Chapter 213

Dead?

Gu Chen was stunned and fell into deep thought.

If Miss Xu Yun had died a year ago, she would have died around the time when the Nether God Palace massacred Feng Lin Mansion.

"I wonder what happened back then. How did Ye Qingshuang get to the True Martial Academy?"

Gu Chen knew that there must be a story behind it, but he did not plan to investigate further.

Xu Yun was just a stranger to him, and he was not interested in Ye Qingshuang's story.

Perhaps it had something to do with the Nether God Palace, but he was sure that Ye Qingshuang did not know more about the Nether God Palace than he did, so there was no need for him to investigate further.

"I'm sorry for asking so abruptly. Miss Xu, I'm sorry for your loss."

Gu Chen comforted her while Xu Fang shook her head. "It's nothing. Don't mind me, Administrator Chen. I'll show you around the library to familiarize yourself with what you're going to do in the future. "

…

Gu Chen stayed in the True Martial Academy. He spent the past few days familiarizing himself with the academy's environment and asking about the famous people in the academy.

Jiang Yige had gone missing after trading with someone in the True Martial Academy. As the Daoist of the Celestial Court and an immortal-level King, there were only a handful of students who could threaten him in the True Martial Academy.

And these people were definitely geniuses who were quite famous.

Therefore, he had to find out which students could threaten Jiang Yige so that he could narrow down the scope of his investigation.

Of course, Jiang Yige might not have traded with a student in the academy. It could have been a teacher or even someone from the outer courtyard.

There were all kinds of possibilities, but there were too few clues. That was why Gu Chen had chosen such a point of entry.

The library was crowded, and it was easy for Gu Chen to ask around. Soon, he had a rough understanding of the True Martial Academy.

The True Martial Academy was divided into the inner and outer courtyards. There was a huge difference between the standards of the students and the teachers.

Most of the students in the outer courtyard were on divine-level, and only those who had achieved nirvana-level were qualified to enter the inner courtyard.

The inner courtyard was where the true foundation of the academy was. Some of the top students were even immortal-level Kings at a young age.

This place truly deserved to be called the cultivation holy land of the continent. Every major force sent their genius successors here, causing the number of outstanding people of the same age to be extraordinary.

In terms of cultivation alone, Gu Chen was only at an average level among the inner courtyard students.

Jiang Yige was a Daoist of the Celestial Court. He was definitely one of the top students in the True Martial Academy. The students who were qualified to make a deal with him were at least on the Hidden Dragon List.

The full name of the so-called Hidden Dragon List was the True Martial Hidden Dragon List. It was a list set up by the True Martial Academy for all students under the age of 70.

Those that were able to enter the Hidden Dragon Rankings were definitely inner court students. In other words, they were at least at the Nirvana Realm.

Apart from the Hidden Dragon List, there was also a Reputation List. Its full name was the Reputation List of the Nine Prefectures.

This list wasn't only targeted at the True Martial Academy. It was jointly issued by the True Martial Academy, the Mystic Arts College, and several other forces.

The Nine Provinces Leaderboard was open to the entire Middle Earth Empire. There were only 655 people on the leaderboard. Those who were able to enter the leaderboard were all influential people in the Nine Provinces.

The two leaderboards were aimed at young cultivators under the age of 70. However, the Nine Provinces Leaderboard was more authoritative. It was very difficult to enter the leaderboard. Even in the True Martial Academy where there were many geniuses, only a few could enter the leaderboard.

Without a doubt, Jiang Yige was most likely to meet the experts on the Nine Provinces Leaderboard as he was on the leaderboard himself.

Secondly, he would meet the students on the Hidden Dragon List. These were the people that Gu Chen wanted to investigate.

After confirming the range, Gu Chen looked for the right time to meet the target while he was the manager of the library.

Swoosh.

On the first floor of the library, the white ape was lying on the table. It was bored as it flipped through the books in front of it and yawned from time to time.

Opposite it, Gu Chen was holding a book in his hand and reading it attentively.

There were very few people on the first floor of the library that afternoon. Gu Chen was happy to have some free time.

In the past few days, he had taken a liking to reading books. No matter what kind of books, as long as he felt that they were helpful to him, he would read them.

Confucian classics, Daoist and Buddhist scriptures, local customs …

Gu Chen had a photographic memory to begin with. In a few days, he had finished reading hundreds of books and could even recite them fluently.

The effect was obvious. He felt that his knowledge had expanded a lot. At the very least, he had a better understanding of the structure of the entire Middle Earth Empire.

"Xiaoxiao, tell me clearly. What is your relationship with him?!"

A man's angry voice suddenly came from the quiet first floor of the library, breaking the silence.

The students frowned and looked at the source of the voice.

Gu Chen also raised his head and saw two men and a woman at the staircase on the first floor. They seemed to be in an argument.

"What relationship I have with him is my business. Why should I explain it to you? Huo Haishan, do you really think that you are my boyfriend? "

"That's right, Huo. If you know what's good for you, don't pester Xiaoxiao anymore. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

The man and woman who were standing side by side sang together.

The other man was the one who had spoken first. His face was flushed and his eyes were about to pop out of their sockets.

"Wei Jiechao, you are only one rank higher than me in the Hidden Dragon Leaderboard. Stop putting on airs in front of me! We must settle this matter today! "

The quarrel between the three of them became fiercer and fiercer, causing the first floor of the library to become restless.

This was clearly a relationship issue. They didn't want to go outside and quarrel in an inappropriate place, causing some students to glare at them furiously.

However, the three students didn't seem to be simple. No one dared to step forward and say anything.

"This is the library, and we require silence. Please lower your volume."

Miss Xu Fang immediately rushed over and persuaded them with kind words.

Even though she was a teacher, she was only a teacher in the Outer Yard. On the other hand, the three of them were students in the Inner Yard. In terms of cultivation, they weren't inferior to her.

In fact, there weren't many students in the True Martial Academy who didn't have the backing of a major power. Thus, the three of them ignored Miss Xu Fang and continued arguing.

"Huo, why aren't you moving aside? Aren't you embarrassed by quarreling here?"

"If it's embarrassing, then so be it. Today, I will beat you up and let you know that you can't snatch my woman!"

Huo Haishan and Wei Jiechao completely turned hostile as they talked. The two of them stepped forward and were about to fight.

"Don't, please don't fight here!"

The gentle Miss Xu Fang immediately became anxious and stepped forward to stop the fight. She didn't expect that Huo Haishan would swing his arm in anger, causing Miss Xu Fang to stagger backward and fall to the ground.

"Oh no, if these two guys really start fighting, how many books will be destroyed!"

Miss Xu Fang became anxious.

"XiaoXiao isn't your woman. Have you two dated? She just agreed to go out for a meal with me. "

Wei Jiechao sneered, and his eyes revealed a complacent look.

Huo Haishan's eyes turned as red as blood. He raised his palm high.

"I will cripple you today. Let's see if XiaoXiao will still go out with you!"

Wei Jiechao was already prepared and was about to fight back. However, he saw a hand suddenly stretch out from the side. Pa da, it clasped Huo Haishan's wrist!