Chapter 763: What a liar II
Kyle blinked when his ears picked up Jian's faint murmur. A liar? Him? He furrowed his brows, contemplating why Jian would call him that. He didn't recall ever lying. It was true he had
concealed many things, but he had never outright lied.
The two of them left the floating island, flying side by side-one lost in thought and the other chatting incessantly.
When they arrived at the island where the array masters resided and entered the main building atop the island, they spotted Han's familiar figure standing before a stone table filled with books on ancient array symbols, alongside Elder Razial and a few other powerful array masters in the hall.
The group of elderly individuals was engaged in enthusiastic conversation, asking one question after another. It was clear they were engrossed in their talk.
Jian shut his mouth when he noticed the scene. He didn't want to disturb them like last time, which resulted in Elder Razial hitting him with books. He gestured for Kyle and began to tiptoe away.
Kyle shook his head at his actions. They were powerful and could easily create a barrier to silence their voices, but no, this man had to sneak around like a thief.
He waved his hand, and an invisible shield of divine energy enveloped him and Jian as they passed through the hall, ascending the stairs on one side to go upstairs and find a quiet and empty room.
But as they reached the second floor, they encountered a group of women engaged in a heated debate over some array symbols. They struggled to understand the symbols; some argued they were destructive, while others maintained they were defensive.
Upon seeing Kyle and Jian, the group fell silent. Only Lily and Lumi had the confident to step forward to greet them. Lumi turned her gaze to Jian with a smile, but when she noticed him focused on Lily, she shrugged and turned her attention to Kyle.
"Hello, um, do you have a moment?"
Kyle, who was about to walk away, stopped in his tracks and nodded at her. He had not yet spoken with everyone who had arrived in the Forsaken Land Jian, but he had begun to recognize some faces since they seemed to appear before him every day.
For instance, Lumi, who now frequently spent her free time with Yue, was the reason Kyle had been banned from entering Yue's room without permission. He would be lying if he said he wasn't annoyed, but Yue was too happy to be with Lumi, so he swallowed his grievance.
Then there was Lily, his former classmate, who had grown closer to Lara and Mia. She trained alongside the two, but because she wasn't strong enough to match their pace, she couldn't always join them. Therefore, she would learn about arrays from Elder Razial when she couldn't train with them.
Catching Kyle's attention, Lumi wasted no time and got straight to the point. Yue had told her, he wasn't a fan of small talk.
"We just started learning about arrays. I'm grasping this quickly since elder Han shared a lot of knowledge with me."
She grabbed a book from one of women behind her and held it out toward Kyle.
"Could you help us a bit? We're stuck! Elder Razial gave us this old book to learn some symbols, but no one understands them, and the elders are busy discussing a powerful array, so we can't disturb them."
Lily wanted to interrupt her; she wanted to be the one to say all this. But Kyle emitted an aura that made her unable to speak.
Just like the other women behind her, she could only watch as he flipped through the book he took from Lumi. In a few seconds, Kyle returned the book.
"You know the basics?"
Lumi nodded, and he raised his finger toward her head. He didn't touch her, but a faint light emerged from his fingertip and entered her forehead. Lumi rubbed her head when Kyle moved his finger back.
"This..."
She gasped when she felt foreign information entering her mind.
Kyle turned to leave.
"You will understand the knowledge if you know the basics and can draw symbols in the air. Just tell the others."
He didn't pause even when a loud, enthusiastic thank you rang out behind him. It wasn't Lumi; it was the other girl with her.
Jian said his goodbyes to the two girls. He also made sure to wave at the other women standing silently behind Lumi and Lily before he hurriedly followed him.
He walked beside him, clicking his tongue as he recalled how Lily's face fell when Kyle didn't acknowledge her thanks.
"How rude. Don't you care about the feelings of the fairer gender? Women's hearts are fragile, you know."
Kyle didn't respond as they entered an empty room and settled down at a table in the center, surrounded by bookshelves.
Jian immediately started to talk about the natural law of time. However, Kyle had other plans. He tapped his knuckles on the table to attract Jian's attention.
"This liar wants to talk."
Jian's eyes widened as he swallowed hard. He called him a liar unconsciously!
"You heard? Wait! Wait! I can explain!"
He stood up, planning to bolt out of the room and hide if things got messy.
"I didn't mean it! You know how my mouth is; it's always spouting nonsense. Don't hit me. I
can't take it. Alec and James already gave me a lot of punches today!"
Kyle chuckled, and seeing his amused expression, Jian calmed down.
"Oh, you're just messing with me."
He sat down again with a roll of his eyes.
"What do you want to say?"
Kyle hummed and raised his finger. Just like what he did with Lumi, he sent what he wanted to
share directly to Jian's mind.
"I didn't lie. I just forgot the promise I made."
Jian blinked, feeling nervous all of a sudden as he watched the faint light enter his mind. His crimson eyes widened comically when he uncovered Kyle's biggest secret.
"Cles..."
Kyle quickly interrupted him.
"It's a bit late, but you have reached the transcendent rank. You fulfilled your end of the deal,
and now I've done mine."