Amid the pitch-black thick smoke, footsteps soon echoed.
Huo Wu looked up, but with the thick smoke covering everything, the stairs had almost no gaps, and even she couldn't see anything.
However, for so unknown reason, she felt that the one coming down the stairs was definitely a powerful person.
This guess made her heart race, and she bit her lip tightly.
Thud thud thud...!
The footsteps were steady, descending at a constant pace.
As the footsteps drew closer, Huo Wu's conviction grew stronger. She imdiately spoke up: "Excuse , are you Zhu Zhuqing's teacher?"
The figure suddenly stopped. "Is this the trick you pulled for this?"
When Huo Wu heard this, and since the other party didn't deny it, she felt there was a high chance!
"Yes! I'm sorry, I... I was just too eager to et you! I admire you so much, you taught Zhu Zhuqing..."
Huo Wu was so excited that her words beca incoherent.
The figure suddenly let out a light laugh. "Then you'll be disappointed. I'm not Zhu Zhuqing's teacher, nor the person you're looking for."
"Eh?" Huo Wu froze for a mont. From the tone of the voice, she couldn't detect any falsehood.
"However, you've caused quite a commotion. You really are mischievous. So, are you ready to pay the price?"
The figure continued to speak from within the smoke.
Huo Wu sighed and nodded. "I will definitely give Director Liu an explanation, but I've been keeping an eye on things here, and I didn't cause any real damage..."
As soon as her words finished, a sharp killing intent suddenly directed toward her.
Though she couldn't see anything, it felt as though a divine weapon was pressed against her throat.
If she made even the slightest move, she would surely be killed!
Huo Wu instantly froze, her entire body tensed, every hair on her body standing on end.
In that mont, she had the terrifying feeling that death could co at any second!
"No, I can't do this..."
Huo Wu trembled in fear, her eyes locked on the figure.
She was still young, and she didn't want to die.
The figure simply stared at her, silent, but the oppressive, storm-like fear surrounding her gave Huo Wu endless terror.
At that mont, Huo Wu understood what the ordinary people who had run away earlier must have felt.
"Xiao Wu!"
At that mont, Huo Wushuang ran up from behind. Upon seeing Huo Wu standing still, staring at a figure, he instinctively sensed sothing was wrong and quickly ran over.
"Don't co over!" Huo Wu shouted in a panic.
She was so scared, terrified that her recklessness would drag Huo Wushuang into danger too.
Huo Wushuang rushed over, shouting, "Don't harm my sister! If you have the guts, co for !"
"Heh, such sibling love. Hurry up and end your little prank, don't make more trouble, or it won't just be this small lesson you'll face."
The figure spoke indifferently.
At the sa ti, the killing intent that had enveloped Huo Wu instantly vanished.
Huo Wu imdiately collapsed to the ground as if all her strength had been drained.
Huo Wushuang hurried over, using his soul power to disperse the surrounding thick smoke. The stairwell appeared in front of them, but there was no figure left.
"Xiao Wu, are you alright?" Huo Wushuang asked worriedly.
Huo Wu's face was pale, but there were no visible injuries on her body. She weakly shook her head. "I'm fine, Brother. Help up. We need to clean up this ss..."
"Yes, yes." Huo Wushuang nodded repeatedly. He had never agreed with Huo Wu's thods.
Now, it turned out as he expected—she had provoked a powerful person in the library.
"From now on, don't go looking for Zhu Zhuqing's teacher. If they didn't want to tell you, it ans they don't want to be disturbed."
Huo Wushuang gently advised.
Huo Wu bit her lip, her expression reluctant. She muttered, "I'll ask one last ti, and if I still can't find out, then I'll give up..."
After Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang resolved the thick smoke in the library, they hurried to the banquet to host the Heavenly Water Team, which was also being held in the cafeteria of Blue Sea Academy.
Of course, it was in the highest-standard private dining room of the cafeteria, which was very spacious, with two large tables that could seat thirty or forty people.
The siblings arrived just as they were about to be seated.
Huo Wu imdiately found Liu Erlong, put her arm around her shoulder, and smiled charmingly.
"Director Liu, I'm so sorry, I... I caused you trouble..."
Liu Erlong froze for a mont. She actually quite admired this young girl and asked with curiosity, "What trouble? What are you talking about?"
Huo Wu's face turned even redder, feeling quite embarrassed. She said, "Director Liu, I... I want to know about Zhu Zhuqing's teacher. Do you know who it is?"
Liu Erlong nodded. "What's wrong?"
