The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 425 - 237: Passing the Buck Again

Chapter 425: Chapter 237: Passing the Buck Again

Ouyang Yan’s words were spoken with impressive vigor, and indeed, the Mountain River Academy needed not fear anyone. The three hundred years of peace in Northern Zhou was fundamentally maintained by the Mountain River Academy.

Yet, Feng Jiu felt a bit confused.

This was not what he had expected. Feng Jiu had contemplated the possibility of his flaws being discovered, but he hadn’t imagined such a development.

"What should I do?" Feng Jiu mentally communicated with Qing Yu, who was outside the hall.

"It seems that someone has grown suspicious of you and has found the flaw you’ve been deliberately avoiding. But he likely hasn’t discovered your true situation, hence this current predicament," Qing Yu responded.

At that moment, Qing Yu was outside the sleeping chamber, listening in on the conversation inside with the "Wind and Earth Observation" technique.

Wind and Earth Observation: With the wind traveling along the ground in absolute stillness, one observes without stirring.

This technique, called an observation, was more akin to listening, and though Qing Yu’s Wind and Earth Observation was not as powerful as the Six Gates’ "Wind Listening Technique" used by the Chasing Wind Divine Constable, he had no trouble hearing the conversation inside the sleeping chamber.

"Who is it?" Feng Jiu asked.

"Haven’t you realized yet? It’s naturally the most unfamiliar of the three visitors today."

It could only be Si Haofeng, who had not interacted with Feng Jiu before, who was able to discern Feng Jiu’s discordance with the clarity of an outsider.

Those like Ouyang Yan and Wu Qu, who had been in close contact with Feng Jiu for some time, had a fixed impression of him due to past experiences, so they had never noticed anything unusual about Feng Jiu.

"I underestimated the people of the world. After Si Haofeng moved into Feng Chaonan Mansion, quietly, he has grasped your flaw," Qing Yu sighed lightly.

"What should I do? Should I reveal the truth about Father Emperor and claim he forced this upon me?" Feng Jiu suggested from elsewhere.

"Why would Feng Tianming force you? He never wanted Feng Chaonan to ascend to power, fearing it might lead to a tragedy where all the princes died, which is why he excluded Feng Chaonan from the first trio of Imperial Princes. Now, why would he pressure you to transfer power to Feng Chaonan? Moreover," Qing Yu continued, his voice ominously filtering through their mental communication, "don’t forget, the Nirvana Ceremony has a chance of failure, but this chance can be reduced."

Feng Jiu, upon hearing this, remembered the day he learned Feng Tianming intended to use the Nirvana Ceremony and sought out related materials in the Imperial Family’s secret library.

The Nirvana Ceremony extracted life force and True Qi from those in the Divinity Realm to provide energy for one’s own Nirvana rebirth, but how could the life force and True Qi of a Divinity Realm warrior be so easily consumed?

Fortune and misfortune depend on each other. Those seeking a shortcut through the Nirvana Ceremony must bear the risk that comes with it. Feng Tianming, with a body gravely injured and close to death, would face countless difficulties to recover through the Nirvana Ceremony and possibly attain a higher level.

The reward if the Nirvana Ceremony was successful was undoubtedly joyous, but the probability of failure was substantial.

To reduce the chance of failure, the ancestors of the Feng Family who created the Nirvana Ceremony provided a method.

This involved using the essence blood of a blood relative as a guide to share the moment of crisis during Nirvana with the relative, then, after surviving the dangerous period, re-absorbing the surplus life force and True Qi dispersed in the relative’s body.

Naturally, during this process, the essence, spirit, and energy of the blood relatives would be wholly absorbed to further fuel the Nirvana.

So it was clear that Feng Tianming was reluctant to have any princes die, at least until before he underwent the Nirvana Ceremony.

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"Then, just throw the blame onto the Cangsheng Sect’s instructor, using Meng De as the lead... (like this and like that). By the way, also reveal the anomaly of Feng Tianming. As for the rest, let them investigate on their own; after all, it’s only credible when they find out for themselves. It can also divert their attention so that they don’t keep their eyes on you all the time."

Communication via thought was exceedingly swift, far faster than ordinary speech.

In the eyes of people like Ouyang Yan, Feng Jiu simply appeared hesitant, deliberating for a while before finally deciding to tell the truth.

"Mr. Ouyang, do you still remember Meng De?" Feng Jiu asked with a determined look on her face.

"Are you saying that this matter is related to Meng De, who went after the Cangsheng Sect?" Ouyang Yan furrowed his brows deeply.

Feng Jiu had told him before that Meng De discovered the Cangsheng Sect’s secret activities in various parts of Northern Zhou, seemingly plotting something sinister. At the time, Ouyang Yan had actually taken it to heart, but after one big incident after another, including the great battle at Divine Capital and the Emperor’s severe injury, Ouyang Yan had forgotten about this student.

"Exactly." Feng Jiu’s face showed an extremely pained expression.

It must be said that after spending a lot of time with Qing Yu, Feng Jiu’s already decent acting skills had improved to perfection.

"The Cangsheng Sect has always had ill intentions towards our Great Zhou. The Eldest Imperial Brother is indeed one of their people, and seven or eight out of ten families loyal to the Eldest Imperial Brother are also people of the Cangsheng Sect. They want to control Great Zhou through the Eldest Imperial Brother.

That’s why I deliberately turned a blind eye to the Sixth Prince’s actions. Although the Sixth Prince was acting for his own selfish reasons, exterminating his opponents, the result was effectively cutting off the Cangsheng Sect’s claws and eradicating the pests within our Great Zhou."

At this point, Feng Jiu’s eyes showed even more bitterness, "With the swift and ruthless actions of the Sixth Prince, the power of the Cangsheng Sect within the borders has already been nearly eradicated. I should also timely reclaim power and no longer let him act recklessly.

However, I never anticipated that Brother Meng would make a mistake for a moment and be captured by the Cangsheng Sect.

These people of the Cangsheng Sect use Brother Meng as a threat to force me to continue turning a blind eye, leading to the Sixth Prince starting to make moves on the others after he eradicated the followers of the Eldest Prince. The Cangsheng Sect wants to throw our Great Zhou into chaos!"

By the end of the speech, tears were suddenly shining in Feng Jiu’s eyes, and a ceaseless choking sound was in her throat.

This acting was truly unparalleled.

Qing Yu, standing outside the hall, was left staring agape.

Unconsciously, Feng Jiu’s acting skills had developed to the point of surpassing the master. At least Qing Yu couldn’t make himself cry, let alone cry out loud.

"The Cangsheng Sect! How utterly outrageous!" Wu Qu’s large foot stomped down, shattering the flagstones on the ground with his mighty force.

Ouyang Yan was constantly shaking his head, "I didn’t expect that it would be the Cangsheng Sect causing trouble behind the scenes."

They did not suspect Feng Jiu of lying, because if they were to investigate, they could still find quite a few clues, so lying was pointless.

"But Feng Jiu, you are also muddle-headed!" Ouyang Yan suddenly exclaimed, "Such matters, which endanger the state and its people—how could you, a prince, bear them alone? You should have informed Mr. Yu, or told the other princes as well as the elder princess entrusted by your father the Emperor with overseeing the government."

"But I can’t find the elder Princess," Feng Jiu said, wiping her tears.

"What?!" At this, Ouyang Yan and the others were thoroughly shocked.

They were mentally prepared for Eldest Prince Feng Guanyu’s sudden rise with someone backing him, but the fact that Princess Feng Mingxiao was nowhere to be found was too astonishing.

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