Chapter 45: Five Spirits Gu.
Gao Yunqi and Zhou Yi drank heartily, tacitly avoiding mentioning the incident.
They didn't blame anyone for this unexpected event.
The only one at fault was Ximen Xuri, but Ximen Xuri was already dead.
Fang Che was ambushed and had to retaliate hastily. Can we blame Fang Che?
Should Fang Che have let himself be killed without resisting to be considered blameless?
Even if the sect leader himself were there to judge, it might not have been possible to prevent it!
Naturally, Gao Yunqi and Zhou Yi are not to blame.
Who could have thought that Ximen Xuri had a hidden weapon up his sleeve, and it was a living demonic beast!
But, when someone dies, someone has to take responsibility. And the most important thing for a martial arts academy is its reputation.
In any case, a stance must be taken.
So the two of them chose to take full responsibility themselves. Without the academy's intervention, we will handle it ourselves.
To preserve the academy's dignity.
Just as the two of them made up their minds, they heard a clear voice saying, "The two teachers are truly elegant."
They looked up.
They saw a young man at the door of the room, wearing a black cloak with dark golden patterns, holding two jars of wine, smiling gently.
"Can I come in, teachers?"
"Fang Che?"
Both of them were stunned. "How did you get here?"
"I happened to have two jars of good wine, so I thought I'd find a place to enjoy them."
Fang Che smiled and placed the wine on the table.
"Iron Blood Platform? The Iron Blood Platform from fifty years ago?"
The two of them eyes lit up.
The Iron Blood Platform was ranked first for good wine in this world. And the Iron Blood Platform from fifty years ago was even more rare and hard to find.
Then the two of them frowned and said, "Young Master Fang, you truly have good wine at your fingertips."
Fang Che smiled faintly.
He had never intended for his actions to be hidden from the world.
But these things are not important.
In life, how much is reputation worth?
Perhaps others care, but Fang Che's chosen path was always different. The so-called praise or criticism of the world meant nothing to Fang Che!
"Because of the students' affairs, the two teachers have been implicated. Of course, these words, at this moment, are meaningless."
Fang Che said lightly, "As for the students' character issues, the students are aware, and it's up to the world to judge."
He sat down slowly, facing the two teachers, and said, "I have a few heartfelt words to say today, and I'd like to say them to the two of you and then leave. I hope the two teachers can give me this face and let me finish."
"Go ahead."
The two of them glanced at each other, feeling somewhat strange.
There was also a warmth in their hearts.
Because of the students' affairs, the two teachers had been implicated -- this sentence made them both feel somewhat comforted.
Although the matter started because of you, you cannot be blamed.
The fact that you came here with this attitude and said these words is a statement in itself.
"The academy is not like the battlefield. In the battlefield, or the martial world, death is extremely common. But the academy recruits students from all over the world, so student deaths are naturally a big deal. Regardless of who is right or wrong, a death is a death, it is an accident! This is certain."
"Since it is an accident, someone has to take the blame."
"And the two teachers are the only candidates."
"The two teachers must have already made up their minds, and I won't interfere with that, but I have a few words."
"On this battlefield, there is no shortage of warriors whose strength has not yet peaked, but there is a great shortage of experienced teachers who are straightforward, responsible, and upright!"
"Two warriors going to the front lines, at best, can kill a few foot soldiers, slay a few enemies of the same or lower level, and ultimately die on the battlefield, leaving behind a good name."
"But the two responsible teachers at the academy can continuously cultivate future forces. Year after year, generation after generation, among the students, there may be mediocre martial talents, but they can also teach a heart full of passion. Among the students, there may be geniuses, who, with the right guidance, can hold up the sky in the future!"
"Ten years to grow a tree, a hundred years to cultivate a person!"
"The battle against the Only Me Orthodox Sect is not something that can be completed in one generation."
"Only with the continuous emergence of talents and with everyone's thoughts following the right path, can there be a glimmer of hope in the future."
"The academy has stood for a thousand years, and a little pressure is just a moment in the thousand years of wind and rain. But for the academy to be renowned throughout the world, it requires talents nurtured by the academy for tens of millions of years, shining brightly everywhere! Only by accumulating sand into towers, gathering wool from every bush, and merging all rivers into the sea, can this be achieved."
"Perhaps the two teachers may say that the academy is full of talent and does not lack the two of you. When you leave, there will be even more powerful teachers to replace you in teaching the students."
"But the students also want to ask, are all the staff at the academy really members of the Guardians' Alliance?"
"Is there really no traitor from the Only Me Orthodox Sect among them?"
"Is it really so black and white?"
"When you leave, will your successors definitely be our people?"
"Is there a possibility that someone will take advantage of this opportunity to insert their own people?"
"Just for this not entirely wrong mistake, will you really be able to live with yourselves, abandoning the students you are currently teaching and the batches of students waiting to be taught in the future?"
"To bear the mistake, to be exiled from the battlefield, to shed blood on the battlefield, is indeed heroic!"
