Capítulo 80: Night 21-24 I want her to cry for me
Seeing the teacher killed in such a fashion, the students were beside themselves. Both in fear and excitement. They no longer feared if the teachers were the ones killing them. The excitement that someone as "young" as them was so powerful.
The simple strike left Lin Yi stunned more than the others. Especially considering Ye Xinghe simply turned away without a care afterward. He did not stop Ye Xinghe and the students from leaving after that. Worrying about keeping the other students safe that remained was important.
"Well, what is going on here?" Liang Yu rode up on the back of Blood Demon Bear. It was tamed already and looked vastly different than wild ones in the woods. The red tribal markings were a dark purple. The mane down its back was white instead of brown. "Where is everyone?"
The bear dragged along a cart with the exhausted Dark Moon Family members inside. They were completely tuckered out and needed the rest. Not even pretending to be injured.
"The students..." Lin Yi was rattled but came to, getting a hold of himself. "..a group of students broke off due to not believing we are not behind this situation." Frustrated, he looked to those who remained and spoke honestly. "Your brother disciple Ye Xinghe did not make this easy and even cut down a teacher in agitation."
The students grumbled as this was a little to lacking in what happened.
"Why would a student kill a teacher without good reason? Agitation goes only so far." Liang Yu hoped off the bear. Pulling out some salves to help the wounded. Giving it to the students first, then the teacher last. Only a bit of it left, really. "Wu Long, dispose of the body. We don't want any wild Demon beasts coming to the area."
The blonde-haired lackey of the Dark Moon Family got out reluctantly. His legs were sore as can be. But he was the weakest of the group, and Liang Yu uses these methods to encourage slackers to push harder.
Grabbing the head and body so abruptly in front of everyone, Lin Yi didn't even protest the students' actions. He didn't have any ground to stand on about preserving the body.
A student, happy that Liang Yu had some healing salves spoke about what happened. Earning a dirty look from the teacher and a few of the others students who were not wanting another attack to happen.
"He may have acted rashly.." Lin Yi gestured to the "burning" body of his colleague. Clothes burning as well as flesh was only for a few seconds. Liang Yu wrapped it in his Astral Sense, sucking it into the Flame Vortex to feed his cultivation further. Quite a few bodies were burning away, almost finished at that. "..no reason to kill him. Made the situation even worse."
"I will deal with Ye Xinghe when I find him." Liang Yu frowned. It was all for show, really. Best way to get the Academy members on his side. If they survived anyway. "Though he was attacked first and provoked, the teacher deserved a beating at most. Then brought to the Academy for punishment."
Off in the woods, those of the Rebel faction had gathered back up. Wounded from the pursuit of the Dark Moon Family and a very explosive Liang Yu, plans had to change. Waiting for the backup to arrive was just not in the cards.
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Ying Lu-
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One of the students was a dead ringer for Linlin and a Star Martial artist the same as Zhao Ninger. It was the scariest thing and cause him to think about how when he first appeared in the Dimension previously, he could only match the raven-haired beauty to odd thoughts.
'I knew her as Linlin, and she didn't have much of a presence in the other adaptation. She also was a Flame Martial Artist as opposed to this one who is Ying Lu and a Star Martial Artist. "Well, spit it out already."
"Right," she was going to act a little shy, but that was not the way to go with Ye Xinghe at all. He was so forceful and killed a teacher so easily she could only wonder what he used to get strong. Then the matter with Zhao Ning begged the question. "where is Zhao Ning?"
Both of them ran in the same circle and were good friends. Enough that it was for the best to not try in tricks. It would be bad for her health otherwise.
"Up ahead, well down the way a few miles." The others were most likely going to move eventually. Feeling the change behind them was nothing of importance. Just meant Liang Yu would handle those people. "how well can you fight?"
"Not that well." Ying Lu openly admitted. Placing what looked to be crystal, she was suprised. It was full of Flame Vortex Qi and Star Energy. Something they would not be able to find no matter how they searched. The other students were given Star Qi with mixtures of Demonic and Dragon Qi. "It feels so good."
"Helped me along, should help you. Hopefully, none of you die from it." Ye Xinghe would not help them contain the power. After all, it was the best way to test their will to push on. They gave a look to the pouch strapped to his waist. Thinking the pieces he had from what he found had dwindled. We should find a good place to cultivate to be ready."
"We are going to need it." Ying Lu and the others rembered when they were ambushed during the landslide. "We were attacked before and learned the hard way how weak we are." Seeing the curious look, the young aristocrat explained. "Some kind of weird Demon Beast attacked us. We would have died if it wasn't for Liang Yu and the others putting cover down."
"Never seen such a volley of flaming darts before." A student said excitedly. "I wish I can have him teach me how to do that!"
"I can show a few tricks to fight, but it requires swearing on your cultivation to do so." He gave a small smile seeing them listening in. "I only help people I can form a Connection with or those who benefit me."
They were weak and scared; it didn't take much for them to swear loyalty. Like with Mo Yu, the admittance and agreement to do so boosted the Connection. Increasing by 3 more, it was going pretty well so far.
Zhao Ning spotted them sometime later first. An Xueyun and the others had prepared a small camp to sleep. The Frost birds flying above giving a good recon on the situation.
Xia Yuning gave a look of resentment towards Ye Xinghe. Which was to be expected and not something he mind at all. An Xueyun's sheepish look explained a lot during the recovery time for the North Lord's daughter.
