Chapter 54: Luo Qianxue, as If She Had Swallowed Gunpowder
At Myriad Dao Academy, after entrusting Luo Qianxue to Lu Xunxian, Xu Ruoshan passed the position of Headmaster to her, then began Seclusion to break through into the Ascension Realm.
But he had not been in Seclusion for long before Feng Qingyu and Wu Wuji came storming into the academy.
“May I ask what important matter brings you two here?”
Just as Feng Qingyu and Wu Wuji arrived before the academy gates, they were stopped by the Gate Elder.
Facing him, Feng Qingyu spoke with an arrogant expression.
“I have business with your Headmaster. Take us to see your Headmaster at once.”
The Gate Elder was a Peak Saint King. Hearing her words, he frowned slightly.
“My apologies. The Headmaster has entered Seclusion recently and is not receiving visitors.”
“Hm?”
Feng Qingyu froze for a moment and could not help recalling the previous scene, but she still said,
“In that case, have whoever is currently in charge of your academy come out to see me.”
“I am sorry. Please state your purpose. Otherwise, I cannot comply.”
A trace of impatience had already appeared on the Gate Elder’s face.
“You—”
Feng Qingyu was about to lose her temper. She was the prodigy upon whom Myriad Dao Academy’s Headmaster had bestowed a large portion of the academy’s foundation in exchange for her future protection of Myriad Dao Academy. What kind of attitude was this supposed to be?
But before Feng Qingyu could erupt, Wu Wuji stepped in and stopped her.
Wu Wuji shook his head, then looked at the Gate Elder and smiled.
“Fellow Daoist, we are from Qingfeng Sacred Land. I hope you can make an exception. We have important matters to discuss with your Headmaster.”
As soon as Wu Wuji spoke, the Gate Elder sensed his strength. His brows tightened, though his attitude eased somewhat.
“In that case, wait here. I will go and report it.”
Before entering Seclusion, Xu Ruoshan had already informed all the elders that Luo Qianxue had inherited the position of Headmaster.
So the Gate Elder headed straight for the academy’s back mountain, and before long arrived outside Lu Xunxian’s residence.
Inside the residence, Lu Xunxian was guiding Luo Qianxue’s cultivation. Seeing this, the elder waited outside the courtyard.
After quite some time, Luo Qianxue finished her cultivation and opened her eyes toward the courtyard gate.
“Elder Zheng, have you come because something important has happened?”
“Headmaster, two people from Qingfeng Sacred Land have arrived outside. They say they have important matters to discuss with you.”
Elder Zheng hurried forward and explained everything.
When Lu Xunxian heard that the visitors were from Qingfeng Sacred Land, he extended his Divine Sense, and in the space of an instant learned who the two people outside were.
“Why is she here again?”
Lu Xunxian frowned slightly. Feng Qingyu was like a patch that would not come off. No matter where he went, she somehow managed to sniff him out and chase after him.
As for Luo Qianxue, after learning from the two little ones that their mother had joined Qingfeng Sacred Land, she had not the slightest favorable impression of Qingfeng Sacred Land from the bottom of her heart.
The moment she heard that people from Qingfeng Sacred Land had come to visit, she rejected them with open disgust.
“I will not see them. From now on, if anyone from Qingfeng Sacred Land comes to visit, refuse them all.”
The fact that Feng Qingyu had been willing to hurt and abandon a man as good as Lu Xunxian had made Luo Qianxue utterly detest her. Once the opportunity came, she would definitely settle the score for Lu Xunxian.
After receiving the Headmaster’s reply, Elder Zheng prepared to go out and send them away.
But at that moment, Lu Xunxian spoke.
“Forget it. Go out and meet them. We should at least learn what they want, so that they do not keep coming back to disturb us afterward.”
Since it was Lu Xunxian who had spoken, Luo Qianxue could only agree.
But she had already made up her mind. No matter what the other side wanted, she would refuse.
Watching Luo Qianxue leave with Elder Zheng, Lu Xunxian did not follow. So long as he remained inside the residence, he would still be able to learn Feng Qingyu and Wu Wuji’s purpose.
