Douluo: I am a biologist, awakening the weapon spirit?

Chapter 221 Gu Yueling's Method
Inside the academy, the members of the Hydra team gathered in the cafeteria to prepare lunch.

"Huh? Xiao Feng isn't here yet? Should we wait for him?" Ning Rongrong looked around.

"He went out this morning and said he'd be back at noon. I guess something got in the way," Xiao Wu said.

"Did he say what he was going to do?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.

"They said they were going to buy some things, so it shouldn't have taken too long." Tang San had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

At this moment, Oscar hesitated for a moment and said:

"I heard that some contestants have recently committed suicide, and they were all top performers in their respective teams."

This statement seemed somewhat abrupt and unrelated to the previous topic, but after hearing it, several people frowned.

Ma Hongjun, however, was somewhat confused and asked in bewilderment:
"How come there are still suicides? Could it be that we put too much pressure on them, making them feel hopeless? If so, their ability to withstand pressure is really not very good."

Xiao Wu glanced at him and said, "The person is dead, so stop making sarcastic remarks."

After she finished speaking, she noticed that Tang San's expression was a little off and asked:

"What's wrong? Mistress?"

Tang San stood up, his expression somewhat gloomy. "These contestants are all top students from their respective academies. It's understandable that one or two people might commit suicide due to a bad mentality, but how could several of them have died by suicide?"

As a former hitman, he knew all too well that the cause of death could be faked, so these multiple suicides inevitably reminded him of the possibility of being "suicided."

As long as the death scene can be made to look convincing, he can also make someone "commit suicide".

“We have to find Xiaofeng; he might be in danger,” Ning Rongrong said worriedly.

Zhu Zhuqing stood up and was about to leave when Tang San stopped her.

"Zhuqing, don't panic. If Xiaofeng is in danger, it won't be of any use for you to go alone. We need to call for help."

After saying that, he looked at Bai Chenxiang and said:

"Xiangxiang, go find Senior Dugu. He should be in the cabin in the forest."

"Hongjun, go to the dean and ask him to send someone to inquire with the Crown Prince. The rest of you come with me to search first."

"The Crown Prince? How did the Crown Prince get involved?" Ma Hongjun and the others were puzzled.

"Xiao Feng received the Crown Prince's invitation this morning. Although he didn't say he would go, he might change his mind later. It would be better to go and ask him," Tang San said.

He had another purpose in doing this: since the Crown Prince valued Chen Feng so much, letting the other party know that Chen Feng might be missing might get the Crown Prince's people to help search for him.

“Okay.” Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang responded to each other, and then flew out with their martial spirits, which surprised the other students in the cafeteria.

Tang San led the others to the school gate. He first stopped by a roadside tree, and then ran in one direction.

"follow me!"

After a quick journey, they arrived at a shopping street, where Dugu Bo and Flander followed with Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang.

"Third Brother, Master and Teacher Erlong have already gone to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace," Ma Hongjun said to Tang San, who nodded to indicate that he understood.

"What happened? Chen Feng is missing?" Dugu Bo asked.

"Yes, Xiaofeng didn't return to school on time, so I found my way here, but the information I have now is a bit confusing," Tang San said, looking around.

Plants are his eyes, helping him find Chen Feng's whereabouts; that's how he found him all the way here.

However, once they arrived at this shopping street, the information provided by the roadside plants became much more confusing, as if Chen Feng had been wandering aimlessly for a long time, making it impossible for Tang San to accurately determine Chen Feng's final destination.

After all, plants don't have much intelligence, so we can't expect them to analyze information. It's already quite good that they know Chen Feng has been here.

"Is this the only place we can find? This street is so long, and there are many alleys and not many plants. How are we going to find it?" Ning Rongrong asked anxiously.

"I'll go up to the sky and take a look." Flander flew into the sky.

"Dean, wait for us, we're coming too." Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang followed closely behind, and the three of them split up to search for Chen Feng's whereabouts.

Tang San pondered at this moment:
"If someone really wants to harm Xiaofeng, they will definitely find a deserted place. Are there such places around here?"

"No, this street and the surrounding area are quite bustling," Ning Rongrong said, shaking her head.

"Could they have been kidnapped and taken to some house?" Oscar suggested.

“The problem is, Xiao Feng isn’t someone who can be kidnapped so easily,” Zhu Zhuqing said.

"It might not be a forced abduction; there's also the possibility of a sneak attack, such as poisoning," Dugu Bo said.

"Poisoning is unlikely; it would be too arousing suspicion. Those academies aren't stupid," Tang San shook his head.

