Volume 4: It's Dark, Please Close Your Eyes Chapter 21 There Must Be a Traitor
Faced with Qin Wuyang's aggressive momentum, there was also the star power suppression that was enough to make a three-star warrior breathless.
Although Xu Qingyan's forehead was covered with sweat, his expression remained unchanged. He did not show any panic at all. He just watched Qin Wuyang yell quietly, then turned to look at the instructors who surrounded him, and said calmly: "Excuse me, if you don't have my information, have you already found a way to solve this strange incident?"
The instructors couldn't help but frown when they heard Xu Qingyan's words.
Indeed, if Xu Qingyan had not awakened, even Yun Jiner, the instructor with the best medical skills, would have been helpless about the strange deep sleep of all the students, and could not even guess the cause of this strange phenomenon. Others would be even more helpless.
Faced with this dilemma, the only thing everyone can do is to hold on to this place, inform their own academy and the families of the students as quickly as possible, and seek help from martial arts masters who are more powerful and experienced.
Without waiting for the instructors to answer, Xu Qingyan immediately asked the second question: "If I don't wake up on my own initiative and keep pretending to be asleep, can anyone notice the difference between me and other students?"
When everyone heard Xu Qingyan's second question, the expressions on their faces became unnatural again.
Because what Xu Qingyan said was absolutely correct. According to Yun Jiner's physical examination of all the students, these students did not have any abnormalities in their bodies except that they fell into deep sleep.
Therefore, what Xu Qingyan said was indeed true. If he was really a spy from the demon clan, no one would be able to notice his abnormality as long as he did not wake up on his own initiative.
"That's right. If you don't wake up on your own, we may not be able to find your flaws. But it's possible that you just want to deceive our trust first, and then find an opportunity to cause greater harm to the students, right?!" With just two simple sentences, Xu Qingyan reduced the suspicion of most instructors towards him. Seeing this, Qin Wuyang continued to press Xu Qingyan and even drew out the weapon in his hand. It seemed that he was ready to kill Xu Qingyan on the spot at any time.
Just when the instructors were unsure about how to deal with the confrontation between Qin Wuyang and Xu Qingyan.
With a "clang", the sound of another weapon being unsheathed was suddenly heard on the field.
Everyone looked up and saw Instructor Zou slowly walking up to Xu Qingyan and drawing the long sword he was carrying. However, to everyone's surprise, the person Instructor Zou's long sword was aimed at was Qin Wuyang who was standing opposite Xu Qingyan.
"Instructor Zou, what do you mean?!" Qin Wuyang asked with gloomy eyes as he looked at Instructor Zou's sword pointing at him.
“Xu Qingyan is a man belonging to Tang Zheng, a student of my Yisu Academy. No matter what the truth is, if you want to deal with Xu Qingyan, you have to wait for Tang Zheng to wake up and let him make the decision personally. Otherwise, you will be the enemy of my Yisu Academy!” Although Instructor Zou was far inferior to Qin Wuyang in momentum and strength, he was incomparably firm when he stood in front of him, with no room for retreat or maneuver.
"Zou Che, do you know what you are doing? What happened today is not only a matter of our ten top academies, but also concerns the future of the entire human race. How can such a big thing be decided by a small student? Not to mention that he is not awake, even if he is awake, it is not his turn to have a say! I warn you, if you don't get out of the way, don't blame me for being rude!" Qin Wuyang said sternly to Instructor Zou.
Instructor Zou faced Qin Wuyang's threat and grinned, "I couldn't help them at the academy's martial arts competition, and I didn't help with the incident last night, but... now, I think I can definitely stand here until Tang Zheng wakes up. If you don't believe me, you can try?"
"You?!" Qin Wuyang was very angry at Instructor Zou's stubbornness. His star power was surging and he was about to attack. At this time, Xu Qingyan actually stood up slowly under the suppression of his star power.
"Instructors, I can be 100% sure that these students are trapped in the nightmare realm. Now, what you should do most is not to argue with me or get entangled here, but to do as you would have done originally, quickly contact the top leaders of various universities and families, rush here to confirm whether I am lying, and then, at the same time, be sure to find Tianyi Valley and have them rush here as soon as possible, because I think this matter is not as simple as the nightmare realm." Xu Qingyan said as he glanced at Qin Wuyang indifferently.
He was an almost unknown three-star peak warrior, but in front of a group of powerful and well-established top academy instructors, he spoke eloquently, even with a hint of command in his tone, but no one present seemed to think there was anything wrong with it.
Seeing that Xu Qingyan was about to replace him in controlling the situation, Qin Wuyang became even more angry. He took a big step forward and stretched out his hand to directly capture Xu Qingyan, bypassing Instructor Zou who was blocking his way.
