Chapter 38 Special Recruitment

  In these few days at Xinlu Auction House, Zhan Qingxia had been cooped up and didn't even know that people outside were going crazy looking for her.

  At this time, Zhan Qingkuang was sitting in front of the table, holding a small knife in her hand, carefully carving the red ember she had taken. In just a few days, it had already taken shape. The inch-sized red ember was polished into a smooth circle by her, with a delicate "熠" character carved in the middle of the flame. The surrounding white area was divided into two parts, and two deformed large characters were also carved on them. On the left was "Qing", and on the right was "Kuang". The two characters danced like dragons and phoenixes, connected from head to tail, forming a circle around the red ember, perfectly wrapping the "熠" character inside. Suddenly, this piece of warm jade became very showy. Taking out silk cloth, Zhan Qingkuang wiped away the dust on top, and carefully wiped it several times again, then polished it repeatedly until it was smooth and transparent, only then did she smile in satisfaction.

  Pushing open the door, taking a deep breath, her mood suddenly relaxed. These past few days, she had been having food delivered to her room and felt like it was all going stale.

  Farewell to the auction house's security guard, Zhan Liang finally found his conscience and went back to find his organization.

  As soon as she appeared, what awaited her was a massive lineup, and Shang Qi and the others dragged her into the house, pressed her down to sit, and then began interrogating her.

  Looking at the dean, vice president, elders and Hao Ren's impatient faces in front of her, she changed to a more comfortable posture, took a sip of tea and waited for their questions.

  "Say, where have you been these past few days? Did you know we were worried sick about you?" As soon as she asked this question, the atmosphere in the great hall changed, and she felt a chill from the dagger-like stares that pierced her all over.

  "Buy things." That's right, she brought the red hot sale here.

  "Go shopping? At such a critical juncture, you go shopping? Alright, let's not talk about this for now. What really happened that night? Tell the truth."

  "It's just as you see it, a few stray dogs came to make trouble and I took care of them. Oh, right, Director Yun Lie, this memory crystal is for you." With a flick of her wrist, the crystal arced through the air and landed in Director Yun Lie's hand.

  "Hey, be careful!" Yun Lieyuan's hands and feet were busy, but the result was that she seemed to glare at her with a blaming look.

  "Convenient? You didn't know they were coming, so you borrowed things from the principal just to set them up." Shang Qi got closer and closer, as if this would bring him closer to the truth.

  "It's hard to say, but it's always good to be prepared."

  "So how did you get rid of that vengeful spirit?"

  "Who am I? I have my own way!" Indeed, she never did anything without being sure of it. When she infused her spiritual energy into the memory crystal earlier, she hadn't planned to record everything from start to finish. She had originally intended to teach those people a lesson and not let anyone notice, but unexpectedly, they had some kind of treasure. Fortunately, she had Yao'er, which solved the trouble and also kept Yao'er's existence from being discovered. And using the memory crystal to bring about the downfall of Senluo Academy was just her going with the flow of events, a natural outcome. If Vice Principal Chu hadn't sent people to bother her, none of this would have happened. As they say, "Heavenly retribution can be forgiven, but self-inflicted retribution cannot be survived!"

  "What's the solution? Tell me quickly... tell me..." Pushing away the face in front of him, Warlight picked up a cherry and put it in his mouth, apparently not intending to say more.

  "Alright, Shang Qi, since Qing Kuang doesn't want to say anything, don't force her. However, Qing Kuang, next time something like this happens, you must notify us. If something really happens, it'll be too late."

  Zhan Qing nodded at Dan Changlao's words of concern.

  "What's the result?"

  "Haha, of course our Cloud Comfort is the first! I'm telling you, that match was so exciting, unfortunately you didn't see it. And also, Sen Luo was unusually calm, even some unknown colleges couldn't compare to them. Let's see if they'll be arrogant in the future!" Shang Qi's eyes sparkled with excitement as she told her about the results of the competition that she had missed.

  "Alright, alright, now that everyone is back, let's disperse! Qing Kuang, you stay behind." Yun Lieyuan looked at the group of energetic young men and women with a hint of a smile.

  "Let's go first, I'll continue talking to you later." After saying that, several people walked away while pushing and shoving each other.

  "What's wrong?" Seeing the Dean and the elders' serious faces, she knew that something must have happened during her absence.

  "It's just someone wants to see you."

  "Oh? Mysterious person?" Someone who can make these few people in front of me so vigilant must be an important figure!

  "Come with me."

  As they walked forward with Yun Lieyuan and the others, the number of people who could be seen became fewer and fewer. After seven twists and eight turns, they finally arrived at a large hall. Pushing open the door, inside were two old men, who were looking at them with spirit and vigor. When their eyes fell on her, their gaze became even more ardent.

  "Hey, I'll introduce you to these two. They're instructors from the Imperial Academy and they came to observe the academy rankings tournament. However, after watching your match, they want to make an exception and recruit you to the Imperial Academy. What's your take on that?"

  "Cough, cough, hello, I am the mentor of Imperial Academy, my name is Xiao Lan, he is Tang Hong. We saw your match and thought you have great potential, staying here would be a waste of talent. So, for your better development, we hope you can come to our Imperial Academy." said the gentle-voiced mentor named Xiao Lan.

  Everyone saw her face as usual, without excitement or agitation, and didn't know what she was thinking. For a moment, they were at a loss whether this was an acceptance or a refusal.

  "Ah, Liang, you go! The Kunpeng is destined to soar in the sky, this small Cloud Comfort Academy shouldn't be your final destination. You're still young and have a long way to go, and your extraordinary talent will surely take you flying high. So don't hold back, take bold steps forward, and embark on the true path of a strong warrior!"

  Actually, Zhan Qingkuang had already felt that she couldn't learn anything more at Yunshu College. Originally, after this competition, she wanted to go traveling and broaden her horizons, using actual combat to improve herself. However, since the Imperial College extended an olive branch to her, she didn't have a reason not to accept it. After all, as the leader of the four major empires, the Gaosheng Empire's Imperial College should be able to cultivate more talent and wouldn't be too bad.

  Made up his mind, Zhan Liangkang looked at the crowd in front of him and said firmly: "I'll go!"