Chapter 1674 - 989: Investigation

Pu Qinghan’s words were quite pertinent. Sui Yi thought for a moment and said, "Because of me? It should be curiosity... She seems to have sensed I’m... very old."

Very old.

Pu Qinghan was stunned, then burst into laughter. The Nine Tails in her arms wagged its tail, seemingly mocking.

Sui Yi appeared a bit helpless.

"No matter what, such a person is not easy to offend... Anyway, you handle it yourself... I need to go back and continue my training... However, there’s something I need to ask you about.."

Pu Qinghan opened her palm, a stream of purple light flowing in her control, continuously separating...

"During my training period, I discovered that my Yuezhuo’s ability lies not in that Phoenix Body Barbaric Strength, but rather in its power to separate and condense."

Sui Yi looked and said, "I noticed before too. Your Yuezhuo’s light can separate the Wind World of Kong Xue, then condense and fuse, achieving ten times your usual destructive power...."

"Yes, although the consumption is huge, the destructive power is indeed terrifying... When I realized and used this ability, I was quite delighted, but I also discovered it has a significant weakness."

Of course it’s terrifying, as even Sui Yi was startled at the time.

Originally Pu Qinghan and Little Nine Tails were expected to secure victory against the Kong Xue controlled by her Witch Formation, but Pu Qinghan achieved the absolute kill of Kong Xue on her own.

Though Yuezhuo’s very nature is like a major glitch, the crux remains Pu Qinghan’s final condensation of purple light....

"Consumption?"

"Yes."

Pu Qinghan smiled bitterly: "One separation can consume a third of my will and strength, and one condensation consumes two-thirds. Such back and forth leaves me exhausted... My control ability is far worse, nowhere near your precision, while Yi and Li Luo are extremely formidable.."

In this way, short-term bursts are manageable, but large-scale battles or prolonged combat would be greatly disadvantageous.

However, what she didn’t expect was that her worries caused Sui Yi to lightly tap her forehead with her fingers.

"Haven’t you just fought a few battles now? Plus, you killed Cloud Ascendant with Void-breaking.... Such explosive damage is naturally a highly consuming killer move, did you expect it to fire consecutively ten times?"

Sui Yi laughed, "In Martial Arts, crossing realms to fight relies on one’s own endurance and explosive strength. You should have heard the saying, ’Hurt the enemy a thousand, but wound oneself eight hundred.’ Any outbreak always wounds oneself a bit... You are Yuezhuo, your innate physique surpasses Li Luo and Yi, matching even my Witch Body in terms of physical strength... In terms of technique, there is essentially a lack of heritage and practice, yet to master such a killer move in a short time without harming oneself, Pu Qinghan... Whether as a person or as a bird, you are remarkable..."

Pu Qinghan felt somewhat relaxed, then her expression turned slightly odd: "Why do your compliments sound so awkward to me?"

Sui Yi grinned.

The two laughed while flying, but Pu Qinghan still stopped in a certain area.

Sui Yi looked at her: "Not coming back with me?"

Pu Qinghan turned back to say a sentence.

"Sui Yi, I don’t demand too much. I just think if we fight side by side, if a companion always strives to clear all enemies without hesitation, even if sacrificing together, then at least I must reserve a bit of strength to collect her corpse."

Sui Yi was startled.

But then she heard that person turn and fly away, adding a sentence that left her laughing and crying.

"I’ve acted in fifty-eight TV shows and movies, as the protagonist, never once have I ended up exposed in the wild."

——Sui Yi, you are worthy of having someone collect your corpse and erect a tombstone.

Is that the meaning?

Sui Yi smiled watching Pu Qinghan leave.

Yet little did she know that the departing Pu Qinghan was scratching Nine Tails’ tail, softly whispering: "She surely doesn’t know the real line."

The real line is——Mr. Sui, you are the sole protagonist in my life’s script.

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As Sui Yi headed to Ice Gleam Academy, she saw from afar an airship transforming into a beam of white light, crossing the sky, disappearing at a speed far exceeding Cloud Ascendant.

It seems the other party will arrive at Ice Gleam Academy before her.

Moreover, since she left earlier, wouldn’t Ice Gleam Academy be looking for her....

If it were discovered that she was returning just on time....

With Ice Gleam Academy’s all-pervasive intelligence, surely they would question her....

Sui Yi pinched her fingertips, hand seals!

Meanwhile, in a certain forest northwest of Ice Gleam Academy, a formation set up five days ago on the lake surface was activated, the water flow condensing into a person. This person glanced around before leaving the woods, merging into the city’s crowd, and soon came out of a supermarket, carrying a bag of items back to a villa on the side of the apartment complex next to Ice Gleam Academy...

Nearby, Ice Spirit Guards recorded this scene, swiftly sending someone to track this target’s recent movement traces....

Upstairs in a room, this person pulled open the curtains, glanced at the scenery outside, then entered the house seeming to grab some food, collect clothes, and finally triumphantly holding a glass of wine, sat at the table and began writing.

Of course, all of this was recorded.

The airship entered Ice Gleam Academy,

and as the airship entered, many students looked up.

At the entrance to Pharmacognosy.

