Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 41 - 32: Attacked

Chapter 41: Chapter 32: Attacked

Those people came quickly and left just as swiftly.

The night market returned to its calm state.

By then, it was past one o’clock, and the crowd had thinned.

Wu Xiaode was still eating his meal.

—The incident that had just occurred seemed not to concern him at all.

Xia Huilan had long set down her bowl and was serving him dishes and water.

Zhao Junyu was silent for a moment before pulling an envelope from his pocket and placing it in front of Wu Xiaode.

"What’s this?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Your college entrance examination scores were quite impressive,, but why did you choose the Capital Film Academy?" Zhao Junyu asked.

Wu Xiaode picked up the envelope and tore it open.

Two acceptance letters appeared in his hands.

One was from the Capital Film Academy; the other, Capital University.

"I wanted to make money before,, and I heard that the entertainment industry generates quick cash. I’ve researched the streaming industry—" Wu Xiaode spoke honestly.

Xia Huilan interrupted him, turning to Zhao Junyu, "Wait a minute, I want to ask, what exactly do you do? The exam results come out tomorrow, and we haven’t even started filling out our preferences,, so why do you have Little Wu’s acceptance letters?"

"Don’t worry, there won’t be any issues. Those are guaranteed admission letters, which should have been mailed out earlier; it was their negligence that caused the delay," Zhao Junyu said.

"What’s your identity?" Xia Huilan persisted.

"Four hundred years ago, our country was established on ruins—do you remember that?" Zhao Junyu asked.

Xia Huilan was surprised but continued, "Back then, the Zhao family ended the civil strife and declared the establishment of the country,, thus founding our Fu Xi Empire."

"My surname is Zhao," Zhao Junyu said.

Xia Huilan was taken aback.

Wu Xiaode continued to chew on his dry fried intestines and looked up at him.

I knew this kid had an extraordinary identity, but I didn’t expect it to be this extraordinary.

No wonder when his Ancestor Spirit descended on the Capital University sports field, he said to Li Zheng—

"I haven’t personally taken action in many years. Having the opportunity to spar with me is the blessing of many lifetimes; you should kneel and express your gratitude."

The person is the founding emperor of the Empire!

In recent years, the Imperial Family has been very low-key, handling many matters through the Council.

It is said the emperor is unwell, hence delegating his power, and many issues no longer require his direct approval.

Of course, this is just what the common people know.

—But no matter what, in fact, the central intelligence authority of the entire country is held in the hands of the royal family.

Zhao Junyu adjusted his glasses and continued, "Little Wu has helped me before, and I genuinely admire his way of doing things, so don’t worry too much about status."

He pointed at the two acceptance letters and brought the conversation back,

"During peaceful times, it’s fine to make movies and stream, but the whole world is changing now. Little Wu, you enter that world every night; you must already know that the times are different."

Wu Xiaode and Xia Huilan exchanged glances.

"Of course, he’s already aware," Xia Huilan said in a flat tone.

"Yes, that’s right, I have to go there every night," Wu Xiaode said, puffing out his chest.

"So come to Capital University," Zhao Junyu suggested.

"Why?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"Things will start changing soon. By then, a school like Capital University, with its facilities and grounds, will already have security measures in place and can offer practical Mecha classes, whereas the Film Academy will be too late," Zhao Junyu explained.

Mecha!

Wu Xiaode’s eyes lit up, "Really, I can play?"

Play...

Zhao Junyu looked at him, somewhat speechless.

"Wait—does he need to learn Mecha? Mobile Battle Armor can only deal with ordinary monsters; it can’t kill those truly powerful creatures," Xia Huilan said, dampening the enthusiasm.

"Mecha can deal with ordinary monsters, giving ordinary people at least a way to survive," Zhao Junyu explained.

"He’s not an average person," Xia Huilan said.

"Mecha can fly, they’re fast,, and they can save lives—at least, and I’m sure Miss Xia, you must know the true origins of Mecha," Zhao Junyu hinted subtly.

Xia Huilan seemed to recall something and slowly bowed her head, lost in thought.

"The live stream you produced was actually not a problem. Later, I will arrange for someone to do the movie promotion, and finally, issue a notice to wrap up this matter for you," Zhao Junyu said.

