Chapter 41: Entering the Mountain

To encourage students to participate actively, the Martial Arts Hall brought out more rewards this time than in the past.

A bottle of Bitter Origin Pills and a bottle of Clear Insight Pills—such rewards were only available to the first place in the monthly exam in the past, but now they are increased to the top three. As long as you get an A-plus evaluation, you can get these precious resources.

There are seven A-grade evaluation quotas left, which can also get medicine that changes aptitude!

This made the students present somewhat excited.

In the past, there were only three quotas, almost all occupied by people from the Tiger Blade Gang, and others couldn't compete at all.

Now the quotas are increased to ten, and the mode of the monthly exam has changed. Everyone saw hope and was eager to try.

"Students willing to participate in this action stay, those unwilling can leave, but you cannot leave the Martial Arts Hall before the action ends today, and you cannot contact the outside world."

Deputy Hall Master Wang said at the end.

In the end, none of the eighty-three A-grade students left; all chose to participate.

"Set off!"

This time the Martial Arts Hall sent more than ten senior lecturers with the strength of official martial artists to accompany them.

More than a hundred people gathered on the playground. After waiting for more than ten minutes, carriages from the Inspection Academy drove into the Martial Arts Hall and stopped on the playground.

"Get on the carriages."

After the leading senior lecturer briefly exchanged a few words with the people from the Inspection Academy, he waved his hand.

The students entered the rear carriages of the carriages one after another. One carriage could seat more than ten people. Li Fei and Lu Changwu and others got into a carriage together.

A person wearing a uniform, fully armed, from the Inspection Academy sat in the carriage. After everyone got on, he said in a cold and hard voice:

"There is equipment on the seats. Put it on yourselves in the carriage."

"Big brother, do you know who is leading the team from the Inspection Academy this time?"

Lu Changwu couldn't wait to ask as soon as he got into the carriage.

The Inspection Academy member sitting at the very inside was stunned and looked at Lu Changwu:

"Why are you asking this?"

"I am the son of Lu Sheng, the squadron leader of the First Squadron of your Inspection Academy. Everyone sitting here is also a child of the Inspection Academy."

Lu Changwu said.

Upon hearing this, the Inspection Academy member's attitude changed immediately, and a smile appeared on his face:

"So it's the son of Squadron Leader Lu. What a coincidence, this time it's Squadron Leader Lu leading the team personally!"

"My father is leading the team personally?"

The joy on Lu Changwu's face could no longer be suppressed, and the corners of his mouth couldn't be pressed down no matter what.

"Hahahaha, congratulations, Brother Lu."

"Brother Lu, this time we all rely on you."

"Uncle Lu is leading the team personally, this A-plus evaluation must be Brother Lu's."

Everyone in the carriage complimented one after another.

Li Fei looked at the Inspection Academy member and asked: "Big brother, I want to ask, is anyone from the Second Squadron coming this time?"

This Inspection Academy member knew that everyone sitting here was a child of the Inspection Academy, so his attitude toward everyone was very friendly. What if the father of the person in front of him was his immediate superior?

He smiled and said to Li Fei:

"Only the First Squadron participated in this action; the other two squadrons didn't send anyone."

Li Fei nodded and thanked him.

Hearing that Li Lei didn't participate in this action, he felt relieved instead.

Although arts and laws are restrained by martial artists, they are still very threatening to ordinary people. Who knows what means the Anshen Sect has hidden? So Li Lei not participating, Li Fei felt it was a good thing.

"Little Fei, don't worry, I will look after everyone this time, there will be no problem."

Lu Changwu patted Li Fei on the shoulder and said with a smile.

He thought Li Fei was regretting that Li Lei didn't come.

"Then I rely on you, Brother Lu."

Li Fei responded with a smile.

Afterward, everyone began to put on equipment.

Only Inspection Academy members and some armed personnel certified by the imperial court can use firearms, and the number of firearms is limited, so the Inspection Academy didn't equip these students with guns.

A set of stab-proof clothing, a helmet, and a knife for each person—this was the equipment prepared by the Inspection Academy for the students.

Li Fei weighed the knife in his hand. This knife is the standard weapon of the Inspection Academy. The knife is 1.3 meters long and weighs 4 jin and 2 liang, which is about the same weight and length as the special wooden knife he used for practicing knife techniques in the past few days, so it should be quite handy to use.

After changing into the equipment, the next thing to do is wait.

The carriage team soon left the city, and the road became bumpy. Sitting in the carriage, people swayed very violently.

"Damn, really suffering."

"No, I feel like I'm going to vomit."

"How much longer do we have to drive?"

Where have these people suffered such suffering on weekdays? They all couldn't stand it.

Li Fei silently grabbed the handrail above, appearing very calm.

The Inspection Academy member in the carriage looked at Li Fei, who was calm and composed and had never complained once, and was somewhat surprised.

"This direction should be to Luoshan Stronghold. It will take about twenty more minutes to arrive. Everyone, hold on."

The Inspection Academy member said.

Twenty-odd minutes later, more than twenty carriages from the Inspection Academy stopped under a narrow hillside.

Above the hillside, there was a stronghold built against the mountain, where dozens of households lived. This was Luoshan Stronghold.

After the carriage doors opened, some students from the Martial Arts Hall scrambled out of the carriages and began to bend over and vomit.

Under the hillside, a middle-aged man wearing a black robe with white fish patterns embroidered on his sleeves and chest glanced at those vomiting students and frowned:

"Martial Arts Hall students are really getting worse and worse."

He stood with several people wearing the same uniform, all of whom had holsters at their waists and were equipped with pistols.

Lu Sheng, wearing the uniform of the Inspection Academy, also stood here.

Lu Sheng found Lu Changwu's figure in the crowd, then moved his gaze away calmly, turned his head, and said to the man who spoke just now:

"Master Wang, can we go up the mountain?"

"Go up the mountain!"

The man gave an order, so without any rest time, the Martial Arts Hall students who had just gotten off the carriage began to climb the mountain wearing heavy stab-proof clothing.

Fortunately, everyone is a practitioner of martial arts, so physical strength is not a problem.

Ten-odd minutes later, more than two hundred people arrived outside a stronghold.

This stronghold is Luoshan Stronghold. The people from the Inspection Academy had already controlled this place in advance, sealing off the entire stronghold and not letting people in or out.

"Is there any problem with the guide?"

The Master Wang asked Lu Sheng.

He is a certified martial master of the Stop-Goe Academy and also the Regional Commander of this action.

"His whole family is controlled by our people, there will be no problem."

Lu Sheng replied.

"Then enter the mountain."

Master Wang gave the order.

Lu Sheng turned around and called an Inspection Academy member: "Tell everyone, we are going to enter the mountain next. Everyone, keep your spirits up. We may be attacked at any time."

Soon, more than two hundred people passed through Luoshan Stronghold and advanced into the big mountain behind the stronghold.

Just as they were about to enter the mountain, an Inspection Academy member suddenly walked toward Li Fei and others.

The other party walked to Lu Changwu's side, whispered a few words, and then handed something to Lu Changwu in a concealed manner.

Li Fei stood at an angle where he could see clearly. What the other party handed to Lu Changwu was a pistol!

Seeing this scene, Li Fei gripped the sword in his hand calmly.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 42 =====