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Chapter 360 - 286: Leaving the Village and Heading to School (Second Update)

Chapter 360: Chapter 286: Leaving the Village and Heading to School (Second Update)

Su Yu gave a nod, in this way, Freedom Village, along with Meng Jun, Xu Ruyun, Zhou Zexun and Li Lingsheng, the four Level Five powerhouses, still remained the strongest settlement around. Internally, even if Su Yu were to leave, Li Lingsheng couldn’t stir up any trouble even if he had ulterior motives. Zhou Zexun originally belonged to Loyalty Village. He and Li Lingsheng had been enemies, making it even more impossible for them to align together. Thus, external forces are sufficient to dominate all sides, and internally, it can suppress any misguided intentions of others.

After explaining things to Meng Ting, Su Yu was about to leave when Meng Ting suddenly said, "Su Yu, wait a moment."

"Hm?" Su Yu turned back.

Meng Ting hesitated to speak. These past few days she had been trying to talk to Su Yu to clarify her actions during his battle with Wang Di, but she just couldn’t muster the courage. Seeing Su Yu ready to leave again, she wanted to speak up, but upon meeting his gaze that glowed like the stars themselves, she found herself lost for words again.

"What is it?" Su Yu asked in surprise.

"No... It’s nothing." Meng Ting hesitated for a moment, still finding herself unable to speak. She decided that she must tell him once he returns.

"Be careful... on your journey." After some hesitation, Meng Ting finally managed to say something.

Su Yu gave a smile and said, "This time we’re going to the Newbie Forest. As you’ve said, it’s where the new arrivals are, we won’t be in any danger there. Don’t worry, the safety of Freedom Village... and everyone is up to you."

Meng Ting quietly nodded and said, "I will. You must return quickly then. I... and everyone at Freedom Village, we all can’t do without you."

Su Yu waved and smiled at her, "We’ll be going now, you can convey the message to everyone else." Saying this, he left with Meng Ting trailing after him, finding herself unable to speak the words on her mind.

Su Yu was initially planning to leave directly and personally look for Ruan Minghong and Murong Dingyuan. However, he suddenly had a change of heart and gestured to a young man not far away.

Upon seeing this, the young man rushed over, his face flushed with excitement.

"I’m Xia Yan. Su Yu, what instructions do you have for me? I’m ready for anything." The young man eagerly patted himself on his chest, making thumping sounds.

Su Yu saw the admiration and fervor in his eyes, he blinked, and gave a small laugh, asking, "Do you know where Ruan Minghong, Murong Dingyuan and Li Lingsheng are?"

This young man named Xia Yan hurriedly replied, "Yes, do you need them for something, Su Yu?"

"Yes, ask them to come here." Su Yu gave a slight smile. Noticing that Xia Yan was a Fourth Order warrior himself, he took a good look and memorized him.

"Sure." Xia Yan felt a great honor to be able to do something for Su Yu and excitedly rushed off. Su Yu, watching from behind, was amused, wondering when he himself had unknowingly gained such an ardent fan.

Meng Ting walked over and smiled, "How does it feel? In Freedom Village, at least eighty percent of the people are just as awestruck by you as he is. Almost all of the private conversations revolve around you."

Su Yu, despite being low-profile and easy-going, could not help but feel a sense of satisfaction from people’s admiration. He smiled and suddenly said, "Meng Ting, what about you? Who is the subject of your private conversations?"

"Huh?" Meng Ting was taken aback, not expecting Su Yu to tease her this way. Her face flushed red as Dragon Kid, lying on her shoulder, hummed, "Su Yu, stop flirting with Tingting!"

Having been constantly bullied by Ada lately, Dragon Kid looked sullenly at Su Yu, vowing not to let Su Yu lay a finger on Meng Ting. Otherwise, to Dragon Kid, that would mean not only failing to win over Ada, but also losing Meng Ting to Su Yu, cementing it as a loss-loss situation.

Su Yu was taken aback by Dragon Kid’s answer, having initially meant to simply make a joke. His face turned flush red.

Despite the heated glare Meng Ting shot at Dragon Kid, she could only pretend not to hear and change the subject, "Look, the three of them are coming."

Su Yu looked up and from a distance saw Xia Yan leading Ruan Minghong and the others. Meng Ting was quite wary of those three.

Three Level Five powerhouses coming together is quite a formidable force capable of stirring up quite a commotion in the area, regardless of what village they are in.

"Su Yu, they are here." Xia Yan still had that excited look on his face.

"Mm, thank you for your hard work." Su Yu smiled and nodded at him.

Xia Yan was quick to understand, knowing that they likely had matters to discuss, so he excused himself and left.

"Su Yu, are you looking for us for something?" Ruan Minghong asked suspiciously, a hint of unease in her heart. They hadn’t done anything wrong recently, had they? She knew that she and the others were being watched closely by Meng Ting and the others in Freedom Village, which was why they had been acting very cautiously these past few days.

