The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#402 - Change of mind

Professor Cui scanned the crowd after speaking, and seeing Lu Jing's eager expression, he couldn't help but feel a headache. "Any questions?"

"Can I not go?" Lu Jing asked.

Professor Cui frowned, "You are not yet Monitors, and theoretically you are not under the jurisdiction of the Sitian Jian. The academy will not force you to do anything, so of course you can refuse…"

"But as I said before, these are troubled times. With Shaojian Guo not in the capital and the Sitian Jian short of manpower, if everyone only cares about themselves, then even if you pass the assessment and become Monitors, you will only be a disorganized mess. By the way, why don't you want to go?"

Lu Jing patiently listened to Professor Cui's nagging before replying, "Because I have a bit of a grudge with that person."

"That person, what person?" Professor Cui was momentarily unable to react.

"It's the official on the dragon throne." It was Yan Yun who spoke. "Professor Cui hasn't left the academy recently, right?"

"Yes, I've been focusing on researching a strange object for the past half month. What, has anything major happened in the martial world?"

"A lot of things have happened in the martial world recently, such as the birthday celebration of Manor Lord Lu of Xiaoyao Manor, the increasingly fierce struggle for the next Hall Master of the Blood Saber Hall, etc., but the biggest thing is the death of Li Feilong, the Sect Leader of the Tianlong Sect, twelve days ago." Another academy disciple chimed in.

"Li Feilong is dead? I remember his martial arts were quite good, he should be a first-rate master, right? And does his death have anything to do with what I asked you to do?" Professor Cui asked, puzzled.

"It really does have something to do with it."

As the disciple spoke, he secretly glanced in Lu Jing's direction.

"Did you kill him?" Professor Cui also turned to look at Lu Jing.

"No." Lu Jing denied it very simply, "Li Feilong died at the hands of the Jingzi Guard, and then the Tianlong Sect members killed several eunuchs who did it to avenge their sect leader."

Professor Cui still didn't understand what this had to do with Lu Jing not wanting to go to the palace. Fortunately, Lu Jing didn't keep him guessing and added, "That day, the people from the Jingzi Guard brought a group of martial artists to besiege me, and Li Feilong was lying in ambush on the side, ambushing me when I wasn't prepared."

Professor Cui gasped when he heard this. Although Lu Jing's description was very simple, even with just a few words, he, as the listener, could feel how critical the situation was at the time, facing a strong enemy and being ambushed.

Professor Cui had heard some of Li Feilong and the Tianlong Sect's misdeeds in his early years, but as a first-rate master and a senior in the martial world, he could actually lower himself to ambush a young man. This kind of thing was just too shocking.

Fortunately, Lu Jing is still here now, which means that Li Feilong's sneak attack did not succeed. Professor Cui asked, "How did you turn the danger into safety?"

"Ah, I just defeated them all." Lu Jing said truthfully.

"Them?"

"Li Feilong, the Jingzi Guard, and the group of martial arts masters that the Jingzi Guard found."

"You alone?"

"Me alone."

Seeing that Professor Cui seemed a little disbelieving, the other disciples also spoke up to confirm.

Although the Tianlong Sect had driven people away before the fight that day, there were still many houses and stalls around the street at that time. No matter how domineering the Tianlong Sect was, they couldn't force people out of every house. In addition, the battle later took place on the river, and it was seen by many people.

Because of this, the matter spread wider and wider.

Lu Jing fought against many enemies alone on the river, beating the Jingzi Guard eunuchs to the ground. Then Li Feilong jumped out of the water to attack, but Lu Jing didn't react at all even after taking a punch from him. Instead, he captured Li Feilong in his hands. This scene was too shocking and quickly spread throughout the streets.

Many people are now guessing where Lu Jing will be ranked next time the Tianji List is updated.

After listening for a while, Professor Cui finally understood why Lu Jing didn't want to participate in this matter, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He had previously educated Lu Jing to be responsible, but he didn't expect Lu Jing to ask him if he could withdraw in order not to cause trouble for others.

So Professor Cui coughed twice and said, "If you really have any inconvenience, I can find someone else to replace you, or maybe one less person won't make much difference."

"Thank you, teacher." Lu Jing said as he packed his things to leave.

When he was about to reach the door, he heard Professor Cui ask the others, "Does anyone else want to withdraw?"

As soon as Professor Cui finished speaking, he saw Lu Jing, who had already stepped out the door with one foot, turn back again, "I've changed my mind, Professor Cui, I'm not withdrawing."

Professor Cui was stunned, "But didn't you have a conflict with the people from the Jingzi Guard before?"

"It's okay, I have a human skin mask, so I don't need to use my own identity." Lu Jing patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I won't be recognized."

Professor Cui was a little speechless, but since Lu Jing had found a way to deal with it, he didn't say anything and nodded, "You can go, but you also have to promise me one thing."

"What is it?"

"Now that you have embarked on the path of cultivation and completed the Hundred-Day Foundation Establishment, according to the academy's rules, you need to test the results of your Foundation Establishment. You have been dragging this matter on for a long time, and Professor Zheng has urged you many times, but you always use various reasons to shirk it. There's no time like the present, so why not solve this matter before we leave this time?"

Lu Jing was silent. He actually knew that dragging it on was not a solution, but avoidance was shameful but useful.

He still remembered the unbearable scene when he secretly tested with the talisman Xia Huai gave him. To be honest, Lu Jing really didn't want to experience that nightmare again.

But this time, for the sake of silver, there was no escaping it.

Lu Jing sighed, "Test, can't I test?"

Professor Cui was quite gratified to hear this, and seemingly worried that Lu Jing would run away halfway, he actually grabbed one of his arms, "Let's go, then you come with me to see Professor Zheng."

"Can we go find Chen Bo to get the silver first?"

Professor Cui smiled, "The silver won't disappear if it's left there. Testing your Foundation Establishment results is the most important thing. I also want to see what the Secret Cauldron formed by the disciple with the worst cultivation talent in the history of the academy looks like."

"Then you might not be able to sleep tonight."