Capítulo 1847: Chapter 1874: New Regulator: Da Jianbi
The man in the black robe disappeared.
The cultivators in the hall let out a sigh of relief.
“Who is this person, so terrifying?”
“That mysterious organization is actually pursuing Li Xiaobai, and they even brought in the regulators!”
Everyone was startled. The feeling they had was absolutely real; their bodies were disappearing little by little.
“It’s the Power of Law, some kind of powerful Law of Power. They didn’t even release their Visualized Item, you can imagine how strong and terrifying this person is!”
“But in some ways, this is good. He goes after Mr. Yu and Li Xiaobai, and we can just sit back and watch the show!”
Chen Qingquan’s eyes sparkled with interest.
With the regulator as a variable, his opportunity has returned!
…
Xiaobai Academy.
The number of cultivators continued to increase.
The courtyard couldn’t hold them, so the crowd sat on the ground outside the courtyard, writing test questions.
This was Yu Huan Shui’s test; everyone improvised a poem to showcase their strength.
Even Senior Li Xiaobai would take the test with them. To write alongside such a revered person was already worth talking about.
No one noticed that among the crowd, a man in a black robe sat quietly and began writing among the cultivators.
Li Xiaobai looked left and right, puzzled why everyone had a troubled expression, taking so long to write a single word, or hesitated between strokes even longer.
Writing a piece felt as tough as taking a dump. Do scholars really act like this?
Yu Huan Shui, dozing at the front of the courtyard, felt very safe with so many people present in broad daylight.
Time ticked away.
The sky gradually turned dark.
The scholars finished their test papers one by one, each composing a poem they were satisfied with.
“Master, please correct!”
The crowd shouted in unison.
“Hmm, this is mainly about rediscovering your writing intentions, so I won’t check each one. I’ll just sample a few. You, stand up and read your work.”
Yu Huan Shui casually pointed to a scholar and said.
“Yes!”
The scholar stood up excitedly and recited a verse.
“Spring is not a time for study.”
“Summer’s heat is perfect for a nap.”
“Fall brings insects, winter brings snow.”
“Pack up and prepare for the New Year.”
A classic doggerel, yet it took from morning till evening to write. What were they procrastinating about?
Yu Huan Shui showed no reaction, expressionlessly saying, “Hmm, good poem, very good indeed.”
Next, a few more scholars stood up to read their poems. Someone suggested, “May we read Senior Li’s masterpiece?”
“Brother Li, what do you think?”
Yu Huan Shui looked at Li Xiaobai.
“Let’s go pee together.”
“You peed a line.”
“I peed a bedsheet.”
“We laughed like the King of Children.”
Li Xiaobai unfurled a scroll, a new poem, a scatological verse.
“Great poem, Senior Li made a superb poem…”
“Good words, profound sentences, not simple…”
“Yes, yes, yes…”
The crowd was greatly shaken, unable to understand but feeling impressed nonetheless.
“You, you over there, stand up and read yours.”
Yu Huan Shui pointed at a man in a black robe in the corner.
Most there were scholars in white, making the lone, tightly wrapped figure in black conspicuous.
Without pause, the person stood up and began reciting:
“Seeing Mr. Yu today, I’m truly delighted. I’ve grown up reading Mr. Yu’s books, influenced deeply in all my actions and words!”
“Here is a poem I’ve composed.”
“Before my house, there are two trees, one is a jujube tree, the other is also a jujube tree!”
“When I came, three friends reminded me to greet you: one is an elder whose toe was cut, one is a monk now only a tombstone, and the last is a youth with a severed Divine Soul, slightly insane.”
“But upon seeing you today, sir, there is no aura of a master, even this Academy is old and frail, on the verge of collapse at any moment.”
The man in black recited slowly.
The surrounding cultivators were still unsure what was happening, but Li Xiaobai and Yu Huan Shui trembled all over, their eyes glowing with unexpected brilliance.
The organization’s people!
They’ve tracked us down here!
“Regulator or Law Enforcer?”
Li Xiaobai asked.
“Regulator, Jiang Que is my superior.”
The man in black replied courteously, setting aside the pen elegantly before sitting back down.
“This is the Boundary Sea, are you planning to act in public?”
Yu Huan Shui frowned tightly, unsure if his current strength could easily handle the opponent.
The man in black shrugged, “Why not?”
“Who are you, daring to cause trouble here, do you know where this is?”
“Do you really think we don’t exist? This is the Eight Desolates Domain, with countless experts gathered; you dare show murderous intent towards Mr. Yu, you’re bold!”
The cultivators didn’t know what was happening, but they sensed hostility from the man in black; he was here to stir up trouble at Xiaobai Academy.
The entire Eight Desolates Domain was rushing here, even experts from other stars, and yet this black-robed man dared to make trouble here, wasn’t he courting death?
“Your head’s gone.”
The man in black looked at the most boisterous of the scholars and said coolly.
“What did you say?”
The person was dumbfounded.
“I said, your head’s gone.”
Just as he finished speaking, the person’s neck tore open, blood stark and obvious, and in one breath, a head slipped from the shoulders and fell to the ground, lifeless.
The headless corpse fell, leaving the entire courtyard in stunned silence and shock.
Just a word, and a man’s head falls — what kind of method was this?
Too bizarre!
Yu Huan Shui’s face turned grave: “No wonder you dare to appear openly, possessing such skills.”
“This is not an opponent that can be defeated by simple tricks. Numbers mean nothing to him; everyone, leave the Academy.”
Li Xiaobai began clearing people out, driving the cultivators away from the Academy.
The crowd realized this man in black was no trifling foe and hurriedly left the Academy, while a few confident in their own strength remained to watch from the corners.
No matter what organization, daring to cause trouble at their Eight Desolates Domain and provoke Mr. Yu, they did not intend to let him go easily.
“What do you say?”
“Are you ready to surrender immediately, or do you want to at least die knowing why?”
The man in black spread his hands, asking sinisterly.
“Jiang Que is your superior; your jurisdiction doesn’t seem to cover the Boundary Sea.”
Li Xiaobai spoke, trying to stall for time with only two hours left till the System’s recovery.
“The organization hasn’t assigned anyone specifically for the Boundary Sea, as there are many powerful figures there, making it unsuitable to intervene, but you are an exception. You’ve successively crushed the Three Inch Golden Lotus, slain Monk Changsheng, and left half the Divine Soul of an organization cadre forever on Yue Xing, prompting a reevaluation of your threat level. Even if we have to offend numerous forces in the Boundary Sea, you must be killed.”
The man in black said.
“The trick you used to decapitate someone earlier, was it your Visualized Item’s ability, some kind of Law?”
Li Xiaobai continued questioning.
“Correct, I belong to the Lower Law under the Law of Logic, same as Jiang Que, but a different branch.”
The man in black chuckled, openly sharing his Law of Power, showcasing remarkable confidence.
“We have two people here and several Eight Desolates Domain experts guarding; are you sure you can win?”
Yu Huan Shui asked coldly.
“I’m a thrill-seeker, you could say our small team all seeks thrills!”
“This is a high-stakes gamble. Jiang Que’s team’s members are all ruined except for me. Either I kill you, restoring our team’s honor, or I follow in the footsteps of the first three and get eliminated by you; don’t you find it thrilling?”
The man in black laughed heartily, eyes under the black cloth shining with excitement.
Li Xiaobai: “What’s your name?”
Man in black: “Da Jianbi.”
“Let’s begin.”