Stunned Everyone

"Have you found the master yet?" Sun Gonggong, almost driven to madness, grabbed a spy and asked with a sharp voice. He hadn't rested all night, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Jing Wu Hope, who had just finished negotiating with Bai Ze's clan, approached and tried to comfort him. "Grandfather Sun, don't worry. The third prince will be fine. The academy has already dispatched its best students to search for him. We will receive news after dawn."

"How can our family be assured?" Sun Gonggong stomped his left foot in panic, saying things he shouldn't have said. "The master has no martial energy on him. He disappeared in the Spirit Realm Forest. How many monsters are there? It has been a night now. If... if something happened to the master..." He couldn't even bear to imagine what might have transpired.

"It will certainly be found, father-in-law. Don't worry," Jing Wu Hopeless said, trying to comfort Sun Gonggong. But deep down, he felt a hint of disdain. The rumors were true. The third prince, once known as the most powerful prince in the world, couldn't compare to his former self. A prince without martial energy was nothing but a waste. He had even heard that the fire qilin had abandoned him and retreated to the deep mountains.

When he had the chance, Jing Wu Hopeless planned to talk to Shizi and suggest that he go to Kunlun Mountain. Perhaps he could retrieve the fire qilin contract.

Just as he was making these calculations, he suddenly heard the sound of approaching horse hooves in the distance. An elegant and pure black figure, exuding a powerful aura that could crush almost anything, descended from the sky with wings outstretched and landed before them.

Even the knowledgeable Dean You Elder couldn't help but be shocked by this sight.

It was the elusive and powerful divine beast, the black wind horse!

How could it be here?

And the person riding it...

Jing Wu Hopeless looked up, and when his gaze fell upon the mischievous face, his pupils constricted.

Helian Weiwei!

She's alive?!

Jing Wu Hopeless was shocked, taking a step back involuntarily.

He had joined forces with his apprentice at the beginning, thinking that Helian Weiwei would never come out of the Spirit Realm Forest alive. The final destination of the map was a forbidden area where man-eating monsters roamed and perpetual mist enveloped everything. Even third-grade students from the Youyuan Academy would struggle to escape if they were trapped there. And now, instead of perishing, she appeared in Taibai Academy riding a black wind horse!

This not only stunned Jing Wu Hopeless but also filled him with a sense of unease.

It was because he had underestimated her, unable to see the bigger picture. He had brought her into the fray, thinking that she would become a corpse. But now, she stood before him alive and well.

Jing Wu Hopeless couldn't help but feel a pang of weakness.

He had underestimated her strength of character. She couldn't even see the people behind her clearly, yet she had managed to deceive him and bring a catastrophe to his doorstep.

Since Helian Weiwei was alive, he needed to make the best use of this opportunity. He would hand her over to the Bai Ze clan for disposal. This would bring about significant changes in the province and expose his abuse of power.

"Master Jing seems surprised to see me here," Helian Weiwei said, gracefully dismounting from the horse and standing beside it, stroking its head with one hand. A wicked smile played on her lips.

That smile sent shivers down Jing Wu Hopeless' spine, reinforcing his determination to push Helian Weiwei forward as a sacrificial pawn.

However, as Helian Weiwei moved, another figure on horseback sent a shudder through him for inexplicable reasons.

Is it the Third Prince?

How did the two of them end up together?

Duke Sun also noticed Baili Jiajue, and his old eyes lit up. "Master, you have finally returned. You scared this old servant half to death." Baili Jiajue's eyes remained calm as he sat on his horse, raising an eyebrow.

The Seventh Prince, a boy of less than five years old, approached with chubby legs, munching on a meat bun. He looked up and asked, "Brother, how did you two end up together?"

"The Seventh Prince is right," Jing Wu Hope interjected, his expression filled with concern. However, his words inadvertently twisted the meaning in the young boy's mind. "Your Highness, you should always have an excellent student accompanying you for your safety. If anything were to happen to you, this old servant would die in regret. I'm glad to see that you all returned safely."

He then turned his gaze toward Helian Weiwei. "Did this black wind horse bring you back? It seems you haven't formed a contract yet. How could it willingly let you ride it?"

Jing Wu Hopeless had been in Taibai Academy for many years and understood well that these divine beasts residing in the Spirit Realm Forest were more prideful than any warcraft beasts. Unless someone had a strong martial strength or had formed a contract with them, they would never allow anyone to ride them.

Helian Weiwei shrugged her shoulders and glanced back at Baili Jiajue, as if saying, "It's up to you."

Baili Jiajue met her gaze, looking down at Jing Wu Hopeless standing below. His deep eyes shimmered with a mixture of aloofness and coldness, as if he could unleash astonishing martial energy at any moment.

Jing Wu Hopeless felt a tremor in his heart under Baili Jiajue's gaze. Looking at Baili Jiajue's pale complexion and dark eyes, it was evident that he had suffered a severe blow.

Jing Wu Hopeless furrowed his brow and shook his head. He had been mistaken earlier. Everyone had changed, and even the third prince himself had been stripped of his powers.

How could someone who had been stripped of their abilities exude such a formidable presence that made everyone tremble, even those in the middle ranks of the Yellow Rank?

It must be because the Third Prince had held a high position for too long. Just like when Jing Wu Hopeless saw him for the first time yesterday, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

Thinking this way, Jing Wu Hopeless suddenly heard Baili Jiajue speak with a light, devilish smile in his voice, "Since the master is so keen on meddling in this prince's affairs, I can speak a few words on your behalf to the imperial grandfather. Perhaps he'll allow you to enter the palace and serve as Sun Gonggong's replacement."

In other words, he would render Jing Wu Hopeless a eunuch.

Upon hearing this, cold sweat broke out on Jing Wu Hope's forehead.

Helian Weiwei looked at his pale face and couldn't help but glance at Baili Jiajue once again. The third prince was truly ruthless, hitting right where it hurt the most. A few words were enough to dispel Jing Wu Hope's worries and even threaten to send him to the palace as Sun Gonggong's replacement. It was a dark and cunning move.

No wonder even without his martial strength, no one dared to disrespect him.

From start to finish, the sense of danger he emanated was enough to make everyone tread carefully.

If he still possessed that awe-inspiring martial energy he once had, the current power dynamics of the Battle Dragon Dynasty would be completely different.

However, the Third Prince was undoubtedly shrewd. He knew that she didn't want anyone to know what had transpired in the Spirit Realm Forest, so he remained silent.

"It seems Master Jing has no further doubts. In that case, I'll take my leave," Helian Weiwei said casually, intending to depart. However, she was suddenly blocked by a group of guards that seemed to have materialized out of nowhere!