"According to reliable intelligence, Lu Ping's group should've left the zhiling district by now and entered the Plain River region. Does City Lord Yu have any corresponding plans?" The protector sitting at the front on the left cut to the chase.
"There are three thousand five hundred and eighty-eight villages and towns in the Plain River region. I've sent more men to each of them. We've set up open checkpoints in the larger areas and hidden sentries in the smaller ones, keeping an eye on all passersby. We haven't found anything yet. "Yu Ruo took her time as she responded faintly.
Yu Ruo's meticulous arrangements made the protectors look disapproving. "We've made similar arrangements in the zhiling district, but we haven't found anything either. It's obvious that the route they've chosen is in the wilderness, but I'm afraid this isn't enough. "
"That's the zhiling district." One of Yu Ruo's students immediately interjected in defiance, "The Chuanping District is densely populated, and doesn't have as large of a wilderness as the Zhiling District. Even if our spies are centered around the populated areas, it's enough to cover the entire Zhiling District."
"But you still haven't found any traces of Lu Ping's group, have you?" The protector said.
"Since we haven't found anything, who can be sure that they've already reached the Plain River region?" Yu Ruo's student was still unconvinced.
The five members of the Protector Nation were already disdainful of arguing and stood up one after another. The one sitting at the front said, "I'd thought that City Lord Yu would have some unusual methods as a disciple of the Southern Sky Gate, but it looks like that's all there is to it."
"What did you say?!" Yu Ruo's student wasn't just unconvinced this time, he was enraged. His words were belittling even the Southern Sky Academy. How could the protectors be so arrogant?
Who would've thought that Yu Ruo would still wave her hand and stop him from erupting further? She looked at the five and said calmly, "That's why the central government sent you here to help, isn't it?"
"We'll have to trouble you to cooperate, City Lord Yu." After the man coldly said this, he didn't wait for Yu Ruo's reply and led the others out of the meeting hall in a single file. He didn't even say a word and disappeared without a trace.
"Teacher!" Several students shouted in unison, including those who were able to maintain their calm outside the City Lord's Mansion, but now, they could no longer remain calm. The Protector's background was indeed not small. It was normal for a truly capable person to look down on the ruler of a district. But when it came to Yu Ruo's other identity and the South Sky Academy, these people actually showed contempt. Since when had the Protectorate Nation become so arrogant? It was simply unimaginable.
"I know." Yu Ruo waved her hand to stop the students from continuing.
There were some things that he already knew that his disciples did not. As for the few from the Protectorate Nation, they seemed to know about it.
In a single day, the South Sky Institute, or rather, all of the four great institutes, was no longer the same as before. In the battle at the North Style Academy's Seven Stars Valley, both sides suffered heavy losses. Yu Ruo didn't know much about the other three Clans. However, of the top 28 students in the South Sky Institute, only 13 remained. Some of them were seriously injured, and had yet to fully recover.
The students of the Southern Sky Academy who hadn't participated in the battle had already been summoned back to the academy. Yu Ruo, on the other hand, had been given special permission to stay in Flat River City because of her special position. But the academy still kept sending him relevant information.
So Yu Ruo knew what kind of situation he was in. He just hadn't had the time to explain it to his students yet.
The four great institutes had always had a superior status, and the three Great Empires didn't like them very much. But they were afraid of the four great institutes' strength and influence, so they had adopted a proactive policy of winning over the four great institutes. They tried their best to make use of the four great institutes instead of causing conflict.
But now, the four great institutes' internal strife had caused their strength to plummet. Under this situation, the delicate balance that had always been maintained had been broken. Yu Ruo had two identities, and was originally a representative of this balance. But now, the Academy was reminding him to pay attention to the Xuan Army Empire's attitude.
What was the Xuan Army Empire's attitude?
The Protectorate Nation, which represented the core of their strength, was clearly acting today. Because of the tilt in strength, the Xuan Army Empire's fear of the South Sky Academy had been greatly reduced. They were no longer as polite and respectful as before.
Yu Ruo remained calm and collected, not revealing any unnecessary emotions in front of the five people. What the South Sky Academy would do next was not something he could decide alone. He needed the Academy to consider the entire situation. And he was the most representative of the relationship between the South Sky Academy and the Xuan Army Empire. Nothing could happen to him.
"There are some things that you will understand very soon. In the following period of time, you must be careful with your words and actions." Yu Ruo instructed his students solemnly.
"Teacher, what exactly happened?" His students couldn't help but worry when they saw how serious Yu Ruo was. From the perspective of the Xuan Army Empire, they were superior and subordinate. But in their hearts, they firmly believed in the teacher-student relationship that they had established with the South Sky Academy. They were all officials of the Xuan Army Empire, but in front of Yu Ruo, they would always act as students and address Yu Ruo as teacher.
"I'll tell you in detail later." Yu Ruo said as he walked out.
"Where is Teacher going?" His students hurriedly followed behind him.
"I'll handle this personally. You guys take care of the affairs in the residence. Don't let anything go wrong." Yu Ruo said.
"Teacher …"
When they called out again, Yu Ruo's figure had already disappeared from the courtyard. They looked at each other.
Their teacher actually had to handle a few wanted criminals personally? Was Teacher actually trying to compete with the Protector Nation? But if that was the case, why didn't she let them help?
"Perhaps that's the only way to convince them!" One of them guessed.
They didn't know the reason why Yu Ruo asked them to stay. Other than the fact that she needed to make some changes in the current situation, there was more important reason: fear.
During the battle at the Seven Stars Valley, a name had appeared. And this name happened to be the same as the one on the Xuan Army Empire's wanted list.
Lu Ping.
The three academies had a better understanding of Lu Ping's power. They had suffered great losses because of Lu Ping, and they had been thrown into confusion again and again because of Lu Ping's name, which had popped up out of nowhere. Among them, the dean of the South Sky Academy — Zhou Xiao, who possessed the Zhou Clan's Blood Inheritance Ability and was extremely knowledgeable, had even directly clashed with Lu Ping during the battle at the Seven Stars Valley. Although the final result was somewhat embarrassing, the information obtained was firsthand.
Lu Ping's realm should have reached the Five Spirits Realm!
This was the deduction that Zhou Xiao had obtained from his Divine Weapon. Although there were still many doubts about Lu Ping's actual combat performance, the feedback from Zhou Xiao's Divine Weapon indicated that this deduction should be correct. Yu Ruo was a very important member of the South Sky Academy. Although she wasn't in the academy, she also received this information.
Although the others had also witnessed Lu Ping's performance and had all sorts of doubts and deductions about Lu Ping's strength, they were ultimately not as certain as Zhou Xiao. And this information was not shared with others by the South Sky Academy.
The Xuan Army Empire had clearly re-evaluated Lu Ping's strength. Previously, they had only ordered the eleven districts to cooperate in the pursuit. But now, the Protector Nation had personally sent out people. This was not just a little bit higher. The five that had been sent were known as the Five Birds Brothers. They were considered to be the strongest in the area of bionic abilities.
If these five were to go against Lu Ping, how would it end?
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