Volume 1 Chapter 50 Beyond the Forest
"Five students disappeared together, such a big thing, why did it take eight days to report it!"
In the dean's room of Reims Academy, an old man slapped the desk in front of him with a thunderous palm, and the things on the table were scattered to the ground by this force, but the table itself was intact.
The academy leader who bent over at the table took half a step back in shock, turned his head to the left, peeked at Chu Zhaoye, who was drunkenly slumped on the side of the seat, and then replied tremblingly: "At that time, I wanted to report to you, Dean, isn't it...... Mr. Chu said that there was no need to make a big move, so he stopped me from coming. ”
The dean, who was still angry and blew his beard and glared, seemed to lose most of his temper immediately when he heard this.
The dean turned his gaze to Chu Zhaoye, and what he didn't see was his Chu Zhaoye's student, but he was not in a hurry at all, holding the wine gourd and drinking one after another, with indifference written all over his face.
The dean seemed to hesitate for a long time to speak, but finally turned his gaze back to the usher.
"Then why did you get the hang of it today, and you thought of coming to report?"
The usher turned his head to the right again and peeked at the other person.
It was a tall woman, twenty-seven or eighteen years old, with her arms folded and her eyebrows slightly frowned. After noticing the peeking gaze, he glanced at him fiercely, and he was so frightened that he immediately withdrew his gaze.
"When Mr. Jiang heard the news, he brought me over. The voice of the person who answered the reply became a little smaller, and there was a bit of grumbling in his tone, "No one told me that the child named Yunyan and Mr. Jiang are from the same family, obviously not the same surname......
As the lead person spoke, the dean looked at the woman, and saw that she gradually raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and her dissatisfied face gradually appeared.
As if he was afraid that the woman would make some moves next, the dean immediately stood between the woman and the usher, interrupting the usher, who was still going to continue muttering.
"Li Chongguang, don't always shift the responsibility to others!" the dean reverted to his anger just now, "I believe in your ability to let you help monitor the dynamics of the academy, and it's just a pretense to take over people, do you really think this is an idle job? What do you have to learn to make your own decisions!"
"I know, I know, I won't be next time. Li Chongguang laughed twice, nodded again and again, and asked tentatively, "What about these students......
The dean waved his hand: "Don't worry about it, let's go down first." ”
"Okay!"
Li Chongguang gave up his resignation and left the dean's office as soon as he flew.
This guy withdrew at the speed of light, and the tall woman wanted to ask him something, but the other party disappeared only halfway through her mouth.
The woman scolded secretly, and could only anger at the dean: "Dean, even if Yunyan is not my sister, and there are students missing in the academy, you can't ignore it, right?!"
"Ouch, my aunt, don't worry, I said not to let Li Chongguang take care of it, it doesn't mean that I will leave it alone!" The dean hurriedly answered, "If you can't wait, you can take a few teachers to the forest to look for it first, just say that I instructed it, and if we can't find it, we will think of other countermeasures." ”
"Okay, I'll go first. ”
It can be seen that the woman is indeed impatient, the dean originally said a proposal casually, but he hasn't reacted yet, but in a flash, only he and Chu Zhaoye are left in the dean's room.
The dean looked at Chu Zhaoye, and opened his mouth a few times, but he didn't know how to open the conversation. Chu Zhaoye obviously didn't plan to take the initiative to speak, so he was drunk to the side, shaking his head and humming a tune.
After hesitating, the dean still spoke first: "Mr. deliberately introduced the students to the Jianhu Forest, right?"
Chu Zhaoye's eyes were half-open, as if he had heard some joke, and asked, "How can you see it?"
"There seems to be such a thing three years ago, when I first arrived in Reims, there was a student who disappeared for a month in the Jianhu Forest and it was widely reported, so I remember it deeply, and that student is also in your name. The dean said slowly, "Both times it was your student who had a problem, and I have to suspect that you did it on purpose......"
"Didn't you start making trouble about the disappearance earlier, the big and small beast hunting groups in the city are all talking about it, don't you go on the street?" Chu Zhaoye stretched his waist, "What do I have to do with the old man?"
Seeing that Chu Zhaoye did not let go, the dean's tone was a little tougher.
"You're close friends with that person, and I can't control your business. "But as the current dean, you must be responsible for every student." In case something goes wrong with them, I have the trust of the lord and the former dean, so it's okay if you don't say it, I'll find out myself. ”
Hearing this, Chu Zhaoye laughed and raised his eyelids: "You value friendship, but you don't know whose trust it is." ”
"What do you mean by that?" suddenly flashed in the dean's eyes.
"Let's stop being suspicious of each other, let's make it clear. Chu Zhaoye sat up a little straighter, and his tone became serious, "That guy Yun Yu told the old man that Ye Yan, the current dean of Lance, is the person in the 'plan'. ”
"This cloud switch ......"
"Don't blame Yun Xuan, if he doesn't tell me, I will definitely not accept those two children. ”
"Now that you know who the two of them are, you should guide them carefully, rather than throwing them into the forest and ignoring them!" Ye Yan narrowed his eyes, and his anger rose again, "If something happens to them, you and I can't afford it!"
