Chapter 532: Chapter 248: You Call This Gentle? (3)
"Ye Qingzhou?"
The teacher leading Xiurong First High Schoolâs team recognized Ye Qingzhouâs identity. After all, being the first on the Hidden Dragon List, Ye Qingzhouâs photo had likely been seen by all the powers in the Martial Arts World.
"What are you doing here?"
Seeing the others posing as if facing a formidable enemy, Ye Qingzhou smiled and waved his hand to show goodwill: "I mean no harm, I just want to make a transaction with him."
After speaking, he pointed to the prayer beads in Heh Hanâs hands: "Name your price."
Heh Han clasped his hands together, gave a Brahma chant, then shook his head in refusal: "Sorry, this item was bestowed by my master and cannot be given to others."
Ye Qingzhou naturally wouldnât give up just like that, so he offered terms: "Exotic Treasures, Divine Skill, Marvelous Techniques, I can offer them all, you might want to reconsider?"
"No need to reconsider."
Heh Han still chose to refuse.
Having learned the Divine Techniques on the Lin Character Seal, he naturally knew the value of this treasure, so no matter what conditions Ye Qingzhou offered, he wouldnât be tempted.
Besides, the actual ownership of this treasure belonged to the Brahma Pure Sect, and it was only temporarily entrusted to him for safekeeping and use. Heh Han himself had no right to dispose of it.
Seeing Heh Hanâs firm attitude, Ye Qingzhou sighed: "What a pity."
If the deal couldnât be made, heâd have to resort to robbery.
Ye Qingzhou turned around with Huang Liwen, and after they walked a distance, Huang Liwen couldnât help but ask: "Not making a move directly?"
"Too many eyes, not the right time. Anyway, thereâs plenty of time during the competition; there will be opportunities for action then."
"Hmm."
Ye Qingzhou returned to the hotel to wait, but soon Huang Liwen came knocking: "Wow, Old Ye, you even kept it from me."
"Kept what from you?"
"Stop playing dumb with me. Did you just secretly make a move and snatch the Lin Character Seal?"
"No, I didnât."
"???"
Huang Liwen was shocked: "What the hell, it wasnât you?"
Only then did Ye Qingzhou learn that the Xiurong First High School team had been attacked outside the hotel, the leading teacher was injured, and even Heh Han suffered greatly; his hard-earned Entry Realm Eighteen-Foot Golden Body was broken, severely diminishing his combat power, which could affect his performance in the competition.
And clearly, the attackers were after the prayer beads in Heh Hanâs hands.
Knock, knock, knock~
The sudden knocking on the door startled Huang Liwen.
"Hello, Ye Qingzhou, we are from the Imperial Capital Martial Arts Association, and we need your cooperation in an investigation."
Upon hearing this, Huang Liwen immediately felt guilty and nervously looked at Ye Qingzhou, communicating through Thought Transmitting Sound: "What to do? Our deeds have been exposed!"
"Are you stupid? It wasnât us who did it, why panic?"
"Uh...yeah, why should I be panicking!?"
Huang Liwen then realized, they only intended to rob, but didnât actually do it, and one canât be guilty of thinking, right?
After opening the door, there stood a man and a woman, both with Professional Ninth Rank martial arts cultivation, exuding an imposing aura with eyes sharp as arrows, radiating strong spiritual pressure.
Ordinary criminals, if glared at by them, would likely be scared witless and confess everything honestly.
But Ye Qingzhou remained calm: "I want to see your identification."
"Iâm Yangg Wenzhao."
"Iâm Heh Jie."
"Here are our IDs."
After the two displayed their Martial Arts Association IDs, Ye Qingzhou invited them inside but continued to disregard their oppressive gazes, firmly retaining the upper hand in the conversation: "How do you intend for me to cooperate in the investigation?"
Heh Jie immediately began recording, questioning Ye Qingzhou: "Before the Xiurong team was attacked, did you go to see Heh Han?"
"Yes."
"Why did you go to see him?"
"To buy something."
"What were you buying?"
"Can I not answer this question?"
"..."
Heh Jie gritted her teeth: "Yes."
"Next question, did he agree to sell the item to you?"
"No."
Hearing Ye Qingzhouâs answer, Heh Jie and Yangg Wenzhao exchanged a glance, then asked: "Where were you when the Xiurong team was attacked?"
"I was in my room. The hotel has surveillance, proving I didnât step out of my room."
Ye Qingzhouâs response was airtight, after all, he indeed wasnât the one who did it.
Unable to gather any useful leads, Heh Jie and Yangg Wenzhao could only leave, as Ye Qingzhou was the first on the Hidden Dragon List, without sufficient evidence, they were helpless.
Once the two left, Huang Liwen breathed a sigh of relief, then tensed up again: "Old Ye, what do we do? The Lin Character Seal has been snatched before us!"
Ye Qingzhou smiled: "Thatâs a good thing."
"A good thing?"
Huang Liwen was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
"Itâs simple. Besides us, thereâs someone else collecting the True Words Nine-Character Seal, and theyâre in a hurry, even at the cost of offending both the Dongji Kingdomâs officials and the Brahma Pure Sectâs martial school, attacking participants during the National Martial Competition."
"And then?"
Huang Liwen was still confused.
"We have the Dou Character Seal and the Specific Character Seal, which are the best bait. Once they collect the other seven Nine-Character Seals, we can profit without having to search ourselves."
"Holy crap!"
Huang Liwen instantly felt a wave of respect, giving Ye Qingzhou a thumbs up: "Youâre planning a double-cross!"
"What double-cross?"
Ye Qingzhou righteously retorted: "Iâm resolutely fighting evil, sharing an irreconcilable hatred with criminals who rob othersâ possessions!"
"By the way, who actually did this?"
Huang Liwen, pinching his chin, was intensely curious about this matter.
"The person who acted had Grandmaster Cultivation. I heard they broke Vajra Heh Hanâs Eighteen-Foot Golden Body with just one finger. There might be a big conspiracy behind this."