97: Chapter 97 The tallest tree in the forest is the first to be felled by the wind; the hope of completing the mission, a strange order.

The three of them drove toward the Inner City of Ningan.

Along the way, the atmosphere of the entire Ningan City felt exceptionally different!

Personnel from the Martial Arts Bureau were patrolling the streets, everyone walking with hurried steps.

The environment was permeated with a murderous aura everywhere!

The Ning Family was located in the center of the Inner City, possessing a vast estate that was extremely luxurious.

After the car stopped, Lu Qingyun and Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan did not follow Ning Zhiyi into the core area of the Ning Family.

Instead, they very consciously stayed on the outskirts, wandering around a flower garden.

Both of them had rather restless hands, occasionally plucking flowers of unknown species that were in full bloom; it was very lacking in etiquette.

Just at this moment, Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan, who had been silent the whole way, spoke up: "A Dual-Element Awakened?"

"Mm."

"Xiantian Seventh Layer?"

"Just reached the Eighth Layer."

"Oh, how many times did you break the limits during the Aperture Opening Realm?"

"I don't remember clearly, probably seven or eight times."

Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan's hand trembled, shattering the pristine, noble-looking flower in his hand. The fragrance overflowed, giving people a sense of mental clarity.

He didn't pay it any mind, instead plucking another large flower the size of a human head that emitted a faint, warm glow, placing it against his chest.

As if this could bring him a bit of a sense of security.

Seven or eight times breaking the limits!!

He didn't know if this was the limit of the Aperture Opening Realm, nor did he know if such a genius had ever been born in other provinces.

But in his understanding, not a single one!

And to be able to fight against a Sky-Walking Grandmaster with a Xiantian body was even more of a fantasy!

He took a deep breath, as if having made a monumental decision, and said: "Regarding those two old things, if anyone asks in the future, just say that I killed them."

"What? You want to steal my battle achievements?"

Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan almost choked on his own breath.

He looked at Lu Qingyun, meeting Lu Qingyun's face, which was calm without the slightest ripple.

He didn't believe that Lu Qingyun wouldn't understand such a simple principle: A tall tree in the forest catches the wind!

From Lu Qingyun's previous act of hiding his Psychic Power, it could be seen that he was not the type of person who wouldn't know how to hide his talents.

Therefore, Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan was very puzzled by Lu Qingyun's decision this time.

"Killing a Sky-Walking Grandmaster with a Xiantian body, and an veteran Sky-Walking Grandmaster at that, do you know what kind of concept that is?"

"I know, but I have a reason I must do this."

Lu Qingyun shrugged, somewhat helplessly.

As for what the reason was...

His mission was still hanging high up there unfinished!

However, completing the mission didn't necessarily have to rely on the achievement of killing a Sky-Walking Grandmaster.

Unless...

Lu Qingyun suddenly turned around, looking at Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan with very eager eyes.

He almost forgot, the Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan in front of him was an official!

The biggest difficulty of that mission did not lie in having supreme strength.

After all, with those above suppressing things, no matter how strong one was, there were still ways to keep them in check.

Therefore, if he wanted to complete it, he had to start from the inside!

Feeling Lu Qingyun's gaze, Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan silently moved the large flower in his hand closer. He didn't know why, but a sudden bad premonition arose—what the hell was this!

After some time, Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan, having listened to the content Lu Qingyun concocted, wore a look of suspicion.

"You mean, the reason you don't want to hide your battle achievements is that you want to spread your notoriety, so that you are known by everyone in the Outer City, and everyone will fear you. Even to the point where the authorities are extremely wary of you and unable to constrain you?"

"Right! This will give me a thrill that reaches the depths of my soul!"

Lu Qingyun spouted nonsense without changing his expression.

Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan frowned, clearly unable to understand this strange quirk.

But once he thought about it, geniuses were always different.

If Lu Qingyun could be this abnormal, then what was wrong with having a few abnormal habits!

Wasn't it just wanting to experience the feeling of being feared by everyone, having a fearsome reputation!

No problem, it's arranged!

Anyway, it was just the Outer City; the Xiantian Late Stage cultivation he had revealed was already enough to be considered the strongest in the Outer City.

On this basis, the only thing that needed to be done was to greet his colleagues in the official system.

Thinking of this, Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan confirmed once more, "You guarantee you won't do anything out of line, right? If that happens, the higher-ups will definitely send people to suppress you, and we'll all have a hard time then!"

"Rest assured, am I the type of person who likes to cause trouble? It's purely just to satisfy a fantasy from my chuunibyou phase."

Hearing this, Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan only felt his eyelids twitching wildly.

Back when they were in the Tianjiao Camp, Lu Qingyun had promised him the same thing.

And the result? The troubles he caused only got bigger and bigger!

"Fine, I'll reluctantly believe you this once."

"I will also talk to that little girl Ning Zhiyi, but she knows what's what and won't go around talking nonsense. And to achieve the effect you want, relying on the Ning Family's influence will be much more convenient."

Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan nodded reluctantly.

After getting the assurance, Lu Qingyun immediately beamed with joy, grinning cheekily.

After all, the Outer City was not like the Inner City; having a genuine Sky-Walking Grandmaster like Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan step forward would certainly make things much smoother.

And just as the two were frantically ravaging the flowers and plants in the garden, Ning Zhiyi walked out with red-rimmed eyes, obviously having heard some bad news inside.

"Old Master Ning, how is it?"

Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan stepped forward and asked in a grave tone.

Before he became a Sky-Walking Grandmaster, he had received some teachings from the Ning Family Ancestor for a period of time.

He had a deep connection with the Ning Family.

Ning Zhiyi shook her head, without a clear answer.

But this was about the same as a direct answer.

She took out a box and, without any hesitation, handed it directly to Lu Qingyun.

"This is the final payment my uncle promised you, one Spirit Crystal."

"The other one is compensation for the interception this time. However, I didn't explain the situation, I only said you encountered an ambush. If you don't mind, I will go explain the matter now, and there will definitely be an extra generous reward!"

"No need." Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan pulled the restless Lu Qingyun back directly and said to Ning Zhiyi: "I just made a secret deal with him; just count the battle achievements of those two Sky-Walking Grandmasters on me. Any rewards, just give them to me!"

Ning Zhiyi looked at the two of them for a few moments, understood what was happening, and didn't say anything more.

And at this moment, Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan continued: "Can I go in and catch up with Old Master Ning?"

"Of course you can."

Lu Qingyun didn't ask, nor did he intend to.

After all, if he were to speak, he could only say he was catching up with Ning Xuanzhou.

There was nothing to catch up on at all!

Thus, after Chief Instructor Meng Xiaochuan and Ning Zhiyi went back into the core area.

Lu Qingyun did not continue to stay there either.

Holding the two Spirit Crystals, before leaving, he visited the flower garden one more time.

He plucked all the few remaining flowers and crushed them, letting them bloom with fragrance in his palm.

And after returning to the Burning Bone Beast Arena in the Outer City.

Lu Qingyun received a command from Ning Xuanzhou that looked very strange, yet perfectly matched his intentions.

The command, in summary, was just two words—cause trouble!