Chapter 71

The city lord respects the academy and its mentors because of the benefits. What about the academy and the mentors? They are also not averse to maintaining a good relationship with the city lord, also for the benefits. Xiaofeng Academy is the best example; without the continuous support of the Xiaofeng City Lord, it would never have reached its current scale, nor would it possess the Soul Tower, which many academies lack.

Bipolar Academy is not as weak as Xiaofeng Academy, and the area it is located in is not under Wei Zhong's jurisdiction. However, this does not prevent Tang Mu from being willing to maintain a good relationship with the Xiaofeng City Lord, especially since Wei Zhong is his disciple.

Disciples respect their mentors, and mentors protect their disciples. When mentors encounter trouble, disciples will also stand up to protect their mentors. There is naturally a lot of pure and touching care and protection between teachers and students, but the positions Tang Mu and Wei Zhong are in mean that their teacher-student relationship is unlikely to be simple, and both are very open about not trying to make it simple.

Therefore, Tang Mu accepted Wei Zhong's son, Wei Tianqi, and helped him cultivate. Otherwise, with Wei Tianqi's ordinary talent, how would Tang Mu be willing to expend so much energy to set up a twenty-one-day Moonlight Barrier to assist his cultivation?

The twenty-one-day Moonlight Barrier requires a large amount of rare and precious materials, all provided by Wei Zhong, but the role of the boundary guardian for the twenty-one days must be personally undertaken by Tang Mu. For twenty-one days, he needs to adjust the barrier twenty-one times each night, which is very complex, in order to maximize the use of the Moonlight to cleanse the soul and rapidly enhance the realm.

For the cultivator being cleansed by the Moonlight, these twenty-one days are a kind of enjoyment, with no great difficulties or dangers in cultivation, depending entirely on how much the individual can perceive and understand.

But for the boundary guardian, these twenty-one days are purely a drain, and an extraordinary one at that. Such a sacrifice is not something Tang Mu would make out of teacher-student affection, and Wei Zhong would not be so shameless as to ask his mentor to make such a sacrifice for his son based on teacher-student affection.

What they have reached a tacit agreement on must be something more substantial than "affection." And now, Wei Zhong's bodyguard is being pursued by Chu Min, right in Tang Mu's Bipolar Academy. He might have to step in to protect him. But... why would Wei Zhong's bodyguard provoke that woman?

Tang Mu thought, not taking immediate action but instead patiently observing the situation, his doubts growing.

"What does this woman want?" Tang Mu wondered. He saw that Wei Ying's escape skills were quite good, but his realm was far inferior to Chu Min's. If Chu Min really wanted to, she could have caught him long ago without causing such a commotion. But now she was deliberately keeping her distance, allowing Wei Ying to escape. Was she trying to... lure the snake out of its hole?

He had never seen such a blatant attempt to lure the snake out of its hole, but considering this woman's fiery temper, stealthy tailing was not something she would do or was good at. Indeed, using violent threats to force the other party to reveal their true intentions was her style.

There was no choice; he had to provide some cover!

Tang Mu did not assign anyone else but prepared to act personally because he knew how terrifying Chu Min was and that she was not someone who could be easily persuaded. At least he was an old acquaintance, so he might be able to say a few more words, but he had no confidence in persuading her. If it ultimately came to a fight...

Tang Mu smiled bitterly. He was not afraid of a fight; he was confident he could protect Wei Ying's escape. But fighting this woman was a very exhausting task, whether he won or lost, it would be exhausting in the end.

But there was no other way; he had to do it. If someone else did it, it might not just be a matter of exhaustion.

Sigh...

Tang Mu sighed, just as he was about to move, he suddenly saw another figure rushing towards the running Chu Min in an extremely fast and eye-catching manner. Behind this graceful figure was another figure. No, to be precise, it was a silhouette, not leaping or gracefully gliding through the air, but running with all her might. She was chasing the graceful figure, which was undoubtedly very difficult for her, but she was not left too far behind, and the speed she ran was enough to shock many people. However, her running posture was very ugly, making people feel very uncomfortable, as if to run at such a speed, she had no idea how to move properly.

"It's her!" Tang Mu's gaze fell on the graceful figure, and his heart suddenly lifted. If it was her, perhaps he wouldn't need to trouble himself. Although she couldn't completely block Chu Min, she should be enough to delay and provide cover.

He decided to wait a bit longer. From Chu Min's side, a light reprimand came from behind: "Who dares to cause trouble in Bipolar Academy?!"

Before the words were even finished, the figure suddenly seemed like a streak of light, suddenly speeding up even more. The wind Chu Min created, which even students of lower realms couldn't approach, was instantly split by this streak of light, which then turned in mid-air and landed not far in front of Chu Min.

"My surname is Qin, my name is Qin Sang, state your name!" The beautiful girl standing in front of Chu Min proudly introduced herself.

