bookbashuk Chapter 18 The Academy Will Not Be Controlled by Others
Chapter 18 The Academy Will Not Be Controlled by Others
Tianyu left the academy, but the farce was far from over.
Su Yu followed Mu You through a small path and came to a dense forest. Through the forest, Su Yu saw Li Shen again.
Standing opposite Li Shen was a man in black robes, who held a ball of blazing light in his palm.
"God, divine magic?"
Li Shen's eyes widened, his fists clenched tightly. He wanted to escape, but he couldn't.
The man in black robes said, "Do you have any last words? I will convey them for you."
Li Shen took a few steps back, almost tripping and falling to the ground. He glared at the man in black and said, "So fast, so fast, why can't you give me more time, why can't you give me more time?"
"I have been loyal to him my whole life, so why, why won't he let me go?"
The man in black robes said, "You know what you've done. That important person has already done enough for you by letting you live so freely until now."
Li Shen's eyes were filled with resentment as he roared, "I am carefree... I am carefree... Do you know that I am following a demonic sect cultivator? I pretend to be stupid in front of him every day. What have I been carefree about? Do you know what I am facing? Why, why do you think I deserve to die?"
"I did all of this for him. I've done so much for him, why should he let me die!"
The man in black robes said, "Say your last words. Stop struggling. You're just an ordinary person. Without that person backing you up, you would have died a thousand times over. Whether it's the academy, Tang law, or even Xiahou, they wouldn't let you act so recklessly."
"You deserve to die."
As the beam of light shone on his side, Li Shen gritted his teeth and said, "I hate it. I hate that I killed too few people, I hate that I slept with too few women, and I hate even more that I wasn't ruthless enough."
"If there is an afterlife, I want to be the greatest villain, and I want to kill all those who are unwilling to listen to me."
Li Shen died, and the light from the man in black shone on him, causing his flesh to burn.
The man in black stared coldly at Li Shen's corpse and said, "You truly deserved to die. Even your last words were like the whispers of a demon. If you weren't surnamed Li, do you think you'd ever have the chance to serve your country?"
"But so be it, you are dead after all, and you will be infamous for eternity."
The man in black removed his mask and ran away quickly, shouting loudly as he did so:
"Murder! Murder!"
"Taoist deacon, he's killed someone."
Su Yu and Mu You witnessed the whole thing. Su Yu couldn't help but ask, "Was this also arranged by Professor Huang He?"
Mu You shook her head and said, "No, Professor Huang He would never do such a thing. Li Shen and that man in black have nothing to do with our academy."
"But indeed, Li Shen should have died long ago. There was an instructor in the academy who wanted him dead, but he was saved by someone. Even if he doesn't die today, he will definitely not live past this year."
"That man made sure Li Shen would die, which is why we are in this situation today."
"Besides our academy's disciples, only a scoundrel like Li Shen could make the High Priest of Heavenly Decree hesitate to act. And Li Shen happens to be a member of the Tang Dynasty's royal family and a confidant of General Xiahou. Therefore, even the High Priest of Heavenly Decree cannot easily kill him."
Seventh Senior Sister Mu You is smarter than I imagined. She is not a complete array idiot; on the contrary, her array skills and her intelligence complement each other.
They tracked Li Shen's death all the way without being noticed, thanks entirely to Mu You's array techniques and the academy's unique environment.
Even the High Priest of the Heavenly Decree couldn't see through the formation set up by Mu You and pinpoint the two people's locations.
A heavily made-up woman stepped down from the luxurious carriage, screaming in terror, "Murder! Murder!"
Tianyu frowned. He had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Things shouldn't have turned out this way.
Tianyu went to the academy to seek death, and now that he hasn't died, he's not only been splashed with dirty water, but he's also involved in a murder case with the most disgusting person in the world.
"I almost forgot, this is the Tang Dynasty, the home ground of the Tang people."
"In the end, I was being somewhat presumptuous."
"The High Priest of Light is right. The Tang people seem to be the most law-abiding on the surface, but they never follow the rules when facing enemies."
"I should have listened to him, I shouldn't be standing here!"
"In the end, it was a inferior choice."
Tianyu knew that he couldn't leave easily now; at the very least, they would use Li Shen's death to make a big fuss and cause him to lose face.
Taoist priests do not care about life and death, but face is extremely important to them. Losing face means losing prestige and the right to lead believers.
"You, Li Qingshan, have betrayed the Daoist sect too!"
"Where should we, the Daoist sect, go from here?"
Su Yu and Mu You stopped in their tracks as they watched Tianyu.
The blazing sun was blinding, but the old man Tianyu gazed at it for a long time, his eyes filled with unwavering determination, silently waiting for the sun to offer him salvation and enlightenment.
"High Priest of the Heavenly Decree, we'll cover the rear, you go first," a deacon said anxiously.
"High Priest of the Heavenly Decree, you should go first. The Tang people are barbaric; you must not put yourself in danger."
Tianyu shook his head, staring intently at the sun without even blinking. A steward beside him nudged the High Priest Tianyu, worried that instead of receiving Haotian's revelation, the High Priest had gone blind from staring.
"Perhaps, the forsaken are in the academy," Tianyu said softly.
The steward standing to the side said, "But we have no evidence, and the academy has always been at odds with our Taoist sect."
Tianyu suddenly turned his head and looked at a dense forest.
Su Yu was startled, his heart skipped a beat, but fortunately Tianyu wasn't looking at him and Muyou.
A man emerged from the jungle. He was tall and wore an ancient-looking tall hat. He had sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, and a solemn and dignified expression.
Second Senior Brother Junmo:
"Since you chose to provoke the academy, you should have known that you will not leave easily."
"Li Shen certainly deserves to die, but he should be punished according to the Tang law, not die because of you."
The High Priest of Heavenly Decree said solemnly, "I came to see the Master, but I was treated like that outside the academy!"
Jun Mo snorted coldly and said, "Those who come uninvited are guests, those who come uninvited are thieves, and you, by setting up a shed outside the academy, are even more despicable than thieves!"
"The High Priest of the Heavenly Oracle is renowned for his virtue. Killing the High Priest of the Heavenly Oracle would indeed shake the mind of the Tang Dynasty and cause quite a stir."
"But that doesn't mean I can't kill you."
"The Academy will not be controlled by anyone, but you, High Priest of the Heavenly Decree, want to use worldly things to bind the Academy and make us evil."
"Your plan has failed!"
"Now that you've come to the academy, you should leave something behind. For example, each of you should leave behind an arm."