hsntnovel Chapter 158: A New Character Arrives!
Chapter 158: A New Character Arrives!
Jiang Xingni and Xiao Jiming didn't hear what Song Juexiao said, but that didn't stop Jiang Xingni from thinking that the road conditions were much better tonight.
After all, it is Taixu Academy. Even if we exclude the protagonist, most of the people staying in the academy are students and children.
Superpowered individuals are not some kind of species that are rampant on the streets, so those who can study at Taixu Academy should naturally be well protected.
When she left, she thought she and Xiao Jiming would be stopped by the academy's security measures.
As a result, the storm gradually subsided after they had walked a short distance, with only a few raindrops occasionally falling and landing on the back of Jiang Xingni's hand.
The dark clouds dispersed, and the moonlight shone down, illuminating the entire campus—where it was bathed in light—unexpectedly bright.
As for Jiang Xingni and Xiao Jiming, they were hiding in the shadows and were completely obscured by the darkness.
"Song Juexiao?" Jiang Xingni and Xiao Jiming exchanged a glance, and she mouthed the question silently.
Xiao Jiming nodded—at this moment, he was actually quite glad that Song Juexiao was inside the house.
The two of them didn't know exactly what Song Juexiao had said, but they could guess that it was definitely related to Song Juexiao.
Xiao Jiming didn't know much about the details of Song Juexiao's superpower, but Jiang Xingni had some guesses about the "Word Spirit" superpower from the official guidebook.
Song Juexiao's most frequent method—screaming or singing—is the most energy-efficient. If he were to actually say something, it would take much longer than if he were to simply utter a single syllable.
Ambiguous words are like opening a blind box; even Song Juexiao himself doesn't know what the consequences of his words will be.
Just like tonight.
Jiang Xingni wondered whether Song Juexiao's words as they left were something like "a peaceful night" or "everything goes smoothly," or something more specific like "the wind and rain have stopped"... Only Song Juexiao himself knew.
In short, with Song Juexiao's blessing, the two quickly arrived at their destination.
Xiao Jiming led Jiang Xingni into the office building. Jiang Xingni followed behind Xiao Jiming and nimbly jumped onto the pipes outside the wall.
The pipe was only about foot wide, and two people could stand steadily on it.
The window wasn't closed properly, and Xiao Jiming's eyes lit up. He leaned in to listen—but heard nothing.
His movements were so fast that Jiang Xingni didn't even have time to stop him.
He could only glance at Xiao Jiming with some helplessness, and gestured to indicate that there was actually a protective shield made of supernatural power inside the room.
Jiang Xingni could easily see it from her perspective. The only thing she hadn't expected was that Xiao Jiming would move so quickly and go straight up to her.
The semi-transparent barrier completely enveloped the office. Jiang Xingnian examined it carefully and could see that the barrier was particularly weak in one place.
Jiang Xingni pointed with her chin to the place she was looking at. Xiao Jiming and she exchanged a glance, and then she nodded.
This time, Jiang Xingni clearly saw how Xiao Jiming used his superpowers.
The bracelet on Xiao Jiming's wrist swayed slightly because of his movement, and Jiang Xingni's gaze fell on the gently swaying skull.
The familiar gray-black color pulsed with Xiao Jiming's movements.
—Although Jiang Xingni wasn't sure if such lighthearted words could be used to describe it.
Jiang Xingni didn't know what the summoned monster was, nor had she ever seen it before.
The dark, serpentine creature twisted and crawled toward the location of the loophole that Jiang Xingni had pointed out.
It wriggled and crawled on the barrier, but in Xiao Jiming's eyes, who could not see the barrier, his monster seemed to glide through the air and rise up on air.
Xiao Jiming knew that this monster possessed this ability; otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen this particular monster out of all the monsters he owned.
However, before this, Xiao Jiming only knew that this monster could consume some energy, but he had never seen the form of this energy with his own eyes.
In situations like this, Xiao Jiming would never act rashly without Jiang Xingni's instructions.
If the attack misses a weak point and is discovered due to rash action, no intelligence will be obtained, and the enemy will be alerted instead, resulting in a net loss.
The monster bit down on the weak spot that Jiang Xingni had seen, and then in the silence, Jiang Xingni seemed to hear a "crash," like the sound of glass breaking.
Of course, it's an illusion.
Jiang Xingni knew.
The sound that came out as the barrier shattered was not a crashing sound, but the voices of two people talking inside the room.
One of them was Lin Hongguang, while Jiang Xingni did not recognize the other woman.
She turned her head to examine Xiao Jiming's expression.
Xiao Jiming was more familiar with the school and its staff than Jiang Xingni.
However, Xiao Jiming and Jiang Xingni exchanged a glance and both saw the confusion and wariness in each other's eyes.
Neither of them recognized the woman opposite them.
There was no time to discuss who the woman on the other side was. Jiang Xing glanced closer to Xiao Jiming and then perked up his ears.
The sound of two people talking could be heard.
"So what exactly is going on with Fourth Middle School?"
"Old Lin, this kind of thing has nothing to do with you. You'd better not ask too many questions."
He called him "Old Lin," but judging from his face, the person opposite him was clearly older than Lin Hongguang.
Lin Hongguang was so angry he laughed.
"I always thought you guys were law-abiding citizens—but I was wrong. Do you really think you can escape legal punishment just because you have supernatural abilities?"
"You're still the same as before." Sitting across from me on the sofa, I calmly blew away the steam from my tea, then took a sip. "Knowing too much doesn't do you any good. Do you really want to give your students a reason?"
Before Lin Hongguang could say anything, the person on the other end burst out laughing.
"If it's that simple, I'll teach you. Just come up with a few excuses, and you'll be fine, right?"
"Anyway, at their age, what worries them most... isn't it something like a self-criticism? Just tell them it'll be fine..." She tapped her teacup lightly with her fingertips, squinted her eyes, and said softly.
Lin Hongguang stared into her eyes, and suddenly a guess came to him: "It's the same thing as what happened in the lower district, isn't it?"
"Zhou Xia?"
—Zhou Xia.
Jiang Xingni kept the name in his heart.
Moreover, the lower city area.
Xiao Jiming turned his head to look at Jiang Xingni and immediately realized that he had made the right decision to come this time.
"I..." He opened his mouth, just about to speak in a breathy voice.
A raised index finger blocked Xiao Jiming's path.
Xiao Jiming and Jiang Xingni followed the direction of the hand.
The silver-haired man had a cold expression and made a shushing gesture.