"You can't afford it, and I'm not the one in the 'plan'. Chu Zhaoye corrected Ye Yan's words with a smile and continued, "But don't worry, what I want to do has some overlap with your 'plan', and I will still teach these children carefully." As for how to teach, I don't bother with you, and I recommend that you don't care about the so-called ...... Missing. ”
"Can you make sure they'll be okay?" Ye Yan was still uneasy.
Chu Zhaoye laughed even louder, took another sip of wine, and said, "Old man, I am not a god, how can I ensure the safety of others? If you think about it, isn't that reasonable?"
"In order to achieve your own goals, you don't hesitate to toss these children like this?" Ye Yan thought for a moment, and finally laughed, "I suddenly understand why Yun Yan would rather leak the 'plan' and choose you to be their teacher." ”
"Is this called tossing?" Chu Zhaoye snorted and closed his drunken eyes, "Compared to you, my little ability is so small......"
"Yes, it's all use, so who am I to judge you......"
Ye Yan sighed.
......
At this time, there was also a sigh in the lord's hall.
Su Huaping withdrew from his attendants, leaving only a young man and Su Ying present, pacing left and right.
"Why didn't Dean Reims report to me?"
The man was kneeling on one knee with his head bowed, as if he had just reported something to Su Hua, and when he heard Su Hua's inquiry, he buried his head even lower.
"The Dean of Reims...... I probably didn't know it before. The man said, "As soon as I learned that the students were missing today, I immediately went to the dean for clues, but he was even more confused than me. The reaction is not a disguise, it is really unaware. Thinking that the lord valued those students very much, I came to report first. ”
"Let him help me keep an eye on a few people, that's how he does things!" Su Hua was furious.
"Don't be angry, the dean is old after all, and he can't do many things himself. Maybe it was to send the task down, but I didn't expect something to happen to the people below. Su Ying calmly reassured, "For now, we still have to understand the details first, and then find a way to find them." ”
Su Hua nodded at Su Ying, turned to look at the kneeling man, and asked, "Jiang Rong, how did you get the news?"
"Coincidentally, we have a new member of the Blazing Phoenix Regiment named Yun Chengyu, who happens to be that friend of the hustle and bustle. Jiang Rong raised his head and elaborated, "Eight days ago, when the Blazing Phoenix Regiment was about to set off to hunt, they met once outside the Jianhu Forest, and Feng Huan pre-purchased a batch of beast blood from Yun Chengyu. After that, Yun Chengyu prepared the beast blood to find him, but he didn't meet anyone for many days. After many inquiries, I learned that after the chance encounter that day, Feng Huan and his party may not have been out of the forest. Yun Chengyu asked me for help, hoping to borrow someone from the Blazing Phoenix Group to find a friend, and it happened that you mentioned the wind to me, so this is the news. ”
"Eight days ......" Su Ying said in her heart that she was not good, and frowned, "The people who disappeared before have not been found yet, if there is no news after eight days, I am afraid that the hope of finding it back is slim." ”
Su Hua pondered for a moment and ordered: "From today onwards, the Blazing Phoenix Regiment will suspend its beast hunting activities and make every effort to find the missing Feng Huan and the others. ”
"This ......" Jiang Rong's face was embarrassed, "Lord Lord, in recent days, the demon beasts in the forest have suddenly become active, and most of them appear in groups, the danger has greatly increased, and the beast hunting group has rarely entered the forest. ”
After listening to Jiang Rong's description, Su Ying seemed to think of something, and exclaimed, "Could it be that a demon beast has triggered the beast tide?"
"What?" Su Hua was also surprised, "There has not been a record of a beast tide in the Jianhu Forest in the past hundred years...... But it makes sense that someone has been missing lately. ”
Jiang Rong asked, "Then, do you still need to send someone to find those students?"
"The monsters that can trigger the beast tide are not something you can deal with. After thinking carefully, Su Hua shook his head, "I'll think of another way." ”
"Actually, there are still beast hunting groups in Xingli City that can enter the forest during the beast tide period, maybe you can ask for help. ”
"Which one?"
"The lone wolf hunting group under the Liu family. Jiang Rong said, "They have a third-order demon beast escort, and their combat power is not weak. ”
Su Hua and Su Ying glanced at each other and said in unison, "No." ”
Jiang Rong didn't expect the two of them to react so much, and he was a little stunned.
"Don't make any claims, go down first. Su Hua said, "By the way, arrange it, I want to meet that friend of the wind." ”
Jiang Rong retreated.
After Jiang Rong left, Su Ying asked Su Hua: "Do you really think you can still find them?" The demon beasts that can trigger the beast tide, you and I can't get out of it when we encounter it." ”
"I don't know. ”
Su Hua walked to the window and looked in the direction of Jianhu Forest. Although the lord's hall is high, its eyesight is limited after all, and it is impossible to see a corner of the forest from afar.
"I hope to find them. After a long time, Su Hua spoke again.
After saying that, he immediately changed his words.
"No, they will come back safely. ”