Lu Shi looked at the five men in black who were interrogating her, but did not respond. She simply took two steps toward the lake.
“Teacher Lu, I advise you not to have any inappropriate thoughts.” A gentle male voice came from behind.
It's still so familiar, so warm.
Upon hearing this voice, Lu Shi froze in shock.
She turned around and saw Wen Tianming stroking the silly Gale Wolf that had led her in.
Seeing Lu Shi looking over, Wen Tianming stroked the wolf's head a few more times before stopping what he was doing. He stood up, took a step forward, adjusted his glasses with one hand, and continued in a gentle voice, "Teacher Lu, take off your ugly disguise and let's have a proper talk."
In the blink of an eye, Lu Shi's black attire disappeared, revealing her true appearance.
The moment their true identities were revealed, the five men in black couldn't help but scream in surprise.
"It's still more comfortable to look at it this way!" Wen Tianming's lips curled up slightly, revealing his neat, white teeth. His smile was as beautiful and charming as a starry night sky.
"Teacher Wen, what are you doing here? Did you lead me here?" Lu Shi stared at Wen Tianming, a very bad feeling creeping into her heart, but she still had a sliver of hope, so she asked knowingly.
"I'll be waiting for you here!" Wen Tianming replied quickly. "I just want to get to know our excellent Teacher Lu again, a master of playing dumb to get ahead."
"Teacher Wen, what are you saying? I'm just a weak white mage, I don't understand what you're saying. Teacher Wen has been so good to me, how could you deceive me?" Lu Shi replied with a smile.
He was cursing the heavens in his heart.
You male hypocrite, you're such a good actor.
Are you saying I'm pretending to be weak while actually being strong?
You're better at pretending, okay?
I really want to cut your head off.
"Teacher Lu, are you weak? Seventy, seventy-three, seventy-five, Strategist Huang all died at your hands." Wen Tianming said with a smile, "Yes, and eighty-six, he was stabbed like a hornet's nest. I really can't believe that such a delicate beauty like you would do such a thing. At first I thought it was our Shadow Society who did it."
After saying that, he continued in a mocking tone:
"Hehe, does Teacher Lu have some deep-seated grudge against our Shadow Society? He's only been in N County for a week, but he's killed more messengers than the Inquisition Society has in a year."
As he finished speaking, Wen Tianming's smile gradually turned cold, and his expression became somewhat ferocious.
"So Teacher Wen... ugh, you white lotus Wen, you're also from the Shadow Demon Society. You bunch of inhuman beasts, you even collude with magical beasts. Killing you is doing justice for heaven." Lu Shi stopped pretending and pointed at the Tier 5 Gale Wolf beside her, cursing angrily.
“Eighty. Why waste words with her? Let’s take her down and interrogate her slowly.” Seventy-nine walked to Wen Tianming’s side and stared at Lu Shi with lewd eyes.
"Are you teaching me how to do things?" Wen Tianming's gaze swept over, and a white light surged. Instantly, Seventy-Nine clutched his head and cried out in pain.
“Eighty, you actually attacked your own people.” Seventy-seven hurriedly stepped forward to support Seventy-nine and pointed at Wen Tianming, asking.
"Our own people? Ha, cooperating with you is shameful." Wen Tianming waved his hand as if shooing away flies, and continued to mock, "This time, your seventy-digit segment suffered heavy casualties, while we eighty-digit segment will be promoted very quickly. You guys better behave yourselves, maybe I'll even save a spot for you."
“Eighty, don’t be so arrogant. You’re just a mid-level mage. What makes you think you can lead us?” Seventy-six also stepped forward and said.
Wen Tianming sneered, not replying, but simply saying, "After we finish this job in N County, you'll all be convinced of my abilities. As for strength, that's just brute force. Here..."
As he spoke, he pointed to his head and said with a smile, "That's the more crucial part."
Seeing that they were arguing amongst themselves, Lu Shi was even more eager for these members of the Shadow Society to fight each other, and it would be best if they beat the dogs out of their brains.
She took the opportunity to quietly move a few steps closer to the shore and continued to calculate the distance in her mind.
Unfortunately, her actions were noticed by the two Tier 5 Gale Wolves.
Awooo...
"Human, if you take another step closer to the sacred lake, you will die!" A sharp voice entered his consciousness.
Lu Shi had no choice but to stop.
"Teacher Lu, are you still having inappropriate thoughts?" Wen Tianming slowly walked over.
"I was just curious about that glowing mirror, so I came closer to get a better look," Lu Shi said pitifully.
"You can't even protect yourself, yet you still dream of the Kunlun Mirror. You're all talk and no action," Wen Tianming sneered. "However, Teacher Lu, there's something I find strange. I'm sure I'm better than Military Advisor Huang, yet you always pay attention to him. Why don't you ever consider me?"
