allendalepharm Chapter 473: Returning to Kyoto, Trouble at Kyoto University
Chapter 473: Returning to Kyoto, Trouble at Kyoto University
Kyoto, Capital City University.
Several months had passed, and compared to the previous fervent Martial Dao atmosphere...
The mood at Jing University was now somewhat oppressive.
There were far fewer students on the campus paths than usual, and every one of them wore an expression of indescribable dejection and resentment.
In a corner of the campus, several students were gathered, discussing something in low voices.
"Sigh... Senior Shen and Senior Sister Luo still can’t come back?"
"They can’t... All the professors from our university have tried, but no one could bring them back. Sigh. They offended the Xuanyuan Family, one of the Top Three Families. It’s not that easy to get out of a situation like that."
"When you get down to it, they only ended up like this because of Sister Gu and the Divine Mosquito... I wonder where Sister Gu and the Divine Mosquito are now."
"A couple of days ago, I saw someone online say that the Divine Mosquito appeared on the Northern Domain battlefield and performed some incredible deeds. No idea if it’s true, though."
"Yeah, I saw that too. But any topics about the Military Department online are extremely sensitive. A lot of posts get taken down not long after they’re up, so there’s no way to verify anything..."
The few of them were in the middle of a heated discussion.
Suddenly, one of the sharp-eyed students jerked his head up, his voice changing pitch as he pointed to the sky above a nearby plaza.
"You... You guys, look! What is that!"
Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing.
In the sky above the plaza, space distorted, and two figures materialized out of thin air.
Upon closer inspection, it was a stunningly beautiful figure in a long white dress, and on her shoulder, a tiny, almost invisible black dot.
It was Gu Yuexi and Chu Sheng!
They were back!
Seeing the human and the mosquito, the surrounding students were stunned for a moment before the scene erupted into chaos.
"Holy shit! It’s Gu Yuexi! And the Divine Mosquito! They actually came back!"
"Oh my god, for real? Weren’t they put on a joint wanted list by the Ten Great Clans? Coming back at a time like this, isn’t that just walking into a trap?"
"What are they back for? Could it be that they heard about what happened to Senior Shen and Senior Sister Luo and came back to stand up for them?"
"Stand up for them, my ass! The two of them can barely protect themselves right now. The Ten Great Clans’ wanted notice hasn’t been revoked yet!"
Gu Yuexi and Chu Sheng slowly descended to the ground.
Her extraordinary hearing naturally picked up every single word of the surrounding students’ discussions.
Her brow furrowed slightly.
’Shen Yixuan and Luo Qingyu? What happened to them?’
However, before she could ask,
At that very moment—
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Four incomparably powerful auras, like four great mountains, descended abruptly from the sky, instantly sealing off all of Gu Yuexi’s escape routes!
It was the experts from the Ten Great Clans!
They had arrived so quickly!
Chu Sheng looked up at the four figures floating in mid-air, all of them exuding the aura of the Peak of King Realm, and chuckled to himself.
’Their noses are pretty sharp.’
’It seems the news of what happened in the Northern Domain and with the Military Department hasn’t fully spread yet.’
’Or maybe that old fox, Long Zhanguo, has been intentionally or unintentionally hiding some key information?’
And in fact, that was indeed the case.
The Ten Great Clans, through their own channels, naturally knew some of the inside details of that battle in the Northern Domain.
And Long Zhanguo, due to various considerations, had indeed deliberately concealed many of Chu Sheng’s world-shaking deeds from the public.
Logically speaking, even if they only knew that Chu Sheng had performed meritorious service in the Northern Domain, the Ten Great Clans normally wouldn’t be so brazen as to make trouble for him again.
But the enmity between Chu Sheng and the Ten Great Clans ran far too deep.
He had publicly burned the wives of seven clan Patriarchs and slapped the old master of the Qin Family in the face... This was no longer a matter of pride; it was a blood feud!
At least eight of the Ten Great Clans wished for nothing more than to eliminate Chu Sheng and Gu Yuexi.
And for that very reason,
even though they knew Chu Sheng’s exploits in the Northern Domain might be significant, they still hadn’t revoked the wanted notice!
...
Four experts at the Peak of King Realm slowly descended from the sky, surrounding the human and the mosquito.
The middle-aged man in the lead looked at Gu Yuexi with an arrogant gaze and spoke in a tone that brooked no argument:
"Gu Yuexi, you and your Contracted Beast have been listed as top-priority wanted targets by our Ten Great Clans. I advise you not to resist and to come with us obediently."
"Otherwise..."
"Insolent!"
Before he could finish his sentence, an angry voice rang out from nearby.
A university professor, who had rushed over after hearing the commotion, pointed at the four men and rebuked them angrily,
"This is Capital City University! Since when is it your place, as outsiders, to act so wantonly here! All of you, get out!"
However, the middle-aged man in the lead merely shot the professor a contemptuous glance and sneered,
"Jing University? The current Jing University has already lost all face in Kyoto. What’s the point of acting so high and mighty?"
"Why don’t you first go worry about your students who are being exhibited like pets."
With that, he turned his gaze back to Gu Yuexi.
"Gu Yuexi, I’ll warn you one last time. Don’t resist. Surrender obediently—"
SWISH!
A black light, so fast it was almost instantaneous, flashed past.
The middle-aged man’s words came to an abrupt halt.
His mouth hung open and his eyes were wide. A small, bloody hole had appeared between his eyebrows.
The light in his eyes faded rapidly, and then, stiff as a board, he fell backward.
Dead.
An instant kill.
A genuine expert at the Peak of King Realm had been killed on the spot without even a chance to react.
All the surrounding students and professors gasped in shock, falling into a dead silence.
’Was... was that Gu Yuexi’s doing?’
Even Chu Sheng was a bit dumbfounded watching this scene.
’This Little Empress... what level is her strength at now, after coming out of seclusion?’
’This is kind of terrifying.’
Gu Yuexi made a gesture with one hand, and the black light instantly returned to her palm. It was a Soul-Devouring Spike.
Her gaze then shifted to the other three men.
The other three were instantly terrified and fled at top speed without a moment’s hesitation.
Gu Yuexi didn’t pursue them.
She frowned, looking at the students around her.
"What exactly happened after we left?"
"And what’s this about Shen Yixuan and Luo Qingyu?!"
In Gu Yuexi’s judgment, no matter how powerful the Ten Great Clans were, they would never dare to make a real move against Jing University. Doing so would mean a complete falling out with the Ministry of Education!
Soon, a quick-witted student stepped forward and recounted everything that had happened after Gu Yuexi and Chu Sheng left...
After the Ten Great Clans issued the wanted notice,
Jing University, Huaqing, and some other schools jointly organized protests and other activities, demanding that the notice be rescinded. They argued that even if there was an issue with Gu Yuexi, it should be handled by the Ministry of Education.
But the Ten Great Clans simply ignored them.
Among these students, Shen Yixuan and Luo Qingyu were particularly active.
Initially, everything was fine.
Until a certain man appeared.
That man came from the most mysterious Hidden Clan among the Ten Great Clans.
His surname was Xuanyuan.