The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 131 - 127: Convergence

Chapter 131: Chapter 127: Convergence

"Senior Brother Lin..."

"Senior Brother Lin..."

"Senior Brother Lin, we are here..."

In the Small Secret Realm at Datong Mountain, on a clearing amidst the forest, students from the Mountain River Academy, dressed in white Confucian robes, continued to converge from all directions. Among them, many were stained with blood, and three of them were severely injured, barely able to stand with the support of their comrades.

In the center of the clearing, the leader of the Mountain River Academy in this literary competition, Lin Chenfeng, his eyes deep and enigmatic, slowly swept over his surrounding senior and junior brothers and said, "How many people have arrived?"

Behind him, someone stepped forward to report, "Senior Brother, sixteen have arrived so far, and nine are yet to come. It’s been a quarter of an hour since anyone reached this place. I’m afraid... they might already be..."

The reporting student could hardly bear to continue. The participants from the Mountain River Academy, aside from Qing Yu, Feng Jiu, and Jin Mingxuan, have all attended the mountain-top academy’s classes for over a year, forging deep relationships with each other. Unthinkable that in the very beginning, a third of them was already gone.

How could this not bring sorrow to these students?

"Senior Brother," a student from the crowd suddenly said aloud, "On my way here, I encountered attackers dressed in Philosophy garb, yet employing battleground Martial Arts. Clearly, they were impostors posing as Philosophy students. Wouldn’t the dean punish them if he saw them?"

"Yes, those I encountered were Mo Sect disciples, manipulating mechanical creations..."

"The attackers I faced weren’t Philosophy students either..."

Finally, one of them said, "More importantly, Senior Brother Chen, who was with us, was not extracted from the Secret Realm until his death... This completely violates the dean’s newly added rules."

With these words, the scene turned chaotic, with endless conjectures emerging, some even suspecting that the dean and others might have encountered disaster.

After all, they were scholars devoted to arduous study, unfamiliar with the vicissitudes of life. Now suddenly facing a major crisis, they were somewhat flustered. Only a few remained calm and composed.

"Silence!" Lin Chenfeng, watching the disorderly state of his fellow brothers, bellowed sternly, "If the dean and the others have really encountered misfortune, we would be facing more than just those fake Philosophy students."

His words calmed the agitated students. Indeed, if anything had happened to the dean and the others, how could they still participate in the literary competition? Surely Daqian’s warriors would’ve taken direct action by now.

The Mountain River Academy had been defending Northern Zhou for years; it was unlikely to fall overnight—a needless worry on their part. Besides, Mountain Master Meng was still there.

Thinking of that towering figure of Northern Zhou, the one who was like a white jade pillar that propped up the heavens and a purple gold beam that spanned the seas, the students who were previously anxious, quieted down.

All of them were considered elite, selected from among thousands. It was just a sudden change coupled with the deaths of their brothers that had momentarily clouded their judgment. Now calmed down, they regained their composure.

Seeing his fellow brothers’ composure, Lin Chenfeng continued, "Losing contact with the outside world is likely a tactic used by Daqian’s despicable people. At present, we should continue with the literary competition. We must prevail so that when the dean and the others resolve the trouble and come to extract us, they will see us triumphant."

"Senior Brother is absolutely right!" the other fifteen echoed in unison.

The previously somber atmosphere was instantly enlivened by Lin Chenfeng’s leadership, attesting to his competence as a leader.

Lin Chenfeng went on, "Our priority now is to search and rescue the brothers who have not yet arrived. Zeng Yue, can you confirm whether any more deaths haven’t been verified?"

Zeng Yue, the student who had previously reported the number of attendees, stepped forward and said, "Six have been confirmed dead by their companions. The survival of Senior Brother Zhang Fengqian and two others who stood up at the Righteous Qi Square today—Junior Brother Meng De and Junior Brother Jin—haven’t been confirmed yet."

"If that’s the case..."

Lin Chenfeng was speaking when suddenly, a student standing at the edge of the group shouted, "Who?"

Qing Yu, carrying the body of Senior Brother Zhang, stepped out from the forest, where the student was looking, with an expression of extreme sorrow and said, "Junior Brother Meng De, bringing the remains of Senior Brother Zhang."

"Senior Brother Zhang..." Several students familiar with Zhang grieved loudly.

Qing Yu carefully recounted the circumstances of Senior Brother Zhang’s death and by whose hand he fell. Finally, the full name of the deceased brother—Zhang Fengqian—was revealed.

As for Jin Mingxuan, Qing Yu said he had been separated from him. With the mountain teeming with Daqian’s people preying on academy students, no one suspected Qing Yu’s account.

"Since Junior Brother Jin is still alive, let’s go rescue Junior Brother Jin first," Lin Chenfeng finally decided.

Damn, don’t be such a good guy. Qing Yu, who had just arrived, was astonished.

With crises lurking in the forest, they were willing to risk the lives of sixteen people; no, seventeen with Qing Yu now included, to save someone whose fate was uncertain.

And the biggest issue was that Jin Mingxuan’s body had been reduced to ashes; where were they to find him? Such a search would be a fool’s errand.

Qing Yu promptly signaled to Feng Jiu in the crowd.

Feng Jiu caught on immediately and shouted, "Fellow senior brothers, please hear me out."

Everyone turned their attention to Feng Jiu.

"Earlier in the forest, I discovered that the Chasing Wind Divine Constable’s disciple, Luo Yan, has also entered this Small Secret Realm. It must be his doing that our brothers have been precisely ambushed by the enemy. With him around, it’s more likely that Junior Brother Jin has met with misfortune. I humbly ask Senior Brother Lin to reconsider the rescue of Junior Brother Jin."

The great name of Lu Qifeng was known even to academy students less involved in worldly society. Hearing Feng Jiu’s words, they instantly realized why they had been ambushed persistently, outnumbered each time. It was the rumored Wind Listening Technique at play.

"Luo Yan?" Lin Chenfeng frowned deeply, "No wonder I had the feeling someone was watching... It was him!

Xu Ye, you are adept at Arrays, do you know how to block Luo Yan’s eavesdropping?"

Xu Ye addressed promptly at the mention of his name, "We can’t remain in one place for long, therefore Arrays can’t truly be effective. However, if we circulate Vast Righteous Qi together, creating an environment similar to the Academy, we should be able to block Luo Yan’s eavesdropping."

"Good. Brothers, circulate Vast Righteous Qi," Lin Chenfeng immediately ordered.

"Yes."

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