"I've had no clues for a long ti, and then today..." Huo Wu recounted what she had done.
When Liu Erlong heard that Huo Wu had faked the fire in the library and created thick smoke to try and force Dan Heng out, she instantly beca like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
In the library, she had her precious treasure!If Huo Wu had forced it to leave, she certainly wouldn't let this go easily!
However, if it wasn't Dan Heng, the library truly had no value to her.
Therefore, if she got furious, it would definitely alert Huo Wu to sothing wrong.
Liu Erlong's mind quickly turned, and she smiled faintly, shaking her head. "Ah, so it's for this? It's fine, just don't burn down the library and make sure no one was hurt."
Huo Wu let out a sigh of relief. She knew she was in the wrong, so no matter what Liu Erlong said, she had to take it.
"No! I promise! My brother and I carefully checked, and then we checked with the librarian, no one was hurt, just affected by the smoke. I'm willing to offer compensation."
Huo Wu said earnestly.
Liu Erlong wasn't very concerned about it. "As long as no one was hurt, it's fine. How about the library? Was the librarian okay?"
Huo Wu imdiately started praising the library, ntioning its vast collection, large number of readers, and elegant environnt.
When it ca to the librarian, Huo Wu had so complaints.
"You an Mr. Dan Heng, right? He's really... I don't even know what to say. Though he's handso, he's too arrogant."
Huo Wu was still very confident about her own appearance.
When n saw her, if they didn't fall in love at first sight, they at least should have so basic fondness for a beautiful woman, right?
But she had never received any special treatnt from Dan Heng.
Liu Erlong chuckled. Since Dan Heng was fine, she was relieved.
Huo Wu sat down with Liu Erlong, and then she leaned in, whispering, "Director Liu, please tell who Zhu Zhuqing's teacher is. Can you?"
Liu Erlong remained unmoved. "Her teacher is Teacher Gu."
"Better say he's the librarian. At least I can fantasize he's so reclusive master."
Huo Wu complained, looking at the full table of food but losing her appetite.
Liu Erlong was startled for a mont, almost thinking that Huo Wu had guessed it.
"Eat, eat..." Liu Erlong enthusiastically urged.
The Tian Shui Team was made up of delicate and graceful young won, all beauties of the country.
When they ate, they were all graceful and polite.
However, the team leader, Shui Bing'er, was more curious about the Blue Tyrant Team's situation, so she purposely sat beside Tai long.
With a few questions from her, Tai long was almost about to faint, spilling everything he knew except for matters concerning Dan Heng.
The four elental academies were all arranged in the sa building.
After the Tian Shui Team arrived and the banquet ended, the other three team leaders ca to their room.
Yu Tianheng, Feng Xiaotian, and Huo Wushuang walked in and seed a little nervous.
Although they had known each other since childhood, being around the seven girls from the Tian Shui Team, who were big stars in Douluo Continent, made them feel awkward.
Huo Wu rolled her eyes and said, "Look at you all! By the looks of it, you guys are no better than the librarian!"
Feng Xiaotian grumbled, "Xiao Wu, you can't compare us with him! He has such a beautiful wife, but we don't. Also, we're soul masters, he's just an ordinary person..."
Huo Wu gave him a disdainful glance. "An ordinary person is better than you!"
"..." Feng Xiaotian sulked, lowering his head.
Shui Yue'er, holding a dolphin pillow, curiously asked, "Sister Huo Wu, what's the deal with that librarian?"
Huo Wu briefly explained, "...Sigh, aside from his good looks, he has no other strengths. His mory is terrible. When I asked him if he knew Zhu Zhuqing, he said he didn't rember."
Shui Yue'er's eyes lit up. "How handso is he? Is he more handso than Brother Wushuang?"
In the Tian Shui Team, Shui Yue'er was a bit of a fangirl with no resistance to handso n.
If Shui Bing'er hadn't been watching over her, she probably would have been swept off her feet by soone already.
Huo Wushuang cleared his throat and puffed out his chest.
"More handso than my brother? Honestly, my brother can't compare to him at all," Huo Wu said with sharp words.
Huo Wushuang's face turned red, and he stamred, "I admit he's a bit more handso, but not to the point of having no comparison!"
Feng Xiaotian slapped Huo Wushuang on the shoulder, "Wushuang, I'm afraid you know, Xiao Wu never lies."
"..." Huo Wushuang twitched his mouth.
Huo Wu snorted, "Feng Xiaotian, you're always wearing a mask, and you're not even as good as my brother! You're not qualified to carry that librarian's shoes."
