Tang Wulin's Decision

After returning to the dormitory, Wang Dong said cheerfully to Tang Wulin:

"Come on, Wulin, don't be so down. Do you know how valuable these two pills are?"

Tang Wulin silently shook his head.

Wang Dong chuckled and began listing them like treasures:

"The Mystic Water Pill is a peculiar pill controlled by a mysterious Water Attribute sect. Making it probably requires the Essence Blood of more than a dozen Water Attribute soul beasts and dozens of Water Attribute plants. Its Medicinal Power is extremely gentle, and it can raise the Soul Power of a soul master below Level 20 by a full level. But that isn't even its true effect. Its greatest effect is Muscle and Marrow Cleansing. Taking it can even raise a soul master's Innate Rank by one level."

"The Soul Ascension Pill is different. Its main effect is to increase Soul Power. One Soul Ascension Pill can provide an increase roughly equivalent to going from Level 30 to Level 31. Unfortunately, you can't take too many of them, or it will affect your future potential. Even so, it's still a top-tier pill worth a fortune and rarely seen."

"Looks like the academy is pretty fair after all. Even though our lives were endangered, they actually gave us such precious pills. We really struck it rich."

He spoke with great enthusiasm, but Tang Wulin's expression did not change.

He could not understand why Wang Dong was satisfied with that.

Tang Wulin did like taking small advantages, that was true, but he also knew when to do it.

No matter how precious a pill was, it could never be worth more than his own life. Once a life was gone, everything was gone.

And what frustrated him most was the fact that the academy had chosen to shield Dai Huabin.

Tang Wulin could guess why they had chosen to protect him. They simply found it difficult to punish him because of the Duke's Mansion.

But what were Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong supposed to do?

In the eyes of those at the academy, their lives were not as important as the status brought by a noble title.

At that thought, Tang Wulin finally made up his mind.

He stood and said to Wang Dong:

"I'm going out to clear my head."

With that, he walked out of the dormitory without looking back.

After leaving the dormitory, Tang Wulin did not slow down. With firm steps, he headed toward the academy infirmary.

"Huh, Wulin?"

Seeing Tang Wulin push open the door and enter, Huo Yutong looked surprised.

Unlike Tang Wulin, who had not truly suffered much injury, Huo Yutong had genuinely been knocked unconscious by the backlash. The Teacher at the infirmary had kept her there, saying that she needed to rest for at least a day before leaving.

Tang Wulin did not want to pressure her, but he had to discuss this matter with her.

He quickly approached Huo Yutong, looked directly into her Eyes, and said seriously:

"Yutong, let's leave this academy together."

"--"

Hearing Tang Wulin say something that sounded practically like an invitation to elope, Huo Yutong's mind instantly froze.

It took her quite a while to come back to herself.

"Huh? Leave the academy? Together with Wulin? Wh-why?"

"Because the academy's handling of what we just went through has revealed its attitude."

Tang Wulin clenched the bedsheet.

"They clearly investigated and found that Dai Huabin was the culprit, yet the academy only gave him an insignificant warning. That kind of action cannot be called punishment at all. Forget serving as a deterrent—it will only make Dai Huabin even more arrogant. This time, we were lucky that Big Brother He was beside us. But what about next time? If the two of us really are targeted for assassination next time, what are we supposed to do? It'll be too late to regret it once something truly happens."

Staring blankly at Tang Wulin's serious expression, Huo Yutong understood that he had made this decision only after careful consideration.

She asked:

"Then what about Brother Beibei and Teacher Xiaoya? We only entered the academy thanks to them. Wouldn't leaving like this be letting them down too much?"

"It's fine. I'm only saying we should leave the academy—I'm not planning to leave the Tang Sect." Tang Wulin said firmly, "I'll definitely cultivate hard and repay them in the future. But right now, we truly can't stay at the academy any longer. It's too dangerous here."

"This..." After hesitating for a moment, Huo Yutong finally nodded. "All right, I understand. When are we leaving?"

"Tonight. Rest up a little, and I'll go pack our things. We'll meet at the entrance to the Dormitory Building."

"Okay."

Seeing that Huo Yutong had agreed, Tang Wulin gave her a few more instructions before leaving the infirmary.

The idea of leaving the academy had indeed only occurred to him just now, but it was also the best solution he could think of in such a short time.

What happened last night had ultimately left some psychological trauma behind. When that Soul Emperor used his Sixth Soul Skill, Tang Wulin had truly believed that he was going to die there.

He did not want to experience that fear and helplessness a second time.

Night arrived quickly. Tang Wulin stepped out of the dormitory and saw Huo Yutong waiting below the Dormitory Building.

Like him, she had not brought much with her.

Both of them were orphans in this era. Before meeting Beibei and Tang Ya, they had been completely penniless. In fact, neither of them even had bedding now—they had always slept directly on wooden bedboards.

Though their lives had been difficult, their poverty made things convenient at a time like this. The two exchanged a glance, then headed together toward the academy gates.

As they walked, Tang Wulin reminded her:

"Don't forget anything, especially the two pills the academy gave us. Wang Dong said they're extremely valuable. It would be such a shame if we lost them."

The academy had given them the pills "as compensation for the danger they encountered" and so that they would "not speak of what happened last night." The first reason needed no explanation, and Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong had fulfilled the second as well, so the two pills naturally belonged to them.

Huo Yutong nodded lightly, looked around with some reluctance, and asked:

"Where are we going after leaving the academy?"

Tang Wulin answered without hesitation.

"We're going to the Sun Moon Empire."

The fact that He Caitou had taken an interest in Huo Yutong showed that her talent related to Soul Tools was probably quite good.

And in this era, the field most closely connected to forging was precisely Soul Tool manufacturing.

No matter how one looked at it, the Sun Moon Empire was their best destination.

Besides, Tang Wulin, who had returned from the future, knew better than anyone that the one to unify the continent in the future would be the Sun Moon Empire.

Considering that he was a citizen of the Sun Moon Federation, it would not be wrong to say that he was half a citizen of the Sun Moon Empire himself.

He was extremely curious about that place.

The academy gates were right before them. Once they passed through them, their fates would change completely.

What direction they would take afterward was entirely unknown.

Suppressing his racing heart, Tang Wulin took Huo Yutong's hand and walked out through the academy gates with her.

Yet the sight before them was completely different from what he had imagined.

"Elder Mu?"

"Hehe, good evening, Wulin."

Mu En sat at the academy gates with a kindly smile on his face, while four figures stood neatly behind him.

Author's Note

Wang Dong's sense of money really was absurd.

You could say she was poor, yet she ate Whale Rubber like snacks.

You could say she was rich, yet she thought a single pill could be worth her life.

Just how did Da Ming and Er Ming raise her...

Also, if not for Mu En, Wulin would have entered the Sun Moon Arc.

Thinking about it, that would have been pretty exciting.