Chapter 404 Room 404

Zhang Yuanqing lay with his hands behind his head, staring blankly at the ceiling, lost in thought.

Blood Rose and Silver Centipede sat elegantly on the chaise lounge by the window. Red Rooster, now missing an arm, occupied the spot that once belonged to Centipede, slurping down a bowl of congee made with Moonlight Fish.

Thanks to Song Man's treatment, his wound had begun to heal, though his arm was gone for good.

But Red Rooster was optimistic and cheerful. As the adopted son of Elder Jiangbao, obtaining a vial of Life Source Fluid to restore his arm would be no problem.

Of course, knowing Red Rooster, even if his arm couldn't be restored, he'd just laugh it off with, "You can't wander the martial world without getting cut!"

Then happily go make chicken soup.

After the battle, Sun Miaomiao was bound and handed over to the school authorities. With the help of Song Man and the other Beast Kings, including Peony Fairy, everyone's injuries were treated.

The students collected the bodies of the Dean, Tiger King, Xie Lingzhou, and Liu Yushu.

After completing the funeral arrangements, it was already dusk. Exhausted, the students dragged their weary bodies back to their dorms to rest.

Everyone believed the culprit had been caught and the academy was safe.

Zhang Yuanqing appeared to be spacing out, but in reality, he was communicating with the Dungeon Squad in the same dorm via earpiece.

Zhang Yuanqing: "Tianxia Guihuo, don't worry about the armor. Sun Miaomiao is an elder's child. If headquarters asks, let Elder Sun take the blame. No one knows it came from the dungeon anyway."

Tianxia Guihuo: "Is Miaomiao safe?"

Making Sun Miaomiao confess and accept confinement was partly to deceive the real Armored Man, and partly to appease the students and teachers. A tense atmosphere could easily be exploited by the enemy, leading to a loss of control.

Then, facing the frenzied students and teachers, would they kill or not?

Zhao Chenghuang: "Teacher Song Man is watching her. I've got a spirit servant secretly keeping an eye on things. We have to find him tonight, or there will be endless trouble."

Yuan Shi's earlier refusal to cooperate with the lie detector likely made the Armored Man suspicious, and Sun Miaomiao's use of the Ten Thousand Slaughterers only confirmed it.

Even if the Armored Man didn't leak this information to headquarters, he could report it to Dark Night Rose after leaving the instance, which would put them all in danger. The only thing they could do was offer the treasure to headquarters with great fanfare to clear themselves.

Xiahou Aotian:

"Yuan Shi Tianzun, who were the nine people in the cafeteria?"

Zhang Yuanqing:

"I asked Red Rooster. The nine people present at the time were Zhu Mingxu, Kui Yangze, Liu Yushu, Sanyang Kaitaitai, Ren Junzi, Ling Man'er, Niulanshan Little Fairy, Zhao Feiwen, and Yuan Ting."

Tianxia Guihuo habitually began to analyze:

"Xie Lingzhou and Liu Yushu are already dead. Zhu Mingxu and Yuan Ting can be ruled out. Among the remaining people, who is the most suspicious?"

While Xiahou Aotian and Zhao Chenghuang were still thinking, Zhang Yuanqing already had an idea:

"I suspect Sanyang Kaitaitai."

"How so?" his teammates replied in unison through the earpiece.

Zhang Yuanqing chose his words carefully, turning his thoughts into sound:

"Miaomiao must have been influenced by the Armored Man, which is why she lost her mind and used the Ten Thousand Slaughterers. I 'recalled' that everyone was fighting at the time, except for Sanyang Kaitaitai, who retreated early. He had enough time to influence Miaomiao."

"Also, it was Sanyang Kaitaitai who suggested watching over her. If he's the Armored Man, this fits his purpose. He'll definitely make a move on Miaomiao tonight."

Zhang Yuanqing paused for a moment, continuing to "think," "There's another reason..."

Xiahou Aotian waited a few seconds, but when no explanation came, he urged:

"What reason?"

"That day in Alchemy class, didn't Sanyang Kaitaitai ask three questions? Later, I learned from Teacher Mo Pan that the price of using the Mirror of Destiny is that destiny will be disrupted," Zhang Yuanqing said.

"One question is dangerous, two questions are life-threatening, and three questions... feels like certain death. But Sanyang Kaitaitai survived, and Teacher Mo Pan seems to have forgotten about it, not even checking in on the student who asked three questions afterward. Is that normal?"

Xiahou Aotian and the others understood. Sanyang Kaitaitai had a special item that neutralized the cost of the Mirror of Destiny.

