The Vice Principal Has to Stand Up for Us

Zhou Wen had treated him well, and the two of them got along pretty well.

Now that Zhou Wen was in trouble, and Jiang Changkong had the strength to help, of course he had to act.

If he had still been in the middle or late stage of star qi, he would only have notified Ji Ziling.

But now, at the peak of star qi, able to trounce two senior students at the early stage of star cloud, he had the strength.

They could only hold out for six hours. He had no time to waste.

Ji Ziling was stronger than him, so she would be able to catch up quickly.

When he arrived at the city gate, aside from the great gate forged from alloy steel, there was also a layer of golden light guarding it.

Two men in armor stood there ramrod straight, longswords in hand.

"Hold it."

Jiang Changkong had only just arrived when he was stopped. "It's this late, and you want to leave the city?"

It was around four in the morning, and the sky was dark.

"I'm a student of the martial arts school. My classmates ran into danger outside. I need to go out."

Jiang Changkong took out his temporary student ID and said.

"Just you?" The two men frowned.

"The senior students are behind me, packing their things. I'm going on ahead." Jiang Changkong said anxiously, "Please let me through."

"Anyone below star sea martial artist must leave the city in a team, at least four people."

The two men frowned and said, "How about this? We can find you three soldiers, but they take half the gains."

"What if there's danger?"

Jiang Changkong froze for a moment. There was actually such a good deal?

"You'll have to follow orders and not act recklessly. If there's danger, that's our problem," one of them said.

"I need to go here, within six hours." Jiang Changkong took out his phone.

If he had helpers going with him, that was exactly what he wanted.

"No problem. It's not very far."

After one of them finished speaking, he took out his phone and made a call, asking three people to come over.

Before long, a black off-road vehicle drove over and stopped at the gate.

Three burly men in armor, carrying longswords, got out of the vehicle.

"Based on the situation you described, you can request support from a small squad. The price is all the gains from you and the rescue targets, and it must be during the day."

The two men spoke again.

"No need. These three will do."

Jiang Changkong quickly walked away. "You three, there's no time to lose. Let's go."

He could not make decisions about all the gains of the rescue targets.

Besides, after Ji Ziling saw the message, she should bring people to rescue them. What he needed to do was contribute his own share.

The three burly men nodded. "Get in."

Jiang Changkong nimbly got into the vehicle and sat in the passenger seat.

The burly man driving said, "I'm Liu Feng. These two are Zhang Mo and Xiao Hu. We're all at the peak of star qi."

"Jiang Changkong, peak of star qi."

Jiang Changkong looked at the pitch-black night sky ahead and said.

The world outside the city was very dark, and the ground was full of pits and bumps, far from smooth.

"Let's make this clear first. Half of my gains will be split among you. My friend's cannot be touched," Jiang Changkong said.

"Don't worry. We have professional ethics."

Liu Feng said in a low voice, then added, "If you weren't from the martial arts school, we wouldn't have come.

"But you have to guarantee that your classmates will come. We won't throw our lives away for nothing."

"They will definitely come. I'll have to trouble you with everything," Jiang Changkong said solemnly.

This was also out of consideration for the school, giving a student a favor.

If it were an ordinary martial artist, even if they came along, the extra cut would probably be more than half, and they might not necessarily put in full effort.

As for school support, Ji Ziling's good friend Ying Yanxue was there too, so she would definitely rush over.

The three of them nodded, holding their phones and checking the route.

Liu Feng said, "From here on, you need to listen to us. We're basically familiar with this area. I hope you understand."

Jiang Changkong said, "I only need to get there within six hours. Earlier would be best."

Liu Feng said no more and continued driving, while Zhang Mo and Xiao Hu remained silent, quietly looking out the window.

After a short silence, Liu Feng spoke again. "Xiao Hu, brief him on what to watch out for outside."

"Set your phone to silent mode, and turn the brightness down as low as it'll go."

Xiao Hu said coolly, "Once we get out of the car, don't run around. If you come across anything, don't touch it without permission..."

Jiang Changkong listened and memorized everything one by one.

Many things outside were dangerous. Some poisonous insects were extremely toxic, enough to kill even Nebula-level cultivators.

Aside from that, some Star Demons were very sensitive to sound and light.

If the noise was just a little too loud, or the light just a little too bright, it could draw Star Demons over.

Outside, stamina was very important. You had to make sure at all times that you still had the strength to fight.

If both sides ended up badly wounded, then even if you could take down the Star Demon, you still had to retreat.

