Setting Out / A Couple Trying to Kill Each Other

Upon hearing this, Lu Jun smiled without saying a word. The wind had stopped and the rain had stopped, and Xiao Mo felt that she was back to normal.

He didn't agree, casually replying, "We'll see later."

Mo Fan left, but as he walked, he frowned, sensing something was wrong. Could Lu Jun's attitude mean he'd advanced to a higher level?!

"Probably not..." Mo Fan muttered to himself, cursing under his breath, "Damn it, I should have known better than to repeat a year. I'm the same age as Lao Lu, but he's already ascended to immortality!"

However, Mo Fan found it difficult to argue that his choice was wrong.

After all, if he hadn't spent a year preparing, he wouldn't have been confident of defeating the two hundred new students in the Beast Fighting Competition and seizing all the cultivation resources of the new students.

Naturally, they wouldn't have the qualifications to cultivate in the Three Step Tower, yet they were able to rush to this level in one go.

The only thing Mo Fan couldn't understand was how Lu Jun's cultivation progressed so quickly in high school, Intermediate Level in both the Water and Curse elements (actually, the Metal element).

Little did they know, this was all thanks to the White Tiger Pendant, which was equivalent to an Intermediate Level Nebula Magic Tool.

On the other side, Lu Jun's expression was inscrutable. Calculating the time, the Golden Forest training camp was about to begin, the Ancient Capital incident would be after August or September, and there was only one year left before he could join the National Team.

At Mo Fan's pace, if he hadn't been demoted twice, he might have already reached the high-level of two or three systems.

Lu Jun looked inward into his Spiritual World and didn't know how many high-level Magic System star rivers he could break through within a year.

Finally, he went to Dean Xiao's office, pushed open the door, and asked, "Teacher, what can I do for you?!"

The old professor adjusted his glasses, looked at his student gently, and said, "I originally wanted to continue holding this year's exchange competition at the Pearl Academy, so we could win two consecutive home championships and really show off, but that old guy from the capital city wouldn't allow it."

"He seems confident and insists on holding it in the capital."

Lu Jun hesitated and asked, "So...?"

"Let him be then." Dean Xiao said with a smug smile, "It's not bad to cause trouble. I invited you here because I wanted you to be a team leader."

"Ah... this..." Lu Jun exclaimed in surprise, "Me? Teacher?"

Dean Xiao frankly replied, "Yes, the average teacher in our college is only at the upper-middle level. Only the heads of various departments are Super Rank. With your abilities, you are qualified."

"That's not impossible."

Lu Jun thought of Lu Nian. Mo Fan had been making headlines for the past six months, and Lu Nian had probably been eyeing Mo Fan for a long time.

He just happened to need a few Demon Blood Seed, and with him as the teacher, closely monitoring the situation, luring Lu Nian out would be a piece of cake.

"By the way," Dean Xiao said with a smile, "You've been looking for a suitable and powerful Summoned Beast since you're a beginner-level Summoning System, right? I know Pang Lai, the chief of the Palace Museum. Let him give you some pointers."

"That's great, thank you so much, teacher."

Lu Jun exclaimed with delight, "I've been cultivating for half a year and tried drawing cards many times. The best I've ever done is reach the Advancement Period of a warrior. My bloodline potential is very ordinary, and I'm not satisfied with the type of bloodline."

The process was like searching for a needle in a haystack; you couldn't grasp the key points.

Having an expert to guide you will save you from many detours.

He had heard that the Summoning System possessed numerous summoning secret techniques that could be used to specifically capture targets, essentially creating a designated card pool.

If one were to act recklessly like Mo Fan, relying solely on accumulating resources to advance in the Summoning System, one would waste an immense amount of money and energy.

Without Flame Princess, Apasi, and the Summoning Ring, this type will have a very low presence.

Dean Xiao suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, with the National Prefecture War imminent, which three departments do you plan to deploy?"

Hearing this, Lu Jun was not surprised. The master and disciple had spent a long time together and basically knew each other's background.

He Innate Dual Elements, which he had even told Ding Yumian about, so why would he hide it from his teacher? Similarly, he also revealed Dean Xiao's forbidden spell identity. It was indeed great to have Pang Lai guide him with his teacher's connections.

Lu Jun had already planned ahead, saying, "Water Element, Curse Element, and Summoning System magic. I can occasionally use my mind and Space Element secretly without anyone knowing, and the latter's Teleportation can be used on special Magic Tool."

"Not bad." Dean Xiao praised, "It's good that you have your own ideas. If necessary, you can use dual-system techniques. This is not a sensitive point for the Holy City. With Hua Zhanhong, Old Man Song from the Azure Sky Demon Hunting Agency, and a few other old guys like me protecting you, go for it."

Lu Jun smiled, deciding to be cautious and wait until he went to the Ancient Capital to try and obtain that item as a trump card.

