Ch 152: Kidnapping Children

The Council of Elders.

He held several letters in his hand; one was a message from the Elf King of the Elf Clan about the theft of the Reincarnation Bloodstone, the rest were all signed by Pa Hua Luo Di.

“Goodness, so many letters in such a short time. If I hadn’t been constantly paying attention to the situation here, I wouldn’t have known…”

A cold laugh escaped his lips, flames devoured the pile of letters, then gradually died down. Watching the ashes, the worldly fire was extinguished, but the light of desire still burned in his eyes.

After a moment’s thought, Situ Lang retracted his smug expression, his brow furrowed with worry.

For him, now was not the best time.

Eric, the captain of the Meng Knights, was highly unifying. In Meng Academy, both the Meng Knights and ordinary students trusted Eric implicitly.

Even if he could become the headmaster of Meng Academy, to dismantle the Meng Knights… the difficulty…

The situation was not favorable to him.

Unfortunately, the Dark Great Emperor had waited too long and could wait no longer.

Fortunately, with his help, the Reincarnation Bloodstone was now safely back in the Dark Great Emperor’s hands. Next, even if he couldn’t completely crush the Meng Knights, he should at least try to recover more Spirit Stones.

—Taking the Black Magnet Stone would require careful planning after becoming the headmaster of Meng Academy. Haidisi’s whereabouts were still unknown; there was no need to rush that. But regarding the Nether Moon Stone, where exactly did the Grand Elder hide it?

“You ask about the Nether Moon Stone? Well, well, when hiding things, one must hide them among many to avoid discovery by the Dark Clan!”

“Right, right, hide it among many,” Situ Lang said, completely bewildered. “So, Grand Elder, you specifically placed it… Oh dear, I’m also worried that if the Nether Moon Stone is found by the Dark Clan, and we are unprepared, it will be very disadvantageous.”

“Yes, right! Very disadvantageous, very disadvantageous. I put the Nether Moon Stone…”

He leaned in to listen.

The Grand Elder was asleep.

…

Pa Hua Luo Di ultimately decided to discuss with Da Tiantian how to stop the Meng Warriors from attacking the Underground Waterway.

They did come up with a plan.

In addition to the Willpower Depletion Cushion, just in case, he also added a magical potion called Sleeping Beauty, a cure for insomnia.

—One pill would induce sleep for seven days and seven nights. First, stall for seven days, then think of other solutions afterward.

By then, perhaps the Council of Elders would have changed their minds and be prepared to accept his suggestion to prevent Ousgaida from acting rashly.

However…

Pa Hua Luo Di remained uneasy: “Based on past experience, with my schemes and your intelligence, we’ve never succeeded once.”

“There are always unexpected things in life, Pa~ I guarantee this time will be a success!”

“You guarantee it?”

“I guarantee it!”

…

“I guarantee,” Rui Bu Si swore solemnly, “I absolutely will not tell anyone!”

The part of the IOU signed by Piao A Piao contained a formula for a magical potion that would be given to Yu Feng.

She had just obtained the formula from Piao A Piao and was leaving the Arts and Sciences Classroom, when she was pulled into a corner.

Yu Feng showed no signs of panic.

In any case, in a short time, either Yan Wang, or Ji Mi, or both, would come looking for her.

A few minutes, even with a severe beating, meant only a few extra days in the Infirmary.

She was familiar with this.

Yet, Rui Bu Si immediately offered her guarantee.

Another escape route was blocked by Mi Ya Xing.

This scene…

She was also familiar with this.

She stuffed the formula into her pocket, and the two stared at each other.

Yu Feng’s eyes narrowed; she chuckled. She felt the other person’s demeanor change.

A voice reached her ears: “What’s your relationship with the man you were with last night?”

She wasn’t familiar with this.

Regarding things she didn’t want to answer, she only needed to pretend…

“If you don’t tell me, I’ll tell Principal Ous!”

Yu Feng: “…”

“He is not from the Dark Clan.”

Rui Bu Si also knew that the man wasn’t from the Dark Clan: “Then why did he come looking for you…?”

“He said he was family.”

Um, family.

Their eyes met. Rui Bu Si pondered for a while, then understood. It was basically a case of kidnapping.

Only, it was about retrieving her own child from someone else.

“Shouldn’t you tell Principal Ous?”

It felt like the other person really thought Ousgaida was kidnapping children.

Yu Feng shook her head.

“Family, huh?” Mi Ya Xing said after Yu Feng left, incredulous. “Principal Ous raised her for so many years. As family, shouldn’t she express some gratitude?”

Principal Ous wouldn’t stop a family reunion. Why the need to hide it?

“Perhaps the two families have a blood feud. Ah, a long-lost young miss is suddenly found by her family, only to discover that the foster father who raised her for many years has an irreconcilable feud with her family. At this moment, what will she do~~~?”

Mi Ya Xing watched her finish her little monologue.

“Read less fiction, Rui Bu Si.”

“Artistic creation is rooted in reality. My guess makes perfect sense!”

Since he wasn’t an enemy, there was no need to investigate other people’s private matters further.

“It’s still strange though. Meng Academy has a barrier. Although it’s easier for the Dark Clan to enter, it was a bit too easy for him.” The image of the Auction Backpacker flashed through his mind.

It seemed that Backpackers could indeed enter after obtaining the necessary documents.

Mi Ya Xing didn’t dwell on it further.

As the Meng Warriors intensified their training, the Meng Knights’ exclusive training ground was almost constantly occupied. Although other students were happy to train with the Meng Knights, the crowded training ground restricted their use of magic.

“The Meng Warriors are being too domineering.” If not for Eric holding him back, Jian Ni would have wanted to fight Yan Wang again.

“I didn’t expect them to finish their application so early before the deadline,” Eric said apologetically. “I’m very sorry everyone. If I had understood the application requirements earlier, I would have applied sooner.”

Now that they had made the reservation, they still had to wait another two months to use the training ground.

“It’s not your fault. You waited several hours that morning before you could apply. Who knew they could be so… well, uhm.” Under Jian Ni’s shocked gaze, Wu Ke Na Na swallowed back the rest of her words.

There was no way around it; they made the rules, and they changed them.

“Don’t be too disheartened, everyone. No one practices magic at lunchtime, we can use this time to practice!”

“Wu La La is right. Time is precious now, we need to practice more!” For Ou Pa, it didn’t really matter where he practiced.

Having more classmates actually made it easier for him to practice magic.

Moreover, with the guidance of the former Ten Stars, Lan Bao, even though he had rarely used magic before due to illness, catching up with everyone else was no problem.

The former Ten Stars, Lan Bao, who was silently thanked by the current Ten Stars, was very busy these days.