Chapter 46 Entering the Demon Beast Forest

  When the two brothers walked out of the cave, it was already 10:30 at night. The dormitory gate closes every night at 11:30. It's getting late and they should head back to their dorm. The night breeze is gentle, and the moonlight shines brightly on the ground. Under the moonlight, the sky appears a pale blue color. A few sleepless birds sing lonely melodies, like travelers in a foreign land singing songs of homesickness, or young people searching for companions, singing out what's in their hearts.

  The night was quiet, and after walking for a while, I found that my younger brother was still as afraid of walking in the dark as before. He took every step with caution, so naturally his pace slowed down. Sighing softly to myself, I turned around and pulled my younger brother's somewhat chilly hand down the mountain. At this moment, I could feel that my younger brother's hand had been dampened by cold sweat. Both of us instinctively gripped each other's hands tightly. As a result, our pace quickened.

  For first to third year students, the college is particularly strict. Every night, the floor leaders and dormitory heads are organized to check people on each floor. Probably because they are afraid that new students will have accidents, those who do not return to their dormitories at night will be given a demerit, unless there are special reasons or prior leave. For fourth year and above students, it is not necessary to manage so strictly. There are many reasons for this, such as going on missions for several months or even years at a time. On the other hand, being in the fourth year and above represents having independent behavior capabilities, and the college does not set up too many constraints.

  My brother knew these rules and told me one by one on the way back to the dormitory, and he returned to his own dormitory only after I entered the dormitory.

  Just as I was about to enter the dormitory, I heard my roommates discussing how late I was returning and speculating whether I was secretly meeting a young girl. Everyone else was okay, participating in the conversation but not speaking out of turn. Only Liu Jinsong seemed to have eaten something wrong, spewing vicious language nonstop. This didn't sit well with Li Guikan, who I somewhat admired, and he said disapprovingly: "I say, Old Liu, how can you speak about someone like that? That's not moral."

  Even "morality" has been brought out, it seems that this is not the first time to refute Liu Jinsong's despicable behavior. Yan Jun, Dai Hong, and Dai Pu echoed: "Old Liu, you are talking behind people's backs, which is really unkind." The other few people stood by and watched the show.

  "He's always flirting with young girls, this behavior is almost the same as deceiving people, and he relies on his own talent, so I say that he doesn't even know how many innocent girls he has deceived. People like him are worth speaking up for? It seems I overestimated you all." Liu Jinsong originally only targeted me, but seeing someone speak up for me, not only did he not show remorse, but instead also ridiculed these classmates.

  For someone like him, I didn't plan on giving him a normal greeting. I walked into the dormitory nonchalantly, ready to wash up and sleep. But just because I ignore others doesn't mean they'll let me off scot-free. My entrance was quite abrupt, right after Liu Jinsong's words had just fallen, everyone knew I must have heard what he just said, and they all wanted to see how I would respond to Liu Jinsong, but I didn't take any action.

  Liu Jinsong saw this and thought I was timid and afraid of trouble, so he became arrogant and loudly said: "Hey, where did you go just now? And why didn't you speak when you came in?" Without waiting for me to answer, he guessed on his own: "You went to a secret meeting with little Loli, right? I knew it! You must be guilty of something, that's why you don't dare refute me. Just as I thought, you're a coward who dares not face the consequences!"

  His words became more and more venomous, the other roommates also looked at me with inquiring eyes, I couldn't remain unmoved anymore. I stopped in my tracks, gave Liu Jinsong a cold glance, and said indifferently: "I'm not a rich second generation, we can't rely on our dads, we have to rely on ourselves, so I told you, I went to cultivate; from now on, no matter what the situation is, don't gossip behind people's backs, otherwise your dad won't be able to protect you either."

  "Hey, with your mediocre physique, even if you cultivate for hundreds of years, I doubt you'll achieve anything. I think you're better off finding a rich wife. As the saying goes: 'Marrying a good wife is equivalent to struggling less for thousands of years!' Haha, aren't you feeling quite unhappy about it? Unhappy, right? Alright then, let's make a bet!"

  "A still indifferent voice came: 'Not interested.'"

  "I knew you were a coward, not daring to fight back. From now on, this dormitory is mine; and most importantly, please keep away from Xiaomei in the future. Someone like you doesn't deserve someone as outstanding as her, only an extraordinary person like me can match up to her." Liu Jingsong's face turned red with rage.

  After hearing this, everyone finally understood: Liu Jin Song's idea was too shameless, who would want him as the dorm leader? It's humiliating! Although they thought so, no one dared to say it out loud, as they all knew that offending him wouldn't be good. Only Li Gui Kan couldn't bear it and weakly said, "Old Liu, you're being too unfair, after all we're dorm mates, how can you do this?" He walked towards me with a helpless expression and whispered, "You should show off your talents and give him a hard time, just looking at his ugly face makes me unhappy."

