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Chapter 372 - Showdown
Chapter 372 - Showdown
Chapter 372: Showdown
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The members of the Demon Fox Clan were stunned.
They looked at Hu Jiujiu in front of them very calmly. This was the top existence in the entire Ping City. Was Hu Jiujiu crazy? Why would she call a human her master, and it was even an unknown kid?
Unlike others, Xiaoqian tactfully walked up to Li Yuanqing and greeted him before anyone could react.
“Master.”
Xiaoqian did not know how to address him, so she followed the others’ address.
Li Yuanqing still liked this little girl from the Demon Fox Clan very much. Although her talent was slightly inferior, she was smart and would definitely have a bright future.
“Why didn’t you greet me before leaving?”
Li Yuanqing stroked Hu Qian’s head affectionately like an elder.
Hu Qian muttered softly, “I’ve been away from home for half a year. I was a little worried about granny’s health, so I came back in a hurry and didn’t say goodbye to you. Please don’t blame me.”
“Silly child, why would I blame you?”
Only then did the old granny recover from the shock just now. She looked at Hu Jiujiu in confusion and asked, “City Lord, I wonder who this person in front of me is?”
Hu Jiujiu covered her mouth and chuckled softly. She replied, “He’s Yang Tianqi’s master and your in-law.”
“But the City Lord actually called him Master just now. Isn’t this a little inappropriate?”
“There’s nothing wrong with that. Without my master, I wouldn’t be where I am today. My master has never liked to show his face in front of the world. This time, he specially came to your family for that little fellow.”
“What?”
“This man is actually so powerful?”
“Who is he? How many powerful figures are there in the human race? Why have I never heard of so many before?”
It took the old granny a long time to finally accept this setting. However, to be honest, it was still very shocking. The City Lord whom they were proud of actually had a human master standing behind her.
Hu Jiujiu had always been the pride of the demons. Although the entire Ping City was filled with humans now, the demons still had some face because of Hu Jiujiu. However, they did not expect that the most powerful demon in Ping City was actually supported by the human race.
“Greetings, Senior.” The old granny bowed respectfully to Li Yuanqing.
This old lady also knew the rules. Since he was a man who could make Hu Jiujiu lower her head, he must not be underestimated.
Although she looked like she was on equal footing with Hu Jiujiu, Hu Jiujiu only did that out of respect for her, a senior of the demon race.
When she encountered a truly powerful person, she had to lower her head when she had to.
Li Yuanqing hurriedly went forward and helped the old lady up.
“Old lady, don’t be like this. I came here today as your in-law to talk to you. I heard about the matter between you and I’m very understanding of this rule in your clan. I think the little fellows seem to have feelings for each other. If such a good thing is missed because of me, I’ll still feel very guilty.”
“Senior, you’re too kind. This era has long changed. We shouldn’t stick to such stubborn rules.”
Li Yuanqing said helplessly, “Old lady, don’t call me that anymore. If you don’t mind, just call me Little Li.”
“I would never dare to be so rash.”
“Old lady, don’t refuse. Otherwise, I’ll feel bad.”
“Then I’ll be bold and call you Little Li.”
“That’s good.”
This old lady from the Demon Fox Clan would never have thought that she would have the chance to call this ninth-grade Formation Arrangement Realm person Little Li.
“Little Li, how do you think this matter should be resolved? I’ll listen to your arrangements.”
Li Yuanqing helped the old lady back to her seat. The others also sat down. They even specially arranged a chair for Hu Jiujiu.
Initially, the old lady wanted to give her seat to Hu Jiujiu or Li Yuanqing, but the two of them refused no matter what. The two of them simply sat beside the old lady. Hu Qian, Yang Tianqi, and Liu Wen stood behind the three of them.
The reason why Li Yuanqing made such a trip was naturally firstly because his little disciple had fallen in love and could not extricate himself. Secondly, it was because many demons felt that there was a deep estrangement between the humans and the demons. They thought that the academy was a place for humans and that the demons would be bullied if they entered.
Therefore, many demons were still very stubborn. They sealed their families and did not come into contact with the outside world. The Academy outside was already in full swing, and everyone had improved by leaps and bounds. However, they were still guarding their small place.
This caused the gap between the humans and demons to widen. It would immediately become very, very unbalanced.
If this continued, the demons would probably be completely reduced to the edge. In the end, they might even be chased into the wilderness. This was not something Li Yuanqing wanted to see.
Li Yuanqing thought that it would be better for them to develop together in this world. By competing with each other, they could increase their strength faster. If it was only the humans, this growth speed would not last long.
He had come here today to personally stand up for the academy, wanting to rope these demons into the academy.
“I see that there are many talents in the academy, including humans and demons. That is a very creative place. Many cultivation techniques are provided to such a good platform for free. It would be a waste not to let the younger generation go.”
Li Yuanqing went straight to the point.
The granny still had a smile on her face, but she said with a little doubt, “Little Li is right. That academy is indeed a good place. I see that Xiaoqian has changed a lot after half a year. However, I think this half a year is enough. There’s no need to wait any longer.”
Hu Qian originally had an eager expression on her face, but when she heard her granny’s words, her expression dimmed again.
Li Yuanqing smiled and looked at the old lady. “Old lady, do you think our academy is doing something bad?”
“Little Li, you’ve misunderstood. I didn’t mean that. I’m just saying that this academy is more suitable for humans. Our demon race has our own cultivation technique, so there’s no need to get involved.”
