Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

"What do you mean?"

"I overheard the dean's conversation. Right now, a group of people with bad intentions are trying to break through the barrier and break into the academy."

Before this, the group had killed the messenger who was out, and he knew that several of his fellow students in the chess academy had never returned to the academy after going home for the holidays.

When he asked the dean of the chess academy, the dean glared at him sternly and warned him to concentrate on his chess skills and not be distracted by other things.

But since something like this happened in the academy, how could he, as the eldest brother in the chess academy, ignore it?

Xu Yi clenched his fists.

He has been dubbed a "genius" since he was admitted to the hospital. He never wanted to disappoint anyone's expectations and has never stopped studying over the years. He even dreams of playing chess with others.

But when the bad guys appeared, Xu Yi realized that as the eldest brother of the chess academy, he had no ability to protect others.

"I have to thank Junior Brother Yang Ping. He made me more sober, but this is far from enough, right?"

That group of criminals were not street thugs, but killers who mastered strange and unorthodox techniques.

Even if they picked up the chessboard and confronted the criminals in a street fight, they would probably end up with their heads and bodies separated.

"Far from enough."

Duan Mingyuan has never been the kind of teacher who likes to give people false encouragement. If Yindie's killers are equal to the two they met halfway, even if there are more than a dozen Xu Yi together, they will only be giving away their heads in vain.

"really."

"But I saw your chess skills in class, and you've already got the hang of it."

Before coming to the infirmary, Duan Mingyuan went to the library and took a quick look at the classics of the chess academy. It mentioned that when top masters fight, they compete with each other in "momentum", which is what he saw as them entering the game with their bodies. Every chess piece becomes a pawn, and the chess players are the strategists who decide the direction of the battle.

"Teacher Mingyuan, you are joking. I only know how to play chess, and I don't know anything else."

Xu Yidi smiled bitterly and shook his head. When it came to actual combat, he might not be as good as other students in the chess academy, not to mention his junior brother Yang Ping, who had experienced dealing with evil spirits several times before coming to the academy.

"Watch carefully, I'll show you once."

After that, Duan Mingyuan shouted towards the door, "I guess you are here for this too? Then come in."

Xu Yi was stunned at first. Before he could react, the door of the ward was pushed open. The intruder was dressed in black, his face was covered by a veil, revealing only a pair of sharp eyes. Xu Yi could only recognize from her figure that the person in black was a woman. She held a long sword in her hand, and with all her might, she stabbed straight at Duan Mingyuan's chest.

The cold light reflected by the sharp blade made Xu Yi terrified.

This sword is aimed at pursuing death.

This is not a street fight, but a life-and-death fight.

Xu Yi sat on the bed in a daze, at a loss as to what to do.

Facing the flying sword that was so close to him, Duan Mingyuan calmly reached out for the lunch box on the bedside table and blocked it with a seemingly nonchalant move, thus deflecting the flying sword away.

The flying sword that could cut through iron like mud didn't even leave a scratch on the plastic lunch box.

The intruder showed a look of joy, waved his right hand, and the flying sword that was bounced back suddenly changed direction in mid-air and chased after Duan Mingyuan again.

Xu Yi felt as if he was in a dream. He forced himself to calm down and not miss any details of the fight between the two.

The intruder attacked fiercely. While throwing out the flying sword, he also took out a short knife from his waist and rushed forward to engage in close combat with Duan Mingyuan. This violent attack was like a fight scene in a special effects movie.

Duan Mingyuan's speed formed a very sharp contrast.

He sat on the chair like an old monk in meditation, without even moving a step. From time to time, he raised the lunch box in his hand to lightly block and easily resolve the attack.

The next moment, Xu Yi was stunned.

The scene seemed familiar to him.

He recalled the scenes of himself playing chess with his fellow junior brothers and sisters. In order to gain an advantage, they were always eager to attack, just like the intruder in front of him.

The blind attack was naturally resolved easily by him who had gained the "momentum".

"It seems you noticed it."

While dealing with the intruder's attack, Duan Mingyuan even had time to turn his head to observe Xu Yi's condition.

In his opinion, the so-called "momentum" is the magic created by the heroes of the chess academy throughout the ages, but due to the discipline of the founder of the academy, they sealed this magic in the chessboard.

