Chapter 120: Young and Freshly Clothed, Galloping on Horses (2.5)
Huayang City, Government Building, Director’s Office.
In the spacious and silent room, the incandescent light emitted a dim glow and a rustling sound. Several figures were gathered around, kneeling.
Before them was a youth sitting on the tabletop, engrossed in grading what seemed to be high school assignments. A girl with twin ponytails gently massaged his shoulders.
The figures seemed to be waiting for him to speak. After an unknown amount of time, the youth gently placed the assignments down, stretched, and stood up, asking softly, “The Gaokao is just a month away. How is the preparation going? The three major guild powers.”
“The government and the Dragon Slayer Alliance have been marginalized by us. The Adventurer’s Guild in this small city is not to be feared. Other than their Guild Master, the highest-ranked are only Advanced Stage Warriors.”
“You said you couldn’t get ten S-class bloodlines for the sacrifice. I got seven from other places, and we’re still short two. Let’s procure them locally.”
The youth gently tapped the table, nodded, and sighed, “It’s a shame Li Yi wasn’t captured, otherwise, he could have accounted for three spots. The Li family is protecting him completely now, making it difficult to acquire him.”
At this moment, one figure slowly stood up and whispered, head bowed. In the flickering lamplight, it was a staff member wearing a government work ID.
“How is the formation deployed around the city? Has it been modified?” the youth turned and pinched the twin-tailed girl’s face, asking with a smile.
“It’s all modified. As soon as you give the order, I can directly open the city gates and let the monsters in freely! But…” another figure said, kneeling, their voice sounding quite young.
“Huang Fusheng is a hidden danger! Although he has hidden injuries, we are no match for him!”
The youth gently patted the twin-tailed girl’s face twice. His aura surged, exuding an extremely powerful Battle General presence. His expression turned cold, “The alchemical items that were meant to restrict Lord Liu Yue last time were ineffective. We can use them to restrain him. With the lives of everyone in Zhi Yuan, we can surely bring that esteemed figure out!”
After speaking, specks of madness appeared in his eyes. He looked at the twin-tailed girl’s face with a hint of adoration, but his gaze actually fell outside the window, where only faint light was visible.
Everyone immediately lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound.
At this moment, he suddenly thought of something and turned to the person at the corner, saying coldly, “I heard a few inspectors have arrived from the provincial city. You had better handle them properly and fill the gap in S-class bloodlines.”
“From the provincial capital, according to my information, they are just a few brats. It’s enough to fool them,” said a female voice that sounded rather aged. “As for the bloodline numbers, please rest assured, Esteemed Priest. I have already arranged for that S-class girl to return to handle the matter.”
“Brat…” the youth muttered to himself. “Let’s not have any more trouble. The mysterious death of that priest last time was extremely eerie…”
Due to the Li family’s efforts to cover up for Su Jiu, as Su Jiu had anticipated, with Li Yi’s pride, he would surely repay kindness with kindness…
Whatever happened inside between Su Jiu and the others was not spread outside. In the eyes of this Priest, it was probably just their foolishness for worshipping the wrong god and thus perishing.
…
Passing through the city guards, entering the city.
“Why do I feel strange?”
Su Jiu had a peculiar feeling. The traffic entering and exiting seemed unusually sparse on the way. This shouldn’t be the case.
Huayang is situated between Huawen and Qinghai, so traffic flow should only be increasing, not decreasing. But now it was the opposite. Was it because of the monsters?
However, the highway was protected by a long formation, so large monsters shouldn’t appear.
Lu Xin, who was beside him, didn’t know that Su Jiu was a local. After all, trains could change routes. She quickly arranged things and said, “Boss, what’s strange about it? Huayang can’t be compared to Fuzhou.”
The other college students had the look of people from the city visiting the countryside and were looking around and taking pictures.
The car sped along and soon arrived in the city. It was still as lively as ever, making Su Jiu feel that his previous sense of strangeness was just an illusion.
“Boss, I’ve messaged my sister, and they’re waiting to welcome us at the school gate,” Lu Xin said with a smile, looking at the scene outside. “And I’ve been urging her to copy it recently.”
“I’m really looking forward to it.”
Su Jiu raised an eyebrow, recalling the giant-like figure, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. This one was also a joker—
Lu Ke, have you finished copying?
