"Wang Chong, what are you doing?"
Just a few steps away from Wang Chong, Zhao Qianqiu halted with a look of bewilderment. In the past, Wang Chong had never treated him with such seriousness when they interacted.
"Thank you, teacher. If not for teacher, Wang Chong might have already died on the way back to the capital."
Wang Chong said gravely.
"Hehe, I was still wondering what it was. Get up, get up. You're the student I'm most proud of. Do you really think that I didn't prepare anything for this training camp mission? "
Zhao Qianqiu chuckled nonchalantly.
Wang Chong didn't say anything more and stood up. Naturally, his thoughts and state of mind were different from what Zhao Qianqiu had imagined.
However, there was no need for him to speak of this.
"Come, come, come! How are you feeling? How is your recovery? "
Zhao Qianqiu asked.
After rescuing Wang Chong from the forest and sending him back to the Wang Clan, Zhao Qianqiu hadn't visited the Wang Clan much. It wasn't appropriate for an instructor like him to interfere in the conflict between King Qi, the Yao Clan, and the King of Song and the Wang Clan.
A soldier was a soldier, and it was best for him to stay out of politics. This was also an unspoken rule of the military. A true soldier would try to stay as far away from politics as possible.
Besides, after sending Wang Chong back to the Wang Clan, he would be well taken care of even without Zhao Qianqiu's presence. This was also the reason why Zhao Qianqiu didn't ask about it.
— — A clan of generals and ministers like the Wang Clan would surely have more resources than an instructor like him!
"It's fortunate that I've mostly recovered. There shouldn't be any repercussions. "
Wang Chong said as he sat on a chair.
The main source of the damage to Wang Chong came from that arrow. The destructive power it carried had dealt a heavy blow to Wang Chong.
If it was any other person, it would take at least two to three months for him to recover. However, Wang Chong had exchanged for the Gold Organs, and the vital parts of his organs were far stronger than the average person's.
Therefore, although it had been less than a month, Wang Chong could already move freely without any obstacles.
"That's good. During this time, I was still worried. That would be great. "
Saying so, Zhao Qianqiu returned to his seat and flicked his sleeves. Pah, a shadow flew out like an arrow, heading straight for Wang Chong.
Wang Chong reached out with his palm, almost subconsciously grabbing it. Lowering his head, he saw that it was a rolled-up book.
The book was not opened, but Wang Chong saw the two words "Blackbird" at the beginning, and his heart immediately tightened. As expected, Zhao Qianqiu's voice sounded in his ears.
"You weren't around for the training camp's mission, but I've already handed it over to you in advance. This is the Halo of Dusk Stallion you wanted. Take it and take a good look. You can ask me if you have any questions. But don't count on it too much. It's said that this cultivation technique is extremely difficult to cultivate, and I've never cultivated it before, so I can't give you much guidance. "
"Thank you, Teacher!"
Wang Chong was overjoyed. In an instant, he felt a heavy weight on his hands. Even though he had taken such a huge risk and nearly died in the forest, in the end, he had still obtained the most valuable, as well as the most underestimated, cultivation technique in the entire training camp.
In his previous life, the Halo of Dusk Stallion had been shelved in the training camp, and almost no one had managed to learn it. But he had finally achieved something that no one had been able to in his previous life.
The Halo of Dusk Stallion finally belonged to him.
In that instant, Wang Chong tightly gripped the book in his hands, his heart filled with joy.
"Right, Teacher, when you were rushing over, did you see several groups of people?"
Wang Chong kept the Halo of Dusk Stallion and suddenly asked.
"What's wrong?"
Zhao Qianqiu's eyebrows shot up. Wang Chong's words seemed to be pointing to something.
Without hiding anything, Wang Chong revealed what he had sensed while hiding underground. Even though he had been pursued by one group that day, from what happened later, it was clear that there were several other groups.
Even though these people had come for him as well, they had their own plans, clearly not working together. And judging from the number of people, there were far more than just two groups.
Forget about the King of Song and the Yao Clan, Wang Chong just couldn't figure out what was going on.
Moreover, wasn't the King of Song and the Yao Clan working together?
Was there a need for them to split into two groups?
The more Wang Chong thought about the events of that day, the stranger he found them. Unfortunately, he was limited by his own circumstances and couldn't take a closer look.
"This …"
After hearing Wang Chong's description, Zhao Qianqiu frowned.
"We also checked the place where you were hiding. The footprints on the ground were extremely messy, and there was indeed more than one group of people. On top of that, I was moving much earlier than you think, and during that period of time, we did see other people. However, we were too far away, and the other party avoided us as soon as they saw us. "
Zhao Qianqiu fell into deep contemplation.
Logically speaking, Wang Chong's assault should have been a simple case of assassination. But from Wang Chong's description, it didn't seem to be as simple as it seemed.
But when it came to politics, even a pure military man like Zhao Qianqiu felt a headache coming on. He could come up with the idea of releasing a tiger in the middle of the night to train his students, but when it came to complicated politics, he really couldn't do anything about it.
