Chapter 249: Hoodwinked (2/2)
“Perhaps I was not clear before. I have no immediate plans to visit the Daynight Flowzone.” Lu Yin’s tone of voice was even colder this time.
Nightqueen Yanqing sneered. “No one dares to reject an invite from the Daynight clan, and yet you have already turned down an invitation twice.”
Lu Yin matched her gaze and refused to back down. “I tend to have mood swings at times. Sorry about that.”
“If that is your decision, then you can forget about joining the Council of Astral Academy,” Nightqueen Yanqing said duly.
Kuang Wang’s eyebrow twitched at those words. “Hey, what is that supposed to mean? Since when do you make the decisions of the Council of Astral Academy?”
Liu Xiaoyun also looked at Nightqueen Yanqing with contempt.
Nightqueen Yanqing’s mouth twitched disdainfully. “The Council of Astral Academy is made up of the Astral Combat Academy’s most exemplary students . The members are required not only to have exceptional abilities, but also outstanding morals. Lu Yin has not exercised restraint in his actions, and there are suspicions that he has ties to pirates and that he frequents the pirate port. I am sure that neither of you want a pirate to be a member of the Council of Astral Academy.”
Liu Xiaoyun and Kuang Wang both looked in Lu Yin’s direction.
Lu Yin’s face grew gloomy; so this was the play that Nightqueen Yanqing had chosen to make. The scene of him being attacked by that light beam back at the pirate port had long been made public. In the past, many students used to have no qualms about going to the pirate port to train, but after this matter had blown up, it had become a frowned upon activity. Things were made even worse with the Daynight clan’s relentless pursuit of the matter, and the ironclad evidence was enough to put Lu Yin in a very tight spot.
The Daynight clan had no need to uncover the full details of what had happened at that time; all they needed to do was make a big deal about the fact that Lu Yin had been at the pirate port. This was the influence of a powerful organization.
Lu Yin could not defend himself and could only stare icily at Nightqueen Yanqing.
Nightqueen Yanqing continued pontificating. “One person alone cannot make a decision for the student council, but I will bring this matter up to the Ten Arbiters Council and ask them to pass judgement. I believe that the Ten Arbiters will also not be eager to let someone who has ties to pirates join the Council of Astral Academy. Am I right, Student Lu?”
“You are absolutely right. The truth will be revealed one day. No individual or clan can hoodwink the entire universe. I am still young, and I have the youth to play your game. However, my only concern is for you, Miss Nightqueen Yanqing. You are not getting any younger. Do you really want to squander your remaining youth fighting with me?” Lu Yin said in a mockingly tone.
Nightqueen Yanqing flew into a rage. “You know too little about the universe! There have indeed been cases of individuals who hoodwink everyone. Even now, such people exist, and they are people who you could never even dream to compare to. Lu Yin, you are insignificant!”
Lu Yin slowly walked out of the Tilting Tower step by step. “In the past, I felt that a powerful figure of the Great Yu Empire’s younger generation was far out of reach for me, and yet, I surpassed them. After that, there was an Area Master of Astral Combat Academy, followed by a Realm Master. The Dao of Heaven is a cycle, and it is an inviolable truth that no one will stay undefeated forever... And no one can truly hoodwink the masses forever.” After saying that last sentence, he walked out the Tilting Tower and left the Dao of God.
There was no need to waste any more time there. Above Nightqueen Yanqing, there was still Nightking Zhenwu. If things went along according to the typical procedures, no one would act against the Daynight clan in this matter. Unless Lu Yin could prove that he had nothing to do with the pirates, there was temporarily no way for him to get around this obstacle that the Daynight clan had created. Furthermore, Lu Yin was far from innocent. It was an undeniable fact that he had indeed acted as a pirate when robbing other pirates. If he agitated the Daynight clan any further, they would eventually expose this fact, and if it came to light, then there would no longer be any way to salvage the situation.
Lu Yin never expected that he would one day be backed into a corner by the Daynight clan. Additionally, he was only viewed as an enemy of the Daynight clan because of his immunity to the Third Sword’s spiritual force attack. It was such a silly reason since he did not even have some special constitution as everyone believed—he had just recited the Stonewall Scriptures. Even though he did not know what the scriptures meant, any fool could tell that they were more precious than some misunderstanding over a special constitution.
An individual’s special constitution could only pose so much of a threat to the Daynight clan, so Lu Yin felt that the Daynight clan was only interested in him for research purposes. But even if that was the case, he was still in great danger. It wouldn’t just be the Daynight clan; many other powerful groups in the universe might also attack him. What he needed to do right now was to find some powerful backing, just like how he had used Charon to enter the trial zones.
Lu Yin’s biggest backer right now was the Lockbreaker Society. Lu Yin walked out of the trial zone mountain, and after muttering to himself for a moment, he walked towards the entrance of the teleportation arena.
“Greetings, Trialmaster,” Lu Yin said as he bowed respectfully.
The Trialmaster opened his eyes wide. “Ah, so it’s you, young fellow. What are you here for?”
“I wish to unlock a sourcebox here. Would you allow me to do so?” Lu Yin probed.
The Trialmaster was astonished. “Here?”
Lu Yin nodded his head.
The Trialmaster looked at Lu Yin carefully and then let out an odd laugh. “Young man, what a shrewd one you are! You know that lockbreaking is risky business, so you came here for me to help you minimize those risks and possibly even save your life if the situation calls for it.”
Lu Yin did not deny any of the mentor’s claims, and he bowed once again. “I hope that you can help me with this.”
The Trialmaster pondered the situation for a moment. “Alright then, I’ll help you. After all, you are Astral-10’s top student, so I should help you out in some manner.”
“Thank you, mentor.” Lu Yin was overjoyed by the Trialmaster’s response, and he quickly retrieved the harmless sourcebox that the Nalan family had given him from his cosmic ring. He then started preparing himself to begin the lockbreaking process.
The Trialmaster immediately stopped him. He then looked sternly at Lu Yin. “Young man, is this the sourcebox that you want to unlock?”
Lu Yin nodded his head.