Genius Doctor: Black Belly Miss Volume 6
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Nangong Xu led the team to weave speedily through the dense forest towards the spot where the distress signal had been spotted, feeling mightily displeased.
Before the Spirit Hunt had commenced, they had repeatedly emphasised that none of the disciples were to step beyond the boundaries marked out on their maps. But the location that the distress signal had been fired from this time had come from deep within the Battle Spirits Forest, which obviously showed that disciples had breached their given instructions.
However, when Nangong Xu and his team reached their destination, they were completely shocked by what they found.
They saw more than twenty disciples of the Zephyr Academy sitting upon the ground with their faces all pale, huddled closely together. Several tall and well built men stood around them with their sharp swords drawn in guard.
“Who are you people!? How dare you abduct our disciples of the Zephyr Academy!?” Nangong Xu’s face quickly twisted up in rage. The Zephyr Academy’s name was widely recognised throughout the lands and the Zephyr Academy’s uniform was well known to all the countries and the various powers. It was known that no one would dare risk incurring the enmity of the Zephyr Academy by mistreating their disciples. But what he saw before his eyes today, went way beyond any of Nangong Xu’s expectations.
The few soldiers from the Rui Lin Army who were guarding Lu Wei Jie and his teammates frowned, and before they could say a word, the teachers standing behind Nangong Xu had actually swooped in to attack them!
The Rui Lin Army soldiers could only hastily put up their hands in defence!
In a blink of an eye, the two groups were already caught up in battle.
The soldiers from the Rui Lin Army were already carrying injuries and their skills are power were inferior to the highly skilled exponents with their blue leveled spirits. The Rui Lin Army soldiers were quickly thrown into a disadvantageous position. The prior wounds on their bodies that had only just closed split open again successively and blood splattered all over, presenting a garish sight to the others once again.
The gravely injured Rui Lin Army soldier was also attacked by the teachers from the Zephyr Academy. One of his arm was immobilised by a splint and he could only lift his sword with his other arm, to fend off the attack!
Lu Wei Jie and his teammates had been anxiously anticipating the arrival of their teachers and they were greatly startled by the messy battle that had broken out before their eyes. The delight that had just sparked when the teachers arrived had not even taken root in their hearts when the sight of the blood splattering out from the wounds on the bodies of the Rui Lin Army soldiers exploded before them and their faces immediately became aghast!
“Teacher Nangong! Stop! Stop fighting!” Lu Wei Jie stood forward hurriedly, his face still pale, his entire body trembling visibly.
Nangong Xu raised an eyebrow and was about to speak when a heavy and robust voice sounded behind him.
“This is the way the Zephyr Academy does things? Their disciples fails at their attempt to murder and their teachers come to silence the target?” A chilling voice filled with rage suddenly rang out.
Nangong Xu turned his head quickly and saw a towering figure leading a group of people towards him. He peered closely at the group and noticed that there were several other youths dressed in the Zephyr Academy’s uniform behind the tall man in the lead, and recognised one of them to be the son of Fan Qi, the Headmaster of the Zephyr Academy, Fan Jin!
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Chapter 507:”Consecutive Slaps – Fourth Form (7)”
Fan Jin was following Long Qi and the rest as they returned and when they got back, he saw that the teachers from the Zephyr Academy were engaged in battle with the soldiers from the Rui Lin Army! The high strung nerves that had plagued him endlessly which he had just managed to relax a little immediately tensed up once again at that moment.
“Grandpa Xu! Make them stop! You must not fight them! They have to stop!” Fan Jin was on the verge of tears as he pleaded with Nangong Xu.
What was really happening here!
“Stop!” Nangong Xu said suddenly. The teachers from the Zephyr Academy stopped their attacks, and withdrew immediately.
Rong Heng and the other two disciples of the Cloud Treading Peak immediately rushed over to treat the wounds of the injured Rui Lin Army soldiers.
