Chapter 570: An Jing Academy (2/2)

Mo Wuji learnt about An Jing Academy from the book store. Many of the books in the store were compiled by An Jing Academy. It was an integrative academy where one could learn about technology, as well as cultivation.

Mo Wuji asked about An Jing Academy because he wanted to see if the cultivation in this world was the same as the one he knew. He also wanted to see if there were places in An Jing Academy which had spiritual energy.

”You wish to go to An Jing Academy?” Even though the young girl didn’t immediately run away, she took two steps back and stared at Mo Wuji warily.

Mo Wuji finally got a clear look of this young girl. She was delicate and pretty, with long jet black hair, clear black pupils and a elegant nose bridge. It was an Eastern kind of beauty. She was roughly 1.65 meters tall and she looked very serene. Her only flaw was that her chest was like a chopping board; she did not look like a young girl in her prime.

So as not to scare this girl, Mo Wuji took the initiative to take half a step back before he continued, ”Yes, I wish to go to An Jing Academy. Can you please point the directions for me?”

Seeing Mo Wuji take half a step back, the young girl calmed down. Mo Wuji’s full body of scars did not look as scary as she previously thought it to be.

She hesitated for a brief moment before she said, ”I’m a student at An Jing Academy. I’m going back right now, you can follow me.”

The moment she finished those words, she regretted it. Why did she allow this stranger to follow her? What if this person had malicious intents, what could she do?

What kind of person was Mo Wuji? He was an experienced man. He immediately caught the pangs of regret the girl felt after she replied him. He did not give her a chance to retract on her words as he immediately clasped his fists and said, ”Then, many thanks.”

He was worried that An Jing Academy was too far away. Even if this young girl pointed out the directions, he might still get lost.

After hearing Mo Wuji’s words, the young girl hastily turned and walked away. She didn’t even give Mo Wuji any prior warning.

Mo Wuji did not mind as he followed behind this girl. He maintained a constant distance of 3 meters away from her.

Soon, Mo Wuji knew that he was right; An Jing Academy was indeed far away, and he would need to go round several streets and even leave the busy town area. If he was by himself, he wouldn’t know how long he would have took to get there.

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Lou Yueshuang was truly feeling regret. She should not have stayed in the city book store till late. The academy had so many books, why must she go to the city book store? And if that wasn’t enough, why did she allow this scary looking man to follow her?

She intentionally increased her speed, but she soon discovered that no matter how fast she walked, that scarred man would always be 3 meters away from her.

After leaving the town area, the number of people on the streets became lesser. There were also fewer street lamps. Lou Yueshuang no longer dared to turn her head back. Her ears constantly heard the sound of footsteps behind her. She continued to hasten her footsteps.

What left her slightly at ease was that the man behind her didn’t close the gap after they left the busy town area.

After another long, half an incense’s time, a brightly lit area appeared in front of them. Lou Yueshuang finally heaved a sigh of relief. She stopped and turned to Mo Wuji, ”The brightly lit area in front is An Jing Academy. I will be leaving first.”

With that, she didn’t even wait to receive Mo Wuji’s thanks, as she left with hasty footsteps. It even seemed like she was running away.

Mo Wuji could only say thanks from a distance.

Mo Wuji’s mood didn’t improve because he arrived at An Jing Academy. On the contrary, his mood got worse.

Here, he didn’t feel any sort of spiritual energy. Without spiritual energy, this academy was no use to him.

At this instant, he could only enter the academy with a strand of hope that there was some sort of spirit gathering array inside. Otherwise, what were the students here cultivating?

Just when Mo Wuji was pondering over these matters, the girl that ran away actually came back. With a face full of fear, she cried out anxiously towards Mo Wuji, ”This big brother, someone is trying to grab me, please help me…”

After saying these words, she seemed to come to an understanding: there was nothing that Mo Wuji could help her with. Just when she intended to continue running, Mo Wuji suddenly pulled her to his side. At the same time, he scattered some rocks and sticks around their surroundings.

”Don’t move, they’re coming.” In the concealment array, Mo Wuji could feel Lou Yueshuang struggling. He hurriedly hushed her with that sentence.

Under the yellow street lights, Lou Yueshuang could see multiple young men enter into her sights. She started to shiver; she knew that she couldn’t escape now.

However, Mo Wuji’s concealment array had already been fully installed. He was an esteemed Xuan Immortal expert that could install Grade 5 immortal arrays. Even though he didn’t have his cultivation, his skill with arrays was still there. Even though he didn’t have his array flags, he could still use rocks and twigs to create a concealment array. It was impossible for this array to hide from powerful cultivators, but it was more than enough to deal with ordinary mortals.

[1] Some indiscernible language that Mo Wuji hadn't learnt yet