Chapter 141: The Last Tranquility (3)

Chapter 141: The Last Tranquility (3)

The forest path was a side route leading to Tianhe Garden. Not many students passed through here, and it was even more deserted at high noon.

Yu Xuanyi walked along this forest path, enjoying the sunlight filtering through the leaves and swaying in the gentle breeze. He now looked exactly like Zhanyue. As long as he could enter Tianhe Garden Villa in this guise and get close to the Holy Maiden, even if his identity was discovered, he was confident he could quickly abduct her.

The wind stopped, and the trees grew still. Yu Xuanyi frowned as a murderous aura filled the surroundings.

“Who’s there?!”

From both ends of the forest path, two black-clad figures emerged. Both were at the seventh stage of the Moon Profound Realm. They each held a grey flag, which they planted into the ground. Yu Xuanyi felt the world spin, and in an instant, he seemed to be in a new space. But with his extensive knowledge, he knew this wasn’t spatial transfer but an illusion formation.

“Mere tricks. You think this petty illusion can trap me?” Yu Xuanyi was confused. Had he been exposed? He hadn’t even seen the Holy Maiden yet.

“Die!” The two assassins didn’t waste words. Since they were here to take ‘Zhanyue’s’ life, they had to act quickly, especially within the academy.

One was a ‘Thread’ contractor, the other a ‘Quicksand’ contractor. Both were excellent assassins with perfect coordination. The sandstorm obscured countless threads hidden within, capable of slicing Yu Xuanyi into pieces.

Yu Xuanyi closed his eyes tightly to avoid being blinded by the sand. His Green Edge sword emerged, its invincible sword energy slashing through the net before him.

“Use killing moves. Don’t hold back.”

The Quicksand contractor clasped his hands together. “Quicksand Hell!”

The ground beneath Yu Xuanyi’s feet suddenly turned to sand, his legs sinking in, unable to break free.

“Chaotic Sky-Earth Net!” The other assassin also unleashed his killing move. Countless razor-sharp threads wove into a net, descending upon Yu Xuanyi from above.

Faced with this deadly situation, Yu Xuanyi remained calm. The Quicksand Hell’s effect was extremely strong; even he couldn’t break free immediately. But no matter how powerful a technique, it would fail if its user died!

“Green Edge Sword! Three Feet of Flowing Clouds!” Yu Xuanyi’s aura suddenly surged. The flying sword shot out, aiming for the Quicksand contractor’s head.

“It’s nothing, really. But you, quietly reaching the Star Profound Realm, it’s truly humbling. I owe it all to you. When you sent that little girl, I introduced her to the princess. It was counted as a great merit. The princess later promoted me exceptionally and transferred me from Sun City to the Academy Town . The work is more relaxed, but the salary tripled,” Cheng Lu said with a smile. He was genuinely grateful to Zhanyue. His life’s pressures had greatly reduced, though with his talent, this was probably his limit. He didn’t have much ambition beyond this.

“By the way, how is your family?” Zhanyue asked.

“Still the same. With more money, I hired better doctors, but the effect wasn’t significant. I can’t afford alchemists. The doctor said that maybe fifth or sixth-grade pills could cure that illness,” Cheng Lu said, looking downcast when mentioning this.

“How about this, Brother Cheng? Next time, bring your family to the Academy Town , and I’ll take a look. I’m now an alchemist too,” Zhanyue said. Although he was only a fourth-grade alchemist, he could first examine the situation and then relay the information to Baizhi for her analysis. Or he could ask Baizhi to seek help from the Thousand Charms Empress. There might be a solution.

“Re-really? You’re an alchemist too?” Cheng Lu looked shocked. This little brother of his was too amazing. What had he experienced in these years?

They chatted for a long time, parting only when the sun set. Zhanyue walked alone towards the academy gates. Before the gates, he was stopped by a familiar figure.

“Young man, it’s me!” The speaker was a shabbily dressed old man.

Zhanyue looked closely and recognized him as the old man who had asked for sponsorship before. He had given him quite a sum of money.

“What? Run out of money?” Zhanyue said helplessly. The old man must have been waiting here specifically for him, or for other “big fish”.

The old man smiled awkwardly, “For researchers, there’s never enough money.”

“So, what about the research results?” Zhanyue asked.

“Well... about that, I was halfway through when I realized the topic wasn’t interesting. I found another topic,” the old man said.

“Not interesting? I remember you said before that you were researching why Nightmares fear sunlight, right? Even that topic wasn’t interesting? What are you trying to research now?” Zhanyue said, exasperated.

“Hehe, this time I’m researching ancient active power armor,” the old man said mysteriously.