162: Internal friction

“Canglan, what’s wrong?”

After a moment of emotion, He Qianxun suddenly noticed that Li Canglan’s expression seemed off.

Li Canglan’s face was pale as he recalled the Water Demons he had killed.

Those Water Demons looked extremely similar to humans.

But he had initially thought it was merely a simple resemblance.

Now, it seemed it might not be that simple.

It was highly possible that those Water Demons were these researchers, transformed into half-human, half-Demonic Beasts after their mutation!

Or perhaps they were the offspring of the first generation of Water Demons.

If this guess was true, it meant Li Canglan had personally killed those researchers.

It was even highly probable that he had also completely wiped out their descendants!

Thinking of this, Li Canglan suddenly felt a pang of self-reproach.

Although ignorance was no fault, these researchers could be considered pioneers for humanity in facing the spatial rift.

How could Li Canglan not feel remorseful when such people died by his own hands?

Seeing Li Canglan’s dejected appearance, and considering that Li Canglan had likely obtained this USB drive from the lake.

He Qianxun also had some guesses in his heart.

“Alas, you can’t be blamed for this.”

He Qianxun patted Li Canglan’s shoulder and comforted him,

“If we hadn’t known beforehand, probably no one would have linked Water Demons with humans.”

Although Li Canglan understood this principle, he still couldn't get past this hurdle in his heart for a while.

“Uncle He, I want to rest for a bit.”

“Alright, be sure to take care of yourself.”

Li Canglan returned to his room, lay on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

“These are just humans who have transformed into Demonic Beasts. I’ve killed humans before, why would I hesitate to kill these mere Water Demons?”

It was even possible that these Water Demons had long lost their sanity.

If Li Canglan hadn't acted, he might have been the one to die!

Although he said that, Li Canglan remembered the first Water Demon’s warning sound.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the other party only wanted to drive him away.

Two thoughts constantly swirled and intertwined in his mind.

After a long while, Li Canglan finally fell into a deep sleep.

For most of the past half month, he had barely rested properly in the wilderness.

However, his strength had also made significant progress.

Now, Li Canglan was only a breath away from a Breakthrough to Six-Star Martial Master.

Five-Star Peak in the Thunder, Water, and Fire elements!

His other Wind attribute had reached Five-Star, and his Earth attribute had also reached Four-Star.

It could be said that he was developing comprehensively in all aspects.

It was just that Gold and Wood attribute crystals were relatively rare.

Li Canglan was helpless regarding this point.

When he woke up, it was already early the next morning.

He had actually slept for nearly twenty hours in this single nap.

This was absolutely unprecedented for Li Canglan.

He received a barrage of text messages from Zhang Ganchao even before he got up and washed up.

“Canglan, meet at the airport at 8:30 AM today, don’t be late.”

“It’s already eight, have you left yet?”

“Canglan, have you woken up yet? The plane to the Imperial Capital is about to depart.”

“The sun’s already shining on your butt, you haven’t gotten up yet, have you?”

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In addition, there was a page of missed calls!

Almost all of them were from Zhang Ganchao.

“Damn, I actually slept for so long.”

Li Canglan quickly got up, dressed quickly, washed up, and rushed out of the room.

“Uncle He, I’m leaving now.”

After speaking, he grabbed two pieces of dried beast meat and prepared to leave.

“Let Old Chen drive you.”

“Okay.”

Old Chen was He Qianxun’s driver, specifically responsible for travel within the city.

Rushing all the way, Li Canglan finally arrived at the airfield in the city's outskirts before the plane departed.

However, it wasn't because Li Canglan was fast.

It was because everyone, including students, parents, and even the pilot.

Had unanimously waited there for Li Canglan.

“I’m not saying anything, but Canglan, aren’t you putting on too many airs?”

Zhang Ganchao immediately gave Li Canglan a punch to the chest.

It made Li Canglan grimace in “pain.”

Seeing this scene, the other students and parents couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.

As the regional Zhuangyuan, Li Canglan’s status in Luofeng City could be said to be on par with the City Lord.

Besides Zhang Ganchao, who would dare to punch Li Canglan in public like that?

It was likely that before Li Canglan even acted, others would tear them to pieces!

Some students looked at Zhang Ganchao with uncontrollable envy.

If they had a brother as tough as Li Canglan, like Zhang Ganchao.

They would definitely be able to get into the Imperial Capital Academy too!

Although this flight was bound for the Imperial Capital, it would also make brief stops in other Base Cities.

Not all of them could get into the Imperial Capital Academy, of course.

In the entire Luofeng City, no more than five people could get into the Imperial Capital Academy!

Li Canglan’s team alone accounted for these five spots!

Huang Yifeng and the others followed behind Zhang Ganchao, merely nodding faintly at Li Canglan.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to go up and chat with Li Canglan.

Rather, they knew their place; they weren’t familiar enough with Li Canglan to that extent.

On the other side, Zhang Ganchao grumbled,

“We’ve all been waiting for you for almost an hour. If you hadn’t shown up, I was considering going to have lunch and then coming back.”

Li Canglan smiled,

“Let’s go, let’s not waste any more time here.”

The two boarded the flight one after another, embarking on their journey to the Imperial Capital.

Everyone chatted and scrolled on their phones to pass the time on the plane.

A few hours later, the flight landed steadily at the airfield outside the Imperial Capital.

Along the way, they even encountered a Six-Star flying Demonic Beast.

However, this Demonic Beast did not discover the plane’s presence, and everyone was merely startled.

Only Li Canglan remained calm and composed, showing no signs of panic.

On the shuttle bus heading to the Imperial Capital, Zhang Ganchao looked at Li Canglan curiously,

“Canglan, when that Demonic Beast attacked earlier, weren’t you scared at all?”

“What’s there to be afraid of?”

Li Canglan feigned confusion,

“If that Demonic Beast had discovered us, we wouldn’t have been able to escape no matter what.”

“If it didn’t discover us, then worrying is unnecessary. There’s no need to waste emotions on such things.”

Zhang Ganchao couldn’t help but feel speechless.

That was true, but it was their lives at stake; who could be so calm?

Upon arriving at the Imperial Capital Academy, Zhang Ganchao looked like Li Canglan had a month ago, like a country bumpkin entering the city.

“Let’s go, big brother will show you around.”

Li Canglan chuckled. Having been to the city before, he was that confident!

The two walked for over half an hour at the academy before reaching the new student registration office.

It was important to note that their pace was much faster than that of a typical electric bike.

Even so, it still took them over half an hour, which showed how vast the Imperial Capital Academy’s grounds were!