If this can be brought out of the chessboard, it will become a force that cannot be underestimated.

? Thinking of this, Duan Mingyuan gently picked up the chopsticks in the lunch box, pointed them forward, and touched the intruder's wrist like a dragonfly skimming the water.

The intruder cried out in pain, and the dagger fell to the ground in an instant. As her mind was in chaos, the flying sword suddenly deviated from its trajectory.

Duan Mingyuan did not stop holding the chopsticks in his hand. He lifted them up and suspended them one centimeter away from the intruder's eyebrows.

The fight ended there.

The wind came from nowhere and blew away the intruder's veil, revealing her exquisite face.

The long black hair spread out like a waterfall.

"'Momentum' doesn't just exist in chess. What I just demonstrated to you is the momentum of heaven and earth."

Duan Mingyuan said.

Those who rely on the power of heaven and earth will be blessed by heaven and earth, and everything they do will be twice as effective with half the effort.

After that, he set his sights on the intruder.

"Also, Ning Ruyue, the latest school rules prohibit students from engaging in private fights in any setting other than the "Defense Against Evil Spirits" class."

"What is prohibited is private fighting between students."

The girl called Ning Ruyue smiled slightly and looked at Duan Mingyuan slyly, "But there is no prohibition on students asking teachers for advice."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 93: The Princess (Part )

On this day, Xu Yi felt that his outlook on life had been greatly impacted.

When he saw the intruder's appearance, he could hardly believe his eyes.

Ning Ruyue, the eldest sister of Wenwan Qinyuan, who is secretly loved by countless students in the academy, put down the guqin in her hand and picked up the sword and dagger to chop people.

After witnessing Ning Ruyue's fierce attack just now, Xu Yi felt cold all over. He asked himself if it was him who was attacked by Ning Ruyue just now, he would probably have died cold.

Regarding the topic of "Who is the strongest apprentice hunter in the academy" that has only arisen today, it seems that there is now a final answer.

Ning Ruyue, who had taken off her disguise, returned to her former self. She seemed to know how to use her image to her advantage. She put her hands together and pleaded with a pitiful look, "Please don't tell anyone about this, Teacher Mingyuan. Otherwise, I will be locked up in the small dark room. I will do anything."

Today, the trend of private fighting in the academy has angered the teachers of various colleges. Now is the time when the leading bird will be shot. If she is caught as an example at this time, coupled with her status as the eldest sister, she will definitely be severely punished.

But ever since taking the "Defense Against Evil Spirits Class", Ning Ruyue had one thing she wanted to confirm no matter what.

Rumor has it that the new teacher easily dispatched the ambushing assassin on his way here.

That is to say...

Member of Hidden Butterfly.

And now, she has personally confirmed that the rumors are true.

Duan Mingyuan not only easily resolved her full-force attack, but he also used the magic tricks learned from the chess academy without even using his real abilities.

I really don’t know where the academy invited this kind of person from.

Ning Ruyue secretly observed Duan Mingyuan's expression. She was very clear about the power of her coquettishness. Every time she made a mistake and was punished by the dean of the Qin Academy, she could easily get away with it by simply using her coquettishness.

The single senior brother who had never seen the world lying on the hospital bed was instantly dazzled, but Duan Mingyuan continued to sit there like a giant Buddha, with no expression of emotion.

"It depends."

Duan Mingyuan said calmly.

He admitted that Ning Ruyue was indeed good at using her beauty, but she was a human after all, and he was a person who had been tempered by a true vixen. Any form of seduction would be ineffective on him. "Your outfit is somewhat similar to the ambusher I met."

"I can guarantee that I am not one of theirs."

Ning Ruyue's eyes wandered around Duan Mingyuan and Xu Yi, and then she said, "Teacher Mingyuan, I know a place. Can I have a chat with you?"

A few minutes later, Duan Mingyuan realized that the so-called secret place referred to the back mountain of the academy.

Yunhai Academy still retains some ancient traditions. For example, students who seriously violate the academy rules will be ordered to go to a small dark room in the back mountain to reflect on their mistakes.

This place is remote and far away from the academy, so usually no one passes by here.

