The Legend of the Demon Hunter

The two young men surprised the shopkeeper so much that he had no time to react before they walked towards the door. The shopkeeper looked at their backs and wondered which noble family they were from and why he had never seen them in Nuowan City.

Just as the two were about to step out of the store, Xiao Zhu suddenly turned around and asked, "By the way, shopkeeper, this used to be a large auction house, but how come it has become so deserted with only a few shops left?"

Hearing Xiao Zhu's question, the shopkeeper hurriedly approached him attentively. He was eager to get closer to the other party and said, "Sir, you don't know that this is all caused by the internal struggle between the three major forces!"

"Internal strife?" This sentence successfully attracted Xiao Zhu's attention.

"Yes, it's the war between the royal family and Novan College. I heard that the Demon Hunter Association is also involved." The shopkeeper complained.

"The royal family has declared war on Novan College?" Xiao Zhu panicked when he heard this.

"Not yet, but the situation is tense. I heard that Novan College has already evacuated its students. Due to the infighting among the three major forces during this period, even the Demon-Slaying Array has been left unattended, resulting in several times when monsters suddenly rushed into the city. Now the civilians of Novan City are so scared that they dare not go out in broad daylight." said the shopkeeper.

Xiao Zhu thought about the few pedestrians on the streets when he entered the city, and it turned out to be this reason.

In this case, something really big happened at Novant College!

During the defense of Novan College five years ago, many people had speculated that the royal family was behind the scenes and deliberately introduced monsters into the city, but after all, these were secretly operated by the royal family and no one had substantial evidence. Therefore, the three parties still maintained the illusion of peace.

Today, is this false peace going to be broken?

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhu simply thanked the shopkeeper and hurriedly left the shop with Xia Shi.

Xiao Zhu walked into the lobby of the Demon Hunter Association. He went straight to the front desk, where a beautiful young girl had just arrived. Xiao Zhu was anxious, so he threw the platinum medal on the table and asked, "Excuse me, is President Wan here?"

The beautiful receptionist saw Xiao Zhu's platinum medal. It was her first time meeting a demon hunter of such a high level. She was a little panicked and replied timidly, "Please wait a moment. I don't know the situation of President Wan. I need to ask for instructions."

The beautiful receptionist left in a hurry. After a while, she came over with an old man. When Xiao Zhu and Xia Shi saw the old man, surprise appeared on their faces.

"Grandpa Zheng, long time no see!" Xia Shi said excitedly.

It turned out that this old man was Zheng Wangfu, whom they had known many years ago.

Zheng Wangfu looked Xiao Zhu and Xia Shi up and down, and said with emotion: "It's been many years since we last met. You have all grown up. I heard from Xuer that two young men came, one of whom is a platinum demon hunter. I was wondering where these big shots came from, and it turned out to be you two."

"Grandpa Zheng, you're joking." Xia Shi replied.

"Hey, Shi'er, have you completed the fourth blood awakening?" Zheng Wangfu noticed Xia Shi's strength. Although Zheng Wangfu looked plain and a bit rustic, he was a genuine soul hunter and could tell Xia Shi's true strength right away.

But when he looked at Xiao Zhu, he could not sense any fluctuations of spiritual power from Xiao Zhu. This was really weird!

Xia Shi replied with a smile: "Yes, Grandpa Zheng, I'm awesome!"

"Awesome! Shi'er is the best!" Zheng Wangfu praised sincerely.

"Grandpa Zheng, is President Wan here today?" Xiao Zhu was eager to know the situation at Nuowan College.

"He's not here. His whereabouts have been very mysterious in recent days. I can't figure out what he is doing. I guess it may be related to Novan College." Zheng Wangfu replied.

"How is Nuowan College doing now?" Xiao Zhu asked anxiously.

Hearing Xiao Zhu's question, Zheng Wangfu shook his head and sighed, "The situation is not good. Since you two have returned to Nuowan City, hurry up and take a look! I have important things to deal with, so I won't accompany you."

"Okay, then we'll see you another day." Xiao Zhu and Zheng Wangfu said goodbye in a hurry and headed straight for Nuowan College.

Xiao Zhu and Xia Shi hurried to Nuowan College. As soon as they entered the school gate, they stood there in a daze.

"How could this be?"

"In the end what happened?"

The two said in unison.

Nowan College was in a state of disrepair, with dead leaves and garbage scattered all over the ground, doors of houses half-open, and not a single person on the streets of the campus, as if it was a dilapidated house that had been abandoned for a long time.

"Let's go inside and take a look." Xiao Zhu took Xia Shi and ran through the teaching area and living area in turn, and finally came to the teachers' living area by the Swan Lake, but did not see anyone.

Xia Shi pointed in the direction of the island in the middle of the lake and said, "Brother, let's go to the island and take a look!"

"Yeah." The two flew over Swan Lake and landed on the island in the middle of the lake. They circled around the buildings on the island but still didn't find anyone.

At this moment, Xia Shi suddenly pointed to a place and said, "Brother, look there, it seems someone has been here recently."

Xiao Zhu looked in the direction Xia Shi pointed. That was where the crazy dean Ruqing lived. There was no dust or fallen leaves at the entrance of the basement, and there were signs that it had been opened.

It was Xia Shi who was observant enough to notice something was wrong here.

"Let's go in and take a look!" Xiao Zhu said without hesitation.

Because Xiao Zhu and Xia Shi had been here before, they found the mechanism to open the door easily.

When Xiao Zhu's hand just touched the mechanism, a furious shout suddenly came: "Who is it?"

Then, a crack appeared in the space in front of Xiao Zhu, and a middle-aged man in white flew over from the crack, holding a spear in his hand, looking majestic. Then, the door of the mechanism opened, and a middle-aged man in red also walked out of the secret room.

When the two men saw Xiao Zhu and Xia Shi, they were surprised. The middle-aged man in white took back the spear in his hand, walked forward enthusiastically, and asked first: "Xiao Zhu, Shi'er, you are back from Huanling Country! Why are you here?"

Xiao Zhu and Xia Shi also recognized the two middle-aged men in front of them. They were Chu Enze, the new president of Novan College, and Wan Yixing, the president of the Suzaku branch of the Demon Hunter Association.

They are the people standing at the pinnacle of power of the two major forces in Novan City!

Why are the two of them here at the same time today? They are quietly hiding in the underground secret room of the island in the middle of the lake. What are they plotting?

Xiao Zhu and Xia Shi felt that something big was about to happen.