“Everyone else is dismissed. Henry Carter, come with me!” Grace Hamilton said. Henry Carter possessed a strong soul perception, a real talent, and she was considering to which master of divine patterns she should recommend Henry Carter.

Henry Carter never expected that Grace Hamilton wouldn’t let him go just because class was over, so he could only follow her helplessly out of the classroom.

Seeing Henry Carter being taken away by Grace Hamilton, the classroom immediately erupted into a buzz of discussion.

“I didn’t expect Henry Carter to have such poor martial arts talent, yet possess such strong soul perception!”

“I wonder what Miss Ziyan wants with him. With such powerful soul perception, he should be able to apprentice under a master of divine patterns and become the master’s disciple!”

They couldn’t help but feel envious. In the past, they had always looked down on Henry Carter for only having a red-level sea of consciousness, but now, they could only look up to him.

William Grant and a few others who were on good terms with Henry Carter were genuinely happy for him, but like everyone else, they were also full of envy.

“All of you, shut up!” Brian Cooper slammed his palm heavily on the desk, veins bulging on his arm. The person he had always trampled underfoot now suddenly possessed extraordinary talent, surpassing him and becoming the object of everyone’s envy. He felt deeply unwilling.

Why? Why isn’t it me who has the talent for soul perception? Why am I not the one favored by Miss Ziyan?! Brian Cooper was filled with resentment.

Grace Hamilton was only fifteen years old, yet already a ten-star apprentice, about to become a martial artist, and she was stunningly beautiful, with a graceful figure, flawless in every way. In the hearts of her many admirers, there were no more than three people in the entire Nanxing Academy worthy of Miss Ziyan, and clearly, Henry Carter was not among them!

Although Grace Hamilton had a gentle personality, she always gave off a faint sense of distance when interacting with anyone, making people hesitant to approach. But this time, she was actually walking with a boy, immediately drawing the attention of many students at Nanxing Academy, who all began to speculate about the identity of the boy following Grace Hamilton.

Feeling the gazes coming from all directions, Henry Carter couldn’t help but think that if someone became Grace Hamilton’s boyfriend, he would definitely need to have a strong enough mind. Otherwise, just those hostile stares alone would be hard to bear.

Fortunately, Henry Carter was not.

Following the gravel path and passing through most of Nanxing Academy, Henry Carter followed Miss Ziyan to the gate of “Qingluan Courtyard.”

Qingluan Courtyard was one of the girls’ dormitories at Nanxing Academy. Only girls in the advanced class who had reached the martial artist level, or genius girls about to become martial artists, were qualified to live there. Although Miss Ziyan was not an advanced class student, she was a genius about to advance to martial artist, so she naturally qualified to live in Qingluan Courtyard.

At Nanxing Academy, there were thirty-eight beginner classes, thirty-six intermediate classes, twenty-five advanced classes, and one exceptional genius class, with a total of 5,370 students. Yet, only about a hundred geniuses were qualified to live in Qingluan Courtyard!

Looking at the elegant, classical three-story buildings inside Qingluan Courtyard, a graceful figure appeared in Henry Carter’s mind. Thinking of that encounter half a year ago, the corners of his mouth curled into a bitter, self-mocking smile.

“Hurry up!” Grace Hamilton glanced at Henry Carter, leading him inside.

“All right.” Henry Carter nodded a little helplessly, following Miss Ziyan into the legendary Qingluan Courtyard with great reluctance.

“I once secretly swore I’d never come to Qingluan Courtyard again, sigh…” Thinking of that girl named Emily Johnson, Henry Carter shook his head and let out a detached sigh.

Time can change a person, making two familiar people drift further apart, but I won’t stay in the same place forever! Henry Carter clenched his fists tightly, lifted his head, and a confident light flashed in his eyes.

Henry Carter followed Grace Hamilton into a small courtyard, where an elegant building stood ahead. Henry Carter was secretly surprised—he hadn’t expected Miss Ziyan to have her own private residence in Qingluan Courtyard. Ordinary students were usually only assigned to shared dormitories; he hadn’t thought Grace Hamilton would enjoy such special treatment.

Grace Hamilton’s status really was extraordinary!

Entering the spacious cultivation room, Miss Ziyan used her mind as a brush and elemental force as ink. With a graceful wave of her jade-like fingers, she instantly sketched thirty-six divine patterns, which faintly formed a tidal pattern—the beginner-level spiritual technique, Triple Tidal Palm!

“Henry Carter, tell me, what exactly is wrong with this Triple Tidal Palm?” Grace Hamilton still hadn’t given up on pressing him for an answer.

“Miss Ziyan, if I’m not mistaken, the mistake in that technique was left there on purpose by you, right? Is it really that important whether I can point out how to improve it?” Henry Carter asked with a wry smile.

“Of course it’s important! If you can correct the mistake, then I can recommend you to become the disciple of a highly accomplished master of divine patterns!” Grace Hamilton nodded slightly, speaking solemnly. “If you can’t, then I can only recommend you to another master.”

Hearing Grace Hamilton’s words, Henry Carter was a little moved. So Grace Hamilton wanted to help him—he couldn’t help but feel grateful to her.