infodatos Chapter 90 Senior Student
Chapter 90 Senior Student
"Think carefully," Mu Bai said worriedly. "Helan Mountain is not peaceful right now. With your strength, you can only drift along here. One wrong step and you'll be smashed to pieces."
After the appearance of Bi Fang's phantom, Helan Mountain had changed. It was too dangerous here, so dangerous that even a mid-level mage was insignificant.
"I know, but I'm still going."
"Alright," Mu Bai could only agree. "I'll take them back with me. You be careful too, don't die."
Mu Bai cautioned, "I'm really worried Su Ming might die if he goes alone now."
"Don't worry," Su Ming said with a smile, then turned to leave.
"Wait, are you leaving now?" Mu Bai stopped him. Now, the sense of direction in Helan Mountain would be disrupted. Going in might lead to the opposite direction, otherwise there wouldn't be so many hunters gathered here.
"I have a plan, don't worry." Su Ming disappeared into the night. Mu Bai frowned, and could only sigh silently in the end.
Su Ming continued to move through the darkness, guided by something deep within the Helan Mountains that kept him on the right path and allowed him to forge ahead without faltering.
Only now did Su Ming understand why fewer people came to Helan Mountain. Staying here for too long would absorb the magical energy in one's body, but the amount was very small, not even as much as what was returned.
Su Ming was able to discover this because he found a flower on the ground.
It looked very strange, purple and beautiful, but it was buried in the soil and dug out without any damage. When Su Ming touched the flower, he could clearly feel the magic energy in his body being drawn away, and the flower began to grow rapidly, growing twice its size in the blink of an eye.
The speed at which the flower absorbs magical energy will decrease after it is placed down, but it will still absorb energy no matter how far it is placed.
Su Ming could feel his magical energy being absorbed even from dozens of meters away, but who has time to check their own magical energy? Besides, the absorption was so minimal, far less than the return, that practically no one would notice.
To determine how many of these flowers there were, Su Ming dug for a while and was astonished to find that the ground was full of them.
Although we don't know what these flowers will do after they grow, this may be the reason why there have never been any demons in Helan Mountain.
Helan Mountain is very large. Su Ming traveled all night and only arrived at the previous location. Everything around him was charred black, and there were hardly any trees left alive.
That was created by the person who had been chasing Wu Kufeng. As dawn broke and the road became clearer, Su Ming could clearly feel the call from within.
Su Ming was about to head inside when several people suddenly appeared and stopped him.
One of them approached, his narrow eyes fixed on him. After a moment, he said, "Kid, do you know what happened here?"
His tone was very impolite, and he always had a sense of pride because he had someone backing him up.
It's unwise to fight against these people. There are too many of them, and their strength is estimated to be that of a mid-level mage. The leader is even more unfathomable, and he probably thinks he's a high-level mage.
"I don't know, I just arrived here too." Su Ming didn't tell the truth. If he directly said that someone here had used the Twelve Forbidden Techniques, he would probably be questioned about why he knew, which would be troublesome. It was better to say that he was new here and didn't know anything.
"Just arrived? Hehe, why not?" The person chuckled twice, clearly not believing him.
"Believe it or not, I just arrived." Su Ming didn't want to have too much contact with him. This person was just a small fry. The real big shot was the tall man in the distance, frowning and gazing into the depths of Helan Mountain.
A black trench coat, black pants, black accessories, and black hair made him look like a black-clad swordsman; the only flaw was the lack of two swords.
He was the leader here, and only his words carried weight. He hadn't even looked at Su Ming from beginning to end; those people surrounding him were just acting on their own initiative.
Su Ming walked over, and no one came to stop him. Some people looked curiously at the scorched ground. With such a large area of destruction, they had to consider that it might really have been caused by the Twelve Forbidden Zones.
But there was no sign of demons around, or at least they couldn't find them.
Could it be with someone?
The phantom has only been there for a day.
Su Ming walked to the man in black, glanced back at him, and then continued gazing into the distance.
"Are you looking for that phantom?" Su Ming felt he needed to say something, but didn't know what to say. After hesitating for a few moments, he said this.
"Bi Fang, I've always believed in his existence," the man in black replied, his expression serious and solemn. "Unfortunately, I came here with him before, but we didn't find Bi Fang. Now he's gone."
The man in black didn't seem to be answering Su Ming's question; he seemed to be reminiscing, with a hint of sadness in his voice.
He seemed to be a good person, and Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he was a good person; what he feared most was encountering those arrogant and short-tempered guys.
Many people would like to be around someone as steady and approachable as him.
Su Ming felt he had to follow him, since there was still danger ahead, provided that he wouldn't send Su Ming away.
"My name is Su Ming, a student at the Ancient Capital Academy. I came to Helan Mountain after seeing that feather in the collection room, and I only came in after seeing the phantom yesterday," Su Ming said.
Upon hearing Su Ming's words, the man in black turned his head. His dark eyes, though unreadable, shimmered with a dark light, like a star in the night, drawing people in.
"That feather was left by me," the man in black said softly.
Su Ming was overjoyed. Good heavens!
The feather at the Ancient Capital Academy was left behind by a previous senior, and this man in black claims it was left by him, so isn't he a senior from the Ancient Capital Academy?
I never expected to meet a senior student in the Helan Mountains. University is really different; it makes me feel so safe.
Su Ming immediately said, "So you're my senior, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"Senior?" The man in black smiled, somewhat forlornly, and said in a low voice, "I'm not some senior. I've already been expelled from the academy. Just call me Ye Quan."
"Okay, Senior Ye Quan," Su Ming replied honestly.
Although it was shocking that this senior had been expelled, those were usually very bad students.
But Ye Quan's demeanor doesn't seem like that of a student. Of course, it's also possible that he became eccentric later on, even though he used to be the kind of person who liked to jump around.
However, since he was able to give that feather to the school, he probably wasn't a bad student. After all, judging from Ye Quan's tone, he knew that Bi Fang existed, but he just hadn't found it, so he left the feather at the ancient capital academy.