“It’s the blood from the injuries I suffered earlier on! Just what the hell is your head filled with?!” Qiao Xueying glared at Zu An furiously.
You have successfully trolled Qiao Xueying for +250 Rage!
Zu An replied with a sheepish smile, “Hahaha, I’m just concerned about you, that’s all.”
At the same time, he couldn’t help but notice the feeling of guilt welling up in his heart as he earned Qiao Xueying’s Rage points. It had felt much more exhilarating when she was an enemy.
“You should hurry up and leave. I’m going to change my clothes.” Qiao Xueying gradually regained her strength and pushed him off. “It’ll be enough to have Miss Ji here with me.”
“Alright, I’ll head over to the side. Call me if anything happens.” Zu An carefully put her down by the side before walking away. His intent would be too obvious if he insisted on staying here under such circumstances.
After he left, Qiao Xueying quickly began putting on her clothes as she murmured softly, “Miss Ji, about what happened earlier on…”
Ji Xiaoxi smiled softly and replied, “Big Sister Qiao, don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone.”
“Thanks…” Qiao Xueying wasn’t sure whether she was referring to her getting poisoned or her baring her body before Zu An earlier on, but in any case, she didn’t dare to ask.
After quickly putting on her clothes, she began engaging Ji Xiaoxi in a conversation, completely ignoring Zu An. It made him completely confused as he wondered how had he offended her.
Some time later, Chu Chuyan finally returned. In truth, she hadn’t walked too far away; she simply didn’t know how to face Zu An for a moment there.
Upon hearing that there was a battle here, she quickly rushed back out of fear that something had happened. When she saw the Crimsonscale Python’s corpse, she heaved a sigh of relief.
She quickly asked about what had happened earlier, but both Zu An and Qiao Xueying gave really vague explanations. Even Ji Xiaoxi had a weird look on her face, which really rose doubts in her mind. However, she wasn’t too interested in getting to the bottom of this matter since she had never been one to meddle in the affairs of another.
They spent the next two days recuperating from their injuries and cultivating. Soon, it was the day that the dungeon exploration came to an end.
Zu An thought that they would have to return back to the starting point, and he was confused why the other students weren’t heading back to gather. However, Chu Chuyan informed him that the dungeon would automatically send them out once time was up, and there was no need for them to return through the same gate.
Soon, the surroundings began to distort slightly as a familiar feeling of weightlessness enveloped them. Zu An couldn’t help but find this sensation familiar as he had experienced this multiple times when he entered the Soul Suppression Seal. Is that considered a dungeon inside a dungeon then?
By the time he finally regained his consciousness, he realized that he was already back at the mountain behind the academy. Chu Chuyan, Qiao Xueying, and Ji Xiaoxi were standing by his side. Those from the other academies were also gradually being teleported out one after another.
Zu An took a look at the surroundings, and he suddenly spotted Shi Kun’s silhouette. Recalling all he had been through, hatred gushed into his head as he whipped out his Tai’e Sword and charged at him. “Die, Shi Kun!”
The other students were all in the midst of looking through their gains in the dungeon, and the other teachers were also busy taking a headcount to determine the casualties. No one expected Zu An to suddenly make such a move.
Shi Kun was feeling quite crestfallen when he was teleported out, and the realization that Zu An was alive horrified him. He instinctively drew his weapon to protect himself.
Clang!
To everyone’s disbelief, Shi Kun’s sword was actually slashed into two halves right away!
How could this be?
This was implausible to them as Shi Kun’s weapon was an earth grade weapon. Besides, even if he was only wielding a wooden stick, he should have been able to easily crush Zu An with his fifth rank cultivation.
There was no way they could imagine that Zu An’s sheer strength and speed were already comparable to a fifth rank cultivator, and the Tai’e Sword was a legendary ancient weapon. Even with its sword spirit damaged, it was definitely a heaven grade at the very least.
Not to mention, there was a huge vast in their mental states too. One was charging forward angrily with hatred whereas the other feeling deeply guilt-ridden. Given such conditions, it was only normal for Shi Kun’s weapon to be broken so easily.
Shi Kun didn’t expect such a turn of events either. He watched helplessly as Zu An’s sword swiftly closed in toward his chest. His body was completely stiffened, unable to react on time at all.
“How dare you!”
But a bellow echoed all of a sudden, and a figure carrying immense pressure rushed forward to attack Zu An.