26: Chapter 26 Conspiracy

"Xiaodao, well done!"

Chu Xiu looked at the 13 Wind Wolf right ears he had obtained and smiled as he patted the head of the Dark Blade Mantis.

"In less than an hour, I've over-fulfilled my daily goal. No one in the entire Linjiang No. 1 High School should be able to finish the task faster than me."

Putting the 13 Wind Wolf right ears into his backpack, Chu Xiu grinned before signaling the Dark Blade Mantis to leave the place.

Although he had completed today's task, he had no intention of returning to the safe zone right now.

In fact, he didn't even plan to return to the temporary camp in the town center for the entire week; instead, he decided to slaughter as many fierce beasts as possible within this week.

Just as Zhang Daxian had said before, he wanted to make a stunning debut in this actual combat training. As long as he caught the school's attention, perhaps he could find a way to get some Gold-tier beast blood from the principal.

Although 500 liters of blood was a bit much for Principal Han Xianming's Cyan-scaled Eagle, a Gold-tier Beastmaster could contract 5 beasts. Principal Han Xianming might have other Gold-tier beasts.

Drawing blood in portions like that would reduce the pressure by a lot.

...

Time quietly slipped by, and in the blink of an eye, it was already dark.

Inside the temporary camp in the town center, Principal Han Xianming stood with his arms crossed over his chest, his sharp gaze sweeping across a huge screen inside the tent.

The big screen was divided into hundreds of small screens, each showing a student from Linjiang No. 1 High School still training in Qingshan Town.

"Old Han, it seems we miscalculated. The strongest genius in your Linjiang No. 1 High School isn't your granddaughter, but this kid named Chu Xiu."

"The combat power displayed by his dark green mantis has already surpassed all the fierce beasts in Qingshan Town. I reckon it might have already reached Bronze Tier."

Beside Principal Han Xianming, a middle-aged officer wearing the uniform of the City Defense Army looked at Chu Xiu's figure on the big screen and said with a smile.

Hearing this, Principal Han Xianming next to him nodded slightly: "I didn't expect this kid's beast to be so strong either. In that case, we must protect Chu Xiu well."

Watching Chu Xiu command the Dark Blade Mantis to kill another 9-star grayish-white fierce beast, a flash of brightness crossed Principal Han Xianming's eyes.

Since the strength of the fierce beasts in Qingshan Town was generally below 5-star Black Iron Tier, the strongest fierce beast Chu Xiu encountered all day was only at 2-star Black Iron Tier. Therefore, the Dark Blade Mantis didn't even have a chance to unleash its full strength.

Principal Han Xianming watched the battle of the Dark Blade Mantis through video inside the tent, unable to feel the aura erupting from the Dark Blade Mantis, and naturally unable to accurately judge the true strength of the Dark Blade Mantis, only deducing that Chu Xiu's beast had reached Bronze Tier.

But even so, Principal Han Xianming was immensely pleasantly surprised.

Over the past few decades, the strength of the strongest student's beast in Linjiang City before the college entrance examination had never exceeded Black Iron Tier.

Now that Chu Xiu had cultivated his beast to Bronze Tier, his strength had broken Linjiang City's highest record of the past few decades.

With such strength, it wouldn't be the slightest bit difficult for Chu Xiu to enter Shenxia Academy.

Shenxia Academy was the strongest Beastmaster University in the Shenxia Empire, and every student inside was a one-in-ten-thousand genius.

Any student who walked out of Shenxia Academy was no weaker in strength than veteran Gold-tier Beastmasters like them.

In a small city like Linjiang City, it had been a long time since a genius admitted to Shenxia Academy had appeared.

For a genius like Chu Xiu, they would protect Chu Xiu's safety at all costs.

Hearing Principal Han Xianming's words, the middle-aged officer wearing the City Defense Army uniform beside him patted his shoulder and said with a smile:

"Rest assured, I have already re-dispatched manpower to follow closely by Chu Xiu's side in secret."

"Furthermore, before this, neither you nor I knew Chu Xiu's strength, so those people from the Heavenly Demon Society would pay even less attention to Chu Xiu."

"I estimate that those guys from the Heavenly Demon Society still have their targets set on your granddaughter and the little ones from the Zhang and Song families; they won't put too much energy into Chu Xiu."

