Chapter 764: A Life for a Life (3k)
This is an open area covered in grass, the lawn spreading continuously until it stopped at a rocky stretch. Illuminated by the light of flames, a not-so-tall figure stepped out, muttering:
“Finally retrieved the items from the west. Luckily, Ying guided me. Now only the instruments in the far north remain. Time might be a bit tight.”
At this moment, Su Jiu had already changed into the Crow Feather Attire, her demeanor turning colder. This outfit, combined with the token, had a special suppressive effect on the Ancient God Sect. Each piece was specially developed by alchemists within the Dragon Country.
When fighting groups from the Ancient God Sect, it could raise the win rate from ninety percent to ninety-nine percent. It was never wrong to be cautious.
Putting away the flames, she forcefully pulled the bloody scroll in her hand, tearing it completely in half. She glanced at the student’s corpse not far away and made a gesture for passage to the afterlife:
“Alas, buddy, you had it really rough. Rest well, and the person who killed you will join you soon.”
She didn’t have time to use the Requiem obtained from Aers; everything now was about speed.
The heart of the corpse had been dug out to replace the scroll. The school uniform of Bai Niao High School was soaked in blood, and its face was purple, clearly showing that the life force of the wood-attribute bloodline had not allowed him to die immediately.
Instead, it caused him to suffocate while being buried in the ground to carve formations.
“They’re here so fast – E Huo.”
As if sensing something, Su Jiu gave a faint smile, a Dragon Pattern Long Sword appearing in her hand. She then raised her head to look at the sky a dozen meters away, meeting the gaze of a rather defiant face.
Several figures still followed the other person, their clothes fluttering, a cold glint flashing in their hands, their eyes carrying a hint of scrutiny. He said coldly:
“You were the one who disrupted the formation’s execution, weren’t you?!”
He then gestured, ordering a male and female student beside him to surround Su Jiu, one in front and one behind, like a cheese sandwich, seeming to carry a certain sense of pressure.
But that was only for ordinary college students.
“Are you all students from Bai Niao High School?”
Su Jiu looked up at him, her gaze sweeping over their school uniforms. She then reached out to stroke the cold sword hilt, a few crow feathers drifting from her pauldrons and then shattering into light.
The Shiyu Order emitted a small red light, like a tiny light bulb. It sensed “sin” on the youth before it, what Little Foolbird often called “karma.”
“…”
The black-haired youth leading them did not reply, only his brows furrowed slightly. The male student beside him, dressed in a school uniform, scanned Su Jiu’s face, his throat involuntarily bobbing. It was the first time he had seen such a beautiful girl. He grinned and said:
“Cousin, how about Li makes me his girlfriend? She’s even prettier than our school’s campus belle. It’s a shame to just kill her.”
“Li, you blockhead, once that adult enhances our strength, what kind of beautiful girls won’t we have?”
Across from him, a female student holding a cleaver rolled her eyes and replied dismissively in a dialect.
Su Jiu glanced indifferently at the two of them, ignoring their vulgar chatter. She merely raised her arm slightly, pointing at the long-haired youth: “Tell me, where is the formation scroll to the north? I can spare your lives considering you’re minors.”
“Spare our lives? Do you know what you’re saying?”
The youth, who initially didn’t want to speak, had a flicker of scarlet in his eyes upon hearing Su Jiu’s words. He let out a sneer, then casually snapped his fingers. Streams of airflow surged around him, the aura of a High-Rank Battle General pouring forth.
“I didn’t intend to kill you, but I found out you know too much – go keep company with that unlucky fellow.”
Shi Shen looked down from above, slightly raising his arm. There was a hint of pity in his eyes, as if he were a true god. Since his strength improved, no peer could match him.
With a raised hand, a black spear formed from external qi appeared above Su Jiu’s head.
“Goodbye, classmate. I will get into one of the top five schools and become the top freshman there. Your corpses will be my stepping stones to entering the top five.”
The spear carried a certain homing momentum. This seemed to be the youth’s signature move. His face exuded a faint indifference and arrogance, giving the impression of someone wearing a fish tank on their head.
“Brother Shenzi, don’t kill them directly, hehe. I’ll bury the bodies and insert the scrolls later.” Another boy flashed a lewd smile, his rolling eyes filled with malice.
“Remember to bury them only after killing them this time. That person looked like he died with his eyes open, it was quite disgusting.”
The girl beside him crossed her arms, her face showing the unique pity of a victor. She quietly watched from below, as if everything were within her grasp.
“Since you won’t say, I’m too lazy to ask. There’s an old saying in the Dragon Country…”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu chuckled lightly, her Blood Eye flashing with coldness. The descending aura felt like a spring breeze on her.
“You…”
Shi Shen looked at this smile and inexplicably felt a jolt of fear.
The girl’s smile grew stronger, and the next moment her figure disappeared from her spot. Her body flickered behind the three people in mid-air, and her faint voice reached their ears:
“A life for a life is only natural.”
The man and woman didn’t even have time to react before their swords left shallow blood lines across their necks. The blood lines shot out streams of blood, and then with a kick each, they were sent flying apart.
