After leaving the cafeteria, Lu Ping hurried all the way and finally arrived at the foot of the mountain in the east. Looking from here, he could finally see the houses at the foot of the mountain.
This was the Eastern Mountain Residence. Lu Ping was not completely clueless about this. After all, he had been in the North Style Academy for some time and had been with Zi Mu every day. He had already gained some knowledge.
In the North Style Academy, outside of the seven peaks, the Seven Stars Valley was the main gathering place for teachers and students. East, South, West, and North were surrounded by mountains. The Northern Mountain New Courtyard was the smallest and had the least people. The five courtyards were all new students who had been in the North Style Academy for less than five years. No teachers would live here.
The Southern Mountain Horizontal Courtyard was the residential area with the most students. It could be said to be a mix of good and bad people. There were new students who had just left the North Style Academy and one of the six great experts, Lu Chenfeng. The composition of the students was not standardized at all.
As for the Eastern Mountain Residence, it was just like what Lu Ping saw. From the bottom of the Eastern Mountain to the top of the mountain. This was not a large courtyard like the Northern Mountain New Courtyard or the rows of stone houses in the Southern Mountain Horizontal Courtyard. Just by looking at the houses, one could see the elegance of the Eastern Mountain Residence. Whether it was the location or the structure, they were all different. One could even see the taste and preferences of the residents. The teachers and students living in the Eastern Mountain Residence were all powerful experts.
As for the Western Mountain Territory, it was a relatively secluded place for training. No matter strong or weak, the Western Mountain Territory was a good choice for training. Most of the people who lived here were cultivation maniacs.
At present, Lu Ping could be considered to have stepped into the Eastern Mountain Residence area. Compared to the seven peaks, the four mountain slopes were purely residential areas. The arrival of unfamiliar faces would not attract much attention. After all, to enter the North Style Academy, one must first pass through the mountain gate of the Alkaid Peak. If it was an intruder, he would not have killed his way to the Eastern Mountain Residence without any news.
However, Lu Ping attracted some attention. In the North Style Academy, it was not a new thing to have four souls linked together. However, an existence without soul power was somewhat eye-catching.
In an elegant bamboo forest at the side of the road. There was a stone table and two stone stools in a circle. The sky was gradually darkening. A lantern was floating above the stone table. The two of them were playing chess under the lamp. When Lu Ping passed by, one of them raised his head and took a look at him. He suddenly said, "Lu Ping?"
Lu Ping was stunned. He didn't expect that someone would call out his name. He looked over. He didn't recognize these two people at all.
"I am." Lu Ping nodded. However, after the man nodded, he didn't pay any more attention to Lu Ping. The two of them continued playing chess.
Lu Ping didn't understand, but seeing that there wasn't much time left, he didn't bother to pursue the matter any further and continued along the mountain path. How could he know that his reputation in the North Style Academy was not low. That person realized that it was a person without soul power and asked him about it. But sure enough, it was over. He didn't have much interest in Lu Ping.
Following the mountain road, according to the map given to him by Lin Tianbiao, Lu Ping gradually deviated from the main road. Slowly, he could no longer see any houses around him. The mountain road was also broken, but he still hadn't reached the destination indicated on the map. After walking for a while, he passed through a small forest. Suddenly, the view in front of him became clear. In this mountain range, there was a cliff and a stone pavilion. It was hanging on the edge of the cliff. He could vaguely see some words on it, but they were already eroded by the wind and rain.
Was this the Octagonal Pavilion?
Lu Ping looked at the map again and confirmed that he didn't go the wrong way. Then he looked left and right. But he didn't see anyone.
"Zi Mu?" Lu Ping called out and walked towards the pavilion. When he looked at the blurred words again, the eight words were simple, but he could still recognize them. Naturally, he was sure that this was the Octagonal Pavilion. But. There didn't seem to be anyone around.
It was not even eight o 'clock yet.
Lu Ping guessed that he came too early. He called out a few more times, but there was no response. He then sat down in the Octagonal Pavilion and waited. He saw that the cliff below the pavilion was ridiculously smooth. It didn't look like it was formed naturally, but more like it was cut by someone.
Maybe, that was really the case.
Lu Ping recalled the day when the Zhaifeng Academy's lone peak had been split in half. He knew it wasn't impossible for strong practitioners to achieve such a feat. This Octagonal Pavilion, this steep cliff, there was most likely a story behind it. Looking at the appearance of this Octagonal Pavilion, it seemed to have been abandoned for a long time.
Lu Ping waited quietly like this. Fifth Liu and Zhuo Qing who were hiding at the side did not make a sound.
When Lu Ping appeared, Zhuo Qing was already prepared to charge forward. However, he was stopped by Fifth Liu, who signaled him not to be anxious.
"Wait and see." Fifth Liu lightly drew a few words on the ground and signaled to Zhuo Qing.
Zhuo Qing nodded. He was very impressed with Fifth Liu's patience and caution. To be able to hide in the North Style Academy like this, it really wasn't something that could be achieved with just strength.
In the blink of an eye, it was already eight o 'clock. Lu Ping stood up in the pavilion and looked around. He still didn't see anyone coming. After that, he returned to the pavilion and sat down to wait for a while. At a quarter past eight, when he stood up again, Fifth Liu signaled to Zhuo Qing with his eyes. The two of them came out from their hiding place.
"Do it!" Fifth Liu shouted and pounced towards Lu Ping. With him personally making a move, it didn't matter if Zhuo Qing made a move or not. His words were more to teach Zhuo Qing how to do things. Even if Lu Ping was a normal person without any soul power, he still used all his strength and subdued the other at the first moment.
There was no suspense in the outcome.
Even though Lu Ping reacted very quickly, without any soul power, it was impossible for him to deal with Fifth Liu's attack that was as fast as a ghost. In the next instant, as if he saw two figures, Fifth Liu had already closed in on him. With just a finger, he knocked him down in the pavilion.
Lu Ping didn't know Fifth Liu, but he knew Zhuo Qing. It wasn't hard to guess the other's goal.
This was a trap.
Lu Ping had already realized this. But, who was it?
Zi Mu?
Lin Tianbiao?
Lu Ping didn't bother with this question. For someone as straightforward as him, this wasn't the main point at the moment, so he could ignore it for the time being. The intentions of the two people in front of him were the main point.
"What do you want?" he asked very calmly. It wasn't that he didn't know the intentions of Zhuo Qing's group. However, if they just wanted him to die, that attack just now was enough to kill him. Since there wasn't, then the other party clearly had something to say.
As he asked, he tried to move his body.
His body felt very uncomfortable. The other party actually didn't use any special ability in that attack. He only used his soul power to activate his physical body and launched a heavy blow. If it was any special ability, perhaps Lu Ping could use Ecstasy to imprison it. But this kind of pure attack, he couldn't do anything at all.
Did the other party feel that he didn't need to use his special ability, or did he carefully consider a certain possibility?
As Lu Ping thought about it, he had already grabbed the audio track that Lin Tianbiao gave him. Regardless of whether Lin Tianbiao was a friend or foe, he still wanted to try.
But immediately, he heard the cold voice of the person in front of him.
"Right hand." The person's gaze was like a nail that was nailed to the right hand that Lu Ping was secretly holding onto the audio track.
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