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"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 whole in an instant.

Then, seeing that the dragon head still seemed unsatisfied and turned its pair of dragon eyes toward Beishan Baiwei, who had barely managed to evade it—

Ji Ning sent him a telepathic warning while activating the divine ability, the Wind Wing Evasion Technique, rushing toward the gate.

Run?

Beishan Baiwei smiled bitterly to himself.

If he could run, would he not know to do so?

But once those dragon eyes locked onto him, a terrifyingly powerful 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 as the dragon head opened its mouth. Just as he was about to close his eyes and await death, a voice suddenly rang out through the air.

"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 giant dragon head was the tawny little snake Beishan Hu had been feeding earlier?

It had heard him mocking and ridiculing Beishan Hu...

And had come to stand up for him?

At that moment.

Beishan Hu also emerged from the immortal carriage and said to the enormous dragon head in the sky, "Lord Yellow Dragon, it's a misunderstanding. This man is from my clan. His mouth is just a bit foul, and he is a bit unpleasant... but his crime does not warrant death. Teaching him a lesson will be enough."

Though he dearly wished Ah Huang would swallow Beishan Baiwei in one bite.

This was Anchan City, after all, and his young master had spoken. He could not disobey.

Whoosh~~~

The enormous dragon head rapidly shrank, turning back into a tawny little snake in the blink of an eye. It coiled atop Beishan Hu's head and looked down at Beishan Baiwei from above.

That look 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 be punishment for your earlier insults toward Beishan Hu. If you are dissatisfied, you may come find me."

After Xia Manggan's divine sense voice spoke to Beishan Baiwei through the air, it said to Beishan Hu, "I have selected a mountain peak. It is Di Ta Peak in the eastern region of the Academy. Bring Ah Huang over."

"Yes, Young Master." Beishan Hu answered respectfully. He gave Beishan Baiwei a smug glance, then carefully supported Ah Huang on his head before returning to the carriage and swiftly flying into the Black-White Academy.

"Brother Bai Wei?"

Ji Ning knew Beishan Baiwei would be fine the moment Xia Manggan's divine sense voice sounded.

Thus, he slowed his pace, arriving just then.

"I'm fine."

Beishan Baiwei gave a miserable smile. "I only came to congratulate Brother Ji Ning on becoming a disciple of the Black-White Academy. Who would have thought... I would nearly lose my life?"

Thinking of his female servant Puppet, as well as the Nine-Star Immortal Carriage he had borrowed from his father, Beishan Heihu, both being swallowed in one bite by that tawny little snake's enormous dragon head—

And how, beneath that dragon head, he had not possessed even 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 tell my father about what happened today."

After steadying himself somewhat, Beishan Baiwei continued, "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. Hurry and go, Brother Bai Wei." 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 claim that he was going to demand the Nine-Star Immortal Carriage back was merely an excuse.

What he was truly anxious about was reporting to his father that Xia Manggan possessed a spirit beast suspected to be a True Dragon.

Otherwise, an ordinary divine beast containing only a trace of True Dragon bloodline could not have rendered him completely immobile 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 for the weak and the lowly.

"Ning."

White Water Marsh walked over, his legs still somewhat weak from Ah Huang's bloodline suppression.

"Uncle Bai, are you all right?" Ji Ning quickly 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 even 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 terrifying heavenly fire had both been easily 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.

His status, family background, and the foundation of the tribe behind him could not be erased so easily merely by saying he would surpass him.

However, he has the foundation and backing of the imperial clan, while I have the Water Mansion and the legacy Daoist Sanshou left behind...

Ji Ning silently encouraged himself. Who will ultimately walk higher and farther will be seen in the future!

At the Academy's main gate, which had returned to silence.

A long-haired woman in a water-blue Daoist robe gracefully flew over.

Xia Manggan... is he the imperial-clan young master who took Beishan Hu as a follower in the Cave of Carefree a month ago?

The long-haired woman pondered silently for a moment before heading straight into the Academy.

She had left Anchan City for several months and had hurried back only after hearing about Beishan Hu.

Now, she intended to seek out some fellow disciples she knew well.

She was very curious about that Young Master Xia Mang, who had the Heaven-Eroding Yellow Dragon as a spirit beast and did not seem to care about the Beishan Clan at all. She urgently wanted to learn more about him.

Di Ta Peak.

Ah Huang coiled before Xia Manggan, hanging its head with an expression that said it was ready to be beaten or scolded.

"..." Beishan Hu hesitated, but still 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 brings his father to demand compensation for the Puppet and carriage Lord Yellow Dragon swallowed, I will pay for them."

"You." Xia Manggan flicked Ah Huang's little head with a finger. "Next time you want to make a move, find somewhere without people. This was Anchan City, and right at the Academy's main gate. If you attract several more Immortals, can you beat 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 nothing but 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 shook his head helplessly, then looked at Beishan Hu.

"You endured Beishan Baiwei the entire day. I know you did not want to cause trouble for me. But when someone insults you to your face, there is no need to hold back any longer."

To put it bluntly.

Even when beating a dog, one had to consider its owner.

Beishan Baiwei's humiliation of Beishan Hu today—where did that leave him?

"What does Young Master mean?" Beishan Hu's eyes lit up.

If he could use 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 pounds of Essence Liquid. That punishment is enough. But if he causes trouble for you again in the future, continue fighting 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 ground. Do not feed Ah Huang anything else. Let it digest the immortal carriage and heavenly fire it has eaten first."

"Yes." Beishan Hu answered respectfully, a smile appearing on his face.

Though he had not received explicit support from his young master, Lord Yellow Dragon had stood up for him, and his young master had even stepped forward to take on today's enmity...

This showed that not only had Lord Yellow Dragon appreciated what he had done these past days, but even his young master had noticed it.

This was a good beginning.

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