Wang Anfeng clearly underestimated Mi Xingfa’s appetite.
Standing at the crossroads, the young man looked bewildered as the forr Fufeng Patrol Officer strode away.
The money pouch in his right hand had once again beco thin and shriveled.
Wang Anfeng held the money pouch in his hand and gave it a shake with his right hand.
The last copper coin fell out, spinning in his palm.
A familiar scene, as if mocking him.
Wang Anfeng sighed, his eyes filled with lancholy, but he found solace in his heart and muttered to himself.
"It seems, I am not the only one who eats a lot."
............
A group of three returned to the Academy.
In the long pathway in front of the Academy, the sword marks were still present, and although the bloodstains had been cleaned once, they still left spotty traces on the ground, mingling with the dust and dirt to form a dark red color, like an ugly birthmark on the ground.
The air still slled of fresh blood.
By the ti they got back to Wang Anfeng’s little wooden cabin, Su the gambler had already co to his senses, the handso son of a Noble Clan wearing white, had moved a small stool, holding a tea cup in both hands, and was sitting in front of Wang Anfeng’s wooden cabin.
Next to him rested a longsword in its scabbard.
The whole person seed like a creditor waiting for payback. Without speaking, one could still feel the resentnt emanating from him, ready to burst into the sky.
When he saw Wang Anfeng, Su Wenchang’s originally vacant and unfocused eyes lit up with a cold gleam; he stood up abruptly, teeth clenched, and shouted loudly:
"Wang Anfeng, get your ass over here!"
Wang Anfeng looked sowhat embarrassed, raised his right hand and greeted:
"Ah, gambler, have you eaten..."
"I’ve brought you so breakfast snacks."
Su Wenchang’s handso brows inverted in anger, almost bursting out laughing with fury, and with his right hand gripping the sword, he repeatedly smashed it on the ground, ’sneering’:
"Eat?"
"I’ll eat your big ghost head! You poked and almost took half my life, eat eat eat, you think I could go to Duke Zhou in my dreams to beg for food?!"
Wang Anfeng looked at Su Wenchang, who was full of complaints, and forced a wry smile without a word.
This incident was indeed his fault, so naturally, he repeatedly bowed and apologized; after doing so three tis, he managed to alleviate so of Su Wenchang’s anger. Grumbling softly, Su Wenchang snatched the at bun from Wang Anfeng’s side, chewed it vigorously, while Wang Anfeng poured tea for him on the side, and ’apologized’ with a smile:
"However, Gambler, you’ve been quite diligent in your cultivation recently..."
Su Wenchang rolled his eyes and said indistinctly:
"It wasn’t who unlocked the acupuncture point."
Wang Anfeng was slightly startled, and then he rembered soone.
At this mont, soft laughter ca from inside the cabin.
Xue Qinshuang, dressed in white, stepped out from the door.
Though the weather was turning cold, she still held a Folding Fan in her hand and a White Jade hung at her waist, her deanor elegant and dashing.
With a smile tinged with mockery, she said:
"To think you didn’t detect my presence, Anfeng, your cultivation has been a bit lax."
ng Yuexue’s eyes widened in amazent, murmuring:
"So, so beautiful..."
Next to her, Chuan Lian quickly lifted his hand and pulled on his junior sister, whispering:
"Junior sister, this is a gentleman, how can you describe him as beautiful?
"It’s rather disrespectful."
Then he smiled apologetically at Xue Qinshuang.
ng Yuexue looked at her wooden-faced senior brother, murmured a few words under her breath, and looked sowhat unconvinced.
Xue Qinshuang nodded slightly to the two, ca over to Wang Anfeng, sized him up, and said with a beaming smile:
"Is the matter resolved?"
Wang Anfeng nodded slightly. He briefly recounted what had happened, omitting the part where he had confronted the expert from the Fire Refining Sect, only ntioning that the latter’s suspicions had no grounds as by that logic, his own likelihood was even higher than Wang Anfeng’s.
After hearing that, Xue Qinshuang nodded slightly and looked at Wang Anfeng with interest, saying:
"It seems you have made a breakthrough."
"When shall we spar a bit?"
Wang Anfeng was montarily stunned by the comnt, a feeling of eagerness rising in his heart.
By now, his suspicions had been greatly reduced, his state of mind was relatively relaxed, and he had broken through to the Eighth Rank cultivation level. His skills in palm strikes, swordsmanship, Qinggong, and Finger Technique had all made substantial progress. Therefore, he too wanted to test just how far he was from Xue Shisan, the strongest among his peers.
Just then, Su Wenchang swallowed the last bite of the at bun, furrowed his brow slightly, and said:
"Don’t relax too much yet."
"The person behind the curtain has likely done this because they hold a grudge against you. In order to make you clash with the Fire Refining Sect, they killed over a dozen lives. Before the real culprit is caught, do not involve yourself further in this matter, it benefits you not at all."
Wang Anfeng was taken aback, turned to look at Su Wenchang, his eyes widening, and said:
"Over a dozen lives?!"
Su Wenchang nodded slightly, saying:
"Didn’t you go to the Fire Refining Sect? Don’t you know?"
Wang Anfeng shook his head, replying:
"The man from the Fire Refining Sect only said that Wei Qi died by the sword, he didn’t ntion anything else."
Su Wenchang sneered, adding:
"No wonder, after all, their Young Master was among the dead."
"To my knowledge, aside from Wei Qi, there were fifteen other lives lost in the Fire Refining Sect last night."
"Most of them were maids and servants recruited from Fufeng City, likely killed by chance on the killer’s path, to prevent even the slightest risk of information leakage. Every person encountered was cleanly slain, not a single survivor."
"You can see the ruthlessness in that act."
"After being employed by the Fire Refining Sect, one steps into Jianghu. Though the wages are much higher, one must assu many risks."
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