At the Entrance of Magic City Martial University, people streamed past without end, yet the place somehow seemed utterly silent.
Indeed, when forced to choose between allowing their relatives and friends to suffer wanton abuse and allowing innocent people to be slaughtered indiscriminately, would anyone choose the former?
“I don’t want my relatives and friends to suffer humiliation, and I won’t slaughter innocent people indiscriminately!” The handsome young man had remained silent for a long time, but now he spoke in an exceptionally resolute tone.
“Let’s hope so.” Lin Xiu smiled and did not argue with him further.
The world was not that simple. Lin Xiu remembered that his older brother had once said something to him,
“When you act like a good person, bad people will bully you; when you act like a bad person, good people will judge you.”
“Under these circumstances, do you want to be a good person or a bad person?”
Lin Xiu’s answer had been, “I want to be a bad person. Even if I’m judged, I don’t want to be bullied!”
His Older Brother had said that Lin Xiu was born to run with the underworld because he had a ruthless heart. But he would never know that on the day of his funeral, Lin Xiu had wept before his grave like a child—
“Master Sun, are you satisfied with this student?” Zhao Qingqing broke the silence, placing a hand on Lin Xiu’s shoulder as she looked at Master Sun with a half-smile.
“Born rebellious…” The four words that Master Sun blurted out left Lin Xiu covered in black lines, but fortunately, he promptly added,
“However, he may be more suited to this era than I am.”
However, as soon as he said this, all the young people behind Master Sun froze. What did Master Sun mean?
Did he mean that Master Sun was inferior to him???
“You flatter him too much, Master Sun.” Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingqing quickly spoke. “Old lin and I don’t have particularly high expectations for him. We only hope that he stays safe and sound.”
Master Sun realized what had happened. Although he had spoken sincerely, his words could easily sound like excessive praise intended to set Lin Xiu up for trouble, so he quickly changed the subject,
“Qingqing, I’ll have someone take them to complete their enrollment procedures. It’s been a long time since we, master and disciple, last met. Shall we have a chat?”
“Then I’ll trouble you, Master Sun.” Zhao Qingqing nodded.
“Jingfeng, take Lin Xiu and his friend to complete their enrollment procedures.” Master Sun turned toward the youth whose face was so handsome that even women would envy it.
“Yes, Master Sun.”
“Come on, let’s go sit in my office.” With that, Master Sun stopped paying attention to Lin Xiu and the others and left directly with Zhao Qingqing.
Inside Sun Changyuan’s office.
“Qingqing, have you been doing well all these years?” Sun Changyuan poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Zhao Qingqing.
“Very well. Old Lin has treated us mother and daughter wonderfully.” A blissful smile spread across Zhao Qingqing’s lips as she thought of something.
“That’s good, that’s good.” Sun Changyuan nodded with a smile, took a sip of tea, and asked, “Something happened in Biluo City this time, didn’t it?”
Hearing Sun Changyuan ask this, Zhao Qingqing was taken aback. She had not planned to tell the other party about Lin Xiu’s matter. After all, it was hardly good news, and it could damage Lin Xiu’s standing in Sun Changyuan’s eyes. Sun Changyuan had always advocated standing united against external enemies; what he hated most was his own people fighting among themselves!
“Even if you don’t tell me, I can guess the general idea. Did that boy cause some trouble?”
“Master Sun, how did you know?” Zhao Qingqing was surprised. What Lin Xiu had done was no small matter in Biluo City, but across Dragon Country, it was nothing more than a trivial affair.
The matter would never have reached Magic City, much less Sun Changyuan, who had essentially withdrawn from worldly affairs.
“You sent him here an entire month early, and all of you look travel-worn. You must have encountered some trouble.”
“From the way that boy spoke, I can tell that he is not easy to deal with. He must have caused trouble that Lin Zhanbei could not resolve, leaving you no choice but to bring him here yourself.”
After hearing Sun Changyuan’s analysis, Zhao Qingqing fell into Silence for Several seconds. She raised her head and gave a bitter smile:
“Nothing can escape your notice, Master Sun.”
