Free Web NovelChapter 358: Chapter 358: She Is a True Disciple of Our Ancient Cold Sect
Wu Qingfeng felt a chill run down his spine from the stare.
He truly didn’t dare provoke this man, because this man would actually kill.
Moreover, the Ancient Cold Sect claimed they would "never shelter their own and would let anyone with a grudge seek revenge," but in reality, that was the greatest form of protection.
’After all, who could possibly defeat him?’
And since the Ancient Cold Sect was located in the Southern Domain, they wouldn’t give the Medicine King Sect any face.
"Mr. Liu, this person has a feud with my Medicine King Sect. I ask that you not interfere in this matter."
Wu Qingfeng tried to soften his tone as much as possible. He didn’t want to lose face in public, so he could only bite the bullet and press the issue.
"Song Wanning is a True Disciple of my Ancient Cold Sect. When did she offend the Medicine King Sect?"
Liu Xingzhi’s words sent a shockwave through the entire crowd.
"Didn’t she just ascend? How did she become a True Disciple of the Ancient Cold Sect?"
"Could it be her aptitude is so good that Venerable Liu has taken a liking to her and plans to take her as his apprentice?"
"Hiss... She’s really hit the jackpot!"
The group of onlookers gazed at Song Wanning with envy. They had all thought she was done for, but who would have known things would take such a dramatic turn.
Wu Qingfeng was left speechless.
’A string of curses ran through his mind, but he didn’t dare say them out loud.’
’Could I really announce that Song Wanning had not only dispersed our ancestor’s remnant soul, but had also tossed out all our ancestral tablets?’
Obviously not!
The Medicine King Sect had its reputation to consider!
Choking back his rage, Wu Qingfeng’s face turned a spectacular kaleidoscope of colors.
But Song Wanning, infuriatingly, blinked her eyes innocently and asked, "This disciple is also very curious. Why does the Medicine King Sect claim I have a feud with them?"
"I only just ascended. I don’t know them at all."
Her aggrieved and bewildered expression made her stunning face all the more vivid.
The people around nodded at her words, feeling that the Medicine King Sect was being unreasonable by not being able to state their reason.
"Please enlighten me, Senior."
Song Wanning stood behind Liu Xingzhi and gave Wu Qingfeng a faint smile.
’They were already mortal enemies, so adding a little more fuel to the fire wouldn’t hurt.’
"You—"
Wu Qingfeng hadn’t expected Song Wanning to be so shameless. His face flushed red with anger.
However, Liu Xingzhi’s long saber moved on its own without a sound, instantly extinguishing the fire in his heart and forcing him to calm down.
"Mr. Liu, this is a bit complicated to explain right now. Why don’t we discuss this in private?"
He forced a smile, a stark contrast to his earlier demeanor.
Watching this, Song Wanning clenched her fists. Her desire to increase her strength became even more urgent.
’Only strength is the currency to shatter any conspiracy.’
"Not necessary."
Liu Xingzhi swept a cold glance over him, feeling no goodwill toward Wu Qingfeng.
"Song Wanning is a True Disciple of my Ancient Cold Sect. I am here to welcome her under the Sect Master’s orders, and I will absolutely not allow any harm to come to her."
"If the Medicine King Sect insists on targeting her, then you are targeting my Ancient Cold Sect. In that case, don’t blame me for being impolite!"
As he spoke, he once again pointed his long saber in Wu Qingfeng’s direction.
A chill instantly shot down Wu Qingfeng’s spine, and a cold dread washed over his heart.
It felt as if something cold and sinister was pressed against his throat.
He shuddered, but he was even more shocked by what Liu Xingzhi had said.
’Liu Xingzhi came personally to escort Song Wanning to the Ancient Cold Sect?’
’What has she done to deserve this?’
The spectating Cultivators also stared with wide eyes.
They had thought that Liu Xingzhi had just been passing by, taken a liking to Song Wanning, and decided to step in.
