System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests

Chapter 448: Chapter 255: Farewell, Exotic Studies! (2)

"No."

"I don’t believe it..."

"At least not face-to-face. They mostly wouldn’t dare."

"If there were, what would you do?"

"Beat them up, or maybe kill them and find a place to bury them? Why do you ask this?"

"No reason, pretend I didn’t say anything."

Lan Shuyi, feeling helpless, stood up:

"Then let’s meet tonight."

Chu Qing had a slight smirk, watched Lan Shuyi leave, but instead of returning to Cyan Simurgh Villa, he went to the Sword Enlightenment Institute again.

The disciple badge that appeared in Enlightenment’s room had many possibilities.

It might have been stolen by Enlightenment, left deliberately by Prince Xue to confuse others, or maybe it was accidentally lost... But whatever the possibility was, Chu Qing had to investigate.

However, as expected, this investigation yielded nothing.

The Sword Enlightenment Institute disciple badges have no names on them; with just a token, you can’t find anyone.

Chu Qing inquired around to see if anyone had been recently placed into the Sword Enlightenment Institute.

The answer was also no...

This speculation of his came to nothing, so he had to return to Cyan Simurgh Villa.

While waiting for nightfall, he decided to open the chest.

Before he reached Cyan Simurgh Villa, he saw someone walking up the mountain swaying, Chu Qing called out, and the person turned out to be Luo Wushuang.

Seeing Chu Qing, the young man’s eyes suddenly lit up:

"Third Young Master!"

"What brings you here?"

Chu Qing approached and asked with a smile.

"I heard there’s a Cyan Simurgh Stone Shadow here on Cyan Simurgh Mountain, one of the Eight Great Sceneries of Taiheng, and the most famous one.

"I’ve already visited several sceneries today and am very curious about this Cyan Simurgh Stone Shadow, just happened to be nearby, so I thought I’d explore the mountain."

Luo Wushuang smiled shyly:

"Are you here for the Cyan Simurgh Stone Shadow too, Third Young Master?"

"Not really, I’m just resting temporarily at the Cyan Simurgh Villa on this mountain."

Chu Qing laughed:

"Let’s go, climb the mountain together."

Luo Wushuang nodded repeatedly.

The two walked and talked, he didn’t know much about the Taiheng Sect’s situation.

He said he was disturbed in front of Zhao Qipeng’s courtyard last night and accidentally offended Lingjue of the Vajra Sect.

If it weren’t for Lan Shuyi and Chu Qing’s help, he would probably have been beaten up last night.

He came to the Taiheng Sect in the first place to watch the excitement; the Taiheng Sect widely invited Martial World comrades to witness the Sword Bestowal Ceremony, and was very welcoming to such scattered individuals.

And with last night’s lesson, today he’s only focused on sightseeing, not meddling in anything.

So when Chu Qing told him about Enlightenment’s death, his eyes almost popped out:

"What? Master Enlightenment is dead? How is that possible? He was the Sect Leader of Vajra Sect, who could kill him?"

"That’s hard to say..."

Chu Qing chuckled:

"He was indeed a master, but he liked to offend people, and there are many people in the martial world hiding their names; from appearances, you couldn’t tell they’re experts, but once they make a move, it’s earth-shattering.

"If he accidentally offended someone who seemed insignificant, but turned out to be formidable... it’s possible he was beaten to death."

"Indeed."

Luo Wushuang nodded, then sighed:

"Third Young Master, what do you think of Vajra Sect? It’s clearly a sacred place of the South Ridge Buddhist Sect, yet its disciples are so arrogant.

"Eating vegetarian and reciting scriptures, yet who knows where they’ve gone wrong... their tempers are much harsher than mine."

The young man hadn’t been in the martial world for long, and simple tricks could deceive him.

Faced with disciples like Lingjue from a prestigious background, he couldn’t understand why their character was like this.

Chu Qing pondered for a bit and said:

"Things are often influenced subconsciously. Some say human nature is inherently good, others say it’s inherently evil, but whether one is good or evil, you must consider the environment in which they grow.

