"Inviting me on an Off-Campus Mission at this hour?"
"Understood. I'll head over right away!"
When Zhao Er heard the person outside his courtyard speak, he instinctively frowned, but still agreed.
Without hesitation, Zhao Er strapped his twin halberds onto his back, went into the courtyard, and fed the Dragonblood Horse a Qi-Blood Pill. Only then did he mount and ride toward the Martial Academy.
As he rode, however, Zhao Er wondered why Wu Xing had invited him on this mission.
It was already evening, and the invitation had come from Wu Xing, a Steward. More importantly, this was Wu Xing's first Off-Campus Mission since breaking through to the meridian opening realm.
Zhao Er was no longer the ignorant novice he had once been. He now knew the Martial Academy quite well.
He and Wu Xing were both disciples of the Criminal Law Lineage. If Zhao Er had only just entered the academy and had yet to demonstrate his strength, there would have been nothing strange about Wu Xing inviting him on an Off-Campus Mission.
But now that he had shown his strength, his standing was second only to a Steward's. Although he had yet to claim that position, within the Criminal Law Lineage, he ranked just beneath Wu Xing.
Under these circumstances, the Martial Academy would never assign Wu Xing and Zhao Er to the same mission.
If something went wrong and both of them were lost, it would deal the Criminal Law Lineage a crippling blow. It might struggle to recover even after five years.
...Forget it. I'll know once I see Wu Xing.
While Zhao Er was pondering this, the Dragonblood Horse had already reached the entrance to Wu Xing's courtyard.
The moment the Dragonblood Horse stopped, Wu Xing appeared at the gate.
"Junior brother! You're here.