"..." Feng Xiaotian was stunned into silence.
Huo Wushuang laughed and slapped Feng Xiaotian on the shoulder, "My sister really doesn't lie."
Yu Tianheng felt relieved, glad he wasn't part of this conversation.
He folded his arms and moved farther away from the two brothers.
Shui Yue'er's eyes shone brighter. Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian were both rare handso n. If she hadn't known them for so long, she might have been infatuated.
But now, the librarian was even more handso than them?
Shui Yue'er couldn't suppress her feelings and began fantasizing about him.
Bang...!
Shui Bing'er walked over and tapped Shui Yue'er on the head. "Alright, let's talk about sothing important. What's going on with the Blue Tyrant Team?"
The group began discussing the changes in the Blue Tyrant Team.
But Shui Yue'er couldn't focus on anything else. Her mind was entirely filled with the librarian, unable to stop herself from daydreaming.
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At the sa ti, at Dan Heng's house, "Xue Qinghe" paid him another visit, bringing a whole pig with her, which she ate completely.
After a hearty al, she patted her stomach in satisfaction.
If she kept eating at Dan Heng's house like this, she probably would gain weight in no ti!
Then, she brought so bad news.
The Spirit Hall might be investigating Dan Heng because of so movents made by Salas, who seed to be searching for a particular person. "Xue Qinghe" judged that they were likely looking for Dan Heng.
Looking at Dan Heng with a serious expression, "Xue Qinghe" said, "Mr. Dan Heng, rest assured. Even if the Spirit Hall cos after you, I will cover for you. There won't be any issues."
"Even if sothing happens, I will give you the opportunity to escape before it becos a problem."
Listening to "Xue Qinghe's" words, Dan Heng remained calm. "Thank you."
"Xue Qinghe" replied seriously, "Mr. Dan Heng, please don't say that. You have helped strategize and strengthen the national power of the Heaven Dou Empire. You are a national treasure, and what I am doing is just the simplest of tasks."
Ziji glanced at her, snorting, "Then don't just say nice things. Bring more at next ti."
Biji grabbed Ziji's arm, giving her a helpless look.
Ziji laughed, "What, do you like her? Then ask your sister to send you away."
"Ziji!" Biji scolded her.
Gu Yue Na glanced at Ziji indifferently, "You keep talking, but it seems like you want to go to His Highness's residence. Why don't I send you there?"
Ziji's expression changed, and she imdiately sat up straight, no longer as casual as before. She hurriedly laughed, "I don't want to. I have to stay with my sister!"
"If anyone dares to want , I'll gouge their eyes out, cut their tongue off, and sever their tendons..."
As she spoke, Ziji glanced at "Xue Qinghe."
"Xue Qinghe's" face stiffened. Well, this was clearly aid at her!
"Ahem, I have things to attend to at my residence, so I'll take my leave..."
The next day.
Dan Heng arrived at the library, no longer reading the dical books borrowed from the Heaven Dou Grand Library. Instead, he began testing the feasibility of his ideas.
After calculating for about half an hour, the white paper was already filled with numbers and symbols.
He sighed in relief, leaned back in his chair, and looked at the paper, nodding slightly.
"The success rate should be around seventy percent."
"After all this ti..."
Dan Heng hadn't forgotten that through this treatnt thod, he planned to exchange it for an immortal herb, which he would give to Chryanthemum Douluo to thank him for the "sacrifice" he had made for him.
At that mont, his peripheral vision suddenly caught a glimpse of a girl at the service desk. She was wearing a veil, revealing only her bright, watery eyes.
When she noticed him looking over, her eyes imdiately curved into crescent moons.
"Hehe... hello, Mr. Dan Heng..."
The girl waved at him. It was Shui Yue'er.
Dan Heng raised an eyebrow. Although the little girl had been watching him for a while, he didn't feel any sense of trouble from her.
"Can I help you with sothing?"
Shui Yue'er quickly waved her hands, speaking in a soft voice, "No, no, Mr. Dan Heng, you just keep doing your thing. I like watching you and not doing anything."
"..." Dan Heng was speechless.
Shui Yue'er blinked her eyes and suddenly realized, "Am I making Mr. Dan Heng uncomfortable by being here? Then can I watch from a distance?"
"Because, Mr. Dan Heng, you are really too handso. I really like you!"
Shui Yue'er's neck turned red.
"Thank you..." Dan Heng didn't really know how to respond.
Shui Yue'er then stepped aside, softly saying, "If anyone dares to disturb Mr. Dan Heng, I will be his flower protector!"
(End of Chapter)
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