8, phantom(1/2)
The moment the illusion was lifted, Xu Yinian staggered and almost fell to the ground.
After returning to reality, the dense wounds on his body disappeared, but he was extremely tired. He barely stood firm with his knees, and then he heard a heavy sound of flesh hitting the ground.
A few meters away, the red-eyed phantom demon fell heavily to the ground. Before he died, he grabbed his neck with both hands, and his face turned into a pig's liver due to poor breathing.
Xu Yinian looked at the corpse of the phantom demon in a daze, and someone ran over to support him.
"Are you okay?" Chen Ran asked.
"I'll help you with treatment!" Su Tang hurriedly activated his superpowers.
Xu Yinian shook his head.
"No flesh and blood." He really didn't have the strength to speak, but Su Tang and Chen Ran seemed to be about to die in the next second. The two of them supported him from left to right, and Su Tang was busy treating him with no wounds at all. Xu Yinian was very uncomfortable: "What are you two? I'm not disabled..."
There were countless casualties and injuries in the auction hall. The monsters who had inexplicably saved their lives were all staring in the same direction in fear, and they could not guess when this evil god would attack again. The puppet line in Yu Huai's hand was connected with the lives of hundreds of phantom monsters. He looked at Xu Yinian's chaotic formation and easily removed his abilities. All the phantom monsters present fell to the ground for a moment, and their lives were unknown.
“…………”
The monsters looked at each other and did not dare to make any sound.
The demon-eliminating master of Qihai Branch was originally guarding the door, but he was about to escape when he saw that the situation was not good. The four doors of the auction hall suddenly opened from the outside at the same time.
A large number of demon-destroying masters wearing white uniforms surrounded the door, and their uniforms were embroidered with the logo of the General Administration on their chests. The young man led the team had a handsome and charming face, and his long golden hair shone brightly under the light, which was a typical feature of the demon clan.
Ban Yao Yuan Mu, vice president of Fengqiao College.
It was recognized that Yuan Mu was leading the team himself, and several demon-removing masters from Qihai Branch almost fainted. Yuan Mu lived for hundreds of years, and most of the demon-removing masters present had been his students.
"We received news that the Phantom Demon Clan illegally held an underground auction, and the Qihai Branch refused to provide help to our students." Yuan Mu smiled kindly and faced one of the demon-removing masters, "Is this true?"
The person who was asked looked even worse than crying: "Teacher Yuan... No, no, Mr. Yuan! I don't know much about the situation and came here just to maintain order. We subdued some of the magic monsters and were about to seek instructions from our superiors."
"So," Yuan Mu nodded and signaled to the large white uniform behind him. "If you don't know anything, please ask the General Administration for instructions."
“…”
"Auctions of humans and demons, smuggling prohibited items, dereliction of duty... Do you know how many years of crimes these add up to? It's enough for you to squat in the Black Tower until your next life! The premise is that you can still save your life after being tried!" Every time you say the previous crime, Yuan Mu's expression became more vicious, and the demon-eliminating master in Qihai City was yelled pale by him.
After Yuan Mu finished speaking, he returned to his previous gentle tone: "As an outstanding graduate of the college, he threw all the oaths he had made behind his head. The teacher is very disappointed with you."
A large number of demon-removing masters from the General Administration followed Yuan Mu into the room. For the first time, the frightened monsters felt the warmth of the spring breeze when they arrived at the Demon-removing Bureau. Most of these monsters were caught by the organizer for no reason and were auctioned. The General Administration needs to register their identities. Some monsters are still scared at the registration center: "Comrades from the General Administration, can you guarantee our personal safety, right?"
"Of course," the demon-eliminating master smiled, "please rest assured, we have controlled most of the phantom monsters."
"No, no, don't talk about this, do you see it there? Yu Huai!" The monster whispered like a thief, "You should stare at it to ensure Xu Yinian's personal safety! You just came in and didn't know that Yu Huai really didn't blink!"
“…”
Yuan Mu swept around the room and walked towards the three students who were staying together.
"Thank you for your hard work." He looked at Xu Yinian in the middle, "but you, after the college, you only have to increase your courage and dare to act alone in such occasions... Is it because someone cleans up the mess for you?"
