The Professor’s Astonishing Arrival

“Who’s the one causing trouble?” the slightly chubby man suddenly asked, a flicker of anger in his eyes.

“I can’t say yet, so as not to alert them.”

Thanks to that young girl, Liu Xin had figured out who they were after some analysis. But without evidence, he couldn’t say.

“Do you think I’m not trustworthy?” He Tianpeng’s face darkened with anger.

He had fought in the Void Realm for years. His loyalty to humanity and the real world was beyond question.

Even if his chakras were destroyed, dropping him from the Turbid World rank to the Mercury rank, making him a cripple, he would still dare to lead a team into the Void Realm again if ordered.

He had even agreed to retire to his hometown and open a security company, partly to provide cover for his comrades in the Bureau.

Liu Xin was silent for a moment. He knew the man’s achievements were great.

So after thinking it over, he mouthed a name to him.

“It’s them!”

Recognizing the familiar name from the lip movements, He Tianpeng felt a sudden emptiness.

He never imagined that some of the comrades who had fought alongside him would betray the real world.

Becoming the most despised traitors.

“Don’t do anything rash!” Liu Xin warned.

He hadn’t wanted to tell He Tianpeng because he was afraid the hot-tempered man would confront them directly.

That would alert them.

All their plans would be for nothing.

But years of life in the marketplace and business seemed to have smoothed the man’s rough edges.

He looked up, sighed, and seemed to have aged a few years.

“I understand.”

“Good.” Liu Xin held up his tablet. “You asked earlier where Professor Yuan is?”

“I just got a message from the smart brain. He’s already shattered the first Void Realm and is on his way to the third.”

“Really?” He Tianpeng breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s good. Thank goodness he’s here.”

Yuan Fei’s name was like a stabilizing force. Just hearing it made people feel safe.

And he truly lived up to that reputation. In less than an hour, he had shattered a complete Void Realm.

Such efficiency was astonishing. No, it was unbelievable.

If he hadn’t been in Ying City when these three Void Realms descended, He Tianpeng didn’t dare imagine how many casualties there would have been.

“But thinking about it, why would someone like him come to a remote place like Ying City?” He Tianpeng was full of confusion.

Was it for the recruitment exam?

No. In all the past recruitment exams, he had never come to Ying City.

He always sent his students.

He Tianpeng turned his puzzled gaze to Liu Xin, but only met a calm, unchanged face.

“So even you, Chief Liu, don’t know some things.” The slightly chubby man suddenly felt relieved.

That guy always played things close to the chest, hiding many secrets and knowing others’ weaknesses but keeping quiet.

It was rare for him to be in the dark about something in Ying City.

The news that Professor Yuan was coming soon lifted his spirits, and he felt like joking.

“No, actually I probably do know.” Liu Xin silently refuted in his mind.

He subtly turned his head toward the tent nearby, recalling his conversation with Yun Ning.

If he wasn’t wrong.

This girl with no records, who called herself Huang Xiu, was likely the reason Professor Yuan was here.

“How much longer until Professor Yuan gets here?” He Tianpeng asked impatiently after a while.

He craned his neck, staring at the camp entrance like a lovesick rock.

The road that cut through the camp from the school to the city was empty. Not a person, not a car.

The smart brain system had already used various means to disperse most drivers nearby.

Including but not limited to blocking roads on navigation apps and controlling traffic through social media.

Liu Xin glanced at the location on his tablet and said calmly, “Don’t rush. He’ll be here soon.”

His words had barely faded in the air.

A Mercedes sped down the road, hurtling at a terrifying 120 miles per hour.

Vroom!

The roar of the engine was audible even from afar.

The Mercedes only began to slow down near the cordon.

The police had already been informed of the identity of the person inside. They pulled back the cordon and let it in.

The Mercedes entered the camp and before it had fully stopped, the rear door was pushed open. An old man in a suit stepped out.

He landed steadily. He was still wearing the expensive suit he had on when first meeting Huang Xiu.

But the suit was casually open. The dress shirt and tie underneath were gone, revealing his sturdy chest.

The old man walked quickly. Somehow, each step covered ten times the distance of an ordinary person, as if he had the ability to shrink distances.

One second, he was by the Mercedes.

The next, before He Tianpeng could blink, the old man was already in front of them.

“Professor Yuan!” they both said respectfully.

“Mm.” Professor Yuan nodded in acknowledgment, then turned to Liu Xin. “What’s the situation?”

On the way, he had already learned the latest status of the third Void Realm through the smart brain.

But the brief intelligence on the system was naturally not as accurate as hearing it from the person in charge.

“Your two students did very well. They rescued the girls from the school.” Liu Xin played a little trick. “But the boys were left behind because of the monsters. They’re still in the dormitories.”

“Two students?” Professor Yuan burst into laughter upon hearing this. “They’re good kids! I’m glad they did well, very glad!”

“Where are they now?”

“Yun Ning was seriously injured, too many broken ribs. He was sent to the Bureau headquarters for treatment. As for Huang Xiu…”

He looked toward the tent beside him. The curtain that had been lowered was now raised.

An angry girl stood there.

“You old bastard, you’re finally here!” Huang Xiu gritted her teeth and threw her slipper at him.

It was this jerk who had given false information, nearly getting her killed!

“Haha.”

Professor Yuan didn’t dodge. Under the horrified gazes of the three, he let the slipper hit his head.

Liu Xin: “……?”

Huang Xiu: “……??”

He Tianpeng: “……???”

In that instant, Huang Xiu was dumbfounded, Liu Xin was dumbfounded, and He Tianpeng was dumbfounded.

Under their horrified stares, the plastic slipper slid off Yuan Fei’s face and hit the ground with a smack.

“Professor, she’s just a child, she doesn’t know better. Please let it go!”

He Tianpeng blurted out a plea for the girl. As soon as he said it, he wanted to slap himself.

What the hell did it have to do with him?

Speaking up now was like pouring oil on the fire. He might even get caught in the aftermath.

Just thinking about an angry Yuan Fei made He Tianpeng’s legs go weak.

He had heard countless stories about Yuan Fei’s explosive temper from the Fourth Vanguard Army of the Void Realm Expedition.

It could be said that half of Yuan Fei’s reputation was built on beating people up when he was angry.

When provoked, he didn’t care about rank, age, or gender.

One person, one punch. Two people, two punches.

If he hadn’t been able to restrain himself and never caused irreversible damage, he might have been sent to prison long ago.

Now, this big shot had been hit in the head with a slipper in front of everyone. How angry would he be?

If it were him, He Tianpeng thought, he would be writing his last will by now.