Full-Time Magister: Super Mage

Chapter 178 The Little Fox Protecting Its Food, and the Treacherous Luo Mian

Chapter 178 The Little Fox Protecting Its Food, and the Treacherous Luo Mian

As if understanding Tang Yue's words, the Xuan Snake slightly nodded its enormous head. Gradually, its body began to shrink, eventually becoming a miniature snake that was absorbed into the totem bead. Xue Ling also returned to her original size and jumped into Jiang Han's arms. After the Xuan Snake was absorbed into the totem bead, the moon-white light on the bead dissipated, turning it back into a black bead. However, upon closer inspection, one could still see something constantly moving inside the bead.

Tang Yue glanced at Xue Ling, whom Jiang Han was holding. Upon noticing Tang Yue's gaze, Xue Ling unceremoniously brandished its sharp little claws, as if to say, "Come any closer and I'll grab you," like a protective mother clinging to her food...

"Snow Spirit, be good. Tang Yue isn't an enemy, so don't be so fierce, okay?" Jiang Han said, stroking Snow Spirit's soft fur.

Xue Ling, nestled in Jiang Han's arms, let out a reluctant cry, then climbed onto Jiang Han's shoulder and refused to look at Tang Yue anymore. Xue Ling was very vengeful; last time, Tang Yue had petted her, and this time she had even summoned a large snake to bully her and Jiang Han. If Jiang Han hadn't stopped her, she would definitely have taught Tang Yue a lesson.

"It won't be long before Zhu Meng tracks us down here, we must leave as soon as possible."

Tang Yue put away the totem bead as she spoke. Jiang Han didn't say anything more and rowed the boat vigorously toward the shore. On the way, Tang Yue mentioned the route that had been planned in advance, but Jiang Han rejected that route and suggested taking a detour to Baishan instead.

Jiang Han's reasoning was simple: since the route was devised within their clan, it must have already been revealed to Zhu Meng. Tang Yue thought about it and agreed, so she agreed to Jiang Han's suggestion to temporarily change their departure route. However, the changed route still had to pass through Bai Town on the border of Songcheng Anjie. Because Bai Town was at the foot of Baishan Mountain, it was unavoidable, but even so, it would save Jiang Han and his group a lot of time.

Not long after Jiang Han and Tang Yue arrived at the Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, four or five men dressed in black rushed over. One of them was Wan Yongqiang, the palace guard who had argued with Jiang Han in the conference room. After searching for a long time, he found no trace of the Xuan Snake and could only take his men back to report to Zhu Meng.

The next day, after returning to the villa where Zhu Meng was temporarily staying and reporting the situation to him, Wan Yongqiang and his men lowered their heads, awaiting Zhu Meng's reprimand. Upon hearing their report, Zhu Meng angrily smashed his teacup to pieces, cursing, "Useless! You're all utterly useless! That huge snake demon just vanished like that! Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on the Totem Clan? What were you all doing?"

"Councilor, please calm down. We were indeed closely monitoring the key members of the Totem Clan as you instructed, but we didn't expect them to secretly transfer the Totem Serpent to a young judge named Tang Yue," said Wu Pingjing, the head of the palace guards.

"This judge named Tang Yue dared to openly defy the orders of the Magic Palace! Arrange for her arrest immediately! If the Songcheng Tribunal dares to do anything, arrest them all!" Zhu Meng said angrily.

"Please, Congressman, don't punish your subordinates."

Just then, an elderly man dressed in a retro robe slowly walked in, carrying a pot of fragrant tea. Wan Yongqiang recognized the elderly man as Luo Mian, who had been arguing with Councilor Zhu Meng in the conference room.

Wu Pingjing gave a wink, and Wan Yongqiang and several other palace guards immediately stepped in front of Luo Mian and warned, "This is Councilor Luo Mian's residence. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter."

"All of you, get out of my way!" Zhu Meng shouted.

