National Guardian's Gone and We're Done

A sudden, unforeseen change struck, catching them completely off guard.

Xiao Yu, Lin Zuoguang, and Nanting Snow had already prepared to die.

They never imagined that, despite their incredible teamwork, they would be crushed in an instant by the goat-headed Evil Spirit.

According to their original plan,

even if they couldn’t slay the goat-headed Evil Spirit, they should at least have been able to make it pay a heavy price.

Lin Zuoguang even harbored a more sinister and despicable plan, fantasizing that he could end the goat-headed Evil Spirit’s lineage for good.

But as it turned out, it was his own family line that was cut off.

He was the only male of his generation in his family,

and his father was just an ordinary man in his sixties, unlikely to produce any more offspring.

However, just as that voice rang out,

the oppressive gloom that had shrouded the entire National Road Academy—obscuring all sight and plunging the temperature to a wintery low—

receded as swiftly as the tide.

Light once again shone upon the National Road Academy.

At some point, an imposing figure had appeared in the corridor.

Everyone recognized the figure in an instant—from Xiao Yu, Lin Zuoguang, and Nanting Snow sitting in the corridor, to the other students inside the room who were still reeling.

It was none other than their National Road Academy’s new dean, Chu He!

"You’re finally back."

Xia Chengli’s figure appeared. She held out a small hand and asked, "Time to give me what you owe me."

"You performed well."

Chu He extended a finger and gently tapped the spot between Xia Chengli’s eyebrows.

A massive stream of information instantly flowed from Chu He’s finger, through the point of contact on her brow, and into Xia Chengli’s mind.

"Grass Destruction Sword Technique.

What a great name, so descriptive!"

Xia Chengli’s face flushed with excitement. In truth, she had just come to try her luck.

She never thought Chu He would actually, without any hesitation, pass on such a cool and powerful technique to her.

"If I keep working for you, can you teach me some other techniques?"

Xia Chengli asked with a grin.

"Fine.

Next, I’m going to throw these students into a Demon Cave in the Great Xia Empire. You will be responsible for protecting them."

Chu He said, "When their strength reaches the King’s Realm,

that’s when you can let them out.

During this process, I will not be stingy with any resources,

and with your current realm of strength, I believe you can fully answer any questions they have during their cultivation."

These prospects were indeed quite good,

but Chu He didn’t have the time to personally cultivate these fine prospects.

Chu He’s real focus was on his system’s missions.

Before binding with the system, Chu He had relied purely on his own talent and minuscule resources to feel his way forward in Martial Arts.

Back then, human Martial Arts had only just begun to flourish.

For example, at that time, humans believed the highest realm was the King’s Realm,

but then they discovered the Emperor Realm.

Now, many Martial Artists have realized that the Emperor Realm is not the final destination of human Martial Arts.

This also gave many people hope of resisting the Evil Spirit invasion and restoring peace to the human world.

And now, the limits of humanity rested entirely on Chu He.

Chu He had to rely on the system’s missions to obtain resources unimaginable to the outside world

and constantly break through his own limits.

Furthermore, the outside world was in chaos, with one Divine Spirit after another appearing.

These Divine Spirits could all be traced, with proof of their existence found in the mythologies of various Empires.

Chu He felt this was all too illogical. Too many things just didn’t add up.

For their Martial Arts cultivation, these students could no longer rely on the goat-headed Evil Spirit, so Xia Chengli became the most suitable candidate.

"No problem. I am happy to be of service."

Xia Chengli nodded and agreed without hesitation.

"Bafumie, after you take these guys to the Demon Cave in the Great Xia Empire, I’ll need you to protect them from the shadows."

Chu He then looked toward the goat-headed Evil Spirit.

"No problem," the goat-headed Evil Spirit agreed.

Although Bafumie was an Evil Spirit,

Chu He trusted it to a certain extent, simply because this Evil Spirit was extremely astute and could accurately read any situation.

Although it wasn’t considered a top-tier existence among Evil Spirits,

and even the trace of divinity it possessed was ordinary and incomplete,

this goat-headed Evil Spirit possessed an astuteness that other humans and Evil Spirits lacked.

While Chu He was communicating with the goat-headed Evil Spirit and Xia Chengli,

he directly blocked everyone else out.

So, Xiao Yu, Lin Zuoguang, and Nanting Snow could only see Chu He talking with Xia Chengli and the goat-headed Evil Spirit,

but they had no idea what they were actually saying.

During the conversation, Chu He also used his Spiritual Power

to instantly probe through all the memories in the minds of these three.

Only after discovering that their backgrounds were completely clean did Chu He remove the barrier.

He then turned to Xiao Yu, Lin Zuoguang, and Nanting Snow and asked, "Are you willing to become my direct disciples?"

"We are, of course we are!"

Xiao Yu, Lin Zuoguang, and Nanting Snow had never expected such a wonderful surprise,

and they hurriedly nodded vigorously in agreement.

"Then what awaits you next will be a special training program. Don’t think you’ll have time to rest after this is over."

Chu He said with a serious expression.

"No problem, we’re willing to accept the special training."

Xiao Yu, Lin Zuoguang, and Nanting Snow were top students selected from various regions to begin with.

Reaching this point was not just due to their talent,

but also their extraordinary endurance and hard work.

So naturally, they had to seize this hard-won opportunity.

"Dean Chu, what about us? Do we have a chance to join this special training program and become your direct disciples?"

The other five remaining students walked out of the classroom one after another and asked.

"Go back and reflect on your actions. Not even I was good enough for you, yet you expect Chu He to take you as his disciples?"

Xia Chengli said bluntly.

Because Xia Chengli’s duty was to protect these students, when the goat-headed Evil Spirit was relentlessly pressuring and chasing them,

Xia Chengli had been observing from the shadows.

Thus, Xia Chengli had seen clearly how each student behaved in a desperate situation.

Therefore, she was not surprised that Chu He was willing to take Xiao Yu, Lin Zuoguang, and Nanting Snow.

The five students all lowered their heads, their faces full of shame.

After that, Chu He said, "I’ll leave the rest to you," and then left.

...

When Chu He returned to the manor, he found his sister shyly telling their parents something.

"Sis, you’re dating someone?

How come I didn’t know? And you’re already going to meet his parents."

Chu He’s figure suddenly appeared and sat down in a chair at the table, startling everyone.

"That’s no ordinary family.

But your sister has always hidden her true identity, and he doesn’t know that you’re her brother.

This Saturday, his parents want to meet your sister, and they’ve invited us to go along."

Yang Xiaochun said.