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Granny Sha looked at the stele and then thought of the Evil Spirits within Chen Shi’s body, which gave her a tremendous headache.
"Old Chen, your burden is truly too heavy! Who could bear it?" she sighed.
When Chen Shi arrived in the county town, the sky was gradually turning crimson, and the sun was about to set.
He drove to Wencai Academy. Besides him, there were Fu Leisheng, Tian Huaiyi, and Shen Yusheng.
"Chen Shi, I was just about to look for you."
Tian Huaiyi’s expression was grave as he said, "Shen Yusheng’s performance in the Literary Examination was remarkable. A True God descended and bestowed upon him a First Grade Wenchang Divine Embryo. You showed an astounding performance in the Martial Trials; surely you will also receive a superior Divine Embryo from divine grace. Both of your situations are extremely dangerous now. Every year at this time, many students go missing, most kidnapped and robbed of their Divine Embryos."
He paused for a moment and continued, "Last night, a woman of great Divine Skills found me, hinting that she would pay a handsome price for Shen Yusheng’s Wenchang Divine Embryo and promised me a high official position and rich reward. I refused her."
Chen Shi’s heart stirred as he asked, "Was it a lady from the Li Family?"
Tian Huaiyi hesitated, not giving a direct answer, and said, "I have discussed it with my mentor, and the mentor cannot protect Shen Yusheng. The only place that can is the government office. Tonight, I plan to take Shen Yusheng and stay under the Ten Thousand Soul Banner. If that woman sends someone, they will retreat upon seeing that they cannot contend with the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, daring not to cause any more trouble."
The Ten Thousand Soul Banner was a powerful treasure protecting the entire Xinxiang County. Its power was immense, and since the new County Magistrate had not yet taken office, Tian Huaiyi’s activation of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner was enough to fend off experts from both the Nascent Soul Realm and Divinity Transformation Realm!
"Chen Shi, are you going as well?" Tian Huaiyi inquired.
Chen Shi shook his head and said, "I don’t have a Divine Embryo, so there won’t be any danger for me."
Fu Leisheng said, "Huaiyi, you must protect your Junior Brother Shen well; there cannot be any mishaps!"
Tian Huaiyi laughed and replied, "Mentor, back then I was just a poor boy, fortunate enough to become your disciple. In the countryside, I was nothing but a lazybones, never knowing that the world had so much reason to it. It was you who taught me these things, what is good and evil, grace and righteousness. Later, when I went to the frontier fortress and fought against Evil Spirits, I was surrounded by soldiers steeped in blood and was not influenced by the bureaucratic customs and human relationships. Promotions from that powerful lady might be critical for others, but for me, they are no more than manure. Rest assured, Mentor!"
Fu Leisheng silently nodded and patted Shen Yusheng’s head, saying, "Yusheng, follow your Senior Brother to the government office to hide for a while. Borrow the government office’s Righteous Qi to steady people’s hearts!"
Shen Yusheng silently followed Tian Huaiyi.
Fu Leisheng exhaled a breath of turbid air and glanced at Chen Shi, saying, "Although you have not yet been targeted, you are also in danger. Tonight, I will stay at the academy."
Chen Shi bowed in thanks.
The night was exceedingly long, neither Chen Shi nor Fu Leisheng slept a wink.
Fu Leisheng read by the lamp all night, while Chen Shi sat dozing off beside him. Just past midnight, suddenly a chill wind blew through, and the flame turned an eerie green, shooting up more than a foot high.
Black Pot immediately got up, barking loudly.
Amidst the chill wind, an oppressive bloody aura surged forth.
Chen Shi awoke with a start and quickly raised his hand to shield the flame, turning to look outside the window, only to see a blood-covered figure standing there—the figure was Tian Huaiyi.
"Mentor, your disciple has failed to protect Junior Brother Shen," the bloody figure cried in the chill wind, falling to his knees and kowtowing, "Mentor’s grace is as heavy as a mountain, and Huaiyi has let you down. I can’t repay you in this life; I can only hope to repay your kindness in the next!"