Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 279 Hero Saves the Beauty

At dusk, on the roof of the male dormitory building at Mingde University.

Qin Xiaochuan, Gao Xiang, and Ma Qichao spread a mat on the ground, placed snacks and a dozen beers on it, and sat comfortably on the mat, scrolling through their phones.

It was early autumn, and the heat hadn't dissipated yet, but the rooftop was quite cool. Besides the three of them, there were many other people there enjoying the cool air.

"Old Ma, has Xue Ning replied to your message yet?" Gao Xiang nudged Ma Qichao's arm.

"No," Ma Qichao replied hesitantly.

"What did you send her?" Gao Xiang asked again, "Show me your message."

"Just the two words 'Are you there?'" Ma Qichao honestly handed his phone to Gao Xiang.

"How can anyone reply to a message like that?" Qin Xiaochuan couldn't help but complain. It seems that Ma Qichao really doesn't have much talent when it comes to flirting.

"What kind of message should we send?" Ma Qichao was quite perceptive and immediately asked Qin Xiaochuan for advice.

Qin Xiaochuan glanced at Gao Xiang and said, "This guy is the real master of picking up girls. You should learn from him."

Gao Xiang said with a bitter face, "Don't ask me for advice, she hasn't replied to my messages either."

"Uh..." Qin Xiaochuan didn't know how to comfort this guy. When he had advised him to confess to Guo Shiyi before, he was very eloquent. Why didn't it work when it was his turn?

"Speaking of which, has Xue Ning sent you any messages?" Gao Xiang asked Qin Xiaochuan curiously.

"Uh... I posted it a few days ago," Qin Xiaochuan said somewhat awkwardly, though he was embarrassed for his two good brothers.

When he had dinner with Guo Shiyi last time, Xue Ning sent him two messages asking him about things related to the Department of Spiritual Studies. He didn't reply until very late. In the following days, she asked him questions several more times, and he couldn't very well not reply. However, he deliberately kept a distance when replying. She must have noticed this, so he hasn't received any messages from her in the past few days.

"I knew it." Gao Xiang said dejectedly, then his expression suddenly changed, and he said seriously, "I'm telling you, you can't let my Shiyi down, or don't blame the brothers for turning against us."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Qin Xiaochuan said, both amused and exasperated. "You're clearly afraid I'll steal your junior. Besides, when did Shiyi become yours? Don't talk nonsense."

"Anyway, if you do anything to betray Shiyi, we will definitely report it to her in time," Gao Xiang said without backing down.

"How could that be? Am I that kind of person?" Qin Xiaochuan replied casually. As soon as he finished speaking, his phone lit up and a WeChat message popped up on the screen.

The message contained the three numbers "995", and the profile picture of the sender was Xue Ning. Gao Xiang saw the message at a glance, jumped up immediately, and excitedly snatched his phone: "You said it was impossible, but before you could even finish speaking, your message came through."

Uh, Qin Xiaochuan scratched his head awkwardly. It was really a coincidence. He could only say helplessly, "She contacted me. What could I do?"

"Then what does 995 mean?" Gao Xiang asked, looking at the message.

"How would I know?" Qin Xiaochuan said speechlessly. "It must have been sent to the wrong person by accident."

"I don't think it's that simple. Usually, sending the wrong message happens when you're chatting with two people at the same time, and you accidentally send the message meant for someone else to you. You just said that your most recent contact was a few days ago."

"That's right, I didn't lie to you. See for yourself if you don't believe me." Qin Xiaochuan unlocked his phone with his fingerprint and opened his chat history with Xue Ning.

"You actually sent me so many messages on your own initiative," Gao Xiang said, indignantly. "But 995 must have some meaning, right? Is it a homophone? Does it mean 'save...me'?"

Qin Xiaochuan's gaze sharpened. He snatched the phone from Gao Xiang's hand, frowned, and thought for a moment before replying, "Where are you?"

It took him quite a while to receive a location coordinate, but no other information.

Qin Xiaochuan glanced at the address, which was three or four kilometers away from the school, and frowned.

"I hope my junior isn't in any danger," Gao Xiang said worriedly.

Qin Xiaochuan finished his can of beer, stood up, and said casually, "I'll go take a look."

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The taxi took Qin Xiaochuan to the location Xue Ning had located, which was an abandoned machine processing plant.

He looked up at the factory building in front of him. The three-story building resembled a sleeping steel behemoth, with its dark windows like hollowed-out eye sockets.

The mental space instantly expanded, and Qin Xiaochuan immediately understood the situation inside. After a cold glint flashed in his eyes, he gently pushed open the mottled iron door.

The damp air was thick with the stench of engine oil and rust. He pushed open the half-closed iron door, its hinges groaning as if on the verge of death.

Moonlight streamed in through the glass windows, barely outlining the chaotic factory area—overturned shelves, twisted metal pipes, and abandoned mechanical parts, resembling some kind of wild beast lurking in the shadows.

Although the lighting was poor, Qin Xiaochuan knew where Xue Ning was on the second floor, so he walked straight in that direction.

The murderous aura appeared behind him almost instantly. When a dark figure appeared behind him with a gleaming blade, Qin Xiaochuan didn't even turn around. He tilted his head to the right, easily dodging the blade's attack. At the same time, he grabbed the other person's wrist with his right hand and pulled it forward, pinning the dark figure to the ground.

Just as Qin Xiaochuan knocked down the attacker, another dark figure, flapping its wings, flew down from the main beam of the machine shop and attacked his head. However, when it was still a fist's distance from Qin Xiaochuan, a mental shock made his brain dizzy, and then he fell from the air involuntarily. Qin Xiaochuan caught him and pressed him directly onto the dark figure.

Just as the two assassins underground were about to struggle, a bolt of lightning was released from Qin Xiaochuan's hand, instantly engulfing the two of them.

The lightning-type spiritual power, activated by level 9 spiritual power, immediately caused the two to let out a scream.

"I didn't expect lightning skills to be so useful." Qin Xiaochuan stepped on the backs of the two of them and looked smugly at the hand that had released his lightning spiritual power.

But when he looked down at the two people at his feet, he couldn't help but frown.

"The Blood Witch Clan?" A hint of surprise flashed in Qin Xiaochuan's eyes, because the assassin who attacked second clearly had a pair of spread black bat wings on his back, which was the symbol of the Blood Witch Clan.

"You dare to ambush others with such little strength?" The opponents were actually quite strong, all at level 7 spiritual power, but Qin Xiaochuan's witch ring contained level 8 spiritual power, and with the assistance of his mental space, they appeared utterly helpless in front of him.

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