At this time, a pair of slender hands grabbed Qin Wuyang. Unlike the weak hands of Xu Qingyan and Instructor Zou, although these hands looked extremely delicate, their strength was no less than that of Qin Wuyang.
"Jin'er?" Qin Wuyang looked back and saw that the person holding him was Yun Jin'er, and he was surprised.
"Whether Xu Qingyan is right or not, we don't have any other clues now. Although the nightmare realm is incredible, there is at least a glimmer of possibility. This matter is now beyond our control. The only thing we can do now is to hold on here and prevent the situation from becoming more out of control, and then wait for reinforcements from the academy and the family." Yun Jin'er said while looking at the other instructors.
No one else present raised any objection to Yun Jiner's statement.
If he was just facing Instructor Zou, an instructor from a border town academy, Qin Wuyang could still suppress . As long as no one was killed, subduing or injuring him would not be a problem.
However, if all the instructors disagree with his approach, he would not dare to offend the public even as the leader of the joint team of the academy.
So, Qin Wuyang snorted coldly, put away his weapon, stood aside, and stopped talking with a cold face. No one knew what he was thinking in his heart.
"Xu Qingyan, what do you mean when you say this matter is not just as simple as the nightmare realm?" Yun Jin'er suddenly asked.
"Because I have learned about the major battles in human history. There are records of several major casualties caused by the Nightmare Demon Realm to the human race, and there is a sentence like 'there is a strange fragrance left'. You can smell it. There seems to be a strange fragrance in the camp. Although it is very faint, it has not dissipated until now... Then the question is, where does this fragrance come from, and is it inevitably related to the Nightmare Demon Realm?" Xu Qingyan said.
Hearing Xu Qingyan's words, everyone sniffed and discovered that the camp was filled with a very faint fragrance that no one had ever smelled before.
"Oh my God, there really is a fragrance. If he hadn't told me, I wouldn't have noticed it..." an instructor exclaimed.
The other instructors also looked very surprised, and it was obvious that no one had noticed this before.
"Care leads to confusion. Everyone is distracted by the sudden strange incident, and this fragrance seems to be harmless to people. It is just a special scent of powder used by girls. It is normal that everyone ignores it. Therefore, if we can find who released this strange fragrance and eliminate the source of the fragrance, it may be helpful to the situation of the students." Seeing that several instructors showed regret and guilt for not being able to discover this strange fragrance in advance, which was most likely one of the culprits, Xu Qingyan took the initiative to comfort them.
"Well, after your reminder, I vaguely remember that there seemed to be a mention of a strange fragrance in the historical records of the Nightmare Realm. I have to say that you are really knowledgeable and have a wide range of interests." Wen Yuanling's emotions had calmed down a lot at this time. He looked at Xu Qingyan deeply and said.
"Well, what are we waiting for now? Let's quickly find the source of this strange fragrance. If I find out who has defected to the demon clan and done this, I will tear him into pieces!" An instructor said viciously, and then his eyes scanned everyone, as if he wanted to find out who the traitor was.
The other instructors also secretly distanced themselves from the people around them. Except for a few instructors who were particularly familiar with each other, everyone was now in a crisis of trust.
On the contrary, Qin Wuyang shook his head and sneered when he saw this scene. His eyes were still fixed on Xu Qingyan, and he still hadn't lifted his suspicion on him.
"Okay, everyone, stop doubting each other and try to act in unison. There is indeed a high possibility that there is a traitor in the camp. Don't give the traitor an opportunity. Xu Qingyan, you still don't know why you were able to wake up?" After Qin Wuyang's emotions were obviously out of control, Yun Jin'er had naturally become the leader of the instructors and confirmed with Xu Qingyan once again.
"When I just woke up, I really had no clues, but now, I suddenly have some ideas." Xu Qingyan's answer made everyone happy.
"Tell me about it!"
Facing everyone's expectant eyes, Xu Qingyan slowly shook his head: "No, I won't tell you."
"Why?" the instructors asked puzzled.
"It's obvious that everyone here is suspected of being a traitor. Before I determine who the ultimate traitor is, I will not expose this clue that may save everyone. I will only speak when one person arrives." Xu Qingyan said firmly.
"Who are you waiting for?" After hearing Xu Qingyan's reason for not answering, Yun Jin'er nodded and did not continue asking. Instead, she asked another question.
"Tianyi Valley, Xiao Tanzhi." Xu Qingyan replied.
"Okay, we will go and help you find Xiao Tanzhi. What else do you want now?" Yun Jin'er said, looking into Xu Qingyan's eyes.
"Go to sleep, go to your dreams, and help Tang Zheng." After Xu Qingyan said something very confusing, he stopped talking. In front of everyone, he lay down again and closed his eyes.
