Insufficient balance

  The rest of the journey was uneventful, and I gradually came out of the terror of killing. Although I didn't want to kill anyone, for my own life safety, I couldn't just wait to die either. I decided that from now on, I would mainly focus on defensive escape. Mr. Di had said that every person, as well as every living being, has the right to survive, and no one can arbitrarily deprive them of it. As long as I was safe, that was enough. So I chose to avoid confrontation, which was exactly what Mr. Di's teachings had instilled in me throughout my life.

  Finally arrived home, as soon as I entered the village, a kind of intimacy came over me, my hometown, I'm back.

  I took a deep breath of the fragrance of my hometown's soil, and the warm and comfortable feeling spread throughout my body. Teacher Xiu accompanied me to the door of my home, and I saw that familiar fence again, that familiar house.

  "Mom, mom, I'm back!" I shouted loudly.

  "Foolish kids, they should all be at work by now." Teacher Xiu reminded me. Yeah, it's still morning and they should have gone to work at this time. I used instant movement to get into the house, everything was unchanged, my room was very clean, it must be because mom often sweeps. I invited Teacher Xiu into my home.

  "Finally back." I really, really want to see my dad and mom now. "Teacher Xiu, you wait here for a while, I'll go find them." Saying that, I quickly ran towards the village committee where my mom worked.

  As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the village committee, I saw that familiar figure. "Mom!" I rushed over.

  Mom hadn't reacted yet, and I pounced on her, "Chang Gong, you're back." Mom hugged me tightly in her arms. "Let mom take a look quickly." Mom held my face carefully and looked at me, "My Chang Gong has grown up, more spirited." Tears streamed down mom's face.

  Finally saw mom, I couldn't hold back the turmoil of emotions, rushed into her arms and burst into tears. "Mom, I miss you so much."

  Mom also hugged me, "I miss you too, Chang Gong."

  The villagers also gathered around, and after a long time, I finally parted with my mother. Seeing my mother again made me miss her even more. I grasped the hem of her clothes tightly, afraid to part with her again.

  The village head walked over and said, "Gao Cai Sheng is back, let's take a break. How was studying in the capital?"

  "Uncle Village Chief, how is it going? And what about Ode, where did he go?"

  "This kid is not as promising as you are, he's also on vacation and gone out to play."

  The villagers were very enthusiastic, asking this and that without end. Normally I would have been annoyed by these things, but today I didn't feel the slightest bit of annoyance. The village head let my mom take a break, allowing us to return home and reunite.

  Back home, Dad has already returned, apparently someone had informed him. He was chatting with Teacher Xiu, and upon seeing Dad, it was another round of warmth.

  Dad and mom kept asking me about my life in the academy, I will hand over 0 diamond coins taken out from the Magic Guild before coming back to them (I left 20 for myself, hehe), Dad and mom were both very surprised, when they knew it was won by my own ability, they were very happy, I think this money can make them not work so hard for me to go to school.

  Dad and mom are older than me before I left, I know, this is all for me, they paid too much for me, I strongly ask them not to work so hard, I tell them that my current strength is no less than the great magician's, in the future, my own tuition will no longer be helped by them, I will rely on my own efforts to learn.

  This is how I started my vacation, every day was spent accompanying my dad and mom or playing with Oude and some other village friends. However, happy days always pass quickly, the vacation was about to end, and I had to return to the capital to continue my studies. Although I didn't want to leave everyone, in order to let them live a better life and have stronger abilities to protect them, I still had to go on to improve myself.

  This time on the road, Teacher Xiu didn't accompany me. I already knew the way. I bid a tearful farewell to my loved ones and set foot on the path back to college.

  In the 5 years at Royal Intermediate Magic Academy (originally supposed to be 4, but Teacher Di had me retake 1st and 2nd grade to solidify my magic foundation), I laid a deep foundation in magic. Now that I'm in 5th grade, although my magic level is still some distance from Teacher Di's, Teacher Di says I'm already one of the top students among magicians. My magic force sphere is almost fully transparent, and more importantly, many of the magic techniques I've invented have surprised even Teacher Di. In these 5 years, no one has been able to contend with me for the position of top student. The gap between Mark and me has also been widening due to my efforts. I am now the number one magician among all students.

  It's worth mentioning that Xiao Jin's growth rate is extremely fast, and it already has the basic shape of a dragon. It has reached the late stage of its growth period, with a body length exceeding 15 meters, and its strength surpasses any phantom beast that Di teacher knows of. Especially its physical attack power is very strong, able to easily break through mid-level defensive magic. If I were to fight Xiao Jin, I wouldn't have the confidence to win. Perhaps due to our past life-sharing connection, all the magic I can use, it can also use, and the dragon tribe's unique magic that it can use, I can also use. This has allowed my strength to make a qualitative leap. Di teacher said that together, Xiao Jin and I are enough to rival a magic guide.

  I'm already 16 years old, every year I go back home once, my dad and mom see my growth are very happy, I use the money I won from the annual graduation competition to let them live a relatively rich life.

  ……

  "Longbow, you're graduating soon, what are your plans?" That day, Teacher Di called me to his office.

  "Cough, what plans could there be? I was directly admitted to the Royal Advanced Magic Academy without needing an entrance exam due to my exceptional abilities as a top student."

  "No, I don't want you to be like this," said Teacher Di with a sigh.

  "What? What did you say? You won't let me attend the Advanced Magic Academy?" I asked in surprise.

  "Right, because if you follow in my old footsteps, you know that although you're very strong now, you'll never be able to surpass me." Mr. Di's words deeply shocked me.