Chapter 96: The Guardian
"The vigil keeper."
Hearing this name, Jiang Wangyue clenched her fingers reflexively.
A vague voice suddenly appeared in her ears.
[Nice to meet you, sir. Hello, SS-rank prince. My name is - the Keeper of the Dead.]
A cold light flashed in Jiang Wangyue's eyes.
It's him.
His code name is indeed, the Guardian.
Jiang Wangyue was a little absent-minded, and Professor Song Wanqing's narration continued on the podium.
"It is said that the Keeper of the Souls is from the Empire, the heir of one of the Empire's oldest families. The current Grand Duke of the Empire is his half-brother. The Keeper of the Souls is hailed by many as a genius, hundreds of times more intelligent and mentally competent than the current Grand Duke. It's safe to say that if the Keeper of the Souls had stayed in the Empire, the current Grand Duke wouldn't have held that position."
"Unfortunately, the Guardian was expelled from the Empire when he was young. No one heard from him again until his laboratory was destroyed by the Federation military."
"But by then, he was already dead."
"Killed in one blow, his heart ripped out by sharp claws."
The classroom became quieter.
But after a moment, Tasia frowned and asked in a low voice, "Professor, all the information related to that experiment has been sealed. How do you know so much about it?"
Song Wanqing had a slight smile on her face, and her expression didn't change when she heard Tasia's question.
"Isn't that what I've said? It's just what I heard. As for whether it's true or not, I don't know."
Tasia's eyes darkened slightly, "Really?"
"Why do you, a young girl, always imitate your mother's gloomy look? This is not good." Song Wanqing raised her hand and nodded at Tasia with a smile. When she mentioned Tasia's mother, her tone was full of familiarity.
Jiang Wangyue turned her head to look at Tasia, who looked a little surprised. Obviously, she didn't expect that the low-key Professor Song would know her mother.
Nora couldn't help but raise her hand and ask, "Professor, you said the laboratory was destroyed by the federal military. So... what about that SS-rank female? Where did she go?"
When Jiang Wangyue heard this question, his back suddenly tightened.
Song Wanqing chuckled and said, "I don't know about that. I think it must be under strict protection."
No, actually she is sitting right here.
Jiang Wangyue looked at his nose and his heart, looking as if it had nothing to do with him.
Ming Jiao, who was sitting by the wall, asked thoughtfully, "Professor, I want to know how big the gap is between S-level females and SS-level females?"
"It's a world of difference."
Several people looked at Song Wanqing in shock.
Her expression gradually became serious.
"I know you and Tasia are both S-rank. An S-rank female can indeed fight an SS-rank male, but an SS-rank female, at the peak of her mental strength, can easily crush hundreds of SS-rank males."
The others were shocked, while Jiang Wangyue's pupils suddenly shrank.
Oh shit!
Am I really that awesome?!
Ming Jiao was startled, "That, that one..."
"It's a loss for the entire federation and even the empire." Song Wanqing sighed and said in a low voice.
Several people were completely awake, and an inexplicable emotion spread in their hearts.
Jiang Wangyue supported her chin with her hands, her fingertips lightly and casually scratching the table.
She is quite open-minded about her own rank.
Compared to this, she was more curious about the situation of the people keeping vigil.
Professor Song said that when the person keeping vigil was found, he had died from having his heart ripped out by sharp claws.
Sharp claws, digging out the heart.
Jiang Wangyue sat up straight suddenly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
Lan Xue!
In the quiet classroom, the sound made by Jiang Wangyue immediately attracted the attention of others.
Realizing that all their eyes were focused on him, Jiang Wangyue couldn't help but smile apologetically and awkwardly.
Song Wanqing clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention back.
"Okay, that's the end of the story. After listening to the story in this class, don't be distracted in the next class."
Jiang Wangyue subconsciously opened the terminal and took a look, and found that the next class was still taught by Professor Song Wanqing.
However, it is not a course on exploring mental power, but a course on the transformation and application of mental power.
Looking at the terminal screen, Jiang Wangyue's fingers moved slightly.
She hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but send a message to Lan Xue to ask.
What do you remember about the vigil?
Lan Xue replied immediately.
[I remember, but did you remember anything? ]
Jiang Wangyue pursed her lips and chose to tell the truth.
[No, Professor Song mentioned that experiment and some of the circumstances surrounding the person guarding the body, saying... he died from having his heart ripped out by sharp claws...]
This time, it took a long time for Lan Xue to reply.
[I lost control of myself and transformed into a beast on the spot.]
Jiang Wangyue was stunned, then clenched her fingers.
To protect me, right?
Lan Xue sent an emoticon of a snow leopard being patted on the head and said nothing else.
Jiang Wangyue lowered her eyes and looked at her fingertips which were turning pale.
The year the laboratory was breached by the federal military, she was seven years old. Lan Xue was only four years older than her, and he was only eleven years old at that time.
Eleven-year-old Lan Xue was able to kill the powerful guardian with one blow...
When he was in the laboratory, his experience was probably no less than mine.
Jiang Wangyue suddenly recalled the dream she had had. No, it should be said that it was the memory that she sealed deep in her spiritual sea.
At that time, my younger self once said something to the younger Lan Xue.
【You should listen to them, so we can all survive. 】
How did Lan Xue respond at that time?
[I don't want it. If you lie to me, you will die.]
Jiang Wangyue was a little stunned for a moment.
Another thing suddenly popped into her mind.
That day, Lan Xue fought against two people alone and was even able to suppress Yun Miao, who was of the same level.
What on earth happened to her and him in that laboratory?
Maybe Jiang Wangyue's expression was really ugly, so the others couldn't help but call her a few times.
Jiang Wangyue came back to his senses instantly and forced a smile on his lips.
"It's nothing, I just remembered the nightmare I had last night."
Tasia thought for a moment, took out a candy from the space button and handed it to her.
Jiang Wangyue took it with some surprise.
“When I was a kid and I had a nightmare, my mother and father would give me a piece of candy.”
“…Thanks, but I think I’m an adult?”
A smile flashed in Tashia's eyes. "It's the same when you're an adult."
Seeing that Jiang Wangyue was indeed fine, Nora breathed a sigh of relief and immediately started clamoring for candy too.
"Okay, okay, here you go."
Giving to one is the same as giving to two, so Tasia simply gave some to Mingjiao and Xia Ya.
The atmosphere, which had been somewhat depressing just now, suddenly became much more relaxed.
Jiang Wangyue opened the candy wrapper and gently put the pink candy into her mouth.
The taste of peach instantly bloomed in her mouth.
Jiang Wangyue pinched the candy wrapper that reflected colorful light in the sunlight, and the corners of his eyes curved slightly.
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