"If born into a home of etiquette, even if rebellious, one wouldn’t stray too far from norms.

"Conversely, if innately kind yet born into a household of great evil, as they grow, no matter how kind, kindness will be limited.

"Environment changes a person..."

"So you mean Vajra Sect isn’t a place of good?"

Luo Wushuang seemed to realize.

Chu Qing smiled and shook his head:

"It’s hard to say, but Master Enlightenment himself didn’t seem like a good person. Growing up beside him, Lingjue’s character is undoubtedly influenced."

"Makes sense!"

Luo Wushuang nodded repeatedly.

They arrived as they spoke; Chu Qing didn’t get closer to see the Cyan Simurgh Stone Shadow.

After greeting Luo Wushuang, he returned to Cyan Simurgh Villa.

Others had long since returned, some resting in rooms, some practicing martial arts in the courtyard.

The one practicing was Wu Qianhuan; her Moon-Pointing Profound Skill couldn’t be practiced anymore, but Xiaoyue Cold Sword Technique was still doable.

The one watching Wu Qianhuan practice was Gentle.

She rested her chin, her gaze free of emotion, as clear as looking into a pool.

She watched Wu Qianhuan unblinkingly.

Wu Qianhuan seemed accustomed to it, completely unbothered by the gaze.

The presence of Chu Qing broke the harmonious atmosphere of the courtyard; seeing him return, Gentle stood up, while Wu Qianhuan also withdrew her sword to greet him.

"How did it go?"

"Any news?"

The first question was from Wu Qianhuan, the latter from Gentle.

Chu Qing pondered:

"Gained something, but not much..."

He glanced at Gentle, considering taking her to Zhao Qipeng’s room again.

Perhaps there might be different results.

But for now, there was no rush.

He softly said:

"I’m going into seclusion for a bit, could you two help me by being my Protector?"

"Oh."

Gentle was already quite familiar with this.

Wu Qianhuan was surprised:

"Seclusion at this time? Are you imitating Li Junmo?"

"...Not really."

Chu Qing scratched his head:

"Just had a bit of realization, might be brief."

"He’s always quick."

Gentle added on the side:

"Though sometimes it lasts all night, usually it’s just a short while."

"..."

Wu Qianhuan thought it over, felt Gentle’s words sounded off... but looking at Gentle’s face, she had no way to correct it.

Feeling the young lady was pure of heart, she herself, on the contrary, belonged to the category of a dirty mind, seeing everything as dirty.

Chu Qing felt awkward listening to Gentle’s words.

And what’s this about being quick most of the time...

Mysterious rumors being unintentionally spread.

He shook his head:

"Anyway, help me by being Protectors for a while."

"Alright."

The two nodded, Chu Qing went into the room, closed the door, while Wu Qianhuan and Gentle sat at the door.

Wu Qianhuan looked very alert, knowing that providing protection during martial practitioners’ seclusion was important.

If disturbed during this time, at best one could suffer from deviation of qi, at worst die on the spot.

However, glancing over, she found Gentle very relaxed, their gaze met, and Gentle gently patted Wu Qianhuan’s shoulder:

"Don’t worry, he’s quick. I’ve got experience..."

"..."

Wu Qianhuan was speechless.

And inside, Chu Qing automatically filtered out the conversation outside.

With a thought, he opened the system interface.

[One unopened Treasure Chest, open it now?]

Chu Qing already washed his hands before sitting down, though today somehow he felt washing hands was unnecessary opening this chest didn’t require hands.

Simply shouting inside his mind was needed.

Could you even wash your mind?

With a sigh inwardly, he chose to open it.

[Opened successfully, obtained Exotic Studies: Supreme Wisdom Art!]

Chu Qing was stunned, Exotic Studies... Supreme Wisdom Art?

What’s this?

But the next moment, knowledge of how to use Supreme Wisdom Art and its consequences flooded his mind.

Following that, his expression changed dramatically:

"This... this turns out to be the Black Celestial Book!!!"