Close Door Meeting
"Hey...what are you up to?", Gui Shan asked.
"Just trying to go place some orders for our evening meal", Bi Yao said.
"Wow...same as me, what a coincidence. Why not we go together", Gui Shan said.
"Okay, I have no problem with that", Gui Shan said.
"You know what, I really missed those funny moments when we were always together", Gui Shan said.
"Me too...why not we make up after our battle with the poison sect?", Bi Yao said.
"Wow...such a nice idea, never occured to me. So it's a promise", Gui Shan said as he smiled.
The both of them eventually got to the first floor and headed to the cafe to order some foods.
Before now, Elder Si Yin had instructed the chef to serve them with whatever meal they wanted.
"How may I help you both?", the chef asked.
"We want to place an order for a meal, we're six in number", Gui Shan said.
"Not to worry, Elder Si Yin had informed me of you all. Just place your orders", the chef said.
Both Gui Shan and Bi Yao picked some favorite dishes and snacks that would be delivered to their rooms separately.
"Okay sir. The meal would be delivered in a short time, you just have to bear with us", the chef said.
"No problem", Gui Shan replied as he and Bi Yao returned back to their rooms on the second floor.
Gui Shan got to his room and to his surprise, all the rest students have been waiting for his arrival. It was as though Gui Shan was the meal.
"Hello guys..., stop staring at me in that manner. The food will arrive in few minutes", Gui Shan said.
"Okay", Tan Ning and the others replied.
Few minutes later, the shop attendant came knocking at their door in order to deliver Gui Shan's order. He was then received by them.
All the dishes and snacks requested were served accordingly.
"Gui Shan, is this your doing?", Tan Ning asked.
"Cut me some slack senior Tan Ning, you know how hungry I am right now, that's why I ordered for so many", Gui Shan said.
"Anyways, the deed has been done, let's eat to our satisfaction", Tan Ning said.
The four of them dived into the meal and in a moment of time, they emptied all the plates and were belching with satisfaction.
"Well done Gui Shan", Chen Feng said.
They all burst into laughter considering the look on Chen Feng's face.
...
It was finally evening, as planned, after attending to his business, Elder Si Yin decided to meet with the delegates from Guiyi academy.
Elder Si Yin climbed to the secret floor and decided to have a close door meeting with them.
He got to the room where Gui Shan and the other males stayed in. He knocked gently and awaited for response.
Hu Mei hearing the knock decided to go see who it was.
"Ah... Elder Si Yin! You may come in", Hu Mei said as he let him in.
"How are you guys doing? I believe you must be having a nice time".
"And hope you have been served?", Elder Si Yin asked.
"Yes Elder, we appreciate your care", Chen Feng responded.
"I'm most honoured to be of help", Elder Si Yin said.
"Okay back to our mission. Hu Mei please help inform the girls of the commencement of the meeting", he said.
Hu Mei quickly went to inform the female delegates of Elder Si Yin's presence.
Meanwhile, Bi Yao and Qin Feiye have been waiting and growing anxious.
So immediately they were informed of the commencement of the meeting, they didn't slack in any moment, but hurried to join them.
Immediately they were all in attendance, the meeting commenced. Elder Si Yin then cleared his throat to speak.
"I want to give you all a brief statistics of what has been ongoing in Sushi village for some time now", he said.
"Several years ago, I was planted here in Sushi village as a spy for Guiyi academy, so over the years I settled down with this inn and have been keeping to the task given to me", he said.
"But some months ago, I noticed some strange happenings, and discovered that the poison tribe had infiltrated Sushi village".
"The ring leader sent some loyalists to carry out his scheme in Sushi village and these people seem to be highly skilled martial artists", he said.
"Upon their arrival, some villagers have gone missing without a trace, and this has been ongoing for some time".
"Their dead bodies were no where to be found up until now and more people get missing", Elder Si Yin said.
"In my own part, I kept calm knowing that I won't be able to take them all at once".
"So I had to inform the academy of the current state and request for assistance", Elder Si Yin said.
"Since you are here with me, I believe your main goal should be on obtaining useful Intel about our enemies", he said.
"I'm well known by the villagers, so I haven't been able to obtain useful Intel on their next move. Because If I'm seen moving around, it would alert the enemy and create room for suspicion", he added.
"So starting from tomorrow, you all would go to strategic locations around the village and see if you can obtain useful information", he said.
"But while doing this, we must be careful since our enemies have spies planted all over the village",
"It's now your duty to locate the spies, watch their movements and track them down", he said.
"You would also do some night watching, since they are mostly active and layout their plans at night. So consider tonight's sleep as the last and most comfortable one you would get before returning to Guiyi academy", he said.
"But I implore you all to do this for the safety of the common and weak people".
"I also want to bring to your awareness that most of the people in authority have connived with this evil people. So watch your backs", he said.
"Have a good night rest and see you tomorrow morning", Elder Si Yin said.
"Thank you for your guidance, we'll all do as you say. Guiyi academy and it's students would forever be grateful", they responded.
That evening after the meeting, Elder Si Yin left them to rest and prepare for the next day.
Bi Yao and Qin Feiye returned back to their rooms while the guys remained.
"See you tomorrow brother Gui Shan", Bi Yao said as she left.
"Yeah, sure", Gui Shan responded.
"Good night everyone", Hu Mei said as he jumped on his bed.
One after the other, they all slept off as they awaited the next morning.
...
It was another day. The day when the tasking part of the mission begins. That morning, they all gathered in Elder Si Yin's chamber after having breakfast.
"Good morning, how are you doing?", Elder Si Yin greeted.
"Morning, we are fine", they all responded.
"I want you all to pair yourself up as you undertake these mission", he said.
"I believe your disguise is good and wouldn't attract attention. But remember you must be careful and don't do anything unusual that an ordinary person cannot do", Elder Si Yin said.
"Okay sir", they responded.
After this, they paired themselves according to their wings.
'Hu Mei and Chen Feng' were on team one, 'Bi Yao and Qin Feiye' were on team two, 'Gui Shan and Tan Ning' were on team three.
The quest began as each team headed for a different segment of the village to see how much information they can gather.
Immediately, they departed, while Elder Si Yin continued with his business.
*Team One*
After walking for a while, Chen Feng and Hu Mei came across a coffee shop which seem to bustling with a lot of people.
They both entered in and took a seat. Just then, a waitress approached them to take their orders.
"What can we offer you sir?", the woman asked.
"Just two cups of tea", Chen Feng said.
"Okay sir. But pardon me sir, you don't seem to live around here, considering your accent", she said.
"Yes, you guessed it right, we are travellers who earn a living as bandits. We are hired by people and do their jobs", Chen Feng replied.
"Interesting, so you do anything just for the money", the waitress said as she chuckled.
"You're very wise my lady, but from your look, you also don't seem to come from here, considering your etiquette", Hu Mei said.
"I'm flattered, to say the truth, my birth parents are not from here, it's a very sad story", she said.
"I saw my parents murdered before my very eyes. It was a shock to me because it was a massacre on our tribe. I had to flee from my homeland with some other villagers", she added.
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