Su Yu said, "I plan to go to the ’Newbie Forest’ to take care of some matters. I need a few people. Ruan Minghong, you and Murong Dingyuan should go with me."

"Yes." Ruan Minghong and Murong Dingyuan did not have any objections and nodded. Ruan Minghong, somewhat surprised, chimed in: "There are many reservations for those above the Fourth Order to go to the Newbie Forest, and as a Sixth-order Powerhouse, the reservations are even more for you."

Su Yu smiled and said, "I know, I have my own view on this." Then he turned to Li Lingsheng: "Our departure might take some time. In our absence, I’ll leave Freedom Village in your hands. I hope you can assist Miss Mengting and others well."

Li Lingsheng quickly responded, "Rest assured, I will do my best." As they had been involved with Wang Di and had gotten used to addressing him respectfully, calling Su Yu by the same token didn’t feel unnatural. Even though Su Yu himself felt a bit uncomfortable with this formal address, he eventually said, "Stop with the formalities. Just call me Su Yu, or even brother is fine."

They looked at each other, showing hesitant and troubled expressions. Su Yu laughed and said, "Alright, let’s not discuss this anymore. Miss Ruan, Brother Dingyuan, come with me."

He then waved at Meng Ting and said, "We’re leaving now."

Meng Ting said, "You’re leaving so soon?"

"Yes, since we’ve decided to go, we might as well go early and return early. Let’s go."

Ruan Minghong and Murong Dingyuan excused themselves to gather their travel essentials, agreeing to meet at the village entrance. Su Yu went ahead alone as he didn’t have much to pack.

At the village gate, Su Yun, Qin Jiagui, Zhang Zhongmou and others were waiting for Su Yu. Each of them was carrying packs of various sizes. Over the shoulders of Qin Jiagui and Zhao Shichang were giant bundles of thick iron wire.

Shang Qi’s special ability lies in weapon refinement and iron ore refining. For him, the production of iron wire is simple. Clearly, the giant bundles of iron wire that Qin Jiagui and the others carried were refined by Shang Qi.

"Well, carry your own."

As soon as Su Yu arrived, Zhang Zhongmou, laughing, handed him a backpack made from beast hides.

Su Yu took it, Qin Jiagui looked at everyone and said, "Now that everyone is present, let’s go."

Su Yu shook his head and said, "Wait a moment, we’re waiting for two more people."

"Hmm, who else?" Zhang Zhongmou was somewhat surprised. This time returning to the school, even Zhou Birong was not included. All who were set to return were students from their school.

Su Yu turned and said, "Here they come."

Everyone quickly noticed that astonishingly, it was Ruan Minghong and Murong Dingyuan, two Fifth Order powerhouses from Wangdi Village. Each of them was carrying a small package and had rushed over.

Zhang Zhongmou wondered, "We aren’t going for a fight, why did you bring two more Fifth Orders?"

With their present strength, they should be able to march openly through the Newbie Forest. Bringing two more Fifth Order warriors seemed excessive.

Su Yu smiled slightly, seeing that Ruan Minghong and the others had come close, he didn’t explain further. But Qin Jiagui seemed to grasp a hint of the reason: Su Yu leaving might cause Meng Ting to lose control, hence the decision to send two Fifth Orders with Su Yu. This way, the power distribution in Freedom Village would be balanced, preventing it from easily branching out and causing more trouble.

"Alright, now that everyone is here, let’s go." Su Yu picked up the backpack that Zhang Zhongmou had just given him, and a group of eleven people started heading out of the village.

This time, they left without making much noise. Su Yu only bid farewell to Meng Ting and took the other ten people, quietly leaving Freedom Village and heading towards the River of Oblivion.

To the south of the Freedom Village is the Oblivion River. Walking less than a few kilometers, they arrived at the riverbank. Not far from the bank, there were thick forests. Qin Jiagui dropped the large bundle of thick iron wire he was carrying onto the ground and said, "Let’s work on it here. There are eleven of us, making two large wooden rafts should be enough."

Su Yu realized then that they had brought two large bundles of thick iron wire to construct the rafts.

To cross the Oblivion River without proper tools, making wooden rafts would be relatively easy.

Zhang Zhongmou and Ma Ziye each drew out the Red Lotus Sword and Starry Blade. Zhao Shichang waved his right hand to reveal a bone knife and soon they chopped down trees. After trimming away the branches, Qin Jiagui took the thick iron wire and started fastening the logs together side by side.

Their strength and agility made the creation of these rafts extremely easy. The iron wire, thicker than their fingers, twisted easily into ropes in the hands of Qin Jiagui, who managed to bind the logs together tightly.

In less than half an hour, two giant wooden rafts were ready. A few of them brought the rafts to the river bank and put them in the water. Seeing that the rafts floated steadily in the water, Qin Jiagui stepped onto it first and laughed, "Everyone, aboard." (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please visit www.qidian.com. More Chapters are available. Support the author. Support original reading!)