Chapter 28

"Seems like you know him?" Moline, who had only felt good about the young man for three seconds, noticed that Xifan's expression seemed to know something.

"His name is Wei Yang. There are twelve guards in the City Lord's residence, and he is one of them. It's said that he started sensing at the age of fourteen and reached the Penetrating Realm at sixteen. He's a genuine genius," Xifan said.

"Genius? Are you trying to make me laugh?" Moline said.

"Before today, you wouldn't have found it funny, right?" Xifan said.

Of course, it wasn't funny. Whether at Zhaifeng Academy or Xiadong Academy, the number of people who could break through to the Penetrating Realm in four years could be counted on one hand. Moline, from a noble family, started cultivating Soul Power earlier than the students in the academy. Even now, his highest Soul Power, the Pivot Soul, was only at the sixth level, and he hadn't completed the penetration yet.

To break through to the Penetrating Realm from zero in just two years, calling him a genius wasn't an exaggeration. But with a Soul Awakener who had already penetrated six souls walking ahead, Moline felt that everything else was just a cloud.

"Let's go!" Seeing that the others were already far ahead, Xifan said. Moline pushed the wheelchair and rolled along behind them.

Because the good feeling had already faded, Moline didn't push Xifan to catch up with Wei Yang, and Wei Yang didn't rush to catch up with Lu Ping. He just followed at a distance, walking unhurriedly, occasionally turning his head to smile at Moline and Xifan from afar.

The three maintained their distance but walked in the same direction. Gradually, they left the bustling market behind and walked onto a wide and quiet avenue. On this avenue, except for the passersby, there were no stalls on either side of the road, making it clean and deserted.

The City Lord's residence was on this street. Its area wasn't large, and the interior wasn't particularly luxurious, but the gate of the City Lord's residence was extremely grand and eye-catching. Because City Lord Wei Zhong believed that the gate should not be low-key. If people couldn't find the City Lord's residence at a glance, it would be very inefficient.

Outside the gate, two guards stood straight, watching every person who passed by the City Lord's residence.

Lu Ping, carrying Su Tang, walked to the gate. Wei Yang, who was not far behind, suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked at Xifan and Moline, who were also not far behind, and spoke.

"Why are you still following?" Wei Yang's words still carried a smile, but they implied that they shouldn't be doing this.

Xifan also smiled and replied, "The way back to Zhaifeng Academy is this road."

"I see, then please go ahead!" Wei Yang no longer paid attention to the two and prepared to catch up with Lu Ping. It was time for him to put down that girl, because the City Lord wanted to see only Lu Ping.

At this moment, Xifan and Moline's expressions became extremely vivid. They hadn't initially realized this, but as the group walked in silence and默契地朝同一个方向前进时，两人隐约间已经意识到了。现在，是揭晓的时候了。

Lu Ping, carrying Su Tang, walked to the front of the City Lord's residence.

The guards were watching him, but he didn't look at them. His eyes were fixed on the road ahead, and step by step, he passed by the gate of the City Lord's residence.

Indeed, it was as they thought!

Xifan and Moline burst out laughing, adding an unusual atmosphere to the quiet and solemn road.

At first, they thought Lu Ping had been moved by the "please" word, because the smiling Wei Yang was quite easy to like. But as they walked in silence and in perfect harmony, the two suddenly realized there might be a misunderstanding.

Now it was clear.

Go to the City Lord's residence?

Lu Ping had already said he wasn't going! Did you think a smiling "please" would change his mind? It didn't!

He was heading in this direction because Zhaifeng Academy was in this direction; he just happened to pass by the City Lord's residence.

Wei Yang, who was speeding up to catch up with Lu Ping and make him put down Su Tang, watched as Lu Ping didn't even stop and walked past the gate of the City Lord's residence. The laughter from behind made his smile a bit distorted.

He realized he had been fooled, or more accurately, he had been overly sentimental.

Lu Ping completely ignored him. He was still walking the path he intended to walk. The City Lord's residence? Just passing by. And Wei Yang, you were overthinking it.

So, at this moment, his figure darted forward. The few steps between them were quickly closed. He was still smiling, but his arm was already blocking Lu Ping's path.

"You're going the wrong way," he said.

Lu Ping looked ahead. "I'm not wrong."

"The City Lord has invited you," Wei Yang said, gesturing toward the gate of the City Lord's residence.

"I already said I'm not going," Lu Ping replied.

"So you're not as sensible as I thought," Wei Yang's smile became even brighter.

"What are you smiling about?" Lu Ping was a bit puzzled. According to common logic, someone who was refused shouldn't be smiling so brightly.

"Smiling at you," Wei Yang said, and the arm blocking Lu Ping suddenly swung at him.

Lu Ping sidestepped, and before he could react, Su Tang, who was on his back, suddenly threw a punch.

This punch was so unexpected that the smiling Wei Yang didn't guard against it and was hit squarely in the face.

"Damn..." Moline, seeing this, had a look of disbelief on his face. Xifan, sitting in the wheelchair, also shrank back as if he had felt the punch himself.

"Sixth level Soul Power!" Xifan said.

"Right! There will be a dent on his face, won't there?" Moline said.

Su Tang retracted his fist. Lu Ping turned his head and glanced at Su Tang, who was lying on his shoulder, but didn't say anything. The two then looked at Wei Yang, who had just been hit.

"Didn't you use your full strength?" Lu Ping asked.

"No, I couldn't use my full strength," Su Tang said.

"That's why he's still standing so steady," Lu Ping said.

A punch from a Sixth level Soul Power, hitting squarely, but Wei Yang didn't even waver. Even for a Penetrator, it was unusual. Lu Ping's judgment was accurate; Su Tang hadn't used his full strength.

Despite this, the smile on Wei Yang's face was completely gone. The punch wasn't heavy, but it was a great insult to him.

One of the guards at the gate, seeing the fight, went inside to report, while the other rushed over.

"I'm going to kill you!!" Wei Yang roared, his smile gone.

"I'm leaving," Lu Ping said, completely ignoring the threat. He adjusted Su Tang on his back and continued walking forward.

Complete disregard!

Wei Yang, who had never taken anyone seriously except for City Lord Wei Zhong, never thought anyone would completely ignore him.

Bending down, he reached into his pants and pulled out a dagger, and without hesitation, stabbed at Su Tang on Lu Ping's back.

A student from Zhaifeng Academy?

He didn't care about such an identity. He would make the other person pay for the punch and the disregard.

Killing was something he was very good at.

(Friday, which is tomorrow at 7:30 PM, is the Three Rivers interview! Important things said three times, this is the second time!)

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