At the gate of Myriad Dao Academy, Feng Qingyu and Wu Wuji had already been waiting for quite a while.
Even Wu Wuji, despite his usually excellent temperament, had a dark expression on his face.
“Fifth Martial Uncle, why do we not just force our way in? Even if Senior Xu finds out, he probably will not punish us.”
Feng Qingyu’s face looked even uglier as she made the suggestion to Wu Wuji.
But just then, Luo Qianxue came walking over from afar, her expression far from pleasant, and let out a cold snort.
At her side, Elder Zheng’s expression was equally ugly. If they were really allowed to barge straight in, would Myriad Dao Academy have any face left at all?
“You two intend to force your way into Myriad Dao Academy? Does Qingfeng Sacred Land mean to become enemies with Myriad Dao Academy?”
“And you are?”
The moment Feng Qingyu saw Luo Qianxue, for some reason, she felt an intense dislike toward the woman before her. Perhaps it was because the other woman’s beauty was no less than her own, or perhaps it was for some other reason.
“What? You said you wanted to see me, yet now that you do, you do not recognize me? Could it be that you came here just to toy with Myriad Dao Academy?”
The moment she opened her mouth, Luo Qianxue directly pinned an accusation on Feng Qingyu and even on Qingfeng Sacred Land behind her.
In any case, she had no need to care what Qingfeng Sacred Land felt.
Feng Qingyu was instantly enraged.
“Who are you? Was the Headmaster of Myriad Dao Academy not Senior Xu Ruoshan?”
At the side, Wu Wuji also showed a trace of suspicion as he kept looking Luo Qianxue up and down.
But Luo Qianxue showed not the slightest fear and merely sneered.
“What? Does my master need your permission to pass the position of Headmaster on to me?”
Seeing that the situation was about to spiral out of control, Wu Wuji hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Feng Qingyu behind him, then looked at Luo Qianxue with a smile.
“This young lady, may I ask how I should address you?”
“What? Are we close?”
Even when faced with the slightly more courteous Wu Wuji, Luo Qianxue gave no face at all and rolled her eyes at him.
Wu Wuji immediately found it unbearable. He was a dignified elder of Qingfeng Sacred Land, a mighty expert at the Peak of the Saint Monarch Realm. No matter where he went, he was an existence who received respect. Yet this little girl before him refused to give him any face whatsoever. How could he possibly endure that?
“Fifth Martial Uncle, calm down. The important matter comes first!”
Seeing this, Feng Qingyu hurriedly stepped forward and stopped her Fifth Martial Uncle.
Only then did Wu Wuji calm down. He took a deep breath and looked at Luo Qianxue.
“This young lady, we came here to see Senior Xu Ruoshan. I hope you can inform Senior Xu for us.”
“My apologies. Master has already entered Seclusion. He will see no one.”
To begin with, Myriad Dao Academy had never been on especially good terms with Qingfeng Sacred Land. After learning that the shameless woman who had betrayed Lu Xunxian had joined Qingfeng Sacred Land, Luo Qianxue felt even less goodwill toward them and had even become openly hostile.
Anyone with eyes could see that, for some reason, Luo Qianxue was extremely hostile toward them.
Yet Feng Qingyu still wanted to try once more and hurriedly said, “This young lady, my relationship with your master is very good. We only came to Myriad Dao Academy today over a small matter. I hope you can make an exception.”
When Luo Qianxue heard Feng Qingyu say that she was on very good terms with her master, disbelief filled her face. But then she remembered Lu Xunxian’s words and forced herself to ask patiently, “What matter?”
“We are looking for someone. He has some ties to me. When we recently went to Tianji Pavilion to purchase information on him, we learned that he is inside Myriad Dao Academy. Moreover, he is not a member of your Myriad Dao Academy, so I ask that you hand him over.”
“Who?”
For some reason, when Luo Qianxue heard Feng Qingyu say she was looking for someone, a faint feeling of panic rose in her heart.
“We are looking for Fu Qitian.”