"… However, I did manage to find the arrow you spoke of!"
Zhao Qianqiu suddenly stood up, and before Wang Chong's astonished gaze, he walked to the wall of the room, opened up a secret compartment, and took out an object.
"An arrow?"
Wang Chong stared at the object in Zhao Qianqiu's hands doubtfully. It was just a black arrowhead, and it was only the length of a knuckle.
"We found this at the place where you were attacked and assassinated. Only the arrowhead remains; the rest of it has been taken away. Even this arrowhead was found in the soil more than a hundred feet away from where you were injured, after repeated searching. If not for the fact that we searched the area repeatedly to track you down, we wouldn't have been able to find it. Based on our deductions, this should be left behind by the steel arrow that injured you. "
Saying so, Zhao Qianqiu walked over and passed the arrowhead to Wang Chong.
With a grim expression, Wang Chong examined the arrowhead carefully. There was almost nothing left on the shaft of the arrow, leaving only a black arrowhead.
At first glance, this arrowhead seemed extremely ordinary, no different from other arrowheads. But upon closer inspection, Wang Chong noticed something different.
On the surface of the arrowhead, there were some fine inscriptions. These were the traces of inscriptions. However, due to the fact that the arrowhead was black, it was impossible to notice them if one didn't pay attention.
Not only so, upon closer inspection, Wang Chong made another surprising discovery. The material used to forge this arrowhead was extremely unique. It wasn't any ordinary metal, Xuan metal, or WuZi Steel.
Wang Chong had forged quite a few WuZi Steel swords in the past, so he was extremely sensitive to the amount of metal used.
At the moment, he was the only one who could obtain WuZi Steel; it was impossible for anyone else to obtain it. As such, its quality was clearly inferior to WuZi Steel.
Judging from its weight, Wang Chong could tell that the quality of this metal was somewhere between Xuan metal and Xuan metal. It was infinitely close to Xuan metal, but at the same time, there seemed to be something else in it.
"… We have looked into the period of time you were recuperating. This arrowhead is made from a mixture of Xuan metal, Xuan metal, and some other unique metal powder. Furthermore, the structure of the arrowhead has undergone a unique forging process as well, causing the internal structure of the arrowhead to be relatively loose. I believe that you should have noticed this as well. "
Zhao Qianqiu glanced at Wang Chong as he spoke.
Wang Chong nodded. Indeed! This arrowhead was slightly lighter than a Xuan metal arrowhead; he could already tell that.
"This will undoubtedly lower the sturdiness of the arrowhead, and it's due to this that the arrowhead would shatter into pieces upon colliding with something sturdy. The arrowhead and the arrow shaft would shatter and scatter in different places.
"Even so, this method will greatly increase the speed at which Stellar Energy flows through the arrowhead, making it easier for an expert archer to bring out their prowess and increase the destructive power of their archery. To put it simply, this is a unique archery technique that utilizes the Stellar Energy of a cultivator to injure others. Unlike ordinary archery techniques, which rely on the sharpness of the arrow to pierce through the vitals of the target.
"Even if it doesn't hit a vitals, it can still cause severe damage to one's body. Those who are proficient in this unique archery technique are definitely not ordinary archery experts. Based on this, we should be able to find the person who shot you! "
Zhao Qianqiu concluded.
During this period of time, he hadn't been slacking off. He had found many clues on the arrowhead, and based on these clues, he would definitely be able to find the person who ambushed Wang Chong.
As for what Wang Chong said about the appearance of two or three groups of people, he really didn't know about it.
Wang Chong fell silent. He already understood what was going on. Even though the iron arrow was formidable and was imbued with the Inscription of Sharpness, it still struck the Heart Protecting Mirror of the Ouzan cavalrymen.
The three hundred cavalrymen of the Ouzan Empire were all heavily-armored cavalrymen, and they were imbued with layer after layer of Inscription of Toughness.
When the iron arrow struck the Heart Protecting Mirror, it was jolted into pieces by its own strength. That was why Zhao Qianqiu was able to pick up a part of the arrowhead.
To be able to uncover so many clues from a single arrowhead was already an unexpected harvest for Wang Chong.
"Thank you, teacher."
After chatting with Zhao Qianqiu for a while in the main hall of the Kunwu Training Camp, Wang Chong bade farewell and left. He had delayed his breakthrough to the True Martial realm for so long. If everything was ready, he would finally be able to make a breakthrough.
After leaving the main peak, Wang Chong returned straight to the Deflecting Blade Manor.
In the Deflecting Blade Manor, Wang Chong had a cultivation chamber that belonged to him. Compared to the training camp, the Deflecting Blade Manor belonged to him.
It would be much safer for him to make a breakthrough to the True Martial realm here.
"Huang Qian-er, guard me!"
After saying those words, Wang Chong immediately stepped into his secret chamber.
At this moment, Wang Chong's heart was thumping in anticipation.
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