The Spirit World

Chapter 571: Recovering from a Serious Illness
Chang Yufeng quickly ended his student career in the Advanced Ministry of Magic. Although he still couldn't learn magic, he learned the nascent science of magic parts.

He often runs around with a cane. Whether you know this student or not, you can meet him on the campus of Flandre Royal Academy.

He observed the capital of the Principality of Arlan, Flando, from top to bottom, leaving no corner untouched. Although he had no way to leave the Flando Royal Academy during these three months, he had already set his sights on all parts of the principality except Flando.

To be honest, nothing major happened in these three months. Although the news of the Asian dragon army stationed in Fran three months ago caused a lot of buzz, the plan ultimately came to nothing. The huge fence of the Frost Asian dragon, that is, the castle-like animal pen, was quickly abandoned after it was initially built.

I heard that Grand Duke Victoria suppressed this huge military project because the negotiations went smoothly.

At other times, there were only some minor gossips that were not worth mentioning. Perhaps the biggest impact was that the border defense forces on both sides of the Empire and the Principality continued to increase.

Everyone talked about fighting a war, but there was no war.

Three months ago, Chang Yufeng had always been low-key. He was not a person worthy of attention in the base camp of Fran, the proud child of heaven. He had no magic and even had only some knowledge of the principles of mechanical parts. In front of the big shots, he would not even be noticed by them.

In Fran, you will never see open cliques and factions, but there are definitely some that happen secretly.

When Duchess Victoria asked her daughter Alice to bring Chang Yufeng to her in front of many people, Chang Yufeng had no choice but to come into the sight of others.

Almost no one can shake the position of Duchess Victoria. Although she does not participate in the struggle among the royal power hawks, with her influence, as long as she turns a blind eye to something, it can be done by Fran and her group. Once the Duchess is angry, there will definitely be a bloody storm.

No family dared to win her over easily, let alone shake her position. According to legend, she was a contemporary of the space goddess Flandre I, or even older.

Chang Yufeng didn't meet her by accident, but she invited him.

In the duel where so many people were fighting for the title, he was chatting happily with Victoria in public. Everyone looked at them as if they were hugging each other very intimately, talking very intimately, and even talking in each other's ears.

As an unknown character, such a move is undoubtedly extremely dangerous. He was placed in the eyes of everyone by the Duke of Victoria. If they wanted to win over the Duke of Victoria to help his family, or to gain a firm foothold, a favored "chess piece" like Chang Yufeng would definitely be the one they would strive for.

What is more dangerous to him are the opponents of Duke Victoria. If they suspect that Chang Yufeng is too close to Duke Victoria, they may also take action.

Therefore, Chang Yufeng was also very smart and completely exposed himself to everyone's sight, at least to ensure his own safety, openly or secretly, and no one dared to easily contact an unknown person.

From the princes and nobles who had no way to move from Fulan to the ordinary people who had just entered Fulan and were preparing to make a living, almost everyone had seen Chang Yufeng.

Fulan is very big, but no matter how big it is, it has an end. Fulan is located in a plain, surrounded by many small cities. Small cities tend to export basic supplies, such as vegetables or meat. After all, Fulan does not have extra land to build farms. In Fulan, where every inch of land is valuable, everyone may think of one thing, that is, making money.

The cost of living in Fran is very high, not necessarily because it is located in the richest city of the Principality of Allan, but largely because the supply of materials comes from the surrounding small satellite cities.

Chang Yufeng had no way of getting any job he could have gotten while he was a cheating student, so the Carolingian family's funding would not be cut off quickly just because Chang Yufeng ended Fran's studies.

Chang Yufeng did not find a job to make money, and now he has to face a reality.

That's money.

He had fallen seriously ill three months ago, and all the medical expenses were borne by the Carolingian family, amounting to five thousand gold coins, which was almost the total living expenses for him and Erica for two years.

This huge amount of money would overwhelm any adult. Although Lilia said that she didn't need to pay it back in a hurry, the debt of 5,000 gold coins weighed on him, so Chang Yufeng had to give up his studies and go out to work.

It's not like they can give up either, because Fran's advanced department is essentially a research department. To graduate, they only need to innovate a new magic, and for people who don't know magic, it means deepening their basic theoretical knowledge.

