The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 519 - 232: When the Person Who Disappeared, Reappears Again..._2

"Furthermore...adding to the mutual checks and balances among the three countries, even we Grass Frogs and Blue Frogs dare not truly ignite a battle. We fear being taken advantage of by the Red Frogs..."

"Oh." Ye Hanjun nodded, and then asked,

"Since the relic is open and the strongest have entered it, how is the jurisdiction of the Old Imperial City divided?"

"This..."

The Thin Monkey hesitated a bit, not entirely sure,

"My rank is not high enough, I am not fully aware of the defense distribution."

"But... based on the patrols of the past few days, I surmise that the three countries have dispersed their troops and there is a clear division of jurisdiction in the middle, maintaining a balance. We will have to wait until the king comes out from the relic to plan the next step."

"So, we accidentally trespassed into the Grass Frog Country’s territory?"

Ye Hanjun suddenly realized, "Where is the Blue Frog Kingdom? East or west?"

"Due west! The remaining top-ranked officers and soldiers of the Blue Frog Kingdom are all over there!"

The Thin Monkey spoke incredibly fast, fearing that his slow answers would annoy the two bosses.

"Let’s go."

Ye Hanjun did not pay more attention to the five people as he nodded to Sun Lin and took the lead in moving forward.

"Earth Wood Beast, lock them up and keep them quiet for now."

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The Earth Wood Beast obeyed its master’s orders and used the Thick Earth Prison Cage again.

It imprisoned the five soldiers and five Contracted Fond Spirits together, then buried them in the shallow soil.

Unless there is a Life Wheel-level Fond Spirit to rescue them, it would take them at least three to five days of digging to escape.

...

After making a detour, Ye Hanjun and Sun Lin entered from another city gate.

This time, they saw the Blue Frog Kingdom’s standard armor, and the shining Blue Frog emblem from a distance.

"Clang, clang, clang!"

The soldiers noticed something unusual and raised their Long Spears collectively.

Sun Lin swept her gaze around and spotted a familiar figure, her eyes lighting up.

"Vice Dean Sun??"

With a flabbergasted look on his face, Wang Lin stared at the figure standing beside Sun Lin. He was, indeed, extremely astonished.

"All of you are not allowed to act without orders!"

With a single command, the soldiers reprimanded their Contracted Fond Spirits to not roar anymore.

Subsequently, Wang Lin rode his lion to the city gate, looking at the man and woman who were approaching on foot, he was filled with disbelief,

"Vice Dean Sun... and... Master Han??"

"You both have been missing for so long, how come you suddenly appeared here!"

Wang Lin - one of the star mentors of the Canghai Pavilion, was once on par with Ji Yan, Nanhua Qiu, and Qian Xiaochuan.

Ye Hanjun has had very few encounters with him, but for Sun Lin it’s different. She has spent more than fifty years in the academy and is naturally very familiar with him.

"It’s a long story."

Sun Lin shook her head and asked directly,

"Where are the others? Have they all entered the relic?"

"Dean Du, Vice Director Qin, Vice Director Bian, all of them have entered into the relic along with Prince Tang Sheng and the Crown Prince."

While Wang Lin seemed to be looking straight at Sun Lin, his gaze fell on Ye Hanjun, and he said cautiously,

"Ji Yan as well."

"He has been promoted to the 4th Order, becoming a C-Ranked ’Walker of the Wind’, and as a member of the guards, he also entered."

"He has been promoted?" Sun Lin was a little surprised.

The former star mentor, excluding the prodigy beside her, Ji Yan was the latest to receive the title.

Unexpectedly, while the three top-ranked mentors stuck at the 3rd order, he managed to break through, surpassing his predecessors, and reaching a higher realm...

Caught in her thoughts, Sun Lin showed a hint of gratification.

The new generation replaces the old, it is a good thing.

"Master Han...long time no see!"

Wang Lin finally turned his head to face Ye Hanjun directly. His intense gaze wanted to see through everything.

Regrettably, he couldn’t figure anything out.

But he could perceive that the distance between the two seemed to have widened significantly.

Lord Han - he was no longer the mysterious black-haired, black-eyed young man he remembered. It seemed that overnight, he had grown as prudent and experienced as Sun Lin.

Could it be? No, it couldn’t be!

Wang Lin, with his heart pounding, had a terrifying thought.

All the gossip was saying that Lord Han had disappeared from the battlefield because he was trying to break through the barrier and reach a higher rank.

Now, he has appeared, does it not imply that...

Suppressing his baseless suspicions, Wang Lin swallowed, and asked again about the two’s intentions.

"The war should end."

Ye Hanjun spoke softly, "Outside the relic, there should be 4th Order guards. Take me to see them."

"You have broken through?"

Wang Lin took a deep breath, his pupils trembling.

"Yes."

Ye Hanjun nodded, openly admitting.

"Unbelievable, unbelievable..."

"You should be 23 years old this year, right? Such an achievement at this age is... is... indescribably terrifying!"

Wang Lin exclaimed, glanced at the distant soldiers, and then said in a low voice,

"For this journey to the relic, all three countries have schemed and exhausted their resources to mobilize their troops."

"For institutions like Canghai Pavilion and Tianyafu Residence which are the top academies in the country, it’s understandable that they’ve been forcibly enlisted. But the Crown Prince’s group, which includes buying off the ’Clamp Shrimp’, are like courting a tiger as a guest!"

"Ao Shrimp?"

Ye Hanjun quietly chewed on this term with unperturbed calmness.

Whether it’s the relationships among the three countries or other intelligence, he and Sun Lin have understood a significant part of it through the Shadow Alliance’s channels.

’Ao Shrimp,’ amongst the Giant Frog Marsh’s underground forces ranks in the top three.

Their power is nearly comparable to the second-ranked ’Wind Bell’, only the top-ranked ’Yin Xin’ can slightly surpass them.