“This…”
Hearing Gu Han’s account, Jiang Feng was speechless.
He didn’t know why.
He suddenly felt some sympathy for the fat man he had never met.
To be entrapped so viciously and still survive, his life… was truly not ordinary!
If it were him, he would have died eight times over!
Beside them.
Chief Steward Li was secretly on alert.
Why did he suddenly feel… that Your Highness’s situation had become even more perilous?
No, no!
After returning, he would tell Your Highness to stay far away from this fellow, otherwise… he might be entrapped to death by him one day!
“Let’s not talk about him.”
Gu Han shook his head and suddenly asked, “Was that person just now an Instructor of the Martial Academy?”
“That’s right.”
Jiang Feng nodded.
“His name is Yu Hua, one of the Martial Academy’s Instructors. His cultivation is at Spirit Profound Seventh Layer, which is considered mid-to-upper tier among the Instructors. Gu Brother, why… did you get into a conflict with him, making him disregard everything and chase after you on the street?”
“Actually.”
Gu Han narrowed his eyes.
“It was my first time meeting him too…”
He roughly recounted his experiences of the past few days to the two of them. Of course, regarding the secret of that token, he spoke vaguely, passing over it with a single sentence. It wasn’t that he didn’t trust them, but if this secret were exposed, it would be a huge trouble for him and for the Murong Family.
Yao Beast rampage.
Liu Tong.
Murong Family.
Yu Hua…
The two listened, dumbfounded.
They never imagined that in just a short month, Gu Han had experienced so many things.
The level of excitement.
It was simply unheard of!
The two instantly felt that the fat man’s life was far less significant than Gu Han’s!
“That person is named Yu Hua.”
After a long while.
Chief Steward Li seemed to have finally digested the information and said faintly, “He is indeed a Martial Academy Instructor, and I’ve heard people say that Yu Hua’s Family has few members. It’s no wonder he would chase after you after you killed his nephew outside the city that day.”
“Actually.”
Jiang Feng sighed.
“The Martial Academy is the foundation of our Great Qi and has its own rules. He is merely an Instructor, and he wouldn’t dare to act so brazenly. Besides, after entering the Martial Academy, as long as Gu Brother is with me, nothing will happen…”
Chief Steward Li listened with a pounding heart.
Your Highness!
Think twice!
Following this fellow, wouldn’t that be jumping into a pit of fire!
“You’re going too?”
Gu Han was a little surprised.
“Hmm? Your cultivation… has it reached Meridian Opening?”
“That’s right.”
Jiang Feng nodded.
“Gu Brother’s Cultivation Technique is extremely compatible with me, and coupled with the cold Qi accumulated over many years, my cultivation progress has naturally been faster. Speaking of which…”
His expression was a bit dim.
“For me to go to the Martial Academy to Cultivate and join an Upper Sect was my mother’s dying wish. Unfortunately, now that I have the opportunity, she cannot see it.”
“Your Highness.”
Chief Steward Li quickly comforted him.
“You now have a special Physique and a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique. Your future is limitless, and you will naturally gain the Royal Family’s Pay attention to. The Princess, knowing this from the afterlife, will surely rest in peace.”
“Pay attention to?”
Jiang Feng gave a self-mocking smile.
“With my Eldest Brother around, how could they Pay attention to me?”
“Your Eldest Brother?”
Gu Han was a little curious.
“Who is he?”
“He?”
Mentioning this Eldest Brother.
Jiang Feng’s expression became somewhat complex.
“He has a natural Fire Spirit Physique. Several years ago, he was taken as a Disciple by a Senior from an Upper Sect and is hailed as the number one Genius of the younger generation in Great Qi!”
“Number one?”
Gu Han raised an eyebrow.
“It’s just that I don’t know if he has real ability.”
“Whether he has real ability is another matter.”
Chief Steward Li couldn’t help but speak.
“Do you know that this First Prince has another identity?”
“Identity?”
Gu Han was stunned.
“What identity?”
“That Liu Tong who knelt before you… is the First Prince’s paternal cousin!”
“Cousin?”
Gu Han frowned.
“No wonder this person acts so arrogantly. So he has a big backer. But… our little grievance, wouldn’t it alarm that First Prince, would it?”
“…”
Chief Steward Li was speechless.
Under everyone’s gaze, he even knelt to you.
Is this grievance small or not?
Don’t you have any sense of it!
“Tsk!”
Thinking of this, his tone became slightly mocking, “That Liu Ying is really not a good person! And yet, Your Highness still…”
“Cough cough…”
Jiang Feng’s Face flushed.
“Don’t talk nonsense, I was appreciating, appreciating!”
Beside them.
Chief Steward Li and Gu Han exchanged glances, their opinions surprisingly in agreement.
Pah!
…
Inside the Martial Academy.
As it hadn’t opened yet, it seemed particularly desolate.
