Journey In A Fantasy World
The Name Qian

Yets laid Neo's body on the bed. Zhu checked it once more. But whose name is lifeless, how many times it is checked, will the results be different?

Win went to the Great Hall with Zhi, they took care of the rest of the mess last night. The injured students of the academy received help from the great healers who were brought directly from the Cursed Village.

"Kids, if you are willing to accompany us in search of the Thousand Root Plant in Luse City, in three months, Neo can live using his real body again. For a time, I will insert Neo Soul Core into Bim's Soul Bottle. So that when you wake up later, you can regroup without a lack of a single good memory." The Yets explained it gently.

Rui and I were still sluggish. Our adventure is not finished. Zhu took three months to repair the Heirloom Crystal.

Yets and Zhi will find the world's rare plants to reconnect the nerves in Neo's damaged body.

They really did everything to help us get back to where we came from. Does it make sense that Rui and I just sit around waiting?

Rui sighed, "I'll go." His determination was rounded, Rui gripped her magic wand tightly.

Yets smiled proudly, "Good, Rui. Your fireballs will be very useful on the way."

"Rui," I muttered as I looked at her heartily.

Rui smiled at me, "Neo has done everything for us, Jian. It's our turn to do something for him."

I returned her faint smile, "Thank you, Rui. I'll come with you."

Zhi smiled widely, "I'm sure we'll find the medicinal herbs in less than a month."

"You go rest, two o'clock in the afternoon, I'll interrogate the surviving students, what happened to their academy until this great mess happened." Yets stood up, Zhi followed him.

They went to the Second Hall to see the people who were injured as a result of the overnight battle.

"Yets, when are we leaving?" Rui brandished her hand, making the steps of the Yets stop.

"We're not in a hurry, Rui. Let your body rest as much as possible, this journey is not easy, we will start it after five days." The Yets smiled after giving that answer to Rui.

I asked Rui to go back to the room first. I kept feeling like I wanted to accompany Neo even longer. I sat my ass on the edge of the bed, looking at him who was unaware of my presence here.

"You hear me, Neo? Me and Rui will continue our adventure again. This time our goal is not for the Heirloom Crystal, but to heal your body."

"Neo, after you wake up, can you not make your own choice without talking about it with us?"

"I'm so afraid something's happened to you, Neo. I know you always think ten steps ahead of us. Even so, can't it scare us anymore?"

"Tomorrow, your body will be frozen, Neo. Your soul will come with us on that long journey. Can you realize it?"

I was silent for a moment. Speaking as much as he could, did he hear it?

"Neo, I'll tell you a secret that only I know. Will you hear it? I actually wanted to tell you earlier. But I never dared to say it directly to you. Then, can I tell you just now? I don't care if you hear me or not."

I took a short breath, "I have someone I really like. Actually we were pretty close. But I don't know if he knows it either, or just thinks of me as his closest friend. Do you know what, Neo? What did he really feel while walking with me?"

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Rui and I went with the Door Guards to interrogate the students. One of them is Agg. He was the only one we knew who survived last night's battle.

There were about eight hundred survivors. Seventy of them were students of the academy. The rest were the City of Pubu Troops controlled by Queen Hudie. They were returned to their places to serve their sentences.

I stood beside Win and Yets, staring at Agg who looked awkward.

According to our knowledge, no one had ever seen these Door Guards directly. Except for us, who walk side by side with them through life and death.

If I were Agg, I would feel the same way. Although I have known these great figures for a long time, when I saw them better, I always felt a silent admiration.

"One week ago, the Master gathered the entire academy's students in the Great Hall. He held the Candidate Selection Examination to become the new student leader. Previously it was Senior Kai, but he died just like that, we heard that story suddenly directly from Master.

"I thought it was just a regular election test. Dozens of defeated disciples would be awarded prizes for participating in the exam."

"Who won the test?" Yets asked.

"What rules did he change?"

"There is a basic rule that requires all students to wear a magic wand. After Qian became the new leader, he instead banned the magic wand used by the students of Hudie Academy."

I cringe in wonder, why is it like that?

"What weapons are allowed?" Win asked the next question.

"Black Disc."

I swallowed spit. I'm guessing it's not as simple as it looks. Queen Hudie didn't give the disc to us. But he first gave it to all the disciples in the academy to control their strength and heart.

"I feel like something has gone wrong since the appointment of the new leader. All the magic wand was destroyed. We can only use the Black Disc as a means of training."

"What about you, Agg? Is not your weapon a sword?" Rui broke through the talk.

Agg nodded, "I hid my sword in a hidden place. Then wear the disc like any other student. Everything went well. Until the news of the return of the three of you who brought the key to the heirloom ...," Agg stopped his sentence.

His face sounded unhappy, his eyes immediately watering.

"We began to be controlled like a life-giving puppet."

Rui and I looked at each other. Their fate here is worse than ours stranded in the wild.

"I was expecting it. Rudie couldn't have done it alone. Someone helped him. That guy named Qian, it's not as simple as we heard." Zhu sighed resignedly, "Win, it seems that we can't stay here too long."

Win nodded at Zhu's remark, "Did you see Qian at last night's fight?"

Agg shook his head, "That guy disappeared a few hours before you guys arrived."

"It's been half a day since Hudie's death spread out. He should have gone here to check if the rumors were true." Zhu turned his body to look at us, "Win, Zhi. You better go tonight. I'll bring Neo's body into the vacuum. Yes, you help me keep an eye on this place for the next two days. If nothing happens, put a barrier signal outside the academy. Yets, you must capture that person named Qian alive. Then bring it to me, I'll dedicate the whole inner organ to Neo." Zhu snapped his magic wand loudly, cracking the floor.

I held my breath. Zhu looks creepy when angry or upset. Previously, the Yets would come with us to search for the rare plant. But now he had an important task from Zhu.

"Kids, we're leaving tonight." Win looked at me and Rui. I can only nod.

I wasn't even ready to travel again. I just breathed a sigh of relief a few days ago.

Suddenly Zhi hugged my shoulders and Rui. He smiled broadly, "This time I'm also accompanying you. It must be a lot more exciting. Isn't that right, brother?"

Zhu laughed, then nodded happily, "Of course, my sister is an interesting traveling companion."

Rui nodded, "Alright. We'll rest in a minute and get ready." Rui immediately grabbed my hand and walked out of Agg's room.

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At six o'clock in the afternoon, Win exclaimed while banging on the door of our room. I opened it in a hurry.

"We're leaving now, Jian!" Win exclaimed as he dragged my arm out of the room. Rui ran behind me.

"What's up, Win?" I was still surprised to ask giras.

"There's no more time. That guy named Qian ...."

BRACKET!

I saw Bim jumping from the glass window. The fragments are scattered everywhere. Then it jumped thousands of other foxes from the same window.

"Win, why don't we help Yets and Bim?" Rui ran after.

"Don't, Rui!" Win pulled it. "We have to leave immediately. The Yets and Bim can handle it. We have a more important task. That saved Neo's life!"