"I'll stay."
"I'll stay too."
"I'll stay too."
There were teachers and students who stood up one after another. No one said anything. The teachers and students in the gathering field had already split into two groups. The ones who stood up were only a small portion of the several hundred people. Those who didn't move had already given their answer. To most of them, a conflict with the Xuan Army Empire was something they couldn't accept.
"I'm sorry, I can't implicate my family …"
"I'm sorry, I still have a younger brother and sister to take care of …"
"I'm sorry …"
Among those who didn't move, some of them also spoke up. They all gave various reasons. Some of them might be true, some might be false, but they weren't that important. This included those who didn't say anything. Their choice was to leave in the end.
Seeing those who chose to leave, Lu Ping and the others were a little disappointed. But seeing those who stayed, they felt gratified.
They had come back to Canyon Peak City to rebuild Zhenfeng College. At least there were some people who were willing to go through thick and thin with the college.
"Although I'm going to leave, I still want to help everyone rebuild the college!" someone suddenly shouted.
Perhaps it was because they felt helpless and reluctant to leave, or perhaps they felt guilty and wanted to alleviate some of their guilt, but this voice received a lot of responses. And after Lu Ping and the others exchanged glances, they also happily accepted these people. Everyone had their own situation and thoughts, so they naturally had their own choices. There was no need to use the same standards to demand others. This was probably what the motto of Zhenfeng College, "Be strict with yourself, be generous to others", was trying to tell everyone!
Because of these people's attitudes, the atmosphere in the gathering field was no longer as tense as it was before. But the people who were split into two groups couldn't be as happy and harmonious as before. Even those who were familiar with each other in the past felt a little uneasy after this separation.
Next, it was inevitable that they would officially do a headcount and create a new name list. But during this process, they discovered that a few students hadn't arrived yet.
"These few, do any of you know where they live?" Fang Yizhu asked as he tapped on the name list.
Naturally, there were many people who knew, but when they began to exchange information, everyone suddenly realized that they hadn't seen these few people for a few days.
"Kong Ju … I don't think I've seen him for the past few days." One of them said. Kong Ju, the first student of Zhai Feng that Lu Ping and the others met when they returned to Gorge Peak City, was one of them.
"I haven't seen Yang Yin for a few days either."
"Teacher Zhu as well."
Everyone was talking at once. There were a total of five people who didn't come, one teacher and four students. As the academy was still being rebuilt, all the teachers and students volunteered to help out. No one cared if they came or not every day. Only now did he realize that no one had seen these five people for three days.
"Let's go look for it first!" Su Tang said.
"Let's go." Lu Ping moved immediately.
"You stay here." Fang Yizhu said.
"Ah?"
"Protect everyone," Fang Yizhu said softly.
Lu Ping frowned slightly. He understood Fang Yizhu's meaning. If the disappearance of these people wasn't a coincidence, but a premeditated attack, then it was most likely targeted at Zhenfeng College. At this time, all the teachers and students were at the gathering, so they naturally needed someone to protect them.
"Leave it to me." Lu Ping said with a nod.
"Su Tang, you don't need to go either. Morin and I will go." Fang Yizhu said.
"You two be careful too." Su Tang said.
"Don't worry. Although we aren't as good at fighting as Lu Ping, we have extraordinary intelligence." Fang Yizhu said.
"This is the first time I agree with you." Morin nodded.
"If anything happens to us, just come and save us like last time." Fang Yizhu said to Lu Ping with a smile.
"Of course." Lu Ping said.
Fang Yizhu and Morin asked where the five people lived and then set off. The teachers and students of Zhai Feng who remained in the Gathering Wind Grounds were still discussing this. Everyone knew that Zhenfeng College wouldn't be peaceful, but they didn't want something to happen so soon. Although they hadn't confirmed it yet, everyone was starting to think in a bad direction. Those who decided not to stay at the college were rejoicing. Those who decided to stay at the college were a bit more worried, for themselves and for the college.
