The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 105 - 102: Testing

Chapter 105: Chapter 102: Testing

Seeing Ouyang Yan still wearing a look of concern, Zhuge Longsu shook his head helplessly and said, "If you really are worried, just find someone new to cultivate. I think, Feng Jiu is not bad."

"Alright..." Ouyang Yan agreed, "Wait a moment, Teacher, you want me to cultivate Feng Jiu?"

Ouyang Yan’s eyes widened, he looked at his teacher with some disbelief, "Feng Jiu has only cultivated ’Vast Righteous Qi’ for a month, and besides, his identity..."

"’Vast Righteous Qi’ isn’t ground out over time. Otherwise, why would we compete with Philosophy? We might as well just see who can grow the longest."

"A few days ago, I saw Feng Jiu, and his ’Vast Righteous Qi’ has progressed very quickly. In just a short month, he has already surpassed the other students’ year of cultivation benefits. It’s probably a case of accumulating a lot before reaping the rewards—once the hidden ailments in his body were resolved, he soared to the Nine Heavens in one go."

"As for his identity, if I could take Qiu Wu as my closed-door disciple, would I refuse to cultivate him because of his identity? Ouyang, our Mountain River Academy is not a royal court; it’s just a place for teaching. Don’t be like those officials who are always thinking about this and that."

It seemed the recent rumors had somewhat irritated Teacher, Ouyang Yan thought as he looked at Zhuge Longsu.

Since Feng Jiu displayed his ’Vast Righteous Qi’ a month ago, the Academy had inexplicably been filled with whispers and rumors. The gist of them was to hype up the Eighth Prince Feng Qiwu, suggesting he was the definite next Dean of Mountain River Academy.

Who exactly was behind these rumors was still unknown, but it certainly wasn’t far from a few individuals. The reason for Zhuge Longsu’s irritation seemed to be that the rumors had somewhat harmed the master-disciple relationship between him and Feng Qiwu.

As for this little junior brother, Ouyang Yan believed he knew him quite well: diligent and eager to learn, and in terms of character, he was truly a modest gentleman. The mastermind behind the rumors would not be him. To have Feng Qiwu succeed as the Dean seemed to Ouyang Yan to be a good choice, but that wasn’t the reason why the rumors had hurt the teacher-student relationship between the disciple and the teacher.

They say "rumors stop with the wise," and Ouyang Yan also believed that there were not many fools among the students of Mountain River Academy, but you couldn’t stop some from playing the fool.

Moreover, Feng Jiu was destined never to ascend to the throne; he had dropped out of the competition amongst the princes right from the start. Cultivating Feng Jiu would also balance out Feng Qiwu’s influence in the Academy, making it clear that the Academy was just a place for teaching and cultivating people, always maintaining neutrality.

"Feng Jiu indeed has the talent, and as teachers, we should cultivate it well. Please rest assured, Teacher," said Ouyang Yan.

"Mm." Seeing that Ouyang Yan had grasped his meaning, Zhuge Longsu nodded in satisfaction.

It’s a pity for Wenxin, though... Ouyang Yan still felt sorry for this student. The shout filled with True Qi had been heard by everyone around. Combined with Han Wenxin’s premature graduation, it wasn’t hard for others to guess the reason behind it. Dean Zhuge allowed Han Wenxin to graduate early instead of expelling him, leaving him a little leeway, but not much.

Anyone with clear eyes could see the implications of Han Wenxin’s premature graduation.

In the future, when facing fellow alumni from Mountain River Academy, he wouldn’t meet with many friendly faces.

...

Carrying a bundle, Han Wenxin walked out of the Academy under the curious gazes of fellow students.

Dean Zhuge had told him to leave the mountain tomorrow, and to spend the night at the Academy, but he didn’t want to stay any longer—since his departure was certain, why delay?

He only had a few personal belongings, making his departure quite easy, without much effort required. In this respect, he was somewhat similar to Qing Yu.

Speaking of Qing Yu, Qing Yu arrived.

Just as Han Wenxin stepped out of the gate, he ran into a junior brother he had met not long ago.

"Brother Wenxin, what are you doing..." Qing Yu looked curiously at the bundle Han Wenxin was carrying.

Of course, Qing Yu knew what Han Wenxin was about to do, but he still pretended to be ignorant.

"I’ve graduated early," Han Wenxin said with a self-deprecating smile.

"Why is this?" Qing Yu’s eyes widened, as the acting emperor took the stage.

"His own fault, junior brother. No need to ask more," Han Wenxin shook his head with a bitter smile.

"That... senior brother..." Qing Yu hesitated, his acting fully unleashed, portraying the role of a junior brother with vivid intensity, "Take care!"

"Let’s meet again in the future, junior brother."

"Let’s meet again in the future, senior brother."

The two brushed past each other.

"Junior brother..." A sudden attack from behind.

Someone ambushed? Who could it be?

Qing Yu’s thoughts raced, but his hands did not hesitate, he turned and struck back with a palm, aiming for the "Long Sky Divine Palm" that assailed him from the rear.

The extreme cold of the "Xuanbing Force" froze the air, forming a white icy mist, yet it was negated by that single palm strike.

Qing Yu stepped back thrice in quick succession to halt the palm force, then indignantly said, "Brother Wenxin, why did you attack me?"

The sudden exchange of blows, started abruptly and ended just as quickly, only now did the nearby students react with cries of surprise to match the scene.

"Sorry, junior brother, your senior brother just wanted to test your power," Han Wenxin retracted his hand, infused with the Mo Family’s True Qi, and said with an apologetic tone.

"Junior brother, if you develop the ’Vast Righteous Qi’, then this extremely cold True Qi will easily conflict with the overbearing ’Vast Righteous Qi,’ and unlike others, you won’t be able to dissipate it without trouble. If you want to suffer less in the future, you might want to stop cultivating this extreme cold True Qi for now," Han Wenxin revealed his reason for the attack.

This caused Qing Yu to slightly lessen the anger on his face, but he still spoke stiffly, "Thank you, Brother Wenxin."

"Just don’t blame your senior brother for making a sudden move," Han Wenxin said apologetically once more and then turned to leave.

This time, he really left.

So suspicious...

Qing Yu’s eyes flashed coldly.

The excuse given by Han Wenxin seemed to be for Qing Yu’s benefit, but in reality, it was quite a stretch. No matter what, there was no need for a sneak attack from behind.

If Qing Yu were to believe him, he might as well believe Xuan Guang was a good person.

This palm was slightly weaker than the last palm they had exchanged at the Lingyun Pavilion. This attack was to see Qing Yu’s power when caught off guard by a sneak attack, whether he was hiding anything, and also to probe whether Qing Yu was cultivating other types of True Qi, just like him.

Without a doubt, Han Wenxin had begun investigating who attacked him at the Guest House. And those who knew of Han Wenxin’s friendship with the Sixth Prince in recent days were the first suspects.

Because Luo Yan had started to have people follow and monitor Han Wenxin, which had only begun these few days. If Han Wenxin had noticed from the start, then Qing Yu, who knew before this, would be the prime suspect.

"But you’re not the only suspicious one here."

Suspicious people know fellow suspicious people best, and the equally suspicious Qing Yu had thought of the key point in a flash before making his move, using the same power as that day’s palm to easily neutralize this test.

He would hole up in the Mountain River Academy for the time being, figuring that Han Wenxin wouldn’t dare to come back and cause trouble.

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