Free Web NovelChapter 340: Chapter 340: Liu Xingzhi and Jiang Cen
’I suppose that’s why my master’s master never joined any of those sect powers.’
A sinister glint appeared in Song Wanning’s eyes.
"It had better be that way."
"If Mu Zixu really insists on dragging the Medicine King Sect into this to target me... then don’t blame me for destroying the Medicine King Sect..."
Song Wanning wasn’t joking.
Just because she couldn’t now didn’t mean she couldn’t in the future.
If the Medicine King Sect really refused to let her go, then they shouldn’t blame her for treating them as an enemy.
...
The moment Luo Hantian’s Divine Soul returned to his body, he immediately sent people to investigate the Medicine King Sect’s activities.
However, he wasn’t too concerned deep down, always feeling that Senior Mu Zixu wouldn’t get involved in such matters again.
Besides, a remnant soul was just a wisp of a Divine Soul; it couldn’t represent the main body...
Right now, he needed to find someone to bring Song Wanning back.
Luo Hantian left his quarters and headed toward the seventeen main peaks of the sect.
As one of the five Major Sects in the Southern Domain, the Ancient Cold Sect’s strength was unquestionable. It boasted seventeen main peaks, five Supreme Peaks, and over a thousand other mountains.
It had countless disciples, with exceptional talents emerging one after another.
As the master of a sect, Luo Hantian himself was an exceptionally outstanding individual. His aptitude, emotional intelligence, and leadership skills were all remarkable.
But the larger the sect, the more convoluted the internal politics, and the more frequent the disputes.
And the ones leading these conflicts were none other than the Supreme Elders.
Luo Hantian shook his head and sighed, pushing these vexing matters to the back of his mind.
To bring the person back now, he had to find an elder he could trust.
After a moment of deliberation, he arrived at Cangya Peak.
The peak belonging to Elder Liu Xingzhi.
The front courtyard was empty. Luo Hantian ascended the stone steps and finally found the man on the martial arts platform at the summit.
Liu Xingzhi was cultivating. As the aura around him stirred, the surrounding air moved without wind, transforming into countless beams of sword light that shot out in all directions.
Luo Hantian quickly raised his hands to block but was forced back step by step by the sword light. He didn’t stop until he was pushed to the edge of the cliff.
The sword light receded like a tide.
Liu Xingzhi’s indifferent gaze shifted over.
Luo Hantian immediately broke into a smile and strode forward.
"Junior Brother Liu!!"
Liu Xingzhi, with his Late-stage God Splitting Cultivation, was the youngest elder in the Ancient Cold Sect, as well as its most outstanding young Cultivator.
At just over two hundred years old, he already presided over a main peak, an existence whom countless people looked up to.
He specialized in the Sword Dao, his body exuding a fearsome killing intent. He was a famed God of Killing.
Luo Hantian hadn’t originally planned to seek him out, but among the elders he trusted, Liu Xingzhi was the only one currently in the Sect.
The others were either away leading disciples or in seclusion.
He had no choice but to come find him.
"Sect Master."
Liu Xingzhi sheathed his longsword, his expression still cold.
"What do you need from me?"
He didn’t invite Luo Hantian to sit, clearly giving off an "state your business and leave" vibe.
Luo Hantian was used to it. This man was the type completely devoted to cultivation, loathing social pleasantries and being intensely solitary.
"It’s like this. I’ve accepted a new True Disciple on behalf of the Sect, but she’s in the Eastern Domain, and I can’t get away..."
"Furthermore, she has a sub-Trial Tower with her. I’m worried about her safety, so I’d like to ask you, Junior Brother Liu, to go and retrieve her."
"Here are her Communication Talisman and a portrait."
Luo Hantian knew Liu Xingzhi wouldn’t refuse, so he straightforwardly took out the Communication Talisman and portrait and handed them over.
Liu Xingzhi lowered his head, opened the portrait for a glance, then quickly closed it and handed it back to Luo Hantian.
"Understood."
He put away the Communication Talisman and, without caring whether Luo Hantian was leaving or not, turned and walked towards the house halfway down the mountain.