Chang Yufeng submitted his graduation report and received unanimous approval from the jury in terms of parts precision, which meant he had graduated completely.

Although it is not easy to put it this way, the Royal Academy of Flandre does not care about any professional subjects other than magic, let alone the sophisticated theory proposed by a cheating student.

In fact, the review team was only surprised by Chang Yufeng's seemingly abnormal behavior of wanting to graduate early, and they didn't say much else.

Chang Yufeng certainly knew that now, his natural shield had changed from Lord Longxu to Duke Victoria.

Although he was somewhat skeptical about where the unrealistic rumors that were spread outside, such as that he was close to Duke Victoria and was the Duke Victoria's favorite, came from, he only had a vague idea of ​​his meeting with Duke Victoria. They didn't seem to talk much, and what happened that day was not that strange.

Although he fell ill after that...

Working part-time did not prevent him from appearing in the sight of other people, so when Chang Yufeng wanted to find his first job, he was accepted by the owner of a fruit shop. He was not rejected, and the same was true for several subsequent part-time jobs.

No one could refuse him. If he could run the store in Fulan for a long time, if he didn't know who to offend, then he must have lost his mind. God blessed him that he had been able to run the store for so long.

Sometimes, the unwritten rules are more stringent and frightening than any written rules.

There are no gangsters in Fran. Not to mention that the members of Fran's Flying Eagles are all nominal positions and everyone is very leisurely, even Fran's noise is very rare.

It wasn't just that Duchess Victoria was intimidating, she also hated embarrassing things.

Of course, there are always those who dare to disturb the emperor's feet. Besides, Duchess Victoria is not the emperor, and her deterrent power is sometimes limited, so limited that when Chang Yufeng had to work three part-time jobs every day: fruit shop, milking on a farm, and serving tea in a big hotel, he still got into some trouble.

He used a specially made black wooden cane, because sometimes his body was still too weak to rely on, so he needed the cane to rest for a while.

A man came towards him head-on and bumped into him rudely, almost knocking him to the ground while he was caught off guard.

Chang Yufeng glared at the man rudely, and didn't know what to say. Although Chang Yufeng didn't apologize either, it was not his fault at all.

When Chang Yufeng straightened his collar and was about to go to the fruit shop to work, the man came over and grabbed his hand. Chang Yufeng looked at the man walking towards him, and he slowly backed away.

Although this person was not as tall as himself, he was very fierce. He had red hair and blue eyes, and was tall and strong. Seeing Chang Yufeng retreating, he walked even faster.

Chang Yufeng swung his cane horizontally and knocked it on the ground, looking at the red-haired man in confusion: "What are you going to do?"

The red-haired man seemed to be looking at Chang Yufeng as well, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he clenched his fists, and his bones rattled.

Although Chang Yufeng didn't know what happened, he turned around and was about to run. He ran with the help of a crutch and turned back to look at the man. He saw the man raised his head and was about to punch him.

"What are you doing?!" Chang Yufeng almost yelled, and was grabbed by the man. He slapped Chang Yufeng's face without mercy.

Fortunately, although Chang Yufeng was half disabled, he still managed to dodge it by relying on his instinctive reaction...

The red-haired man didn't say anything. Chang Yufeng hit the man's arm hard with his crutch. Seeing that the man was coming at him aggressively, he wanted to grab him, but he didn't say anything either. He was completely like a mute?

A mute?

This person has big eyes, a flat nose and a big mouth. I have never seen him before... not to mention any hatred...

The mute grabbed Chang Yufeng fiercely and pushed him down, then bent backwards, wanting to smash Chang Yufeng headfirst onto the ground. Chang Yufeng kicked him hard at the tip of his knee, but this man was even more vicious and wanted to hit Chang Yufeng directly in the crotch. Chang Yufeng clamped his legs together and kicked his palm hard.

The mute didn't feel any pain, so Chang Yufeng could only use all his strength to pry open the man's thumb, then he slipped down, squatted, and kicked his calf hard. It didn't hurt anymore, and his fist as big as a sandbag came down. Chang Yufeng could only push off the ground and slip out again, grabbing the crutch that fell on the ground and running quickly.

What's happening here?
Although he knew that it was premeditated or that this situation was very likely to happen, after all, there were still many people who were dissatisfied with the Duchess of Victoria. This was something that seemed very abnormal, but was also extremely normal.

