Chapter 351: Chapter 350: Guarding and Stealing
Just as Ji Roufeng said.
When Xu Lingjun contacted Li Lei, what he heard was heavy breathing like that of an ox, accompanied by the sharp sound of a whip and scolding.
"Your movements must not distort. Although body forging may not be of much use to you, it still might have some benefits. Take the opportunity these days to forge your body more, stabilize your foundation, and perhaps during the martial arts demonstration, there might be miraculous effects."
Listening to the commotion on the other end, Xu Lingjun understood.
It seemed that before the martial arts demonstration, Li Lei truly had no time to meet with him.
No choice... it’s not that Xu Lingjun prefers romance over friendship.
In the following days, the Imperial Capital was indeed peaceful and quiet.
The Five Great Sects had all entered the Imperial Capital, but due to the limited number of people... and because everyone was desperately refining themselves to perform well in the martial arts demonstration, they did not cause any impact on the Imperial Capital.
Except for some confusion in Tomorrow, who occasionally asked Liu Peiyun, didn’t Feng’Er come with us? Could it be that what we saw in the car was just an illusion... she actually never came, otherwise why haven’t we seen her at all these past few days?
In fact.
Ji Roufeng had indeed been residing in Zhanzheng Academy during this period.
Daily discussing with Wang Qingya how to make more delicious dishes, going shopping together, buying clothes, and admiring the beautiful scenery of the Imperial Capital, they really seemed like a family.
Anyway, Su Huanqing wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but she always felt that when Wang Qingya looked at Ji Roufeng, there was a slightly familiar glint in her eyes.
As if she used to look at herself that way back then.
Xu Lingjun didn’t mind. He wasn’t really familiar with Ji Roufeng before, just a few encounters, but living together every day during this period, he had become quite familiar with her.
In terms of appearance, Ji Roufeng was elegant and dignified, like a serene lady walking out of a painting. Her presence was pleasing to the eye, except that night attacks were inconvenient since he couldn’t figure out in whose room Ji Roufeng would sleep.
Who knows if she shares a bed with Wang Qingya or spends the night chatting with Su Huanqing?
But Xu Lingjun isn’t someone who thinks entirely with his lower body. Except for being inconvenient at night, he otherwise welcomed Ji Roufeng with open arms most of the time.
Every day, apart from going to the research institute in the morning to cooperate by answering some questions from the researchers, answering what he could and showcasing the wonders of the Transformation Capsule when he couldn’t answer.
With a foundation to start with, he had seriously studied the material of Zhanzheng Academy, and quickly blended in with those researchers... This actually puzzled him. With his own face, why did it feel like only pure male friends gathered around him?
No pure female friends at all, and the only one, Li Jingjun, ultimately became not so pure.
Thinking of Li Jingjun...
Xu Lingjun couldn’t help but feel an inexplicable longing. After leaving Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion, just a few days later, it was the monthly external network opening day of Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion.
He had intended to spend some time on the phone with Li Jingjun.
But who would have known that when he called, no one answered.
It was only after consulting Liu Zhiyuan that he learned that Li Jingjun had already applied for graduation and returned to her family the day after he left.
Xu Lingjun recalled what she had said to him before, saying that once she returned to her family, she might not even be able to casually play with her phone anymore.
Is that what it meant?
Xu Lingjun was convinced that this was indeed the case. After all, according to what she said, she was going back to inherit Supreme Level Martial Skill techniques even higher than the Wind Seeking Technique and the Hui xue technique.
Supreme Level Techniques are wondrous and likely very consuming of heart and spirit.
But being unable to contact her did worry him a bit, so Xu Lingjun had already decided... when this current situation was resolved, he would visit the Li Family.
Didn’t Jingjun also say that her grandmother had an extremely good impression of him and directly expressed that if Jingjun couldn’t succeed in cultivation, she’d want her to have children with Xu Lingjun?
Just for that... he felt it was quite necessary to make a visit.
After all, Jingjun is already 18 years old. He didn’t know much about these noble families, but he’d read quite a few novels before, and in those novels, these kinds of messy families loved to engage in arranged marriages, so it was better to set things straight sooner rather than later and prevent any unexpected disturbances.
And for the rest of the time, he spent almost all of it cultivating.
Back when Zhou Qianmo had sneak attacked him, his full force attack, after being neutralized by Excalibur, all the remaining power surged into Xu Lingjun’s body, becoming a part of him. Although it was only a part from an Upper Realm Grandmaster, it was enough to make him instantly breakthrough to the Second Layer of Profound Realm.
And with such a large amount, while it raised his cultivation level, it also broadened his meridians, making his subsequent cultivation even smoother.
During this period, Xu Lingjun’s cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and even without the flesh and blood of the mysterious races of the heavens from Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion, his progression speed didn’t falter in the slightest.
The rhythm of life in the Imperial Capital was fast.
Especially after getting used to living in such a routine, day by day, it seemed almost imperceptible...
Xu Lingjun felt immensely content each day but remained oblivious to the turbulent undercurrents in the shadows.
And the ones to first notice anything unusual were actually... the Divine Soldier Guard!
In a luxurious villa.
Dozens of Divine Soldier Guards had already completely locked down all exits within a radius of several hundred meters.
Zhu Zhengdao, his forehead beaded with sweat, listened to the report given by his subordinate.
"Commander, the identity of the female deceased has been confirmed. She is Sun Qingrou, the legal wife of the Central City Martial Mansion’s director, Marquis Xia Wu, now living alone at home, without a job, living off the inheritance left by Marquis Xia Wu."
The reporting subordinate paused and said, "The identity of the male deceased is the Vice Sect Leader of the Cuowu Sect, Wu Hongzhou."
"Is it confirmed?"
Zhu Zhengdao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked.
"Yes, it’s confirmed."
Zhu Zhengdao’s face was full of bitterness... not long after the previous incident where the Prince was attacked, he had already had to bear an immense cost for that.
It’s been only a few short months, and yet another incident has occurred.
Moreover, the deceased was Wu Hongzhou, who had once injured the Divine Soldier Guard and had already held a grudge against them. For this matter, Cuowu Sect had even incorporated three hundred excellent disciples into the ranks of the Divine Soldier Guard, tremendously boosting their strength.
But now, the Divine Soldier Guard’s patrols had tightened considerably, and with the overall strength enhancement, the Imperial Capital was practically an ironclad fortress without a single gap.
Yet, Wu Hongzhou was still dead.
Died soundlessly, arousing relentless suspicion...
Unless the Divine Soldier Guard deliberately let it happen or engaged in inside collusion, who else possessed the capability to kill someone whose power was just shy of the Upper Realm, a Profound Realm powerhouse?
"Investigate, do not overlook even a single useful clue."
Zhu Zhengdao shouted angrily, pausing, he said, "Also, inform the victims’ families, you guard here and ensure the news doesn’t spread out, I’m going to see the Princess."
He couldn’t help but smile bitterly, this time, it might just be another crisis leading to a downfall.