Eight o'clock in the morning.

Zhang Ning opened his eyes on time, propped himself up, and looked at Fang Hui, who was still sleeping soundly opposite, Zhang Ning slowly left the bed, brushed his teeth, washed his face, and after doing this, he quickly left the bedroom.

There was a quiet place in the school, although it was morning, but because of the carnival in the early hours of this morning, everyone was still asleep.

The reason why they hurried back to school was not only because they didn't like to stay in Fengming Academy, but also because there was something waiting for them to do in Xingzhao Academy. Last night's party lasted for three hours, and it wasn't until six o'clock in the morning that the reluctant students dragged their tired bodies back to their dormitories to rest. Before leaving, Lin Kai whispered only three words in his ear. "Chaoyang Lake. ”

Speaking of Chaoyang Lake, I can't help but mention that the students of the Xingzhao Magic Academy found that they didn't understand Chaoyang Lake more and more, and they didn't know from which day it started, this Chaoyang Lake actually reversed its inertia, and it used to release white mist at night, which was suitable for cultivation in the morning. But I don't know when it started, a large amount of white fog began to appear in Chaoyang Lake in the morning, and at night, Chaoyang Lake did not have any white fog, and it became the same as the previous day, suitable for every magic department student to practice magic.

Regarding the problem of Chaoyang Lake, everyone is a second monk who is confused and confused.

Some of the curious students have even formed a paranormal group to investigate the matter thoroughly. But no matter how much they investigated, they couldn't find the slightest reason for the change in Chaoyang Lake.

Over time, the students gave up the investigation and went to Chaoyang Lake every night to practice.

Coincidentally, the period when Chaoyang Lake began to change was the time when Zhang Ning left Xingzhao to look for the three-leaf purple orchid in the distance, but after returning from outside, Zhang Ning had to rush to Fengming to participate in the competition immediately, so he also learned about the changes in Chaoyang Lake for the first time during the feast in the early hours of this morning.

When Zhang Ning arrived at Chaoyang Lake, the mountain was already shrouded in layers of thick fog. The lush groves loom in the white mist, like a fairyland. Although he knew that Chaoyang Lake had changed last night, Zhang Ning was still stunned when he saw this scene.

In the past, when Chaoyang Lake was at its worst, the white fog spread to the trail, and now a large white fog spreads to the foot of the mountain, which is the first time Zhang Ning has seen it.

"Could it be that this has something to do with me entering the water of Chaoyang Lake?" This thought flashed in his heart, and Zhang Ning shook his head self-deprecatingly. What are you kidding, he just entered the lake to cultivate, where does he have so much influence. In addition, there are adventurous people who have entered Chaoyang Lake before, and they have not seen any special changes.

Zhang Ning's current Jiuhua Jue has entered the fifth layer, and there is a trace of relationship with heaven and earth, walking in the white mist, not only is not affected by the white mist, but you can see that the silver light in the white mist is put into Zhang Ning's body, and the body is transformed again.

For all this, Zhang Ning suddenly didn't know, and hurried to the mountain, only to find that the mountain was still empty. Also, in the early hours of this morning, Lin Kai only said that he was going to gather here, but he didn't arrive at what time it was, and it was estimated that Zhang Ning came early.

Zhang Ning didn't think so, since he came early, let's consolidate the fifth layer of Jiuhua Jue.

Entering the water of Chaoyang Lake again, Zhang Ning found that the illusions in his heart had become less at this time, and the impact on him was getting smaller and smaller. Faced with the various visions in front of him, he clung to his mind and drank softly. "Repulsion!"

In an instant, the illusion disappeared, and in his place was replaced by a warm feeling that hit his heart. Zhang Ning could clearly feel that as this feeling of warmth became stronger and stronger, all his thoughts became more and more pure and pure.

In this way, Zhang Ning gradually entered the deep cultivation.

I don't know how long it took, Zhang Ning's ears moved slightly, he exhaled a long breath, and walked out of Chaoyang Lake quickly, his body moved slightly, and the milky white Jiuhua true qi instantly enveloped his whole body, and all the clothes and hair that were wet just now became dry, as if he had just come out of Chaoyang Lake.

Not long after, Lin Kai, Huang Yuan and other four people appeared in the mountain pass.

Seeing Zhang Ning sitting upright on the stone beckoning to himself, Lin Kai turned his head and smiled at Huang Yuan. "I'll just say, this guy's health is great, you see, he is the one who drinks the most in the early hours of this morning, and he is the most energetic now. ”

Huang Yuan should be harmonious. "I'm not surprised by this, how many people can fight hand-to-hand with the mecha demon god? If you tell me that Ziyou's physical fitness is not good, I will be strange. ”

Nangong Xiaoxian and Feng Xiao looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

Touching his nose, Zhang Ning got up from the stone and walked towards them. "Hurt me early in the morning?" glanced at Lin Kai and the others, indeed, their spirits didn't seem to be very good.

The five people who represented the Xingzhao Magic Academy in the early hours of this morning were all besieged by the students, and they didn't know how many catties and taels of wine they drank, so it was no wonder that they were in a state of weakness now. Only Zhang Ning, a freak, will be in good spirits, without the slightest decadence.