The cost of a Dominator-level item obviously couldn't be neutralized by a grassroots Saint, but it would make sense if he were the Armored Man.

"Alright, we'll act tonight and attack Sanyang Kaitaitai," Tianxia Guihuo finally had the decisiveness of a Fire Master.

Zhang Yuanqing pressed his earpiece, "Sanyang Kaitaitai's room is 612. Zhao Chenghuang and I will teleport over there first, then I'll start a fire in the room. Tianxia Guihuo, you teleport in directly. Xiahou Aotian..."

He thought for a moment and said, "You'll be responsible for keeping watch and suppressing any students who are disturbed. Of course, with our combined strength, he shouldn't be able to resist our attack."

At this moment, Red Rooster finished his congee, patting his belly contentedly. "Sun Miaomiao, that poisonous woman, has already been caught. Why do you still want me to stay here?"

"Miaomiao isn't a poisonous woman," Zhang Yuanqing said irritably.

"Hey, are you falling for her?" Red Rooster waved his hand, carefree as ever. "Whether she's a poisonous woman or not doesn't matter. I'm going to get another bowl of congee from the cafeteria. Do you want one?"

"I'm actually hungry," Zhang Yuanqing nodded.

...

Late at night, 11:50 PM.

Room 612 was brightly lit. Sanyang Kaitaitai sat upright at the table, his face calm but tinged with woodenness.

Suddenly, two dreamlike starlight beams appeared in the room, solidifying into two handsome young men with different temperaments. It was Zhang Yuanqing and Zhao Chenghuang.

After appearing, Zhang Yuanqing, cloaked in the Yin-Yang Robe, immediately raised his palm and created a ball of fire.

The flame expanded and burst open with a bang, revealing another figure in the firelight.

It was Tianxia Guihuo, with his sharp eyes and well-proportioned figure.

Looking at the sudden appearance of the three, Sanyang Kaitaitai showed no surprise, but rather a bizarre smile:

"You've come?"

...

In the teachers' dormitory, Song Man, who had just finished showering, walked out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe.

Her hair was still wet, draped over her shoulders and back. Her bangs and sideburns were damp, and her cheeks were rosy from the bath.

Although her private life was chaotic, she was indeed a high-quality beauty.

Song Man opened the glass cabinet where she kept her wine, took out a bottle of red wine and two goblets, and turned to look at Sun Miaomiao, who was bound and sitting on the chaise lounge.

"Do you drink?"

Sun Miaomiao was tied up with green vines. Her chest and back were covered with talismans sealing spirit servants, and she had been injected with paralyzing toxins.

"Yes, yes!" Sun Miaomiao said happily.

She liked to drink, but the academy was short on supplies and only provided beer. Sun Miaomiao was a pampered heiress who couldn't get used to the bitter swill.

Song Man poured two glasses of wine, but didn't hand them over immediately. She swirled them gently, letting them breathe.

She first walked to Sun Miaomiao's side, pinching her thighs, shoulders, and arms to make sure they were soft and weak, before returning to her desk to sit down. While swirling her wine glass, she asked:

"Do you have a thing for Yuan Shi Tianzun?"

Sun Miaomiao was glad she hadn't had any wine yet, or she would have spat it out. "You, you, what nonsense are you talking about... Yuan Shi Tianzun and I are just ordinary friends."

After all, she was a young girl who couldn't face such topics openly.

Song Man nodded knowingly. "I see, Yuan Shi Tianzun is abstinent. Then my previous strategy was wrong. Alas, Zhao Chenghuang isn't bad either, but he's also abstinent. What a pity."

Sun Miaomiao's eyes widened. "Are you hitting on them?"

Song Man took a sip of red wine and giggled.

"When you see outstanding and handsome men, aren't you tempted? Yuan Shi Tianzun and Zhao Chenghuang are both leaders among the younger generation. They're probably still virgins. Sleeping with them would be quite an accomplishment. Too bad, they're both abstinent."

Sun Miaomiao rolled her eyes.

She inexplicably thought of Young Master Hua of the Taiyi Sect. That sect leader's son was also a Beast King, also someone who craved offspring and indulged his desires.

Just like Song Man.

"Yuan Ting said you were assigned to Qinfeng Academy because of your chaotic private life?" Sun Miaomiao asked, sipping the red wine that Song Man offered.

Song Man glanced at her. "Don't hang out with that Yuan Ting. Picking up his gossiping habits isn't a good thing."

