Luo Yu also frowned.
He knew best how many precautions he had taken. Unless Xue Can had consumed some miraculous natural treasures, there's no way he could have recovered so quickly.
"The bodies of Xue Can and Bai Xiao'e have also been found in Jiang City?" When Luo Yu asked, the image of that fair and beautiful young girl who liked to wear black tights surfaced in his mind. Thinking of such a young girl dying there, his heart clenched.
After all, she was just one or two people he knew. Who were the friends and family of the tens of thousands of people he didn't know?
"Let me ask, right now our Sichuan Province Martial University has people conducting searches and rescue efforts," Kong Wu sent several messages out and, after waiting for a long time, received replies and looked up at Luo Yu.
"The bodies of Xue Can and Bai Xiao'e were not found. The remains of the other five team members have been discovered, all of which have dried up," he said.
"However, this does not prove that they did not die. It is possible that they just didn't die together with the others. After all, Third Grade and Fourth Grade might not be on the same battlefield," Kong Wu realized his words were inappropriate and quickly explained,
"I mean, I also hope that they are still alive."
Luo Yu nodded.
"Even though I really dislike that idiot Xue Can, his dying like this without using his Third Grade body to contribute to Great Xia is somewhat regrettable," he said.
"Yes," Cheng Jinjin nodded in agreement with a sense of awareness. In the face of a disaster that could obliterate a city, considering personal grudges too important would indicate a narrow-minded way of thinking.
Luo Yu remained silent, but flames of anger flared in his eyes.
The grievances of the People of Great Xia can be resolved by themselves, but if outsiders interfere, then they can go to hell.
"Brother Xia, Money City Master, my brother and I will take our leave first," Liu Zhen and Zhang Jian said as they bowed and bid farewell.
With such a major case occurring, the cheerful mood of successfully defending the city was ruined. No one was in the mood for any sort of celebration feast.
Liu Zhen and Zhang Jian were even more concerned about whether the cities they were tasked to protect might also encounter unexpected events and were eager to return.
Watching the two streaks of light race away,
Luo Yu also spoke up to take his leave, "Money City Master, we will not linger here either. Let's see if we can help track down the traces of the thieves."
Qian Han nodded, "Apprehend the mastermind as soon as you can so that we can bring peace to the hundreds of thousands of Heroic Spirits in heaven."
"But do take great care, my friend. Whoever has the audacity to commit such an act, silently wiping out a city's residents and Martial Artists, must possess extraordinary strength," he said.
Luo Yu smiled, but his smile was cold.
"I actually hope the mastermind comes after me. I will show him what true fear is," he declared.
Qian Han shivered slightly.
He was certain that the young man in front of him had not released the slightest bit of energy, but a kind of fear involuntarily surged within him.
"My friend, I have already instructed my subordinates and the city's residents not to spread the video of your fight to avoid attracting the attention of Foreign Forces, who would learn that Great Xia has a genius like you and seek to assassinate you," he expressed.
"Thanks," Luo Yu nodded.
Qian Han shook his head repeatedly,
"What are you talking about?"
"We in the entire city have not had the chance to thank you. How can this little help be regarded as anything significant."
"Do forgive my prattling, but I suggest that it's best for you to conceal your identity, otherwise those Foreign Forces will become restless and come looking for you," he advised.
Luo Yu revealed a smile full of deep meaning,
and whispered into Qian Han's ear,
"Money City Master, how do you know that I'm not currently concealing my identity?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Han startled, his pupils fixing tightly onto Luo Yu's ordinary young face.
Indeed.
What made him so sure that the other party was not in disguise?
"How old are you today, if I may ask?" Qian Han couldn't help but query.
"Don't make me sound so old, just turned eighteen, not even a few days ago,"
Luo Yu laughed, and after speaking, immediately walked away with Cheng Jinjin, with Kong Wu and the others quickly following suit, taking Luo Yu as their lead.
As Qian Han watched the fighter jet leave a trail of flames in the sky, he was at a loss for words for a long time.
One phrase kept repeating in his mind.
"Eighteen years old!"
"Just eighteen years old..."
"Is this..."
"Is this really true?" he wondered.
His mind suddenly brightened with an epiphany.
"Could he be... the Divine Child of the legends???"
"But wasn't it said that the God's Child just awakened his Martial Soul this year? His Cultivation Level couldn't possibly advance this fast even with a rocket," Qian Han found it hard to believe that Xia Luo could be the God's Child. This was even more frightening than suddenly encountering a peerless genius.