On a bluestone avenue, a stooped, elderly servant was constantly sweeping fallen leaves from the ground.
“Get out of the way!”
Suddenly.
A cold shout came, startling him.
“Instructor Yu?”
Seeing the person, he quickly bowed.
“You’re back…”
Yu Hua didn’t even look at him, walking straight past.
“Sigh…”
The old man wasn’t angry. While continuing to sweep leaves, he muttered to himself.
“Narrow-minded.”
“Full of resentment.”
“Your Cultivation path… won’t go far!”
In the distance.
Yu Hua naturally didn’t hear these words.
At this moment.
All he was thinking about was how to deal with Gu Han.
“Brother Yu?”
Just then.
Someone called out to him.
“How was it? How did things go?”
“Don’t even mention it!”
Yu Hua’s Face was gloomy.
“Just as I was about to act, the Seventh Prince disrupted it…”
The person who came was surnamed Jiang, also a Martial Academy Instructor, and usually had a good relationship with him. He naturally didn’t hide anything and roughly recounted the matter.
“Seventh Prince?”
Instructor Jiang frowned slightly.
“If he is protecting him, it will be difficult for Brother Yu to act again.”
“This grudge…”
Yu Hua gnashed his teeth in hatred.
“I must avenge it!”
“Actually… I have a method.”
“What method!”
“How about… going to see the First Prince.”
“Him?”
Yu Hua was deeply disappointed.
“What kind of person is the First Prince? It’s hard to say if he’ll even see me. Even if he does, why would he, an outsider, go against his own brother for me?”
“Brother?”
Instructor Jiang laughed.
“The Royal Family is the most heartless. In the Royal Family, what brotherhood is there to speak of? If there were, why did all the other Princes, except the Seventh Prince, go far away to the border and never return to the Capital? Moreover, Brother Yu, you’ve been busy outside these past few days, so you probably don’t know yet, but the First Prince… is coming to the Martial Academy!”
“What!”
Yu Hua was a little confused.
“Isn’t he already internally designated as an Upper Sect Disciple? Why is he coming to the Martial Academy?”
“I heard.”
Instructor Jiang looked around and lowered his voice.
“The First Prince wants to fully control the Martial Academy before entering the Upper Sect. This… is very likely the intention of that person from the Upper Sect.”
“You mean…”
“That’s right!”
Instructor Jiang nodded.
“Now is the perfect opportunity to pledge allegiance to him. As long as we cooperate well and help him take charge of the Martial Academy… Brother Yu, by then, when you want to seek revenge, how would the Seventh Prince dare to stop you?”
“Good, good, good!”
Yu Hua’s eyes grew brighter and brighter as he listened.
“Thank you, Brother Jiang, for the reminder! I will go pay my respects to the First Prince now!”
…
Inner City.
At the center.
A beautifully grand building stood out, erected here.
It was precisely the residence of the First Prince, Jiang Hong!
In the hall.
“Cousin!”
Liu Tong’s Face was full of grievance and unwillingness.
“From childhood to adulthood, I’ve never lost so much Face. You must avenge me!”
“I know.”
The one who spoke was a young man seated at the head of the table.
The First Prince, Jiang Hong!
He had red hair and red eyebrows, an extraordinary appearance, and a subtle warmth circulated around his body, raising the temperature in the hall significantly.
“Once the Martial Academy opens, I will naturally teach him a lesson.”
“Thank you, Cousin, thank you, Cousin!”
Liu Tong was overjoyed.
“Your Highness.”
Beside Liu Tong.
Liu Ying bowed slightly, hinting, “That Gu Han has the Murong Family backing him. Will this action…”
“It’s fine.”
Towards Liu Ying.
Jiang Hong was clearly much more enthusiastic.
It was no wonder he was like this; with Liu Ying’s beauty, over ninety percent of men would be moved when they saw her.
He, naturally, was no exception.
“In the Murong Family, he is a distinguished guest. Outside the Murong Family, he is nothing. Besides, with my Master here, I believe the Murong Family will also give me some Face.”
In his words.
He did not take Gu Han seriously.
“Miss Liu.”
He stared at Liu Ying, openly displaying his admiration and astonishment.
“Are you interested in going to the Upper Sect?”
“Upper Sect?”
Liu Ying was stunned, her voice trembling with excitement.
“I… I have a chance to go?”
Although her Aptitude could be considered good, compared to Geniuses like Jiang Hong, it was quite far off. Relying on Liu Yuan to enter the Martial Academy was her limit. To want to join the Yuqing Sect, while not entirely impossible, was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
“Naturally, you do!”
Seeing her moved.
Jiang Hong laughed.
“If it were through ordinary channels, hope would naturally be slim, but Miss Liu, don’t forget, with my Master in the Upper Sect, as long as he speaks, taking in one more Disciple is no big deal!”
“Your Highness!”
Liu Ying’s Face flushed slightly, instantly losing her composure.
