Newbie Guardians

Chapter 29 Divination of the Ancient Realm

The four waited until dawn at the spot where Huang Xin disappeared, but still found neither him alive nor dead. When Teacher Liu Chuanqi crawled out of the ground and found them, he saw that the four of them were dejected and stood motionless like scarecrows on the training field.

"Hmm!" Teacher Liu cleared her throat.

"This incident was completely unexpected; it's not your fault! I bear a great deal of responsibility!"

The four of them kept their heads down, wondering what this had to do with Teacher Liu.

"Here's the thing, this is your first mission assigned by the academy, and it's a test for you. The principal assigned me to protect you secretly. Um, there was a slight mishap last night, and I apologize for that; it was my fault for not protecting you properly!"

The four of them then looked up, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Feeling a little awkward under her gaze, Ms. Liu quickly changed the subject.

"Didn't you notice that Village Chief Wang was acting strangely?"

The four of them thought about it and realized it was true. Last night, the village chief became mysterious as soon as he saw the fragments of the tombstone, and when he left, his expression was almost one of utter despair.

"As you've probably all noticed, waiting here isn't going to solve anything. If Huang Xin escapes, he'll come back to meet us. Now, let's go find the village chief and see if he has any clues!"

The four nodded silently, following Teacher Liu dejectedly. Teacher Liu thought to himself, this is a test for them; he can only protect them secretly—no! He's now their full-time bodyguard. He must let them investigate the clues themselves.

"Well, the academy's instructions this time are very clear: you are responsible for handling the matter, and I am responsible for your safety. So, you will continue the investigation."

After saying that, Teacher Liu took a few steps back and walked at the back of the group.

Jin Jun raised his head and said seriously:

"Teacher Liu is right. This is the task we accepted, and we must continue the investigation. Teacher Liu, look at the morale of our team right now, so could you please help us find out something?"

"Kim Jun, what is it?"

"We've heard that there's an ancient site in the academy with divination capabilities. Could you please help us find out if Huang Xin is alive or dead? We want a definite answer no matter what."

"Well... alright! I'll go back to the academy and be back in two hours. You all need to be careful."

"Okay, Ms. Liu, thank you for your hard work!"

Jin Jun bowed respectfully to Teacher Liu.

"Of course! Of course! I'll be right back!"

After saying that, Teacher Liu activated the teleportation scroll and quickly disappeared. This was a teleportation item exclusively for high-level earth-type professions. Each use consumed one teleportation scroll, and the scroll could be used again within two hours to teleport back to the original location.

It's daytime now, so it's basically safe. Everyone is sitting on the ground, waiting for good news. Hopefully, it will be good news!

In the principal's office of the Folklore Institute, Liu Chuanqi gave a detailed account of the incident. Zhuge Ming pondered for a long time before slowly saying:

"The mysterious woman only trapped you, not silenced you, which means she never intended to kill you. Her goal was to prevent you from disrupting the teleportation to Huang Xin and the others..."

"Principal, I think the person they wanted to teleport was Mu Lingshan. Huang Xin stepped forward and bumped into Mu Lingshan in the emergency, which is why he was accidentally teleported away."

Why are they targeting Mu Lingshan? What secrets does she hold? Or will she interfere with their plot?

"Sir Principal, besides reporting what happened, I have another urgent matter that I need your attention!"

"What is it? Is it more important than a conspiracy?"

"It's like this..." Teacher Liu relayed the situation of Jin Jun and the others.

"I see. So these five have become this close? I remember Huang Xin had no talent whatsoever. At first, apart from Jin Jun, the other classmates didn't think much of him. Hmm, it seems Huang Xin does have some extraordinary abilities! Let's do a divination for him then! Teacher Liu, did you know that you have to wait seven days between each divination session?"

"I don't know, I never cared about these things before!"

"Also, the materials required for a single divination session amount to 80 million! And some of these materials are extremely difficult to obtain."

"I see!" Teacher Liu's forehead was a little sweaty!

"Then... Mr. Principal... shall we still have our fortune told?"

"Of course! These kids are great, and I'm also quite curious about Huang Xin. You go back first and wait for my news!"

After Teacher Liu left, Zhuge Ming opened the secret room and went in alone. The secret room was not large, with twelve one-square-meter floor tiles on the floor. In the center was an ancient mirror, completely covered with a red cloth.

He lifted the red cloth and placed the nine materials in their corresponding positions. He picked up three copper coins, placed them in his palm, shook them three times, and then let go, allowing the coins to fall naturally to the ground in front of the bronze mirror. After repeating this six times, Huang Xin appeared in the bronze mirror, tightly embracing Hanna'er's waist. The two were close together, bouncing up and down!

"What...what kind of danger is this? This kid seems to have forgotten all about home!"

Outside Daohua Village, Teacher Liu reappeared and relayed the divination results. The four of them were instantly revived. Mu Lingshan was overjoyed but also gritted her teeth, even having the thought that "this guy might as well be dead."

On the other side, Huang Xin and his companion stopped in front of the largest tent. Hanna asked Huang Xin to wait there for a moment, then went inside with her summoned beast. Ten minutes later, a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old came out, bowed to Huang Xin, and invited him into the tent.

Upon entering, Huang Xin saw two long rows of tables on either side of the tent, all filled with people. In the very center was an even larger table, clearly the head table, where a handsome, imposing man sat, with Hannah standing beside him. Their summoned beasts had been put away. The handsome man stood up and walked towards Huang Xin, Hannah following closely behind.

"Young man, your name is Huang Xin, right?"

"Hmm!" Huang Shen was a little reserved, having never experienced such an occasion before.

"Thank you so much! You've saved my daughter twice. To show my sincerity, I'd like to propose marriage on her behalf! What do you think?"

"Ah! This...this..."

"Father! You always love to joke around. Look, you've scared Brother Huang Xin!"

"Hahaha! Young man, I have high hopes for you. Come marry me anytime you've made up your mind. If you're willing, we can have the wedding tonight!"

"Brother Huang Xin! Father loves to joke, don't take it seriously!"

Seeing Huang Xin's stammering, Hanna felt a surge of inexplicable grievance. She took Huang Xin's hand and strode out, the clan chief's hearty laughter echoing behind them.

"Hahaha! A daughter is like a tree that grows up and leaves home! The wedding isn't even over yet, and she's already run off with someone!"

After stepping out of the tent, Huang Xin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hanna, your father is so easygoing! So kind! He really startled me just now; I thought he was serious!"

"That's just how he is, he loves to joke around. Don't mind him, I'll show you around!" Hannah took Huang Xin's hand, turned around and strode forward, her heart filled with bitterness, her vision blurry, she bit her lip and forced back her tears.

Hundreds of meters above the campsite, the mature woman who had been frightened away hid behind the dense forest, watching the two figures from behind, and muttered to herself:

"Shameless!"

"Yes! We've seen it all, we've hugged it all, all that's missing is a wedding, isn't it, Elise!"

"You...you...how could you?"

"Don't worry, if I wanted to kill you, I would have done it already."

"What exactly do you want?"

"I just want to help the little one in the Ancient Pine Pond find her mother. Where did you take her?"