Her name is Qin Sang, the proudest and most worthy student of Bipolar Academy. Because her surname is Qin, if someone regards being surnamed Qin as a source of pride, then this Qin must be the Qin of "Wei Qin Liang Gu."

The four great families of the Xuanjun Empire: Wei, Qin, Liang, and Gu.

The Wei family in Xiaofeng City is also surnamed Wei, but this Wei is just an ordinary one. However, Qin Sang's Qin is truly extraordinary.

Because she is this Qin, even though Bipolar Academy is ranked thirty-seventh on the continent, it is merely a stopover for her. In Bipolar Academy, no mentor dared to take her as a disciple because everyone knew that after a brief rest at this stopover, Qin Sang would definitely enter one of the four major academies for further study, where she would ultimately belong, just like her three brothers and two sisters.

She is proud and extraordinary. Although Bipolar Academy is just a temporary stopover for her and her ultimate destination will not be here, as long as she is in Bipolar Academy now, she will not tolerate any disgrace to Bipolar Academy, as it would also disgrace her.

So she acted, blocking the way and announcing her name.

But Chu Min ignored her.

She heard every word, and she knew which Qin Qin Sang was, but she still moved forward without a word.

"Bold!" Qin Sang was angry, extending her right hand: "Sword, come!"

"Hey!" Someone responded, sounding a bit panicked. The little girl who had been running and following Qin Sang had been struggling to keep up. When Qin Sang suddenly accelerated, the gap between them widened. When Qin Sang suddenly called for the sword, the little girl hurriedly threw the sword she often carried for Qin Sang.

Her technique was very skilled and accurate, clearly a result of the默契 between them. But today her tone was a bit panicked because she suddenly felt that her mistress was too far away, and the opponent was too close and too fast. She was afraid the sword would not reach...

Qin Sang extended her right hand, ready to catch the sword, but what she finally grasped was four hard fingers.

She did not grasp the hilt of the sword; she grasped Chu Min's left hand. Chu Min was not greeting her with a handshake; this grip made Qin Sang feel dizzy.

The proud and extraordinary Qin Sang fell to the ground, and Chu Min swept past her, the wind and dust she stirred up hitting her in the face. Her Kuaiying sword was not caught by anyone and flew over her head, finally landing in the dust.

"Miss..." The little girl with the ugly running posture finally caught up, only to see her mistress in this state. The Kuaiying sword had fallen to the ground, and she hurriedly picked it up. Qin Sang did not take it; she was still sitting on the ground in a daze. The Miss Qin had never been so disheveled, never.

"Miss..." The little girl had never imagined Qin Sang would have such a humiliating moment, and she was so sad that tears fell. Seeing this, Qin Sang suddenly became furious and slapped her.

"Worthless, how did you throw the sword?!" Qin Sang scolded.

"Sorry, Miss..." The little girl was terrified, her head lowered, and tears continued to fall. The people around them were silent, feeling sorry for the little girl in their hearts.

Qin Sang is a proud daughter of the Qin family, an awakener of the Chong Soul. But the sword-carrying girl is an ordinary person, even without proper cultivation. Being able to keep up with Qin Sang's speed with just her legs is already incredible, but to expect her to catch up with Qin Sang's "Flowing Light Dance" is too much to ask. The failure to catch the sword was clearly because Qin Sang's "Flowing Light Dance" ability not only surpassed the woman but also widened the gap with the sword-carrying girl, so punishing her was unreasonable.

Qin Sang got up, snatched the sword from the little girl, and was about to chase again, but she saw Chu Min had already stopped, slowly walking a few steps forward. A wave of student cries came.

"Dead."

"Someone is dead."

What happened? Everyone was confused and gathered around to see. Chu Min stood there, silent, because the person who died was the one she had been chasing.

Wei Ying was dead.

But few people knew he was the target Qin Sang had been chasing. His escape skills were indeed excellent, and no student at Bipolar Academy, except for Chu Min, who was far superior in realm, had noticed that he was the culprit behind this commotion.

"How did he die?" The students were still asking each other, but only two people knew.

Chu Min, who was chasing, and Tang Mu, the head of Bipolar Academy, who was watching from a distance.

Just as Chu Min was intercepted by Qin Sang, Wei Ying suddenly stumbled, fell to the ground, and did not get up again.

He seemed to realize that he could not escape Chu Min no matter what, and he also sensed that Chu Min was intentionally letting him go to lure more of his companions to come to his rescue.

He had only gone to Tianzhao Academy to probe Lu Ping and the others, a casual arrangement by Wei Ming, not a planned strategic action.

But in the end, he ended his life directly because he was Wei Zhong's bodyguard, and this was the most efficient way.

He did not expose his identity, any purpose, or force his companions to come to his rescue. After realizing that his previous escape was meaningless, Wei Ying used the most efficient way to end everything.

In the crowd, Wei Ming turned and quietly left.

(After many revisions, I finally finished... I will not stay up all night, see you all in the morning!)

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