Chapter 108: War Clouds Rise

  "Bi Shao Yu's face sank as he opened his mouth to ask, 'Didn't you say that Shao Qing was still on the road and hadn't returned yet? What's going on? How could Shao Qing be dead?' Can you tell me now?"

  "Master ordered me not to tell Young Master about this matter when he was in seclusion, fearing that Young Master would be impulsive and do something irrational if he knew. So I can only keep it from Young Master. The master of the house has already made arrangements for this matter and has sent out a spy to investigate. The information just now was sent back by the spy," said Li Tian.

  "Do you still think I'm the Shaoyu from three years ago? Something big happened and you're keeping it from me. If not for the Thousand Mile Transmission earlier, I probably wouldn't have known until now. Tell me how Shaoqing died and what's going on with Chen Xuan. How could a late-stage Spiritual Warrior possibly clash with Shaoqing, isn't he already at the Half-Step True Martial realm?" Shaoyu said.

  The other three fellow disciples saw what happened to the Bi family and quickly got up, "Brother Bi, we'd better withdraw first. This matter involves a family secret, and it's not good for us to get involved. Once you know about it, it won't be good for your Bi family," said one of the disciples.

  "All right, you few people go down and rest first. Tonight I will entertain all of you brothers, if there is any place that the hospitality is not good, please forgive me, I also did not know that such a thing would happen to our family."

  "Brother Bi doesn't need to be polite about this, family matters are important, just arrange a few side rooms for us and that's enough," said a young man.

  "Come on, take a few senior brothers down to rest." Bi Shao Yu said.

  After finishing speaking, several people followed a maid and withdrew.

  "Li Shu, now that there are no outsiders, tell me what's really going on." Xiaoyu's emotions had calmed down a bit, but the hatred in her heart was starting to burn again.

  The Second Master was sent to Huang City by the family head a month ago, intending to finalize the marriage between the two families as soon as possible. He encountered a young man named Chen Xuan at a loose cultivator gathering and took a liking to an ancient scroll, but Chen Xuan bought it first, leading to some verbal sparring in public that ended with nothing being resolved. Later, there was an auction in Huang City, which the Second Master also attended, where he reportedly had another run-in with several core disciples of the Danxuan Sect, but these altercations were not enough for them to kill the Second Master.

  "The auction finally ended, and Second Master still wanted to get that ancient scroll, so he followed Chen Xuan, wanting to take care of him halfway. However, after Second Master left, there was no news from him again. Later, several old servants of Second Master searched for him along the way and found some signs of fighting, but not a single trace of Second Master was found, as if he had vanished into thin air. Finally, we heard that all the soul tablets of Second Master in the Soul Hall were shattered, and we knew that Second Master had been murdered." Li Tian said.

  "You're referring to the engagement between Huang Cheng's daughter, Huang Ying, and Shaoyu? I heard she's also a core disciple of Danxuan Gate now. Would they agree to this marriage? Shaoyu is only half a step away from achieving True Martial Arts, while the other party is far inferior. How could they possibly agree? Was it Lord Huang Cheng who killed Shaoyu?"

  "This matter had been suspected by the master of the house, but it was ultimately dismissed. The one who was killed this time was not the lord of Huang City, and the alliance between the two families is indeed true. Our family agreed to provide them with 10,000 Canghai Dan every year, and 100 million Yuanling Dan were exchanged for this alliance. This Lord of Huang City would not go back on his word. Canghai Dan can only be refined by those in the Tianling realm, and the Lord of Huang City is only in the Dixian realm, so he cannot refine it. Therefore, he wants to form an alliance with us. I'm afraid there's someone else behind this matter. The master of the house had suspected that it might be some old antiques from Danxuanmen who took action, but there was no evidence. For now, we can only let Stealing Shadow secretly investigate." Li Tiandao said.

  "This matter is probably not that simple, the key is still this Chen Xuan, he must know the inside story here. Shao Ying was following him and then disappeared, at that time only he knew, maybe this Chen Xuan knows how Shao Ying died. You send a message to Zei Ying to catch him alive, I want to interrogate him personally."

  "It's Master Li, I'll instruct Shadow Thief," a bright light flew out of Li Tian's hand.

  "This period of time, I may be able to stay with the family for about half a month. You all have to serve them well, these few brothers. None of them have anyone behind their backs, and in the future, they can all make good use of each other. It's good for our Bi family to get along with the big families." said Shao Yu.

  "Don't worry, young master. The old master had instructed me before he went into seclusion. I will take care of you. Do you have any other matters, young master? If not, this old slave will withdraw." said Li Tian Dao.