"What those academies?" Dugu Bo didn't quite understand; he hadn't paid much attention to the rumors circulating outside.

Tang San then explained their suspicions, and Dugu Bo, after listening, stroked his chin and said:
"The fact that all the colleges believe it to be suicide means that the students' deaths seem to have no suspicious points, and it is indeed unlikely that they used poison. Even if they used a poison that leaves no trace, a mysterious death would arouse suspicion. This method is a bit strange. How can one create an indisputable suicide?"

Everyone began to ponder, when Gu Yueling suddenly spoke up:
"Is it possible that it's an illusion?"

Everyone looked at her, and she continued:
"Although soul beasts with the ability to disrupt the mind are extremely rare, they do exist. If someone obtains a similar soul skill, it can cause a person to commit suicide in a state of confusion. This can also explain why Chen Feng suddenly disappeared. Other methods could not have made him fall into the trap without any defense. Only illusions could have this possibility."

"Like the monstrous snake?" Meng Yiran asked.

Gu Yueling nodded.

Tang San's eyes lit up. "That's right. Xiao Feng is a very cautious person. Ordinary methods won't be enough to deal with him, but at least we won't let him leave no information behind."

"All I want to know right now is how to find him," Zhu Zhuqing said, her voice tinged with barely concealed anxiety.

Tang San looked towards the end of the street and said:

"I'll go check over there first. If Xiaofeng is under an illusion, then he might have been misled."

The group ran to the other end of the street, and Dugu Bo grabbed Tang San and flew over, attracting the attention of many passersby, but he didn't care.

Reaching the other side of the street, Tang San walked to a roadside tree, reached out and touched it, revealing a smile.

"I've located his trail."

If the information he received before was a jumbled mess, then the information now is quite clear, enough for him to continue tracking it down.

At this moment, Flander and his two companions returned. They were in low spirits because they hadn't found anything, but fortunately, Tang San had already found a clue.

After some time, the group followed Tang San to a grove of trees outside the city, where they saw Chen Feng lying unconscious on the ground, and a large pile of broken ice not far away.

"Xiao Feng!" Upon seeing Chen Feng, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing rushed forward to help him up and gently patted his cheeks in an attempt to wake him.

Tang San summoned two strands of Blue Silver Grass and wrapped them around Chen Feng's wrist. He didn't know what was wrong with Chen Feng, so he could only use his first soul skill to slowly restore him.

Dugu Bo checked Chen Feng's condition and said:

"He has fallen into a coma and suffered serious injuries, as if he has endured some powerful force that has damaged his body."

"Has he withstood immense power? Could it be that Xiao Feng used the Yin Sword and borrowed the power of the Snow Emperor?" Flander speculated.

“Very likely.” Dugu Bo’s gaze fell on the pile of broken ice not far away. “Could this be…” Meng Yiran’s expression changed, and she couldn’t help but take two steps back.

Oscar patted her shoulder in comfort, clearly having figured out what the pile of ice was.

Dai Mubai silently walked to the pile of ice, and after his martial spirit was activated, he used his claws to pick and choose among them. After a while, he found an object that was shimmering with colorful light.

When Dai Mubai picked up the object and showed it to the others, most of them were startled.

"A soul bone? And judging from the aura, it's at the ten-thousand-year level." Flander's expression changed. "It seems this person's identity is extraordinary, otherwise he wouldn't have a ten-thousand-year soul bone."

"Boss Dai, look again. Is there anything or any identification that can show this person's identity?" Tang San said coldly.

This person dared to lay a hand on his good brother, and he would not let it go. No matter what the other party's identity was, he had made up his mind to take revenge.

Dai Mubai nodded; he shared the same thoughts as Tang San.

But after rummaging through the pile of broken ice for a while, he couldn't help but sigh:
"I don't know if this person didn't have any identification or if Xiao Feng was too ruthless. There's really nothing useful left. It's so thoroughly shattered that all I can recognize is the white shirt."

"Can you tell the hair color?" Tang San asked.

"Does hair color even matter?" Dai Mubai asked, puzzled, but still answered.
"It looks purple. This person was probably frozen and then shattered, otherwise we really wouldn't be able to find any clues."

"White robes and purple hair, possibly using illusion techniques, Dean Flander, do you know of anyone like that?" Tang San asked.

Flanders considered for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"I can't quite remember right now. I'll probably have to go back and ask Xiaogang. He always has a good memory and has been gathering information on the participating schools recently."

"Let's go back quickly, Xiaofeng is injured," Ning Rongrong urged.

“I’ll take him back; that’s faster,” Dugu Bo said.

No one objected. After watching Dugu Bo leave with Chen Feng, Tang San looked at the pile of broken ice and said:

"Let's bury him."

