The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 106 - 103: The Incident

Chapter 106: Chapter 103: The Incident

"Giddyup..."

Dressed in the Mountain River Academy’s white uniform, students rode their horses, galloping swiftly across the lush grassland.

This place was Mountain River Academy’s horse field, situated in a basin surrounded by Datong Mountain and several other mountains. It was a natural pasture rich in grass, specially conferred to Mountain River Academy by the Imperial Family for their exclusive use.

It must be said, the Imperial Family really favored Mountain River Academy greatly, even granting them such an area, comparable to the imperial stables themselves.

And as for Qing Yu and the others, they were here for their riding lesson today.

Today was the first day of November, the first day after the rest period, and according to Mr. Wuqu, today’s riding lesson was meant to shake off the students’ laziness accumulated over five days of rest and awaken their spirits.

Indeed, the riding lesson instructor was also Mr. Wuqu. Qing Yu had always felt that Mr. Wuqu and the profession of a scholar didn’t quite match. Not only because of his appearance and physique but also because Mr. Wuqu was responsible for physical courses like archery and riding, a complete sports teacher.

"Hey, Brother Meng, you don’t seem very spirited today!" The only one in the academy who could speak this way with Qing Yu was Jin Mingxuan.

"I find it strange how energetic you are," Qing Yu said, glancing at Jin Mingxuan.

This guy had returned to the academy last night, no, in the early hours at 1 a.m, in disheveled clothes, and had been caught by Mr. Wuqu who had been on watch for half the night, and was punished to stand for four hours. It was really odd he could be so spirited now.

"Hey, check out the ’Dongxuanzi’s 36 Forms’ from the Taoist School," Jin Mingxuan said with a sleazy smile, "After practicing diligently for a month, I’ve completely mastered this secret technique. From now on, I shall be invincible in bed!"

Jin Mingxuan displayed a proud and unbeatable look, "Conquests in bed no longer exhaust me, they only make me more spirited. This horse can’t unseat me anymore either. Look, I can ride like this, and like this, and also like this..."

Jin Mingxuan changed his riding patterns on those white steeds one after another.

"It’s you, Brother Meng, you look like you’re out of energy..." His gaze involuntarily shifted towards a lower angle of Qing Yu.

"Get lost." Qing Yu fiercely whipped the white steed, causing it to run wildly into the wind with the loudly protesting Jin Mingxuan.

"Oh, being this optimistic is a talent too..." Qing Yu sighed.

Naturally, Qing Yu wasn’t unenergetic for some unspeakable reason but because of the terrible luck this morning.

Recently, the Longevity Powder had been widely spread and poisoned. Tagged as a beneficial medicine and taken in small amounts by martial artists, it actually benefited them, thus wildly spreading and causing a buying frenzy across Northern Zhou beyond Divine Capital.

Large amounts of capital flowed in, and Qing Yu’s Villain Points also rose high, already accumulating a balance of three thousand points.

Therefore, Qing Yu decided to do an Intermediate Lottery this morning, intending to draw four random Character Cards in a row.

Then, Qing Yu drew this card—Zhao Zhengyi.

Attributes need not be mentioned, as they were completely useless. This man, known as the "Iron-faced Judge," was clearly just a minor role. He once questioned Li Xunhuan ten times, immensely self-righteous, and was one of Long Xiaoyun’s trifling friends.

The first draw was a loss, but Qing Yu, refusing to believe in bad luck, spent a thousand Villain Points on an Intermediate Lottery, and then drew—the formula for ’Beisu Qingfeng.’

’Beisu Qingfeng,’ the number one sedative in Heavenly Dragon, could knock out even an Innate Expert upon smelling it, essential for murder and looting. But who could tell me how to get to Joy Valley in the Great Snow Mountain of Xixia, how to obtain the poison there, the thing is utterly useless without this information.

Thinking here, Qing Yu’s expression became even gloomier.

At that moment, a brown horse trotted past, with a student from the academy sprawled on its back, seemingly napping.

"That student, stop immediately, it’s too dangerous," Mr. Wuqu shouted upon seeing this.

Perhaps hearing Mr. Wuqu’s voice, the student lying on the horse’s back started moving.

His body trembled slightly, and then he slid directly off the horse’s back, fortunately not being trampled by the hooves.

"You!" Mr. Wuqu quickly moved next to the student using Qinggong, grabbed the student’s shoulder, and was about to lift him up.

"Get up..." Mr. Wuqu originally thought this student had returned late last night and couldn’t stay awake now.

"Not right!" Mr. Wuqu realized the student held in his hand was convulsing, took a closer look at his face, saw his eyes filled with blood vessels, and froth spitting from the corners of his mouth.

"Move away!" His hand swept across, its powerful wave of energy clearing the surrounding students who had gathered to watch. Mr. Wuqu, holding the student who had fallen ill, rushed towards the academy. There were designated doctors in the academy to maintain the health of those residing in the mountain academy.

"This momentum, truly fierce," Qing Yu commented as he watched Mr. Wuqu, who in the blink of an eye had become a tiny shadow in the distance—his speed several times faster than a horse.

Jin Mingxuan rode his horse alongside Qing Yu and asked, "Brother Meng, what happened here?"

"I don’t know, perhaps he’s having a seizure," Qing Yu shrugged and said.

Things really developed...

Qing Yu knew about this condition—it was undoubtedly one of the symptoms of an outbreak from Longevity Powder.

Once Longevity Powder caught the attention of Mountain River Academy, things really escalated. The academy’s students might not be more noble than Xu Mingfeng, who overdosed on drugs, but they were certainly more eye-catching.

Especially since this student had fallen ill right in front of an academy instructor. Now things were really going to get lively...

Luckily, preparations had already been made.

...

Mr. Wuqu, holding the "fallen ill" student, rushed into the academy’s medical room—Hundred Herbs Hall. Upon entering, he shouted, "Doctor Lin, come quickly..."

Doctor Lin, with graying hair, seeing the urgency, hurriedly said, "Quick, this way, put him on the bed..."

As they moved swiftly, a small bottle slipped from the "fallen ill" student’s bosom and dropped to the floor.

...

At the same time, in a certain courtyard within Divine Capital, a man in black kneeled on the ground, reporting to the Pharmacist: "Pharmacist, the arrangements are in order."

"Hmm," the Pharmacist nodded in satisfaction, "Inform the core members of the Purple Diamond, the court will take major actions against Longevity Powder soon. In these days, they must not make rash moves and wait till the storm passes before resuming their trade. Tell them, for those below Green Diamond, they are unimportant, just let them go."

"Yes," the man in black nodded in response.

"Ding’er, are you there?" A woman’s voice came from the courtyard.

You may leave. The Pharmacist signaled with his eyes.

The man in black silently withdrew.

A soft smile appeared on the Pharmacist’s face as he called out, "Mother, I am here."