"What will the notice say?" Wu Xiaode asked curiously.

"Funding chain broke, filming plans halted," Zhao Junyu explained.

"Okay, that sounds reasonable," Wu Xiaode muttered.

Zhao Junyu took back the acceptance letter from the Capital Film Academy and left only the one from Capital University in front of Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode asked, "When are they likely to start the Mecha courses?"

"The higher-ups are still hesitating about the timing; it hasn’t been finalized yet, but I guess it’s soon," Zhao Junyu said.

Wu Xiaode thought for a moment and pocketed the acceptance letter.

If I get a large Mecha to the Death Demon Cave, I wonder how many rounds I could last against the One-eyed Giant.

In any case—

I’ll start training and see.

Zhao Junyu saw him put away the acceptance letter and immediately smiled, saying, "Welcome, junior."

Suddenly, a sharp scream echoed through the street.

The three of them looked over together.

They saw a creature with a long serpent-like body appearing on the wide street.

Its body was covered in wet scales as it slithered into shape on the ground, emitting an incredibly eerie aura.

The creature bit a drunkard with its mouth, its vertical pupils darting everywhere as if searching for something.

Wu Xiaode felt a shock in his heart.

—It was that human-headed serpent-bodied creature!

Before he had left that world, he and Xia Ni had killed one, and this was the other one remaining.

There was no mistake!

The creature looked around, its gaze slowly shifting, and finally settling on Wu Xiaode.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss—"

It swallowed the man in one gulp and spat out its tongue toward Wu Xiaode. Its massive body began to slither toward him.

The entire night market erupted.

"Monster!"

"It’s a monster!"

"Run—run!"

"Help!"

People were in chaos.

By then, Wu Xiaode understood.

Using some method, it had been searching and tracking him in the other world and finally arrived here.

"Why is it here!" Xia Huilan cried out, her face pale.

As a scientist, she was aware of the implications of this event.

Wu Xiaode slowly stood up, preparing to head toward the street.

It was targeting him.

He had to kill it to avoid harming the innocents!

"Little Wu, don’t show yourself," Zhao Junyu said, sitting aside and speaking into his phone, "Engage the enemy immediately!"

Suddenly.

A streak of light flew from the other side of the street, piercing through the eye socket of the human-headed serpent, penetrating its brainstem.

The creature let out a mournful howl and collapsed unwillingly on the ground.

Such a quick flying dagger!

Wu Xiaode looked back.

He saw an elderly man with white hair standing on a surrounding wall, hands clasped behind his back, nodding at Wu Xiaode before disappearing with a flicker.

"Don’t worry, he’s one of my people," Zhao Junyu stepped forward and whispered.

Wu Xiaode nodded slightly.

Previously at the Capital University sports field, he had not seen this old man.

It seemed the Imperial Family was also on alert.

"How should we deal with the monster’s corpse?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"I’ve notified people to come and take it away soon," Zhao Junyu replied.

However, the next moment—

The monster’s corpse began to gradually vanish into nothingness, disappearing from in front of them.

It was as if the whole occurrence had been just a farce, and it had merely come to show its face before hastily returning to its own world.

Wu Xiaode sat cautiously observing his surroundings.

The crowd was still fleeing.

Zhao Junyu dialed another number on his phone.

"Special Service Bureau, a monster appeared and disappeared in less than a minute. Report the space fluctuation values to me immediately," he said.

A voice resonated from the phone: "The peak value of the spatial intercross has exceeded the limit by a hundred times, but it rapidly declined after persisting for 34 seconds and is now below the normal values. I believe there won’t be another spatial overlap soon."

"Received."

Zhao Junyu ended the call, took a deep breath, and assured Wu Xiaode and Xia Huilan, "It’s okay now."

"Has something like this happened before?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"There have been a few cases, but they all occurred in uninhabited areas. Today is the first time a monster has appeared in a crowded urban area. I guess this can’t be covered up anymore," Zhao Junyu replied.

Wu Xiaode looked around.

He saw that many people on the nearby high buildings were still recording with their phones.

The street was full of bloodstains.

The scene left by the monster as it slithered forward on the ground was likely already exploding over the internet at an unpredictable speed.

Humans.

Could never go back.

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