Chapter 569 - The Scum Is Lovely

Indeed, Fei Yinzi had realized something, and Fei Yin saw through it. "He must be thinking of a more efficient way to attack Ke Lu." Fei Yin spoke.

"'more efficient way'?" Cheng Sheng asked.

"It is just like when they tried to figure out Ke Lu's trick." Fei Yin looked at him. "Buy time, exhaust the opponent, buy time again, and plan next." He explained.

Everyone felt enlightened.

"He is using every means to gain something from this while also dealing with the enemy!" Jing Hei exclaimed.

Cheng Sheng stared at Fei Yin for he knows that this isn't as simple as Fei Yin said. Fei Yin can't trick him. "You…" Cheng Sheng looked at Fei Yin's face. "Did you tell Er Zi about the Zhonyang's situation?" he whispered.

Fei Yin didn't answer. His lover really can see through him.

Cheng Sheng lowered his gaze. "Er Zi's purpose in fighting against Ke Lu isn't just to avenge the other participants but also to extract information from Ke Lu on how they, our enemies, fight, right?' he asked.

"En." Fei Yin answered and helplessly smiled. Sometimes, it isn't good that your lover is too smart. Not only can you hide things from him, you also can't lie to him. But, of course, he would never lie to Cheng Sheng since trust is one of the basic things in a relationship. And, even if he isn't in a relationship with Cheng Sheng, he would never lie to him since he loves him.

Who would dare lie to his lovely shidi? Fei Yin, who sees Cheng Sheng through a filter as thick as the Great Wall, thought and smiled at his lover. If the others can hear his thoughts, they definitely would vomit liters of blood, especially Cheng Sheng's enemies, feeling indignant.

"Er Zi's getting smarter." Cheng Sheng muttered with a pleased smile on his lips. He turned and told the others about this. As expected, they were surprised, but also happy since the disciples are becoming smarter.

"Let's see what more do they have in store for us." Jing Bai smiled.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

…

In fact, as soon as Fei Yinzi found out that Ke Lu is a spy from the enemies, his first thought was what Fei Yin told him about their hidden enemies. Added to the fact that he felt indignant on behalf of the participants who were filled with dreams and passion fell in Ke Lu's hands, his hate towards Ke Lu increased tenfold.

"Are you sure to attack him in pairs and groups?" Sun Yan asked Fei Yinzi.

"'Two heads are better than one.'" Fei Yinzi answered.

The others heard this and understood. Right now, they are attacking one by one, so their vision would be limited since they had to concentrate on fighting against Ke Lu, not to mention that they also have to dodge and observe how Ke Lu attacks with 'poison'. That is too much of a task for one person.

"Chen Wu." Wu Lian called Chen Wu, indicating that they will pair up to attack Ke Lu next.

"Yes." Chen Wu nodded.

The others watched as Wen Yan separated from Ke Lu and retreated. Ke Lu was about to chase after him when he suddenly saw two figures appeared behind Wen Yan and flew past him on each side before they rushed towards him. Their movements are in sync and even their attacks are the same!

Ke Lu was forced to retreat again to avoid their attacks and passively defend. His chest violently heaved up and down in anger and he loudly cursed non-stop at them. But, the disciples have been trained to act like monks so how can mere curses distract their minds?

Thus, Ke Lu's curses fell on deaf ears, which angered him more. He raised his claw once again to attack. Wu Lian didn't even blink as he drew Ke Lu's attention to him. Then, everyone saw that Chen Wu intentionally moved to the side, as if letting Wu Lian die. But, that isn't their objective. Their objective is for Wu Lian to draw Ke Lu's attention while Chen Wu watch closely on the side Ke Lu's movements.

Everyone's eyes widened in shock.

"Wu Lian! Left!" Chen Wu yelled and his voice hasn't fallen yet, Wu Lian moved to the left as if he and Chen Wu shared the same brain for him to 'predict' what Chen Wu was going to say.

A magical scene was seen. Everyone saw Ke Lu's claw clutched empty air and he even almost fell forward. But, Wu Lian didn't give Ke Lu any time to react. He moved to attack Ke Lu and Ke Lu was forced to retract his claw and defend.

