Chapter 342: Solving the Problem, Shooting to Kill

"Professor Wen, do you have any suitable recommendations?"

Li Fei asked.

Wen Ke nodded: "Martial Arts University has a silk-drawing method called the 'Integral Extraction Method,' which can be used in conjunction with the 'Observing Freedom Method.' I think it is very suitable for you."

"Good, then I will go and exchange for the Integral Extraction Method."

Li Fei said decisively.

He still trusted Wen Ke quite a bit; since the start of the semester, this female professor had indeed helped him a lot.

"No need."

Wen Ke waved her hand with a smile, "I will be opening a new course today specifically to teach the Unification Method. I will teach the Integral Extraction Method during the class; you can just come to the lecture directly."

Hearing this, Li Fei's eyes lit up. He stood up and bowed to Wen Ke: "Thank you, Professor Wen."

If he could learn this Unification Method by attending class, he would not only save a sum of credits but could also earn some back by passing the class assessment.

Because Li Fei had exchanged for the "Diamond Seal" and the "Red Sound Fire Diamond Method," he currently still owed Martial Arts University several hundred credits, so Wen Ke's approach relieved a significant burden for him.

Wen Ke smiled gently: "You're welcome. You can come to class tomorrow."

"Understood."

Li Fei nodded, then bid farewell to Wen Ke.

Next, he went to the laboratory where Mo Yizhou was located.

"Teacher Mo."

Li Fei called out to Mo Yizhou, who was buried in research on medicinal herbs.

Hearing Li Fei's voice, Mo Yizhou said without raising his head:

"You're here. There is a list on the table. Use the poison formula to arrange and combine these materials on the list and see how many different medicinal properties can be theoretically derived."

The class assessment content that Mo Yizhou had originally set for Li Fei was to formulate a specific type of poison.

Li Fei had already successfully completed it long ago, but he had never mentioned passing the assessment, and Mo Yizhou had not mentioned it either.

Ever since the "poison formula" was researched, the content of every lesson they had was related to this.

Utilizing his rich experience and profound attainments in pharmacology, Mo Yizhou continuously refined the concept of the "poison formula" proposed by Li Fei, making it increasingly resemble a complete discipline.

In Mo Yizhou's words, this was a discipline capable of changing the entire field of pharmacology—a groundbreaking field!

From the day Li Fei proposed the concept, Mo Yizhou had poured all his energy into it, as if he were burning himself up.

He had found a goal worth fighting for his entire life!

Although Li Fei was the proposer and creator of the "poison formula," in reality, he had always been learning behind Mo Yizhou.

Moreover, because he had been too busy with too many things lately and was too distracted, his progress had long been left far behind by Mo Yizhou.

"Teacher Mo."

Li Fei did not look at the list on the table immediately, but called out again.

"What is it?"

Only then did Mo Yizhou look up at him, his eyes bloodshot; it was unclear how many days it had been since he last slept.

"Teacher Mo, I heard that some time ago, the General Inspection Bureau invited you to test the poison used on a corpse."

Li Fei said.

He had come to find Mo Yizhou suddenly today not to attend class, but to obtain clues from him.

Mo Yizhou was startled and frowned: "Why are you asking about this?"

Li Fei bowed to Mo Yizhou: "The person who died has a close relationship with this student, so I implore Teacher Mo to tell me the relevant information."

Mo Yizhou looked silently at the person bowing before him.

The General Inspection Bureau had invited him to test the poison on Zhang Zongyang, and they must have required him to keep it strictly confidential.

Given Mo Yizhou's character, he would indeed follow the rules and keep the secret.

But this was the first time Li Fei had implored him.

The more he researched the poison formula, the deeper Mo Yizhou's gratitude toward Li Fei became.

For someone like him who was obsessed with academics, the concept Li Fei proposed was simply too important!

Mo Yizhou considered himself to have never owed anyone in his life, but he felt he owed Li Fei a debt of gratitude as vast as the heavens—one so great he could even repay it with his life!

So, after a moment of silence, Mo Yizhou found a blank sheet of paper on the table, then picked up a pen and began to write rapidly.

A few minutes later, Mo Yizhou handed the densely written paper to Li Fei and said calmly:

"This is your homework for today's class."

"Class homework?"

Li Fei was startled and took the paper Mo Yizhou handed him.

He discovered that it was indeed a "problem," using the poison formula to infer the medicinal properties that might be produced under specific conditions after mixing several herbs.

The specific conditions mentioned in the problem were the environment inside the human body, so it was difficult to verify directly through experiments; it could only be done through theoretical deduction, which was also the significance of the poison formula.

