Chapter 344: Chapter 344: Unclean Ecstasy (Part 6)_1
Lanaia’s defensive movement was undoubtedly a naked suspicion of Fu Qian’s character.
Fu Qian naturally realized this, but he didn’t mind; instead, he thought about what she had just said.
“Speaking of which, why happened to be nearby in the middle of the night?”
Uh…
The rapid shift in the topic clearly took Lanaia a bit off guard.
When faced with Fu Qian’s question, she hesitated for a moment, and there was a hint of hesitation in her demeanor.
...
“Drinking?”
Before she could come up with the right words, Fu Qian had already smelled a faint scent on her, and together with her demeanor, he quickly made a deduction.
“It’s outside of working hours; it’s normal for an adult to drink, isn’t it?”
Realizing that Fu Qian had caught on, Lanaia did not attempt to hide it anymore and candidly admitted it.
“Of course, there’s no problem. I’m just a bit curious, for a Transcendent whose metabolism far exceeds that of ordinary people, does alcohol really have an effect?”
“It seems you’re not very familiar with this area. I can take you to experience it next time.”
In response to Fu Qian’s question, Lanaia just smiled sweetly, then her expression suddenly turned cold the next moment.
“But I’m sorry, today you can’t possibly get away with joking around. Come back with me to the Academy right now!”
“I can honestly tell you that my whole night’s life has been ruined because of you, and now I’m in a very bad mood…”
Towards the end, there was a hint of grinding teeth in her tone.
“I’m actually in a pretty good mood.”
Unfortunately, Fu Qian had no awareness of the trouble he was causing.
After speaking his provocative line with an earnest face, he sat in Lanaia’s car under her deathly stare.
“I should emphasize that I’m definitely not drunk driving right now, and after we go back, try not to bring up the drinking issue again,” Lanaia said with a serious face after starting the car.
“Is it that serious?”
“After all, drinking is prohibited inside the Academy. As an instructor, I still shouldn’t set a bad example for the students.”
“This counts as a bad influence? By that standard, the bunch of maniacs at Heaven’s Commencement Institute should be utterly destroyed, right? The things they do are way more excessive than drinking.”
Fu Qian frowned and looked at her, expressing his incomprehension.
During the last mission, not to mention anything else, the research fanatics at Heaven’s Commencement Institute had left a deep impression on him.
For the sake of exploring the secrets of Transcendent powers, those people’s manipulation of their own bodies was much more exaggerated than drinking!
Fu Qian still vaguely remembered what they looked like when they were researching a demigod corpse—fanatical and sleazy, pulling out all the stops, almost licking it with their tongues.
“Don’t forget, you’re one of the maniacs too,” Lanaia reminded him coldly.
He couldn’t refute that indeed.
Fu Qian thought about it and focused on another issue.
“Is there any interesting news from the Academy recently?”
“You mean the news?” Lanaia pondered while driving.
“Not particularly amusing… After your conflict last time, Li Weixuan from the Swordsmanship Department secluded himself very soon and only reappeared a week ago. Unfortunately, he is still one breath away from becoming a demigod and couldn’t make the final step.”
Li Weixuan?
Fu Qian naturally recalled the scene where he had fought with him.
At first, it was to take down the corrupted Sword Intent, where he forced the gentleman from demigod back to his original state.
The second time, Li Weixuan was guided by the Sword Intent to come out of seclusion early to deal with Fu Qian but failed just short of success.
According to Lanaia, Li Weixuan must have sensed something after the Sword Intent was contained and tried to go into seclusion again, but unfortunately, he still wasn’t successful.
One could say the path to demigod was indeed fraught with difficulty.
“The incident indeed dealt a considerable blow to the Swordsmanship Department,”
Lanaia, unaware of how much Fu Qian had pondered, continued in a casual chatting manner.
“However, it wasn’t all bad news for them. On this year’s Sword Pavilion Open Day, although only one student grasped Sword Intent, it was later confirmed to be the exceedingly rare Sword Heart Enlightenment, which considerably boosted their morale.”
“It just goes to show that the Swordsmanship Department is indeed at its zenith, with such a minor setback hardly affecting the overall momentum.”
But this zenith wasn’t as simple as it appeared.
And the momentum was probably about to change since the Sword Intent was no longer being offered at crazy discounts, with the end of the Sword Heart Enlightenment.
It’s uncertain whether anyone from the Swordsmanship Department will grasp Sword Intent next year; Miss Liushuang’s Sword Heart Enlightenment might soon become a rarity.”
These things, of course, Fu Qian wouldn’t share with Lanaia.
“Oh, there’s another matter related to you. Due to the last incident, Jia Yi is no longer the Yuan Financial Group’s person in charge here.”
Lanaia turned to look at Fu Qian.
“I suppose you could have guessed?”
Indeed, that was the case.
At the ball, when he saw Jia Yi, Fu Qian had more or less guessed this point.
And he wasn’t surprised at this individual’s misfortune.
He had previously assessed that the Yuan Financial Group would be unlikely to openly antagonize the Academy, but finding a scapegoat to vent their frustration was utterly normal.
Even if Jia Yi himself hadn’t done anything wrong.
Nor would Jia Yi have the nerve to hold a grudge against the Yuan Clan or the Academy, and writing the loss off as his own doing was equally typical.
So, the prior actions of this person were completely understandable.
“Is there anything else?”
Fu Qian nodded and continued to inquire.
“Other than that… there doesn’t seem to be much. There was a minor accident at the Heaven’s Commencement Institute, but those folks are in trouble every day, so it probably doesn’t count as news to you.”
Is that all, then?
After hearing Lanaia’s response, Fu Qian fell into contemplation.
He naturally wasn’t indulging in idle gossip here.
The reason he was so concerned about recent events at the Academy was that he had a suspicion.
The Ecstatic Servant might very well be connected to the Academy.
This conjecture was, of course, a groundless speculation, but it was based on prior experiences.
After all, a group of Transcendents obsessed with ascension can easily have a strong influence on and cause damage to their surroundings.
Unfortunately, according to Lanaia, there was no noteworthy news up to now.
…
“Where are we going?”
Lanaia sped along, driving the car briskly, and as they conversed, the surroundings gradually became familiar; they had entered the Academy’s territory.
Soon, Fu Qian noticed that they were not heading towards the Heaven’s Commencement Institute.
“It’s just not about taking you back, that’s for sure.”
Lanaia snorted and veered aside to park the car.
“Before the hearing, I won’t give you the chance to sneak away; otherwise, I’d have no good explanation for it either.”
After gesturing for Fu Qian to get out of the car, she pointed at the building in front of them.
“You’ll be staying at my place today. I’ll be keeping an eye on you.”
“You’re questioning my integrity.”
Fu Qian expressed his dissatisfaction.
“Absolutely right!”
As a seasoned operator, Lanaia unapologetically snorted.