Chapter 143: The Dean of Yun Dou Institute

  A middle-aged man with an inscrutable smile on his face walked to the table, plopped himself down, and slowly pulled out a tobacco pipe from his bosom. He tapped it gently on the edge of the table and said, "This young whippersnapper's got a charmed life, indeed! Can't even die like this!"

  The middle-aged man's familiar movements confirmed Hu Gao's previous guess. I really didn't expect that as soon as I woke up, such a big surprise came.

  Hu Gao tried to sit up in bed, but as soon as he moved his body, he felt like his bones were all over the place and his whole body ached. "So the hospital director is actually Uncle Smoker, you've been fooling me badly, no wonder every time I saw your boundary in the Dragon Scales Mountains it was different."

  "I could tell at a glance that you're from the Hu family." Yang Dingtian smiled, and Hu Gaonan woke up. His mood was not bad, "It seems your injury has recovered quite well. These past few days, I've been driven crazy by my precious daughter. Now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

  Yang Le couldn't help but smile awkwardly on the side, "It turns out Father knew Hu Gao a long time ago and had been keeping me in the dark."

  "Unexpectedly, the Dean is really enthusiastic, and actually ran to the Longjia Mountain Range to mix with the younger generation." Hearing the conversation of several people, Hu Wushuang said in a bad tone. What happened in the War Institute was Hu Gaocan's fault, and as the Dean, he should take main responsibility.

  Yang Dingtian didn't mind Hu Wushuang's somewhat stiff words, slowly lit the tobacco and took a deep drag before saying, "If it weren't for someone asking me to head to the Dragon Scales Mountain Range before they went into seclusion, this old man really wouldn't have wanted to move."

  Hú Wúsuāng heard this and his heart skipped a beat. It wasn't hard to guess who could persuade President Yang to leave the War Institute, especially since he was in seclusion. The only one who fit the conditions was probably the Grand Priest himself.

  As Yang Dingtian, he wouldn't stoop to telling lies, so Hu Wushuang could only be choked back and didn't say anything more.

  Hu Gao saw Hu Wu Shuang eating and quickly changed the subject, "Director, did the attacker who ambushed me that day really escape? Was his identity discovered?"

  Mentioning the attacker that day, Yang Dingtian's face showed a hint of displeasure: "Hmph! That guy only had his power at the late stage of Tongti, but he mastered some strange and unusual skills, especially in terms of stealth. As for his identity, I discussed it with several elders from the Hu family before, and it should be someone from the Yuecheng Lang family."

  Is this Mr. Lang's house?

  It's Langjia again, Madan. Since crossing over to the Totem Continent, these four words have been like a vengeful spirit that won't let go of Hu Gao.

  As a successor, he became the object of protection and cultivation of the Hu family, and at the same time, he also became the thorn in the eye and the stab in the flesh that the Lang family must pull out!

  Yun Feng suddenly said at this time, "I think... there must be a traitor within the Hu family..."

  Hú Wúsuō's heart skipped a beat, Yún Fēng's idea was one she had also thought of before and had seriously studied with several elders. From Láng Shèng's solo invasion of the Hú family's forbidden land to Hú Gāo being ambushed in the Dragon Scales Mountain Range and this time's assassination attempt at the Martial Institute, it could be said that the enemy was extremely familiar with Hú Gāo's movements.

  The high-ranking members of the Hu family who could be suspected after the Lianqing Rebellion were actually not many. Those who had been staying in Ning City were only the Inner Affairs Elder responsible for rebuilding the ancestral hall, the Ninth Elder, the Transmitted Merit Elder, and the Second Elder who temporarily took over as the head of the Ze White branch. There were only these four people.

  The biggest suspect among them is naturally the Second Elder who has been targeting Hu Gao since the Guardian Deity descended.

  Although Hu Gao didn't have as much information as Hu Wu Shuang, he inferred from the incident with Hu Cai Piao that the internal traitor Yun Feng mentioned was likely to be the Second Elder. However, since there were outsiders present, he felt it wasn't suitable to delve deeper into this topic at the moment.

  "Thanks for Dean Yan's concern, I'm fine now. However, as for Yang, the instructor from the War Department, I'm afraid it's not possible for me to go over there for the time being."

  Yang Le nodded, "Now it's also the summer break, and Li Mei from another class has already said that she lost in the final match. In the end, it's still our tenth class that will participate in the third stage of the Wuji competition."

  As soon as he heard the two words "Li Wu", Hu Gao's mind immediately conjured up that female lunatic who was absolutely not inferior to Yang Le in terms of figure, this guy who had ambitions to conquer the entire continent, how could she give up participating in the third stage of the competition? This is not like her style! So there is only one possibility left, "Did she leave?"

  "Hmm, I specifically asked a teacher about it, and apparently it's because Father's adventure party has already left Ning City."

  "What a pity, but I also want to give up trying."

  "Why?" Yang Le was shocked, but then thought of the three contestants from Tenth Hall who were all seriously injured now. What could they use to fight against someone whose strength was even higher than theirs in the bubble match? He calmed down again, "Alright, with your current physical condition, it's indeed better to give up. After all, Tenth Hall has already secured the first place in the ordinary hall."

