Of course, at this moment, Liu Yuan did not know that his sudden whim had caused such tremendous trouble for Jing Hongchen.
After carefully understanding the terrifying destructive power of his second Spirit Ability, Gale...
He retracted Mega Rayquaza with satisfaction.
Afterward, his figure blended into the night like a ghost.
Soon, Liu Yuan silently climbed back into his tavern room, as if nothing had ever happened.
This night was destined to be a sleepless one for the Bright Capital.
...And the next morning.
When the first ray of sunlight shone through the tavern window, Liu Yuan was already sitting in the lobby downstairs, feeling refreshed, leisurely enjoying breakfast with the flavors of the Sun Moon Empire.
Not long after, the figures of Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen appeared at the entrance.
They were indeed punctual, but their mental state was not very good.
Both had deep eye sockets, sporting large dark circles under their eyes, their faces filled with exhaustion and lingering excitement, looking both haggard and comical.
Liu Yuan put down his cutlery, looked at them with feigned surprise, and asked suspiciously: "Brother Xiao, Little Meng, what is going on with you two? Did you go steal something last night?"
Hearing the words "steal something," Xiao Hongchen was not angry at all; instead, he walked quickly to Liu Yuan with a strange expression and said: "Brother Liu Yuan, such a huge commotion happened last night, and you were actually able to sleep through it?"
Liu Yuan blinked, his face revealing just the right amount of bewilderment and innocence: "What happened last night? I was exhausted from my travels and went to sleep early, so I really don't know what happened!"
"Ah?" Meng Hongchen, who was on the side, widened her eyes upon hearing this, and then her face was filled with a look of deep regret. She slapped her thigh and said: "Then you really missed out! Seriously! A huge loss!"
Liu Yuan continued to feign ignorance, matching their emotions, and asked with great curiosity: "Why do you say that? Tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"
Seeing Liu Yuan's "thirsty for knowledge" appearance, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen looked at each other, and the desire to confide, which had been suppressed all night, instantly erupted.
"You don't know!" Xiao Hongchen gestured excitedly, his voice trembling slightly, "Just last night, we had just finished eating with my grandfather when something happened in the east of Mingdu City! A... a Spirit Beast we had never seen before appeared!"
Meng Hongchen nodded repeatedly on the side, taking over the conversation, her almond-shaped eyes shining with excitement: "Brother Liu Yuan, you have no idea how shocking that scene was!"
"That Spirit Beast was coiled in the sky, its entire body was emerald green, emitting a sacred light, dyeing half the sky green!"
"I swear, I have never seen such a large and majestic Spirit Beast! It felt like it could swallow the entire Bright Capital in one breath!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Xiao Hongchen added, his tone filled with lingering shock, "And that pressure! It wasn't just spirit power suppression; it felt like..."
"It was like the sky was collapsing! I had difficulty breathing at that moment! My grandfather said that the power could even trigger the Law of Heaven and Earth! Don't you think that's terrifying?!"
The brother and sister sang in harmony, using the most exaggerated vocabulary they had learned in their lives to describe the scene they saw last night.
In their perspective, the shock brought by that Mega Rayquaza was simply too great.
After all, they were only teenagers; let alone a behemoth like Mega Rayquaza that was almost mythical, they had never even seen a true hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast with their own eyes.
Last night's experience had completely subverted their understanding of the word "powerful."
Finally, Meng Hongchen concluded: "In short, Brother Liu Yuan, it's a real pity you didn't see it last night. That Spirit Beast was truly shocking. My heart is still pounding even now!"
Listening to their incredibly exaggerated description, Liu Yuan laughed secretly in his heart, but on the surface, he had an expression of listening to a tall tale, cooperating by showing shock and longing.
After they were dry-mouthed from talking, he smiled and handed them tea: "Listening to you say that, it is indeed a pity. Alright, stop getting excited, let's eat."
The three of them sat down to eat together. During the meal, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were still discussing the origin and strength of that mysterious Spirit Beast, guessing what kind of existence it was and why it appeared in the Bright Capital.
After breakfast, led by Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, Liu Yuan came to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
Perhaps influenced by last night's event, the atmosphere in the academy today seemed somewhat unusual.
There were noticeably fewer students and instructors on the road than usual, and they were gathered in twos and threes, whispering about something, their eyes looking towards the east of the city from time to time.
It seems that, like Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, they were all quite frightened by what happened last night.
Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were clearly familiar with this place, skillfully leading Liu Yuan across the magnificent square and the high-tech teaching buildings, and soon arrived at the top floor of the administration building where the dean's office was located.
After arriving outside a thick metal door engraved with the dean's emblem, the brother and sister had no intention of announcing themselves or waiting; Xiao Hongchen pushed the door open directly.
"Is anyone here? We're coming in!"
The office was empty.
Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, however, were not at all reserved, pulling Liu Yuan inside, and then casually pointing to the sofa and cabinet on the side, said: "Brother Liu Yuan, just sit anywhere."
"There are all kinds of snacks and drinks in the cabinet over there. Take whatever you like to eat and drink whatever you like to drink, don't be polite!"
Looking at their familiar posture, Liu Yuan couldn't help but smile helplessly: "Someone who didn't know would think this was your home..."
He looked around the spacious and majestic office again and asked: "Where is Dean Jing Hongchen?"
Xiao Hongchen sat on the sofa, picked up a fruit, and started munching on it, saying vaguely: "If he's not here, he should still be busy investigating the Spirit Beast from last night."
"The people from Mingde Hall followed my grandfather all night and didn't find any clues; that Spirit Beast seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth."
"Yes," Meng Hongchen also sat down and comforted him, "Let's wait patiently; once Grandfather finishes dealing with matters, he should be here soon."
Hearing this, Liu Yuan didn't say much else, found a seat, and waited patiently.
This wait lasted a full hour.
Finally, the office door was pushed open violently, and a figure walked in hurriedly.
The person who came was none other than Jing Hongchen, but at this moment, he lacked the majesty and composure of a dean.
His hair was a bit messy, his dean's robe was somewhat wrinkled, and his aged face was filled with undisguised exhaustion, but those eyes, flashing with sharp light, were still keen.
He had clearly just finished the things at hand and rushed over immediately.
As a Titled Douluo and even the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Academy, Jing Hongchen, after arriving, did not put on any airs at all.
His gaze swept over his grandson and granddaughter and immediately locked onto Liu Yuan.
Jing Hongchen stepped forward quickly, his face full of apology.
"Young man, you must be Liu Yuan. I have heard Xiaoer and Meng'er mention you."
"Sorry, sorry, I'm late."
"An accident happened in the Bright Capital last night, and I needed to help investigate; I was just too busy."
"I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting for so long."
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