Ning Ruyue seemed to be very familiar with this place. She walked under the shade of a towering ancient tree and hid herself in the shadow. Even if someone happened to pass by the path, they would not notice their presence as long as they did not look here carefully.

When Duan Mingyuan approached, she took the initiative to say, "I often come here to practice sword alone."

"There are no flying sword courses in the academy, and I haven't seen any related books in the library."

In addition, Yunhai Academy does not advocate fighting, so Duan Mingyuan could easily guess that Ning Ruyue had acquired all these skills before coming to the academy.

Because of this, she could only practice secretly in such a desolate and remote place.

All signs indicate that she is the intruder.

"Teacher Mingyuan, I know you are doubting me, but with my status in the academy, I have no authority to know the messenger's round-trip time, especially after the incident of the student being killed."

Ning Ruyue explained seriously, "But I believe that with your keen observation, you should have expected it a long time ago."

Duan Mingyuan did not comment, but signaled her with his eyes to continue.

"The ones who attacked you midway should be members of Hidden Butterfly. They are assassins carefully trained by the court. Their mission this time is to break into the academy, wipe out the rebels, and then hand it over to the court for punishment."

Ning Ruyue did not intend to hide her identity from Duan Mingyuan. She handed the flying sword to him and showed him the mark on the hilt.

Once you see it, nothing needs to be said...

Duan Mingyuan's confused look made Ning Ruyue's eyelids twitch violently a few times. The confused look didn't seem to be pretended. She coughed lightly and asked tentatively, "Teacher Mingyuan, don't you recognize this mark?"

In her opinion, the person who could master such skills must be the heir of a hidden family, and probably a rare genius that can only be seen once in a century. If so, when the family teaches him the skills, they will naturally tell him about the affairs of the court.

"I don't recognize it."

"This is... the mark of the royal family."

Ning Ruyue always felt that the atmosphere was a little weird when she said this herself.

The scene she had originally imagined was that Duan Mingyuan's pupils would shrink the moment he saw the mark, and then he would stand in awe of her and reveal her identity in surprise.

Now that she explained it this way, it actually sounded like she was bragging.

Moreover, there was no trace of awe on Duan Mingyuan's face.

Ning Ruyue had no choice but to continue bragging, "This sword was personally handed to me by my father when I was a child. I am the legitimate daughter of the first king."

"The eldest princess."

Duan Mingyuan thought of the proper nouns in the novel that Jiu Yue had read recently. For a modern person, these royal titles seemed a bit far away from their lives.

This was nothing surprising, as he had even seen the legendary nine-tailed fox.

But then, he suddenly thought of something and was startled.

Dean Mo Song said that the First King had lived for hundreds of years. As the First King's legitimate daughter, wouldn't the eldest princess also be hundreds of years old?

Duan Mingyuan looked up and down at Ning Yueru, who looked only a few years older than Yang Ping. Her ability to maintain eternal youth was worthy of high praise, but her talent in the fields of life energy and martial arts was too poor.

After several hundred years, there is only 31 points of life energy, and the ability to control the flying sword is not too amazing.

Ning Yueru seemed to have seen through Duan Mingyuan's inner thoughts and added with a stern face, "I am 18 years old. Father started to train a successor only after he realized the company's intentions."

Duan Mingyuan was not the first person to "show great respect" to the eldest princess after learning her identity.

Even her birth was based on the technology brought by the company. All of this was to ensure that the descendants of the First King could inherit this bloodline and the magical skills passed down by the First King.

"I did sneak into Yunhai Academy, but not to destroy it."

Ning Yueru's face changed slightly, but she quickly concealed her emotions. "I need the knowledge in the library, as well as the potential allies here, because... they no longer want my father to stay on the throne."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 94 Teacher, I want to learn about enchantment

Duan Mingyuan got a lot of unknown inside information from the eldest princess, the most shocking of which was that the first king was actually "killed".

The company's technology could no longer sustain his long-term rule, and saying that his life was about to come to an end was just a euphemism to save enough face for both parties. When it came to the issue of training a successor, the company had given him great support from the very beginning.

But the real reason is to foster a more obedient heir to the throne.

"Everyone thinks that the father must be senile and confused."