Imperial Treasure
Chapter 395 - 269: There is a Traitor_2

Chapter 395: Chapter 269: There is a Traitor_2

Splash!

Rotten flesh and blood splattered as it burst forth from the corpse!

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"Miss Gong?"

"Huh?"

Gong Jiu was somewhat puzzled that Old Man Ye had someone specifically fetch her over.

However, Beauty Gong still possessed the virtue of respecting the old and loving the young, so she went over.

Yet, when they came face to face, the old man’s scrutinizing and sharp gaze still made her feel somewhat uneasy inside.

Alright, this reminded her of that out-of-tune old man at home.

"May I know why Professor Ye summoned me?"

Professor Ye had been injured and was somewhat weak, but after resting and consuming some medicines and food, his complexion had clearly improved. Smiling faintly at Gong Jiu’s question, he said, "Do you like reading, Miss Gong?"

Crack! She hated this question the most.

Was this old man too bored or what, but could they not start the conversation with such academic topics~~

"I do," Gong Jiu said.

"How well do you read?"

Damn!

"Not too bad," Gong Jiu smiled. Yaofei, standing not far away, snorted, while Gao Yi and others looked on curiously.

"What kinds of books?"

"Um... the Four Great Classical Novels of China."

Such a highbrow answer couldn’t be looked down upon by anyone!

Otherwise, it would be scorning Chinese history!

Professor Ye was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Those four books are good, very good... However, my favorite is the Buddhist scriptures."

Is his brain bubble-filled or what, isn’t archaeology about grave digging, which could lead to being cursed for generations, and yet he reads Buddhist scriptures!

Gong Jiu pursed her lips, listening to Professor Ye reciting with a serious old-fashioned attitude, "My favorite is a saying in ’The High Monk’s Discourse’: ’Heaven is powerless to enter the earth, the Western Heaven is boundless and without end, the eighteen realms of dominance are in chaos without gap, and the way also possesses righteousness.’"

Upon hearing this, many people were confused and kept silent, only inwardly marveling at the professorial level indeed...

This saying is so profound.

But Yaofei’s eyes flashed. ’The High Monk’s Discourse’? She rarely read Buddhist scriptures, maybe it was..

Gong Jiu was silent for a long time, and after a while, she said, "Um.. I don’t understand."

"You can try to dissect the central lines, there are many different insights to be seen..."

"...I still don’t get it."

So direct.

Yaofei mocked from the side, "Professor Ye, don’t make it difficult for our dear Gong Jiu. Ever since she was young, she has only really understood the covers of books like ’The Golden Lotus’..."

Then, Gong Jiu immediately found an excuse to argue back and forth with Yaofei.

As their gazes met,

— Is there a traitor?

Gong Jiu and Yaofei instantly started bickering, switching from the local language to English, then to French...

French has always been elegant and rich, making the insults seem like flirting, so everyone else could only comment on their high-level argument skills.

This is indeed a show of linguistic prowess!

"Um... do they do this often?" Gao Yi couldn’t help but ask.

"Not often, just four or five times a day. Basically, as soon as the two of them start talking, they end up arguing,"

"It’s much better now, mainly because Miss Sui joined them. Before... these two could end up in a gunfight... Now, they’re much more civilized." Han Gao added from the side.

"..." Gao Yi turned his face away, hastily excusing himself to the restroom to escape the battle scene.

Fearing he might become collateral damage.

However, Professor Ye, who understood French, could hear the following conversation.

Gong Jiu: "Crap! You lowlife woman, Sui Yi had warned me when we were changing clothes together that there might be a traitor among us because those dangers always came too timely, as if someone had insight into all our movements. You disgraceful, shameless woman~!"

Yaofei: "Hmm, I noticed that too. Generally speaking, living creatures don’t track for long distances because they instinctively fear once they leave their base. Besides, we ran so far. There are only two possibilities: either they left a tracking scent or marker on us, or someone is operating from inside our group..."

Gong Jiu: "Right, Sui Yi said she always heard a gurgling sound before danger struck, always that sound... And it wasn’t from those creatures, but from around us, like from that broken cluster of buildings, and the banks of the Black Water River, damn it, you mock me, but you’re no better in science, physics was your downfall!"

Yaofei: "Then we’re in big trouble. This traitor is obviously a big fish in the local pond, able to manipulate those creatures... But speaking of which, how did the old man know our guide is the traitor, just because he’s local? He’s quite cunning, making up a non-existent ’The High Monk’s Discourse’ and even including the guy’s name in it, crafting it to seem real. However, it’s impressive that with your intelligence, you understood the hidden message in ’Infernal Affairs’."

Gong Jiu: "Nonsense! Who am I... It’s mainly because Sui Yi hinted from the beginning that Gao Yi was suspicious, so when I doubted, I inserted him into the old man’s words. But doesn’t the old man understand French? He’s been staring at us all this time..."

Yaofei: "The man is a national relic, an academic authority who often lectures abroad... I think he might have spotted something fishy about Gao Yi. After all, he knows a lot about Loulan culture. If our guide is a local here and tried to stop us from coming, then surely he also has a significant connection with Loulan. It’s not impossible that the old man noticed..."

Gong Jiu: "Stop calling him the old man; he understands!"

Yaofei: "Can you not intentionally insult me between every sentence you say? You’re asking for it!"

While the two continued their verbal fight, Professor Ye found himself caught between amusement and exasperation. Should he praise the girls’ cleverness and cunning for fully grasping his meaning, or feel helpless at being repeatedly referred to as an old geezer...

But perhaps the most fearsome was Sui Yi after all. (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)