A moment later, he left the office and returned home. As soon as he stepped into Jinyuan Apartment, he immediately felt a heavy atmosphere.

In the living room, he indeed saw his sister Lu Mei bathed in an apricot-yellow glow, the gravity around her increased several times, the air became thick, and breathing became difficult.

Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu, who were hiding nearby, stared in disbelief. When Lu Jun returned, they parted their lips slightly and pointed at Lu Mei.

Lu Jun exclaimed joyfully, "High-level Earth Element, it's a success!"

As the radiance emanating from Lu Mei gradually faded, she opened her beautiful eyes, stood up with a smile, and said triumphantly, "How was it?"

Before Lu Jun could say anything, a series of clapping sounds came from the side.

The big white rabbit Ai Tutu, said with admiration, "Sister Lu, you're so amazing!"

Mu Nujiao couldn't help but sized up the mature woman in front of her, realizing she had underestimated the two siblings. She smiled gently and said, "Congratulations, Sister Lu."

Afterwards, the three women got together and decided to have a small celebration.

Fortunately, they bought the ingredients and started cooking, and they didn't drink too much alcohol, so nothing untoward happened this time.

Lu Jun pondered for a moment, then said to his sister, "Could you come to Jinlin City in about ten days?"

Chapter 166 Departure

"Jinlin City? Dongting Lake in the Yangtze River Basin?"

Inside the room, Lu Mei asked in surprise, "I remember that area was occupied by Demon Beast, what happened?"

Lu Jun didn't say much, only that, "I want to kill a scumbag, seize something, and lay an ambush beforehand."

The older sister nodded, trusting her younger brother, and said, "Okay, I'll make preparations in advance."

"Hmm." Lu Jun thought for a moment and said, "There might be Commander Rank Demonic Beast interfering there. Why don't you call Sister Tang Yue along?"

"Hangzhou isn't far from Dongting Lake, and it just so happens to fall within the jurisdiction of the Hangzhou Adjudication Court."

Upon hearing this, Lu Mei looked at her younger brother with a half-smile and said in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, going to find your so-called 'adopted sister'?"

Lu Jun blushed slightly and withdrew his hand, saying, "Ahem, it's all a misunderstanding, this is serious business."

"Oh~" Lu Mei, who had been leaning against the bed, deliberately dragged out the last syllable, then suddenly stood up, standing arrogantly in front of him, her beautiful eyes looking down at him, staring straight at him, and said with a cold laugh, "And then?"

At this moment, Lu Jun was drenched in sweat, feeling that if he didn't get a reasonable explanation, he wouldn't be able to leave this door alive today.

"Wait, let's talk this out."

Faced with Lu Mei's aggressive and relentless pressure, Lu Jun struggled to resist but ultimately found himself overwhelmed and was ruthlessly suppressed on the spot.

Immediately, just as Lu Jun was about to close his eyes and await death, the imagined "beating" did not come. Instead, he heard her slyly laugh and reach out her hands to frantically scratch her ticklish spot.

When he couldn't hold back his laughter any longer and begged for mercy, Lu Mei chuckled and let go, patting his shoulder gently and saying, "Go on, I'll let you off the hook for now."

Lu Jun quickly struggled to his feet; if he went any further, there would be an accident, and he had to lead the team tomorrow.

Lu Mei, lying on the bed, watched her younger brother's hasty retreat and let out a mesmerizing, silvery laugh. "That brat is too funny."

Nothing more was said that night.

Lu Jun got up early, scratched his head. Ever since that day he drank and wiped himself, his sister had been making jokes like that with him all the time. He could feel that their relationship was progressing rapidly.

Fortunately, Lu Mei readily agreed yesterday and invited Tang Yue along.

He washed his face, cleared his mind of the shrewish thoughts, went downstairs and asked Qing Yu to drive him to the experimental building of the Pearl Academy.

Soon, Lu Jun found Professor Yuan. He hadn't seen the professor in a long time; his hair was a mess, and his dark circles were shocking.

However, after more than half a year of experiments, the artificial breeding of the White River Dolphin has yielded promising results, producing hundreds of baby Demon Beast.

"It seems like you haven't been back to the capital for a while. Our Pearl Academy is going to the capital for an exchange competition soon, how about we go back on the way?"

As soon as Lu Jun arrived, he got straight to the point. "When we go on the training trip, I'll be the instructor in charge, and I'd like to ask you for a favor—could you help me guide them?"

After saying this, Professor Yuan was in a daze and realized that he had been in Mingzhu for a year. The people in the capital had been urging him to hurry up, fearing that he would be abducted.

Professor Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, I'll go back too, I have some things to take care of."

Hearing this, Lu Jun breathed a sigh of relief and considered the strength of his forces. Tang Yue had already reached the Intermediate Level during the Bo City era, and now with the full support of the Adjudication Court, there were at least two or three high-level experts. (There was a bug in the original work here, which wouldn't be resolved, so I made a slight change.)

