Chapter 11: For Freedom and Money

The next morning, the sky was dim.

Lin Wanyi, who had not slept all night, walked out of the library, followed her memory, went to a courtyard in the mansion, and knocked on the door lightly.

After a while, the gate opened.

Gu Zhuo looked at the girl standing outside the door and asked in confusion: "What happened?"

"nothing."

Lin Wanyi shook her head slightly, walked past him, walked into the room, and said, "It's just that there are some things I forgot to ask you yesterday, so I thought I'd make up for it today."

On the way, she naturally saw the chair placed under the rain porch and wondered what a strange habit it was, but she was too lazy to ask more questions.

Gu Zhuo glanced at the sky and said, "Wouldn't it be the same later?"

Lin Wanyi thought that she would go to sleep soon, so she said calmly, "Because I have to prepare to start my day of practice."

Gu Zhuo didn't think much about it and said, "So what do you want to know?"

"How are you going to get a spot in the summer festival, and what are your plans after the festival?"

Lin Wanyi asked very directly.

The Summer Festival is a grand event for young practitioners from all over the world. Of course, not only practitioners from various academies can participate. The court has never ignored those young people who cannot afford the expensive tuition and accommodation fees. Since the establishment of the Summer Festival, various ways to obtain places have been set up.

One is to win it through fighting, by competing with peers, winning the recognition of local authorities with the results of the battle, and in exchange for a place in the summer festival - the current emperor approves and encourages this, so the fairness of this method is guaranteed, and there are very few related corruption scandals.

The second one was recommended.

There is no need to explain this rule, as long as the recommender is willing to write a letter of recommendation, it is usually given to the uninitiated disciples of certain powerful people and the descendants of aristocratic families.

Now that Gu Zhuo has dropped out of Changzhou Academy, the academy will inevitably remove his name from the list of recommended students. With the summer festival approaching, finding a new place is undoubtedly a top priority.

But given his reputation, he obviously doesn't have to worry about this problem.

Gu Zhuo looked at Lin Wanyi and said, "What you really want to ask is what my plans are after the summer festival, right?"

"Yes."

Lin Wanyi was not embarrassed and said with emotion: "Actually, I didn't want to ask you this, but last night, my desk was almost filled with envelopes. The letters came from various academies in Wangjing. Every word on the letter paper revealed the same question. Guess what it is?"

Gu Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "Am I interested in becoming their student?"

"Yes, they are all happy to offend Changzhou Academy thoroughly for you."

"Can you reply to them for me?"

"What?"

"I plan to win first place in the summer festival and ask them to give me a higher price."

Lin Wanyi was silent for a while, then asked, "Are you serious about what you said?"

Gu Zhuo hummed.

Of course, this statement is serious.

In fact, he hadn't even thought about competing for the top spot in the Summer Festival at first.

However, when there was no hope for the Tongsheng Pill and he had to rely on the Tan Ye Divine Talisman, the first place in the Summer Festival became a title that he had to win - only by winning the first place in the Summer Festival could he enter Baidi Mountain, intercept the true meaning of the Frosty Sky of All Things lingering there, and thereby prolong his remaining life.

Lin Wanyi looked at him with a complicated expression, nodded and said, "I understand."

For those academies, it would be a rare achievement if they could persuade Gu Zhuo to represent their academy in the summer festival.

If he really won the first place in the summer festival, it would not be simply summed up by the word "merit".

Gu Zhuo asked: "Is there anything else?"

This obviously means seeing the guest off.

Lin Wanyi withdrew her gaze, gathered her thoughts, said goodbye and was about to leave.

Just as she turned to leave the room and was about to walk out of the courtyard, a voice suddenly sounded behind her.

It wasn't the sound of talking. It was the sound of wind tearing.

Before the sound stopped, people had arrived.

At the same time, all the sleepiness and fatigue in Lin Wanyi's eyes had disappeared, leaving only the extremely cold, vigilant and hostile look.

A three-foot-long green light suddenly tore through the dim morning light, bursting out from a dark corner outside the door with an unstoppable murderous intent, stabbing towards the girl, straight into her brow.

If this sword were to be delivered, even if she had treasures to protect her, there was a high chance that she would die instantly.

But what was more terrifying was not the power of the sword, but the time chosen by the swordsman. He chose with incredible precision the moment when her conversation with Gu Zhuo ended and she was feeling sleepy and stepped out of the courtyard. This meant that the other party was most likely a killer.

A killer is more dangerous than an assassin.

The assassin may kill for some purpose, such as secrets, treasures, or political propositions, which means he may delay time and reverse the situation.

However, killers are much more pure, because they only want the target's life in exchange for the client's money, and they will never say any unnecessary nonsense.

Her thoughts lasted only a moment. She had no time to think about why such a terrible killer appeared in her home. The scene in front of her eyes was filled with the green light.

Lin Wanyi's sleeves fluttered lightly.

Not retreat, but move forward!

The opponent's realm is higher than hers, and this sword is even more deliberate. If she retreats, she will surely die. Only by moving forward can she gain a glimmer of hope of survival.

The killer was very calm, his eyes did not change at all as he looked at the girl who was facing the sword.

He moved his wrist slightly, adjusting the sword's position imperceptibly to make sure the mission was accomplished.

Lin Wanyi had no room to adjust her posture and was destined to meet the green light.

Everything went so smoothly.

Just then, the killer suddenly heard a voice.

The sound was loud and deafening, like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.

Before he could frown and ponder why there was such a loud roar when it was clearly not a rainy day, the answer already appeared in his hand.

A powerful force flowed along the sword into his hands.

It comes in a flash, heavy as a mountain.

boom!
A stream of blood splattered everywhere.

A green light collapsed and dissipated.

In front of the killer, there was an extra person next to Lin Wanyi.

It’s Gu Zhuo.

……

The whole process is very short, life and death are just a matter of seconds.

The killer drew his sword, but Lin Wanyi did not retreat but advanced instead.

Gu Zhuo arrived first after starting later, and punched the sword light from the side, making the fatal sword come to nothing, and also breaking the killer's palm.

Lin Wanyi, who had escaped death, did not lose his mind for a moment. He ignored the blood flying towards him and slapped the killer on the chest with all his strength.

A soft sound.

The killer took the blow, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, but his body used the force to quickly retreat, trying to hide in the dark sky.

But this is not the end.

The sound of breaking air was heard again, and as the killer retreated, he threw the sword in his hand, which turned into green light and shot towards Lin Wanyi's forehead again like an arrow!

(End of this chapter)

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