Ming Ruofeng smiled mockingly upon hearing this.
“Mercy?”
“Has the imperial court ever stopped hunting me down even once in the past? The only reason I have lived to this day is because of my extraordinary talent in martial arts, and you lot simply couldn't do anything to me.”
Xuan Jiu's expression was icy. Fighting Ming Ruofeng here would be highly unwise.
But if the other party kept blocking them...
Just then, Ming Ruofeng suddenly noticed Xuan Jingyuan staring at him with obvious ill intent.
Ming Ruofeng, who had just been confronting Xuan Jiu, shifted his attention to him.
As if knowing exactly what Xuan Jingyuan was thinking, he twirled his complete card between his fingers, flashing a malicious, provocative smirk.
“Compared to risking being expelled from the school to search someone for those cards, isn't the complete one in my hand far more appealing?”
Xuan Jingyuan's gaze fell upon the card, but he did not react. However, Gu Hedao, who was standing beside him, took a step forward.
“Elder Gu?”
Gu Hedao stared at the card, his eyes narrowing slightly.
Although there was only one, if they could obtain it, one more person from their side could clear the dungeon.
Moreover, he had just taken Xuan Jiu's card from Xuan Jingyuan. If he could return a complete one, his conscience would be clear.
However... even if he managed to snatch this card, the court's losses would still be immense.
And that wasn't all.
The day before the National War Dungeon opened, the chosen players would receive a notification. Before entering the dungeon, he had already learned roughly how many people from the Great Xuan Dynasty had been selected.
Based on the difficulty of this dungeon, he estimated that less than a hundred people would survive to return.
Ming Ruofeng said, “What? Does Elder Gu want it too? If you want it, come and take it.”
“But let me warn you beforehand.”
“Having been hunted for so many years, I might be lacking in other areas, but I am an absolute master at escaping. Even you, Elder Gu, shouldn't dream of catching me.”
Xuan Jingyuan's eyes darkened, a deep murderous intent swirling within them as he stared at Ming Ruofeng.
It had to be said that over the years, Ming Ruofeng had caused far too much trouble for the court. Not a single official in the imperial court didn't want him dead!
Unfortunately, his strength grew at an incredibly rapid pace. Moreover, it was as if he had been practicing qinggong since birth; his speed was unbelievably fast!
In the entire imperial court, not a single person could keep up with him. Even when Gu Hedao had personally made a move back then, the man had still managed to escape.
Gu Hedao frowned. In the end, he shifted his attention back to Zuo Lin'an.
“Student Zuo.”
Zuo Lin'an paused, ending his idle chat with Xu Youyou, and turned to look at him.
His expression remained gentle, looking just like an ordinary student.
“Is something the matter?”
Gu Hedao asked, “Excuse me, do you happen to have a card on you?”
He stared intently at Zuo Lin'an after asking, but he received no reply for a long time.
Just as he was about to ask again, he heard Zuo Lin'an speak.
“Why aren't you saying anything? What exactly is the matter?”
At these words, Gu Hedao was taken aback, but he quickly realized what was happening.
“Ah, of course.”
He understood.
“The Campus Pass is a special item that only players can obtain. The natives have no concept of it. Because my question touched upon the dungeon, he couldn't even hear what I was saying.”
Gu Hedao sighed helplessly.
“It's no use. He definitely doesn't have any cards on him. Let's go. We'll wait at the school gate first.”
As for the card in Ming Ruofeng's hand... there was no hope either.
If he really wanted to run, Gu Hedao wouldn't even be able to touch a corner of his clothes even if he exerted all his strength.
Besides, they had already wasted some time, and it was almost four-thirty.
Xuan Jingyuan glared reluctantly at Zuo Lin'an and Ming Ruofeng for a few moments before finally leading his people away.
Zuo Lin'an watched them leave the classroom with a look of confusion.
“What was that about? Didn't he have something to say to me?”
Ming Ruofeng replied, “He was probably just playing with you.”
Zuo Lin'an did not mind. He slowly stood up.
“Let's go. We should head back to the dorm to pack our things.”
Ming Ruofeng waved the card in his hand. “Don't you guys lack this? How are you going to leave?”
He still found it hard to believe that Zuo Lin'an hadn't heard Gu Hedao's question earlier.
However, Zuo Lin'an acted as if he hadn't heard him at all, turning to speak to Xu Youyou instead.
“We'll have to take a bus back later. Don't forget to buy the bus tickets.”
Hearing the words 'bus tickets,' Xu Youyou's face instantly crumpled.
“Oh, heavens. Why are bus tickets so expensive?”
Seeing this, Ming Ruofeng quickly followed behind them, muttering under his breath, “The dungeon is almost over, and you're still acting? Truly dedicated.”
But the two completely ignored him.
In Zuo Lin'an's view, Ming Ruofeng must have learned from the principal that they were acting.
But so what?
He was going to play dumb to the very end.
The three returned to the dormitory, quickly packed a suitcase, and headed toward the school gate.
Because they took their time on the way, by the time they reached the school gate, it was already four-fifty.
Only ten minutes remained until five o'clock.
Zuo Lin'an looked at the crowd ahead and stopped in his tracks.
The players were crowded closest to the school gate, numbering over two hundred in total.
The NPCs, unwilling to squeeze together with them, stood further back near the large flowerbed. Zuo Lin'an and Xu Youyou stopped there as well.
As soon as they stood still, they heard several NPCs whispering.
“It's almost time.”
“I heard... there are only ten minutes.”
“Sigh, what if they climb over the wall to get out later?”
“Climb over the wall? That does seem possible, but the principal probably wouldn't allow it, right?”
Ming Ruofeng felt that climbing over the wall was likely impossible.
If leaving the school were that simple, the existence of the Campus Pass would be utterly pointless.
What puzzled him, however, was the 'ten minutes' the natives had mentioned. What did that mean?
He hadn't been familiar with the dungeon's circumstances before. Although he had used a specter item to control the principal and ask many questions, some details had still slipped through the cracks.
Just as he wanted to listen further, the native students noticed him. They immediately switched to their disguised states and shut their mouths, no longer speaking of the matter.
Even when they did chat, they only talked about trivial, unrelated things.
Ming Ruofeng sighed helplessly and didn't bother trying to ask them.
He watched the time tick away, then turned to look at Zuo Lin'an.
“Aren't you going?”
Zuo Lin'an pointed toward the school gate.
“There's a huge crowd blocking the front. We'll leave after they go.”
Ming Ruofeng said, “Then I'll go ahead and wait for you.”
Zuo Lin'an replied, “Alright.”
Ming Ruofeng took a step forward, but soon stopped and turned back to look at him. “Oh right, I've prepared two gifts for you. I'll have them delivered to you in a bit.”
Only after saying this did he continue forward, leaving Zuo Lin'an standing there in slight confusion.
Xu Youyou leaned in, his face full of gossip.
“Oho? Gifts?”
“I want a gift too! He said there are two, how about you give me one later?”
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