With him, his sister Lu Mei, and Professor Yuan, the four of them were all high-level mid-to-upper-tier individuals, easily handling Lu Nian.

Oh, right, Lu Jun also thought of someone else, Zhan Kong, the head instructor of Bo City. He quickly made a call to Zhang Xiaohou and asked him to contact him directly, telling him that his student was being watched.

I believe they will arrive shortly after receiving the news.

It would be better to hand over the task to Zhan Kong after dealing with Lu Nian, this Wei Fang figure.

Hmm~, five high-level experts could easily handle two or three Commander Rank Demonic Beasts.

Lu Jun was impressed by his network of connections, realizing that he had unknowingly met so many people with extraordinary potential, covering various fields such as the Adjudication Court, the military, and academia.

Finally, after Professor Yuan tidied up the lab and gave his assistant some instructions, he packed his bags and they set off together.

Meanwhile, groups of young people gathered at the gate of the Pearl Academy.

Mo Fan sat casually on the ground, his shifty eyes darting around at the several beautiful women in the group.

Song Xia, Mu Nujiao, and Bai Tingting each possess their own unique charm and beauty.

The male participants were Zhao Manting, Zheng Bingxiao, Luo Song, and Shen Xiaoming, a total of eight people.

Luo Song, who held himself in high esteem and acted like the team's core member, complained, "Why hasn't the team leader arrived yet? It would be terrible if we missed our flight. Doesn't he have any sense of time?"

"Huh? I'm the teacher in charge, what's wrong with that?!"

At this moment, Lu Jun and Professor Yuan arrived late. He happened to overhear Luo Song's complaints and said indifferently.

"Teacher, you..."

Hearing a voice behind him, Luo Song, suppressing his resentment, was about to offer some advice when he turned around and saw Lu Jun's cold and aloof appearance in a black and gold trench coat. He immediately stammered, "You... you... Lu Ren Tu."

Although he was only a freshman this year, Lu Jun's reputation on campus was as high as the sun, and he was not to be trifled with.

Luo Song quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it was my fault for being so blunt. Please forgive me."

He began to have doubts. The top student from the Water Institute was indeed strong, but could he truly shoulder the responsibility of leading the team?

Mo Fan, standing nearby, was startled and jumped up, asking doubtfully, "Old Lu, are you the team leader?"

Lu Jun, too lazy to argue with Luo Song, turned his head and raised an eyebrow, saying, "What's wrong? I've reached a higher level!"

After six months of concealing his talents, Dean Xiao felt it was time to reveal them; this kind of progress was typical for a genius.

Ugh, Mo Fan's teeth itched with frustration. His guess yesterday had come true; this guy's development was abnormal.

Song Xia, Shen Xiaoming, and others who were nearby stepped forward and called out to Chief Lu. Upon hearing this, their eyes widened in shock, as they were the same age as him.

While they were still struggling at the Intermediate Level one and two, Lu Jun soared to the advanced level, reaching a level comparable to the Military Governor, the Deputy Chief Judge, and a prestigious university teacher.

Mu Nujiao had a vague feeling about it last night, and she was shocked when the person involved admitted it to her.

She leaned closer and greeted him gently, "Congratulations Lu Jun."

"Hmph, so-so. I've heard that some young talents in the military region have reached high ranks at my age. It's nothing special."

Lu Jun stopped, glanced at the group, and said, "Let's go."

Without wasting any words, he decisively led the team to board the plane and flew directly to Imperial Capital University.

About half a day later, the group arrived at their destination and received a warm welcome from Imperial Capital Academy, where they checked into an apartment.

Over the course of a few days, led by their teachers in the capital, they visited various scenic spots, including the Great Wall.

Lu Jun wasn't in a hurry to find Pang Lai; he'd deal with the current matter first. After Professor Yuan returned, he went to the director's office to report on certain situations.

Not long after, the teacher from the capital city, who was hosting them, said to Lu Jun with a smile, "Lu... uh, teacher, how about we have a magic sparring match this afternoon after all six academies have arrived?"

Chapter 167 Husband and Wife Killing Each Other

Before Lu Jun could say anything, Mo Fan asked suspiciously, "Why are you in such a hurry? Do you have a trump card up your sleeve?"

The teacher who was being hosted by the capital yawned but didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Lu Jun smiled without saying a word. The capital's confidence undoubtedly came from Ice Mu Ningxue, who was infinitely close to the Calamity Bringer only had Intermediate Level Spirit Seed configuration, yet she had mastered a domain!

Last year, he swept through the capital and Southern Academy, provoking a strong reaction from the capital. He is determined to get revenge this year and will unleash his trump card.

However, he was gloating. Anyway, it's better for me to die than for my friend. Mo Fan is going to beat his wife. Love and hate between them is something to be happy to see!