"We're supposed to collect his body?" Ma Hongjun asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It's to erase the traces. Think about what will happen after the ice melts."

"understood."

When everyone returned to the academy, Chen Feng had already been settled in.

Qian Renxue, disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, also arrived here, along with Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin, who had received a message from Qian Renxue.

"What happened? Why is Xiaofeng unconscious?" Qian Renxue asked.

She was waiting for Chen Feng's reply to his invitation, but instead, she received news that Chen Feng had disappeared.

If it weren't for the fact that she heard Dugu Bo had already returned with Chen Feng when she came to the academy, Qian Renxue would have wanted to mobilize people to turn Tiandou City upside down.

She had finally managed to recruit a talented person, but something went wrong, which infuriated her.

Ning Fengzhi was also in a bad mood, but he didn't rush to find out the details. Instead, he went in with Chen Xin to check on Chen Feng's condition, as his healing ability was exactly what Chen Feng needed right now.

Flander gave Qian Renxue a brief explanation of the situation. Since the master and Liu Erlong couldn't help even if they went in, they just listened from the side.

"So, the person who turned Xiaofeng into this is someone dressed in white with purple hair and who may possess mental abilities?" the master asked.

“Yes, can you guess who it is?” Flander said.

The master closed his eyes and recalled for a while, then opened them and said:
“I have indeed thought of someone who might be the case, and you probably know this person too.”

"Who?"

"At that time, he met the two conditions of having purple hair and possessing mental abilities, and the uniforms of Canghui Academy were also white."

“Right, I overlooked that old man.” Flander slapped his palm. “Then all we need to do now is see if Shi Nian shows up again to determine if he was the one who did it.”

Liu Erlong was puzzled. "But Canghui Academy isn't strong either. It doesn't compete with us. Why would they attack our students?"

"Perhaps they still have some tricks up their sleeve, or perhaps they are acting under someone's orders," the master said meaningfully.

"Could it be the Spirit Hall?" Flander blurted out, knowing that the academy's lottery draw had been targeted.

Qian Renxue raised an eyebrow. "Why do you say that?"

After thinking for a moment, the master recounted Chen Feng's analysis of the lottery.

"Xiao Feng believes that the Spirit Hall rigged the lottery process, and now he has been ambushed. The Spirit Hall has always been ruthless in its actions, so it's hard to say that this wasn't their doing."

Qian Renxue nodded expressionlessly, "I understand."

Inside the room, Ning Fengzhi treated Chen Feng, and Dugu Bo examined Chen Feng's condition again, saying:
"His physical condition has improved a lot, but why do I feel that his mental state is a bit off?"

"Is it because you were under a spell?" Ning Rongrong asked.

"I'm not sure, let me take another look." After saying that, Dugu Bo activated his Martial Soul, and at the same time, his eyes turned into a terrifying white, and a white halo appeared above his head.

Head bone, Medusa's Eye.

Dugu Bo will use the spiritual power enhanced by the head bone to investigate Chen Feng's current situation.

As he pointed at Chen Feng's forehead, his eyebrows furrowed more and more tightly.

After a while, Dugu Bo spoke:
“Chen Feng’s mental state is somewhat abnormal right now. I suspect that even if his injuries heal, he may not be able to wake up.”

"How could this happen? Senior, do you have a solution?" Ning Rongrong asked worriedly.

Dugu Bo shook his head with a grim expression. "I don't actually know much about the spiritual aspect. I only discovered the problem by using the power of the soul bone. The human brain is especially fragile. I really can't do anything about it."

Ning Rongrong swayed, and Ning Fengzhi reached out to support her, saying:

"Don't worry, Xiao Feng won't be defeated so easily. There must be another way."

"Hmm," Ning Rongrong responded listlessly.

That's what they said, but the adults present didn't have a deep understanding of mental health issues, and after some discussion, they couldn't come up with any good solutions.

Chen Xin couldn't help but think that it would be great if the Demon Sword Martial Soul from another branch of the family could be passed down. Although the Demon Sword Martial Soul was evil, it possessed spiritual power and might be able to solve Chen Feng's current problem.

But what he didn't know was that Chen Feng's current problem stemmed from this so-called Demonic Sword Martial Soul.

Since no one had a good solution for Chen Feng's condition, they could only wait and hope that his condition would improve over time.

After everyone else left, only Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, who were taking care of Chen Feng, and Gu Yueling, who had been standing quietly in the corner of the room, remained in the room.

At this moment, Gu Yueling spoke:

"I have a way that might wake him up. Would you like to try it?"

(End of this chapter)