“You still don’t trust our academy.”
“How could that be?”
Seeing that this topic could not be opened up, Li Yuanqing coughed lightly. Hu Jiujiu immediately replied.
“I know what everyone is worried about. Everyone has heard a lot of rumors and is very worried. However, I can assure everyone here that if anything unfair happens in the academy, it will be dealt with, regardless of whether it’s the humans or the demons.”
Hu Jiujiu had been saying this since the first day of the academy. How much could the people below believe was probably very limited.
“City Lord, it’s not that we don’t believe you, but ever since the academy was established, there has been a lot of news about the academy. We heard that a junior of the Wolf Clan was skinned alive by a human kid in the academy.”
“That’s right. There’s also the Black Bear Clan. Their master was cruelly cut off and their hands were made into delicacies for humans to enjoy. These are all things that happened!”
The people below said more and more. The news they heard became more and more ridiculous.
Li Yuanqing had long expected this. He threw out a round ball.
The ball landed on the ground and jumped twice. It jumped higher and higher. In a short while, it became a small person. It rolled on the ground and stood up. It was a wooden doll.
After the wooden puppet came out, it stared at a demon beside it with red eyes.
He had snatched this fellow from Bai Mei. Although it was only a beginner-level experiment, it still had the strength of the Spirit Transformation realm. To these demons, it was already a heaven-shattering combat strength.
In their entire family, they only had one Spirit Transformation Realm expert, and he died.
The demon who was targeted turned pale with fright and wanted to escape. However, he could not escape under the powerful pressure.
“What are you going to do?”
“Help!”
For a moment, the entire scene was in chaos.
However, just as the puppet was about to succeed, he was suddenly frozen in midair, unable to move.
A strange power came from the ground and turned into a rune chain that firmly bound it.
The scene was controlled immediately, and the chaos at the scene temporarily calmed down. The demons looked at the scene in front of them in bewilderment. They did not know what was going on.
Hu Jiujiu introduced, “Our Great City Protection Formation has also been specially improved in the academy, so the top array formation masters in Ping City are working on it. As long as there is violence anywhere, it will be stopped before it happens.”
Hu Jiujiu even specially walked to the side of the puppet and measured the distance between them. “As long as there is hostility between the two of them and the distance is less than a foot in a short period of time, they will be stopped by the array formation. In the future, this array formation will also extend to the entire city. It’s just in the small area of the academy now.”
“In other words, if anyone wants to attack, they will immediately be tied up by this thing?”
“That’s right. This protective array can effectively protect the weak from being bullied by the strong. Therefore, it’s impossible for any students to be attacked or cruelly killed in the academy.”
“I see.”
The foxes looked at the puppet in realization. There are those bolder ones who leaned forward and walked to the puppet. They reached out and touched the rune chain beside it.
No matter what kind of power they used to attack the rune chain, the chain was very tough and showed no signs of loosening.
They also tried to attack the puppet inside, but the rune chains had a certain protection effect. As long as the person was locked, it would be difficult for the outside world to damage them.
“Does this thing really exist?”
Li Yuanqing smiled at the old lady and promised, “Old lady, don’t worry. Our academy will definitely ensure the safety of any student. Please rest assured and send your disciples to the academy.”
The old granny looked at Li Yuanqing in confusion. “You humans are so generous to be able to build such an academy. I’m very envious. In the past, the knowledge of our demon race was too loose and we never thought of doing anything together. But why must you share it with us demons?”
Li Yuanqing nodded gently. “If I can answer your questions, will you send all your disciples to the academy?”
“If Senior is willing to enlighten me, I’m naturally willing to send all my disciples there.”
“Including Hu Qian?”
“Including Hu Qian.”
“I don’t think you know that there is a higher dimension world in the Chiliocosm. If you want to ascend to that land, you have to have extremely powerful strength in the lower realm. How can you resist the Heavenly Dao of the upper realm alone?”
“Could it be the legendary Immortal World? But that’s just a legend. No one has ever seen the Immortal World.”
Li Yuanqing did not comment on this and continued.
“If we people from the lower realm want to break through the Heavenly Dao, we have to work together and work hard together to have a chance. This is also the reason why I want the demons to come to the academy together. I hope you’ll be satisfied with this answer.”
The old lady looked at Li Yuanqing’s face for a long time before finally nodding slowly.
“Young Master, I’m ashamed to be inferior to you. Your human race is open-minded. We naturally won’t be so timid.”
“So you mean?”
“In a few days, I will naturally send Xiaoqian and the others to the academy.”
“Thank you, old lady!”
“I should be the one thanking you, Young Master. In the past, the demons treated the humans like this, but you were still able to accept us demons. You’re really magnanimous.”
“I’m satisfied with your approval. Then what about the juniors?”
“Let’s do as you say. We should have abandoned the red tape in the past. Let the children decide for themselves.”
“Hahaha!”
Li Yuanqing smiled and pulled Hu Qian over. The two boys also tactfully walked up to Li Yuanqing.
“I think Xiaoqian is very intelligent. If she can follow Little Man to learn array formations, she will probably have a bright future.”
Hu Jiujiu covered her mouth and said to the Fox Clan, “Little Man is our Grand State Preceptor. It’s Xiaoqian’s blessing to be able to study array formations with the Grand State Preceptor.”
“What?”
“Thank you, Young Master!”