  "You go down first, I'll call you if there's anything. Tell the kitchen to prepare some good wine and dishes tonight, I want to treat these few fellow disciples well. I want to be quiet for a while," said Shao Yu.

  Li Tian retreated from the grand hall, leaving Bi Shaoyu standing alone in a daze.

  I don't care who killed Shao Qing, I will definitely make him die a thousand deaths. I, Bi Shao Yu, swear that I will exterminate his entire family. After Li Tian left, a loud roar came from the great hall.

  The rooster crowed, breaking the dawn, and a new day began in the misty mountains. Chen Xuan also quickly recovered from his meditation state, washed up, and once again stepped onto the martial arts arena. Today, there were only fifty disciples, and the intensity of the battles would be even more fierce. Only twenty spots were available, and only those who entered the top twenty would have the qualification to compete for the top ten.

  Fifty disciples rushed to the martial arts arena early in the morning, now the entire square is empty and deserted. More than 50 people entered, just like a grain of sand falling into the ocean, no one can be seen, several giant high platforms stand alone, these disciples did not jump onto the high platform, but waited for the strong to arrive at the center of the square.

  Chen Xuan took a glance at the disciples of Lian Shanfeng, and there were only five people left. The others had all been eliminated. Even Douling Peak, which ranked first, had only ten people, and Chonghai Peak, which ranked second, also had about ten people. The others were between six or seven people, or five or six people, mostly half-step True Martial artists. There were also some Lingwu Dianfeng disciples who entered the top 50 this time.

  A group of people flew over quickly and sat down on the high platform again.

  "Today's match is still a draw, each of the disciples will draw their own opponent, one round and five games, until only twenty people are left, now start drawing lots," said the middle-aged man without any nonsense.

  Fifty disciples all walked towards the signing cage, and in just over a dozen breaths, they were all gone. Chen Xuan picked up his own drawn-out one, number two. This time, how come it's so close to the front? Chen Xuan wondered, not knowing who number forty-nine was.

  All disciples have drawn their lots. The five arenas lit up with a light screen. Today, there are only five matches per round. After the fifth round, I don't know how many people will be left.

  "The game is about to begin!" a middle-aged man shouted loudly;

  Two disciples jumped onto the No. 1 stage at the same time, it seems like one is number one and the other is number fifty.

  Chen Xuan did not rush to choose and jump onto the stage, but instead took a look at his opponent this time. Chen Xuan already knew that these strong players could control the order of the draw, so he wanted to wait and see who they had arranged for him to face. Yesterday's conversation with Ye Shixiong had left Chen Xuan thinking deeply, but he still couldn't understand why the master of Douling Peak was trying to intercept him from entering the top ten. He thought about it all night, but couldn't figure it out. It seemed that he would have to wait until the competition ended and ask the peak master himself.

  Just as Chen Xuan was lost in thought, a figure jumped onto the second arena. Chen Xuan looked up and was taken aback. It seemed that these strong opponents were indeed specially arranged, including Ling Feng who should also be one of their arrangements. Chen Xuan himself had apparently also caught the attention of his sect, otherwise they wouldn't have sent out this opponent in this round. Chen Xuan sneered to himself.

  Chen Xuan also quickly jumped onto the stage, and the young man on the stage was taken aback when he saw the young man who had come up.

  "I didn't expect us to meet so soon, let's settle this today. Don't forget to kowtow to me if you lose, and there's also the matter of compensating for the loss of that spiritual artifact," said the man opposite him.

  "Lu Yunfei, I didn't expect our opponent to be you either. But it's fine, we were bound to have a battle sooner or later. Let's settle this today instead. If you want me to kowtow to you, let's see if you have the skills for it. Ling Feng said the same thing to me in the end, but he still ended up under my feet. The agreement still stands, and since you lost today, we'll make it public outside. From now on, whenever disciples of Tong Tian Peak meet disciples of Lian Shan Peak, they'll have to walk around us. And there's also the matter of compensation for the spiritual artifact." Chen Xuan said.

  "Kid, you're still being stubborn, just wait and see, I'll trample you under my feet too, and torture you in the same way. When the time comes, I'll make you thoroughly lick my toes, as you wish, the agreement will still be valid. But now, I just want to see you being trampled under my feet." said Luoyun Fei.

  This time, whether intentionally or unintentionally, as long as they had a holiday with Chen Xuan, there would be a battle. The last battle was against Ling Feng, and this one is against Lu Yunfei. It seems that all of these were arranged in advance. The two quickly made their combat preparations.