Chapter 275 - Wang Luo of the Ziyang Sect (2/2)
He heaved a quiet sigh. He never expected a woman to be behind the feud between two disciples of the same sect.
While he was sighing, a bright idea came to him, and he promptly retrieved his makeover tools from his Divine Vessel. His current face-morphing skill was as good as flawless. Moments later, he had turned himself into Wang Luo.
“This man’s sect mates would surely come and find him in a few days. We can just leave with them then. Moreover, we can also avoid the assassins.”
Zhiluan frowned. “Sounds like a far-fetched plan…”
Xiao Chen kicked him aside. “Don’t fuss around. Oh, and don’t talk too much when we get off the mountain if you don’t want to be turned into a pill ingredient.” He took Wang Luo’s jade pendant and then summoned the snow to cover the corpse.
His priority now was getting into contact with the Daoist League of the Five Continents. Only then would he know if Huangfu Xin’er was fine.
Two hours later, the human and the cat walked to another expanse of snowy land. Suddenly, they heard shouting from a distance. “Junior Brother Wang Luo! Junior Brother Wang Luo…”
“Meow! Don’t these people have common sense? You’ll cause an avalanche if you keep shouting!”
Xiao Chen signaled for him to be quiet and used his True Energy to amplify his voice. “Senior Brothers, I’m here!”
A team of four had come for him, three male and one female disciples in total. Xiao Chen knew their names from Wang Luo’s memories. Their cultivation was fairly ordinary and low, in the beginning to middle stages of the Foundation Building Realm.
Li Heng said worriedly, “We finally found you, Junior Brother Wang Luo! Master is going berserk at home. Remember not to tell him that it was Junior Sister Zi Sha who told you to pluck the snow lotus herb on the Thousand Summits Mountain when we get back. Or else Master won’t let her off easy.”
Xiao Chen nodded. “Got it.”
The others were perplexed at his reaction after hearing Junior Sister Zi Sha’s name. Why wasn’t he reacting as he usually would? He ought to be worrying about her and asking if she was alright.
Li Heng noticed Zhiluan beside Xiao Chen’s feet and asked in bewilderment, “What’s this?”
“Oh, nothing much. Just a Leopard Cat Spirit that I met on the mountain. Let’s go down the mountain.”
On their way down, Xiao Chen asked, “Oh, right. Do you know the way to Tianyuan City?”
“Tianyuan City? What’s Tianyuan City?”
“Then do you know the Daoist League of Five Continents?”
“Daoist League of Five Continents? What’s that? I’ve never heard of it. Master is well-experienced and knowledgeable. Maybe he’d know something.”
Xiao Chen chuckled and said no more. Just where exactly was he sent to? Was he currently far away from the Middle Continent?
When they were near the foot of the mountain, Li Heng said, “I wonder if the lady has woken up.”
“Which lady?” Xiao Chen asked.
Zhao Yuling said, “While searching for you yesterday, we found an unconscious and severely injured lady in the snow…”
Xiao Chen interrupted her in a panic. “What does she look like? What is she wearing?”
Zhao Yuling frowned. Why was he so agitated when hearing about another lady? Sure enough, all men in the world fancied the new and despised the old.
Li Heng smiled. “Ah, that lady is really as pretty as a fairy. She has a red flower mark between her eyebrows and a red flower hairpin on her hair. She’s also wearing red clothes…”
Xiao Chen was pleasantly surprised. That ought to be Huangfu Xin’er. He asked, “How are her injuries? Is it serious?”
Li Heng’s brows furrowed. “She’s heavily injured. Her five viscera and six bowels are all shattered. Our sect mates have already carried her back to the sect…”
“What…?”
Xiao Chen felt the world around him spin and his feet staggered. Even her five viscera and six bowels were shattered…
“What’s wrong, Junior Brother Wang Luo?” Li Heng immediately supported him by the arm.
Xiao Chen shook his hand. “I’m fine. Let’s hurry up and return.”