Meanwhile, Lin Xiu and the young man walked side by side through the Magic City Martial University campus. Kadir followed them without saying a word.
Along the way, Lin Xiu felt like a monkey on Flower Fruit Mountain. Young female students nearby kept casting admiring, adoring looks in his direction.
“Looks like the girls at Magic City Martial University have pretty good taste.” The corners of Lin Xiu’s lips lifted slightly, and he felt rather pleased with himself. Having lived two lifetimes, this was the first time he had been admired by so many members of the opposite sex, so he could not help feeling secretly delighted.
“Look, look, it’s Huo Jingfeng. He’s so handsome…”
“Yeah, how can he be so handsome? That face is tailor-made for my taste.”
“Who’s that person beside him?”
“Who cares who he is? He’s an ugly bastard, and he dares walk alongside Junior Brother Jingfeng.”
…
After hearing the surrounding discussions, even Lin Xiu, whose skin was thick as a wall, felt awkward. Only then did he realize that he was not a monkey on Flower Fruit Mountain, but a clown in a circus.
“Your name is Huo Jingfeng?” Lin Xiu had no choice but to change the subject to hide his embarrassment.
“Mm.” Huo Jingfeng seemed absent-minded.
“How long have you been a student here?”
“Half a year.”
“So we’re in the same class?”
“Mm.”
“Is Magic City Martial University fun?” Lin Xiu continued asking.
“Lin Xiu.” Huo Jingfeng stopped walking and said with a serious expression, “I think what you did was wrong.”
“What?” Lin Xiu was taken aback. He did not understand what the other party meant.
“I said that what you did in Sin City was still inappropriate.”
“So you haven’t said a word all this time because you’ve been analyzing this matter?” Lin Xiu wore a look of surprise.
“Although what you did ensured your safety in Sin City, you did, after all, kill some innocent people.” Huo Jingfeng did not answer Lin Xiu’s question. Instead, he looked at him with an earnest expression.
“I think everyone should have people and things worth protecting with their life.”
“Otherwise, wouldn’t life be far too boring?”
Hearing these words, Lin Xiu froze. They were all too familiar. His Older Brother had once said the same thing to him. Although their words had been different, they had meant exactly the same thing.
“Lin Xiu, do you know how many people in the Divine Kingdom possess divine power?” Huo Jingfeng asked.
Lin Xiu did not know why The other party was asking, but he turned his head and glanced at Kadir. Sensing Lin Xiu’s questioning gaze, Kadir answered honestly,
“Two hundred and eighty thousand.”
“That’s right.” Huo Jingfeng nodded. “Fewer than three hundred thousand.”
After saying that, he asked again, “Then do you know how many ghost controllers there are in Sakura Country?”
This time, neither Lin Xiu nor Kadir Spoke. Lin Xiu clearly did not know, while the Divine Kingdom, where Kadir was from, had always regarded Dragon Country as its hypothetical enemy. It truly did not know much about Sakura Country.
“One hundred and thirty thousand.” Huo Jingfeng answered his own question.
He immediately Continued asking, “Then do you know how many awakeners capable of fighting there are in our Dragon Country?”
Lin Xiu remained silent, merely Frowning as he looked at Huo Jingfeng. He did not know what the other party was trying to accomplish by saying all this.
“Three million!” Huo Jingfeng once again answered his own question.
“We have three million Awakeners ready to take the battlefield at any time, yet every war with the Divine Kingdom ends in defeat!”
“Why do you think that is?”
Lin Xiu still did not speak, merely Frowning even more deeply.
“Because we are not united enough!” The more Huo Jingfeng spoke, the more agitated he became, and his voice rose several notches.
“Mm, yes.” This time, Lin Xiu finally Spoke.
Seeing Lin Xiu agree with his view, Huo Jingfeng’s eyes lit up, and he hurriedly Pressed for an answer: “You agree with my view too, right?”
“What?” Lin Xiu stared at him in surprise.
“Didn’t you say yes?” Huo Jingfeng looked baffled too.
“I meant that you really are a man.” Lin Xiu pointed toward The other party’s throat.
“You have an Adam’s apple.”
Huo Jingfeng: “???”