"Understood, thank you, Teacher Mo."

Li Fei looked deeply at Mo Yizhou and bowed to him again.

He did not ask why the other party gave him a "problem" instead of telling him the relevant information directly.

It was very likely that the General Inspection Bureau had also made Mo Yizhou sign a contract spell, preventing him from leaking secrets, so the other party could only pass information to Li Fei in this way.

Li Fei believed that the answer behind this problem was the information he wanted!

So he said no more and buried his head in "solving the problem."

Regarding the understanding and application of the poison formula, Li Fei was still very immature, and the poison formula itself was currently imperfect, with many areas needing verification.

Therefore, in the process of "solving the problem," Li Fei would ask Mo Yizhou for advice from time to time.

Mo Yizhou also patiently gave him guidance.

Just like that, both of them were immersed in academic research.

More than four hours later, Li Fei used the herbs and equipment in the laboratory to complete an experiment and finally preliminarily solved the problem Mo Yizhou had left him:

"The potentially induced medicinal property would cause the Qi and blood in the heart meridian to reverse, causing the wood-attribute innate Qi to become restless, thereby triggering changes in the fire-attribute innate Qi..."

Li Fei wrote the answer on the paper.

The "specific conditions" of this problem referred to the internal environment of a powerhouse at the Dao Foundation realm, so the answer he wrote also involved multiple types of innate Qi.

After reading this answer, Mo Yizhou nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad."

Then he pulled out another blank sheet of paper and began to write on it.

A few minutes later, he handed the newly written paper to Li Fei:

"This is your homework for tomorrow."

Li Fei took the paper and glanced at it, discovering it was a new "problem," except the herbs in the problem had been changed, with two new herbs added.

Then he understood immediately.

In fact, Mo Yizhou was also solving the problem and had not yet solved it; what he had given Li Fei was only a part of the problem.

This problem was the poison that Zhang Zongyang had been afflicted with!

"Understood, then this student will come again tomorrow."

Li Fei bowed to Mo Yizhou.

He could not spend his entire day on this.

After walking out of the laboratory, Li Fei went to the cafeteria for dinner, then returned to his dormitory to complete his practice of 【Phantom Leaf】.

Currently, 【Phantom Leaf】 was still at the mid-stage of Body Breaking, and it would take some time to reach the late stage of Body Breaking.

Afterward, Li Fei left Martial Arts University, preparing to go to Zhao Yi's residence first.

As usual, he first entered a bustling downtown area, then walked into a maze of streets with complex terrain.

By repeatedly weaving through the complex terrain, he could determine whether he was being followed.

If he was, he could use the terrain to shake them off.

"Hmm?"

Just as he passed through the busy downtown area, Li Fei vaguely felt that he was being watched.

Subsequently, he walked into the pre-selected streets with a normal expression.

A few minutes later, Li Fei confirmed that he was being followed.

"Which faction wants to eliminate me, this threat, ahead of time?"

Li Fei thought to himself.

The news of his breakthrough had just spread today, and he was being followed tonight; this was the most likely reason.

To deal with a peerless genius like him, the best method was to eliminate him before he grew up.

So after the news of his breakthrough to the late stage of Qi Transformation spread, someone immediately could not help themselves.

Li Fei deliberately slowed his pace, wanting to lure the person following him out.

In fact, compared to the Green-Faced Ghost, his true identity was actually safer, because no one would use the lineup meant to deal with the Green-Faced Ghost King to deal with a Martial Arts University student who was only at the late stage of Qi Transformation, even if this student was a peerless genius.

It was like if a knife-wielding thug appeared in a place; normal thinking would be to send police to solve it, and if that didn't work, then deploy the SWAT team.

No one would choose to use a cannon to blast them at the first instance.

The misalignment of identities was the greatest protection for Li Fei's true self.

In fact, until now, there must have been certain flaws in the identity switching between Li Fei and the Green-Faced Ghost, such as the two never appearing at the same time; one would always disappear before the other appeared.

But these flaws were nothing; in this world, apart from Shangguan Xiao, no one would link Li Fei with the Green-Faced Ghost King.

It was like if someone told you that your desk-mate secretly went to fight in underground black-market boxing matches after school every day and had already become the king of underground black-market boxing.

You would only think that person was crazy and then advise them to read fewer web novels.

Li Fei was in exactly this state of mind now; the only thing he needed to consider was how much of his true strength he should reveal to resolve this crisis.

But a few minutes later, that faint feeling of being watched suddenly vanished.

Li Fei paused.

"Not planning to make a move tonight, just scouting the location?"

