Chapter 255 (2/2)

There was a large teleportation gate in the middle of this room. It was connected to the beacons that Zhang Dong had with him. The sect members clasped their hands and nodded.

The people that were gathered here were composed mostly of core and inner disciples and also elders. They were the backbone of the new generation that was still developing, within time some of them were primed to reach the nascent soul level.

”Did someone say battle?”

Liena looked to the side and spotted a large red-haired man flying over. She covered half of her face with her fan while looking him over.

This was Huo Qiang, the other founding member besides her and Zhang Dong. He was wearing a tight-fitting black shirt that showed off his pecks. His thick arms were covered by intricate looking ruby gauntlets, their thickness only made the man's arms look larger.

She still didn't like Qiang all that much. The man was self-centered and haughty, he was of the mindset that fighting was the end all be all. Liena also disliked the fact that he had a large harem of ladies stashed away in his estate. Her husband was different, he was monogamous, something rarely seen in this world of cultivation.

”You finally graced us with your presence, Qiang?”

Qiang smirked while looking at Liena. Both of them started staring at each other while the disciples and other elders sweated at the sidelines. Everyone here knew that these two didn't see eye to eye. The only person who could actually control them wasn't here so they were afraid that a fight might break out.

”Are those wrinkles that I see?”

”What did you say? Did your brain shrink even more?”

Qiang laughed out while throwing a small jab at Liena. She on the other hand quickly retailed with a few chosen words. The people around them started backing away even more, sweat covered their foreheads instantly. Luckily for them, there were two people present that could diffuse the situation.

”Please Aunt and Uncle calm down, you are scaring the other disciples.”

A person moved between the two. He had a similar look to the fabled Patriarch. His hair was pure white and he was very dashing. His name was Zhang Liu and he was Zhang Dong's disciple.

”Yes, why don't we drink some tea before Master opens up the teleportation gate?”

The second one was a white-haired maiden. She was the most beautiful woman in the sect from the junior generation. Her name was Zhang Xue and she was also Zhang Dong's disciple. A bit further away was another young woman, this one had golden hair, her name was Fang Meili.

Liena turned her head to the side while giving out a sound of discomfort with her mouth. Qiang on the other hand shrugged as if this was something that he was already used to and didn't care about.

She looked at the blond girl at the side and then back to Zhang Xue that was with her. She knew that her husband brought over a lady from the city that he had come from. The girl looked to be close to twenty years of age and was quite the beauty. Liena was out of commission for a week so she didn't have the time to meet her.

Some people even started spreading rumors that she was a concubine that Zhang Dong brought over. This was something that her husband wouldn't do. She was quite confident about this, even more after she examined the girl in front of her. Fang Meili's lacked a set of assets that would make her husband interested in her. It would be highly unlikely for her husband to be attracted to this girl that was a bit too skinny for his tastes.

”This is cousin Meili, Master invited her into the sect, she is a relative from grandfather's side…”

Zhang Xue moved her head a bit to the side while blushing. By just mentioning Zhang Jin everyone in here knew how this Meili was related to everyone.

”Is that so,... You have my condolences.”

Liena nodded while rolling her eyes. She had no idea how her husband was related to 'that thing'. How one person's desires could take over reasoning like that baffled this Matriarch greatly. She was really glad that her husband didn't do these sorts of things when he went away. If he was like Qiang or Jin there would be quite a bit of babies running around the premises already.

Meili looked at Liena with a strange look on her face. The girl wasn't sure why but whenever this Zhang Jin was mentioned people tended to look away. She herself had evaded meeting her ancestor from the other side of the family. Somehow Zhang Xue had always evaded questions about him whenever she prodded for answers.

Everyone was ready for departure and just in time as Liena received a message from her husband. Following it the gate received the coordinates for its activation. It was time to depart and show off the skills of the United Element Sect.