It's so hard being a hero!

Sophia nodded, managing a forced smile.

"It was just a small favor."

Xiangyun sighed softly and sat up with the help of her students.

Sophia wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say.

As a young girl, Su Lan was clueless about romantic relationships. It wasn't until she grew up and experienced more things, especially after meeting Frey, that she understood what it was.

That was her early youth, perhaps not quite love, but it was the purest budding of emotions.

The two young women beside her also quickly expressed their gratitude to Sofia.

"Thank you so much, young lady. I was terrified just now."

"If it weren't for you, the teacher might not have made it through."

Sophia smiled and shook her head.

"It's alright, it's alright."

"It was just a small favor."

Xiangyun watched this scene and suddenly laughed.

"Young lady, your healing magic is quite impressive."

Sophia turned to look at her.

"You didn't use ordinary healing magic, you used the Holy See's blessing of life, right?"

Sophia paused for a moment, then nodded.

"Ah."

"Oh! That's not cheap. It's a pity I don't have the talent to cultivate magic, otherwise this would be true medical skill."

Xiangyun sighed.

But after her exclamation, she added another sentence.

“A long time ago, I had a friend who also knew this. He told me that this kind of high-level healing magic is not something that just anyone can learn; one must possess the light element and divine power.”

After she finished speaking, her gaze fell on Sophia's face again.

"You look just like my friend. When I woke up, I thought I was seeing him."

Sophia didn't know how to respond to that.

She could feel Xiangyun's gaze on her, a gaze filled with memories and warmth that made her feel both bitter and choked up.

At this moment, the young woman seemed to remember something and quickly asked, "By the way, miss, what's your name? We haven't asked you yet."

Sophia snapped out of her daze, looked up, and smiled.

"My name is Sophia."

"Sofia?"

Xiangyun repeated the name, as if savoring something.

Her eyes flickered slightly, then she slowly nodded.

Sophia wanted to run away; Xiangyun's gentle gaze made her almost unable to hold back.

She felt that if she stayed any longer, she would inevitably blurt out everything.

"Well, since everything's alright, I should go now."

"I still need to rush to Tianxing Academy to register."

Xiangyun's eyes flickered again upon hearing this.

"Oh, you're going to Tianxing Academy?"

Sophia nodded.

Xiangyun stared at her for a few seconds, then slowly smiled.

That smile carried an indescribable sense of relief and nostalgia.

"That's a nice place."

“My former friend also studied there for three years.”

Sofia's body trembled slightly.

She took a deep breath and said goodbye to Xiangyun again.

"Grandpa, I'm leaving now. You need to rest well and don't overwork yourself."

After saying that, she turned around and strode out of the clinic, but when she reached the door, she couldn't help but turn back and glance at the other person.

Xiangyun continued to look at her with a peculiar gaze, and Xiangyun did not try to stop her, but simply watched her.

"Hey!"

Sophia sighed heavily, turned her head, and strode away towards the road leading to Tianxing Academy.

It wasn't that she was heartless, but rather that she genuinely didn't know how to face the situation.

At that moment, she suddenly felt incredibly hypocritical.

After leaving that year, he almost never saw Xiangyun again.

Of course, she meant that the two did not meet face-to-face.

In reality, Su Lan had returned to Tianxing Academy several times and had also secretly visited Xiangyun in Tianfeng City.

But every time, just like today, she would secretly hide in the shadows and observe Xiangyun from afar.

Seeing that Xiangyun was doing well and hadn't been bullied, she left.

That's all she could do. Once you miss something or give up on it, it's very difficult to get it back.

Not to mention, she later found someone she truly loved, Frey.

Therefore, in her mind, it's better not to disturb the other person's peaceful life.

Meanwhile, far away in the capital, Frey witnessed Sophia and Xiangyun's meeting.

Although Sofia did not express her emotions very openly throughout the entire process.

However, Frey still noticed that Sophia's attitude and gaze towards Xiangyun were unusual.

Then she remembered that Su Lan always had a catchphrase whenever they argued back then: he said that he knew a gentle older sister in his early years, and that he would be grateful if Frey had half of that gentleness.

At the time, I didn't think much of it; I just felt that Su Lan was disgusting her.

But now it seems that this wasn't intentional disgust, but rather that Su Lan genuinely felt that she wasn't gentle enough.

Frey stared at Sophia in the mirror, her lips twitching involuntarily.

Chapter 74 Tianxing Academy

After leaving Tianfeng City, Sophia flew along the mountain road leading to Tianxing Academy, heading deep into the Nebula Mountains.

But at this moment, all she could think about was Xiangyun's aged face and the words "Su Lan's younger brother".

She felt very upset.

After flying for a while, they landed on a cliff and sat down on a rock.

The mountain wind whistled past, and as she looked at the distant, rolling mountains, she let out a heavy sigh.

"I only have two or three years left to live, what should I do?"

She muttered to herself, repeatedly thinking about Xiangyun's situation just now.

Her vitality had withered terribly.

The only thing that can truly solve the problem is a life-saving medicine.

That stuff can rejuvenate the user's body, allowing them to live for at least another ten to twenty years.

However, the problem is that the materials required for the life potion are extremely precious, and the production requirements are also extremely demanding.

What's more troublesome is that the Vatican has explicitly banned such things.

According to the doctrines of the Vatican, life is a gift from God, and mortals must not use external forces to prolong their lives, otherwise it is blasphemy.

Therefore, life potions have always been listed as prohibited drugs by the Vatican, and anyone caught making them privately will be tried by the Vatican.

Of course, Sofia was not afraid of the rules of the Vatican.

"Ugh! What a hassle."

Sophia rubbed her temples, temporarily suppressing these thoughts.

She stood up and flew back into the air.

There's no use thinking about this now. She needs to register at Tianxing Academy first, settle down, and then think about this matter slowly.

So she took flight again, flying for about an hour, and finally saw a huge valley surrounded by mountains.

Inside the valley, there is a large complex of buildings, layered upon layer, stretching from the bottom of the valley all the way to the mountainside.

The gray-white stone walls radiated a warm glow under the sunlight, and the pointed towers were arranged in a staggered manner. The top of the tallest tower was inlaid with a huge blue crystal, which looked like a star suspended in the sky when viewed from a distance.

That's Tianxing Academy.

Sofia slowed down and observed the area from the air.

The college was much larger than she remembered, clearly having been expanded over the past twenty years.

However, the overall pattern has not changed much.

At this moment, a large number of people had gathered in the square in front of the gate.

She landed some distance from the entrance and went inside.

A quick glance revealed at least three or four hundred young men and women waiting to take the test in the square, mostly between the ages of fourteen and eighteen, dressed in various styles.

Some were noblemen, dressed in exquisite magic robes or armor, followed by servants and carriages.

Some were of commoner origin, dressed in ordinary cloth clothes, with an old sword worn smooth and shiny hanging at their waist.