Chapter 58: Chapter 58: The Girl Who Blocked the Way, Xu Qianqian

"Yu Qingqing, didn’t you say you were going back to the imperial city to visit your family? Why did you bring a man back with you?"

"Hehe, don’t tell me he’s your lover from outside, with no place to spend the night, so you brought him to the academy?"

"I didn’t expect you to be so frivolous, does your teacher know?"

The girl was young, just like Yu Qingqing, a few years younger than Lu Chen, and also a Martial Artist of the Bone Refinement Realm.

Indeed, her talent was extraordinary.

Hearing this, Lu Chen frowned.

He had always thought that the geniuses at Heavenly Book Academy would know some reasoning.

But he didn’t expect that they were not much different from the spoiled youths he saw in Yuzhou City.

He glanced at Yu Qingqing and saw signs of her anger. Fearing a delay or causing trouble, he quickly spoke up, "You misunderstood, I’m just her friend. She’s intending to introduce me to her mentor."

"Really, with you?"

The girl looked at Lu Chen with disdain, and only then did she notice the eye patch covering his left eye, and couldn’t help but snicker, "I wasn’t aware that disabled people could join Heavenly Book Academy."

Lu Chen gave a wry smile, lifted his eye patch, revealing his dark and peculiar pupil, and moved his face closer.

"Sorry, I’m not disabled."

That mischievous tone, coupled with the lack of white in his eyes and emotion, was even more unsettling in the night.

"Mother, a ghost!"

The girl was startled for no reason and screamed as she fled in panic.

Yu Qingqing had prepared some harsh words to throw back, but since the other party had already left, she had to swallow them.

"Let’s go, if we’re too late and your teacher has gone to rest, we’ll have to wait until tomorrow."

Lu Chen spread his hands and said to Yu Qingqing.

"Let’s go."

Yu Qingqing’s expression was strange as she looked at the retreating girl and then back at Lu Chen who had put his eye patch back on.

She didn’t find that eye frightening.

But it vaguely reminded her of when Lu Chen had killed Zhu Dazhuang, and he seemed to have revealed that eye...

However, she knew that everyone had their secrets.

Just like her, she didn’t ask questions and continued walking with Lu Chen.

On the way, Yu Qingqing also introduced quite a bit to Lu Chen, even mentioning that girl.

"Xu Qianqian comes from a notable background and has many suitors in the academy. You should keep a low profile to avoid trouble."

"Although Heavenly Book Academy prohibits private fights, there is still the challenge arena."

"While you can refuse, doing so too often will make other students look down on you. You’ll be excluded from activities, and some mentors may think you are incompetent."

"Heavenly Book Academy is divided into inner and outer courtyards, and each mentor has their own residence in the inner courtyard for teaching students. The rules of the inner courtyard are very strict; do not wander carelessly."

"The outer courtyard is where you can move freely. I suggest you don’t leave the inner courtyard unless necessary. Many students practice cultivation in the outer courtyard."

Lu Chen nodded, indicating he understood.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "The activities you just mentioned, do they involve going into Tianyuan?"

"Yes," Yu Qingqing smiled and said, "In Tianyuan, we can find many good things that aid cultivation. Although it’s a forbidden area, the outer perimeter isn’t dangerous, and many students voluntarily organize treasure hunts there. The academy supports this."

"But periodically, when the seals in Tianyuan weaken, the academy will inform everyone. That’s when we can go deeper to explore."

"This trip to the imperial city was to see my parents, mainly for the recent seal weakening. I plan to venture deeper into Tianyuan!"

Lu Chen, surprised, said, "You dare to venture deep into Tianyuan at your Bone Refinement Realm level?"

Yu Qingqing glanced at him and said, "With the seals weakened, of course I dare. Usually, I only roam the outskirts! If I find what I’m looking for this time, I might even break through to the Marrow Refinement Realm! Then, I’ll stand at the academy’s entrance every day, challenging Xu Qianqian whenever I see her!"

"You sure hold grudges," Lu Chen chuckled and said, "So, one can go to Tianyuan at any time?"

"That’s right, as long as you don’t go too deep, you can visit anytime. But on the outskirts, the demon beasts aren’t strong. However, the only thing to worry about is other Martial Artists from outside!"

As Yu Qingqing said this, her expression turned dark, "I wasn’t worried before, since those warriors never troubled us. But since even those ruffians dared to attack me in the forest, it’s clear... we should be more cautious when going to Tianyuan in the future."

Lu Chen was silent, realizing this incident had left an impression on Yu Qingqing.

Sometimes, humans can indeed be scarier than demons!

Seeing that Yu Qingqing was not in high spirits, Lu Chen said no more.

As the sky turned completely dark, they reached the inner courtyard, and after following Yu Qingqing through several twists and turns, they arrived at a small courtyard.

Yu Qingqing pushed the door open and immediately heard a deep voice.

"Qingqing, how dare you bring someone here without permission?"

Yu Qingqing quickly knelt down, respectfully bowed, and then said, "Teacher, this is Lu Chen. On the way back from the imperial city, he saved my life, so I thought to recommend him to you!"

The voice paused, then turned stern, "Saving your life deserves thanks! But not everyone is qualified to be my student!"

As soon as the words fell, a whoosh was heard, and several dark figures attacked towards Lu Chen’s abdomen!

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