Wu Pingjing, Wan Yongqiang, and the other palace guards were all puzzled, not understanding why Zhu Meng wanted them to step back. Luo Mian stroked his beard and said, "You are still too young. In your eyes, white is white and black is black. When you reach our position, you will understand that white is not necessarily white and black is not necessarily black."

"Councilor Luo Mian was one of the supporters of the strategy to eliminate hidden dangers from the beginning, but considering his influence in the Songcheng Tribunal, it was not convenient for him to fall out with the Totem Clan for the time being, so he did not reveal his identity. Elder Luo, this way please."

Wu Pingjing, Wan Yongqiang, and the other palace guards were all a little confused. So all that arguing so heatedly at the meeting was just an act for the Totem Clan? So it was also this Councilor Luo Mian who told us that the Xuan Snake had entered the molting period?

After Luo Mian sat down on the sofa with a cup of fragrant tea, Zhu Meng sighed, "Just now, Tang Yue moved that poisonous snake away. We were still a step too late. Alas."

"I knew about this plan a long time ago, but Tang Zhong kept me playing chess all night, so I didn't have time to inform you. I guess Tang Zhong is suspicious of me. Sure enough, those who can sit in the position of presiding judge are no pushovers," Luo Mian said, stroking his beard.

"Old Luo, stop with the nonsense. I've called you here to get your advice. Following the route you provided, we haven't caught up with Tang Yue. I've deployed guards at all the key locations, so I just don't understand how Tang Yue managed to get through my blockade and leave Song City," Zhu Meng said.

Wu Pingjing nodded. As the head of the palace guards, he was personally responsible for many things. To ensure that nothing went wrong, he also sent several subordinates to closely monitor Tang Zhong, Hei Yu and other key members of the totem clan. The area around West Lake was heavily guarded. He really couldn't understand how Tang Yue had escaped from so many skilled palace guards.

"This is indeed a bit unexpected. I just learned that the Xuan Snake's perception increases exponentially during its molting period, and it becomes especially sensitive to high-level mages. It seems that Tang Yue used this perception ability of the Xuan Snake to escape from your blockade. However, she will definitely pass through Bai Town next. From now on, you should strengthen your cultivation near Bai Town and wait for Tang Yue to be captured." Luo Mian stroked his beard and said.

"But didn't you say that the Black Serpent's perception has improved a lot? How can we avoid this?" Zhu Meng asked.

Luo Mian thought for a moment and said, "Sending experts directly to hunt her down is definitely not going to work. But with so many trainee judges in the court, why not send out more? Of course, those trainee judges are no match for Tang Yue. They just need to hinder her actions and delay her until your palace guards arrive. At that time, she will have no choice but to surrender."

It has to be said that Luo Mian was quite cunning. He had the trainee judge delay Tang Yue while the palace guards made the arrest. If Jiang Han hadn't been with Tang Yue, their plan would have been almost perfect. Unfortunately, they underestimated Jiang Han, an outsider.

"Good idea! Did you all hear that? Send out the right people and make sure you bring Tang Yue back." Zhu Meng smiled as he gave the task to Wu Pingjing, Wan Yongqiang, and the others.

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As dawn broke, Jiang Han and Tang Yue, who had been on the run all night, finally arrived at Bai Town on the border of Song City.

Xue Ling, who was sleeping in Jiang Han's arms, lazily stretched out her paws. Actually, Jiang Han had thought about sending Xue Ling back to the cultivation space on the way, but Xue Ling refused to go in no matter what. During this time, Xiao Shi came out and gave Jiang Han a task. The task required ensuring that the Xuan Snake was not injured. This task was a bit beyond the scope of the task, but considering the generous reward, Jiang Han gritted his teeth and accepted it.

The main reason was that the master gave him a lot. Not to mention the 50,000 system points, the most important thing was a growth-type magic armor - the Azure Scale Armor. In addition to these two things, there was also an 80% increase in Xuan She's favorability. When issuing the mission, Jiang Han even checked Xuan She's favorability towards him, which was a bit low at only 20%. With so many benefits, Jiang Han was determined to complete the mission.

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