Chapter 198: Chapter 195: Liu Hui’s Hatred
Then, Liu Hong noticed something else strange.
Given Liu Ruyan’s personality, she should have been the most anxious one about not seeing Mo Qi.
But now, she and Niu Kexin were whispering to each other, not looking worried or anxious in the slightest. In fact, they were smiling very happily.
’Something isn’t right. There’s definitely something going on that I don’t know about.’
Liu Hong immediately came to this conclusion.
How could he have known that although the External Incarnation had a different appearance and form, as long as it contained Mo Qi’s soul, it could not escape Niu Kexin’s senses?
Liu Ruyan had, of course, already learned this from Niu Kexin.
The Dragon Vein Imperial Bell had been successfully rung, just as they had anticipated.
Although they couldn’t see Mo Qi’s real body, the safe appearance of Jin Sanpang and Liu Hui was enough to explain everything.
Otherwise, if something had happened to Mo Qi, the two of them would certainly not be reacting like this.
"Master Liu, what’s the matter?" Li Shimu asked, growing a little flustered as he saw Liu Hong’s changing expression. ’Could he be angry?’
"It’s nothing." Liu Hong shook his head. "This girl, Ruyan, says she wants to spend some time at the Imperial Academy. Do you think you could arrange that?"
"Of course, no problem at all! With Miss Ruyan joining, the Imperial Academy is sure to be graced by her presence."
Li Shimu was overjoyed. Since Liu Hong had said this, it meant he wouldn’t be leaving anytime soon. For the Mountain and Sea Empire, this was another piece of tremendous good news!
A double blessing had arrived today!
Disappointed at not seeing Mo Qi, Liu Hong shook his head, said nothing more, and vanished on the spot.
Li Shimu was stunned for a moment, but then all his thoughts flew to the External Incarnation. He hurriedly departed with a group of high-ranking members of the Royal Family.
Whether it was the passage Within the Pass being sealed by a Mysterious Power or the unusually high survival rate of this year’s Annual Selection, all these issues had to take a backseat to the External Incarnation. There was no time to deal with them for now.
To the Mountain and Sea Empire, nothing was more important than the External Incarnation that had rung the Dragon Vein Imperial Bell.
Under the arrangements of the Imperial Academy’s senior staff who had accompanied them, everyone who passed the Annual Selection, aside from the disciples of the Six Great Clans, was brought into the Imperial Academy to be formally registered.
Niu Kexin didn’t go looking for Jin Sanpang and Liu Hui right away. Instead, she sent them a voice transmission, telling them to meet up after they finished the procedures for entering the Imperial Academy. She had something good to give them.
"Brother Pang, Brother Liu, we’ll see you at the Imperial Academy," Qian Duoduo, Zhu Fan, and Zhao Zijun said their goodbyes and went their separate ways.
They were already members of the Imperial Academy, so they didn’t need to register.
Nangong Yan gazed at Liu Hui, reluctant to part. She moved close to his ear and whispered, "Brother Hui, promise me you won’t show your fangs to those people from the past until you’re strong enough. No matter what, I won’t let you leave me again this time."
A cold glint flashed in Liu Hui’s eyes. There were some things he would never forget, some grudges he thought he would never have a chance to avenge in this lifetime.
But Mo Qi had not only given him a new life, but also the confidence to seek revenge.
He would never forget that winter, how his mother had knelt before those people, begging bitterly.
He would also never forget how those people had condescendingly refused, then kicked him and his mother out of the Imperial City.
Although his mother had died of illness, those people were the ones who caused it!
This was a blood feud that could not be reconciled!
’Just you wait. I’ve memorized every one of your twisted, ugly faces. I’ll come for you, one by one.’
Liu Hui took a deep breath, steadying his emotions.
He took Nangong Yan’s hand and smiled gently. "Don’t worry, I won’t do anything reckless. After all... I haven’t married you yet."
Nangong Yan, blushing furiously, pulled her hand away from Liu Hui’s and ran off with her head down.
This scene was witnessed by a crowd of unknowing onlookers, who were all utterly astonished.
’Heavens, what did I just see?’
’The Empire’s most famous tigress has actually been tamed!’
’Am I hallucinating? That vixen can actually blush from shyness?’
’Who is this guy? He actually managed to do what most men in the Empire have only dreamed of but never dared to attempt!’
In an instant, Liu Hui became the center of everyone’s attention.
He had become famous before he even set foot in the Imperial Academy.
Fortunately, the Clan Leaders of the Six Great Clans had all left with Li Shimu. Otherwise, the head of the Nangong Family would surely have received "blessings" from the other five families.
...
The ringing of the Dragon Vein Imperial Bell brought joy to some and sorrow to others.
The most sorrowful, of course, was the Wolf Fang Sect’s Sect Leader, Zhang Shao.
He had plotted against Jin Quan and laid numerous deadly traps, all to lure Mo Qi to the Mountain and Sea Empire and have him die in the Annual Selection.
But he had never expected that the Dragon Vein Imperial Bell would actually be rung!
Among all the participants in the Annual Selection, only Mo Qi’s group had a reason to ring that thing.
And only they had the guts and the strength to do it.
If Mo Qi had really rung the Dragon Vein Imperial Bell, then not only would he, Zhang Shao, be finished, but the entire Wolf Fang Sect might be obliterated because of it.
A Blessed One, personally designated by the Empire’s founding ancestor—what kind of honor and status did that entail?
Although it was said that the Empire would only grant the Blessed One a single request, everyone knew that as long as it wasn’t too outrageous, the Empire would surely acquiesce to the Blessed One’s wishes in all matters.
Filled with anxiety, Zhang Shao rushed to the scene at the first possible moment.
When he saw that it was an External Incarnation being led away, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hahaha, it’s not that scoundrel Mo Qi!"
"Wait, where’s Mo Qi? He didn’t come out! Could it be..."
Failure to come out from Within the Pass could only mean one thing: he was dead!
At this thought, Zhang Shao was overjoyed and couldn’t help but burst into loud laughter.
"Hahaha, he’s dead! He’s finally dead! I knew my intricate plan wouldn’t fail! Cheng’er, do you see? Father has avenged you!"
"Next up are Jin Quan and his son, and the Void Sect! Hmph, just you wait. I’ll take my time dealing with you all. Not a single one of you will escape!"
...
While the Mountain and Sea Empire was caught in a strange fervor over the ringing of the Dragon Vein Imperial Bell, no one knew that, unimaginably far away, several beings suffused with a brilliant, holy light were simultaneously awakened.
They were immensely distant from one another, yet in a single instant, they established a connection via Divine Sense.
"You all felt it too?"
"Though faint, it was indeed the aura of that object."
"That person was suppressed by our joint efforts. Someone is assigned to check the great seal every day. He shouldn’t have the power to cast Divine Techniques outwardly, so..."
"So, it’s highly likely that the object has been obtained by someone else!"
"What?!" someone exclaimed in shock.
"What’s there to panic about? From the aura that was revealed, we can tell the one who possesses the object has extremely weak Cultivation right now. Judging by the distance, they are still in the mortal Earth Realm. An ant holding a spear is no match for a dragon!"
"Do you have any good suggestions?"
"The object’s aura vanished in a flash, making it impossible to pinpoint its exact location. However, since someone has obtained it, that person is bound to thrive in the mortal Earth Realm. Why don’t we have our juniors below issue an order to select all the exceptionally talented individuals from every mortal region."