  Hu Gao saw Yang Le's expression and knew she was puzzled, but he didn't want to make any further explanation, so he just smiled faintly.

  "Alright, I've delayed you young folks' chat long enough. Hu Gao! Remember to come find me at the War Academy after your injury heals."

  Yang Dingtian is busy with work and can only spare a few times to come over, so he naturally cannot idle chat here.

  "Unmatched, I won't stay here as a light bulb either, let's go with Father." Yang Le smiled and also stood up to follow his father out of the room.

  Yun Feng followed them out like a warm host and sent the two away from the patriarch's house.

  While chatting and talking, Hu Gao had already treated the muscle soreness caused by staying in bed for too long, and directly got out of bed to do some physical exercises.

  Hu Gao's actions startled Hu Wushuang, "Aren't you seriously injured? Why are you acting like nothing's wrong?"

  "That's just for show, I'm fine now."

  "I didn't expect you to be a bold and meticulous person."

  "You'll gradually discover my strengths later." Hu Gao's mocking gaze fell on Hu Wushuang, "Pay attention to the second elder, I think Yun Feng said that the family traitor is likely him."

  Just as Wang You was wondering how Hu Gao had discovered this point, the guy had already disappeared into thin air.

  Pulling along Zheng Yunfeng who had just returned from the entrance, Hu Gao went straight to the trading post in the east of the city!

  At first when he returned to Ning City, he deliberately avoided the existence of Fat Boss, but now, Hu Gao knew that he couldn't hide anymore.

  The painful experience of losing in the martial arts competition made him realize that without Xiao Wu, he could not contend with high-level warriors if he didn't master a high-level yuan intent.

  Now he either goes to find Hu Feng Lao Zun to cultivate the secret method of the Hu family, or cultivates the kung fu left behind by Yao in his spatial ring.

  Between these two options, Hu Gao's choice would inevitably be the latter.

  In Hu Gao's view, the key to understanding the principles of Yao's work lies with Boss Chen, it was this mysterious powerhouse's guidance that led him to find Yao's tomb, there must be some kind of necessary connection between the two.

  As he walked into the auction house, Hu Gao saw the middle-aged man with whom he had transacted last time, but the fat boss was not there.

  "Are you Hu Gao?" The middle-aged man smiled and walked out of the inner room.

  Hu nodded and asked, "Is Boss Pang here? I have something to find him about."

  "Let me introduce myself, I am Li Zhenghua, the boss of this store. The boss had an urgent matter and left Ning City, but before he left, he left a letter for you." Li Zhenghua carefully pulled out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Hu Gao.

  Hu Gao felt a bit downhearted. Although the fat boss's absence could spare him from danger, he couldn't shake off the feeling that there was something mysterious and strange about it.

  Exhausting himself to go to Yao's tomb to retrieve something, he left Ning City again, making people suspicious.

  The envelope felt smooth to the touch, seemingly made from high-quality beast skin. The stout boss was a man who paid great attention to detail in life, even with just a letter.

  Hu Gao forced a smile and said, "By the way, I obtained quite a few treasures in the Dragon's Spine Mountains earlier. Would you mind helping me deal with them as well?"

  Li Zhenghua was a shrewd businessman, and upon hearing this, he was overjoyed. His face lit up like a flower as he quickly counted the countless black fire lotus flowers, lotus pods, and other treasures that Hu Gao had taken out of the spatial ring.

  "It seems that Brother Hu Gao has gained a lot this time. Just now, I roughly calculated that the value of these things is around 40 million gold coins or more. Our small shop doesn't have so much treasure, unless we consider bartering."

  Yun Feng took a deep breath, he never thought that the value of these treasures would be so high. To think that even top-grade human-grade yuan jue were only worth tens of thousands of gold coins, this amount was enough to buy a small-sized library.

  If Hu Gao had this much money in his past life, he would have been blinded by greed. However, towards the wealth of this other realm, he always felt a sense of detachment. Perhaps it was because it came too easily and he didn't feel anything for it. "Alright, how much cash do you have? And I don't need any yuan bills."

  "There are roughly over 20 million yuan, let's just say 20 million. If not for the sake of the country, then there's only the treasure left. I don't know which type of it the Hu brothers want." Li Zhenghua said with narrowed eyes.

  "It's all right, defensive or weapon types are fine, just bring out the best ones you have in your store." Hu Gao said indifferently.

  Li Zhenghua thought for a moment and said, "Follow me inside, all the good stuff is in there."

  The two followed Li Zhenghua into the inner room, and unexpectedly, this street-facing store had a lot to offer inside. There were dozens of small rooms locked up, presumably used for storing various transaction goods.

  As they reached the deepest point, the dimly lit room suddenly brightened up, and a silver wall stood before the three of them, like a mirror, adding color to the room.

  Li Zhenghua pulled out a white scroll from his bosom, and after spreading it open, one could see that the surface was filled with tiny characters like tadpole-shaped script, in the middle of which was drawn an oval diagram, inside which was arranged a five-pointed star.

  "Because you're friends with the boss, that's why you're qualified to be here!"

  Li Zhenghua finished speaking, stretched out his hand and bit it open, dripping blood onto the scroll. He muttered some unintelligible words to himself, and after a moment, a dazzling light suddenly burst forth from the scroll, illuminating the entire secret chamber.