"Senior Brother Lou Tong."
Seeing Lou Tong return, disciples from Xuanwu Academy immediately came to greet him in the viewing gallery. Their expressions were as usual, but their eyes quickly fell on Lou Tong's empty waist.
"Yes." Lou Tong nodded in agreement, his expression still calm, but his eyes flickered. After he sat back down, people immediately gathered around him. After customizing a small barrier, he dared to speak to Lou Tong in a low voice.
"What's going on?" the people surrounding Lou Tong asked. Lou Tong's belt was missing, his eyes flickered, and the result seemed not to be optimistic.
"I... lost." Lou Tong's expression turned gloomy at this moment.
"How is that possible?" Everyone was shocked. No one knows better than them what it means for disciples of Xuanwu Academy to remove their belts. They were surprised that Lou Tong could be pushed to this point, but they didn't expect that Lou Tong, who had fully released his soul power, would also be defeated. This was really inappropriate. Wasn't the opponent he was going to face completely incompetent in martial arts?
"That kid is incredible." Lou Tong briefly recounted the experience of his fight with Lu Ping.
"Wouldn't it be bad now?" Everyone was shocked, and their eyes and perceptions began to move around. If this action fails, why won't Beidou Academy immediately fight back against them? Although it is a cooperation between the three major colleges, it is only under the guise of coming to watch the Seven Stars Examination. The manpower of each of the three colleges is extremely limited, and they are no match for a head-on confrontation.
"No." Lou Tong shook his head and said, "When I left, I noticed that someone was rushing there again. In terms of time, there has been no movement yet. Maybe they have restrained the other party."
"This...since there is help again, why doesn't Senior Brother stay to help?" Someone asked in confusion.
"I... thought I wouldn't be a match for that kid, so I came back in a hurry to deliver the letter." Lou Tong looked ashamed. No matter how he explains it, it cannot change the fact that he ran away after finding out that he was defeated by Lu Ping. At that moment, he indeed lost his will to fight and only thought about how his team would escape if the plan failed.
"It's best to let the teacher know about the situation as soon as possible." A Xuanwu disciple stood up and said.
"Wukai... you go ahead." Lou Tong hesitated for a moment and then said to the man. Among the group of people from Xuanwu Academy, excluding Wei Su, Lou Tong had the highest status. But after such an embarrassing defeat, everyone looked at him differently. Lou Tong also felt ashamed and was no longer so confident in giving orders to his disciples.
"Yes." The disciple named Wu Kai saluted, turned around, and left the viewing area towards the Seven Star Tower. It's like a treasure pavilion that operates in secret. In Beidou Academy, using the power of soul to transmit messages is too afraid of being intercepted, so no one dares to use it unless forced. On the contrary, the most common word-of-mouth transmission appears to be more reliable.
Downstairs from the Seven Stars, the innermost circle of the Seven Stars Trial. There are many powerful people from Beidou Academy except the seven academicians. If ordinary people come to this circle, just the pressure shown by the gathering of these powerful people will make them feel invisible pressure.
Wu Kai came to the stairwell of Qixing Downstairs, explained his purpose to the Beidou Clan guard, and then waited for the Beidou Clan to pass the news to the top of the building. Although the top of the Seven Star Tower is not a secret place, there are big figures from all walks of life gathered at this time. Necessary protection is always required and no one else can get on or off it casually.
While they were waiting patiently, another person came downstairs. He was a first-class student from Queyue Academy in a swimming costume. After explaining his purpose to the Beidoumen people, he also started waiting.
Wu Kai and the visitor did not know each other. After their eyes met, they each nodded and then turned their eyes elsewhere.
After a while, the two received a response together. He motioned for the two of them to go upstairs.
The two of them went to the top of the building and naturally went to report to their respective mentors. The words they used sounded completely unrelated to the current matter, but they were all code words that had been agreed upon before arriving. During the communication between the two parties, their eyes touched intentionally or unintentionally. After a while, they finished speaking one after another. The two disciples went downstairs and left. They walked the same way back to the viewing area, and the two naturally walked together.
"Wukai." Wukai from Xuanwu Academy introduced himself first.
"Mu Hong." The first-grade student of Queyue Academy also reported his name.
“A pleasure to work with.”
"Have a good time together."
The two of them nodded, and the exchange was over. Not long after returning to the viewing area unhurriedly. Several disciples from each of the two colleges left naturally. They were going to different places, and seemed to have what they wanted to do, but soon, they gathered at the foot of Tianji Peak. Each side takes the lead. It was Wu Kai and Mu Hong.
"Move quickly." Wu Kai said.
"There are many people, so it's better not to take the mountain road." Mu Hong said.
"Agree." Wu Kai said.
Together, the two teams, a total of twelve people, sneaked into Tianji Peak, not taking the mountain road, but still heading towards the top of Tianji Peak. It didn't take long to get out. Just when a body was found in the mountains, Tianjifeng was stunned.
"He died not long ago." Mu Hong stepped forward to check and said.
"The killer is very fast and kills with one blow." Wu Kai touched the blood marks on the neck of the deceased.
"This location..." Mu Hong had already noticed several other injuries on the deceased's body. She looked up from the hillside, searching for traces, and quickly pointed upward. "It must have been thrown from there."
"The pursuer encountered Tianji Peak disciples on the way to kill, killed people and dumped their bodies." Wu Kai deduced.
"In this way, the other party is not escaping along the mountain road." Mu Hong said.
"Otherwise, they who are running ahead should encounter the Tianji sect members walking on the road first." Wu Kai said.
"So where did they escape to..." Mu Hong pondered.
"Ji Yan." Wu Kai called.
"Yes." A Xuanwu disciple with a purple belt responded. The disciples specially sent to complete this task are naturally carefully selected and have their own strengths. The Xuanwu disciple known as Ji Yan held a short piece of black cloth in his palm, which was the little bit of belt left after Lou Tong was destroyed.
At this time, being dragged in Ji Yan's palm, a little light gradually glowed, and then it floated in the air. After seeming to determine the direction, it flew out decisively.
"Soul-tapping Iron Shoes? Why don't you use this method sooner?" Mu Hong said while gesturing to follow.
"You can't hold on for long." Wu Kai said and glanced at Ji Yan.
At this time, Ji Yan closed his eyes tightly, not seeing, hearing, speaking, or moving. He closed his senses to the maximum extent and concentrated his energy on the short belt. His brows were furrowed. It seemed that he was not relaxed. .
"Hurry up and keep up." Wu Kai shouted.
"So fast!" Mu Hong, who had moved a step earlier, was surprised when she saw the speed at which the short piece of cloth flew.
"Roughly, it will simulate the speed of the other party's use of soul power." Wu Kai said, looking back at Ji Yan who was stranded in the same place. His expression was not uneasy, but clearly in some pain.
"Ji Yan is very strenuous. I don't know how long he can hold on. Hurry." Wu Kai said.
"Speed!" Mu Hong urged again. There were twelve people in the group, leaving Ji Yan alone to point them in the direction, while the other eleven people followed the cloth and flew upward. (To be continued.)
