“Alright!” The elder in the green robe nodded and took out a sound transmission stone from his storage ring.
“Mr Billy, we deeply apologize for this incident. Please, Mr Billy…” Matthew Lawrence turned to Billy and spoke.
“Elder Matthew, you are too kind. Such things are unavoidable!” Billy smiled lightly.
Without waiting for a response, he added, “This is a minor issue, Elder Matthew. No need to worry about it!”
“Mr Billy, what about Elder Xavier?” Elder Jayson asked.
“Rest assured, elders. This is just a small episode; there’s no need to trouble Elder Xavier!” Billy smiled again.
“Thank you for understanding, Mr Billy!” Elder Jayson bowed slightly.
“You are too polite!” Billy bowed in return.
“Mr Billy, after your incident, your companions were very anxious and have been looking for you everywhere…” another elder spoke up.
“Yes!” Billy nodded slightly. “If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave and reassure them.”
“Very well!” Matthew Lawrence nodded in response.
Billy then clasped his hands in farewell to everyone and turned to leave.
“Elder Matthew, from what Mr Billy said, it seems this wasn’t Elder Maison’s doing!” After Billy left, an elder looked at Matthew Lawrence and spoke.
Matthew Lawrence did not answer directly but stared ahead with a thoughtful expression.
“If it wasn’t Elder Maison, who could it be?” The elder in the green robe also looked pensive.
“No matter who did it, find him first and bring him to me!” Matthew Lawrence snapped out of his thoughts and instructed.
“Understood!” The elder in the green robe responded.
“Also, before the dean returns, have someone keep an eye on Mr Billy. We can’t afford any more trouble!” Matthew Lawrence continued.
“Understood!” Elder Jayson nodded in response.
“One more thing!” Matthew Lawrence thought for a moment before speaking again.
“Have someone monitor Canyon View City around the clock. Report immediately if any foreign forces enter!”
“Got it!” Elder Jayson nodded again.
“Alright, that’s all for now!” Matthew Lawrence waved his hand to dismiss everyone.
After everyone had left, Matthew Lawrence stared ahead and muttered to himself.
“The tree wants to be still, but the wind won’t stop. I wonder where this storm will take Canyon View Institute!”
Fifteen minutes later, Billy returned to his residence.
“Boss?!”
Seeing Billy, Alex Long, who had been pacing anxiously in the courtyard, exclaimed and quickly walked up to him.
“Boss, are you alright?” Alex Long asked with a worried expression as he approached.
“I’m fine!” Billy smiled. “Are you here alone? Where is everyone else?”
“Opal took Mr Kimmons and the others to look for you. They left me here in case you came back.”
Seeing that Billy seemed unharmed, Alex Long finally felt relieved.
“Tell them to come back!” Billy smiled again.
“Alright!” Alex Long took out a few sound transmission talismans from his pocket.
About twenty minutes later, Opal, Casey, and the others returned to the residence along with White Feather.
Seeing Billy safe and sound, everyone finally felt at ease.
Billy then recounted the events in detail, including the matter with Purple Spirit and his conversation with Matthew Lawrence and the elders, reminding everyone not to let anything slip.
“Damn! It really is related to Raul Duffy!” Judge cursed after hearing Billy’s account.
“Boss, Raul Duffy dared to target Harleen. We can’t let him get away with it!” White Tiger spoke up as well.
“I think we should send Purple Spirit tonight to reunite him with his master. Before he dies, make him confess Kyree Whitney’s dirty deeds!”
“I agree!” Soul Chaser shouted. “With Purple Spirit’s current skills, killing him would be like slaughtering a dog!”
“Don’t be too impulsive!” Casey shook her head slightly.
“He is one of Canyon View’s Four Talents. If we just kill him like that, the Institute will investigate thoroughly!”
“And many people know we had conflicts with him in Canyon View City. If he gets killed, we will be the first suspects.”
“Casey is right!” Amber nodded. “We need the right opportunity to kill him!”
“Indeed!” Azure Dragon and others nodded simultaneously.
“Boss, what do you think?” Bob turned to look at Billy.
“Azure Fang, you and Bob along with Ian should find out more about Kyree Whitney’s background,” Billy thought for a moment before instructing.
“Opal, you and Amber and Casey should go to the inner courtyard.”
“On one hand, keep a close watch on Raul Duffy. I want to know his whereabouts 24/7.”
“On the other hand, keep an eye on Noah Knapp and see if he shows any unusual behavior in the next few days.”
“Understood!” Opal and the others responded simultaneously.
“Boss, the inner courtyard might not be easy to access. Opal and the others…” Soul Chaser started to say.
“Stout, you go with them!” Billy thought for a moment before looking at Stout.
“Alright!” Stout replied.
After giving instructions, Billy distributed some sound transmission stones from Princeton Lopez’s storage ring to Opal, Casey, and Azure Fang.
He then handed over Princeton Lopez’s and Maison Compton’s storage rings to Stout, asking him to distribute the spiritual fruits and beast cores inside to everyone.
When Stout saw the contents of the two storage rings, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
The next day, Opal and Casey followed Billy’s arrangements and left the residence to carry out their tasks.
Billy had nothing urgent to attend to and found a place to meditate.
Since Purple Spirit evolved again, his speed of absorbing spiritual energy had increased significantly.
He was confident that at this rate, he would break through to the ninth-rank Sacred Realm in just a few days.
Time flew by quickly; two days passed in the blink of an eye.
During these two days, Billy could clearly feel someone monitoring their residence.
With his intelligence, he didn’t need to think hard to know it was Matthew Lawrence’s men. After the incident two days ago, Matthew Lawrence naturally had to be extra cautious.
On one hand, they couldn’t let anything happen to him again; on the other hand, they wanted to prevent him from causing trouble at the Institute.
That morning, while Billy was practicing the Strengthening Bloodline Method at his residence, his sound transmission stone activated.
He took out the sound transmission stone and covered it with spiritual power.
“I’ll be right there; keep an eye on him!” After listening to the message, Billy responded briefly.
“Boss, has Raul Duffy made a move?” Judge walked over and asked.
“Yes!” Billy nodded.
As he spoke, he grabbed a set of clothes from nearby and started disguising himself.
In no time, Judge looked at his boss who had transformed into his own likeness and couldn’t help but gasp in amazement.
“Boss, your disguise technique is getting more and more refined!” Judge couldn’t help but praise.
“You stay inside. If anything happens, contact me through the sound transmission stone!” As soon as Billy finished speaking, he was already outside the door.
The disguise was obviously meant to avoid being tracked by Matthew Lawrence’s men.
And it worked just as he expected.
As soon as he reached the door, he sensed several gazes directed at him. After lingering on him for a few seconds, they moved away and didn’t pay any more attention to him.
Half an hour later,
Billy appeared in the forest outside the west gate of the Institute.