"Smack!"

"Smack!"

"Screech!"

In the dimly lit dungeon of the patrol team, the whip fell continuously, leaving a bloody welt with each strike.

"Weren't you a troublemaker? Why aren't you so arrogant now? Hahaha..."

Ruan Yang's mocking voice echoed throughout the dungeon.

"Captain, isn't this going too far? What if the academy finds out..."

Several patrol members with whips couldn't bear to watch any longer and couldn't help but try to persuade them.

"So what if I know? My brother is a core student of the inner academy. Even if this person is killed, my brother can protect me."

Ruan Yang spoke casually, holding a teacup in his hand, seemingly the most senior member of the patrol team.

"You want to kill me, don't you?"

Qin Xin also saw through Ruan Yang's true colors. Within the academy, he was not allowed to do anything to Qin Xin due to the rules, but this kind of person was vindictive. Because he had not taken any points from Qin Xin, he felt that he had lost face, and now he had the intention to kill him.

Qin Xin was unwilling to sit and wait for his death, so he immediately prepared to mobilize his martial spirit and escape from the dungeon.

But as soon as Qin Xin activated his true energy, it was instantly sucked away by something mysterious.

"Soul-locking rope?"

Qin Xin frowned, sensing something was wrong. This Spirit-Locking Rope was used to bind martial artists, capable of completely absorbing their true energy and rendering them powerless to fight.

"Haha, scared now? It's too late. You injured me in the Trial Forest, and now I'm going to torture you to death bit by bit to vent my hatred!"

Ruan Yang laughed arrogantly, stood up, took a branding iron from the fire, and approached Qin Xin step by step.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a thin mist filled the patrol team's dungeon.

The patrol team was caught off guard by the sudden situation and immediately used their inner energy to disperse the mist.

The place where Qin Xin was locked up was now empty.

Some prisoners also took this opportunity to escape.

"Chase after them!"

Ruan Yang was furious. He had gotten his position as patrol captain thanks to his brother, and if the prisoner went missing, the academy would definitely hold him accountable.

The patrol team, aware of the seriousness of the situation, dared not be careless and quickly dispersed to pursue the suspect in the city.

At this moment, Qin Xin was being carried away from Black Dragon City and entered the Dead Leaf Forest.

Qin Xin was somewhat puzzled as to why the person in front of him had saved him. Originally, he planned to kill Ruan Yang with Dan Qing's help when Ruan Yang approached, and then escape immediately. However, he did not expect that the person in front of him would disrupt his plan.

A delicate fragrance lingered around his nose, and Qin Xin almost sneezed.

"If you move again, I'll throw you away!"

A woman's delicate shout rang out, but the voice sounded very familiar to Qin Xin.

After further sensing the woman's running style and the characteristics of her true energy, Qin Xin was certain of his judgment.

"Ya Ru!"

Qin Xin immediately called out the name.

Upon hearing Qin Xin's voice, the woman froze, abandoned him, and ran away.

Qin Xin had finally found the thief, so he wasn't about to let him go easily. He broke free of the spirit-locking rope and quickly gave chase.

"Hehe, Brother Qin Xin, I'm so well disguised, how did you still manage to spot me?"

Seeing that Qin Xin was about to catch up, Ya Ru stopped running away and instead took off her mask, smiling obsequiously at Qin Xin.

Looking at Ya Ru's harmless face, Qin Xin showed no mercy. Instead, he immediately circulated his true energy around himself, blocking all escape routes. He would take action if there was any unusual movement.

"I'm not your brother, give the Qiankun bag back!"

Qin Xin said in a deep voice.

"Brother Qin Xin, I just saved you, how can you treat me like this?"

Ya Ru pouted, looking so aggrieved that Qin Xin momentarily forgot to get angry.

"I won't do that to you, but give me my Qiankun Bag."

Qin Xin was also somewhat at a loss when it came to Ya Ru. If he were to search her directly, he would feel guilty and unable to leave.

"Ah, I've eaten all the pills and rations inside."

Ya Ru rolled her eyes and said with an innocent look on her face.

"What!"

Qin Xin felt a pang of pain in his heart, because the Qiankun bag contained the White Lotus Root Pill that Danqing had refined for him, and he had never eaten it himself.

"Give me back the token!"

Qin Xin suppressed his pain and asked Hua Jin for the token.

"Oh, I've returned that sign to the florist."

Ya Ru stammered as she spoke.

"You! Never mind, you can leave..."

Qin Xin was so angry that he forgot how to speak. When he saw Ya Ru's clothes, he had already guessed what was going on, because these were the clothes that Qin Xue had worn before. Looking at Ya Ru's innocent expression, he could only let it go.

"Wait a minute, you wouldn't happen to be the notorious thief of Black Dragon City, would you?"

Qin Xin suddenly remembered the description of the mission sheet, and Ya Ru's method of attack was almost identical to that of the great thief, so he couldn't help but wonder.

"A master thief? I think so."

Ya Ru thought for a moment, then nodded and said.

"Come back to the academy with me. I'll exchange you for some points to make up for my loss."

After saying that, Qin Xin picked Ya Ru up and headed straight towards Black Dragon City.

“The patrol team is looking for you right now, there’s no good going back.”

Ya Ru spoke slowly and deliberately, she didn't believe Qin Xin would really use her to exchange for points.

Qin Xin thought exactly that, but Ya Ru had thought too highly of him.

“I’ll take you to find Master and Senior Sister,” Ya Ru said, jumping off Qin Xin’s shoulder.

"Aren't they at the Eastern Wilderness Academy?" Qin Xin wondered.

"Who said this is Black Dragon City in the inner courtyard? I came to Black Dragon City to find you because I felt a little guilty. But after I arrived in Black Dragon City, some martial artists kept trying to take advantage of me, so I stole their Qiankun bags. I didn't expect that I would be wanted by the police later. It's all your fault."

As Ya Ru walked, she recounted her story, and also gave Qin Xin some of the martial artists' storage bags so that he could complete the task.

After being told what Ya Ru said, Qin Xin immediately realized that it was his fault.

"Shh~~~"

While Qin Xin was pondering, Ya Ru took out a bamboo flute and made a sound.

The sound of the bamboo seemed to radiate outwards towards the sky, and a winged demonic beast came galloping towards them.

"There's a monster!"

Qin Xin immediately adjusted his internal energy.

"Brother Qin Xin, don't panic, this is my demon beast."

Ya Ru immediately stopped Qin Xin.

At this moment, the long-winged demon beast landed; it was a Gale Eagle.

The Gale Eagle is a level four demonic beast. Its strength at maturity is no weaker than that of a martial artist in the Qi Sea Realm. However, it is relatively weak in attack power, but it is extremely fast and can travel at breakneck speed. Therefore, various families are very fond of taming this demonic beast.

Yaru's bird has gorgeous feathers and several red feathers on its wings, but judging from its size, it seems to still be growing.

"Xiao Lie, this is Brother Qin Xin, you're not allowed to attack him, understand?"

When the Gale Eagle saw Qin Xin, it was clearly agitated. Although it was less resistant to Qin Xin after Ya Ru comforted it, it remained wary.

"Let's go."

Ya Ru carried Qin Xin and jumped directly onto the back of the Gale Eagle.

With a flap of its wings, the fierce eagle raised a cloud of dust and transformed into a streak of fiery light, soaring directly into the sky.

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