The group of people began to eat and drink to their heart's content. They were all quite satisfied with the meal that Long Xing had treated them to. At this time, a theatrical troupe had begun a fireworks display. Lu Ping and the others were still youths after all, so they immediately gathered by the window to watch.
Draconis sat at the head of the table, and Chu Min sat across from him. Fang Yizhu and Sister Jin were on the left and right. They hadn't gone to watch the fireworks, but they suddenly found the atmosphere at the table a bit strange. The two looked at each other and finally got up to go to the window. They left the table for Draconis and Chu Min to face off against each other.
"Our attitude towards the Black Army Empire, is that important to you?" Chu Min finally asked.
"Not really." Draconis said.
"What's important is the Empire's attitude towards us?" Chu Min said.
"That's right." Draconis nodded.
"Then what do you think?" Chu Min asked.
"Judging from your wariness towards me, the relationship between the two sides isn't friendly." Draconis said. "But the Empire hasn't given an explanation, not even a hint. I think for now, they want to maintain a peaceful coexistence with you."
"Sounds good." Chu Min said.
"But this should only be temporary." Draconis said. "You should know this better than anyone who knows what you've done. Although I don't know what happened, from what I know, apart from Siffin, who's long since been removed from the wanted list, none of you should have any strong background. But the Empire is making concessions to you, or even compromising. This is unimaginable. "
"I can tell you right away if you want to know the reason." Chu Min smiled.
"No." Draconis shook his head. "It's good to save as much trouble as possible. I only hope that you leave the Zhiling Zone as soon as possible. No matter what conflicts arise in the future, the further away I can get, the better. "
"I'm afraid you won't be far away." Chu Min said.
"How so?"
"They came back to rebuild Zhenfeng College," Chu Min said.
"Don't tell me you're going to build it in Zhiling City," Draconis said. The restoration of Zhenfeng College's organizational structure was the matter of the college's supervisory committee. However, because the Profound Empress had personally given the order, all the districts had to cooperate with her. Zhenfeng College was originally located in Canyon Peak City, but if the other party really wanted to rebuild it in another location, who in the entire Xuan Jun Empire could say no to the Xuan Emperor?
"Fortunately, I don't think so," Chu Min said.
Draconis heaved a sigh of relief and asked, "Are we going back to Canyon Peak City?"
"Yes." Chu Min nodded.
"Indeed, it's not that far away." Draconis felt a little helpless. If there was something the Canyon Peak District couldn't handle, they would need his help as a neighbor. However, it was normal for the Gorge District to be unable to suppress a force that could force the Xuan Jun Empire to back down, both in terms of people's livelihood and cultivators. It looked like this hot potato would fall on the wills sooner or later. But if even the Empire backed down, he would likely only end up as cannon fodder in the wills quadrant.
"What should we do?" Chu Min said teasingly.
"It looks like it's time to move up to the center," Draconis said seriously.
"You're really …" Chu Min looked at Draconis. There weren't many situations that left her speechless.
"You should keep walking down the path you've decided on. Isn't that what you always said?" Draconis said.
Chu Min smiled. That was indeed what she'd always said. But now, it had come from the mouth of the person she'd thought had abandoned her. The person she'd thought had given up a long time ago had persevered even better than her on the path he'd chosen.
"Has there been any news of him recently?" Chu Min suddenly asked.
"It's only been ten days since we last talked about him," Draconis said. Chu Min didn't mention a name, but Draconis knew who she was talking about. At the mention of this name, the atmosphere in the room immediately changed. It was the courage that came from Chu Min. Although she was trying to control it, it still fluctuated a little with her emotions. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to sense it, but Lu Ping immediately turned around.
"I'm guessing that you've gathered some information about him in the last ten days?" Chu Min said.
Draconis nodded. "It's not convenient for me to do anything to him given my status, but that doesn't mean I want to forgive him."
Chu Min looked up at Lu Ping, who was looking back at them, and then looked at Draconis. "Leave him to me."
Her words were directed at Draconis, but Lu Ping's gaze was also directed at him. Chu Min didn't want him to participate in this matter, so he turned around. He could ignore it and not ask, but he couldn't help but think about it. He thought of Chu Min's reputation as a genius in the past. He thought of her special status as the chief academician of Amaterasu College and the lifelong examiner of the Spirited Soul Potion Conference. Chu Min must've had an incomparably brilliant past, but she used alcohol to numb herself for more than twenty years. Something very important must've happened to make a person suddenly depressed and dispirited. Now Chu Min stood up again, but the thing that had affected her in the past, or rather, the person, didn't seem to be over. She wanted to put an end to it. It was up to her.
She would leave it to herself.
That was what Lu Ping thought, so he continued to focus on watching the fireworks outside the window. But he soon realized that everyone around him, including Ling Ziyan, had pricked up their ears. Although their eyes were also staring at the fireworks outside, their attention was all on the table behind them.
But there was no sound coming from the table, only a soft sound of something scratching across the table. Draconis seemed to have slid something from the table into Chu Min's hand.
"You want to do it alone?" Draconis could tell that Chu Min's words weren't just for him, so he immediately asked.
"It's my business," Chu Min said.
"I have to remind you that he's not the same as he was twenty years ago. If you do it alone, wouldn't you be happy if I said it was suicide?" Draconis said.
Chu Min glared at him. There was a hidden meaning in her words just now, and so did Draconis. It sounded like he was reminding Chu Min to be careful, but in fact, he was telling the people behind him — this matter couldn't be handled by Chu Min alone.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Ling Ziyan was the first to turn around and look at Chu Min. She looked like she wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.
"Teacher Chu Min, we can help you," Su Tang said.
"You can get rid of us, just say Lu Ping." Morin continued, "I say, Teacher Chu Min, you're not young anymore. Why are you still so youthful? It's enough that you're obsessed with taking revenge with your own hands, but you're still obsessed with taking revenge with your own hands. This is too particular. It's a bit … "
"What's that?" Chu Min looked at Morin and asked.
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