Wen Tianming pushed up his glasses, revealing the debonair and aristocratic air of a young nobleman.
"When we first met, I thought you were a refined scoundrel, but now I think..." Lu Shi laughed and said, "You're more like a refined beast. Only a beast would try to compare himself to a beast like Strategist Huang. Haha."
"You... I originally wanted to give you a chance to live. Now, even if you hand over all the demonic artifacts, I won't let you die a quick death," Wen Tianming said angrily, his expression becoming increasingly ferocious.
"Stop pretending. The Shadow Society is a bunch of beasts who deserve to go to hell." Lu Shi pointed at the group of men in black and shouted, unleashing her full aura and assuming a fighting stance.
It was Wen Tianming who made the first move.
His eyes shone with white light.
[Spiritual Impact]
An invisible shockwave rushed towards Lu Shi.
Having witnessed the power of Wen Tianming's mental abilities, Lu Shi dared not be careless and her mind stirred slightly.
"Little Commander, skill upgrade, Mind Shock..."
[You have begun practicing Mind Blast, burning 20G of Warcraft Souls, Mind Blast level increased to 2.]
[You have begun practicing Mind Blast, burning 40G of Warcraft Souls, Mind Blast level increased to 3.]
[You have begun practicing Mind Blast, burning 80G of Warcraft Souls, Mind Blast level increased to 4.]
[Mind Shock Level 4, increased confusion effect, increased dispel ability]
[Special Ability: Instant Cast]
Current remaining monster soul weight: 424G
...
Lu Shi's eyes lit up.
A flash of white light passed through my eyes.
The same invisible shockwave shot out from their eyes, colliding with Wen Tianming's mental shock, the two forces directly canceling each other out.
"It's only been a few days, but Teacher Lu's mental abilities have improved significantly!" Wen Tianming said in surprise.
"You've been hiding your strength quite well." Upon engaging in skill-based combat, Lu Shi realized that Wen Tianming's strength was definitely not at the intermediate level. She had thought that after upgrading, she could easily suppress him, but she hadn't gained the upper hand at all.
It seems he had been hiding his true strength all along.
However, taking advantage of this clash of skills, Lu Shi quietly moved two more steps and walked completely to the edge of the lake.
"Alright everyone, you all keep chatting, I'll be going now!"
Waving her hand, Lu Shi smiled and addressed all the people and beasts.
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure vanished from the spot.
"No."
The members of the Shadow Society and the two Gale Wolf Kings all ran towards the lake, their eyes scanning the area.
Lu Shi's figure appeared strangely on the lake surface. She did not fall into the water. A blue light shone under her feet. She touched the lake surface with her toes, creating ripples. She continued to walk on the water. After gliding about ten meters towards the center of the lake, Lu Shi disappeared again. When she reappeared, she was in the shadows behind the mirror on the platform in the center of the lake.
Without using any high-level spells, Lu Shi accomplished this feat of traversing a hundred meters using only the skillful combination of the basic spells Shadow Escape and Wind Track.
On the other side, two Swiftwind Wolf Kings howled to the sky. Their howls caused the wolf pack lying on the plain to stand up and howl in response.
For a moment, the howling of the wolves echoed through the valley.
Hearing the terrifying howl from outside the valley, Zhang Qinglan gripped the dagger even tighter.
"Teacher Lu, what earth-shattering thing have you done? The wolf pack has rioted!"
"I'm so scared!"
...
In the center of the lake, Lu Shi reached out and touched the mirror.
The Kunlun Mirror, a legendary and mysterious treasure, has an appearance that is both classical and mysterious.
The overall design presents a simple and elegant circular shape, and the mirror body is made of a rare blue-black metal with a faint cold light emanating from its surface.
The frame is made of an unknown black material, and the most eye-catching feature is the crystal-clear gemstone set at the top. This gemstone emits a soft light, which reflects the cold light of the mirror, making the entire Kunlun Mirror look even more mysterious and beautiful.
And now, it is this gem that is shooting light into the sky.
"Little Scissors, eat it, then let's go!" Lu Shi communicated subconsciously.
"Oh, Master. I have good news and bad news for you. Which do you want to hear first?" a cheeky voice rang out.
"I don't want to hear any of this. Don't they see what the situation is? Those bastards on the other side could come at any moment." Lu Shi was completely enraged.
“Okay, I’ll eat this big piece right away. But it’ll take about 30 minutes.” Little Scissors’ voice trailed off.
“If they rush over, I’ll be torn to shreds in three minutes.” Lu Shi covered her head, not wanting to speak.
When it really matters, Little Scissors is really unreliable.
"Never mind, you should eat quickly."
Lu Shi calmed herself down, walked to the shore, looked at the lake, and made up her mind.
Then I'll rely on the hundred-meter distance between the lake and the land to hold out for half an hour!
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