124 Late

Wan Ling Mountain was a two-day journey away from the Imperial City, and the Tian Lu Academy teachers would bring the willing students there to train every year.

Some students went there to obtain fiends they were satisfied with, while others want to upgrade their skills through the rare real battles. One’s potential usually increased after battling with fiends, allowing them to unleash greater strength.

Sometimes, this would help cultivators break through their bottlenecks and advance to the next level. Hence, the majority of the academy’s students had signed up for it.

When the sky just started to brighten up, the students had already gathered together.

The older students looked normal, but the new students brimmed with unconcealable excitement.

“I wonder if I can find a fourth-grade fiend in this Fiend Tidal.”

“Haha, just based on yourself? Don’t overthink. Only the most talented and capable people can have such high-level fiends.”

“Hah, that might not be true! Maybe I’ll be lucky enough to meet with one. Besides, our group is pretty strong! If we work together, there’s a chance of us succeeding.”

Chu Liuyue didn’t seem like someone unreliable.

“Do you know where she lives? Why don’t we go and find her,” comforted Liao Zhongshu.

Mu Hongyu covered her face. “Did you forget that she’s a Xuan Master? She lives in a different place from us.” She had gotten much closer to Chu Liuyue these few days, but she did not ask Chu Liuyue where exactly she stayed.

Liao Zhongshu was silent for a while. He really forgot about that…

“What’s there to be conflicted about? If she really doesn’t come, the four of us can just group together. We can still go, even if we are short of a person,” said a muscular and dark-skinned man beside Liao Zhongshu.

“Cen Hu, are you a tiger[1]?” Mu Hongyu rolled her eyes at him. “Everyone else has five people in their group, and we only have four. That’s too disadvantageous for us! Don’t forget that we battle in our small teams when we reach Wan Ling Mountain.”

Cen Hu shuddered from her scolding and scratched his head. He muttered, “Let’s find someone else then…”

Mu Hongyu glared at him. “Everyone has already gathered in groups of five by this time. Where can we find another person?”

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Cen Hu finally kept quiet.

Before the two of them moved, Gu Mingzhu—who had been watching from the side—could not help but mock, “Teacher Bai Chen, time is almost up. If they go and find her now, what if they don’t make it back in time? It’s Chu Liuyue’s fault for not taking note of the time and missing the event. You can’t implicate the others just because of her.”

Mu Hongyu glared at her in frustration. “Gu Mingzhu, is this related to you? We’re in different teams. Even if it causes a delay, you won’t be delayed. What are you anxious about?”

Gu Mingzhu’s face flushed red from the scolding. “Am I not speaking the truth? Chu Liuyue is on the same team as you. If you want, you can go look for her yourself. Don’t drag anyone else into your troubles.” Gu Mingzhu sneered as she frowned. “I think there’s an 80% chance she purposely didn’t come because she’s probably scared.”

“You…” Mu Hongyu suppressed the anger in her heart. “I have no time to talk nonsense with you. I’ll teach you a lesson when I come back. Si Ting, lead the way.”

The two of them then turned around to leave.

“Don’t need to look for me. I’m here.”

A familiar voice sounded, and Mu Hongyu looked up in surprise. As expected, she saw Chu Liuyue’s figure.

“Liuyue! You’re finally here!” Mu Hongyu quickly walked to Chu Liuyue and could not help but pat her elbow. “Why are you so late? I thought you were going to stand us up!”