She paused, her eyes sparkling, and smiled:

"I used to play around recklessly when I was young, thinking it was glamorous to have men fighting over me. Later, they had a conflict and fought each other in secret. One died, and the other was seriously injured."

"The one who was seriously injured was sentenced to death by headquarters, and I was assigned here."

Sun Miaomiao "Oh'd". She saw that this enchanting and wanton teacher was smiling, but her eyes held regret and self-blame.

So she didn't speak and accuse her.

The two chatted idly, and the wine in their glasses was soon gone. Song Man put away the goblets and smiled:

"Headquarters sends a batch of supplies in every month, all self-produced in the Spirit Realm. This bottle of red wine cost me half a month's salary to buy, so I could only let you drink half a glass."

"You'll be leaving tomorrow morning. You don't seem like a ruthless killer... but never mind, it's not my business."

At this moment, a knock on the door sounded.

Song Man closed the glass cabinet and turned to look at the door, saying:

"Who is it!"

"It's me," a man's voice came from the door.

Song Man frowned, glanced at Sun Miaomiao, and swayed to the door, twisting the handle.

Sun Miaomiao was on the inside of the bedroom, unable to see the scene in the entryway. She could only hear Song Man's conversation with the man:

"Why are you here? Tonight, I have to watch over Sun Miaomiao. I don't have the leisure to spend time with you."

"It's the last night. Don't you want to indulge yourself one last time, Teacher?"

Which male student is Song Man's lover...? Sun Miaomiao felt the voice was somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember who it was. After all, she had almost no contact with male students.

Except for those few in the Dungeon Squad.

"That won't do..."

Song Man's voice stopped abruptly.

Sun Miaomiao heard a muffled groan, followed by the sound of someone falling.

Her heart jumped. Then, she saw a figure walking in.

"It's you?"

Sun Miaomiao's expression changed slightly as she saw the person's face clearly.

...

Room 612.

Tianxia Guihuo stood on Sanyang Kaitaitai's chest, his palm spitting crimson Fire Blade, cutting off his last leg.

Zhao Chenghuang silently put away his item, while Zhang Yuanqing stood aside empty-handed.

The battle ended instantly. A wounded Mountain God, facing the three's pincer attack, was subdued with almost no resistance.

The ruthless Tianxia Guihuo decisively turned Sanyang Kaitaitai into a human stick.

"If you weren't the Armored Man, Yuan Shi Tianzun would provide Life Source Fluid to restore your injuries. But I don't think it's necessary," Tianxia Guihuo pointed the Fire Blade at Sanyang Kaitaitai's throat:

"I can confirm that you are!"

Sanyang Kaitaitai's earlier sentence, "You've come," made Tianxia Guihuo confirm the other party's identity.

Crimson Flame Fire Blade, not bad. He mastered that spell in just a few days. Although this guy is a disgrace to Fire Masters, his talent is ridiculously strong... Zhang Yuanqing moved his gaze away from the Fire Blade and looked at Sanyang Kaitaitai, saying:

"Do you have anything to say?"

Sanyang Kaitaitai lay flat on the ground, his hands and feet severed, but his face showed no pain. He chuckled:

"You've got the wrong person. Also, I'm not Sanyang Kaitaitai. I'm just a wandering soul."

As he spoke, another cold laughter came from behind him:

"The master's mission has been accomplished."

Tianxia Guihuo frowned, and lightly flicked his toes, turning Sanyang Kaitaitai over so that his back faced up. The Fire Blade traced along his spine.

The Qinfeng Academy school uniform split open, revealing the flesh inside. On his back was a hideous ghost face, its features blurred and slightly protruding, like a flesh relief.

Around the ghost face were streaks of blue-black blood vessels, connecting to the spine.

The ghost face grinned, laughing coldly:

"You're doomed. When the master retrieves that armor, everyone will die."

...

Teachers' dormitory.

Sun Miaomiao looked at the man in front of her in shock and said:

"You're the Armored Man, a member of Dark Night Rose."

This person had handsome features and a stern expression, a masculine aura like a young special forces soldier. It was the unique temperament of a Swordsman.

It was Ren Junzi.

Ren Junzi's mouth curled up. "Surprised? Well, for you, the most suspicious person should be Sanyang Kaitaitai."

"What Sanyang Kaitaitai? I don't know what you're talking about." Sun Miaomiao shrank back toward the window, her eyes frequently glancing at the bleak night outside, saying:

"You want the treasure in the dungeon, right? It's all on me. If you kill me, everything will return to the Spirit Realm. You won't get anything. Also, what did you do to Song Man?"