You could never guarantee whether you would run into other Star Demons.

There was also the matter of supplies. Some Star Demons could not be eaten. Food was important, and fresh water was important too.

After that came all kinds of detailed precautions.

The off-road vehicle sped along, and in less than half an hour, it came to a stop.

Jiang Changkong kept an eye on the route on his phone the entire time. They were still two-thirds of the way from their destination.

He looked out the window. The sky was still dark, but vague buildings could be seen.

"This is a supply point. We'll take the supplies and set off directly."

Liu Feng got out of the car and said, "Seeing as you came out empty-handed, I'm guessing you haven't been here many times, right?"

"I came twice with my senior."

Jiang Changkong spoke calmly. If he said he had never been here at all, these three might explode. "I came in a rush and forgot to bring a weapon."

"There aren't any spare weapons here. From now on, pay as much attention as you can. When the time comes, we'll cut off a Star Demon's claw for you to use as a weapon."

As Liu Feng spoke, he had already entered the cluster of buildings. "Wait here. I'll go get the supplies."

Only then did Jiang Changkong notice that the buildings were protected by a layer of pale blue barrier.

Zhang Mo and Xiao Hu stood to the side, warily watching their surroundings.

Before long, Liu Feng came out carrying four backpacks and tossed three of them to the others.

Jiang Changkong shouldered his backpack. It was not heavy and would not affect his combat strength.

"There are some clothes, water, and flatbread inside. Let's move."

Liu Feng tightened his grip on the sword in his hand and led them forward.

At the martial arts school, Li Qiuchuan could not find Ji Ziling. She was not at the iron tower.

In the school office, Ji Ziling sat obediently on the sofa, her eyes lowered and her expression composed.

"Quite clever, aren't you? If I hadn't received a report, I wouldn't have known you were so capable."

A middle-aged man glared at Ji Ziling. "Tell me, where did those Star Stones go?"

"Used up, of course."

Ji Ziling shrugged and said, "Uncle..."

"Call me Vice Principal Chen Hua." The middle-aged man said with a stern face, "If you lead them like this, when they face Star Demons in the future and their strength isn't enough, they'll have only one path left—death."

"If they can't pass anyway, they'll still be forced into the college entrance exam." Ji Ziling said indifferently, "It was a fair trade."

"You..."

Chen Hua snorted coldly and said, "The person taking the one-year and two-year college entrance exams has something to do with you too, doesn't he?"

"You're going to make trouble for him?" Ji Ziling's expression changed slightly.

"He wantonly broke the rules. How could I not punish him?" Chen Hua said coldly, "At the very least, I'll make him pay it back. He should have used up quite a lot by now, right?"

"Great." Ji Ziling clapped her hands and said, "I support you."

"Don't think that just because you say that, I won't punish him."

Chen Hua snorted. "That little cleverness of yours won't work on me."

"I really do support you."

Ji Ziling said carelessly, "The more you punish him, the better. That way, I can egg him on to join Kexiang."

"You still dare make him betray the school?" Chen Hua glared at her angrily. "Ji Ziling, don't go too far!"

Ji Ziling rolled her eyes at him. "Me, going too far? Betray the school? He isn't even from the martial arts school, so what school is he betraying?"

Chen Hua froze. "He isn't from the martial arts school?"

"He hasn't joined any school yet."

"Then where did his peak Star Qi cultivation come from?"

"I got it from practicing Iron Cloth Shirt."

Chen Hua: "..."

Are you messing with me? Basic Iron Cloth Shirt, cultivated to the peak of star qi?

Thud.

Just then, the office door was shoved open.

Two bloodstained figures rushed in miserably and cried, "Vice principal, you have to stand up for us!"

"What happened to you? Who hit you?" Chen Hua's expression changed, and he hurriedly asked.

"There's something wrong with the recent mock exam. We investigated, and that person beat us," the two said at the same time.

"What level of strength did that person have?"

"Well..."

The two hemmed and hawed, a trace of embarrassment appearing on their faces.

A flash of surprise crossed Ji Ziling's face, and she asked uncertainly, "It couldn't have been the peak of star qi, could it?"

The two grew even more ashamed. They said nothing, tacitly admitting it.

Ji Ziling froze slightly. Jiang Changkong beat the two of them?

"It's not that we were useless. There's something wrong with his body. Our top-tier first-rank weapons couldn't break his defense," the two said with mournful faces.

That defense was even tougher than freaking alloy steel plate. Who could withstand that?

Chen Hua: "..."

Could Iron Cloth Shirt really be trained to this level?