Chapter 1234: Chapter 1231: Apology
There was only Lin Tian left in the training ground. He glanced at the competition arena and was about to leave when someone came running from a distance. Lin Tian didn’t pay much attention, thinking it was just a passing student.
"Mr. Lin, please wait." The person, however, called out Lin Tian’s name.
Lin Tian stopped and looked at the blond man running over, puzzled, "You are... Feldon?"
"Indeed, you are a friend of Senior Sister Xiao, right? I’m here to apologize to her, but since she left with the mentors, I have to ask you to relay the message because I’m afraid you might leave anytime, and then I couldn’t find you," Feldon said earnestly.
Lin Tian was stunned, even more puzzled, "Why apologize?"
Feldon’s face showed some guilt, but he remained firm and said, "I confess, previously in the arena, I offered my sword to Senior Sister Xiao in front of everyone because Senior Li Wenfeng asked me to do it. Although Senior Li Wenfeng didn’t explain why, I know he wanted to embarrass her."
"Since you knew his purpose, why did you still do it? Isn’t it against the spirit of the Knight, the legacy of King Arthur and the Twelve Knights of the Round Table to do such a thing?" Lin Tian frowned and asked.
Feldon hurriedly waved his hand, anxious, "No... it’s not like that. It was my momentary greed, a violation of the knight’s spirit and the knight’s code, all my fault. At that time, Li Wenfeng promised me that if I did it, he would teach me an advanced martial skill. I was tempted by greed and couldn’t resist agreeing."
"But in the arena, Senior Sister Xiao was magnanimous; she didn’t reject me on the spot and embarrass me. This kind of spirit made me ashamed, so I decided to confess everything and ask for your forgiveness," Feldon said solemnly.
"I now understand the situation. With your sincerity, I believe Miss Xiao won’t blame you," Lin Tian said.
"Thank you." Feldon offered his sincere thanks before leaving.
Li Wenfeng, it truly was you causing trouble, huh? Hehe, it seems you weren’t wronged at all when I took the Sword of the King, Lin Tian laughed coldly in his heart.
Lin Tian did not linger any longer and left the training ground, returning to the Female College. The school was filled with a lively atmosphere, and whether on the road or in the dormitories, voices of the girls could be heard discussing, and, of course, the topic was the final match.
Although it was just one move, its excitement surpassed all previous matches, and its visual shock left them endlessly fascinated.
"Hey, look, isn’t that the friend of Senior Sister? He’s the one who defeated Carter."
"I didn’t expect him to be a hidden master. That punch actually shattered the sword; so impressive."
"Turns out he didn’t bother to take action last time."
On the way to the Female College, Lin Tian was immediately recognized by the girls amidst their bold enthusiasm, as if they planned to surround him. Lin Tian quickly made his escape.
Returning to the dormitory, Rossi was already waiting in the living room, curiously asking, "Brother Tian, did you find the Sword of the King?"
"Found it, near Holy Spirit Fairy Lake, but in an underground temple, very hidden. If I hadn’t followed Li Wenfeng, I wouldn’t have found it at all. I don’t even know where Li Wenfeng got his treasure map or how he learned King Arthur’s cultivation technique. This guy seems to have good fortune," Lin Tian explained briefly.
Rossi listened, very surprised, "It’s truly unexpected that the Sword of the King was broken like that. Indeed, nothing is eternal."
"Eternity is only relative. The blood clan’s lifespan is endless; for ordinary people, it’s eternal, but the blood clan can also die, so it isn’t eternal. Let’s end here today; there’s no need to follow Li Wenfeng anymore. Since we have the Sword of the King, he has no use to us for now," Lin Tian said.
Returning to his room, after cultivating, Lin Tian was undressing and taking a shower when a footstep suddenly sounded in the room, the sound very clear; the person clearly had no intention of hiding their footsteps.
Under the light in a white dress, with a graceful figure, it was Xiao Manxue. She climbed into Lin Tian’s room from the window. This was precisely rest time, so she was embarrassed to come in openly, for if people saw her coming to find Lin Tian at night, rumors would spread quickly.
"Lin Tian, you... you’re showering, I’ll leave first." Xiao Manxue’s heart skipped a few beats hearing the water sound from the bathroom, her cheeks flushed, and she was about to turn and leave.
But as she turned, she bumped into someone’s embrace. Raising her head, she saw it was Lin Tian, who had suddenly appeared. Lin Tian had just come out of the bathroom, still steaming, his hair not yet dried, a few drops of water dripping down, landing on Xiao Manxue’s face, sliding down her neck, and then slipping into her chest through the gap in her collar.
Xiao Manxue’s body trembled as if struck by an electric current, her heart pounding as if a little deer was running wild; she quickly took a few steps back, pretending to be calm, and said, "Suddenly appearing, are you trying to scare someone to death?"
Lin Tian sat on the chair, casually saying, "I heard you were about to leave, so I quickly came out."
"Forget it. I’m here to notify you that the hunting operation could launch at any time. This time, the operation is divided into three teams, each led by the top three from the selection competition. You, as the team doctor, are assigned to my group," Xiao Manxue, having stabilized her mood, explained in one breath.
"Oh, so Li Wenfeng is leading a team too? Will the three teams operate together?" Lin Tian asked.
"No, the three teams are scattered, each to search a designated area, and whenever encountering a vampire, fight on their own," Xiao Manxue replied.
"That’s good, spare me from seeing his hypocritical face, always with a deep and profound smile that tires me out," Lin Tian said.
"I’ve delivered the message, so I’m going back to my room." Xiao Manxue seemed eager to leave, probably worried Lin Tian would tease her.
"Don’t you want to know what happened while the five judges were away?" Lin Tian didn’t block her this time but instead smiled slightly.
Xiao Manxue was taken aback, remembering that Lin Tian said he would explain everything once he returned; just that collision with Lin Tian had made her so tense that she forgot about it.
Thinking about it now, she found the judges’ departure strange, and boldly guessed, "Is it because of the Sword of the King? Did Li Wenfeng find it? No, if he had found the Sword of the King, I would have definitely not been his opponent in the arena earlier."
Having studied at the Female College for a few years, she knew a bit about the power of the Sword of the King from ancient texts, which led her to these conflicting speculations.
"Actually, you got it right. Li Wenfeng did find the Sword of the King. You couldn’t have imagined where it’s hidden. It’s not in the Knight Academy as the legend says, but near Holy Spirit Fairy Lake..." Lin Tian detailed the bizarre events in the temple.