"I just knocked her unconscious. Beast Kings have the ability to resurrect. Killing her would take too long," Ren Junzi said with a smile:

"Are you waiting for your companions? Well, you chose to surrender to lure me out. Let me guess how many companions you have. Yuan Shi Tianzun is definitely one, um, and Xiahou Aotian, Zhao Chenghuang, Tianxia Guihuo."

Sun Miaomiao stared in disbelief. "You, you know?"

"I only found out this afternoon." Ren Junzi pointed to his ear and sneered:

"As long as I confirm Yuan Shi Tianzun and you, I can find out which other companions you have. I'm a Swordsman. Details that others can't see are clear to me, like the earpiece."

Sun Miaomiao's heart sank. As expected, Ren Junzi said:

"Your companions aren't coming. The spirit servants they arranged outside have already been withdrawn."

Seeing Sun Miaomiao looking shocked, suspicious, and confused, Ren Junzi took out a golden compass from his pocket and said:

"Under the rules, no one can resist. You must be very curious how I influenced the Dean and you, right?"

As he spoke, he rotated the compass face, pointing it at Sun Miaomiao.

Sun Miaomiao stared at it, and saw a line of words written on the compass face:

[Prediction: Because of Sanyang Kaitaitai's abnormality during the day, Yuan Shi Tianzun suspects that he is the Armored Man. He decides to attack Sanyang Kaitaitai with Xiahou Aotian, Tianxia Guihuo, and Zhao Chenghuang at 11:50 tonight. To ensure success, they will go all out.]

What is this item? He used this item to influence the Dean and me... Sun Miaomiao looked at the text information, and her heart sank again.

No wonder Ren Junzi said that the spirit servants had been withdrawn, because they would go all out to deal with Sanyang Kaitaitai.

Ren Junzi, who had the Insight skill, saw her panic and doubt, but didn't explain. He turned to glance at the clock hanging on the wall and said:

"It's just past midnight. Do you know why I chose this time? Because I've already used up my prediction attempts for yesterday."

He stared at the golden compass and said:

"Today's first prediction: In order to save her life, Sun Miaomiao chooses to hand over everything she obtained from the stone gate."

The previous prediction was erased, and new content appeared.

Ren Junzi held the golden compass in one hand, and lifted Sun Miaomiao's chin with the other, tutting:

"What a pitiful beauty. When I get the armor and the remaining items from Yuan Shi Tianzun and the others, I'll come back and patronize you."

His fingertip slashed downward, and sword energy tore through the vines.

He wasn't worried about Sun Miaomiao turning against him. Even if the vine restraints were removed, she was still in a weakened state. At this close range, it would be easy for a Swordsman to kill a Star Officer.

Moreover, his prediction didn't violate the five restrictions. As long as the prediction was established, no one at the Saint level could violate it. This was the rule.

Sun Miaomiao's eyes showed fear mixed with trust, as if she firmly believed that as long as she handed over the armor and the Soul Summoning Banner, Ren Junzi would let her go.

She reached out and grabbed a black banner shrouded in Yin energy, a set of blood-colored full-body armor exuding baleful aura, and a floppy little red hat.

Not just one set of armor? Surprise and greed flashed in Ren Junzi's eyes. Without any hesitation, he reached for the three items.

Suddenly, in his state of ecstasy, he saw the carpet beside him sink slightly, as if someone had stepped on it.

His greed and excitement at seeing the treasure slowed his reaction by a beat.

The next second, he felt a violent impact on his chest, and pain washed over him. He flew out like a broken kite, slamming heavily into the wall.

The compass flew out of his hand.

"Whoosh~"

A mournful wind howled in the room. With two loud bangs, invisible wind blades followed, slashing his legs and tearing the wall.

Blood instantly stained the pure white wall.

Ren Junzi looked up in disbelief. A figure had appeared where he had been standing just now.

Handsome, young, with a vigorous vitality and a subtle hint of ferocity in his eyebrows.

Yuan Shi Tianzun?!

"How is this possible? You..." Ren Junzi looked horrified, sliding weakly down the wall.

He lost his fighting ability almost instantly.

"After cutting off your legs, you won't be able to escape even if you put on a Night Wanderer item. Well, just to be safe, I'll cut off your hands too." Zhang Yuanqing waved his hands, which were covered in blue gloves.

The whooshing sound of the wind rang out again, and then Ren Junzi saw his two hands leave his wrists. He blacked out from the pain.