The others naturally aren't idle either as they also watch the fight from afar to wholly watch Ke Lu's figure moving, trying to find clues from it.

"I got it!" Zhu Xi suddenly exclaimed.

Everyone turned to him.

"Ke Lu looked like he is moving faster than Chen Wu-ge and Wu Lian-ge, as if he reacts very fast to defend himself from their attacks. But, that isn't true." Zhu Xi spoke. "They are all moving in a same pace." He told them.

"How?" they asked.

"First, if they aren't moving in a same pace at all, then either side would fall, breaking the stalemate." Zhu Xi answered before he paused. "Of course, this 'stalemate' isn't really a stalemate since Wu Lian-ge deliberately did this to give Chen Wu-ge time to closely observe Ke Lu. I say, Wu Lian-ge really is skillful to achieve this!" he said.

They all nodded in agreement.

"Then, why did Ke Lu looked faster than the two?" Fei Luo asked.

"Because he fights more flexibly than us." Zhu Xi answered.

"'more flexibly'?' they muttered.

"Yeah. Us cultivators, the way we fight can be said to be rigid." Zhu Xi told them.

Everyone felt enlightened.

"Flexibility can make us move easily without breaking our bones." Zhu Xi spoke. "Of course, it can make us move in a seemingly impossible angle. This is what Ke Lu is doing." He said and pointed to the fight. "Wu Lian-ge and Chen Wu-ge are attacking him at the same time but Wu Lian-ge draws him at the critical moment for Chen Wu-ge to observe. Wu Lian-ge and Chen Wu-ge are strong and Ke Lu should have a hard time dealing with both of them yet he doesn't look like having a hard time… not that much." He said.

They all nodded in agreement as they watched Ke Lu who is persisting under the two's attacks. They saw that Wu Lian and Chen Wu attacked in different sides yet Ke Lu still managed to block their attacks. They now saw and fully understand what Zhu Xi is saying.

They reflected upon their actions.

"I realized this since Cheng-shibo's style is similar to Ke Lu's." Zhu Xi said. "Of course. This is because Cheng-shibo is also very flexible, and great!" he added.

They all looked at him with a weird gaze. "…" what are you being defensive? We wouldn't dare be suspicious of Cheng Sheng! They all thought.

Zhu Xi realized his mistake and he rubbed his nose in embarrassment.

"Your idea of attacking at the same time is good." Wen Yan told Fei Yinzi.

The others agreed. If they didn't attack Ke Lu at the same time, they wouldn't figure this out.

"Switch to a mage." Fei Yinzi spoke.

"Huh?" they looked at him.

"I'll take Yun-ge with me." Fei Yinzi drew his sword.

The others then understood. They will try using a mage to see how Ke Lu will react. Of course, they will also send a sword cultivator along with the mage to protect the mage.

"I will be fine. I just need a cover." Su Yi spoke.

"I'll go with you!" Chen Su offered.

"Sure!" Su Yi nodded as they watched Fei Yinzi and Ling Yun advanced and switched Wu Lian and Chen Wu.

…

"Damn. They are so good!" the audience exclaimed as they watched the smooth exchange between the participants.

"Their idea is also good." Shu Mu spoke with emotion. "We just don't have sword cultivators in our land. We also have mages. And we have to test how effective the mages' attacks will be against the enemies." He explained.

"That's right." They nodded in agreement.

"But, of course, the best person for this job is – " Jing Hei said as everyone looked at Cheng Sheng.

Cheng Sheng's brow twitched while they laughed. Fan Wen smiled as he looked proudly at their disciples. They all have grown to be great people, and he couldn't be any happier and prouder than now.

Xie Lan who is sitting on the sect leaders' area saw Fan Wen smiling as he watched their disciples and the elders of the other sects. The corners of his lips curled up, guessing Fan Wen's thoughts. Fan Wen doesn't realize that if not for his guidance, these disciples might have chosen another path.

Thinking this, he thought of that vision he saw fifteen years ago, the first time he met Cheng Sheng, where Cheng Sheng is in the darkness and surrounded by many corpses and demonic energy. He heaved a deep sigh and glad that his Wen Wen is really lovely for guiding Cheng Sheng since that vision of his hasn't happened…

Yet.