i Yun had actually spoken the truth. Han Fu, Yu Hua, Jiang Yi, and the other instructors had also arrived.
Of course, Jiang Hong and his group were also present by Yu Hua’s side. However, the group treated Gu Han as if he were a stranger, not even sparing him a glance. It was clearly out of character for them, who held a deep-seated hatred toward Gu Han.
Gu Han frowned slightly. “Sothing feels off...”
Fatty sneered. “Nonsense! Are you only satisfied if he’s chasing you to the ends of the earth like last ti? Are you sick in the head?”
As if sensing their gazes, Yu Hua turned his head to look at the two of them. His eyes actually carried a trace of a smile.
Fatty’s expression also turned serious. “Huh? That is off. What’s he smiling about?”
Gu Han and Fatty exchanged a glance, instantly deciding Yu Hua was about to make a move.
i Yun waved his hand. “Stop imagining things. What do you take the martial academy trial for? Everything follows its own rules. He’s just an instructor, where would he get such audacity? Moreover, the three deputy deans will be watching from the sidelines during the trial. If he dares to make a move, he’ll definitely be the one who dies.”
Gu Han didn’t take his words in at all.
His gaze beca profound. “Fatty, don’t you think Yu Hua really deserves to die?”
Fatty nodded. “He does! He absolutely deserves to die! When I—ahem, I’ll kill him sooner or later.”
Gu Han seed to have gotten an idea, his eyes shining brighter and brighter. “Don’t make it ’sooner or later’! How about today?”
Fatty was startled. “Woah? Have you gone mad?”
i Yun broke out in a cold sweat just listening. Listen! Are these humans talking?! You’re just a re Acupoint Unsealing realm cultivator. Even if you’ve reached the Supre Stage, trying to kill a seventh-stage Spirit Profound expert would just be throwing your life away!
Jiang Feng also tried to persuade him. “Brother Gu, let’s think twice about it.”
Gu Han just stared at Fatty. “Well? Do you dare?”
“Heh, you go if you want!”
“Fatty, I know your background isn’t simple, and you have hidden thods. I actually have so too. If we join forces, killing him shouldn’t be a problem.”
Fatty was sowhat tempted. “You’ve got a point.”
Gu Han kept laying it on thick. “Keeping him around is a constant source of trouble. Besides, last ti he almost beat you to death. Don’t you want to get even?”
Fatty bristled. “You still have the audacity to say that?! If it weren’t for you screwing over, would he have latched onto ?”
Gu Han grew a bit impatient. “Just say it! Will you do it or not?”
Fatty gritted his teeth. “Yes! Let’s be clear first, you can’t screw over this ti. If you do anything funny, I’ll help Yu Hua finish you off.”
Gu Han seed speechless and patted Fatty’s shoulder. “Relax. Although we haven’t known each other long, we can be considered good brothers who’ve been through life and death together. How could I possibly screw you over?”
Fatty pointed at Jiang Feng. “Stop. Look at how well it all turns out for him. Don’t ntion the word ’brother’ to , it sickens .”
It was Jiang Feng’s turn to be speechless.
i Yun was stunned. “You two...”
You didn’t listen to a single word I said!
He advised them earnestly. “This is the martial academy trial! You should be thinking about how to compete for first place, not... not doing these futile and extrely dangerous things!”
Gu Han was sowhat disdainful. “First place? Is it worth a lot?”
i Yun was taken aback, then smiled wryly. “Right, you currently have over ten million essence crystals in hand, so you would look down on this small reward. But even so, you shouldn’t take such risks...”
Gu Han’s eyes lit up. “Wait! There’s a reward?”
“There always has been.”
“How much?”
“Two hundred thousand essence crystals, plus one mid-grade Black-tier technique.”
Gu Han beca serious. “First place! I’m going to take first place! Don’t anyone try to compete with !”
Right now, forget two hundred thousand essence crystals, even twenty thousand was a huge sum for him. Not to ntion there was also a mid-grade Black-tier technique.
i Yun was speechless.
Suddenly, soone sternly declared mid-air, “Silence!”
Everyone looked up and saw Elder Wu and the other two suspended in the air.
Jiang Feng was sowhat envious. “Is this the legendary Soaring Realm?”
Fatty curled his lip. “How dare a asly Soaring Realm show off!”
His words were heard by the three. Elder Wu and Elder Feng trembled, barely restraining themselves from coming down to give him a beating. Only Commander Zhou remained expressionless, his thoughts indiscernible to others.
Having cald his emotions, Elder Wu explained the trial rules to everyone. “This trial...”
The martial academy trial was simple and brutal. They’d pick a very large area within the Wild Forest and drive the surrounding, low-level demonic beasts into it. The highest being Tier 4, the lowest Tier 2. For a period of ten days, the martial academy students would enter and slaughter these demonic beasts. The one who obtained the most beast cores, with the highest quality, would be the final winner.
Of course, the demonic beasts had been secretly marked by the academy to prevent anyone from cheating.