“If I can join the Upper Sect, I… I…”
With Liu Tong beside her.
She still managed to save some Face in the end, not speaking the rest of her words.
But Liu Tong wasn’t foolish.
He understood.
From this moment on, the beautiful woman beside him could no longer be his.
For a moment.
He felt intense jealousy in his heart, but constrained by Jiang Hong’s authority, he could only forcibly endure the bitterness in his heart, not daring to show the slightest bit of it.
“Good!”
Jiang Hong was naturally extremely satisfied.
“Since that’s the case, then…”
“Your Highness.”
Just then.
A Family servant came to the front of the hall.
“Martial Academy Instructors, Instructor Yu Hua and Instructor Jiang Yi, request an audience.”
“Them?”
Jiang Hong, who was initially displeased at having his mood disturbed, suddenly smiled.
“Never mind, they’ve already received the news.”
“That’s good then, let them in!”
…
At the inn.
Qian Liu was somewhat distracted.
Yu Hua’s pursuit of Gu Han had caused a huge commotion, and he naturally wanted to know the outcome.
Just as he was thinking.
A figure walked in from outside.
“This guest.”
He subconsciously went to greet him.
“You… Huh? Little brother, it’s you? Are you… are you alright?”
In front of him.
Gu Han’s body was covered in dried bloodstains. Although his injuries were not light, they were far from fatal.
Qian Liu was secretly startled.
Previously…
He had indeed underestimated him!
“I’m fine.”
Gu Han shook his head.
“It’s just a pity that something went wrong, and I didn’t make it to Jubao Pavilion.”
“…”
Qian Liu was speechless.
That’s not the point, okay!
What you should be talking about now isn’t the chase, is it? What do you mean by being so calm!
Just then.
A figure suddenly appeared before the two of them.
Murong Chuan!
“Senior.”
Gu Han cupped his fists.
“Thank you for the reminder today!”
This thank you.
Was sincere.
If not for Qian Liu’s warning, and Murong Chuan having severely injured Yu Hua a few days ago, he might not have been able to hold out until Chief Steward Li made his move today.
“I thought.”
Murong Chuan smiled.
“You would blame me.”
“No.”
Gu Han shook his head.
“I’ve only met Senior once. Senior has no obligation to act for me, and Senior has already helped me a great deal. My foster father said that when one is human, one should not be too greedy!”
“Oh?”
Murong Chuan raised an eyebrow.
“Your foster father is quite a person!”
“He… is already dead.”
“What a pity.”
Murong Chuan shook his head, then asked, “How is it? This person holds quite a grudge against you. Do you need me to act?”
“Free of charge?”
“…Naturally, you’ll have to use the token!”
“Then forget it.”
Gu Han decisively shook his head.
“I think… I can still hold on, and besides, with Senior’s strength, using it to kill a Martial Academy Instructor just feels like a loss no matter how you look at it.”
Beside them.
Qian Liu listened, dumbfounded.
This…
How can a matter of life and death be treated like a business transaction?
Your life is almost gone.
Why care if it’s a loss or not!
“Alright then.”
Murong Chuan naturally could tell that Gu Han had some trump cards and didn’t expose him.
“If you need me, feel free to come find me.”
“Senior…”
Gu Han thought for a moment.
“Speaking of which, I actually do have something I’d like to ask of you.”
“What is it?”
“If I am not here, I hope Senior will look after A Sha more.”
Today’s events had made him vigilant.
Inside the Capital was fine.
But if they went outside the city, he would absolutely not dare to bring A Sha.
“This girl…”
Murong Chuan was a little curious.
“Is she very important to you?”
“More important than my life.”
“…”
Murong Chuan was uncharacteristically silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed.
“Don’t worry, as long as this girl is inside the inn, even if the King of Heaven himself comes, he won’t be able to harm a single hair on her. This is my personal promise, no token needed!”
“Thank you, Senior!”
Gu Han bowed solemnly.
“I will remember this favor!”
“You’re welcome.”
Murong Chuan didn’t mind.
At this moment, he naturally didn’t know how much weight Gu Han’s favor would carry in the future.
…
In the Capital.
The streets and alleys were all discussing this pursuit.
Of course, only a few people knew the final outcome; the rest relied entirely on pure conjecture.
“That young man was slapped into a pulp by Instructor Yu and died a horrible death!”
“Nonsense! He didn’t die at all. With that fat man taking the fall, Instructor Yu didn’t catch him, and he escaped into the Barren Forest!”
“Is that so? Cough cough… I was quite far away that day, so I probably saw it wrong. The one who was slapped into a pulp should have been that fat man.”
“…”
Such discussions could be heard everywhere, almost sweeping through the Capital.
However, with another explosive piece of news spreading, the discussion about Gu Han came to an abrupt halt!
That long-unseen.
Natural Fire Spirit Physique.
Great Qi’s number one Genius.
The First Prince, Jiang Hong, was coming to the Martial Academy!