Mr. Pei froze when he saw the newcomer, but he quickly bowed.
"Long time no see, Supervisor Li," the newcomer said.
"Long time no see." Mr. Pei straightened up, a smile on his face.
Supervisor Pei was Mr. Pei's name. However, no one in Merry Forest would call him by his name. The newcomer's status was obviously not low, and he seemed to be close to Mr. Pei.
After a brief smile, Mr. Pei said, "The people from the four academies are in the forest."
"I know. That's why I'm here." The newcomer smiled.
"Oh?"
"The four academies are holding a conference. As you know, they don't trust each other very much. The conference was held in Merry Forest, which is close to the ungoverned area. "
"Then why are you here?"
"We need to give the four academies and the three empires an explanation," the newcomer said.
"What do we need to do?" Mr. Pei asked.
"In Qiu Jiayao, a hundred miles from Big Dipper Mountain, we found the body of Precious Treasure Pavilion's owner, Jie Shang, along with some of his people. According to the investigation of the body, he died before the Seven Stars Tournament. Therefore, the person who snuck into the tournament with the identity of Precious Treasure Pavilion isn't really from Precious Treasure Pavilion. We are also victims. What do you think of this explanation? "
"That's a good explanation, but what about the body?"
"Of course it's Jie Shang's body," the newcomer said calmly.
"Understood." Mister Pei bowed slightly.
The owner of Precious Treasure Pavilion was the head of a top-tier power on the continent. Apart from the three empires and the four academies, there weren't many people who dared to offend Precious Treasure Pavilion. Some people even thought that Precious Treasure Pavilion was as powerful as the four academies, or even the three empires, for it to have such a large business.
However, the owner of such a power was no different from an ant in the newcomer's tone. Mr. Pei didn't seem to care at all, as if this was how it should be. After thinking about it, he felt that it was indeed a brilliant plan. However …
"If you were prepared, why didn't you hand it over earlier?" Mr. Pei asked.
"If we handed it over earlier, wouldn't it seem like we were prepared? Now, we are not the ones handing it over. Instead, the people from the Big Four discovered it themselves and sent a message to us. Only then did we cooperate with them, "said the person who had come.
"I see." Mr. Pei nodded. He no longer had any doubts.
"I heard you talking just now. Is Lu Ping here?"
"Yes, he arrived five days ago," said Mr. Pei.
"What is he doing here? Could it be that he is also participating in the meeting? "the person asked.
"It doesn't seem like it. Maybe he was just passing by and stopped to rest because his friend was injured," Mr. Pei said.
The man nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He took two steps forward and patted Mr. Pei's shoulder. "You don't have to show yourself later. The Merry Forest is still the Merry Forest. I'll deal with the four academies. "
"Alright." Mr. Pei nodded, but he still asked curiously, "I wonder who from the Big Four will be coming this time?"
"I'm not sure yet. For them to go through so much trouble, the person who has come should be quite important. We'll know once we go and take a look. The people on your side should withdraw as much as possible. After all, it's one of the Big Four, and they have important matters to discuss. Don't think about relying on them to spy on us. "The person said.
"Got it."
"Okay, I'll go first."
"Come back for a chat when you have time," said Mr. Pei.
"It'll be difficult. You'd better stay away for now," said the person.
"Okay," Mr. Pei responded, and suddenly remembered that Morin was also with Lu Ping. But it seemed that Fang Ping had already turned around and walked out of the forest. He hesitated and didn't say anything in the end.
…
…
In the Merry Forest. The tiger skin of the Big Four Academies was indeed useful. None of the guests were interested in using their names to negotiate. The guests who were still staying overnight in the Merry Forest all left in a short while. In the end, only the first room was left. The waiter came to pass on the message, but Fang Yizhu replied that he was on the same side. The waiter was puzzled, but he didn't say anything since he had orders from above. He immediately told the shopkeeper, who in turn told the people from the Big Four.
"On the same side?" The people from the Big Four Academies each had a leader. Although they seemed united on the surface, they still couldn't avoid working together when something really happened. When they heard the shopkeeper's reply, they were all stunned.
"Which family is on the same side?" Yuan Qi, a Rank-1 student from the Lack Yue Academy, asked casually.
Students from the Big Four Academies were all over the world. It wouldn't be strange if they happened to meet someone from one of the Big Four who was traveling here. But since they were from the Big Four, they should be tactful. They didn't mention their sect, their name, or even their appearance. They just said that they were on the same side, which made people a little suspicious.