This kind of situation is what is usually called taking sides.

I have stood in line twice without realizing it.

The first time, it was Longxugong’s team, that is, the Dragon Driving Faction. The recommendation quota for their own plug-in students came from him, and it was not washed away in the great purge. There must be something fishy.

This is beyond doubt, because most of the people related to the Dragon Driving Sect are in prison or in hell. Of course, there are some who escaped, but not many. It only took a few months for the first generation of princesses to return to ordinary life.

Without the support of the people behind the scenes, his life would have gone to hell long ago. This purge was very decisive, and it frightened all the people in Fran.

It is extremely normal for ordinary people to stand on the wrong side, or to stand on the wrong side invisibly, because they do not participate in the main struggle. Generally speaking, they will stand on the side of whoever can win.

The second time Chang Yumi stood in line was the meeting with the Duke of Victoria three months ago.

No matter what Chang Yufeng thinks, he can't influence others on which side he stands.

As long as he is close to others, they may naturally be his companions.

The Great Purge was so cruel and ruthless that many people died tragically on the streets, killing a thousand people by mistake and not letting any one go.

During those days, Chang Yufeng trembled in his heart when he thought that some of his affairs were related to Longxugong. If the side he was on fell, it would mean losing both his people and his wealth, although he was not really on the same side.

This red-haired man doesn't look like the remnant who wanted to be purged out like in the purge that happened so long ago, so he must be related to Duke Victoria.

I guess you can imagine this with your feet.

Because these days, he just wanted to pay off the debt owed to the Carolingian family and did nothing else.

Chang Yufeng stepped out. Although his body felt a little exhausted and his heart was shaking violently, and although no one could tell anything was wrong with him from the outside, he was using crutches not simply because his legs and feet were not so nimble, but also because his heart was beginning to tilt to one side. If he didn't use the crutches, his heart would ache slightly.

The red-haired man was chasing him very closely, and Chang Yufeng did not dare to relax at all. The pain in his heart suddenly hit him, and he could not support himself at all, and fell to the ground.

This was no joke. He fell on the heavy stone pavement of Fran, his head was bleeding. The red-haired man did not hurt him, but he fell down himself and was in unbearable pain.

"Death!"

The red-haired man chased after him and punched him hard. As if he knew Chang Yufeng's weakness, he punched Chang Yufeng's heart hard.

When normal people fight, they never hit another person's heart. They would only do this if they wanted to kill that person. Hitting the heart with the fist is simply too cruel.

Regardless of whether it was a coincidence or not, Chang Yufeng suddenly raised his hands to protect his chest, feeling the weight of the big fist like a sandbag.

This is a small path. Chang Yufeng often walks along this path to change jobs. There are people passing by here, but not many. Even if anyone with a conscience passes by here, they will definitely help. However, there is no one at this time of noon...

First, the red-haired man is not mute. Second, the red-haired man may know that Chang Yufeng has heart problems. Third, this is a carefully planned murder. Fourth, there is no way Chang Yufeng can defeat this man.

He defended with all his strength to protect his heart, but the red-haired man used all kinds of dirty and ruthless moves, grabbing the crotch, hitting the temple, hammering the heart, and breaking the arms. He just didn't want to kill Chang Yufeng, and he also wanted Chang Yufeng to be disabled.

How could this be called a fight? This was clearly an attempt to kill Chang Yufeng.

Chang Yufeng knew very well that he did not have and could not have any enemies in Fulan.

Because he had studied in Fran for so many years, and the cheating students were so humble that they had no time to keep a low profile. Because of their special status, Erica and he didn't dare to do anything wrong.

Where are the enemies? Impossible. It is even more impossible that he would provoke someone who wants to kill him.

The red-haired man's eyes were glowing red, as if he was furious. Although Chang Yufeng was defending himself, it was not realistic to defeat him with just his fists.

Chang Yufeng is tall and strong, so he can't be hurt by just punching him, even though he doesn't have the physical strength to keep up.

The red-haired man's terrifying attacks failed to achieve any result, and he became furious. He pressed forward and hit even more fiercely.

Chang Yufeng dodged even more slowly, and was about to be hit.

Some people want to kill him.

Why? He had just recovered from a serious illness, where did the enemy come from?

Who is my enemy?

(End of this chapter)