After laying out the rules, Elder Wu waved his hand. “The ti has co. The trial begins now!”
The group of students and instructors rushed towards the depths of the Wild Forest.
After seeing the trial begin, Elder Wu and Elder Feng instinctively glanced at Gu Han. Should we ask for our one million essence crystals back?
However, they ultimately couldn’t bring themselves to do it.
Elder Wu found it strange that Commander Zhou was unusually quiet today. “Everything will proceed according to the usual rules. Commander Zhou? Let’s go too. Although you’ve already scouted the area and there shouldn’t be any accidents, we still can’t afford to be careless.”
Commander Zhou nodded. “Alright.”
Just before leaving, he almost imperceptibly glanced at Gu Han.
Full of helplessness, i Yun looked at Gu Han and Fatty. “You two must absolutely not act recklessly.”
Gu Han said with a serious expression, “I was just joking.”
Fatty assured him repeatedly. “I definitely won’t make a move!”
i Yun’s mouth opened and closed, but he ultimately said nothing more. He understood that these two were just lawless and wouldn’t listen to him.
In the end, i Yun sighed. “Let’s go, I’ll take you to the trial area first.”
Gu Han, Fatty, and Jiang Feng didn’t budge.
i Yun caught on. “Huh? Don’t worry, ever since last ti, I feel like I’m not having bad luck anymore. I’m having great luck!”
The three still didn’t move. Believe that, and you’re an idiot!
Fatty thought for a mont. “Instructor i, how about you just tell us the route, and we can go ourselves? We don’t want to trouble you.”
i Yun insisted. “It’s no trouble. I don’t mind.”
Fatty retorted. “I do!”
i Yun felt like crying again. After a long while, he sighed softly and smiled bitterly. “Ah, forget it. I knew it would co to this. It seems my reputation is still as foul as ever. If you want to go yourselves, then go.”
Thus, he explained the route to the three in detail.
His face full of desolation and sorrow, he prepared to leave. “Be careful of everything!”
Gu Han felt a bit guilty. He recalled how i Yun had supported him with his entire savings. “Instructor i, uh, how about you take us there?”
i Yun was stunned for a mont, then overjoyed. “Huh? Yes! That’s great then!”
After seeing him agree so readily, Gu Han also felt a bit apprehensive.
It should... Probably... Maybe... ...be fine, right?
Soon, he was proven wrong.
***
Inside the Wild Forest, i Yun took the lead, walking at the very front. Gu Han and Jiang Feng followed about three ters behind him. As for Fatty, he was muttering under his breath, trailing a full thirty ters behind.
Regardless, i Yun was already very satisfied. As he walked, he chatted incessantly, introducing things to the three, “The Wild Forest is incredibly big, what we see is only a corner of it...”
After hesitating for a long ti, Gu Han finally asked the question on his mind. “Instructor i, I have a question...”
“Ask away.”
“Ahem, who exactly chose your na?”
Upon hearing this, Fatty and Jiang Feng’s ears perked up.
i Yun was taken aback. “My na? My master did.”
Gu Han’s expression turned strange. “Why did he give you this na?”
“It’s a long story. I was picked up by my master. Since I was young, well, I was extrely unlucky. Before I was four years old...” i Yun chuckled, explaining in detail, “...Fell into a river six tis, fell off a cliff eight tis, was carried off by wild beasts thirteen tis... As for broken arms and legs, choking on food or water, well, too many tis to count.”
The three looked at each other.
“Later, my master beca really worried, so he simply gave this na. The old man said that things turn into their opposites when they reach the extre, and giving such a na might help dispel the misfortune clinging to ...” i Yun sighed, but then turned dead serious. “It worked quite well. Ever since then, I’ve rarely been unlucky!”
The three were speechless. You might not be unlucky anymore, but the sa can’t be said about those around you!
Jiang Feng ventured cautiously. “May I ask, what finally happened to your master...?”
i Yun seed sowhat sorrowful. “Him? He was just an ordinary mortal old Taoist priest, guarding a rundown temple. He raised until I was over ten years old, and then he passed away...”
After noticing their strange looks, he hurriedly said, “He died of natural causes. He lived to ninety-two!”
The three were greatly shocked, and inhaled sharply. Died... died of natural causes?! Good heavens! Incredible!
If he weren’t already gone, they would have to visit him soday to see what this peerless expert looked like.
i Yun waved his hand. “Alright, enough about him. Let’s hurry up and—”
Squelch!
Just then, a very distinct sound reached their ears.
Jiang Feng’s face turned pale. “What was that sound?”
“It sounded like... Fatty?” Gu Han said uncertainly, looking back.
That one look nearly made him vomit. Thirty ters away, Fatty had one foot sunk into a pitch-black, foul-slling, mud-like substance.
Fatty instinctively looked down in bewildernt. “What the hell is this?!”
i Yun sounded sowhat displeased. “You can’t even recognize that? Isn’t it just demonic beast droppings[1]?”
Fatty instantly turned pale.
1. E/N: Ow shit his bad luck has began ☜
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