31 An Angry Yan Zhen
“Is it time?”
In the script, as soon as Yan Zhen boarded the airship, he locked himself in his room, entered the Fire Refining Starry Sky, and focused on refining the Gold and Silver Fire Sword Embryo under Beautiful Master’s guidance, oblivious to the outside world.
When he finally emerged, he heard the news that Xiao Mie and Yu Yue had been beaten up.
The perpetrators weren’t from the Gallo Kingdom, nor from the Sunward or Waning Moon Kingdoms, but from the “Empire.”
The only empire in the eastern part of the Jiā Lán Continent, the Black Horn Empire, had a larger territory than the three kingdoms combined and boasted several Mystic Ancestor-level experts listed on the “Master Ranking.” They were the dominant power in the east, separated from the three kingdoms by several smaller nations, so interactions between them were infrequent.
The Black Horn Empire was also affiliated with the Jiā Lán Sacred Ground, so their prodigies, besides joining the three protector sects, would also choose to study at the Sacred Ground Academy.
The ones who injured Xiao Mie and Yu Yue were the Third Prince of the Black Horn Empire, or rather, his lackeys: a general’s youngest son and a prime minister’s grandson.
The three of them were the leaders of the Black Horn City Mystic Academy. After boarding the transport airship, they adopted an aristocratic air, summoning representatives from the other kingdoms’ Mystic Academies for a meeting, essentially demanding everyone on board submit to their authority.
Whether in the Mystic Academies or the Sacred Ground Academy, there was an unspoken rule of seniors oppressing juniors. To avoid being bullied, the Third Prince planned to unite the new students from the eastern region to resist.
His intentions were good, but the representatives from the various Mystic Academies were all prodigies and naturally wouldn’t easily agree to be under the Third Prince’s command.
So, the Third Prince and his lackeys decided to make an example of someone to intimidate the others, showcasing their strength.
And the unlucky ones chosen as examples were Xiao Mie and Yu Yue.
Originally, Yan Zhen should have been the one to attend the meeting from the Gallo Kingdom, but he was in secluded cultivation. Young Master Ming Kong didn’t want to be Yan Zhen’s replacement, and Ye Si was a girl, making it inappropriate. In the end, Xiao Mie and Yu Yue went in his place and suffered the consequences.
It just so happened that Yan Zhen emerged from his cultivation at this time, giving him the opportunity to retaliate and avenge them. This was also the catalyst for Xiao Mie and Yu Yue becoming his followers.
The acting difficulty of this key plot point was very low because the Third Prince was only a one-star Mystic Master, and his two lackeys were only nine-star Mystic Scholars. Yan Zhen could easily defeat them single-handedly.
“…”
Relaxing his mind, Yan Zhen left his room and tried to recall where Xiao Mie’s room was. After thinking for a while, he couldn’t remember, so he used his Spiritual Perception.
His Manifest Realm Spiritual Perception could reach a hundred zhang, barely enough to cover the entire airship.
However, just as his Spiritual Perception spread out, he discovered that Instructor Yu Xuan’s room next door was crowded with people. Besides the girls, Xiao Mie, Yu Yue, Young Master Ming Kong, Ye Si, and others were also there.
What caught his attention was that Xiao Mie was covered in bandages, leaning against the door with a dejected expression. His cousin, Xiao Xinyan, was lying on the bed, her aura weak, clearly suffering from internal injuries.
The atmosphere was heavy.
Yan Zhen’s expression darkened, a bad premonition flashing through his mind. He quickly walked over and knocked on the door.
Xiao Mie, by the door, didn’t react. It was Instructor Yu Xuan who opened the door.
“Yan Zhen?” Instructor Yu Xuan said, surprised and delighted. “You finally came out.”
Everyone in the room seemed to snap back to reality, their gazes instantly focusing on Yan Zhen. Even the dejected Xiao Mie looked up.
Yan Zhen walked past Instructor Yu Xuan, approached the bed, and checked Xiao Xinyan’s condition.
Her Mystic Power was chaotic, her internal organs were slightly displaced, indicating serious injuries.
There was a faint medicinal energy within her, indicating she had taken medicine.
Yan Zhen looked around and asked calmly, “What happened?”
Before Instructor Yu Xuan could answer, Xiao Mie spoke up. “It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have brought Xinyan with me…”
Xiao Mie explained what had happened.
The events unfolded almost exactly as described in the script. The Third Prince summoned representatives from the major Mystic Academies for a meeting. Xiao Mie went to look for Yan Zhen and happened to run into Xiao Xinyan, who then accompanied him to the meeting.
During the meeting, Xiao Mie spoke out against joining the Third Prince’s faction and was subsequently beaten up by his men. Xiao Xinyan, seeing her cousin being bullied, intervened.
The opponent, finding her beautiful, decided to toy with her, but she almost turned the tables on him. Enraged, he retaliated with a heavy blow, injuring her severely.
After hearing the story, Yan Zhen glanced at Xiao Mie and noticed that he was also seriously injured. The bones in his hands and feet were fractured, and it would take at least ten days to half a month for him to recover under normal circumstances.
“Take this.”
Yan Zhen took out the newly refined Tier 3 healing pills and tossed a bottle to Xiao Mie. Then, he turned and left, his growing Spiritual Power spreading out like a tide, quickly enveloping the entire airship.
This action was a major taboo, like using binoculars to peek into someone’s room, and was considered extremely rude, especially towards female cultivators.
Everyone on the airship, including the two Mystic General-level instructors, felt the Spiritual Power scan and frowned.
Ignoring them, Yan Zhen’s Spiritual Power swept through the airship, locating the Third Prince and his group.
His eyes narrowed, his pupils turning into vertical slits, emitting a faint, sinister aura. Then, a dark starlight enveloped him, and he shot off.
“Wait, Yan Zhen!”
Xiao Mie called out, but it was too late. He gritted his teeth, put down the pills, endured the pain in his limbs, and followed.
“That Yan Zhen, is he going to confront the people from the Black Horn Empire?” Young Master Ming Kong frowned. “That Third Prince is a one-star Mystic Master, and the others are mostly high-star Mystic Scholars. He’s no match for them alone.”
Yu Yue thought for a moment and said, “Let’s go too. We can’t let him face them alone.”
Ye Si nodded.
The three of them followed.
Only the girls remained in the room.
“Instructor…”
“You all go. I’ll stay and take care of Xinyan.”
Yan Meng’er, Yan Ruyu, and Mi Xue’er immediately left the room, following the three men.
The airship had five levels, with the deck as the dividing line, three levels above and two below.
Yan Zhen and the others were staying on the third floor, the people from the Black Horn Empire were on the first floor, and the Third Prince was in the room at the end of the corridor on the first floor.
The Third Prince sat on a grand chair, his legs crossed, seemingly in thought: “Sunward Kingdom, Waning Moon Kingdom, Star Kingdom… Most of the students have submitted. Only the Gallo Kingdom remains.”
The general’s son said, “It seems we need to be more ruthless to make those stubborn bones obey.”
The prime minister’s grandson added, “I heard that the one called Xiao Mie isn’t the strongest student from the Gallo Kingdom. There’s another monster-like Yan… Yan something… Yan Zhen! That’s why they’re so defiant.”
“Then let’s wait for him to come out of seclusion and deal with him then.” The Third Prince said indifferently, “We can’t let a single rat spoil the whole pot of soup.”
As they spoke, all three of them felt a Spiritual Power scan, their expressions turning grim.
“Who is so insolent?”
Before he could continue, the door to the room suddenly burst open, the door panel flying inwards and crashing towards the Third Prince.
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