-er. This guy from your clan...... is way too overbearing right? One year? Does he intentionally not want to go to Jia Nan Academy?" Xue Ni stared at Xiao Yan, dumbstruck, as she rapidly shot questions at Xiao Yu in a startled voice.

Xiao Yu laughed bitterly as she shook her head, she too did not understand where Xiao Yan was coming from.

"..... Are you joking with me?" Teacher Ruo Lin blinked her long eyelashes as she did not know whether to laugh or cry at Xiao Yan's words. Requesting for a year of leave? This was almost a third of the total time spent in the academy.

Xiao Yan helplessly shook his head and said, "I am seriously discussing this matter with teacher."

With her black brows tightly knitted together, Teacher Ruo Lin looked at Xiao Yan's face, even though there was a look of helplessness on it, she could not find even a tiny shred of that he was joking. Teacher Ruo Lin sighed as she shook her head before softly saying, "This leave is too long, I do not have the authority to approve it. You should just forgo it, judging by your potential, you will definitely get the best kind of training from the academy. Why would you waste your time by taking leave instead?"