639 Just One Try (1/2)
”Greetings from Kong Qing to Third Elder and Fifth Elder!” Fang Zhengzhi reacted quickly and bowed together with the other three disciples.
As for which was the Third and Fifth Elder, he would just pretend that he knew them all along.
”Ummm, Kong Qing, what's going on here?” A slightly thinner looking elder pointed to Sima Feng on the ground and asked.
”This....” Fang Zhengzhi hesitated.
The reason why he paused before replying the elder was because he had to know their individual identity before addressing them.
Was it, ”to Third Elder”, or ”to Fifth Elder”?
He had no idea.
That was the time to test his acting skills.
Not opening his mouth would definitely result in someone else speaking up for him.
The three disciples made eye contacts with each other when they saw Fang Zhengzhi's hesitation, before they stepped out.
”To Third Elder, this person was being very disrespectful towards the Heaven Dao Pavilion and rude to our senior Kong Qing. He even tried to purposely stir things up, by accusing senior Kong Qing's true identity. He even initiated the challenge, Senior Kong Qing had no choice but to fight him!” One of the disciples replied.
”That's true, the three of us can testify for senior Kong Qing!” The other two disciples began matching up after listening.
”Senior Kong Qing was really forced to make his moves!”
”We can stand up for Kong Qing senior!”
”Senior Kong Qing was very strong and skillful indeed. It was really impressive, and given that Sima Feng was very weak, he couldn't even handle a single blow from senior. That's why he had landed into this place!”
Some of the contestants saw the situation and stood out to testify for Fang Zhengzhi.
”Skillful? Defeated in just a blow?” The slim Third Elder finished listening to the rest of the contestants and asked in a suspicious tone, ”Sima Feng? If I didn't remember wrongly, he was from the Holy Barbarian Empire Sima family line right?”
”Yes Third Elder! Sima Feng was still in the mid term of the Rebirth State, but he made many mistakes when defending. Therefore senior Kong Qing managed to defeat him openly in just one move!” The three disciples replied almost immediately.
”I see, is he dead yet?” The Third Elder nodded his head.
”Senior Kong Qing was very kind to let him stay alive.” The three disciples answered again.
”Okay, throw him out.” The Third Elder casually waved his hands.
”Yes!” The three disciples began moving after hearing the command. They immediately lifted Sima Feng up and threw him at a distant place.
The rest of the contestants remained silent.
Initially, upon seeing Third Elder's queries on the situation, they were guessing if Third Elder would interrogate senior Kong Qing about being too harsh on the contestant.
But now it seemed like...
Nothing was going to happen.
Indeed, in front of the Heaven Dao Pavilion, it was useless mentioning about being the best assassin in the family line.
Qian Wu turned pale, but it wasn't because of the Heaven Dao Pavilion's attitude towards Sima Feng. He was worried about the possibility that the Heaven Dao Pavilion may get angry at him due to Sima Feng' actions.
Nevertheless, Third Elder did not pay attention to him. He turned to Fang Zhengzhi, looking very impressed.
”Wow Kong Qing, the last time we trained with each other was about a year ago? Seems like you haven't been slacking for this past year!” Third Elder was filled with excitement.
Fang Zhengzhi bowed instantly and was about to thank Third Elder for his compliment.
But he couldn't help but felt strange after looking at the smile on the Third Elder's face.
He had noticed the nervousness and panic on the faces of the three disciples when they had seen the elders coming down from the sky.
That just showed...
How strictly distinguished each individual status was in the Heaven Dao Pavilion.
And that would also mean that something was not right, when the Third Elder smiled brightly and amicably at him. After all, he wasn't the son of the Third Elder.
Furthermore, when the Third Elder and Fifth Elder came down from the Heaven Dao Pavilion, it was obvious that they weren't just passing by. Hence it could only mean that they had a purpose.
Was that a test?
About a year ago?
That was a fact that most people would neglect on, and easier for one's true identity to be exposed.
Despite that, Fang Zhengzhi had no idea if the Third Elder was stating the truth.
If it was true, he might accidentally expose himself while explaining. On the other hand, if it was fake, using the same logic, it was also possible to reveal his true self.
How?
He had no other solutions but to gamble.
”Kong Qing is only of a mediocre quality, more importantly it was because of the guidance of Third Elder, just that….. pardon me for asking but have you remembered the wrong date of the spar with me?” Fang Zhengzhi had decided to place his bet on the possibility that the Third Elder was testing him.
After all, the Third and Fifth Elder had came down from the sky for some reason. Moreover, the three disciples had also mentioned about Sima Feng questioning his true identity.
However, Third Elder had not followed up on that matter. Hence Fang Zhengzhi was 70% confident that the Third Elder was indeed suspicious of him.
However...
He had completely no idea as to when the Third Elder had taught Kong Qing. Hence, he had no choice but to throw the question back to Third Elder.
”Remembered wrongly? Oh, right, you're right. Indeed, I have remembered wrongly, I did soar with you three months ago at the empty land outside my study room.” Third Elder paused for a while before responding.
Fang Zhengzhi subconsciously pointed a middle finger at the Third Elder.
Indeed, there were certainly some old and deceitful old foxes in the Heaven Dao Pavilion, it was very easy to fall into the trap.
Hold on!
It seemed like his reply contained a trap.
The empty space outside his study room?
Third Elder only needed to reply him with the correct date but he purposely mentioned the location.
Suspicious!
”To Third Elder, you're right that happened 3 months ago. But the location wasn't exactly outside your study room.” Fang Zhengzhi reminded him softly.
”Oh? I think I'm really getting old, my memory is getting bad.” Third Elder shook his head in confusion as he continued, ”Right, have you ended the first round of test?”
”Not yet.” Fang Zhengzhi shook his head.
”Oh, you may continue, I will just go in and sit with Fifth Elder.” Third Elder finished speaking and turned towards the wooden house.
Fifth Elder flashed a smile at Fang Zhengzhi and followed closely behind Third Elder.