"But to brazenly endure these difficulties for a few days, to continue to fulfill one's duties, and to truly maximize one's role, that is the mark of a true hero!"
"For the foundation of future generations, for the thousands and tens of thousands of students to come, if the two teachers can endure a little longer, what harm could it do?"
With that, Fang Che finished speaking.
He clapped his hands twice, clearing the mud seal on the Iron Blood Platform.
As a scent of wine wafted out, he stood up with a smile and said, "I have said all I have to say, I will take my leave now."
He glanced at the two still-stunned figures.
Fang Che bowed, turned, walked out, and gently closed the door.
His footsteps faded away and disappeared in an instant.
After a long time.
Gao Yunqi let out a long sigh. "I never expected that Young Master Fang, who stands by his principles, would be such a person."
Zhou Yi smiled bitterly and sighed, "I've been teaching students for half my life, but today I've been taught a lesson by my own student. This feeling, hmm... it's really something special."
The two of them smiled at each other, both feeling that the other's spirit seemed somewhat different from before.
"You... still won't leave?"
"A little bit of a bad reputation... I, Gao Yunqi, can still handle a few curses. I'm not leaving. How about you?"
"My skin is thicker than yours!"
"Hahaha..."
The two of them sighed, then looked at the two jars of wine on the table.
"This kid is really... cautious. He's afraid we won't drink, so he just opened them."
"So... should we drink?"
"Since our skins are this thick, drinking two jars of wine from a student doesn't seem like a big deal, right?"
"Then let's drink!"
"Cheers!"
"After I finish drinking and return to the academy, I'll hold my breath and spit in Huangshan's face. I'll test him to see how many years of Iron Blood Platform this is."
"Yes, and then I'll casually mention to him that we're not leaving, and he'll have to deal with this!"
"Hahaha..."
"Ha ha ha..."
...
Fang Che returned to his courtyard, lost in thought.
It seems that the matter with Ximen Xuri still needs to be resolved. Otherwise, if this matter is left unfinished, will it be regrettable?
After a moment, he made up his mind: Regrettable or not, it's just a small matter anyway.
Sun Yuan was waiting as usual.
"How did it go?"
"I defeated Ding Jueran, but I didn't kill or cripple him... After all, I just killed Ximen Xuri yesterday. If I killed another one today, I would probably be expelled."
"So, I didn't use lethal force."
"Of course not. If you had really killed all three, how could you continue at this academy? Defeating them is already the greatest victory."
Sun Yuan naturally shifted his allegiance to his own disciple.
"Remember, at all times, preserving yourself is the most important. How do you see the last one?"
Fang Che smiled faintly. "It's a piece of cake to capture him without any problems!"
Sun Yuan's spirits lifted. "That's great. I'll report to the Sect Leader tonight. I'm sure the Sect Leader will be very pleased."
Fang Che asked, "Master, there's something I'm not sure if I should ask?"
Sun Yuan said, "You can ask. In front of me, there's nothing inappropriate. Can I sell you? If I scold you, just pretend you didn't hear it?"
Fang Che smiled awkwardly and asked, "Master, how do you communicate with and contact the Sect Leader? I've noticed that your communication is very convenient."
This was Fang Che's biggest question from his past life.
The Only Me Orthodox Sect's method of communication was incredibly fast.
Before the Guardians' Alliance came up with the Soul Jade Pendant for communication, the Only Me Orthodox Sect had been doing it for who knows how many years.
Moreover, it has never changed, but it is even faster and more convenient than the Soul Jade Pendant.
Because to activate the communication jade pendant of the Guardian Soul, one needs to reach at least the lowest imperial level of cultivation.
The Only Me Orthodox Sect obviously does not have such a strength limitation.
There must be something strange about this.
"This matter is very simple."
Sun Yuan said, "I thought it was something big, just a communication jade."
"Please enlighten me, Master."
"The communication jade is issued by the headquarters. As long as it is needed, there is basically no need to worry about shortages."
"How it is made, we don't know; but using it is very simple."
"Inside each of our bodies, as long as we become members of the sect, there is something in our bodies, which is the Five Spirit Gu."
When Sun Yuan said this, he had a deep meaning: "You also have it in your body, it's the elixir given to you by your big brother Su Yue."
Fang Che was moved.
The Five Spirit Gu, it turned out to be the Five Spirit Gu!
He had long known that there were major issues and many secrets surrounding the Five Spirit Gu, but he never imagined that these miraculous insects could be used for communication.
How do they communicate?
He exclaimed with pleasant surprise, "Brother Su is indeed a good person, actually giving me such a precious thing."
Sun Yuan's eyes stiffened for a moment.
How... how could he interpret it like this?
Thinking that Su Yue was probably dead by now, reduced to nothing but bone scraps, he didn't explain further.
Think whatever you want, anyway, your 'good big brother' is now a ghost.
And Fang Che had the same thought: Think whatever you want, anyway, my 'good big brother'... is not even a ghost now.
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