…
Su Xiaoyu looked up at the huge sun, feeling utterly dejected.
He had been dragged by Lu Nan and other teachers to hold banners. If it were in the past, it would never have been his turn, but seven or eight days ago, he successfully broke through to the Intermediate Stage Warrior with the egg fluid given by Su Jiu!
And now, with the various rare ice-attribute medicines given by Su Jiu, he was progressing by leaps and bounds! Before the Gaokao, he felt he was about to break through to the Advanced Stage and catch up with his elder sister’s pace.
He sometimes suspected that Su Jiu had robbed a bank. He seemed richer than both their grandfathers.
“Everyone, take this seriously. Principal Huang said to let her also score your final diagnostic test. You are all elites from this school. Whether you can get her guidance or not, at least don’t get a low score from her!”
“Okay!” “Don’t worry, Teacher Lu!” “Isn’t this easy?!” The students’ faces were filled with various expressions of confidence.
Lu Nan was indeed a former soldier; his words could easily stir up the enthusiasm of these high school students. At the same time, a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes—according to the information he had received, this person’s rank had reached Deputy Department level, a definite Big Shot.
Was it a joke for such a person to come to the school for joint training?
“Don’t worry! I just asked my sister, and she said she’ll be here soon!” Lu Ke shouted to the surroundings, then turned to the little sisters from her dormitory and said boastfully, “My sister said she’s a beautiful young woman, a bit cold, but very easy to talk to.”
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoyu really wanted to escape. He felt that the so-called Big Shot was not even half as good as his elder sister.
After another ten minutes, the roar of the engine sounded, and a black Chevrolet came into view. The students’ hearts began to stir.
Soon, the car stopped. Seeing the Intern Dragon Hunters getting out one by one, the students present were all excited.
They were only a little older than them, but they had already reached the Advanced Stage Warrior level, and they all recognized the badges on their chests—Dragon Hunters!
This was the profession these students dreamed of! Either get into the school or just spend time accumulating experience. These people had obviously passed the entrance exam for the Dragon Hunter University through their own efforts.
Lu Ke glanced at her sister getting out of the passenger seat. She didn’t immediately acknowledge her; she was waiting—waiting for that Big Shot to get out of the car.
Everyone’s eyes were fixed on that spot. They knew that the Big Shot was inside the car.
“Click!”
The driver’s door was slowly pushed open, and a petite yet exquisite figure appeared in everyone’s sight. Accompanied by the sound of leather shoes stamping, everyone slowly saw her appearance.
An angel? No! Like a princess from a fairy tale!
While marveling at her beauty, they were more puzzled as to why she looked about the same age as them. Was it a technique to maintain youth?
And three people were stunned. Lu Nan, in surprise, looked at the figure walking towards him with complex emotions. She was—the student he once thought was the worst.
The student who surprised him with her outstanding performance in the trial competition a while ago… And now, it seemed that upon meeting again, their roles had reversed.
He was still a teacher, but she was no longer that naughty student.
“Su Jiu!”
“Elder Sister!”
Su Xiaoyu and Lu Ke’s voices exclaimed simultaneously. Unlike Lu Ke’s disbelief, Su Xiaoyu felt a sudden comprehension. With those magical herbs and egg fluid, he would even believe Su Jiu was a member of some mysterious organization!
It was his elder sister who gave him the courage and opportunity to catch up with Liu Lin!
On the other side, feeling a burning sensation on his face, Lu Ke suddenly started crying and laughing. From looking down on her, to using her as a competitor, and finally to a point where she was now far beyond her reach.
She felt no different from a clown.
“Slap!”
“Don’t act crazy here. I’ll check your copying later!”
Suddenly, a hand slapped the back of her head. Lu Xin, uncharacteristically not so delicate, frowned at Lu Ke and thought to herself, “No wonder she’s been silly since childhood, she’s hopeless.”
Su Jiu walked up to Lu Nan, looked at this not-so-young youth wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and said with a light smile, “Old Lu, I’m back. Help me excuse my absence.”
“I misjudged… I can’t believe I misjudged.”
Lu Nan snapped out of his daze, shook his head, and chuckled, “Young and fresh when clothed, galloping on horses! Even more formidable than Old Huang back then. Deputy Department level… a senior in high school, haha.”
He didn’t know if he would lament in the future that there were students called geniuses, and then there were students called Su Jiu.
