Wei Chao, who had retreated from the Castellan's study, took a casual stroll in the Castellan's Mansion. When he reached the big banyan tree at the east end of the courtyard, his expression darkened slightly.
"Call Wei Huai here," he said. Although he did not explicitly instruct anyone, the guards nearby who heard this hurriedly passed on the message.
Not long after, a young man dressed in similar clothes to Wei Chao hurried over with a few subordinates.
"Chief Wei," Wei Huai walked up to Wei Chao and greeted him respectfully.
In the past, the twelve family guards all listened directly to the Castellan. In reality, there was no distinction between them. Wei Kang was called the chief of the twelve family guards because he was the closest to the Castellan. It seemed that his status was naturally slightly higher. In reality, if it was not because he basically represented Wei Zhong's will, he would not have been able to command the other eleven family guards.
However, when Wei Tianqi became the Castellan, the twelve family guards finally had a real hierarchy. Wei Chao, Wei Zhan, and Wei Yang, who remained from the previous batch of twelve family guards, were obviously of a higher status. Wei Chao was clearly the chief of the twelve family guards, and the other eleven had to listen to him.
Wei Huai, who had just become a family guard, had the respect that the family guards used to have in front of the Castellan when they saw Wei Chao. Wei Chao was his immediate superior.
Wei Chao, who had called Wei Huai over, did not look at him. Instead, he raised his head to look at the crown of the big banyan tree. After a while, he looked away and said, "I walked around the mansion. Is this the fortification you've already strengthened?"
Wei Huai was stunned. The 'yes' that he should have said naturally could not come out. Wei Chao had called him here with a displeased expression. It was obvious that he was quite dissatisfied with his defense. However, to say that it was not yet completed, the order had already been given for a few days. For the efficient Xiabong Castellan, this was even more intolerable.
It was the lesser of two evils. Wei Huai could only look like he was being punished. "If there's anything wrong, please correct me, Chief Wei."
"Four, at least four places," Wei Chao said. "I don't think it's enough."
"May I ask which four places?" Wei Huai said as he sized up the area in front of him. This was the place where Wei Chao finally stopped. Was this one of the four places?
"I'll come back tomorrow." Wei Chao didn't answer his question. He left without looking back after dropping such a sentence.
Just like that, Wei Chao walked out of the main entrance of the City Lord's Mansion. He didn't know when his two attendants had followed him, but Wei Chao didn't seem to notice. He didn't know how many times he had walked on this road outside the City Lord's Mansion, but today, he was especially careful. Along the way, he looked around as if he had never seen it before.
It took them six hours to travel through half of Gorge Peak City before they finally arrived at the foot of Gorge Peak Mountain.
This used to be Zhenfeng College, one of the only two colleges in the Gorge Peak District. However, after that incident, it had been leveled, and the ruins had been cleaned up. There was no trace of Zhenfeng College left.
The flag that Wei Zhong had raised that day was still there at the location of the Zhenfeng College's wind-gathering field. The flag with the emblem of the City Lord's Mansion fluttered in the wind. Under the flag was a newly built execution platform. Three days later, the members of the Nightingale Organization who were captured alive would be executed here.
At this time, there were already guards around the execution platform. The residents of the Gorge Peak District only dared to look at it from afar. No one dared to approach it.
Wei Chao walked two rounds around the execution platform carefully, just like how he had walked before. Then, he climbed onto the execution platform and walked two rounds around it. Finally, he jumped off the platform and landed beside another person who was wearing the same uniform of the Twelve Family Guards as he was.
This person's appearance was a little strange and discordant, but it was obvious that he was much younger than Wei Huai. However, when he saw Wei Chao, he was not as respectful as Wei Huai had been. Instead, there was a hint of arrogance.
"How is it?" He asked before Wei Chao could speak.
Wei Chao nodded and didn't say anything. It seemed that he was quite used to this person's attitude.
Wei Yang, like him, was one of the Twelve Family Guards. Although he was far less experienced than Wei Chao, he was selected as one of the Twelve Family Guards when he was just a teenager. The reason why he was so valued was because of his rare talent for cultivation.
