Chapter 113: The Dean's Inquiry

  As Chen Jiu's voice fell, the soil on the ground quickly rolled outwards. In a breath, the earthworm had already jumped out and bowed to Chen Jiu and his companions with joined hands.

  "What's this?" Chao Xiao Yu pointed at the ground.

  "This is the gift I gave to Husband, Di Ze, a spiritual beast that can find all kinds of heavenly and earthly spiritual materials and herbs." said Chen Jiudao.

  Chao Xiao Yu's eyes sparkled with stars: "In that case, can this place be searched for a lot of spiritual herbs?"

  Watching Zhao Xiao Yu's delighted expression, Yi Xiao Xiao couldn't help but feel displeased on the side, humming twice without saying anything.

  "Little thing, quickly spit out my things for me." he said, squatting down.

  Di Ze's mouth opened wide, and the medicine basket that was much larger than his body was actually spat out by him. It's unknown how this weak and small body managed to swallow the medicine basket in the first place.

  Chao Xiao Yu saw this scene and showed a thoughtful expression, clapping his hands: "I like this spirit beast extremely."

  "Husband likes it, that's good. Did you hear that? From now on, this one is your master. If you dare not to listen, be careful I will turn you into pus and blood." Chen Ji pointed at Xiao Yu, viciously saying to Di Ze.

  Di Sha nodded and scurried to Zhao Xiao Yu's feet, rubbing against them ceaselessly, with a flattering expression clearly visible.

  "This guy" Chen Jiuzheng was about to say a couple more sentences when footsteps were heard outside, and the old shopkeeper walked in, bowing his hands to Chen: "Master, there's a letter from the Academy, Dean Li wants you to go over for a visit".

  Chen nodded and pointed at Di Shidao: "I'll let you off this time."

  He then said to the old shopkeeper, "Lead the way ahead".

  Looking at the familiar college, Chen Jiu got off the carriage and walked quickly inside.

  The sky had darkened, and Chen Jiu thought to himself: "I must have a predestined relationship with this academy's night, why is it always nighttime whenever I come here?"

  Li Hui's window was still lit, and Chen Jiu knocked on the door: "Sir, the student has arrived."

  "Come in." Li Hui's voice came, still as strong and powerful as ever.

  "Hey!" Chen Jiu pushed open the door and entered. Li Hui was standing in front of the desk writing.

  Chen Jiuxiang stepped forward and bowed: "I've seen the Dean. The Dean has hastily summoned me, so there must be something important."

  Li Hui put down his pen and looked at Chen Jiu: "Sit down."

  "Yes."

  "This time the college's loss is quite heavy" Li Hui let out a long sigh.

  Chen Jiu did not respond. He quietly waited for Li Hui's next words.

  "Among these people, I still trust you more, tell me about your experience." Li Hui looked at Chen Jiu.

  Chen Jiu's mind was racing with thoughts, and Li Hui surprisingly asked him to come and explain the situation. This was a bit strange, as all those students knew what had happened, so why did he need to be called specifically?

  "Is" Chen Jiuxing bowed and cleared his throat.

  "After entering the cave, everyone was dispersed and then split into three factions due to disagreements or conflicts of interest."

  "Isn't it just the Book Institute and Fang Xian Dao? How can there be a third force?" Li Hui asked in puzzlement.

  "The first force is the Fangxiandao, led by Wang Yong. The second force is the students of the Academy, led by Chen Yi. The third force is led by the students, composed of Fangxiandao and the students of the Academy."

  "Is it that complicated?" Li Hui rubbed his chin.

  "Actually, there should be another force," Chen Jiu thought for a moment before continuing.

  "Oh" Li Hui was surprised: "That force?"

  "I don't know," said Chen Jiudao.

  "What don't you know?" Li Hui raised his voice.

  "I don't know, the students don't know where that force came from, it's three monks. Their clothes are different from ours," said Chen Jiudao.

  Li Hui kept stroking his chin, and his white beard was pulled off without him even realizing it.

  After a while, Li Hui came back to himself: "Continue."

  "We several parties began the process of competing for the treasure together," said Chen Jiudao, his eyes revealing a hint of nostalgia.

