Combat Emperor: Zhang Yu's Journey
Chapters... 197: Between Teacher and Student
After leaving Heishan City, Zhang Yu made a trip towards Xue He City. His intention was to bring all of them into the Imperial Academy because that way the Spirit Palace Group would not know of their existence.
But at the moment they were about to march into the gate, at that moment there were some people wandering around the Spirit Palace.
"Are we gonna be okay?" ask Mother He Jiao.
He Jiao calmed her mother. "We're gonna be okay mom. There are Eunuch Du and Zhang Yu here" he said.
But who is able to calm down when those who kill husbands and destroy their families roam around them. His body trembled in fear that he was holding onto He Jiao's hand even to the point of squeezing it.
Zhang Yu suddenly held back his steps and tried to avoid them. Even to trick the people of the Spirit Palace, Zhang Yu gave He Jiao and his mother a robe.
Although they had been restrained in the guard section but they were able to pass through the people of Spirit Palace who were gathered outside the gate unsuspecting.
"Why are there so many groups of them? Didn't a single person know that they were immigrants from outside the empire?" he Jiao asked after being inside the city.
"They behave like ordinary people. That's why no one suspects. But they're actually planning something big."
He Jiao raised his face looking at Zhang Yu. He really felt unsafe in this situation. I don't know what purpose they wanted the He family's ancestral inheritance technique. Though the He family itself no one is really able to master the technique.
Finally after traveling, they arrived before the gates of the Imperial Academy. Unfortunately, those who do not have an identification tag are not allowed to enter.
Du Xiong, Han Rui and Duan Jian were not allowed to enter. It just so happened that there was Elder Xin Fei who had just returned from somewhere. Recognizing Zhang Yu with several other people busy in front of the gate, he also approached out of curiosity.
As a result with Elder Xin Fei's permission, the three people who didn't even have identification marks managed to enter.
Zhang Yu did not drive. He split up as soon as he went through the gate to go see his teacher.
But once he reached the residence of his teacher Zhang Yu had trouble finding him. He met a young man who was in the backyard. Sitting right on the stone platform he used to use.
"Who are you?!" The young man opened his eyes then flashed swiftly before stopping in a few steps before Zhang Yu.
"I've never seen you. Are you a student of the academy?" tanyanya. He kept talking and was very chatty. Zhang Yu who was lazy to serve him walked past to go look for his teacher.
Who would have thought that young man of the dozen years was boldly intercepting his steps. "Can't! You can't pass. This is a territory that not everyone can pass through."
"You're not a teacher's student, so you can't go in."
The word 'master disciple' caught Zhang Yu's attention. Inwardly began to wonder about who the young man of a dozen years before him was.
Did the teacher just raise a new student? thought.
The next second, Wang Chen walked out after hearing the commotion. When he saw Zhang Yu in the backyard, his steps came to a halt and were stunned for a moment.
"Teacher! He barged in. You have to teach him a lesson!" exclaim that young man.
Wang Chen waved a hand asking the young man to come closer.
"Wang Lou, stop acting. In front of you is the first brother. You should give me a greeting."
The young man's eyes were rounded hearing Wang Chen's words. Immediately his attitude changed like a puppy asking for food. "Greetings first brother. I'm sorry I didn't notice it so quickly."
"Wang Lou, come back to your residence. You have to train harder and then go up to the fifth stage of the dragon ladder."
"Good Teacher!"
After that Wang Lou left the backyard. Zhang Yu continued to glance at him then turned to his teacher who was already sitting in the gazebo.
"Teacher, is it possible she ...."
Wang Chen immediately gave a sharp glare making Zhang Yu stop his sentence.
"What are you thinking? It just so happened that his family name was similar. So stop thinking things out."
Zhang Yu laughed as he looked at the teacher's annoyed face. There must have been many who asked him the same thing to make it this sorry. But it is not the fault of others if they think Wang Lou is the son or grandson of his teacher because their clans are both the same.
"Stop talking about this. Now tell me, how can you improve so fast?" wang Chen asked seriously. He noticed the aura of power emanating from Zhang Yu. It was quite unexpected because it was even just a little weaker than him.
Zhang Yu laughed awkwardly in the face of this interrogation question. "That's because I'm a little lucky, Master."
