"Brother Bai Wei, run!"
Inside the main gate of the Black-White Academy.
Ji Ning also saw from afar the enormous dragon head swallow the Nine-Star Immortal Carriage in a single gulp.
Then, seeing that the dragon head still seemed unsatisfied and turned its pair of dragon eyes toward Beishan Baiwei, who had only just escaped partway.
Ji Ning sent him a voice transmission warning while unleashing the divine ability, the Wind Wing Evasion Technique, and rushing toward the main gate.
Run?
Beishan Baiwei smiled bitterly to himself.
If he could run, would he not know to run?
But once those dragon eyes had locked onto him, a terrifying suppression seemingly originating from his bloodline had completely immobilized him.
He could not even move a finger to crush the Lesser Teleportation Dao Talisman and flee for his life.
It's over.
Beishan Baiwei watched the dragon head open its mouth. Just as he was about to close his eyes and await death, a voice suddenly sounded from the void.
"Ah Huang, you can't eat him."
The dragon head showed confusion in its eyes, yet it continued glaring fiercely at Beishan Baiwei.
"Be good, Ah Huang. He is a fellow clansman and friend of Beishan Hu. The two of them were just fooling around earlier."
Th-this was Xia Manggan's voice?
Beishan Baiwei recognized it.
So that terrifying, enormous dragon head was the ochre-yellow little snake Beishan Hu had been feeding earlier?
It had heard him mock and ridicule Beishan Hu...
And had come to stand up for him?
At this moment.
Beishan Hu also emerged from the immortal carriage and said to the enormous dragon head in the air, "Lord Yellow Dragon, it was a misunderstanding. This man is one of my clansmen. His mouth is simply foul, and he is rather detestable... but his crime does not warrant death. Teaching him a lesson is enough."
Though he dearly wished for Ah Huang to swallow Beishan Baiwei whole.
This was Anchan City, after all, and the young master had spoken. He could not disobey.
Whoosh~~~
The enormous dragon head rapidly shrank, becoming an ochre-yellow little snake again in the blink of an eye. It coiled atop Beishan Hu's head and looked down at Beishan Baiwei from above.
That gaze seemed to say: provoke my little brother again, and I'll swallow you in one bite.
"Beishan Baiwei, Ah Huang swallowing your Puppet and carriage shall count as punishment for your earlier insults toward Beishan Hu. If you are dissatisfied, you may come find me."
After Xia Manggan's Divine Sense voice finished speaking to Beishan Baiwei from the void, it said to Beishan Hu, "I have chosen a mountain peak. It is Di Ta Peak in the eastern region of the Academy. Bring Ah Huang over."
"Yes, Young Master." After respectfully acknowledging the order, Beishan Hu gave Beishan Baiwei a smug glance. Then, carefully supporting Ah Huang with his head, he returned to the carriage and swiftly flew into the Black-White Academy.
"Brother Bai Wei?"
Ji Ning had known Beishan Baiwei would be all right the moment Xia Manggan's Divine Sense voice sounded.
Thus, he slowed his pace and happened to arrive now.
"I'm fine."
Beishan Baiwei gave a miserable smile. "I originally came only to congratulate Brother Ji Ning on becoming a disciple of the Black-White Academy. Who could have imagined... I nearly lost my life."
Thinking of his maid Puppet, as well as the Nine-Star Immortal Carriage he had borrowed from his father, Beishan Heihu, both being swallowed in a single bite by that ochre-yellow little snake's enormous dragon head.
And how, beneath that dragon head, he had not even possessed the ability to resist.
Even now, Beishan Baiwei still felt lingering terror when he thought about it.
"Brother Ji Ning, I must return to my residence first and report today's matter to my father."
Only after steadying himself somewhat did Beishan Baiwei continue, "You know that the Nine-Star Immortal Carriage belongs to my father. Now that it has been taken, and by Xia Manggan's spirit beast at that, I fear I do not carry enough weight to demand it back myself."
"I understand. Brother Bai Wei, go quickly." Ji Ning nodded. "If there is an opportunity, I will also help plead with Senior Brother Xia Mang."
"Good. Then I will come congratulate Brother Ji Ning again in a few days."
After saying that, Beishan Baiwei hurried away alone.
His talk of demanding the Nine-Star Immortal Carriage back was merely an excuse.
What he was truly anxious about was returning to report to his father that Xia Manggan possessed a spirit beast suspected of being a True Dragon.
Otherwise, an ordinary divine beast with only a trace of True Dragon bloodline would not have been able to immobilize him through bloodline suppression alone.
As for using rules such as "fighting and killing are forbidden within the city" to cause trouble for Xia Manggan, Beishan Baiwei had not even considered it.