  "A huge palace suddenly appeared, and then everyone swarmed in. The division of power was instantly completed. Inside the palace, 49 command plates were sprayed out, and several forces began their most bloody struggle, completely disregarding past relationships, with the strong preying on the weak in a thoroughly ruthless display."

  What Chen Jiu said is somewhat different from what those cultivators said before, and what Chen Jiu said is more intuitive and detailed. After all, Chen Jiu is the leader of a faction, so he can see things more clearly than ordinary cultivators and consider more factors.

  "It was this treasure hunt that caused the academy to lose many of its scholars. Everyone wanted that treasure, so in the end, it could only be decided by the most primitive method - slaughter. Whoever is left standing will be the winner." said Chen Jiudao.

  "Is this why Shizi's losses are so severe?" Li Hui asked.

  Chen Jiuyin burst out laughing: "Director, your words are wrong. I'm not the leader of this college, and the lives and deaths of these scholars have nothing to do with me. You shouldn't ask me in the first place, and even if you did, you shouldn't use such an interrogative tone."

  Li Hui fell silent after hearing the words, and only spoke after a while: "So many people have died, it's not a small matter. The power of Qingzhou is complex and intertwined, there is no reasonable explanation, I'm afraid it won't be easy to convince those forces."

  Chen Ji picked up a wolf hair brush in front of the dean, slowly spread out a piece of Xuan paper, and with dense ink, lightly wrote a "kill" character on it. A burst of murderous aura shot into the sky, and the birds that had already entered the forest to rest suddenly flapped their wings and took off.

  "How many people have died has nothing to do with me. Those who kill will always be killed, and since they dare to take action against me, I won't let them succeed."

  The dean's eyebrows were tightly locked: "That's what you say, but those forces in Qingzhou Prefecture have already found the door."

  "Looking for trouble? What kind of place is Qingyang Academy, to allow those petty scoundrels to be insolent? If they don't obey, I'll wipe them out. Since when did we become so timid and hesitant? Qingzhou Prefecture's Qingyang Academy has always been a place where our word is law." Chen Jiu said disdainfully.

  The principal paused for a moment and said, "You continue."

  "After snatching the token, it's natural to start entering the treasure land, which is that palace."

  "Hmm" When Dean heard Chen Jiu say this, his mind began to focus. There were only a few people who could enter the palace and steal the treasure. Those scholars either died or didn't have the ability to go in. As for what was going on inside, the dean had no idea.

  "Firstly, one has to go through a trial, climbing up the stone steps, each step representing an illusion, and each illusion being different. Only after passing the trial of the illusions can one qualify to seize the treasure."

  "When everyone entered that palace, there were three treasures. My strength was the strongest, so naturally those treasures fell into my hands."

  The Dean's eyebrows spread out: "What treasure is it?"

  "I don't know," Chen Jiudan said lightly, then put down his pen.

  "What? Haven't you already obtained the treasure?" the principal exclaimed.

  Chen Jiubrow furrowed: "I'm also wondering, after we seized the treasure and were pushed out by a force, but when I came out, I found that the treasure in my arms had disappeared".

  "How is it possible? You were the first one on the scene. Who has the ability to take it away from you?" Li Hui found it hard to believe.

  "Later we said search him, but Chen Yi and a monster actually ran away suddenly." Chen Jiu slammed his fist on the table, saying angrily.

  "What's next?" asked the principal.

  "Then we started the chase, and finally severely injured Chen Yi. Just as I was about to retrieve the treasure again, those three damned monks suddenly took out a jade token, saying it was a boundary-breaking token. Before I could stop them, they vanished into thin air."

  "Boundary Breaker" Li Hui stroked his chin, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

  "What kind of demon is that?" Li Hui asked.

  "A Crow's Spirit"

  "It was actually a crow spirit, it was him, one of the younger generation of the demon clan who rushed in later," said Li Hui.

  "Later on, in order to capture that crow spirit, we found the old nest of all crows inside the cave and slaughtered them all, forcing him to come out."

  "But that crow spirit is cunning and only came down once, the student can only recreate it, but cannot kill it." Chen Jiufu said with a face full of regret.

  "That crow spirit is the Chu Qiao of the demon tribe, if you can kill him with one hit, it's not normal. By the way, why didn't I see him when he came out?" Li Hui said.