327 Soul Breakdown (2/2)
”We'll talk about it later.” Zhan Kong was unwilling to talk about it.
”Please tell us.” Mu Nujiao said firmly.
”I'll notify his family.” Zhan Kong said in a soft tone. He was glaring at Jiang Yi and her crew with bloodshot eyes.
Zhan Kong was furious. He was angry at these cold-blooded killers who were as mad as Lu Nian. They had turned a rising talent who could possibly be the greatest Magician of all time into a demon!
Just like what he had said before...
Even without the Demon Element, his Double Innate Elements could easily have let the whole world know his name. It was totally unnecessary!
No one had higher hopes for Mo Fan than him!
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Lu Nian's corpse was brought back to the safe zone.
The students who had initially gone to investigate Jinlin City for their training had returned to Imperial College with the lowest survival rate in history. No one had expected this to happen.
The military had sent someone over to collect Lu Nian's corpse and Jiang Yi, who was willing to testify at the court-martial.
The army headquarters which Lu Nian belonged to tried to keep the news down to avoid unnecessary consequences, but the schools demanded otherwise.
At Zhan Kong's request, the information about the Demon Element was not made public by the military and the schools. They were only describing it as some evil experiment. No one knew that Mo Fan had been demonized too. The only people who were aware of it were Zhan Kong, Dean Song He, Dean Xiao, Qiu Yuhua, and the four friends who Mo Fan had rescued.
Jiang Yi and the soldiers who knew the truth were all sentenced to death. Out of Jiang Yi's final hint of kindness, she told everyone that Mo Fan was a hero who had sacrificed himself to save his classmates, instead of a demonized human who was lost somewhere in the wild.
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The familiar chirps of birds were heard. It seemed like the little creatures living on the trees in the garden had grown up. Their voices sounded more mature.
Opening her eyes, the first thing that came into her vision was the potted plant by the window, which provided a delicate fragrance throughout the night. It appeared that some maids had remembered to keep it watered while she was away, allowing it to grow healthily.
The room was filled with a familiar scent, the scent of the blanket from the perfume satchel placed beside the pillows...
”She's awake, Young Mistress is awake!”
As soon as Mu Ningxue regained consciousness, she could hear the maid screaming at the top of her lungs.
It was followed by the sound of someone rushing down the stairs. Mu Zhuoyun, who looked slightly haggard, dashed into the room excitedly.
”She's awake, my good daughter, you're finally awake.” Mu Zhuoyun said in a deeply concerned manner.
”Father...” Mu Ningxue's lips curled slightly.
”I'll never let you go on a training mission again, never!” Mu Zhuoyun snapped.
Mu Ningxue slowly recalled the events before she passed out. She could remember the evil faces of the Battlemages, and her freezing them using all her energy.
Did she manage to escape?
But, it wouldn't be that simple. While she was half-awake, she heard people crying beside her, someone trying to tell her something, and it seemed to be related to Mo Fan...