Chapter 614: The Hao Family Enters the World

Not until the sun set did Lingyun and Liu Feng leave the study room together.

"Old Fourth, if I can successfully pass my tribulation this time, I will definitely treat you to a big meal!"

Walking along the shaded path on campus, Liu Feng said to Lingyun with a solemn vow.

"A big meal or whatever can wait until later; right now, the most important thing for you is to pass tomorrow's exam first," Lingyun said, shaking his head.

"With your tutoring today, Old Fourth, I am full of confidence for tomorrow's exam!" Liu Feng said with a confident face. "By the way, Old Fourth, are you going back to the dorm to sleep tonight?"

"No, I still have some things to do, so I won't be in the dorm tonight," Lingyun said.

"Some things? I see." Liu Feng nodded, a slightly improper smile on his face. "Does it have to do with those beauties? I'm telling you, Old Fourth, you'd better take it easy; be careful you don't burn yourself out!"

"Liu Feng, I find that your ability to court death is truly getting stronger and stronger. Aren't you afraid that someone might hear these words of yours?" Lingyun raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Old Fourth, this small path we're walking on is rarely visited by anyone, so how could anyone hear our conversation?" Liu Feng said, not caring at all.

"I say, Old Third, have you heard of Murphy's Law?" Lingyun glanced to the side and asked with a strange expression.

"How could I not have heard of such a famous law? What's wrong, Old Fourth? I feel like your expression is a bit strange!" Seeing Lingyun's strange expression, Liu Feng asked with some confusion.

"Old Third, it really is true that when a person wants to court death, no one can stop them!" Lingyun sighed and said. "Turn your head ninety degrees to the left right now and see what you can see!"

"Turn ninety degrees to the left?" Liu Feng repeated, then turned his head.

Then Lingyun saw his body stiffen instantly, while a smile uglier than crying appeared on his face.

"Old Fourth, tell me, am I hallucinating?"

"I'm sorry, you are not hallucinating." Lingyun smiled and reached out to greet the three women sitting on the bench.

Chen Jing, Su Wanyue, and Luo Yexi, who were sitting on the bench, also smiled and nodded at Lingyun.

"Then, Old Fourth, may I ask when they arrived here?" Liu Feng asked with a mournful face.

"They seem to have been waiting for me here for five minutes," Lingyun said, shrugging his hands.

"In other words, they heard everything I said?" Liu Feng looked as if he had seen the end of the world.

"That's right."

"Old Fourth, can you help me call 120?" Liu Feng said with a look of despair.

"Don't worry, they won't be too heavy-handed." Lingyun patted him on the shoulder. "At least, I think you'll be able to remain in one piece!"

Hearing Lingyun's words, Liu Feng felt his world grow even darker.

"Alright, I'll leave this person to you all." Lingyun smiled, patted Liu Feng on the shoulder, and then slipped away.

Watching the three women surround him, Liu Feng let out a shrill scream: "Heroines, have mercy!"

Standing at the exit of the small woods, Lingyun couldn't help but sigh. The small woods is truly a dangerous place. He remembered that in a certain world, the small woods was practically a forbidden zone, the kind where almost anyone who went in died. However, Chen Jing and the others should know how to measure their actions.

Lingyun didn't have to wait long before Chen Jing and the others caught up from behind him.

"Is the matter resolved?"

"We were just scaring him a little; who told him to say things like that!" Chen Jing said crossly.

"Mm-hmm!" Luo Yexi also nodded vigorously.

"At least we believe it won't affect his exam tomorrow," Su Wanyue added at the end.

"Alright, I understand," Lingyun said, shrugging his shoulders.

After returning to the Villa, Chen Jing pulled a document out of her schoolbag and handed it to Lingyun.

"Lingyun, take a look at this intelligence."

"Hmm, what is this?" Flipping through the document in his hand, Lingyun couldn't help but frown. "Hao Xuan is dead?"

"That's right, it was the work of those people from the Holy See. Although he had several guards with decent strength by his side, they were still not enough in front of George," Chen Jing said.

"The reason?"

"The reason given by the Holy See is that he was one of the culprits who killed Joseph. At the same time, the Holy See also attacked the Dark Council and the sorcerers in Nanyang, using the same charges."

"What was the result?"

"That Devil warlock from the Dark Council really has some tricks up his sleeve; he actually managed to repel a Chief Judge of the Holy See single-handedly. Things were more miserable over in Nanyang, where many people were killed by the Holy See. However, those people in Nanyang were ruthless enough; when they were Near Death, they used mutually destructive tactics to take out quite a few people from the Holy See." There was a hint of admiration in Chen Jing's tone.

"That's not right, didn't Lingyun kill a Chief Judge before? How did another one pop up now?" Su Wanyue asked.

"Who knows? Maybe the previous one was just a shield put out on the front lines. After all, that Chief Judge was quite mysterious; even when that Devil warlock went all out, he couldn't make him reveal his true face," Chen Jing said, looking at the data in her hand.

"Tsk tsk, judging by the speed of the operation, the Holy See's action this time was truly clean and efficient!" Nangong Nayue said while looking at the intelligence in her hand. "Ashtarte, bring me a cup of black tea."

Ashtarte, who was holding a teapot behind her, stepped forward and filled her teacup.

"It was indeed clean and efficient, but I'm afraid Hao Xuan wasn't that easy to kill," Lingyun said.

"That's right, I heard that the Hao Family has already entered the world, and several experts from their clan have already headed to the Holy See's Saint Domain, wanting to demand an explanation from the Holy See," Chen Jing said.

"This Hao Family has quite the nerve, actually wanting to demand an explanation from the Holy See," Su Wanyue said with surprise in her tone.

"Under normal circumstances, the Hao Family naturally wouldn't dare to do this. But the Holy See was previously attacked by a mysterious expert and suffered heavy losses. The Hao Family spotted this opportunity, which is why they dared to demand an explanation from the Holy See," Chen Jing said.

"This Hao Family really is making a big move, actually dispatching three Half-step Nascent Soul experts at once; it seems they want to suppress the Holy See by force. Wanting to use the Holy See as a stepping stone—these people really have a good plan!" Su Wanyue said while looking at the data.

"This has nothing to do with us; let them go and toss about on their own," Lingyun said, putting down the data in his hand.

"No, I have a premonition that this Hao Family might actually run into us," Chen Jing suddenly said.

"That... doesn't seem very likely," Luo Yexi raised an eyebrow slightly. "We don't have any grudges with them."

"Could it be that you saw something using Star Divination, Jingjing?" Su Wanyue asked with curiosity.

"No, this is just my intuition; I feel that one day they will clash with us," Chen Jing said.

"What a coincidence, I have that premonition too," Lingyun said.

"Even you have this premonition, Lingyun? It seems this matter really might happen," Su Wanyue said, frowning. "It looks like we should go and collect some information on the Hao Family first, so that if we really do face them in the future, we'll have some understanding of their methods."