Another World: The Failed Magician

Seeing Lu Xuan put the musket away, the man breathed a sigh of relief. Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was actually feeling suffocated by the terrifying aura emanating from the musket.

After catching his breath, the man saw the girl beside him looking at Lu Xuan warily like a cat with its fur standing on end. He comforted her, saying, "Yunmeng, don't be so nervous. Although I don't know what this gentleman's purpose is, I don't sense any hostility from him."

The girl called Yunmeng was less nervous after hearing the man's words, but she still looked at Lu Xuan warily.

Lu Xuan looked at the two who were gradually catching their breath, then looked at the adventurer's token the man had handed him again. After confirming that the man's name was Jiang Tao, he tossed the adventurer's token back to the man.

Now that it was confirmed that the two were members of the Adventurers' Guild, Lu Xuan said, "I apologize for my rudeness. I didn't know you two were members of the Adventurers' Guild. My name is Lu Xuan. This is my first time in Huaisong County and I am not familiar with the situation here. I am very sorry for the trouble I have caused you."

Seeing that Lu Xuan's attitude was so good, Jiang Tao didn't dwell on what had happened before and asked gently, "I wonder what Mr. Lu's purpose is in coming to Huaisong County? If possible, we adventurers would be happy to help outsiders like Mr. Lu. Of course, if it's inconvenient for Mr. Lu to reveal it, you don't have to."

Lu Xuan pondered for a moment. He had previously purchased all his intelligence from Tianfa's group, but now he was in the Eastern Dragon Empire, and he had no idea if Tianfa had any branches there, or even if they did, he didn't know where. Therefore, seeking help from these two adventurers was indeed a good way to obtain clues. Moreover, the man had mentioned that it was a special period, and Lu Xuan strongly suspected that this special period was definitely related to the Sword Forging Manor incident.

Furthermore, Lu Xuan discovered that the two were a mid-level martial artist and a mid-level mage, respectively, and that they posed no threat to him. Moreover, the task assigned to him by the dean was not something shameful. Therefore, in order to gain their help, Lu Xuan decided to reveal some information to them.

Lu Xuan said to the two of them, "What a coincidence! I was just about to go to the Adventurers' Guild. How about we talk in detail when we get there?"

“Okay! No problem, Mr. Lu, please come with us.” Jiang Tao readily agreed to Lu Xuan’s request.

Soon, Jiang Tao and his companion brought Lu Xuan to the Adventurers' Guild. The guild was simply decorated, and a large number of adventurers were sitting together talking about something. As soon as Jiang Tao and Lu Xuan entered, several adventurers surrounded Jiang Tao and started talking to him. After giving him a few perfunctory replies, Jiang Tao said that he had important business to attend to and led Lu Xuan to the front desk of the Adventurers' Guild.

A young girl in a turquoise dress stood at the front desk. She had waist-length turquoise hair, and her almost perfect features, paired with her turquoise eyes, made her look like an angel from heaven. Her pointed ears seemed to indicate her identity.

Lu Xuan wasn't too surprised to see the elven girl. After all, the Eastern Dragon Empire and the Loca Federation were very friendly to these foreign races, so it wasn't too surprising to meet an elf in the Adventurers' Guild.

Jiang Tao walked up and exchanged a few words with the elven girl before turning to Yun Meng and saying, "Please entertain Mr. Lu here for a while. I'm going to find the guild leader." Without saying anything more to Lu Xuan, he headed towards the Adventurers' Guild.

Lu Xuan didn't think much of it. After all, he was also seen as a dangerous person by the other side, so there was nothing wrong with Jiang Tao going to see the chairman first.

Yunmeng ran to the elf girl's side and whispered something to her. After she finished speaking, the elf girl's expression did not change, but she glanced at Lu Xuan with a hint of wariness in her eyes.

While they were doing these things, Lu Xuan was not idle. He carefully activated his mental magic and sensed the level of everyone in the Adventurers' Guild. The result was that most of them were low-level or apprentice warriors. The strongest one should be that elven girl. Lu Xuan sensed the mid-level peak magic power from her.

After a while, Jiang Tao came back and said to Lu Xuan, "Mr. Lu, our president would like to see you. You can tell our president anything you need."

Led by Jiang Tao, Lu Xuan quickly arrived at the door of the chairman's room. Jiang Tao said to Lu Xuan, "Mr. Lu, I'll leave you here. The chairman is waiting for you inside."

After hearing Jiang Tao's words, Lu Xuan thanked him and then pushed open the door to enter the room.

Inside the room, a middle-aged man sat at a desk facing Lu Xuan. The man had black pupils, long black hair that reached his waist, and wore a black suit. He looked at Lu Xuan with a serious expression.

Lu Xuan was also observing the man. He sensed a dangerous aura emanating from him. If his perception was correct, the middle-aged man in front of him was a high-level mage.

The middle-aged man spoke first: "Mr. Lu, let me first express our apologies to you. Our people did not intentionally follow you. After all, Huaisong County is not peaceful right now. The sudden appearance of someone like Mr. Lu makes us suspicious!"

Hearing the man's unapology, Lu Xuan calmly replied, "Don't you want to introduce yourself before asking me questions, President?"

The middle-aged man lightly patted his head: "Look at my memory. Hello, my name is Zhang Yu, and I am the branch president of this adventurers' guild. That concludes my self-introduction, Mr. Lu. Can you state your purpose for coming? Of course, you can remain silent, but I can't guarantee what choice I might make."

Faced with Zhang Yu's nonchalant threat, Lu Xuan cut to the chase: "I'm here about the Sword Forging Manor. As the branch leader of the Adventurers' Guild here, you should know what happened at the Sword Forging Manor, right?"

Upon hearing Lu Xuan's words, Zhang Yu's expression turned somewhat dangerous as he asked, "I wonder what your meaning is?"

"Then let me be more explicit. Do you know where Li Mingxu is? Or rather, is Li Mingxu still alive?" Lu Xuan didn't intend to beat around the bush any longer and asked directly.

Zhang Yu said with a somewhat gloomy expression, "What difference does it make whether I know or not? Why should I tell you?"

"Oh, from what you're saying, Chairman, you know something."

Zhang Yu was silent for a moment before asking, "May I ask what your relationship is with Li Mingxu?"

"I've come to find Li Mingxu on someone's behalf," Lu Xuan said, taking out the Frunze Academy token that Dean White had given him.

After all, Dean White is a great adventurer with a high reputation in the Adventurers' Guild, and having a Frunze Academy token almost means you are one of Dean White's people.

Upon seeing the Frunze Academy token, Zhang Yu's tense expression immediately eased considerably. He lowered his guard and said, "Mr. Lu, you should have shown us this token sooner. You've made us so nervous."

Seeing that Zhang Yu didn't seem to be faking it, Lu Xuan jokingly said, "In that case, why don't you just remove those people at the entrance?"

Zhang Yu gave an awkward laugh.