Boss Su always maintained a principle of gender equality.
“Now, can I ask, and you answer?”
By the time Shi Shen reacted, a long sword was at his neck. The stinging sensation on his neck made the high school senior, who had become arrogant after gaining strength, gradually clear his mind. His legs trembled slightly.
He finally understood that this person was definitely not someone that a High-Rank Battle General could trifle with. She was very likely a staff member of the internal affairs department.
“Y-yes, please, sister, don’t be rash. Everything I did before was forced by the Ancient God Sect.”
Shi Shen could feel the coldness in her tone and hurriedly nodded, his voice laced with a hint of pleading, even trying to shift the blame.
Su Jiu smiled and asked faintly, “How many people have you killed? To elevate a high school student to High-Rank Battle General, you must have sacrificed quite a few people, right?”
“I don’t know how many I sacrificed, it was all the people from the Ancient God Sect forcing me. As for people, I only killed the one just now.”
Shi Shen quickly replied, not honestly answering, but changing the subject. He forced an unpleasant smile: “As for the northern scroll, it’s in the middle of the riverbank. However, that big shot’s beast pet went that way just now, it seemed to be going fishing…”
After saying that, he glanced down at the sword blade, watching the drops of blood flow out, then licked his increasingly dry lips and asked in a low voice, “Now, can you let me go?”
“Heh heh…”
Without replying, Su Jiu simply watched him and chuckled softly. The crow feathers floated in the air, and the Shiyu Order, so close to him, emitted a dazzling red light, like a silent accusation.
“It was all the Ancient God Sect deliberately forcing me…”
Glancing at his companion’s corpse, Shi Shen’s heart chilled. He reached out and furiously slapped his own face, then cried in a low voice, “How about you send me to prison for re-education? I’m truly a piece of shit, I shouldn’t have been tempted and voluntarily given up the Gaokao…”
“Slap, slap!!”
Seeing the youth repeatedly slapping himself, Su Jiu felt a kind of indescribable disgust. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she said softly, “Enough.”
Hearing this voice, the youth was suddenly overjoyed. He knew he could survive and said with a choked sob, “It was all that person deliberately forcing me to do this, sister, I was really wrong…”
“There’s no need for that.”
From beneath the darkness, Su Jiu slowly sheathed her sword, a crimson gleam flashing in her pupils. She revealed an inexplicable smile and said gently, “You don’t know you’re wrong.”
“I…”
The youth didn’t understand Chu Jiu’s motive, but seeing her sheathe her sword, he felt a sense of relief. “This kind of young girl is just a naive idiot with some strength. What’s the difference from those female teachers doing internships at school? They blush with just a few teasing words, hehe…”
“You…”
Her hand pressed onto a loquat branch. Su Jiu closed her eyes slightly. The next moment, her eyes snapped open, a manic glint revealing itself. The loquat branch then pierced into his abdomen.
“You just know you’re about to die.”
“Ahhhhh!!”
As she gripped the loquat branch with her fair fingers, she twisted it slightly. The leaves furiously sliced at Shi Shen’s abdominal muscles, and the intense pain caused the youth to cry out.
While the long sword was good, the loquat branch with its various irregular leaves was more cost-effective.
“Ahhhhh!! Crazy woman…”
After twisting it twice, Su Jiu then poured the corrosive power of her Sacred Taint into his body, ignoring his pig-like screams…
“Go atone. He’ll join you soon too.”
She softly uttered, then lifted her freshly changed thick-soled shoes and kicked him flying to the ground with a “boom!”, kicking up clouds of yellow sand.
She withdrew her gaze, patted her gourd, summoned Ying San, and then had E Huo transform into human form. Looking at the two of them:
“Ying San, you take E Huo to destroy the scroll in the north. If any beast pets appear, just let her deal with them.”
Ying San nodded, “Yes, Boss!”
“Mama, reward.”
“Reward, squeak squeak!!”
E Huo blinked and made a reaching gesture towards Su Jiu, while Popcorn stood on her head and made the same gesture. It could actually speak human language.
“Go quickly, I also need to go to the central area.”
Looking at the two gluttons, Su Jiu smiled helplessly. She took two Intermediate Magic Crystals from her ring and gave them to E Huo. She then took out the shattered magic crystals that Xiao Yezi had given her and gave some to Popcorn.
“Heh heh.”
E Huo quickly took the magic crystals, her eyes curved into crescents. She stuffed them into her mouth like a hamster, her appearance both cute and a bit goofy.
Popcorn imitated E Huo, their movements remarkably synchronized as they stuffed their mouths full.
“Go quickly!”
Shaking her head, Su Jiu turned her gaze towards the central area in the east. A wide, crimson-gold external qi broadsword appeared beneath her feet, pointing forward. She then transformed into a stream of light and charged ahead, a hint of worry in her eyes.
Little Sisi, don’t cause trouble.
Although Bairnis’s personality seemed gentle, she was very concerned about the students she taught. Su Jiu had learned from Ying San that many students had gathered in the central area.