But it turned out he had actually traveled thousands of miles from the Southern Domain just to personally escort her back to the Ancient Cold Sect?
That was an incredible amount of face!!
Everyone was shocked, Xiao Heyun included.
’He finally understood. This woman’s value was extremely high. If he could make her serve him, wouldn’t ruling the Cultivation World become much easier in the future?’
At this thought, his eyes shone with astonishing brightness, and he began to ponder how to capture the beauty’s heart.
"Does the Medicine King Sect still insist on making things difficult for her?"
Liu Xingzhi remained expressionless, but the long saber in his hand was already poised to strike.
If Wu Qingfeng dared to say a single word of defiance, the saber would be at his neck in an instant.
"..." Wu Qingfeng’s lips trembled slightly, but in the end, he didn’t dare to speak.
He mumbled for a moment, then swallowed his anger and shook his head.
"There may be some misunderstanding in this matter. I’ll go back and investigate first. I won’t disturb you any further, Mr. Liu."
He gave Song Wanning a deep look. Since it was destined that he couldn’t take her down today, he would just let it go.
’I’ll go back and ask for the Ancestor’s opinion first. After all, both the Divine Thunder and Liu Xingzhi are major problems.’
So he could only give his disciples a look, then lead them away.
The disciples of the Medicine King Sect had arrived full of aggression, but they left with their tails between their legs. Many people chuckled at their miserable retreat.
After all, the disciples from the Medicine King Sect, relying on their Alchemy skills, often acted arrogantly toward others. Many were quite pleased to see them get taken down a peg.
Once the people from the Medicine King Sect were gone, Liu Xingzhi finally turned around, his pair of cold eyes landing on Song Wanning.
"Leave?"
Concise and to the point, he cherished his words like gold.
Song Wanning smiled. "Please wait a moment, Senior."
With that, she walked toward Xie Qinglan, who wasn’t far away. Seeing the change in the young girl’s eyes, the smile at the corner of her mouth deepened.
"Qing Lan, I’m leaving now. We can get in touch with Communication Talismans when we have time."
’I have to find a way to completely separate those two.’
"Okay!!!"
Xie Qinglan nodded, her eyes filled with happiness.
’Wan Ning is safe. I’m so happy.’
’Liu Xingzhi is so amazing! He scared Wu Qingfeng away just like that.’
"Senior, let’s go!"
Song Wanning turned back. The moment her words fell, a Spirit Boat appeared at her feet.
She stepped onto it, not giving Xiao Heyun a single glance from beginning to end.
The Spirit Boat shot into the clouds with a WHOOSH and vanished in the blink of an eye.
The crowd of onlookers lingered for a long time, all discussing the Ascender, Song Wanning, and what she could have possibly done to deserve being personally welcomed by Liu Xingzhi.
"Junior Sister, let’s go."
Xiao Heyun saw the worshipful, reluctant gaze Xie Qinglan directed toward where Liu Xingzhi had been, and his sense of crisis flared.
’This trip was a huge loss. Her favorability toward me has plummeted. I don’t know when it’ll recover.’
"Okay."
Xie Qinglan nodded and left with Xiao Heyun.
Although her favorability had dropped a bit, she still liked her Senior Brother very much. She was just a little disappointed in some of his actions today.
Fortunately, the final outcome was good, so she quickly put these matters to the back of her mind.
On the Spirit Boat, Liu Xingzhi pointed to a room. "You can go in and rest. I will take you to see the Sect Master."
He wasn’t the least bit curious about Song Wanning. Only after watching her enter the room did he retract his gaze and pilot the Spirit Boat back toward the Ancient Cold Sect at top speed.
In the room, Song Wanning rested her chin on her hand, holding a cup of tea that she sipped at intermittently.
On the table was the book of miscellaneous records she had bought earlier. She read it over and over, mulling over the Medicine King Sect’s plans and her future counter-strategies in her mind.
’Then there’s Xiao Heyun. He’s an intruder. I’ll have to find a way to slowly chip away at his fortune.’