"Lu Ping … … Oh no, I should call you Dean." Lu Qing walked in front of Lu Ping and the others.
"You can call me whatever you want." Lu Ping said.
"Can you tell me in detail how you made the Black Army Empire make a concession?" Lu Qing asked.
"Actually, it was by accident. Wasn't Su Tang captured at the time? In order to save her, I found Black Army City and then went in to look for her. After fighting and killing, I finally rescued Su Tang. The Profound Emperor also came to talk to us. I treated him to a meal and asked if we could restore Zhenfeng College. He said yes and that's it. "Lu Ping said.
"What you're saying is really … …" Lu Qing didn't know what to say. What should have been a shocking story was described by Lu Ping like it was a normal story. Things like "the Profound Emperor also came" and "I treated him to a meal", these words only made people feel strange.
"Is Teacher Lu also worried?" Lu Ping asked.
"If I said no, of course it would be a lie. How will the college survive in this kind of environment? I think you all have the same worries. "Lu Qing said.
"Yes, actually we all wanted to leave the Black Army Empire and rebuild the college elsewhere. It was Su Tang who said that the teachers and students of Zhenfeng College are still in Canyon Peak City and that the situation is not good. We should come back. "Lu Ping said.
"Are you a bit disappointed now?" Lu Qing looked at Su Tang.
"I'm alright." Su Tang smiled.
"What a good kid." Lu Qing was very emotional. His cloudy eyes looked at the two of them, but they were filled with anticipation. "President Guo will definitely be very happy to bring you two back to the college."
"I hope we won't let him down." Lu Ping said.
"Protect this college well." Lu Qing said.
"I will." Lu Ping nodded again.
Lu Qing also nodded. He didn't say anything else and slowly walked forward. Because he was the first to stand out and say those words, Lu Qing, who had always been mediocre, was now different in everyone's eyes. But he didn't care about this at all. He was still the same.
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… …
After leaving the Gathering Wind Field, Fang Yizhu and Morin went straight to Kong Ju's residence, but they didn't have much hope in their hearts. As expected, there was no one at Kong Ju's residence. The two entered the house and checked the dust. They roughly determined that Kong Ju hadn't been there for three days.
"There are no signs of a fight." Morin said.
"He's only in the Perception realm. Why would he fight?" Fang Yizhu looked around the house and shook his head.
"Then let's go take a look." Morin pointed at Zhu Cheng's name on the record of the address. Zhu Cheng was an instructor. Although he was only in the Single Spirit Connected realm, he happened to be in the Force Soul realm. He wouldn't be easy to deal with.
"If it really was done by someone from a certain aspect, a mere Force Soul realm would be nothing." Fang Yizhu said.
"Someone from a certain aspect? There's no outsider here. Just say it's the Black Army Empire. "Morin curled his lips in disdain.
"But I don't understand. Even the Protectorate Empire was beaten into such a state by Lu Ping. Does the Canyon Peak District … plan on wiping itself off the map?" Fang Yizhu said.
"The problem is that they don't know." Morin said.
"How sad. Isn't the Black Army Empire pushing their own people into a pit of fire? I deeply sympathize. "Fang Yizhu said.
"You're so sure it was done by someone from the City Lord's Mansion?" Morin said.
"Who cares. We'll have Lu Ping go to the City Lord's Mansion and ask." Fang Yizhu said.
"That's his style." Morin nodded.
"Let's go to the next house." Fang Yizhu and Morin walked out the door. The two didn't seem panicked at this point. They went to Teacher Zhu Cheng's residence. It was the same as Kong Ju's. They could see that he hadn't been there for three days, but there were no other signs.
"Do these five all live alone?" Fang Yizhu suddenly asked.
"You're asking me?" Morin asked in response.
The two walked out of the circle this time and began to visit the neighbors. Unfortunately, no one could provide any useful information. The third, fourth, and fifth people also disappeared three days ago. There was no trace left in their rooms.
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