That night, Lotus hurriedly left the room leaving a very bewildered Raaji left to contemplate the situation at a...
More miniscule state...
However, Lotus wasn't really worried about all that. Not after what she had revealed to him about her being offered a place to learn in this school before the mirror or that she doesn't plan to leave the school without finding out what she wanted to learn from the school's library or the teachings of the professors in this school. However, when she said that, that guy had the strangest look on his face. For once, she can't quite tell what the guy was thinking, but, like she said, she didn't really mind anyway.
Once again, she had to make up more lies over lies. It wasn't as though she was unfamiliar with such a thing before. However, it wasn't as though these lies would give her more benefit other than more noises. She disliked this the most, but security of background are one of the most reliable things to have in this world. So, it would be best if she continues using this alias. To Lotus, these are the best things to do for her. For Lotus, nothing of those are of any benefit to her, especially since they do not contribute to her future in either worlds.
Still what she caught her attention tonight wasn't something of this little importance. No, it was something more alarming.
After leaving the hut, Lotus looked around the vicinity to find that the area was indeed quite large. Enough for some decent training at least. the black clothe guy was practicing martial arts in one corner while the snake woman had returned to her seclusion for meditation, except she was doing her meditation outdoors.
Curious, she stared at the woman who had just took notice of her presence and stopped meditating. After watching her move, Lotus did not falter as she remained grounded on her spot by the door of the small hut. In a blink of an eye, the woman suddenly appeared before her. Spatial abilities...
Only strong array masters can blink from one place to another. Just knowing the basics isn't enough to do what she did.
Understanding this much about the woman before her, the woman looked to her and smiled, "I hope the hut A-Cong made was to your liking?"
Lotus nodded back with a bright smile, "My friend can rest well now that he has a place for rest. I'd extend my gratitude to your friend, but..."
Knowing her words, Hei Hui nodded with a wide smile, "Ah, yes... Please excuse his behaviour. Due to the situation earlier, he has been on his toes for a while now. Any error may raise his suspicions, but he does have a good heart. So, please don't take this to offense."
"Naturally, I won't." Lotus responded with a wide smile, "Us suddenly crossing the border for the first time in a long time would set anyone unease."
How could she not know that she could alarm those that protect the students? Naturally, you can just come to the conclusion once you take the situation into account. Why did the school know of the guardians? How come the guardians are capable of cultivation? Why were there no records of something occurring with sight of their appearance? Obviously, there had to be some secrets. She knew that and can come up with some ideas. When she later used her ideas as part of the excuse to Riddle and the others, she was intrigued to find that she was not incorrect in the least.
"However..." Lotus smirked as she continued coldly, "There is another matter I want to talk about..."
Though the student before her did not reveal her aura, the snake woman obviously knew that the student before her had felt it too. While talking with the stunned Raaji, they had felt an immense amount of dark aura in the distance far from their destination. The energy was alarming enough for her to halt her amusement and look away from the silly guy towards the direction of the energy. It didn't take long for a blast of energy to soon follow suit. Knowing this, Lotus did not stay any longer and had left the room where the confused Raaji was left to sort through his thoughts.
Even the usual diligent Hei Hui had abruptly stopped cultivating the moment she felt the energy! What was this energy? How can she not know of it?!
It was an overblot and not a small one at scale either!
She recalled how the first three dormleader had encountered an overblot and naturally wanted to check on the situation. Seeing the student come out the moment the energy was release, she naturally known that the girl had instantly understood the situation and, to understand it, it also meant that her cultivation naturally was not low. Knowing this, Hei Hui also knew that she had messed up greatly. Not only had she been unable to stop the attempted attack, she had even allowed an overblot to occur and the only one who understand the situation better than anyone just so happened to be the only bold one within the dorm right now!
With this in thought, Hei Hui thought of what could help mediate the situation since she knew that causing trouble with this child could be quite troublesome, but, at the same time, the fact that she was able to replicate an array of hers left quite an impression on her that she had yet to shake off.
However, though Lotus was equally interested in someone who's knowledge in array was broader than her own, her concern still led her to remember the guy who was still waiting back in the dorms. She began, "Will you be examining the current situation back in the dorms?"
Hearing this, Hei Hui knew better than to speak otherwise, "It's exactly as you said. I suspect that the one who has finally overblot is..."
"Jamil Viper."
The two looked to each other as soon as their voices overlapped. With the snake woman's answer given, Lotus was a little more relieved. Thankfully, this woman was smarter than her subordinate. Given the case, she also knew that this would also mean that she also had some way to connect to the dorm visually and maybe also through auditory. Thinking this, she turned to the woman and said, "It would seem that you also kept a close eye from out here without needing to see using others."
"Of course." Hei Hui said with a small awsmile before she continued, "Though, I assume you're asking this for a reason."
"Scarabia dormitory." Lotus nodded firmly without hesitation.
Hearing this, the woman nodded her head as well in defeat. It was certain that no matter what she would do, this woman would not let her go without achieving her goal. She did not need to see the continuation of the previously interrupted fight that broke out between her and A-Cong. Even if she is his boss and friend, she was not unreasonable enough to not see that the incident really was his fault and she is also held responsible for having failed to stop him. With this in mind, can she really go against this Lotus?
From the distance, she had noticed that her only companion had just descended into a state of training half-heartedly once again as she could guess what was on his mind at the moment.
"Very well." She turned to Lotus and sat by the pool, "Sit here."
Lotus didn't hesitate to do as she was told and thought for a bit. The pond wasn't something that could be considered small in this world's terms, but, in the terms of their world, it was no different than a puddle! However, with all due respect, she may as well save some face to the guardian as they were already in deep trouble and had also interested her quite a bit. She wanted to know what it was that brought these people away from their world despite their strength not being weak.
Sitting on a stone slab next to the waters, Hei Hui merely touched the water forming a dark picture amongst the ripples of the waters. The waters were dark, but the eerie light that shone from the place almost like a palace was hardly such a color. However, it was within those eerie red lights that they could see it. His clothing no longer was the same as the other students. Rather it was of dark red and black theme. Cloth resembling that of the tactician of the sand. A black robe adorned with pieces of gold jewelry and black markings across his tan skin. A haughty smile spread across his face while a similar red hue was emited from his left eye in a similar flame like manner as the previous overblot people. However, the face of the overblotted figure did not change in the least.
It was Jamil.