Xia Yuning did no take being hunted or protected well at all. Her defeat, all though humbling, made her want to improve to not fall under the plans of another. Especially the Rebel forces and that of the Empire's designs for power plays.
Settling for the night, the group got around to talking. Most understanding a pecking order of sorts. Ye Xinghe, Zhao Ning, and Ying Lu were close to one another. An Xueyun, Mo Yu, and Xia Yuning next to each other. The rest were just happy to have a good meal and relative safety.
Techlis and the other Frost Birds had them circled, providing protection but also making a few nervous.
"You sure you want to protect someone like me?" Xia Yuning was sulking next to An Xueyun and Mo Yu. Both understanding that she was never treated as harshly as Xinghe treated her earlier. "Killers are after the North Guardian Lord's daughter after all!"
"That's nice. You just need to stay breathing until we leave." Xinghe was petting Techlis on the head. The demon beast was more affectionate than he thought. Even when he cut off his qi traces. It was like a puppy of sorts. Always looking for affection. The other demon beasts looked jealous. "Don't want the old coot of your father losing the little semblance of control he has and start killing people indiscriminately."
"Do you know of the North Lord Mansion?" Ying Lu asked. Zhao Ning wanted to speak to, but she just figured something in her cultivation and wanted to get ahold of it first. Only listening with a ear,, really. "Heard he is a great general."
"Rumors paint a better picture than the man himself." Yinghe continued petting Techlis, who was starting to fall asleep. Having guarded them all day, he was a little tired. "The general failed his wife, failed his brothers, and failed the people already. Defintely failed his daughter, I mean, look at her, sulking like a baby."
"You know nothing about my father!" Xia Yuning snapped. Her voice causing the Demon beasts to look at her in a glare. The young Dragon Martial Artist was not deterred in the least. "He didn't fail anyone!"
"You don't know what happen to your mother and speak like this." The Heart Method thrived off the pain of others, and this was such a good time to get it. Plus, someone was watching them from the woods. Liang Yu was already on his way with the others, and wouldn't take much longer to arrive. "The way it goes, the North Lord mansion's wife was quite the beauty. Turning the heads of so many in the capital that they couldn't themselves back."
"Really?" Ying Lu appraised Yuning then herself. She looked more athletic than herself and had an exotic feel thanks to her hair, but she had curves and nice dark hair that most like. Plus, she was a year younger than the princess. 'I will look even better in a year!'
The understanding of hormones and development was lost on them. Education was such a problem in societies like these really.
"Oh yeah. But beauty carries its own problem when the person lacks substance. When they are just to weak to make any real difference." Xinghe's tone barely held back the sense of glee in it. His cultivation trickling along nicely. "Love and devotion without power does not help against greed, abuse of station, and the corrupt."
An Xueyun gripped her clothes as this hit to close to home for her. She couldn't even help to encourage her friend at this time. Mo Yu rub the back of Xia Yuning consoling. Why Xinghe was acting this way was odd.
"Beauty is a problem." Mo Yu muttered. "But I hear good things about the North Lord Mansion. Some of the strongest in the Empire. They protect one of the most dangerous regions."
"Right." Xia Yuning was kept from a lot of the fighting by her overprotective father but she did hear praises of him from her grandfather. "Who ever is trying to kill me will pay for this. AS well as endangering my classmates."
"The North Lord Mansion failed to protect the family itself. Your mother offered herself up in an attempt to get her husband freed. That didn't go well at all. She gave her body to the noble, which just led to further disgrace.." Yinghe stop as the girl started to cry. But mostly because visitors had shown up. "..company has arrived. Continue the pathetic tale of the North lord Mansion later. Hopefully, the daughter doesn't end up like the mother."
Besides Techlis, who shrunk down, the others flew off into the sky. Xinghe would collect them later on, of course. No need to draw questions from the incoming students and teachers.
The bodies of and some of the material from the cave were done refining. His qi control is already good enough to keep energy leakage when combined with the Formation under him. Dragon Martial Arts stepping into the 3rd Heavenly Layer brought a nice feeling of memory.
Seeing a disheveled Lin Hong and a few other students, maybe it was about time for the final act. It was a tad bit early, by the looks of it, but who cared. He was right for the killing.
'I will have to make my move either tonight or tomorrow.' Lin Hong thought silently. By the gathering, to many nobles and aristocrats were still alive. 'I will have to use poison to even it out.' The young Rebel member fixated on Zhao Ning and Ling Yu. 'Both of them and Xia Yuning have to die.'
An Xueyun blinked at the rebellious blonde after composing herself. She wanted to speak with him before Liang Yu kills him. But that was not going to happen by the way the way everyone acted.
PENSAMENTOS DOS CRIADORES 
Magmatide
Magmatide Status: Ye Xinghe Health:1400 Qi: 4400
Power: 32 Defense: 35
Willpower: 29 Intellect: 33
Connection: 7
Flame Vortex Frost Phoenix: 4th Heavenly Layer
Demonic Star Martial Arts: 4th Heavenly Layer
Air Beast Martial Arts: 4th Heavenly Layer
Dragon Martial Arts: 3rd Heavenly Layer
Heart Method: 4th tech level
Frost Air Body: 4th tech level
Status de energia semanal
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