“What is going on here? Fan Jin, where do those people behind you come from? Why are they holding the disciples from my Zephyr Academy hostage!? Do they really think that people from our Zephyr Academy can be bullied so easily? If I do not get a good explanation here today, even if you are here, I will not let the matter rest that easily.” Nangong Xu’s face was creased in a deep frown. He had always been in charge of safety during the Zephyr Academy’s Spirit Hunts, and today, he had suddenly found that the disciples of the Zephyr Academy were actually captured and held hostage by external forces. He had deemed it to be an undeniable affront to the Zephyr Academy’s prestigious name.
Fan Jin hurriedly tried to explain: “This is not what it seems, Grandpa Xu. You are misunderstanding…..”
“Misunderstanding? The facts are before my eyes. Do you think I am blind?” Nangong Xu said coldly.
Long Qi’s stalwart face boiled with a silent rage beneath. He gave Jun Wu Xie a discreet glance and when he saw Jun Wu Xie gave him a slight nod, he allowed his rage to show and released it without suppression.
“I would assume you to be blind. You chose only to see the Zephyr Academy’s disciples held here, but did you ever bother to think why they are held?” Long Qi replied with a cold laugh, his impression of the Zephyr Academy growing from bad to worse.
“Why?” Nangong Xu challenged.
“Let them tell you that themselves!” Long Qi retorted.
Nangong Xu turned to stare at the disciples. Lu Wei Jie who had been the first to speak up to stop the teachers now shivered as Nangong Xu’s stern gaze fell upon them. They all knew that although Nangong Xu was highly protective of the Zephyr Academy, but he possessed a very straightforward personality. He was a man of his word, always righteous and impartial. If any of the disciples committed a wrong, he would mete out the same punishment even if it was Fan Jin or Ning Xin.
“Lu Wei Jie, speak. What really happened?” Nangong Xu’s voice was cold. “Just speak your mind. If anybody dares to bully any disciples from my Zephyr Academy, I will fight for your justice even if it costs me this old set of bones.”
Thinking that Lu Wei Jie might be holding back due to his fear of Long Qi, Nangong Xu prodded him on encouragingly.
Upon hearing Nangong Xu’s words, Lu Wei Jie started to tremble even more.
“It….. It’s not what you see….. Teacher Nangong….. Actually….. Actually we….. we attempted to plot….. against General Long and his men, and they….. caught us…..” Lu Wei Jie finally managed with a badly shaking voice, stuttering as he went on.
With that confession of guilt, Nangong Xu suddenly found himself at a loss for words for a moment. His air of arrogance dissipated into the air, disappearing into the wind.
“What….. What did you say?”
“Plot against them? How lightly you are putting it!” He was still tending to the wounds on the soldiers of the Rui Lin Army when Rong Heng suddenly could not hold himself back and spat out these words: “Why didn’t you tell your teachers that you intentionally provoked and led a Guardian grade Spirit Beast to us with the intention to get us all killed! If we had not fortunately managed to escape, we would already be homeless souls within this dark forest now! With no way to redress the injustice!”
“WHAT!?” Nangong Xu was outraged! Rong Heng’s words were like cold hard stones, every one struck him upon his heart as those words fell into his ears. He turned his head anxiously to look at Lu Wei Jie. When he saw Lu Wei Jie lower his head guiltily, his face was suddenly overcome with panic.
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Chapter 508:”Consecutive Slaps – Fourth Form (8)”
Lu Wei Jie’s react
ion had given him the answer and no more words were needed.
“The Zephyr Academy is reputed to be among the famed top three academies but it seems that they are not above employing underhanded methods just the same! Their disciples plot murder in order to rob, and their teachers bully the weak and invalids. What kind of disgrace are they bringing to their name, aren’t you guys ashamed of yourselves?” Rong Heng spat those words out, holding nothing but utter contempt for the Zephyr Academy. He had once belonged to the mightiest and most revered Qing Yun Clan afterall, and before the Qing Yun Clan had been obliterated, they had not cared to be bothered much even when the Zephyr Academy’s Headmaster himself had come right to their gates asking for an audience.
Moreover to a mere Nangong Xu?
So what if he was an indigo spirit exponent?
Their invited resident mercenaries then had no lack of indigo spirit experts as well!
