Yan Xuan

Chu Yuan continued going to school to use the Energy Gathering Array;

He and Qi Da had long suspected that the killer might be from the school.

He'd wounded the killer yesterday, so perhaps he could find him today... Once he found him, he'd be as good as dead!

Besides, it wouldn't be that difficult;

His Spiritual Power was special. He couldn't track it from far away, but once he got close, he could sense it immediately!

Unfortunately, he walked around the school at noon and didn't find anyone suspicious.

"Principal, did anyone take the day off today?" Chu Yuan asked Qi Da directly;

He suspected the killer might be a teacher;

Qi Da shook his head. "I thought of that already. Not a single teacher took the day off today."

"..."

Chu Yuan frowned. Could the killer not be from the school after all? Had his and Qi Da's initial suspicion been wrong?

After collecting a few more bottles of pills, Chu Yuan walked through the campus, lost in thought;

Qi Da had told him that the Martial Suppression Bureau had joined the investigation, changing the nature of the case;

But he'd also told him not to worry. The Bureau wasn't afraid of the Li Family and wouldn't do anything reckless under their pressure.

Still, there was something Chu Yuan couldn't help worrying about. It was now clear that the killer had set his sights on him;

If they couldn't find a breakthrough through him, would they go after his family...?

People who knew they'd die if they were caught wouldn't care about the saying, "Don't involve the family."

The swishing sound of a broom came from behind, and Chu Yuan instinctively stepped aside;

A stooped figure holding a broom shuffled slowly past him.

It was the former genius from First High School...

His experience had become a cautionary tale for Chu Yuan, making him careful not to reveal how he differed from ordinary Warriors;

He simply presented himself as an "unremarkable" martial arts genius.

But... Chu Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted!

He sensed a familiar aura from the janitor!

There was no mistaking it! It was his own Spiritual Power!

But he couldn't smell any blood on him?

"Hey."

The stooped figure stopped and looked back at him, eyes blank;

"What's your name?"

But the other man didn't answer. He turned around and went back to sweeping, as if he were deaf.

Chu Yuan's gaze darkened, and he attacked without hesitation!

His foot swept out, leaving a blur as he kicked straight at the man's waist!

To his surprise, Chu Yuan met no resistance at all. The other man was sent flying several meters by the powerful kick;

After a series of cracking sounds, the janitor spat blood and fell to the ground, barely breathing...

"Chu Yuan! What are you doing!?" Miao Jun, the homeroom teacher of Class One, happened to be passing by. He shouted angrily, then rushed toward the janitor;

"Yan Xuan! Are you all right?" He placed a hand on Yan Xuan's wrist and poured in his Inner Breath without holding back.

Strangely, Yan Xuan's injuries weren't too serious. He had a few broken bones, but no damage to his internal organs...

Miao Jun paused, then decided that it made sense;

After all, Chu Yuan had only been training for a little over a week. He'd only just entered the Blood-Qi Realm, so his attacks naturally wouldn't be that powerful...

"Yan Xuan..." Chu Yuan was learning the janitor's name for the first time;

"Oh my god, that's Chu Yuan?"

"Yeah, he's that Chu Yuan from Class Two..."

"Why would he attack that poor janitor?"

"I don't know. Maybe he did something to offend him..."

"Even if he did, that was way too much. What a terrible person."

"Exactly! I used to admire him, but I never thought... sigh!"

"So the janitor's name is Yan Xuan? I've never heard that before... He's so pitiful."

"Stop talking. What if Chu Yuan goes berserk and attacks us too?"

"He wouldn't dare! The teacher's right here!"

With his sharp hearing and keen eyes, Chu Yuan clearly heard the students' whispers as they passed by;

But he paid them no mind, merely narrowing his eyes as he looked at Yan Xuan, as if trying to see another face beneath that lifeless, numb one.

His senses couldn't be wrong!

There really was Spiritual Power inside Yan Xuan! And it wasn't just a matter of it having rubbed off on him...

Perhaps stirred by the students' comments, a flicker of emotion suddenly appeared in Yan Xuan's previously numb eyes;

It was shame and anger. It was resentment!

He shook off Miao Jun's hand and rasped, "I'm fine."

"How can you be fine...? You need to get to the hospital right away!" Miao Jun said anxiously;

But Chu Yuan stepped in front of them again. "You're not going anywhere."

Miao Jun snapped, "Chu Yuan! What are you trying to do!?

"He's just an ordinary person. What did Yan Xuan do to offend you!?"

Chu Yuan replied calmly, "Teacher Miao, this has nothing to do with you. You should get back to class."

Although Miao Jun had stopped Chu Yuan, Chu Yuan didn't resent him;

After all, he didn't know there was anything wrong with Yan Xuan. He was only helping a "poor soul."

But Miao Jun had stayed by Yan Xuan's side the whole time. He might be in danger...

Miao Jun was about to say something when he saw Qi Da hurrying over from a distance;

He covered dozens of meters in a single stride and was almost upon them in an instant!

Miao Jun figured Chu Yuan might not take him seriously, but surely he wouldn't disregard the principal too?

No matter how you looked at it, what Chu Yuan had done to Yan Xuan was outrageous...

He started toward the principal, ready to tell him what Chu Yuan had done!

But just then, a strong hand clamped tightly around his wrist!

Miao Jun looked back and saw Yan Xuan's face twisting slightly. He tried to reassure him, "Yan Xuan, don't worry. The principal will set things right for you!"

But Yan Xuan didn't even look at him. He stared fixedly at Chu Yuan instead;

"Are you really that eager to die...?"

Chu Yuan's lips moved, and he spat out two words: "Idiot..."

Then he voluntarily stepped back a couple of paces.

Since Qi Da had arrived, Chu Yuan no longer needed to act...

"Yan Xuan! Let go of Miao Jun!"

Only then did Miao Jun realize something was wrong;

Chu Yuan might act recklessly, but the principal wouldn't go along with him...

And what did he mean, "Let go of Miao Jun"?

Yan Xuan was just an ordinary person whose cultivation had been completely crippled, while he was a genuine Internal Breath Realm Warrior! Which of them should be letting go of whom?

Just as he tried to wrench himself free, he felt the hand around his wrist tighten further! A chilling crack sounded from his wrist!

Miao Jun stared at Yan Xuan in disbelief;

"Surprised? How can an 'ordinary person' like me have this kind of strength?" Yan Xuan said mockingly;

"You're such a good Samaritan, aren't you? Then... help me one more time!"

Crack~!

Five fingers dug into his arm, and Miao Jun instantly felt his strength leave him;

His Inner Breath, his blood... surged into Yan Xuan's body like a burst dam!

Just as despair set in, a fist seal came crashing down!