Academy Traitor Exposed, Five Elements Combat Skill Sweeps Through Demon Flame Valley

Lu Heng did not set out immediately. Though he was confident in his strength, charging into a place like Soul-Falling Cliff without knowing the situation was no different from seeking death.

What if the enemy had more tricks up their sleeve?

There were quite a few high-ranking Dou Zongs in the Black-Corner Region.

He passed through the passage connecting the Outer Academy and Inner Academy, heading straight for the Outer Academy's pavilion.

Vice dean Hu Gan of the Outer Academy worked on the third floor of the pavilion. The old man usually liked to read and drink tea there. When Lu Heng arrived, the pavilion door was half-open, and a faint scent of ink drifted from within.

"Vice dean Hu Gan."

Lu Heng pushed the door open and entered without any pleasantries.

Hu Gan was reviewing documents at his desk. When he saw Lu Heng, the brush in his hand paused briefly before he set it down.

"Lu Heng? What brings you here?"

"You know about Yan Hao, don't you?"

Hu Gan's expression changed.

He set down his brush, rose to his feet, walked around the desk, and stopped before Lu Heng.

"You received the news too?"

"Last night's report." Lu Heng sat in the chair opposite him and got straight to the point. "I want every detail of this mission. The mission contents, the planned route, the participants, the approval process. Everything."

Hu Gan was silent for several breaths. Then he turned, walked behind the bookshelf, and pulled a document scroll from a hidden compartment.

"Look at this."

Lu Heng took it and opened it.

It was the mission file for Yan Hao's team.

The mission was to eliminate a former academy disciple who had defected. The man had settled in Deadwood Town in the western Black-Corner Region and