"So our focus should still be on these three little fellows. This time, we must wipe out all the Heavenly Demon Society members who have sneaked into Linjiang City!"

After saying that, the smile on his face completely dissipated, replaced by a touch of solemnity.

"After the previous battle, those Heavenly Demon Society members will definitely be more cautious. I'm just afraid they won't take the bait."

Hearing this, Principal Han Xianming narrowed his eyes, a look of worry on his face.

"Hahahahaha, rest assured, aren't those guys sneaking into Linjiang City just to gather intelligence on Linjiang City's geniuses and then assassinate them at an opportune time?"

"There was no chance for them to make a move in the city before. Now that we've pulled everyone out, this is a rare opportunity for them to strike."

"With that beast of yours around, those guys definitely think there is only one Gold-tier Beastmaster holding down the fort here. We don't have to worry about them not taking the bait."

"Besides, this actual combat training is a routine process your Linjiang No. 1 High School has every year."

"Even if the other party doesn't take the bait this time, won't you guys be able to steadily complete this actual combat training?"

Seeing the worried look on Principal Han Xianming's face, the middle-aged officer beside him immediately comforted him.

Comforted by the middle-aged officer, Principal Han Xianming thought about it and realized it was indeed true. He nodded and replied with a slight smile on his face: "That's true."

...

Inside Linjiang City, in a residential house in the north of the city, twenty people gathered under dim lights.

Everyone sat together in a circle, silent, as if waiting for something.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Just at this moment, a knock came from the door, immediately making the twenty people in the room tremble all over.

An old man quickly stood up and put his hand in front of his mouth to make a shushing gesture.

Afterward, he walked toward the door.

He stopped at the door but didn't open it immediately; instead, he looked outside through the peephole.

Seeing a familiar face appear in his line of sight, a flash of sharpness crossed the man's eyes, and he opened the door.

"Elder Chen."

Seeing the old man who opened the door, the young man outside immediately bowed to him.

"Come in and talk."

At this time, the old man poked his head out to look around twice, and after making sure no one was following, he pulled the person into the room.

"Shadow Wolf, how is the investigation of the situation?"

As soon as the young man entered the door, the twenty people in the room swarmed around him and couldn't help speaking out.

"The situation is no different from the intelligence we gathered. This time during the actual combat training of Linjiang No. 1 High School, only Principal Han Xianming left Linjiang City accompanying the team."

"On the side of the Qingyi Bureau and the City Defense Army, none of the four Gold-tier Beastmasters have been dispatched; they are still guarding against us in the city."

Looking at everyone's eager expressions, the young man who had just come in immediately said.

"As expected!"

"This is an excellent opportunity to wipe out the geniuses of Linjiang City!"

"Elder Chen, let's set off!"

"As long as we slaughter those geniuses of Linjiang City, when we go back, we will surely receive rewards from Lord Demon God, and our strength will advance further!"

Hearing the young man's words, everyone else looked excitedly at the old man in the middle, excitement flickering in their eyes.

However, the old man in the middle appeared very calm. With a stern expression, he looked at the young man in front of him and said to him:

"Are you sure that the four Gold-tier Beastmasters from the City Defense Army and the Qingyi Bureau haven't left?"

Hearing his words, the young man who had just returned immediately guaranteed: "Elder Chen, you can rest assured. The primary and deputy directors of the Qingyi Bureau, as well as the primary and deputy division commanders of the City Defense Army, are all still at their respective posts. I saw it with my own eyes!"

Seeing him looking so confident, the old man frowned and fell into deep thought.

"Elder Chen, this time only the principal and teachers of Linjiang No. 1 High School and two teams of City Defense Army personnel are leading the team. With so few people, it's hard to protect all the students. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Yeah, Elder Chen, this time we must avenge the brothers who were killed before!"

Seeing the old man remain silent, the others couldn't help trying to persuade him.

Seeing this, the old man finally sighed and slowly said: "Very well, then act according to the plan."

"Yes!"

Hearing this, everyone else immediately bowed in assent, and then split into three batches to leave the residential house.

The twenty-one people turned into three hunting groups, successfully left the city, and quickly hurried toward the direction of Qingshan Town.

The auras lingering around each of their bodies were impressively Silver Grade, and the aura of the old man at the lead was even more unfathomable!