Chapter 40 (1/2)

Translator: Lordbluefire  Editor: Lordbluefire

Firstly, the D class had chosen Ping Lake for their exercise, but Li Weifeng actually came along. Wasn’t this too coincidental?

Secondly, Xia Qingchen encountered an assassination that very night.

And lastly, Li Weifeng’s action with regards to the captive was too strange. It was hard for one not to feel suspicious.

However, Qin Lin didn’t voice his suspicions openly.

“It will have to depend on your capabilities then!” Li Weifeng coldly spoke, completely shredding all pretense of cordiality.

Qin Lin laughed. “Fine then. I’ve long since wanted to try the skill of the martial tutor from the A class!”

Hei~

The sounds of a commotion created by the fight between two people instantly echoed out from the grass hut.

Ten breaths later, Li Weifeng clutched his chest. The corners of his mouth dripped with fresh blood as he ran out.

His expression was incomparably gloomy. He initially thought Qin Lin’s strength was average. How could he have expected that Qin Lin hid his cultivation during ordinary times?

When they had exchanged blows for ten breaths of time, he had been the one at a disadvantage!

Luckily, Li Weifeng’s movement technique was pretty good and he managed to seize an opportunity to flee.

Qin Lin followed closely after, pursuing him tightly.

After the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, he returned empty-handed and mumbled with worry, “Given Li Weifeng’s cultivation, if he fled and committed evil, he would definitely be a huge disaster!”

Half a month later.

The D class and A class safely returned.

Xia Qilin didn’t even have time to relax after returning to the martial pavilion. Along with him, the other students of A class were immediately controlled and split up for individual questioning by the experts of the martial pavilion.

Through the interrogation, the students learned a piece of explosive news.

Their martial tutor Li Weifeng was actually a spy for the bandits!

Also, he had participated in the bloodbath at that certain town several months ago.

As the student Li Weifeng regarded the most, Xia Qilin was strictly questioned and was even suspected.

Not only the martial pavilion, but the entire Lone Cloud City was also unstable.

The martial pavilion sent out large numbers of people to capture Li Weifeng’s family, including his son who was nursing injuries at home, Li Yaozong.

Upon discovering that Li Yaozong was also part of the bandits, he was summarily executed and his body was hung outside the city walls for all to see.

After that, they visited all the martial aristocratic clans that had a connection with Li Weifeng.

Those who ought to be captured were captured. Those who ought to be killed were killed.

The entire Lone Cloud City was in chaos. Panic surfaced in the hearts of the people.

Only Xia Qingchen was still quietly cultivating in the resting chamber, ignoring all outside matters.

After half a month, he successfully cleared his seventh major meridian and reached the seventh radiance-level of the minor constellation stage.

Although there were still ten minor meridians he had yet to clear, the density of his inner force had reached a level equivalent to the eighth radiance-level.

That, in addition to his movement technique and martial skills, those who just stepped into the ninth radiance-level shouldn’t be able to match him.

“Student Xia.” Outside the door, Qin Lin came over with worry on his face the moment he returned to the martial pavilion.

Xia Qingchen opened the door. Upon seeing him unharmed, Qin Lin heaved a sigh of relief and spoke with gratification, “You have accomplished great merit. The upper echelons of the martial pavilion would not mistreat you and would give you great rewards.”

“The credit this time is due to martial tutor Qin scaring the enemy off. Martial tutor Qin should have a portion of the rewards as well.” Xia Qingchen smiled.

This time around, Qin Lin was the one with the most credit.

If he hadn’t acted, just those bandits who were at the ninth radiance-level would be extremely dangerous to the students, let alone the fact that there had been a Li Weifeng who had been looking at them like how a tiger eyed prey.

Hence, Xia Qingchen wouldn’t claim all the credit for himself.

“Haha, what are you saying?” Qin Lin’s heart bloomed with joy. He found Xia Qingchen increasingly pleasing to the eye.

He was very young, but he knew the ways of life.

When Qin Lin thought of himself making things difficult for Xia Qingchen when he first arrived, he couldn’t help but feel ashamed.

Speaking of temperament, he couldn’t even compare to a small kid like Xia Qingchen.

“Martial tutor Qin, I wish to head home to take a look,” Xia Qingchen spoke. Recently, the hearts of the people were filled with panic. He didn’t know if his Xia Manor was affected or not.

Qin Lin clapped his hand to his forehead and hurriedly took out a letter. “I almost forgot. This is a letter from your home.”

Xia Qingchen opened the letter. It was written by his father.

The letter stated that his aunt had arrived in Lone Cloud City several days ago.

Tonight, his second uncle would hold a welcoming banquet at the Cloudguest Restaurant and had also invited them both.

Xia Qingchen frowned. He truly had no wish to go to a banquet organized by his second uncle.

However, his father stated clearly in the letter to give his aunt some face.

If their Southern Xia Manor didn’t go, that would truly be not giving his aunt any face at all.