PFC Chapter 101 Clarification
Chapter 101 Clarification
Dongfang Shuo first swept his gaze across the crowd with a deep look, then clasped his hands in a fist and said loudly, "It is an honor for our Martial Alliance that you all have come to participate in this martial arts conference."
His voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.
"I believe that you have all come here today for two purposes."
"Firstly, it's to compete for the position of leader of the martial arts alliance. Secondly, it's because of the recent theft of secret manuals from various sects."
Although they were far apart, Dongfang Shuo still glanced in the direction where Chu Ling and the others were.
He paused, then continued, "Let's leave the matter of the alliance leader aside for now. What I'm going to talk about next is the identity of this thief."
These words immediately caused an uproar.
"Hasn't the thief's identity already been confirmed? He's that Fengyunlou assassin named Xie Yan, isn't he?"
"Shouldn't we be discussing how to deal with him now?"
"Yeah, why are we suddenly talking about the thief's identity?"
Could there be a twist in this matter?
"..."
Amidst the uproar, Dongfang Shuo raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling for everyone to be quiet.
After the surroundings quieted down, he said in a deep voice, "I have found out that Xie Yan is not the real thief. The real thief is actually—the work of a cult!"
"what?!"
"Cult? What cult?"
"Which cult is so audacious as to do such a thing?"
The crowd was filled with doubt and whispered amongst themselves.
Dongfang Shuo raised his hand again and pressed it down, saying, "Please be quiet and let me finish."
"You have all heard about what happened at the Cheng family recently. The riot that occurred on the day of the birthday banquet was the work of that cult."
"This sect is called the Holy Sun Sect. I don't know how long it has been lurking in my martial arts world. Its intentions are sinister, and it has many followers, including quite a few who practice evil arts."
"As for their purpose in stealing the manual, it is still unknown, but what is certain is that they want to take this opportunity to harm the righteous path of our martial arts world."
"Therefore, I hope that you all can join hands with my martial arts alliance to fight against the Holy Sun Cult and restore peace to the martial world!"
Dongfang Shuo's words were so impassioned that everyone present was moved by them and showed expressions of righteous indignation.
"I never imagined it was a cult at work. No wonder they were so cunning and even framed others."
"This matter cannot be resolved peacefully, otherwise, where will the dignity of the righteous path of the martial arts world be?"
"That's right, we must let the Holy Sun Cult know that we righteous people are not to be trifled with!"
Seeing the indignant expressions on everyone's faces, Dongfang Shuo nodded in satisfaction.
After calming down a bit, he continued, "However, I am getting old and have no strength left. The matter of punishing the cult should be discussed after a new leader is elected."
"I won't waste any more words here."
After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and waved towards the distance.
A group of martial arts alliance disciples walked in from the entrance of the training ground, and among them was a woman in pink.
The woman appeared to be in her early twenties, with a slender figure and skin as white as snow.
She was indeed extremely beautiful, with eyebrows like distant mountains and eyes like autumn water. Her face should have been alluring, but her expression and temperament gave off an air of aloofness.
Everyone present was stunned, and even their breathing unconsciously became lighter.
Although there has always been a rumor in the martial arts world that Dongfang Su is the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world, most people have never seen her true face.
Now that I see it, I know what it means to be utterly astonished.
Dongfang Su, as if accustomed to these gazes, remained calm and walked steadily to Dongfang Shuo's side.
She handed over the wooden box she was holding.
Dongfang Shuo reached out and took the wooden box, opened it to face everyone, revealing a tattered scroll of paper.
"This is half of the treasure map that I obtained by chance."
"As I said before, the new leader of the martial arts alliance will not only receive half of the treasure map, but will also be able to marry my daughter."
The crowd erupted in excitement once again, with some eager to show off their skills right then and there.
"Let's get started already, I can't wait to become the leader of the martial arts world."
"With your mediocre skills, you should go home and practice for a few more years. I'll take Miss Dongfang and the treasure map with me."
"..."
Dongfang Shuo retrieved the treasure map and announced loudly again, "Those who are interested can register now at the disciple on the left side of the martial arts arena for three hours. The competition will officially begin tomorrow."
Everyone had been waiting impatiently, and upon receiving the order, they immediately swarmed towards the left side of the training ground, as if afraid of falling behind.
Chu Ling stood in the pavilion, looking down at the many figures heading towards the left side of the martial arts arena. He tapped the fan ribs with his hand, then turned to look at Xuan Feng and the others.
"Who's going?"
Upon hearing this, the group immediately took a step back in unison, revealing Tao Xian, who had lost the rock-paper-scissors game, and He Shan, who had lost the martial arts contest.
Tao Xian and He Shan: "..."
After all that commotion, when everyone finished registering and went back, they happened to run into Xie Yan coming out of the room, rubbing her shoulder.
He looked tired, with faint dark circles under his eyes, and even a crease on his face from being pressed down by the blanket.
Hearing the noise, he looked up and met a group of people with different expressions.
Xie Yan: "?"
Feeling the group's strange gaze moving back and forth across her face, neck, and waist, Xie Yan knew without a doubt what kind of nonsense was going through their minds.
"Young Master Xie, are you alright? How's your back?"
Yu Bai swallowed hard, looking at him with sympathy but with curiosity in his eyes.
Xie Yan: "..."
He took a deep breath, looked at Chu Ling who was watching the show with a smile, and instantly understood.
Xie Yan then said ambiguously, "No need to worry, my back is perfectly fine. It's Your Highness's back that you should be concerned about."
"Hmm? Why are you concerned about the Prince? Could it be..."
Upon hearing this, the group exchanged puzzled glances. After a moment, recalling Chu Ling's stern face in the martial arts arena, a sudden realization struck them, and they all gasped in shock.
Could it be that the prince and Young Master Xie are together because the one on the bottom is the one?!
Upon realizing this, the group's eyes widened in horror, and their gazes towards Chu Ling became strange.
Chu Ling: "..."
Chu Ling's temple throbbed, finally experiencing firsthand what it meant to lift a stone only to drop it on one's own foot.
In fact, these past few days he had simply been dragging Xie Yan to martial arts competitions during the day, and then waking her up repeatedly at night when she was exhausted and about to fall asleep.
After all this back and forth, Xie Yan, just as he had predicted, slept soundly until this morning and successfully missed the registration for the conference.