Long Shen who heard immediately throbbed. "Little? It's not a little more. If you are as lucky as it is still said to be a little, then what can others be called? Shit?"
Zhang Yu looked at Long Shen cynically. He said nothing because he didn't have to explain.
Although he was indeed a little bit luckier than others, but none of his efforts were too low to get all of this. If others were to attempt a hundred percent to increase strength, he was at a higher level. And every pain he gets. It was not a feeling that in an instant was gone. Every second became a very long time and Zhang Yu would always remember it.
Wang Chen stroked his beard while chuckling. "yeah. After a deadlock of a dozen years I finally got a clue. I have received the first heaven gift. But compared to you, I'm afraid you'll soon catch up even beyond your teacher."
"Isn't that good? So I can protect the teacher in certain situations" Zhang Yu joked.
Wang Chen snorted. "That's not gonna happen. I will not stop at this stage. You'll have to try hard if you try."
After that, they both laughed. The pair of teachers and students looked increasingly familiar in the situation.
"Teacher, but my arrival this time isn't just to come back."
With this sentence the atmosphere became a little tense. Wang Chen frowned, then looked at Zhang Yu deeper.
"What do you mean?" tanyakanya.
Zhang Yu immediately told him about the group of Spirit Palace. Take out the scrolls that have been collected while telling him about the soul controlling technique.
Every sentence could not be separated from Wang Chen's eyes. He read it seriously, then after it was done he put the scroll back down.
"It is only fitting that I feel many powerful auras coming into Xue He City. So there's a group called the Spirit Palace that's probably after the moon goddess' physical body."
Zhang Yu nodded his head. "But something is strange, Master."
Wang Chen raised his eyebrows. "What?"
"The goal of the Spirit Palace is to attack the palace. Is that just a diversion?"
Wang Chen was also confused when he thought of this.
With their strength as Zhang Yu had told them, they should not need such a thing. In the Xuan Empire there was only one person who was at the half-eternal stage. The Wang Chen. Wang Chen did not understand why they were doing something more troublesome.
"Teacher, didn't you once bring up a book explaining the body of the moon goddess and the body of the ancient god furnace?"
Wang Chen tried to remember. He knocked on the table and immediately got up from his place. "Come, come with me."
Zhang Yu followed his teacher into a hidden room that was behind a shelf in the living room.
It must be admitted that Zhang Yu was surprised to not expect there to be a hidden room. However he did not have time to be surprised because the next second he just focused with the many scrolls inside there.
All of these are fighting techniques. From low, medium to high. All are clearly separated in different shelves.
"Next here."
Zhang Yu walked towards the table next to the biggest one. Wang Zhen pulled the drawer and reinforced a book that looked worn.
"It's been a long time since I opened this book. Last time when I realized Xuan Yin's special physique and it's been years."
"It should be all the things about the moon goddess's body are in ...." They search together. After finding the desired page, they read each sentence seriously.
Their first page wasn't too surprised to know about each other. But when reading the second page, their eyebrows shriveled simultaneously.
"Blood sacrifice? Is that what the Spirit Palace is planning?" they both said at the same time.
The sacrifice of blood was a forbidden ritual to increase strength. Making living things as a mashup and using the body of the moon goddess to become a container as well as a place to purify the blood of sacrifice.
This was why the Spirit Palace wanted a soul controlling technique to gather as many spiritual beasts in the palace. Then become them as a victim in the ritual of blood sacrifice.
Zhang Yu's hand shook as he finished this passage. He had not expected the Spirit Palace to be so bad and despicable as to have such a purpose.
They wanted to make the Xuan Empire a place of sacrifice then Xuan Yin as a container with the body of the moon goddess.
Nah! I won't let them!
"Teacher, has Xuan Yin not returned at all?" ask Zhang Yu.
"Actually Xuan Yin has returned. But this morning he set out on an escort mission."
Zhang Yu's forehead shriveled even more. "So he was outside?"
Wang Chen nodded his head helplessly. "Actually he went to observe some places on the border. He left while taking on a mission that happened to be in line with his goal. He went with the third prince and the fifth prince."
Zhang Yu could not say anything. His head could not think when he thought of Xuan Yin and the completely insane Spirit Palace plan.