Yuan Mu looked at Yu Huai in the direction when he spoke. Chen Ran's expression was strange. Su Tang opened his eyes wide and couldn't believe that the vice principal actually took the lead in knocking blood sugar. However, Xu Yinian didn't hear the implicit sound and said in a weak way: "Thank you, it's better to come early next time."
Yuan Mu was amused by him. Just as he was about to tease him one or two more words, Yu Huailiangliang said, "You are thinking too much. He never thinks about how to end things when doing things, and he cares about his head and ends."
Xu Yinian turned his head and glared at Yu Huai. As if he thought this scene was very interesting, Yuan Mu smiled and said, "When it comes to this, I have to thank you. If it weren't for your help, it wouldn't be so easy to solve... But this auction seems to have nothing to do with you, Yu Huai?"
Looking at this former close friend of Yu’s mother, Yu Huai said helplessly: “If you have anything, just say it.”
Yuan Mu smiled without saying a word, and showed the empty entrance and exit with his eyes: "It just so happened that he was here too."
There was a little commotion at the door, and it seemed that someone was approaching the auction hall. The demon clan had always been unruly. Even if the demon removal bureau put on the coupon chain, most of the magic monsters did not show any timidity. However, after seeing the figure at the door, many magic monsters with blood stained with their hands lowered their heads anxiously.
"Sorry, I'm late."
"No," Yuan Mu said, "You are here just in time. We haven't started to talk about the serious matters."
"When I was preparing for the daytime auction, there were people in the family preparing for the underground auction. At the end of the matter, the Demon Elimination Bureau and the Academy needed to come forward. I was dereliction of duty." Hua Hengjing walked along the way and saw the arrested tribe. "Is this going to take them to prison? Please leave two for me, we need to investigate the person involved... it's just you two."
The two phantom demons that Hua Hengjing randomly clicked were both stunned. The clever one begged for mercy: "Master, please change someone! I don't know anything. Take the lead in going back! He is the only one who received the order from the Elders' House!"
"You reminded me," Hua Hengjing ordered his subordinates to "find out the leader."
"It's dead." Hua Hengjing showed an unexpected look. Yu Huai asked more when he saw this, "Don't you mind?"
"Of course I don't mind, Boss Yu." Hua Hengjing reacted and smiled, signaling to his subordinates, "Then I'd better take them two."
The two phantom monsters were ashamed to see this, and knew that they had been trapped on the ground with their hands in the face of disaster. When they were dragged away, they even asked for help from the Demon Elimination Bureau: "Please! Take me to prison! I am willing to be tried!"
The phantom demon struggled so poorly. The experienced demon-removing master shook his head at a newcomer who was unbearable and signaled him not to say much.
Strictly speaking, Hua Hengjing's approach does not comply with the regulations, but although he is polite, he does not give the Demon Elimination Bureau a chance to refuse. In addition, the internal situation of the large family has always been complicated, so it is not easy to interfere in the Demon Elimination Bureau.
"We have initially determined that the underground auction cannot be separated from the Elders' House of the Phantom Demon Clan, and there are still various matters to be found out later." Yuan Mu spoke at this time, "Because two students died, the college will jointly investigate the incident with the Demon Elimination Bureau..."
"Two students died?" Xu Yinian frowned.
In addition to Gu Xiaodong, someone else died?
"A girl in your group died in an underground warehouse where many corpses were piled up. It may be that the organizer used humans to perform a blood sacrifice to meet the conditions for the auction." Yuan Mu sighed lightly, "Her name is Jiang Qiuyue."
Xu Yinian opened his eyes wide, and Chen Ran also looked up suddenly.
They almost spoke in unison: "How is that possible?!"
Yuan Mu signaled them to explain. Chen Ran spoke quickly: "The last time Xu Yinian and I saw her was on the ground. She didn't have a pass. How could we get down alone?"
"How often have you seen her?"
"In the evening, she told us that two monsters were suspicious. We kidnapped them and got two passes from them. She stayed on the ground and waited for the academy to notify them."
"From the stiffness of the body, she should have died this morning."
