The Mighty Mage
Chapter 219: Confrontation

Chapter 219: Chapter 219: Confrontation

"We should head back to where we started," Gu Jin suggested, her voice decisive.

Jin Mu nodded in agreement. "If that’s where we both ended up after entering the portal, maybe it’s the way out too."

Both of them hurriedly walked out.

Gu Jin wasn’t surprised to see a magic boot in Jin Mu’s hands.

"Miss Gu..."

"Hm."

Jin Mu finally broke the silence, her voice hesitant but sincere. "Miss Gu, once we get out of here, let’s be friends..."

Gu Jin glanced at her, her expression neutral. "Why?" she asked casually, not entirely convinced by the idea of forming a bond with Jin Mu.

Jin Mu hesitated, searching for the right words. "I think... I’ve seen you somewhere before. But I can’t remember where. And I even feel a sense of familiarity with you, like we’ve crossed paths before this."

Gu Jin raised an eyebrow, intrigued but still cautious. "Familiarity?"

"Yes," Jin Mu nodded, her tone growing more certain. "It’s hard to explain...I feel as if...as if we should know each other..."

Gu Jin chuckled.

Jin Mu’s words sounded like a lame excuse to her...

But sincerity in her eyes told an entirely different story.

"Let’s see." Gu Jin didn’t give her an answer right away. Jin Mu was disappointed but nodded.

Soon both Gu Jin and Jin Mu arrived right outside.

Both of them started to look around to find the clue, however, even after searching for a long time, they didn’t find a way.

Jin Mu sat down with a tired face. Gu Jin wasn’t in any better condition either and decided to take a rest.

Jin Mu stared at the sky and sighed,

"I am truly tired. Thank god...the atmosphere here is cool."

Gu Jin casually nodded and looked at the sky. Suddenly her eyes narrowed and she stretched her hand.

Feeling no warmth on her hand, she calmly said,

"The sun is fake."

Before Jin Mu could respond to Gu Jin, they heard a loud shout,

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

...............

A day before.

Lu Siyao, Pei Ke, and Liang Bao tried their best to call the portal, however, even after a long time they weren’t able to.

"Now what should we do?"

"Don’t know." Lu Siyao sighed.

"Should I take the artifact out again?" Pei Ke suggested.

"Good idea." Liang Bao agreed.

Lu Siyao however showed them her hand.

"Yao?" Liang Bao was confused.

"Someone...no a group...no a lot of people are coming in our direction." Lu Siyao narrowed her eyes.

"Ah? Who?" Pei Ke asked.

Click-Clack.

Click-Clack.

Soon a group of people appeared in front of the trio.

To be precise, there were few students in the university uniform led by two elder people. The aura of the entire group was powerful.

One look was enough to tell the trio, that even the weakest in the group, was stronger than all three’s(Liang Bao, Lu Siyao, and Pei Ke) combined strength.

The elderly looked around and discussed among themselves,

"Do you sense it.?" The elderly old man with sharp eyes dressed in a purple robe questioned.

"I can." The other elderly old man with a kind aura dressed in a blue robe answered.

"Why did the portal open here? Logically speaking it should have appeared right in front of Student Gu." The purple robe old man frowned.

Student Gu?

Liang Bao and Lu Siyao exchanged glances.

Were they talking about Gu Jin?

Lu Siyao and Liang Bao didn’t know how the two elderly old men knew Gu Jin, they could only pick out three words from their conversation, ’Student Gu.’ ’portal’ and ’open’

Both of them were excited.

"Excuse me, are you talking about the black portal?" Lu Siyao asked.

"Hey country bumpkin, no one asked you anything so shut your mouth up." A beautiful young lady with short straight blue hair, and magnetic blue eyes shouted.

Lu Siyao frowned and ignored her,

"Sir, a portal indeed opened and it opened right in front of Student Gu."

The beautiful young lady with blue hair instantly became angry,

"Hey, country bumpkin don’t talk nonsense."

"I am not talking nonsense, it opened right in front of Gu Jin." Lu Siyao argued.

"Bei’er stop." Another girl with straight black hair and a gentle aura said.

Nan Bei pouted and asked,

"Aihan why are taking that country Bumpkin’s side?"

Gu Aihan gently patted her.

