Infinite Cafetaria

Chapter 396: Awesome and Righteous

“Oh, I told the senior at Zhengqi Academy about what happened that night. He said that he would send people to the ruined temple to verify. I think they will give us a reward after they complete the verification.”

Gu Qingyi said, "Don't worry, Zhengqi Academy is a prestigious sect, and they will definitely not break their promises and get rich."

Malu was noncommittal and just asked, "Then did you show him the arrest warrant?"

"Hmm...I originally wanted to take it out, but at that time the Beggar Clan lost the lotus bowl, and the other two arresters from the Iron Clothes Sect were already on their way to Yuchang County."

Gu Qingyi said, "I'm worried that they will meet with Senior Historians and lie that I have no sect and that all my martial arts are inherited from my family."

After listening to Gu Qingyi's words, Ma Lu realized that he had wrongly blamed Zhengqi Academy.

After all, anyone who hears that a young man with no sect who came out of nowhere to kill Yan Wuji, the big devil who was born in the Diamond Academy, will be suspicious at first reaction.

Even though Yan Wuji's widow and daughter testified, Yan Wuji was a ruthless person. It is estimated that the Zhengqi Academy was worried that he would abandon his wife and daughter and use this method to fake his death, so they sent people to verify again.

But now that Malu is here, this is no longer a problem.

Ma Lu directly asked Gu Qingyi to take him to find people from Zhengqi Academy.

The Beggar Gang is about to change its leader. Now Yuchang County is full of people from all walks of life who come to watch the ceremony. The inns in the city are already full, and those who come late can only rent huts outside the city.

But famous sects like Zhengqi Academy definitely don't have such troubles. Their accommodation has been arranged in advance.

Supervisor Shi Wenjiao and a group of disciples lived in the mansion of a wealthy family in the city.

Gu Qingyi explained their identity and purpose to the concierge, and was quickly taken in.

However, they only saw a few disciples from Zhengqi Academy in the front yard. The leader told them that Shi Jianyuan was meeting an honored guest in the backyard and asked them to wait here.

So Ma Lu and Gu Qingyi sat on the stone bench in the front yard and watched the disciples from Zhengqi Academy practicing calligraphy.

Zhengqi Academy is different from other Jianghu sects. In addition to practicing martial arts, its disciples also have to study knowledge and master the Six Arts of the Gentleman.

In the words of another dimension, it is a comprehensive development of moral, intellectual, physical, artistic and labor, and in terms of comprehensive quality, it instantly beats other sects.

What's even more frightening is that even though they have so much to learn, the martial arts of the disciples of Zhengqi Academy have not fallen behind. There are endless masters under the sect. Dean Song Qingzhou is even known as the top five in the world, and his self-described skills are powerful in the martial arts world.

And the calligraphy of these disciples is obviously not bad. The characters they write are both square and round, straight and strong, and have the style of everyone.

One of them wrote the fastest. After finishing writing, he threw the brush and said with a smile, "Senior brothers, I accepted."

The other three people ignored him and continued to write their own words unhurriedly. Only the disciple who had received Ma Lu and Gu Qingyi before laughed and cursed.

"The teacher asked us to practice calligraphy to hone our character. It's better for you. The more you practice, the rougher your character will become."

The young disciple who was scolded scratched his head and said, "We have been practicing calligraphy for almost an hour. Don't you think it's boring for you? Why don't we come and learn from each other and stretch our muscles?"

However, the three people did not move at all when they heard the words, "Go, go, go, we haven't finished writing yet, you can play by yourself if you want."

The young disciple was a little disappointed, but soon he took aim at Ma Lu and Gu Qingyi who were standing aside, and came forward, clasping his fists.

"I'm Qin Ruhai from Zhengqi Academy. I heard that you two are the heroes who killed Yan Wuji. Their skills must be extraordinary. I wonder if you can give me some advice?"

The two master catchers of the Iron Clothes Sect are now in the city. Gu Qingyi has made up his mind to keep his head down and do nothing if he can, lest his identity be exposed, so he will not agree. Malu originally didn't want to play a useless card, but when he glanced at the other three disciples of Zhengqi Academy and saw that they were all calm, he realized that this competition might not be a coincidence.

After thinking about it for a while, he guessed the purpose of Zhengqi Academy.

They probably wanted to use this competition to find out their background and see if they were capable of killing Yan Wuji.

Therefore, even if he rejected this competition, there was a high probability that there would be other competitions later. Moreover, Ma Lu was in urgent need of the bounty right now, so he decided to show his hand and nodded, "Okay, let's do it."

Qin Ruhai didn't expect Ma Lu to be so cheerful. He was slightly startled, but then he smiled and said, "Brother Ma is a guest, so you can take the lead."

When Ma Lu heard what he said, he didn't waste any words. He raised his sword and stabbed Qin Ruhai. Then the game of cards started, and the two of them took a few steps back and stood facing each other.

Malu made the Songxi Kuai Sword starting position, while Qin Ruhai stood sideways opposite him, lifted his robe, and held a No. 1 scholar pen across his chest.

Ma Lu set the battle mode to discussion and made it public, and then he and Qin Ruhai each drew 3 cards from the card library.

Immediately afterwards, Malu, as the first attacker, drew 2 more cards.

Looking down at the cards in his hand, Ma Lu still started with the Little Changchun Kung Fu, adding 6 points of infuriating energy to himself.

The moment he saw the Little Changchun Gong, Qin Ruhai's eyes flashed with an imperceptible look of contempt, and even his posture was a bit slack. However, he cheered up a little after he saw the layers in the upper left corner clearly.

"Hey, Brother Ma is so young, I didn't expect his internal strength to be so advanced."

Malu agreed casually, "Well, I started practicing earlier."

After saying that, he played another card, but it was a protective card—Jin Zun Jade Drink. This is the second form of Qian Jin San Zhi Gong.

Malu didn't use the stronger Demon Subduing Vajra Kung Fu because the martial arts from the Vajra Academy was a bit eye-catching.

Since the Zhengqi Academy is chasing Yan Wuji, they should also have some knowledge of the latter's martial arts. Therefore, before the start of the battle, Ma Lu temporarily adjusted the deck and replaced the Demon-Conquering Diamond Kung Fu with the Thousand Gold Dispersion Kung Fu.

In terms of defensive ability, the Thousand Gold Dispersing Skill is much inferior to the Demon Subduing Vajra Skill, but it also has its own advantages.

Malu spent 2 points of infuriating energy to activate the additional effect of Jinzun Yuyin, and gained 6 points of parry, as well as an effect that restored 1 point of infuriating energy after being injured.

Since the first mover could not attack, Malu chose to end his turn after playing these two cards.

Then it was Qin Ruhai's turn. Qin Ruhai yawned while touching the cards. He didn't stop when he touched the cards in his hand and threw them away.

- A song of righteousness.

This is the mentality of Zhengqi Academy.

Qin Ruhai has only cultivated to the second level. Each Zhengqi Song can provide him with 5 points of true energy, as well as the first level of awe-inspiring state.

Qin Ruhai explained to Ma Lu, "The awe-inspiring state can strengthen the effect of the cards in my hand. Each level of awe-inspiring state can add 1 point of power to my attack cards and 1 point of parry to the protective cards. The awe-inspiring state can be accumulated infinitely and continues Presence on the field.”

(End of chapter)