Chapter 82: Warning (1/2)

Chapter 82: Warning

Su Chen’s footsteps were a bit heavier after talking to Jin Ling’er.

They were willing to kill to preserve the purity of their bloodlines?

Then had Gu Qingluo turned him down to protect him? Or was this just wishful thinking that his affection was reciprocated?

Perhaps…… He needed to find an opportunity to verify it for himself.

Su Chen quietly pondered the situation.

As he thought of the possibility that Gu Qingluo might not actually dislike him but turned him down to protect him, his heart began to beat faster, filling with excitement.

He thought back to the gaze that Gu Qingluo looked at him with that evening,

the melancholy and sadness in her gaze spoke volumes.

He really was so stupid.

He had given up on trying just because he had been turned down once.

Could this really even be considered love?

How idiotic of him!

If he had applied the same persistence he had for continuing research even in the face of failure, everything probably would have taken care of itself by now, and he wouldn’t have needed to wait until now to figure it out.

As he thought of this possibility, Su Chen quietly cursed himself.

But now that he understood, he naturally also knew what he was supposed to do now.

Su Chen had already decided that he needed to go and have a talk with Gu Qingluo once this storm was over.

He was lost in thought when a student approached him. The student’s face was lowered, and he looked as if he was in a hurry. However, right as he walked past Su Chen, he suddenly reached out to grab him.

Su Chen instinctively shook him off and simultaneously stepped forwards with his right foot, his hand rushing towards the student’s midsection. The student raised his hand and grabbed Su Chen’s elbow while simultaneously clawing towards Su Chen. Su Chen dodged the blow by tilting his face and then tried to counter with a knee, but the student evaded it and charged forwards, leaning in with his shoulder.

The two of them rapidly exchanged a number of awkward blows, their fast reaction time making it difficult to discern their movements clearly. Their strikes were so fast that they didn’t even have time to activate any Origin Skills; all they could do was rely on their instincts to battle until the two of them were sent flying apart by a collision.

Su Chen took advantage of the respite to form an Erupting Firehawk as he said in a low voice, “Who is it? What are you trying to do by infiltrating the Hidden Dragon Institute?”

That student laughed darkly. “Not bad, Su Chen. But I’m not some sort of spy.”

The student lifted their head.

Upon seeing his face, Su Chen was caught off-guard. “He Sihong? It’s you?”

He Sihong was a student who was one year older than him. They had encountered each other twice before, so they were mutual acquaintances. They could not be considered particularly friendly, however, and Su Chen didn’t know why He Sihong had suddenly come looking for him.

“Someone wants to meet you and asked me to bring you to them. Originally, I just wanted to take you over immediately, but you were harder to control than I anticipated. All I can do now is ask you to go yourself,” He Sihong replied.

“What kind of person asks you to fight me in order to have a meeting?”

“You’ll know once you see them.”

“What if I choose not to go?”

He Sihong sighed, then pulled out an object and waved it in front of himself before quickly putting it away.

Although the movement was very quick, Su Chen saw it clearly.

His expression sank ever so slightly. “So it’s them? You belong to them as well?”

“Don’t waste so much time. Just follow me.” He Sinian turned around and left.

Su Chen thoughtfully gazed at his departing figure before deciding to follow along in the end.

They walked through a long, winding corridor before entering a section of dense forest. After walking for a bit longer, they finally arrived at a desolate, uninhabited corner of the forest.

A black-clothed individual stood there with his back turned to Su Chen.

He Sinian walked over to the man and said in a soft voice, “I’ve brought him.”

The black-clothed man slowly turned around.

Upon seeing this scene, Su Chen wanted to laugh.

You’re just meeting with someone. Is there a need to act so pretentiously?

But when that person turned around, Su Chen was stunned.

The stranger in front of him had a long face like that of a horse.

His nose was extremely long, like a thoroughfare that connected the two sides of his face. The first thing Su Chen thought of when he saw that face were the Mountain Demons they had encountered within the Falling Eagle Mountain.

They really did look a bit alike.

But no matter what the other party looked like, most importantly it was not who Su Chen had thought it was.