Time had also proved this point. The current Wei Yang had already reached the realm of connecting three physical forms. In terms of cultivation speed, no one in the entire Gorge Peak District could surpass him. Even in the entire continent, it was quite rare for someone to reach the realm of connecting three physical forms before the age of 20. Even two of Wei Tianqi's senior brothers and sisters at the South Sky Academy looked at Wei Yang in a different light. They even had the faint intention of recommending him to the South Sky Academy.
From this, it could be seen what kind of resources Wei Tianqi had brought with him after entering the South Sky Academy. In the past, Wei Zhong would have had to go through a lot of trouble to send Wei Tianqi into one of the four major academies. Now, however, a family guard could be actively favored by the South Sky Academy.
This allowed Wei Yang to completely sweep away the last shadow of defeat left in his heart.
Over the past year, he had made great progress in his Realm Level. Even his fellow students from the Southern Sky Academy, who had mastered all four physical and spiritual forms, had started to look at him in a new light. Wei Yang was convinced that he would eventually go further and stand higher than Lu Ping.
"I have finally confirmed the route in three days. When the time comes, we will escort the prisoner here together," Wei Chao said.
"Hehe." Wei Yang laughed disapprovingly. "Do you think there is anyone in the Gorge Peak District who would dare to oppose us?"
"I don't know," Wei Chao said.
"I hope it is Lu Ping. I'm looking forward to him coming." Wei Yang revealed a cruel smile. After his face was deformed by Lu Ping, he was unable to restore it. His originally pleasant smile could no longer be squeezed out.
"No matter who comes, we must make him stay, dead or alive," Wei Chao said.
"He won't survive. He will definitely die," Wei Yang said through gritted teeth, as if Lu Ping had already appeared in front of him.
At this time, Lu Ping just happened to arrive outside Gorge Peak City.
It took him no less than nine months to escape from Gorge Peak City to the North Style Academy. It was very tiring for him to escape from the North Style Academy and maintain his livelihood. This trip from the North Style Academy to Gorge Peak City was much smoother with Chu Min taking care of him. After traveling day and night, he finally arrived outside the city on this day. In less than two months, he had more or less recovered from the serious injuries he had suffered.
"What a pity." Looking at the silhouette of Gorge Peak City below the mountain, Chu Min sighed.
"If your evil deeds in the North Style Academy were to spread later, I reckon you would be able to save people with just a flick of your finger," Chu Min said.
Along the way, Lu Ping naturally told Chu Min about his experiences in the North Style Academy. While sighing with emotion, Chu Min also learned about Lu Ping's current situation in training. She helped him recuperate along the way and also gave him some guidance.
In the short period of one month in the North Style Academy, Lu Ping's control of the soul power had undergone a huge change. In the past, he could only increase the speed of the soul power in his body and use this method to find a gap in the Six Harmonies Soul Lock, allowing the soul power to be used. But because the time was too short, even if Lu Ping's speed in controlling the soul power had reached great heights, he still couldn't display any special ability in such a short time. He couldn't even delicately separate the six soul powers. It wasn't easy for him to grasp the method to control the soul of the cry.
And his so-called "hearing" and "transmitting" Soul Cry ability wasn't actually his subjective control of the soul's power to form the required changes for the ability. Instead, it was the method he used to control the soul of the cry. Due to the super fast speed, it eventually produced such an effect.
But now, Lu Ping's control of the soul power was no longer blindly increasing the speed of the soul power. He had grasped the method to further control them and thus could display special abilities. The only thing that limited him now was the extremely limited amount of special abilities he could project in that short time.
But for Lu Ping, this was equivalent to crossing from the Perception Realm to the Piercing Realm.
This step was arranged by Guo Youdao to help him complete. In Zhenfeng College, he wasn't able to give Lu Ping any guidance. But after his death, he used his Fated Star and Starfall to help Lu Ping open up this step in the North Style Academy.
And now, Lu Ping had returned here. But there was no longer Zhenfeng College in Canyon Peak City.
Three days later, it would be the death anniversary of the former city lord of Canyon Peak City, Wei Zhong. The captured members of the Nightingale Academy would be executed on this day. Lu Ping and the others traveled day and night just to arrive on this day.
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