"Bei’er you are being too harsh for no reason. She was only distressed, and babbled some nonsense."

"Aihan is truly...so gentle!"

"Right! Goddess Gu, I want to marry you!"

"Goddess Gu you are so kind."

Lu Siyao and Liang Bao frowned.

Gu Aihan turned toward Lu Siyao and asked,

"You said a girl named Gu Jin entered that black portal? Let me tell you, the black portal is very dangerous. We should think of ways to get her out. Why did she enter the portal carelessly?"

Lu Siyao frowned even more,

"Hey look, she didn’t enter on her own, okay? That damned portal dragged her in."

A glint flashed past in Gu Aihan’s eyes and she asked softly,

"You mean to say the portal dragged her in on its own accord?"

"Yeah! Actually-" Before Lu Siyao could finish her words, Nan Bei started to laugh,

"Haha! This country bumpkin truly knows how to joke! Hahaha!"

Lu Siyao’s forehead twitched and finally said,

"Excuse me, I think you should check your brain. Apparently, you started to be sarcastic for no reason and now you are laughing like a horse... it’s truly disgraceful."

"How dare you country bumpkin-" Nan Bei shouted.

Lu Siyao chuckled,

"The way you are shouting is indicating who is country bumpkin. Anyway, I don’t think you are worth my time."

Turning toward the old man in purple robe, she asked,

"How can we take them out?"

The old man in the purple robe frowned,

"How can you friend enter the black portal? Is she a child of any top family in the capital?"

"No. She is an orphan."

Gu Aihan suddenly asked,

"Was she an illegitimate child of some top families?"

Lu Siyao and Liang Bao were filled with anger hearing Gu Aihan’s words.

"How can you claim my Jin’er is an illegitimate child even when you haven’t met her yet?" Lu Siyao snorted.

However, the reaction of the other group was completely out of Lu Siyao and Liang Bao’s expectations.

"Goddess Gu you are right, otherwise how can an orphan like her enter the portal?"

"Exactly."

"I guess she may have been abandoned by her parents."

"Maybe her magic potential is low that is why her family abandoned her."

"Actually...I think so too."

The elderly man in the purple robe, sensing the rising tension, raised his hand to silence everyone. His sharp eyes scanned the group, his tone commanding.

"Enough of this. Whether or not she is an illegitimate child is irrelevant. What matters is that she is trapped inside the black portal, and we need to find a way to bring her back."

Lu Siyao, still seething, forced herself to take a deep breath. "Thank you, sir. So, what can we do to get her out? Why did that portal appear in front of her anyway?"

Currently, nothing is more important than taking Gu Jin out.

The elderly man in the blue robe, who had a more gentle demeanor, stepped forward and explained,

"The black portal was opened by us. However, we used the Gu family’s essence liquid to open the portal. So it is indeed concerning as to how your friend entered the portal.

If she doesn’t have any relation with the Gu Family, then...she will die."

Liang Bao, Lu Siyao, and Pei Ke’s faces turned deathly pale.

"Professor my Mu’er is inside too!"

"Who?"

"My girlfriend Jin Mu." Pei Ke hurriedly said.

The two old men frowned,

"Something is very wrong. How can three unrelated people enter the portal?"

"Yes..."

"Three?" Liang Bao asked, "Is there anyone else other than our friends Gu Jin and Jin Mu?"

If there are more people... then it will be better!

The elderly man in the blue robe nodded, his expression grave.

"Yes, there was one more who entered the portal before them. We don’t know their identity yet, but it seems someone has manipulated the portal’s energy. It shouldn’t have dragged in anyone who isn’t connected to the Gu family."

Lu Siyao, Pei Ke, and Liang Bao exchanged worried glances. This situation was growing more complicated by the minute.

Gu Aihan, who had been quiet, suddenly spoke,

"Professor I highly suspected that their friend Gu Jin was the one who manipulated the energy of the portal. Otherwise, it shouldn’t have dragged her in.

Maybe she knew about the Ancient Magic World and wanted to enter and hence she played such a trick. I request you to punish her severely."

Turning toward her group, she said softly,

"I know due to that girl named Gu Jin, you all suffered a heavy loss. If she hadn’t manipulated the portal’s energy, and entered it, you all would have been in the Ancient Magic World."

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