The Bandit Duo did not spend long catching up, and intelligence officer Zi Yan received a boost of power from operative Wu Yong.
They quickly pinpointed the Bandit Duo's next target.
In less than half a month, not a single magical beast above the fourth rank remained alive within a radius of ten thousand li centered on Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy.
With a single Space Slash, fifth-rank and sixth-rank magical beasts alike had to die.
Having reaped a bountiful harvest, the Bandit Duo temporarily stopped and began another round of training.
Looking at the Storage Ring packed full of rare treasures, Zi Yan, sitting in No. 2 Training Room, experienced the sweet burden of happiness for the first time.
"Ah, so many treasures. Which one should I eat first?"
Next door to Zi Yan, Wu Yong suddenly remembered something he had forgotten to do.
With a flick of his hand, a Wind Message Crystal appeared in his palm.
"Medusa, I have something for you to do..."
The wind carried Wu Yong's message to where it needed to go.
Tens of thousands of li away, Medusa, who was searching for Heavenly Flames in the Tagor Desert, sensed the disturbance from the crystal in her Storage Ring.
"...In that city, there is a Dou Emperor whose strength you once sealed. He now only has the strength of a Dou Ling. He possesses a very special fragment of a map, which he split in two and hid away."
"Your task is to obtain that fragment of the map for me. Even half of it will do."
"As a reward, I will tell you where the Green Lotus Core Flame is and how to take it."
"This servant obeys!"
Medusa took a deep breath, a trace of determination flashing through her eyes.
Her Master had already given her such comprehensive information. If she still could not handle this beautifully, then Queen Medusa's fearsome reputation would be nothing more than a joke.
Not everyone possessed power like her Master's. Some things needed to be made clear.
Among the Dou Emperors of the Jia Ma Empire and even the surrounding empires, she feared no one in a one-on-one fight!
It was simply that her luck had been absurdly bad that day, and she had encountered a great existence who shattered all normal common sense.
If she truly could not win and saw no hope of turning things around, who would willingly bow their head and become a servant?
"Ahem, what do you mean, forgot? This was merely part of my plan, meant to test Medusa's ability to get things done."
Wu Yong nodded in satisfaction. As expected of himself!
"Achoo... Strange, why do I feel like some ill omen is heading my way?"
An elderly figure drawing a map suddenly felt a surge of inexplicable panic.
Half a month later.
"...This servant thanks Master!"
After obtaining the complete map fragment, Wu Yong kept his promise, and Medusa received the reward she deserved.
Now that she knew the location of the Green Lotus Core Flame and how to obtain it, Medusa was in an exceptionally good mood.
All she had done was lift the seal on a defeated opponent, yet she had received such rewards. Medusa had truly made a huge profit!
"Ice Emperor Hai Bodong regained his strength after being unsealed early, and in exchange I got the second fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map. Not a bad deal."
Wu Yong nodded in satisfaction. A fragment of the map to the third-ranked flame on the Heavenly Flame Ranking was worth it even if it meant unsealing a Dou Zong!
Having broken through to become a Five-Star Dou Wang, Wu Yong left No. 1 Training Room. His one-month arrangement with Little Fairy was up, so he had to make a trip to the Outer Academy.
While he was at it, he wanted to see how his Little Fairy was doing in the Outer Academy. Had anyone blind enough dared to bully her?
"Bully me? Who would dare? With A Yong around, they're too scared of me to even get close."
This month's training had ended, and Xiao Yi Xian lay in Wu Yong's arms, laughing endlessly.
When Wu Yong had taken her to enroll, he had not concealed anything at all. A Dou Wang had stood behind her, and now he was even the Inner Academy's tyrant. Who would be foolish enough to bully her?
Besides, she was not one of those delicate little girls. Her cultivation as a Seven-Star Dou Shi was no ornament.
Although Xiao Yi Xian was kind by nature, that did not mean her kindness lacked an edge or that she could be bullied at will.
Do not forget that she possessed the Woeful Poison Body, and one that had resolved the problem of the Woeful Poison Body's backlash. It only poisoned others, not herself.
Wu Yong, whose concern had clouded his judgment, returned to normal. He pinched Xiao Yi Xian's nose and pretended to be disappointed.
"So, I was being sentimental for nothing?"
"No, A Yong was not being sentimental for nothing. I understand A Yong's feelings."
"Oh, really? Then how about giving me a kiss?"
Smack~
Before his words had even faded, Xiao Yi Xian's soft, smooth lips had already landed on Wu Yong's cheek.
Wu Yong was the one who froze instead. He had not expected Xiao Yi Xian to be so proactive.
"A Yong, I missed you..."
Wu Yong held Xiao Yi Xian tighter. Her words made his heart tremble.
She simply missed him. They had spent several months together day and night before, seeing each other's faces the moment they opened their eyes every morning. Now, they could only meet once a month.
How could she not miss him?
The two embraced tightly in silence for a long while. Xiao Yi Xian was the first to break the quiet, telling him about some of her experiences in the Outer Academy over the past month.
"...Instructor Ruolin said she was hesitating over whether she should go somewhere with more healers the next time she recruits students."
"Huh?"
"Because of A Yong and me, Instructor Ruolin feels that she might have some kind of affinity with healers. Hehehe~"
"Hehe~ Instructor Ruolin really dares to think!"
"Actually, when you think about it, you cannot blame Instructor Ruolin for thinking that way. A Yong, you are simply too outstanding!"
"Little Fairy is too. You deserve some credit for it as well."
The two smiled at each other and hugged tightly.
Life in the Outer Academy was much more relaxed than in the Inner Academy.
Especially its atmosphere. Every student spoke through their talent and strength, minimizing the gap caused by one's background and origins.
This atmosphere of fair competition was something Wu Yong and Xiao Yi Xian, who had once come from the bottom of the continent, both liked greatly. It was easy for them to feel a sense of belonging toward the academy.
That was because they had never experienced anything like this before. They had no so-called elders to rely on, and schemes and deception had constantly unfolded around them.
Within the academy, there was a safe environment where they could easily interact with many peers, allowing their constantly taut nerves to relax...
"I don't like those people from the Xiao Clan, especially the one who goes on and on about her Brother Xiao Yan every day."
After talking about the people and things she liked, Xiao Yi Xian began telling Wu Yong about the experiences she disliked.
"What three-year blank period, Three-Year Agreement, raising five stages of Dou Qi within a year... Anyone who didn't know better would think he had suffered terribly. Even if he was at his worst, couldn't he still live out his life peacefully?"
"And that broken engagement. I mean, Nalan Yanran is the Young Sect Leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, and a Dou Emperor is her teacher. Isn't it perfectly normal for her not to give face to a few Da Dou Shi from the Xiao Clan?"
"On the Dou Qi Continent, does the phrase 'the strong are respected' only start applying to people weaker than them?"
"That is a Dou Emperor! And the Misty Cloud Sect has several Dou Wangs, not to mention a whole group of Dou Lings."
"The strongest members of their Xiao Clan are only a few Da Dou Shi. In front of the Misty Cloud Sect's Young Sect Leader, what face do they have to speak of?"
After spending so much time with Wu Yong, Xiao Yi Xian's perspective on matters had changed as well.
When she looked at these matters, she felt that something was not right.
This was the Dou Qi Continent, where the strong were respected!
Since when did the weak have dignity before the strong?
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