Green Bean carrying a thick stack of potion materials walked out the door, saw the airship and couldn’t help but widen his eyes, ahead were Wanzi and Xu Xu, Green Bean had few friends, although he had a good personality, being of goblin origin caused many to avoid him, at most maintaining superficial fellow student relations, while Wanzi and others didn’t mind, so these days they occasionally dined together....

Only a few people had just finished class and met, when they saw the airship, they all paused their conversation.

The airship hovered at a high altitude, with its hatch open.

"It’s Han Feigong," Xu Xu was somewhat surprised, but then he saw the enforcement team carrying ice sculptures... whispers had already reached his ears from some people discussing, apparently someone had just been by the Ice Gleam High Wall and had already notified some students within the academy, yet most couldn’t believe it until they saw the four severed heads...

The subsequent interrogation details are irrelevant, anyway Han Feigong was taken away by the Snow Lord, and it’s not the first time Gao Li and the others have entered Ice Gleam Academy, but every visit leaves an impression...

Powerful, Ice Pure.

As Gao Li and the two others left the airship and flew towards the Law Enforcer Building, they happened to see a short-haired woman on the balcony of the pharmacognosy high-rise, holding a small turtle while talking, seemingly glancing at them while speaking.

That glance sent a chill through Gao Li’s heart.

Outside Ice Gleam Academy, in some inconspicuous place, Tu Su looked at the airship, furrowed his brow, and sneered, "Even the Cloud Ascendant acts like a dog... truly unexpected."

However, he soon lowered his eyes again.

Was it that woman?

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"They’ve already returned... The Ice Spirit Guard is monitoring our residence... If you’ve prepared everything, there shouldn’t be any issues, besides, the academy was looking for you, it was someone from above.. The Ice Spirit Guard is most likely; the previous incident with the train obviously has follow-ups."

"Recently, large numbers of Ice Spirit Guards have come down from the Levitating Ice Palace... It seems they’re investigating someone, from the scale, it’s either the Flame Eagle or the Thousand Buddha; as for you, they’re probably curious about you, I’ve heard Frost King Seo Qingfeng is always strict and meticulous — maybe he’s a Virgo."

Yi, though quiet, had strong abilities, and in the vast Ice Gleam Academy, while her strength wasn’t at the pinnacle, her espionage skills were first-rate.

In no time, she untangled the matter and determined that the Ice Spirit Guard Commander was a late-stage Virgo.

"Is your academic workload light recently? It seems you’ve done quite a lot..."

"A lot, but not difficult, just like that... Besides, no matter how much academic work, doing these little things doesn’t take much effort... We’ll talk when you return."

Yi saw Wanzi and others waving at her, Yi nodded slightly, then walked away.

Green Bean followed quickly....

Keeping pace, like a little shadow.

"How strange, Yi is so scary... um... cold, and yet Green Bean dares to follow,"

Wanzi was extremely reluctant to approach Yi; this woman carried a chill around her.

Xu Xu watched their backs as they left, increasingly overlaying a certain silhouette in his memory...

That cold and ruthless, yet principled Ghostly Assassin...

"In our Pharmacy Academy... men seem to have less and less prospects..."

Xu Mu stretched lazily, came out, and said, "Female compatriots are either stubbornly cute like Green Bean, or are cold and imposing like this icy queen... No one dares sit within five meters of her..."

This remark received many nods of agreement from male pharmacists who then quickly shifted their gazes to the elegantly pretty Xu Xu and the adorably beautiful Wanzi.

"Other departments are better... but the Cold War Department’s roster is entirely male monks dominating the chief rankings, at least in the Long-Range Attack Department, there’s the first-year Ye Meng..."

Ye Meng is new this year, an exceptionally beautiful female archer.

With the top entrance exam scores, she’s been regarded as the new chief student of the first-year Long-Range Attack Department.

"But after all, she’s only a first-year, oh, the fifth-year Han Feigong has already managed to kill the Cloud Ascendant..."

Someone suddenly chimed in.

At that moment, the men’s expressions became peculiar.

Especially Xu Mu, who looked meaningfully at a group of Cold War Department men not far away.

These men naturally displayed strange expressions.

The Cold War close-combat roster is entirely rugged men, yet not even the strongest Chang Jun has such achievements.

So...

"Isn’t your pharmacist that one not female?"

Someone retorted.

The pharmacists then collectively changed their expressions.

When it comes to lethality, none could compare to that Female Poison Master who slapped men’s faces all the way from enrollment...

Among the entire Ice Gleam Academy student body, only Xie Han had the standing to speak in her presence...

Luckily, she was picked up to the Levitating Ice Palace.

"Alas, men really have no opportunities..." Xu Mu sighed, provoking laughter among Wanzi and others.

However.....

Sui Yi had thought that everything was part of a chain reaction, as long as nothing unexpected happens, there shouldn’t be any major problems.

So in the afternoon, she hurried back, avoiding the Ice Spirit Guards as she entered the house; after replacing the Water Body Puppet, she changed clothes, then went to Ice Gleam Academy, timing her arrival at the Humanities Academy....

Yet once she entered the campus, she felt something was amiss.