Yes.
Anchan City, and even Anchan Commandery, belonged to the Beishan Clan.
But Anchan Commandery, and even the entire Great Xia World, belonged to the Xia Mang Clan.
Rules?
Those were meant for the weak and those at the bottom.
"Ning'er."
White Water Marsh, whose bloodline had likewise been suppressed by Ah Huang and whose legs were still somewhat weak, walked over.
"Uncle Bai, are you all right?" Seeing this, Ji Ning hurriedly asked with concern.
"I'm fine." White Water Marsh shook his head. "Fortunately, I was not together with Young Master Bai Wei, otherwise—"
"Yes, Senior Brother Xia Mang's spirit beast is truly terrifying." Ji Ning sighed.
He had ridden in the Nine-Star Immortal Carriage before.
According to Beishan Baiwei, the Nine-Star Heavenly Fire contained within the carriage could directly burn even a Primordial Spirit Daoist to death.
Yet such an astonishing carriage and such terrifying Heavenly Fire had both been effortlessly swallowed by a single spirit beast.
Ji Ning had to admit it.
The gap between himself and Xia Manggan was not merely one of strength.
Their identities, family backgrounds, and the foundation of the clans behind them could not be erased so easily just by declaring that he would surpass him.
However, he has the backing and foundation of the imperial clan, while I have the Water Mansion and the legacy left behind by Daoist Sanshou...
Ji Ning silently encouraged himself. As for who can go higher and farther, we shall see in the future!
At the Academy's main gate, which had returned to silence.
A long-haired woman in a water-blue Daoist robe drifted over.
Xia Manggan... is he the imperial clansman who took Beishan Hu as a follower in the Cave of Carefree a month ago?
The long-haired woman's eyes revealed contemplation. After standing silently for a moment, she walked directly into the Academy.
She had been away from Anchan City for several months and had hurried back only after hearing about Beishan Hu.
Now, she was going to find some familiar fellow disciples.
She was very curious about that Young Master Xia Mang, who had the Heaven-Eroding Yellow Dragon as a spirit beast and showed no regard whatsoever for the Beishan Clan... She urgently wanted to learn more.
Di Ta Peak.
Ah Huang coiled before Xia Manggan with its head drooping, looking as though it would accept any scolding or beating.
"..." Beishan Hu hesitated, but he could not help saying, "Young Master, it is not Lord Yellow Dragon's fault. That Beishan Baiwei went too far... Rest assured, Young Master. If Beishan Baiwei finds his father and comes to demand the Puppet and carriage Lord Yellow Dragon swallowed, I will compensate them."
"You." Xia Manggan flicked Ah Huang's little head with a finger. "Next time you want to attack, find somewhere without people. This was Anchan City, and right at the Academy's main gate. If you attracted a few Immortals again, could you defeat them?"
"Hiss hiss." Ah Huang shook its head.
"Exactly." Xia Manggan took the opportunity to lecture it. "I always tell you to eat according to the prepared diet and not be a picky eater. Eating only Jade Bamboo Shoots does little to improve your strength... I heard you have nearly eaten all the Jade Bamboo Shoots in Anchan Commandery?"
"It is no problem, no problem." Beishan Hu quickly said. "I have already sent people to Shangshui Commandery to purchase more."
"..." Xia Manggan helplessly shook his head, then looked at Beishan Hu.
"You endured Beishan Baiwei the entire day. I know you did not want to cause trouble for me. But once someone has humiliated you to your face, there is no need to hold back any longer."
To put it bluntly.
When someone beat a dog, they still had to consider its master.
Beishan Baiwei had humiliated Beishan Hu like that today. Where did that leave him?
"Then what does Young Master mean?" Beishan Hu's eyes lit up.
If he could borrow Xia Manggan's name to seek revenge on Beishan Baiwei...
"Let today's matter rest for now. Ah Huang ate one of Beishan Baiwei's immortal carriages, costing him at least tens of thousands of jin of Essence Liquid. That punishment is sufficient. But if he seeks trouble with you again in the future, continue fighting him as you did before. There is no need to consider me."
As Xia Manggan spoke, he rose and walked outside.
"I am going to take a look at the Black-White Diagram in the forbidden grounds. Do not feed Ah Huang anything more. Let it first digest the immortal carriage and Heavenly Fire it ate."
"Yes." Beishan Hu respectfully acknowledged the order, a smile appearing on his face.
Though the young master had not given him explicit support, he had allowed Lord Yellow Dragon to stand up for him, and had personally taken on today's grudge...
It showed that not only did Lord Yellow Dragon appreciate what he had done these past days, but even the young master had taken notice.
This was a good beginning.
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