However, the waiter on the Merry Forest side had been ordered not to disturb the first room. He came down and said whatever he wanted to hear without asking anything. When he heard Yuan Qi's question, the shopkeeper looked at the waiter. The waiter scratched his head, and then heard the sound of footsteps. A person was already running down. It was Fang Yizhu.
He recognized the people from the Big Dipper Gate, so he could tell at a glance that the four people on Yuan Qi's side were the leaders of the four groups. He arrived in front of them in a few steps, but didn't pay attention to the other three. He only saluted Fang Hong on the Big Dipper Gate's side and said, "Greetings, Senior Brother Fang. I am a loose cultivator from the Southern Mountain Heng Courtyard. I have the same surname as Senior Brother, and my name is Yizhu."
Loose cultivators were a rather special group in the North Style Academy. Because they didn't follow a teacher, they didn't have any seniority. When they addressed others and were addressed by others, it was all a mess, as if they were the new students of the Northern Mountain New Academy.
Fortunately, the academy didn't really care about seniority. So under normal circumstances, everyone would only address the teacher who taught them, or the elders who they respected more, as teacher. They didn't pay much attention to others. Fang Hong was in the second circle on the Big Dipper Seven Stars List. Although he wasn't a disciple of the Seven Peaks, he was already a teacher in charge of teaching disciples in the Eastern Mountain Region. His position was much higher than Fang Yizhu's. Right now, Fang Yizhu recognized him, but he didn't know Fang Yizhu. But with the Big Dipper Star Fate Diagram, one of the benefits was that there was no need to worry about impersonation. If there wasn't a Fated Star on the Star Fate Diagram, then he definitely wasn't someone from the Big Dipper Gate. And this method of inspection was very simple. Fang Hong only needed to use it a little to know that Fang Yizhu was definitely a person from the Big Dipper Gate.
After such a great change, the people of the Big Dipper Gate were the most united. Seeing that they were from the same school, Fang Hong didn't care about how insignificant the loose cultivators of the South Campus were, and immediately became much friendlier with the other party.
"So it's junior brother Fang." Fang Hong said. "Did you come here to travel? Right now, the four academies are going to hold a conference here. If junior brother Fang hasn't received the summons, I'm afraid you'll have to leave for a while. "
"Understood, understood. I'll hide in the room and won't come out." Fang Yizhu said.
"If that's the case, then why did we have to ask all the other guests to leave?" Yuan Qi said coldly from the side. After he finished speaking, he raised his head and swept his gaze over room number one, saying: "Moreover, you aren't the only one in that room, right? Could it be that the others are also people from the Big Dipper Gate? "
"There's another person, he's indeed from the Big Dipper Gate." Fang Yizhu said.
"Oh? I wonder which expert from the Big Dipper Gate is that? What arrogance, to actually refuse to come down and meet us? "Yuan Qi said again.
"Meet you? Who the hell do you think you are? "Fang Yizhu hadn't even said anything, but Fang Hong already spoke up. The North Style Academy and the other three academies had already become enemies. Now that they were forced to walk together, they couldn't even be bothered to pretend to be harmonious on the surface. Hearing Yuan Qi's sarcasm, Fang Hong didn't care if he was in the right or not. In any case, he would stand on the side of the North Style Academy and retort first.
"You!" Yuan Qi's expression immediately changed. His hand subconsciously reached for the divine weapon at his waist. The leader of the South Sky Academy, Zhou Zhaoyun, hurriedly cut in between the two, saying: "Don't get angry, this matter is a joint matter between our four academies. Since you are from the Big Dipper Gate, then I'll have to trouble senior brother Fang Hong to communicate with you. The deans will be here soon. If we still waste time on such a small matter, we won't have any face. What do you say? "
Zhou Zhaoyun's words were polite and reasonable. Although Fang Hong was still glaring at Yuan Qi, he listened. The deans would be here soon. If Fang Yizhu and the others didn't give way, it would seem like the North Style Academy was unreasonable and had no sense of propriety.
He turned his head and was about to speak to Fang Yizhu, but Fang Yizhu was the first to ask in surprise: "The deans are all coming?"
"Junior brother Fang, don't ask too much. What you should know will be known in the future. Hurry up and leave." Fang Hong said amiably.
Who knew that at this moment, the four academies behind them suddenly moved. Everyone subconsciously looked over, and saw that the South Sky Academy's people had already hurriedly moved to the side, bowing and opening up a path. The dean of the South Sky Academy, Zhou Xiao, was walking over with large strides, followed by two personal disciples.
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