  "Hey, whose dog's chain broke and is biting people everywhere? I wonder: if you were bitten by this dog, would you bite back?" I thought of a classic phrase.

  "Haha, of course not, if I got bitten, wouldn't that be stupid?" Li Gui said with a laugh.

  "That's right."

  The most ridiculous conversation, Liu Jin-song had a green face, others were inexplicable, when they reacted, they couldn't help but laugh.

  "You'll see, one of these days you'll agree to make a bet!" Liu Jinsong saw that no matter what method he used, it was like hitting a cotton ball, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get anywhere, so he just let out a few words during my foot-washing time and then went to sleep. He thought, later on, I'll slowly plot against him, anyway we live together, not afraid of not finding an opportunity, when the time comes, make a life-and-death bet, heh heh.

  The school has its rules, if you cause trouble without reason, you will be expelled, no one can be an exception. However, a challenge is different, as long as the other person agrees. Then on the arena, even if you are "accidentally" disabled, it's not anyone's fault. Or beforehand, both parties agree to take responsibility for their own lives and deaths, then it can even lead to loss of life.

  In the event of a duel agreed upon by both parties, the family and friends of the deceased are not allowed to privately seek revenge against the person involved, otherwise it will be considered as openly provoking the authority of the college and will be subject to retaliation from the college. There have been examples of this in the past, such as when the heir of a certain noble family was killed in a duel 100 years ago, which was also agreed upon by both parties: whoever dies is responsible for their own death. Later, when the family sought revenge against the person involved but failed, they disappeared overnight and all their industries were destroyed, after which no one dared to be reckless in the college again.

  Everyone in the Information College knows that Liu Jinsong is a man of great strength, and if he were to encounter someone else with similar abilities, it's possible that even his father couldn't save him. Because what he says is enough to provoke many people to kill him, so challenges are inevitable, and may even lead to a fight to the death. However, I, with a heart as innocent as a child, can forgive his sins for two reasons: firstly, although his words are venomous and hide malicious intentions, they haven't crossed my bottom line; secondly, he hasn't started killing yet, and the first person I kill should be someone who is unforgivably evil, such as an evil spirit, a traitor, or a villain. Of course, this also includes those who harbor evil intentions towards my loved ones.

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  Here is the translation:

  To say that after Brother returned to his dormitory, he didn't sleep. He lived in a single room, so he wouldn't have encountered my problem. So why didn't he sleep? Because thinking about how to set up this obstacle illusion method requires what and so on, all of which are recorded in the Flame Yang Formation Method chapter. As for the final result, it's just changing the illusion formation into an obstacle illusion method. However, some beast crystals are also needed as array eyes, the higher the level the better.

  I took a look at the space watch and found that there was no stock inside. It seems that I still need to go to the Monster Forest tomorrow morning...

  The next morning, the two brothers got up early as usual to practice their skills. The older brother tried practicing Tai Chi a few times, but unfortunately didn't enter a state of harmony with nature, probably because he had something on his mind and couldn't focus; maybe he'll try again later. Then they went for a run together. During the run, the older brother mentioned that he wanted to go to the Monster Forest, and I expressed my desire to take a look as well. Unfortunately, the older brother said that the school doesn't allow lower-grade students (third year and below) to enter the Monster Forest that I'm about to head to.

  The academy has two beast forests besides the freshman trial ground. One is for people below third grade, with a maximum of second-level beasts; the other is where Brother is about to go, with a maximum of sixth-level beasts and a vast area.

  After listening to my brother's words, I still said stubbornly: "Go try and see, if you really can't then just forget it, being able to go in is also good for company."

  The gatekeeper was an old man with a fiery spirit and youthful appearance. As soon as he saw the two classmates approaching, he went through the motions and said, "Show me your cards."

  The card had information about my identity and grade, and upon seeing that I was only a first-year student, he said seriously: "You two are sworn brothers from the same month and day, I know you, although the principal said to give you the greatest convenience; however, I still advise you, it's not safe for you to go in yet, it's too dangerous inside." The last sentence was directed at me.

  "Uncle, I'm not afraid of danger, thank you for your concern!" Upon hearing this, he suddenly felt a bit happy. The principal is actually quite good to us.

  Looking at the determined look of these two brothers, I knew they had already made up their minds and it was no use persuading them. He nodded and said, "Alright then, you can go in, but don't go too deep."

  He watched the two brothers disappear into thin air, then turned to one side and said, "Old fellow, don't you think these two kids are quite interesting? Both of them have ordinary physiques, yet they can cultivate so quickly, it's almost comparable to some of the geniuses from the Eight Great Body Refining Families!"

  "Yes, and their kung fu seems to be very mysterious, I don't know where they learned it from. Their energy can't even be measured by our energy-measuring beads." This voice was unexpectedly Tianba's. Coincidentally, he had been thinking of coming to find this red-haired old man to chat today.