### Chapter 304: He Shouldn’t Have Gone
“It’s poison.”
Huang Quan said, “Just a drop will cause corrosion.”
Nangong Mian: “!!!”
He knew that Huang Quan could refine medicine and make poison, but… why was she giving him this?
Seeing his shock, Huang Quan sighed and said, “Brother, you shouldn’t have malicious intentions, but you shouldn’t be unprepared for others who might have them. I’m giving you this poison not to use it against others, but to protect yourself if someone harms you.”
“If someone does try to harm you, don’t hesitate to use it,” Huang Quan said. “That’s why I said not to use it unless absolutely necessary.”
“The liquid is very special and won’t leave behind a corpse, so…” Huang Quan looked at Nangong Mian and said, “Brother, keep it in your space and don’t take it out all the time.”
Nangong Mian nodded, “I understand.”
Jing Chen didn’t see anything wrong with Huang Quan giving Nangong Mian poison, especially since Huang Quan had explained it was for self-defense rather than for harming others.
In normal situations, as long as it wasn’t something as dangerous as falling off a cliff, one could handle it. The only real threat would come from people and beasts.
After giving Nangong Mian the items, Huang Quan and Jing Chen accompanied him to the plaza.
The students from the Eighth Academy were gathering at the plaza when Huang Quan and Jing Chen arrived.
Nangong Mian said his goodbyes to Huang Quan and Jing Chen and went over to join his group.
For the students going out on training missions, the Imperial Academy sent flying beasts to transport them.
The flying beasts sent by the Imperial Academy were Xuan beasts, which were much faster than spirit beasts. Huang Quan had asked Nangong Mian, and their training location was within the Tianqi Empire.
The Xuan beasts would get them there in a day, and their training period was seven days, so they would be gone for a total of nine days.
For students who were often away for extended periods, this wasn’t a long time.
Huang Quan and Jing Chen stood by, watching as the flying beasts carried the students away.
After the flying beasts departed, Huang Quan turned to Jing Chen and said, “Let’s go. We should head to class now.”
“Mm.” Jing Chen nodded in agreement, and as they were about to leave, they sensed a powerful force.
Looking up, they saw ten Xuan beasts flying down from the sky.
Unlike the flying beasts just now, these were even more difficult to tame and wilder. The ability to tame these flying beasts indicated that their strength was not to be underestimated.
“That’s someone from Jiu Yuan City,” Jing Chen said, looking at the ten Xuan beasts flying in from the sky. “Feng Jiu Yuan has arrived.”
Huang Quan heard this and turned to leave, but before she could fully turn around, Feng Jiu Yuan had already dismounted from the back of one of the Xuan beasts before it had even landed.
Today, Feng Jiu Yuan was dressed in a form-fitting black robe, and his hair was pulled up neatly, giving him a much more energetic appearance than before. However, his smile carried an air of wickedness.
“Huang Quan, we meet again,” Feng Jiu Yuan said, looking at Huang Quan and Jing Chen with a smirk. “I didn’t tell you I was coming today. How did you know I was here? Did you come specially to pick me up?”
Huang Quan’s lips twitched, and she didn’t respond.
Jing Chen, with a neutral expression, said, “Don’t flatter yourself. We’re here not to pick you up, but to see off Ah Mian for his training.”
“Nangong Mian?”
Feng Jiu Yuan raised an eyebrow. “Hasn’t he just arrived at the academy? Why is he going on a training mission already? Where is he going?”
Jing Chen replied, “To Xiangyun City in the Tianqi Empire.”
“Xiangyun City?” Upon hearing this, Feng Jiu Yuan’s smile vanished, replaced by a rare serious expression. “He shouldn’t be going there.”
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Huang Quan immediately asked upon hearing this, “What’s wrong with Xiangyun City?”
“Since the day before yesterday, there have been constant deaths in Xiangyun City,” Feng Jiu Yuan said, looking at the two. “Deaths themselves aren’t unusual; after all, many people die every day.”
“There are those who die from murder, poisoning, illness—too many to count, really. But the deaths in Xiangyun City are different.” Feng Jiu Yuan continued, “The people who have died in Xiangyun City are all from the same area.”
“At first, it didn’t seem significant, but over the past two days, all the dead have been from that same area, which caught the attention of the city lord’s mansion. They sent someone to investigate but haven’t found any leads.”
“Although the deceased are all from one place, the number of deaths hasn’t been very high yet, so the matter hasn’t been reported to the Imperial Capital. The Tianqi Empire hasn’t taken any action, and the Imperial Academy doesn’t know there’s been an issue in Xiangyun City, which is why students are still allowed to go there for training.”
“I need to ask for leave,” Huang Quan said and turned to leave.
Feng Jiu Yuan watched her leave, his lips twitching. She left as soon as he arrived?
However, considering it concerns Nangong Mian, it was understandable.
Thinking this, Feng Jiu Yuan turned to Jing Chen, who was still standing there: “Are you going?”
Jing Chen nodded, “Yes.”
After answering, Jing Chen looked up at him and asked, “Aren’t you going?”
Feng Jiu Yuan was silent for a moment.
Before he left, his father had instructed him not to go to Xiangyun City until the situation was clarified.
Could he ignore his father’s words?
Feng Jiu Yuan responded with action…
“I’m going.”
He certainly had to listen to his father, but if Huang Quan and Jing Chen were going and he stayed alone, it would be too boring.
Besides, his father wouldn’t know he was going anyway.
The guards from Jiu Yuan City who had accompanied Feng Jiu Yuan: “…” Young Master, we heard that.
“Let’s go,” Jing Chen said.
“Are we leaving just like this?” Feng Jiu Yuan said. “Huang Quan hasn’t even arrived yet.”
Jing Chen looked at him, “Huang Quan needs to take leave. I also need to take leave.”
Feng Jiu Yuan smiled, “Alright, I’ll accompany you to ask for leave.”
With that, Feng Jiu Yuan turned to the guards who had accompanied him: “I’ve arrived. You may return now.”
The guards, hearing that Feng Jiu Yuan planned to go to Xiangyun City, hesitated several times, but as they struggled with their words, Feng Jiu Yuan glanced at them with a neutral expression.
The guards shivered, no longer conflicted, and quickly said, “We take our leave.”
If the Young Master was determined to go, no one could stop him except for the city lord. They decided to return and inform the city lord to handle the matter.
The guards from Jiu Yuan City swiftly departed.
Once they had left, Feng Jiu Yuan turned to Jing Chen and said, “Let’s go.”
“Alright,” Jing Chen nodded, and then the two of them went to request leave.
Although Feng Jiu Yuan had just arrived today, since they would be gone for a few days, he also asked for leave from his teacher.
After securing the leave, the three of them departed.
During class that day, Chu Liang looked at the empty academy and felt a bit confused.
In the vast academy, apart from him and Nangong Qing Le, there was no one else.
Huang Quan and Jing Chen were absent, and even Feng Jiu Yuan, who was supposed to report today, had not shown up. Where had they gone?
Under the scorching sun, a snow-white bird flew by.
On the back of the bird stood the Great Priest, while three people were seated not far away.
The Great Priest looked at them, with countless emotions ultimately turning into a sigh.
Well, it’s all about fate.
When fate comes, it’s unstoppable.
The white crane flew away from the temple but hadn’t gone far before being overtaken by the Imperial Academy’s flying beast.
The chapter is complete. Happy reading!
