Soul Hall Protectors' Plot: Luring Tigers to Devour Wolves and Seize Yao Chen

Han Yue nodded and rose to her feet. "I'm going to rest. Don't wait to see me off tomorrow morning. I'll leave directly through the Back Mountain."

She turned and headed toward her room. As she reached the corridor, her steps paused slightly.

"Lu Heng."

"Hmm?"

Han Yue did not turn around, and her voice was soft. "Don't let Zi Yan eat the Sixth-Rank Magic Core too. She can't handle it yet."

With that, she pushed open her door and went inside.

The Cold Soul Jade on the stone table suddenly glimmered faintly. Skyfire Venerable's voice rang out in Lu Heng's mind. "Kid, you really do have quite a few confidantes."

Lu Heng did not respond and put the Cold Soul Jade into his Storage Ring.

Zi Yan had already fallen asleep against a corridor pillar, with a little grease from magical beast meat still staining the corner of her mouth. Qing Lin carefully draped a thin blanket over her.

After sorting the medicinal ingredients and arranging the Jade Boxes one by one, Xiao Yi Xian sat back down across from Lu Heng.

"After Han Yue leaves, there'll only be the four of us left in the academy," she said softly.

Lu Heng looked at her. "What? Worried?"

"I'm not worried." Xiao Yi Xian shook her head. "It just feels a little empty."

She said nothing more, and Lu Heng did not press her.

The night wind swept past the old trees, making the leaves rustle.

In the distance, the spire of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower gleamed coldly beneath the moonlight.

Farther off, in the direction of the Black-Corner Region, darkness lay in silence.

But Lu Heng knew that silence would not last long.

Protector Wu, Protector Xuan, Han Feng... and all those eyes hidden in the shadows