Regardless of the other's identity, he etched the debt of saving his life and defending the city deep in his heart.
...
The night had faded away, the sky was turning pale, and the warm sunlight was once again descending upon the earth.
But the entire Da Chuan Province seemed to be shrouded in a layer of gloom, and everyone's mood was steeped in sorrow.
Martial Artists were angry, and commoners too felt a kind of fearful sadness, like the fear and sentimentality that arise when a rabbit dies and a fox mourns.
"Investigate, even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we must find clues."
"Find the perpetrator, and I will personally tear them to pieces."
At Chuan Province Martial University's President's Office, Shi Kai, who usually portrayed the image of a good-natured man, displayed a ferocious side, his voice decisive and resolute.
"Yes, we are already investigating!"
Several officials dressed in black uniforms responded within the room, having never seen Shi Kai so furious, yet it was completely justified.
One of them reported:
"Other provinces have already dispatched Third Grade experts and below from within their schools to explore the revived Secret Realm of Mount Huju, and their First Grade will assist Our Sichuan Province in the investigation. The murderer will undoubtedly be brought to justice."
Shi Kai frowned and let out a cold laugh.
"This is not as simple as you think."
"After my inspection in Jiang City, I found no remaining traces of any strange aura. The other party must have planned this well in advance."
"Forget it, let's not talk about that now. Have all the relief teams we sent out returned?" Shi Kai asked.
"Almost all of them have returned. Counting Xue Can and Bai Xiao'e, who went missing and were declared dead in Jiang City, a total of four Third Grade, seventeen Fourth Grade have died, thirty-one severely injured, and one hundred twenty-six have sustained minor injuries."
Pity overflowed on Shi Kai's face.
"Good children."
"They are all good children."
"I will personally arrange the funerals for the deceased Third Grade, and you go to the Sichuan Province Headquarters to apply for their medals according to their merits. Make sure to comfort the families well."
"Provide the best treatment resources for the injured students, all free of charge. Don't skimp."
"Received."
A flurry of orders were issued, and the staff began to bustle about both inside and outside the office.
Shi Kai kneaded his temples, looking out the window at the seemingly peaceful and tranquil Chuan Province Martial University campus, his gaze filled with heartache, fury, and also a murderous intent.
"Report."
"Come in."
The black-haired secretary, Xinzhu, walked in.
"What is it?" Shi Kai turned and asked.
"Please have a look at this video," Xinzhu opened the laptop and switched to the relevant footage.
"No need," Shi Kai shook his head, not in the mood for it.
"It's about Godchild Luo Yu."
"Hm?"
Shi Kai instantly moved to the front of the computer desk; the information on Luo Yu disguising as Xia Luo was something he had instructed Xinzhu to handle personally.
Xinzhu, of course, knew who Xia Luo was.
When Shi Kai saw the scene of Luo Yu displaying divine prowess while defending the city in the video, his gaze first fixated in shocked stillness, then erupted in dazzling light.
Were it not for the grief in his heart, he might have burst into laughter on any other day.
"Excellent, excellent, excellent!"
Shi Kai repeated the word 'excellent' three times.
"So this is the Divine Child? Is he truly sent by the heavens to support Our Great Xia?"
"Such a rate of cultivation is simply inconceivable."
"To kill a Second Grade as if slaughtering a dog at the age of eighteen… He will likely catch up to us old folks in cultivation level very soon. I really don't know how he trains."
Xinzhu didn't know the content of the video beforehand, and after watching it with Shi Kai,
Her lips parted wide in awe and stayed that way.
Shocking.
It was too shocking.
Having been at Chuan Province Martial University for many years, she herself was also a Second Grade Martial Artist.
She knew very well the terror of Luo Yu's strength.
"It's... it's incredible."
"A peerless genius, truly worthy of the name," Xinzhu felt numbness creeping into her legs.
"You didn't notice the details," Shi Kai shook his head, "He's not yet Second Grade; he must still be at the Third Grade level."
"What?" Xinzhu was first shocked, then nodded, "Indeed, there's no manifestation of Dao."
A faint smile finally squeezed onto Shi Kai's face, "Originally I was worried that the Tiger-Dwelling Mountain Secret Realm might be dangerous and didn't want to send students there rashly, but now we can dispatch Godchild Luo Yu to explore and see for ourselves."
"I believe that within that Third-Grade Secret Realm, even if there are prodigies from other provinces, none will be as fierce as Godchild Luo Yu..."