Luo Hantian followed him and, after a moment’s thought, added, "Junior Brother Liu, when you meet her... try not to be so grim. Don’t scare the young lady."
’Song Wanning is a key disciple I’m determined to nurture. I can’t have her be offended by Liu Xingzhi. After all, few people can stand Liu Xingzhi’s personality.’
Just as Luo Hantian finished speaking, he saw a figure standing at Liu Xingzhi’s door. The corner of his mouth twitched.
"Senior Brother, you’re finally back!"
Seeing Liu Xingzhi, Jiang Cen’s eyes lit up. She trotted over to him.
"What is it?"
Liu Xingzhi looked at her indifferently, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
Jiang Cen felt a little defeated at this but quickly rallied her spirits.
’There’s a saying: a man chasing a woman is separated by a mountain, but a woman chasing a man is separated only by a layer of gauze. As long as she tried hard, she would capture Liu Xingzhi sooner or later! After all, she wasn’t like those other women!’
"I was hoping to ask Senior Brother for some guidance on my cultivation. I wonder if you have the time?"
She looked at Liu Xingzhi with an expectant expression, the tips of her ears turning slightly red.
’A supreme man like Liu Xingzhi... he’s truly every woman’s dream!’
"I don’t have time. I have to go pick someone up."
With that, Liu Xingzhi walked right past Jiang Cen, and after entering his house, he decisively shut the door.
SLAM—
The sound of the door slamming was deafening, a clear message for her to leave.
Jiang Cen’s face stiffened, a flash of embarrassment crossing it.
She pressed her lips together in annoyance, but the desire to conquer him in her eyes only grew stronger.
"Sect Master, Senior Brother said he’s going to pick someone up. Who is it?"
She walked up to Luo Hantian with a beaming smile, hoping to pry for information.
Luo Hantian, however, silently distanced himself from her, putting on a formal, official-looking smile.
"He’s retrieving a disciple. I arranged it. I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll be leaving now!"
With that, he rode away on a cloud without looking back.
Jiang Cen: "..."
A look of anger appeared on her face, and she stomped her foot in frustration.
But she knew that staying any longer would only annoy Liu Xingzhi, so she had no choice but to leave.
Meanwhile, Luo Hantian, who had flown some distance away, glanced back. Not seeing Jiang Cen, he pursed his lips.
’This young mistress is completely nuts. Relying on being that Supreme Elder’s daughter, she has always been lawless and used her position to bully others. And Liu Xingzhi had it the worst of all.’
’Liu Xingzhi became that Supreme Elder’s disciple at the age of five. Jiang Cen felt he had stolen her father’s attention, so she constantly bullied him, even leading others to target and isolate him. You could say that half of Liu Xingzhi’s current cold personality was Jiang Cen’s doing. If Liu Xingzhi’s cultivation speed hadn’t been so astonishingly fast, who knows how much worse the bullying would have gotten.’
But strangely, over a decade ago, this young mistress nearly lost her life in a Secret Realm. When she woke up, she had changed.
Not only did she start treating people much better, but her attitude towards Liu Xingzhi also did a complete one-eighty.
She made up all sorts of excuses to try and mend their relationship.
If the Supreme Elder hadn’t personally checked her Divine Soul, everyone would have suspected she’d been possessed.
Thinking of Jiang Cen’s changed attitude, a cold glint flashed in Luo Hantian’s eyes.
’Does she think being a little nice to Liu Xingzhi now can make up for all the harm she caused in the past? How naive! The only reason Junior Brother Liu hasn’t run her through is out of respect for that Supreme Elder!’
He snorted coldly and quickly returned to the Sect Master Hall.
However, just as he landed, he received a report from a disciple.
"Reporting to the Sect Master, the disciples of the Medicine King Sect have recently been hunting an Ascender. This is her portrait."
The disciple’s words made Luo Hantian’s heart sink.
’It couldn’t be such a coincidence, could it?’
Taking the portrait, Luo Hantian’s expression completely darkened.
That girl actually guessed right!!!
