Chapter 788 - Baiyue Nation (2/2)

Hu Qingsong mumbled Xiao Luo’s words repeatedly. It took him a while to relax his tightly furrowed brows. Then, he seemed relieved and said, “I understand now. You guys have practiced a certain secret art that can mask your true strength.”

Xiao Luo thought to himself that the man understood nothing.

But he rolled with the punches and said, “That is right. We practice a sort of secret art.”

“Little Brother, thank you for clearing my doubt. If not, this will probably trouble me for a long time. It might even affect my rest time. How could I not realize such a simple reason?” Hu Qingsong said as he heaved a long sigh of relief. A low-ranking cultivator could beat a high-ranking cultivator? It would affect the established system of cultivation measurement. Even with just one incident, it would be enough to prove a fault in the ranking system.

“Brother, it seems like both you and this girl are at least Great Martial Masters. It would seem that both of you are at the peak of the Great Martial Master level,” Luo Jinshi said.

Xiao Luo did not answer him but merely raised his brows, looking as if he admitted it in silence. He had no reason to explain his background fully to strangers.

Ghost was enjoying the food and had no time for them. She had oil all over her mouth.

The girl was unquestionably pretty!

Luo Jinshi took a better look at Ghost. The young girl was not elegant with her eating demeanor, but it did not affect her beauty. In contrast, it made her looked even more cute and adorable.

“How does one get to Mu City Academy?” Xiao Luo asked, not letting the opportunity slip by.

“You are coming to our academy?” Luo Jinshi asked.

“To be more precise, I need to use the teleportation portal in the academy to get to Baiyue Nation,” said Xiao Luo. He had referred to the markings he made on the map to keep track of his next destination.

“Baiyue Nation?”

Both Luo Jinshi and Hu Qingsong looked shocked. They reacted like they had heard something horrible.

“Why? Is there anything wrong with Baiyue Nation?” Xiao Luo asked with a frown.

Luo Jinshi replied, “I do not know what kind of place it is, but there are many rumors about that country. According to these rumors, only women can enter the country. No man has ever returned from that country. Regardless of your ranks, not even a Martial Guru has returned from Baiyue Nation. There has been no exception.”

Hu Qingsong nodded and said, “Everyone knows that Baiyue Nation is a land of taboo for men!”

A land of taboo for men?

Xiao Luo felt disappointed as they did not seem like they were joking. Could it be that there were some exotic beasts in Baiyue Nation that fed on men specifically?

The Duck Emperor also heard it and quacked at the two of them.

Hu Qingsong and Luo Jinshi did not understand what the duck was trying to ask. So, Xiao Luo translated for them and said, “He is asking if a male duck would face the same treatment there.”

Luo Jinshi looked amused and replied, “I do not think that will be the case. From rumors, the taboo only affects men. Of course, the taboo is just a rumor. We do not know the authenticity of the rumor. Baiyue Nation is eight hundred thousand kilometers away. Since there are so many rumors of such dangers, nobody would risk their lives to go there. Unless one has lost the will to live, then he would venture toward that land to meet his death.”

Xiao Luo remained silent as he thought with his brows tightly furrowed together.

“By the way, Little Brother, why are you going to Baiyue Nation?” Hu Qingsong asked curiously.

“It is nothing. I am just passing through,” Xiao Luo answered with a smile.