He wandered through the streets and alleys for over thirty minutes, and after confirming no one was following him, he first stepped into a shadow to cast the Leaf Obscuring the Eye technique, then circulated his Diamond Force to perform a new seal.

This was a new seal Li Fei had just learned—Diamond Seal: Treasure Vase!

The effect of this seal was to restrain one's body, heart, and intent, gathering all of one's essence, Qi, and spirit as if storing them inside a treasure vase.

This was a technique specifically used for concealment.

Li Fei combined the Diamond Seal: Treasure Vase with the Leaf Obscuring the Eye technique; even a Dao Foundation realm expert skilled in perception would find it difficult to discover him, and tracking-type techniques would also be hard to use against him effectively.

With these two methods, Li Fei would no longer need to specifically prepare rooster blood in the future.

He moved silently through the shadows, and after passing through several streets and alleys, he began to head toward the residence where Zhao Yi was staying.

Over forty minutes later, Li Fei knocked on the door of Zhao Yi's residence.

Zhao Yi opened the door for him, the two exchanged a glance, and then Li Fei walked into the room.

"How is the injury?"

Li Fei asked.

During that ambush on the wasteland, Zhao Yi had been shot in the forearm and suffered a gunshot wound.

Afterward, Li Fei had specifically looked into the situation of that battle and knew that Zhao Yi had played a huge role in it.

He was actually a bit surprised that Zhao Yi had chosen to stay behind instead of leaving quietly, so he asked with concern the moment they met today.

"It's already fine."

Zhao Yi replied coldly.

"That's good."

Li Fei did not ask further; he took the Dream-Like Order out from his bosom and handed it to the other party: "Let's begin."

It was time to 'recharge' the Dream-Like Order again.

While Li Fei was 'recharging' the Dream-Like Order at Zhao Yi's residence, in a courtyard, seven or eight people were gathered together discussing him:

"It has been confirmed, the target did indeed leave the Martial University alone, with no one following behind."

"The target possesses a certain level of anti-surveillance awareness and is very alert."

"The target's route for going out tonight has already been mapped out."

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After a man wearing a gray leather jacket finished listening to everyone's reports, he nodded:

"Good work, let's start formulating the plan."

The man's nickname was 'Shell', and he was the leader of an assassination team from the provincial capital.

This team of theirs had been invited from the provincial capital with a large sum of money, and their target was to assassinate Li Fei!

The most powerful assassin organization in the entire Feng Province was naturally the Shadow Pavilion, but the 'Shadow King' had already publicly announced that they would no longer accept any commissions related to the Green-Faced Ghost, which was why this job fell into the hands of 'Shell'.

He was a Qi Transformation realm peak-stage martial artist who practiced force, and he was also a master marksman.

Like those special-grade gunmen under 'Cannon King', he followed the path of 'Gun and Cannon Martial Arts', and the extraordinary abilities he mastered and the martial arts he practiced were all for the purpose of better unleashing the power of firearms.

The team led by 'Shell' was very professional and had even assassinated more than one Dao Foundation realm expert before!

For the person behind the scenes to hire them to assassinate a Martial University student who had just broken through to the late stage of Qi Transformation felt a bit like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

However, 'Shell' did not become careless because of this.

His principle was that as long as it was 'business', one must be one hundred percent committed.

Even if someone hired them to assassinate a dog, as long as the money was sufficient, 'Shell' would put his entire spirit into killing it.

This assassination of Li Fei was the same: initial intelligence gathering, scouting, analysis, and then formulating an operational plan.

"Isn't he supposed to be a peerless prodigy? Is the Martial University really that unconcerned about his safety? Not sending anyone to protect him in the shadows?"

Someone raised a question.

'Shell' said seriously: "The target is already at the strength of the late stage of Qi Transformation, and he is definitely far stronger than martial artists of the same realm. To protect him, would they have to send a Dao Foundation realm expert to follow him in the shadows at all times? That is definitely not realistic.

Moreover, there have been plenty of peerless geniuses in history who died halfway; a genius who hasn't grown up cannot be considered a true genius. The Martial University can protect him for a while, but not for a lifetime, and this does not align with the Martial University's philosophy of cultivating students."

"A true genius knows how to protect themselves. If the target insists on running alone late at night to a place like this with few people and poor public security, then he deserves to die!"

'Shell' concluded at last.

"Boss is right!"

The others agreed one after another.

"Alright, prepare the operational plan. We've killed quite a few Dao Foundation realm experts; killing a future Wind and Cloud Ranking expert feels pretty good too."

'Shell' said.

Seeking monthly votes.

(End of this chapter)