Chapter 108 - The Academy (1/2)

”What?” Hao Xuan asked calmly looking over at Kuo.

”Captain, please calm down. Whatever is happening we can deal with it, you don't have to take action yourself,” Kuo said concerningly, trying to reason with him.

”Ho? Really? You will do it in my stead?” Hao Xuan asked with a raised eyebrow, giving Kuo some reassurance. The massive amounts of Qi leaking out of his body vanished.

”Thank god, at least he hasn't lost it completely,” Kuo thought inwardly.

”Yes sir. No matter what it is, we can do it for you,” he nodded enthusiastically.

”Alright. Bring me this Mu family. Each and every member. I'm....hungry,” he said nonchalantly as a smile crept up on his handsome face.

”Hu...hungry....?” Kuo's face paled in a second as the image of Hao Xuan ripping peoples head off flashed past his eyes.

”Yeah. Can you do it or not?” Hao Xuan frowned as he was getting impatient.

Kuo didn't answer and looked down at Aria who still hadn't gotten up from the ground.

”Which Mu family is this? Where are they located?” he asked.

”I'm not sure Lieutenant, I only know the name of the youngest child of the family. He's called Mu Taio,” she calmed down and answered while getting back up on her feet.

”Mu Taio?!” Kuo frowned upon hearing the name.

Hao Xuan noticed the change in his expression and asked, ”What?”

”This will be a little difficult captain. If I'm not wrong, Mu Taio is the youngest son of the current leader of the Mu family, Mu Qu. He is the treasurer of the kingdom of Mei. We cannot move against him. Even with your background, the backlash for harming him would not be small,” Kuo explained the situation.

”Oh, is that so,” Hao Xuan nodded back and didn't overreact. Kuo let out a breath of relief looking at his attitude.

But then Hao Xuan smiled and followed up, ”Now that I know who they are, it will be easier to deal with them. If they have a big enough family, then maybe they can satiate my hunger.”

”E-Eh?” Kuo blanked out after hearing that.

”C-Captain! You can't! Mu Qu himself is already a profound realm expert, not to mention his father, Mu Taio's grandfather. He is retired but when he was still in the public eye, he had already been a profound realm expert for over a hundred years. Who knows he might even have reached the next realm already.”

Hao Xuan was about to walk out but stopped after hearing that.

”Emi will always love big brother,” he saw the smile once again and then Aria's words echoed in his ears.

He turned around and looked at Kuo, ”Alright. I won't move against the Mu family. I'll just 'visit' the National Academy. Tell them I'm coming for an inspection.”

Even though Kuo still had his doubts, at least Hao Xuan wasn't going to blindly run into another problematic situation.

”Yes sir!” he used the Spirit band to let the Vice-principal of the academy know about Hao Xuan's arrival.

Along with the four newbies, Kuo, Hash, Maddy, and of course Green and Red, Hao Xuan left for the academy.

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The National Academy was located not too far from the Royal Palace. It had a radius of almost a hundred miles with many magnificent pavilions, small mountains and fake rivers passing through. The spiritual energy was much denser than the outside world. It wasn't one of the best academies of the kingdom without a reason.

There were about Seven thousand students currently standing outside the main hall in an orderly fashion. Even though the military didn't have control over the management of the academy, the students were still very disciplined.

With white and gold uniforms they all looked very elegant.

The Khan family children were all standing together near the back, away from everyone else.

Kay was standing next to the twins who looked really sad and weren't their usual happy selves. Sam was very excited and was standing on tip-toes to get a better view of the front.

Between the students and the main hall was a stage with Twelve men and women on top. A few of them were very old but most seemed to be in their 30's. These were the most respected teachers of the academy.

”What's going on? Why did they call an assembly all of a sudden?” asked one female student while looking around.

”I heard someone important is visiting the academy,” her friend whispered back knowingly.

”Really? Who?”

”No idea, but it must be someone big for all senior professors and the vice-principal to come out themselves,” she said mysteriously.

Similar conversations could be heard all over the academy.

”Attention!” an old man walked out from the main hall and said loudly, silencing the students. He looked around the field and nodded seeing the orderly formation.

”In a few minutes, the honorable Ninth captain of the Red Legion will be coming to inspect the academy. I want all of you to be on your best of behavior. I will not have you tarnish the name of our great institution!” he said sternly, but most people had stopped listening after they heard who it was.

”OMG! It's him?!”

”Holy shit, Ninth captain? You mean the same one that just won the Death Walk?!”