Although the Qing Yun Clan no longer existed, his Master Mu Chen was the only remaining Elder of the Qing Yun Clan still alive. With a single word from Mu Chen, countless highly skilled exponents would move mountains just to gain his favour.
When the soldiers of the Rui Lin Army had gotten themselves injured trying to protect him and his fellow disciples from harm, Rong Heng had already been boiling with anger. And now, when even the teachers were exhibiting such tyranny without even listening to reason made him absolutely seethe in rage!
Nangong Xu’s flushed red. Hearing the Zephyr Academy’s prestigious name so thoroughly insulted and put down, he could not help but feel indignant.
“Who are you? How dare you smear the name of my Zephyr Academy so lightly! ?”
Rong Heng snorted and laughed coldly to say: “I’m from the Cloud Treading Peak, a disciple of Elder Mu Chen, Rong Heng!”
The indignation faded completely from Nangong Xu’s face at that moment. And in its place, was an expression of utter shock!
Cloud Treading Peak!
It wasn’t too long ago that the Cloud Treading Peak had not enjoyed such fame. But after the whole Qing Yun Clan suddenly disappeared, those three words had in tandem with Mu Chen’s name, suddenly rang shrilly and loudly, reaching every corner throughout the lands! The Qing Yun Clan’s only surviving Elder, and the last bunch of disciples of his!
Presently, after the Qing Yun Clan ceased to exist, Mu Chen had in turn become the Qing Yun Clan!
The true meaning behind those two words, had exceeded anyone’s expectations!
Nangong Xu would never have dreamed, that Lu Wei Jie and his team would get tangled up with the Cloud Treading Peak!
Not just Nangong Xu, but even Lu Wei Jie had not ever thought of it…..
He had thought that Long Qi and his men were the most important people within the group of people. Little did he know, it would be the unremarkable Rong Heng and his fellow disciples…..
It’s the Cloud Treading Peak!
After the Qing Yun Clan vanished, they were replaced by Mu Chen and his disciples…..
Lu Wei Jie wished he would just die at that moment. He finally realised that he had provoked a group of people whom he must never ever provoke!
With Mu Chen current exalted status and prestigious position, a single word from him would draw countless exponents to him! Whoever harmed his disciples, needless to mention Lu Wei Jie, as even the Headmaster of the Zephyr Academy himself would not be able to stop Mu Chen’s might!
Lu Wei Jie’s trembling grew even worse at that moment.
Even Nangong Xu’s countenance was showing a tinge of green.
“My fellow disciples and I came to the Battle Spirits Forest with General Long and his men from the Rui Lin Army, and we chanced upon these disciples of the Zephyr Academy. They claimed to possess a map of the Battle Spirits Forest and made a deal with us for leading us here. But they had finally schemed to rob and murder us all. They had attempted to get us killed here in the forest, and steal the loot from our bodies thereafter!” Rong Heng said with disdain.
Upon hearing that, Nangong Xu’s body swayed heavily.
Rui Lin Army!
That was the widely known, and reputed to be the most ferocious strike force!
He had not truly believed Rong Heng’s words in the beginning, but after hearing of the Rui Lin Army, Nangong Xu was completely convinced. The Rui Lin Army were famed not for their battle strength and power, but they earned their reputation due to the fearlessness and ferocity on the battlefield. Determined and impartial, righteous and unyielding. They were a force that everyone held a deep respect for. Soldiers from that a force like that, would never spout any accusations with intentional inaccuracies!
Nangong Xu was losing his mind, just what had given Lu Wei Jie and his teammates the guts to scheme against such a group of people. Disciples from the Cloud Treading Peak, and a general from the Rui Lin Army…..
They must have been seeking their own deaths!
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Chapter 509:”Consecutive Slaps – Fourth Form (9)”
“Did all of you really commit such atrocities?” Nangong Xu was trembling with rage, those kids had tangled with the Cloud Treading Peak and even gotten themselves entangled with the Rui Lin Army. These little bastards had really stirred up a big pot of trouble!
Did they know how much effort the Zephyr Academy’s Headmaster had put in trying to locate Mu Chen and these scoundrels had dared to attempt to kill Mu Chen’s disciples!