"How could you be here... You can't violate the prediction. It's the rule!" Ren Junzi raised his head, his pale face covered in beads of cold sweat.

You have rules, I have karma! Zhang Yuanqing grinned:

"Since I knew you could influence people, I had to take precautions. As for why I'm here, it's because I guessed that you were the Armored Man."

Just as he said, since he knew that the Armored Man could "influence" targets, he naturally had to prepare in advance.

Zhang Yuanqing's way of preparing was to use the Yata Mirror to create a doppelganger, then put on the Perfect Human Skin. In this way, the karma of the main body would be transferred to the doppelganger.

He wouldn't be affected.

"You guessed it was me?" Ren Junzi's face changed slightly. "Impossible, you couldn't have guessed. You clearly learned about the cost of using the Mirror of Destiny from Mo Pan, and Sanyang didn't die. That's the biggest loophole."

"Oh, you know about that too, so that's how it is..." Zhang Yuanqing suddenly realized.

"Then that's right. So Mo Pan actually looked for Sanyang Kaitaitai, but he was influenced by you, right?"

"You decided to kill Sanyang Kaitaitai after learning about the cost of the Mirror of Destiny, didn't you? Alas, the Mirror said it right, this guy doesn't even have 'sex', he has a thin fortune and a short life."

"You did this to leave yourself a way out. In case you faced an identity exposure crisis, you could shift the blame to him and push him out to attract attention. Well done."

"But you still left a loophole."

"What loophole?" Having lost too much blood, Ren Junzi was already experiencing dizziness, but he was suppressing a surge of anger, unwillingly asking.

"Xia Chaoxue is your biggest loophole," Zhang Yuanqing said:

"Although we also took two wrong steps, wrongly suspecting the Dean and Little Rabbit, we at least confirmed one thing, and that is that neither Zhu Mingxu nor Xia Chaoxue revealed the 'sex' affair."

"So how did the Armored Man know about this? I kept thinking about this question all day, until Red Rooster told me the list of people at the cafeteria dinner that night. Then I realized, it was you."

"Zhu Mingxu 'sexed' Xia Chaoxue. She passively accepted this relationship, so she must have had hatred in her heart, which would have been revealed in her usual behavior."

"Others couldn't see the relationship between Zhu Mingxu and Xia Chaoxue, but you could have known, because you're a Scout. Scouts are best at observing. You came with the organization's mission, so you would pay extra attention to the movements of the students from the start."

"But Sanyang Kaitaitai is an Earth Monster. He couldn't have seen the relationship between Zhu Mingxu and Xia Chaoxue. But then I thought, that's not right, Sanyang Kaitaitai's suspicion is clearly greater."

"Then I thought of the Mirror of Destiny's prediction. This guy doesn't even have 'sex', which is actually hinting that this guy is going to die young. So I understood, he's already dead. How could a dead man be the Armored Man?"

"That night, you saw Zhu Mingxu return early, so you saw that Xia Chaoxue wasn't in the dorm. In the middle of the night, you discovered someone entering the stone gate, and you immediately suspected Xia Chaoxue. Unfortunately, you killed the wrong person."

"So you could only go along with the plan and create the illusion of sexual assault to mislead us. Well, the scene of the crime wasn't the dorm either, was it."

Ren Junzi was silent for a moment, then gave a miserable smile:

"Kill me."

"No, I won't kill you." Zhang Yuanqing said coldly, "You have an item that can erase spirit bodies, right? If I kill you, how can I ask your spirit? Ren Junzi, you're the first person I'm going to seize."

Ren Junzi's face changed drastically, but with his hands and feet severed, he couldn't even kill himself.

Zhang Yuanqing used Spiritual Travel, his spirit leaving his body and crashing into Ren Junzi's forehead.

...

PS: I'll upload the flawed chapter first and revise it later.

I looked at the readers' feedback and realized that my definition of prophecy was wrong. I looked it up, and the following is the definition of prophecy: a prophecy is a prediction of future events, a forecast or assertion about what will happen in the future.

In layman's terms, it is knowing in advance what will happen in the future.

Normal prophecies belong to seers. The development of the event is not related to the prophet. He just knows it in advance.

The function of the fragments of the Light Compass is: to realize the content of the prophecy.

So it looks like it's speaking law.

The correct function of the Light Compass should be to foresee what will happen in the surrounding area within a certain period of time. This is more reasonable. Strictly speaking, the reader's complaint is correct. I wrote it wrong, but since it's already written, I can't change it, so it can only be like this, but I did write it wrong.