"Ge Ning and Qu Yin are disciples of my Sword Forging Academy. They met with misfortune. I will order an investigation into the cause of their deaths!"
"That's enough!"
"Until the truth is revealed, do not mention this matter again!"
Dai Yuan decisively concluded.
"It seems Dean Dai is also a sensible person!" Jing Tiancheng chuckled, and then his figure vanished from the Sword Forging Academy!
"Come with me!" Guan Heng glared at Feng Yan and led him towards their dormitory!
Feng Yan remained silent all the way!
Head bowed!
His eyes filled with dejection!
Upon arriving at the dormitory, Guan Heng asked, "Are you unconvinced?"
Feng Yan clenched his fists and said in a low voice, "Master, Chen Nan is truly the murderer of Ge Ning and Qu Yin!"
"As long as you search his soul!"
"The truth of this case will surely be revealed!"
Guan Heng looked at him quietly, "Do you think you're the only one who knows Chen Nan is the murderer?"
Feng Yan was puzzled, "What do you mean?"
Guan Heng, "I also know Chen Nan is the murderer!"
"Not just me!"
"Everyone in the entire academy knows Chen Nan is the murderer!"
"Although there are many inconsistencies in this case!"
"So what?"
"Do you think the Dean is willing to fall out with Jing Tiancheng for Ge Ning and Qu Yin?"
"Even if he wanted to!"
"Do the senior leaders within the academy, and those young disciples, want to see such an outcome?"
"You're not stupid!"
"You should know the importance of the Formation Academy to us artifact refiners, right?"
These simple words!
Instantly extinguished the anger in Feng Yan's heart!
And calmed him down!
He also understood why so many people had testified for Chen Nan.
They dared not offend Jing Tiancheng!
Offending Jing Tiancheng was equivalent to offending all the formation masters in the Yan Kingdom!
This was tantamount to cutting off their own retreat!
Thinking of this, a strong sense of unwillingness and anger arose in his heart, "Did Ge Ning and Qu Yin die in vain then?"
Guan Heng said as a matter of course, "Yes, they died in vain!"
Feng Yan gritted his teeth, "Master, I want revenge!"
"I want to kill Chen Nan to avenge Ge Ning and Qu Yin!"
"No! You don't want to, you don't want anything!" Guan Heng's expression turned serious, "Chen Nan has Jing Tiancheng as his backer. Although I don't know their relationship, this backer is someone we cannot afford to offend!"
"If Chen Nan dies, neither you nor I will have a good end!"
"Even if you act with utmost secrecy, Jing Tiancheng is not a reasonable person!"
"Based on my understanding of him!"
"If Chen Nan were to meet with misfortune, he wouldn't care if we were the murderers; he would kill us immediately!"
A terrifying killing intent flashed in Feng Yan's eyes, "Chen Nan already possesses the strength of a fourth-level artifact refiner. If he can find divine fire, he will surely be able to forge immortal artifacts!"
"You say, if he encounters misfortune during his search for divine fire, will Jing Tiancheng still blame us?"
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Chen Nan did not linger in the plaza for too long!
He returned to the mess hall with Xia Youwei, Gong Jian, and others!
This was a good day!
Worthy of celebration!
After all, Chen Nan had made quite a name for himself!
Chen Nan took out the last section of tiger whip from his storage bag!
Not much of it!
About five jin!
Such a treasure couldn't be eaten as a meal!
Just a taste was enough!
Tiger whip was a treasure!
Paired with Gong Jian's exquisite culinary skills, it was incredibly satisfying!
Chewing it made a satisfying crunch!
"Brother Jian, Brother Dong, I toast you with this cup of wine, thank you for speaking up for me earlier!" Chen Nan raised a cup of wine!
Here!
He felt a long-lost friendship!
"Don't mention it, it's only right!" Gong Jian grinned widely!
"Junior Brother Chen, what is this piece of meat you took out? The texture is absolutely amazing, I've never eaten anything so wonderful!" Xia Youwei, a typical foodie, was devouring the food!
Chen Nan, "Tiger whip!"
Pfft!
Xia Youwei spat out the food in her mouth, her plump, pretty face filled with shock, "Tiger... whip?"
Chen Nan nodded, "Yes!"
Xia Youwei's expression changed!
Her face contorted in pain!
Then she covered her mouth and ran to a distance to vomit!
She almost threw up her bile!
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Xia Youwei's eyes were full of resentment. She never imagined she would eat tiger whip!
Just thinking about it made her feel sick to death!
"In the Jianghu, how can one be so delicate?" Chen Nan pouted, feeling a little heartache, after all, this was the only piece of tiger whip left!
Gong Jian said with a chuckle, "Junior Sister Xia, you really didn't need to be like this. Tiger whip is a great tonic, especially this one that Chen Nan brought out, it's definitely top-grade tiger whip!"
"Mmm!"
"This kind of thing, if a man eats it, a woman can't handle it!"
"If a woman eats it, a man can't handle it!"
"But if both a man and a woman eat it, then..."
Xia Youwei disliked Gong Jian's vulgar jokes, but she still subconsciously asked, "What happens if both a man and a woman eat it?"
Gong Jian grinned mischievously, "The bed can't handle it!"
"Pervert!" Xia Youwei said, blushing and chiding him!
Chen Nan's mouth twitched!
He hadn't expected Gong Jian to be such a lewd fellow!
Oh!
Thinking back to their first meeting!
After eating, he suggested taking him to a courtesan house to listen to music!
It wasn't surprising then!
What normal person would take a stranger they just met to a courtesan house to listen to music?
"Junior Sister Xia, it's not that Senior Brother is a pervert!" Gong Jian said earnestly, "Actually, for you women, the most delicious thing is not tiger whip, but..."
"But what?" Xia Youwei was as pure as a little red flower!
She couldn't grasp what Gong Jian was trying to express at all!
"Let's not talk about this, let's not talk about this!" Yue Dong quickly changed the subject, and said to Chen Nan, "What are your plans? To find divine fire and forge immortal artifacts?"
Chen Nan nodded, "I joined the Sword Forging Academy to learn the art of artifact refining and forge high-grade immortal artifacts!"
Gong Jian casually said, "Artifact refining isn't a big deal, you've already mastered the core knowledge anyway!"
"However, to forge immortal artifacts, you'll need powerful divine fire!"
"Divine fire is very rare and hard to find!"
Xia Youwei suddenly said, "I remember, our Sword Forging Academy has a clue about divine fire!"
"As far as I know, that divine fire ranks among the top ten on the Divine Fire List!"
Chen Nan's eyes lit up!
"Don't even think about it!" Gong Jian said, "That clue is exceptionally expensive, so expensive you wouldn't believe it!"
"And it's just rumored that the divine fire ranks among the top ten on the Divine Fire List, there's no concrete evidence!"
Chen Nan hesitated for a moment, "Even if there's only a one in ten million chance, I want to try!"
Gong Jian smiled and shook his head, "Ten million contribution points, do you have them?"
Chen Nan's scalp tingled, "How many contribution points?"
Gong Jian smiled and shrugged, "Ten million!"
Chen Nan swallowed hard!
Although he had never completed any sect missions, he knew that contribution points were hard to earn!
Ten million contribution points was definitely a colossal amount!
Xia Youwei had a confident smile on her face, "Junior Brother Chen, don't worry. I'll go find my maternal grandfather and ask him to negotiate with the Dean. Getting this clue shouldn't be difficult."