The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 127 - 123 Silent Interview

Chapter 127: Chapter 123 Silent Interview

After Luo Yan left, Qing Yu released a tiny insect, which led him slowly toward a certain direction.

The Shiwen Insect was extremely sensitive to the scent of Lie Xianghua and would unconsciously fly in the direction of the flower’s fragrance. And the bearer of the Lie Xianghua’s scent could be none other than Feng Jiu.

Soon, with the guidance of the Shiwen Insect, Qing Yu found Feng Jiu, who was also alone.

"Meng..." Seeing Qing Yu, Feng Jiu opened his mouth to speak but was stopped by a gesture from Qing Yu.

"What’s the matter?" Feng Jiu gestured to Qing Yu.

"The apprentice of the Chasing Wind Divine Constable, Luo Yan, is also in the Small Secret Realm. Although his ’Wind Listening Technique’ is far from Lu Qifeng’s, in this Small Secret Realm, it’s just good enough to hear us," Qing Yu replied with hand signals as well.

Among the Six Gates, Qing Yu’s wariness was deepest for Lu Qifeng. Lu Qifeng’s "Wind Listening Technique" was exactly the bane of the current powerless Qing Yu, who could only resort to using tactics. Back in Yang City, it was also because of Lu Qifeng’s "Wind Listening Technique" that Qing Yu’s "Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell" plan failed to achieve full effect, leaving Lu Qifeng to catch his tail.

Therefore, as soon as Qing Yu knew that Lu Qifeng had arrived in Yang City, he immediately began thinking of ways to cope. The best method to prevent eavesdropping was to communicate in silence.

Before Qing Yu mastered sign language, every secret discussion with Feng Jiu was carried out in writing. Sometimes, when there were no conditions for writing, they would communicate in noisy places, just like after Qing Yu left the Guest House, he talked with Feng Jiu at a street breakfast stall.

Before the battle for positions in the Literary Arena began, the two’s sign language had finally reached a point where they could communicate.

Qing Yu (sign language): "Earlier in the Righteous Qi Square, Ming Rui confronted Dean Zhuge with his qi, ostensibly to suppress the onlooking students from speaking, but in reality, he was covering for the Philosophy students in the Righteous Qi Square. Among the twenty-five participants in the Literary Arena, twenty-two are impostors, all disguised by various factions from Daqian."

"Now, the Small Secret Realm has lost contact with the outside world, and Dean Zhuge has temporarily lost control over the Small Secret Realm. We must wait until the time is up before we can leave. Be aware that even if you are about to die, no one will save you."

After seeing Qing Yu’s gestures, Feng Jiu was silent for a moment. Although he had already made up his mind to participate in the battle for positions in the Literary Arena, he still felt annoyed upon learning that Eighth Prince Feng Qiwu had been fished out. Now, he was even trapped in a life-or-death situation.

Feng Jiu (sign language): "Will the plan still proceed?"

Qing Yu (sign language): "It must. This is our only chance. Without this opportunity, it’s questionable whether there will be a next one."

Feng Jiu (sign language): "I’m afraid our strengths might not be enough."

Qing Yu (sign language): "The people from the Mountain River Academy are our allies. Our goals don’t conflict too much with theirs, and you could say they align. We only need to deal with the people from Daqian."

Feng Jiu (sign language): "I hope so."

His confidence was not strong, and clearly, Feng Jiu also knew the importance of combat experience. The students from the Mountain River Academy, especially those who were graduating this year, might have high Realms, but after spending the past three years mostly on Datong Mountain, one couldn’t expect them to have much experience against enemies.

As for the people from Daqian, not to mention those from the military or Six Gates, they feasted on battles with others daily and everyone who entered the Small Secret Realm was adept at fighting; they would surely not lack combat experience.

Qing Yu (sign language): "The academy at the mountain peak should be the location where the Emperor Martial Arts are hidden. A day and a night isn’t much time, the items must be hidden in conspicuous places, not meant for us to search blindly. It’s just the beginning now, after a while, everyone will definitely move toward the academy on the mountain peak."

Feng Jiu (sign language): "So, what should we do?"

Unlike Qing Yu, who had joined halfway, Feng Jiu was legitimately selected as a participant for the battle in the Literary Arena and would naturally be informed of the details of the Small Secret Realm; he didn’t need to investigate or speculate. This time, the Philosophy side clearly intended to create trouble, and Dean Zhuge Longsu couldn’t care less about fairness, directly informing Feng Jiu and other participants about the situation in the Small Secret Realm.

Qing Yu (sign language): "First, meet up with the other academy students."

While gesturing this, a Sound Arrow with red smoke suddenly burst into the sky.

Feng Jiu (sign language): "It’s Senior Brother Lin Chenfeng. He’s the strongest among the academy students participating in the battle for positions this time. Before we entered, Mr. Ouyang instructed that when Lin Chenfeng gathers five brothers, he would trigger the Sound Arrow to summon everyone to meet up."

It seemed that the instructors were also aware of these students’ shortcomings. Qing Yu nodded to himself.

Gathering everyone had the risk of being caught in a single sweep, but if they scattered, there was an even greater chance of being defeated one by one.

However... Would the people on the Daqian side not know about the Sound Arrow?

Qing Yu suddenly had a speculation. Luo Yan was very confident about the Small Secret Realm being cut off, and based on what Qing Yu knew about him, it certainly wouldn’t be blind confidence. Thinking back to his enrollment, Qing Yu suddenly had a frightening thought.

The night he first arrived in the Divine Capital and stayed at the Yunlai Inn, Qing Yu received a letter with the answers to the entrance exam. Later, during the entrance test, Qing Yu compared the exam questions and answers with his previous life’s knowledge of literature.

Even with Qing Yu’s mediocre ancient literature skills, he felt those were the absolute reference answers. They were both standardized and matched the exam topics perfectly, which was somewhat hard to believe.

This kind of on-site essay writing test didn’t have reference answers; to write so standardly, it must be someone deeply versed in literature, a person of great learning.

Considering the current situation and combining previous speculations, Qing Yu dared to be certain that among the instructors of the Mountain River Academy, there must be an insider from Daqian. And the identity of this insider must be high; otherwise, it would be impossible to isolate the Small Secret Realm.

And with such an identity, would they not know the significance of the Sound Arrow?

Qing Yu (sign language): "You go ahead and meet up with Lin Chenfeng and the others. On the way, if you encounter anyone from the Mountain River Academy, help if you can; this is also a good opportunity to gain reputation."

Feng Jiu (sign language): "And you?"

Qing Yu (sign language): "Eliminate the internal threat."

After speaking, Qing Yu activated his Qinggong and disappeared from Feng Jiu’s sight, moving even faster than Luo Yan, who specialized in speed. Although the Mountain River Academy had made many preparations, they were still outmaneuvered by Daqian, which now held the upper hand.

In such a situation, Qing Yu could no longer afford for things to get worse.

After Qing Yu left, Feng Jiu also activated his Qinggong and hurried towards the location of the Sound Arrow.

The woods became silent once again. This silent discussion came to an end, and aside from the two parties involved, no one knew that Qing Yu and Feng Jiu had met.