Wouldn’t this incident turn Mu Chen against them! ?
Lu Wei Jie was so terrified that his face had not a single bit of colour. When he came to realise that Long Qi was from the Rui Lin Army, he had fallen over backwards, his buttocks hitting hard onto the ground, wanting to cry, but no tears came out.
“Teacher Nangong! I wasn’t the one who started all this, it was Ning Xin! Ning Xin was the one who wanted the Guardian grade Spirit Beast to kill all of them! I was merely baited by her alluring words to carry it out!” Lu Wei Jie was almost screaming in plea, in desperation.
The matter was becoming too big to handle and there was no way he could shoulder it alone!
When he heard Ning Xin’s name being mentioned, Nangong Xu’s face paled once again.
“It was all her! She knew that General Long and his men possessed extraordinary skills and she had initially wanted to use the map she possessed to exchange for high grade spirit stones from General Long and his men. She later decided to try to win them over but General Long refused to play along with her. She felt humiliated, and it quickly turned to rage. She then schemed up this plan to get General Long and his men killed. All of it was Ning Xin’s doing! All her!” Lu Wei Jie was so terrified he couldn’t think straight anymore, and he just heaped all the blame onto Ning Xin.
She was heartless first, so don’t blame him for being disloyal!
Nangong Xu was deeply traumatised by the revealed truth and had was about to refute in Ning Xin’s defence when he suddenly remembered. Just earlier, the teachers had spotted Ning Xin’s distress signal flare and the location was not too far from here. When Ning Xin and Yin Yan had announced their voluntary withdrawal from the Spirit Hunt, it had greatly puzzled the teachers, and Nangong Xu himself had felt a little pity for their loss then.
Now that he had heard Lu Wei Jie’s accusations, he found that he was beginning to understand why those two had voluntarily withdrawn when they were practically unscathed.
“Is it clear to you now?” Long Qi asked his voice dripped with derision. “Allowing their disciples to commit murder and robbery, and their teachers played accomplice to those evil deeds by injuring the soldiers of our Rui Lin Army. In regards to this debt, the Rui Lin Army will most definitely be coming to the Zephyr Academy to seek an answer for it.”
Rong Heng added: “This incident will be reported to my Master when I get back and I’ll let our Master demand for justice for us!”
Nangong Xu was feeling rather weak in both of his legs. The esteemed Rui Lin Army and the highly revered Mu Chen….. They were in
for it for real this time! Even though the Rui Lin Army would not deploy their military might against the Zephyr Academy, but when news of this incident spread from the mouths of the Rui Lin Army and Mu Chen, it would not be long before the whole world would know the Zephyr Academy as a place which housed a bunch of petty thieves who would commit despicable murder to loot. The prestigious and sanctimonious reputation of the Zephyr Academy would be crushed to pieces, without a trace left!
“I plead for the two gentlemen to hold your anger! This incident was caused by the Zephyr Academy’s inadequacies in the discipline of our disciples! I would implore that you would take into account of the Zephyr Academy’s name and grant us some time. The Zephyr Academy will surely give you men a satisfactory answer! The Zephyr Academy does not tolerate such atrocities!” To protect the prestigious name of the Zephyr Academy, Nangong Xu had no choice but to hurriedly speak out in assurance. He could not allow the incident to blow up any further. If this matter was not properly handled, the century old long standing renown the Zephyr Academy had built up, would be completely destroyed!
“Alright, we shall await the Zephyr Academy to give us a suitable reply in regards to this incident. But if the matter is not well handled, we shall employ our own methods to demand justice for this. I would ask that the Zephyr Academy do not disappoint us.” Long Qi retorted coldly.
“Yes. Yes.” Nangong Xu cowered, as he wiped off the cold sweat upon his brow. The stakes involved in this incident was too big for him to handle and he could only wait till he returned back to the Zephyr Academy, to have the Headmaster, Fan Qi, decide on it.
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Chapter 510: “The Relentless Little Tail in the Shadows (1)”
“And these disciples…..” Nangong Xu started to say as he stared at Lu Wei Jie and the others.