"Illusion." Yu Huai said, "Someone acted like her and wanted to lead you down."
“…”
"You said before that you got the pass, are you still there?" Hua Hengjing asked.
After taking the pass handed over by Xu Yinian, Hua Hengjing took a closer look: "The pass you got has problems, you can see."
He reached out and clicked the lower left corner of the pass. The illusion covering the pass gradually faded, and the last thing he left was a clean white card.
"Any illusion demon can see through this illusion, and when you show this pass, it has become the organizer's target."
No wonder the guards fought against him and Chen Ran so quickly, and they turned out to be exposed from the beginning.
Xu Yinian clenched the card without saying a word.
The next moment, the lightning suddenly gathered at his fingertips burned the white card to ashes, and he looked at Yuan Mu: "Vice Principal, I want to-"
Yuan Mu interrupted him directly: "You don't want to, don't show the expression of eagerness to try and try to get into a slight slap."
Yu Huai finished the blow with a chill next to him: "Your mentality like 'making me go around from beginning to end, so I must beat you with my own hands' is incorrect, and it is not advisable to act irritated."
Before Xu Yinian could refute, Yu Huai added: "If you feel that your classmates are responsible for an accident... are you reincarnated by the Bodhisattva? You want to take any mistakes on yourself."
"..." Xu Yinian was angry and exuded the mantra of the eight characters, "It's nothing to do with you! There's so much nonsense!"
Su Tang took a breath, Chen Ran covered her face, Hua Hengjing was very interesting, only Yuan Mu's expression remained unchanged: "Yu Huai is right, children who have not even passed the graduation assessment should not be involved in the adult affairs. Why are you still staying here?"
Although their group encountered a series of accidents in a very unfortunate manner, the result was that this graduation assessment could only be considered unqualified. Chen Ran and Su Tang turned their heads and left consciously, but Xu Yinian did not move at all, and even said to Yuan Mu: "Don't worry about me, you can continue."
Yuan Mu looked at him with a funny look and turned his eyes to Yu Huai: "Just as I said just now, the college and the Demon Elimination Bureau will work together, and Hua Hengjing will also provide as much help as possible. If you are interested in participating, the college will be fully in charge."
If you represent the college to participate in the investigation, all behaviors will become legitimate.
Hua Hengjing nodded aside and smiled: "I heard that the vice principal and Boss Yu have a good relationship, and the rumors are indeed true."
"After all, it's a student I taught."
"!" Xu Yinian's eyes lit up and he grasped the key point, "I am also a student you taught, so can I participate?"
Yuan Mu kicked the trouble out directly: "Yu Huai is responsible for everything in the academy. If you have any needs, you can tell him."
When he thought of his crazy words to the person in charge just now, Xu Yinian's face froze and subconsciously looked at Yu Huai. The latter smiled just right, and obviously thought of Xu Yinian's words that mattered to you: "Isn't this related to me?"
Xu Yinian was silent for a moment and pretended nothing happened: "Come on me, right? I'm very useful."
Yu Huai didn't speak.
Xu Yinian resisted his undisputed gaze and cruelly said, "I...I'm pretty good at fighting. I'll hit whoever you ask me to hit. I'll follow others from beginning to end, and I promise not to get in your eyes."
Yu Huai said casually: "You don't seem to listen to your team leader."
"Can Chen Ran be the same as you?" Xu Yinian said righteously, "What is his level? What is your level? If I follow you, I will follow the command in all my actions."
Hua Hengjing laughed out loudly next to her with disrespect.
Yu Huai affirmed part of Xu Yinian's expectant gaze: "I'm pretty sure, but I don't want students who can't pass the graduation assessment."
After Xu Yinian was stunned for a moment, he was sure that Yu Huai was sarcastic about his strength.
Before he could get angry, Yu Huai called Hua Hengjing's name: "I have something to ask you, I'm leaving."
"By bye, kid." Hua Hengjing was in a good mood when watching the show, and also encouraged Xu Yinian, "Come on, graduate."
Xu Yinian endured it, but couldn't help it: "Are they two still humans?"
Yuan Mu kindly reminded: "They are not humans at all."
“…”
To be continued...