Chapter 26: Leaving the Thunder Island

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“Just now, you wanted to use ants to devour the strange lightning, right?”

Fang Xuan did not reply. He neither admitted nor denied it.

He didn’t know what Ning Lanqing had seen, and he didn’t know if he could continue to keep such a low profile.

Or… should he silence her now?

No, no, he couldn’t do such a heartless thing. To be honest, Ning Lanqing treated him quite well, not to mention that the two of them were classmates… Moreover, she was the eldest daughter of the General Estate. She had more treasures than he had ever seen. What confidence did he have to instantly kill her?

Just as he was brainstorming, on the other side, Ning Lanqing had already started to release her skills.

Similar to water-type Beast Tamers, it was very rare for them to add points to violent skills of pure attack styles. Most of them would learn some skills related to healing. This was also one of the reasons why many [Magicians] were water-type Beast Tamers.

Just like how many refiners had earth attributes.

Ning Lanqing summoned the Daughter of the Sea. Her hands touched the strange lightning, and bursts of dazzling light flickered.

“I say… Miss Ning, why don’t you capture it first? It’s on its last breath now. If it recovers later, not only will it be difficult to capture it with its own strength, but I’m afraid we’ll have to experience another fierce battle.”

“I’m not afraid, but it’s very difficult to win with you around…” This was Fang Xuan’s true thoughts.

Ning Lanqing thought for a moment and nodded. She took out an antique brush and wrote something on the Strange Lightning. The latter’s trembling body immediately calmed down. This was a sign that she had already subdued the Strange Lightning.

Seeing Ning Lanqing so easily subdue the strange lightning, Fang Xuan couldn’t help but sigh.

F*ck, big families are indeed different. The equipment they take out is something we’ve never heard of.

Then, Ning Lanqing began to heal again. The seven-colored light flickered in this small space. Fang Xuan remained silent at the side, which could be considered as protecting Ning Lanqing in disguise.

Although there was nothing else that needed protection at the moment, the Thunder From Worms outside had already run as far as they could. The power of the strange lightning was something they could engrave and absorb. Moreover, the energy fluctuation was so huge. This time, the little guy also understood that he would not be in a good situation.

Time passed minute by minute. Fang Xuan’s token had already flashed when Ning Lanqing subdued the strange lightning. This meant that his mission had been completed. The reason why he was still standing here… was probably because he wanted to ask Ning Lanqing what she thought about him hiding his strength? He couldn’t tell her that it was because they were good friends, so he had to escort her away.

He took a deep breath and decided to break the silence.

“W-When did you follow me?”

This little girl was actually able to do it without him noticing at all. She could be considered to have some skills.

“Ever since you left the Thunder Forest.”

“I received the same mission as you in the Thunder Forest. In the end, I waited for a long time, but the boss didn’t respawn. When I returned to school, I found out that the boss was captured. I suspected that you were involved, but I didn’t expect you to be the one who planned it.”

Fang Xuan was speechless for a moment. Is this little girl a Scorpio? Isn’t she a little too vengeful? I can capture the boss and you can do the mission for free. Aren’t you happy? Must you follow me all the way to investigate?

It had been three whole days since he left the Thunder Forest. In these three days, other than attending classes, he didn’t remember seeing Ning Lanqing. In the end, he was actually followed for no reason. No wonder she hadn’t come to talk to him recently. She was probably afraid of arousing his suspicion.

‘Fang Xuan, oh Fang Xuan, you still have a long way to go.’

“Then, Miss Ning, please help me hide it. I don’t have any roots or trees. I don’t want to show off my ability too much.”

“Hehe, so you also know that your ability is very heaven-defying. Last time in the Misty Forest, you were the one who used this ability to kill the Thousand-legged Worm King, right?”

Fang Xuan was silent as he answered this question.

“However, I felt a murderous aura just now. Do you still want to silence me?”

Ning Lanqing tilted her head and looked over, her two big eyes emitting a sly light.

Fang Xuan clenched his fists. He really couldn’t hide anything from this little girl.

Fortunately, Ning Lanqing didn’t say much. She only said that if he continued to hide it, sooner or later, he would be exposed.

Fang Xuan did not refute this. He only said that he would keep it a secret for as long as he could.

The two of them didn’t say anything else. After Ning Lanqing healed the Strange Lightning, she left Thunder Island with Fang Xuan and returned to the guild to report. This mission was completed by Fang Xuan the entire time. The latter naturally received extremely generous rewards and items.

After all, the Thunder Island was naturally more difficult than other places. This four-star mission was even more worth it than the five-star mission he had accepted previously.

The woman at the front desk looked meaningfully at Ning Lanqing, who was beside Fang Xuan, and told him, “Your gold coin has been transferred to another card under Elder An’s instructions.”

There was a hazy illusion in the woman’s voice, as if the person who made the sound was not her.

Fang Xuan nodded. Knowing that it was Elder Zhang An’s exclusive gold card, he didn’t ask further and turned to walk out of the guild.

After all, he had obtained a lot of tools and equipment, but none of them were useful to him. He might as well sell them on the market or in the Auction House.

At this moment, in the guild hall after the two of them left, Elder An appeared out of thin air from the shadows at the side. He smiled at the woman and said, “How is it? Didn’t I say that this little guy is very interesting?”

The woman didn’t say anything. She just stopped smiling and lost in thoughts.

Fang Xuan walked out of the guild hall. Ning Lanqing skipped behind him, seemingly in a good mood.

“What? I didn’t know you were so rich.”

The former cupped his hands at her. “Alright, alright, Miss Ning, don’t tease me. Isn’t my poor silver a drop in the bucket in front of the daughter of the General Manor?”

Ning Lanqing didn’t reply. The two of them arrived at the market one after another.

At this moment, Fang Xuan’s level had already broken through to level 70. His dagger had also been shattered by the strange lightning during the battle on Thunder Island. It was time to update his usable equipment.

“Wow, is this the Horn of the Sea?”

Ning Lanqing pointed at an ancient horn-shaped equipment on the side of the road and exclaimed.

The huge horn looked like a bull’s horn or a horn.

At this moment, it was lying quietly in a glass cabinet. Opposite the cabinet was a burly man wearing a bamboo hat.

“Hehe, Miss, you have good taste. That’s right. This is the authentic Horn of the Sea from the ruins of the North Sea. I’m selling this because I really can’t do business anymore.”

Ning Lanqing’s starry eyes looked at Fang Xuan, who was standing at the side. For a moment, Fang Xuan felt his hair stand on end.

“I’ll buy it, but he’s the one paying!”