The five of them each found a place to sit down, chatted casually, and then suddenly fell silent. Huang Yuan said with a smile. "I think everybody knows why we're here. ”

"Yes. The other four nodded in unison. "Come for the headmaster's coma. "The poison in Principal Shi Tianlin's house is the legendary poison of the Apocalypse, and the poison of the Apocalypse is special in that the poison of the Apocalypse can be controlled at the time of its poisonous outbreak. By controlling the dose of the Apocalypse Poison, it is possible to make the Poison of the Apocalypse explode on a specific day. However, this control period cannot exceed one year, which means that within a year, anyone who has come into contact with Principal Shi Tianlin may be the murderer of poisoning.

When Zhang Ning left the academy to look for Sanye Zilan outside, the Ministry of Magic and the Ministry of Life joined forces for the first time and started the extremely heavy work of finding the murderer in the school, and tens of thousands of people in the school were all listed as suspects, regardless of the external reputation, they had to be investigated one by one. And because it was previously claimed that Shi Tianlin's physical discomfort was caused by the old injuries left before, the search for the murderer had to be carried out in secret, so the task of investigating the murderer became difficult.

It took almost two months, and finally when Zhang Ning and the others went to participate in the competition, the two departments of the school locked up the possible murderer.

"There are three people who are most likely murderers. Glancing around at everyone, Huang Yuan took out three thin pieces of paper from his body, spread the paper on the ground, and tapped one of the papers with his hand. "This person's name is Zhao Song, he is a third-year student of the Ministry of Magic, a five-star peak strength, and he has been in the third grade for two consecutive years. ”

Zhang Ning looked at it, Zhao Song's photo seemed to have been taken a long time ago, slightly yellowed, Zhao Song in the photo is a student with a flat head, the two big eyes look extraordinarily bright, and the corners of his mouth are slightly raised, giving people a sense of sunshine, which makes people accept him unconsciously. If it was in the world of a previous life, a person like Zhao Song would be the most suitable for public relations work.

"I've heard of Zhao Song. Feng Xiao, who had been silent, looked at the information on the ground and said. "He is very popular in school, and many girls in the same grade and lower grades have a crush on him. I once fought Zhao Song because of some things, and although he tried his best to hide it, I can be sure that his strength is only one line lower than my current one. ”

Is it only one line lower than Zhao Song?

Hearing this, everyone bowed their heads in contemplation. Feng Xiao was ranked sixth among the top ten star signs before, and after entering the channel, his strength increased geometrically, and he had already left a few people behind the top ten star signs. With his current strength, Zhao Song is only one line lower, doesn't this mean that this Zhao Song has the strength of the top ten?

has the strength of the top ten but is not in the top ten ranking, which shows that Zhao Song is a person who is obscure on weekdays. If such a person is not ambitious and has no intention of becoming famous, he has ulterior motives.

Putting Zhao Song's information aside, Huang Yuan continued. "The second person is Wu Xin. ”

"Wu Xin?" As soon as Huang Yuan's words fell, Nangong Xiaoxian's voice rang out in confusion. "Wu Xin, a first-year student of the Ministry of Magic, is she also a suspect?" As she spoke, Nangong Xiaoxian took the information placed on the ground in her hand, and after looking at it slightly, her face sank.

Zhang Ning sat next to Nangong Xiaoxian and saw Nangong Xiaoxian's face change, so he glanced sideways and happened to see Wu Xin's photo. Wu Xin in the photo is a girl with glasses, some acne on her face, she is not too beautiful, and she belongs to the kind of ordinary girl.

"Why, Xiaoxian also knows about Wu Xin?" Huang Yuan smiled and said. "If I remember correctly, Xiaoxian, you and Wu Xin are not in the same palace, right? and you are not in the same grade as her, why do you know her?"

"She was my assistant. Nangong Xiaoxian handed the information in his hand to Zhang Ning and said. "My experiments occasionally need someone to help them go on, although Wu Xin has only just entered the Ministry of Magic, but she has a good talent in alchemy, and many of my experiments are inspired by her. Well, because she often came to my lab in the middle of the night to help me, few people knew that she was my assistant. After a pause, Nangong Xiaoxian asked suspiciously. "Is what is written on the profile real?"

"If it's true, then Xiaoxian, your luck is really good, and you actually hired a genius alchemist to work for you. After reading the information, he handed the information to Lin Kai, who was looking at him on the side, and Zhang Ning smiled.

Wu Xin didn't have anything particularly outstanding in the Star Magic Academy, but she could be regarded as an unknown female voice. But before she entered the Star Magic Academy, she was a pretty famous girl.

According to the information, Wu Xin was originally a third-year student of the Ministry of Magic of a magic academy in the A1 area, and she had an unparalleled talent in alchemy, and in just three years of study, her alchemy skills far surpassed those of other teachers. However, just as she was about to graduate, she suddenly left that school and joined the Star Magic Academy, becoming a freshman in the first year of the Ministry of Magic.

It is indeed a bit suspicious that such a genius student actually transferred to Xingzhao, and also deliberately entered the first year of the Ministry of Magic.