192 Chapter 1350: I’ll Poison Him to Death (1/2)

”Zhang Heng? Why is he here?” Yuan Xiao's face immediately darkened.

Bi Hongyin and the others also frowned upon hearing that name.

”He is…?” Zhang Xuan asked in confusion.

Of the Zhang Clan members, he had only heard of Zhang Yu and the young prodigy. He had never heard of Zhang Heng before.

”Brother Luo and Zhang Heng are geniuses who entered the Sanctum of Sages in the same cohort. They have always competed with one another, and their relationship…” Yuan Xiao took a glance at Luo Xuanqing before whispering with a suppressed voice, ”They are not too amiable!”

”Not too amiable?” Hearing those words, Bi Hongyin burst out laughing. ”More like mortal enemies! No matter what they do, they just have to compare with and outdo the other. If Luo Xuanqing destroys a hall, that fellow would run off to destroy two. Just think of all the trouble they have caused throughout the years!”

”This…” She did not bother lowering her voice, so Luo Xuanqing heard her words loud and clear. His face immediately reddened in embarrassment. He wanted to retort, but he found that there was nothing he could say.

”Destroys a hall? You are saying that Brother Luo's reputation of being a King of Destruction… is intentional?” Zhang Xuan was shocked.

”Of course not!” Luo Xuanqing harrumphed in displeasure. ”It's just that… I was too focused on winning and forgot to hold back a little…”

”Too focused on winning?”

”If Zhang Heng clears a trial in ten minutes, Luo Xuanqing would desperately do everything he could to clear the trial in nine minutes. Of course, there's no way he would be able to control himself when he's going all out!” Bi Hongyin uttered leisurely.

It was indeed hard to control one's strength when one was attempting to break a record, so it was inevitable that mishaps would occur.

Looking back, Zhang Xuan found that even though he had caused a fair bit of destruction as well, he was at least in control of himself. He never caused trouble for the sake of it, and more often than not, they were all freak accidents resulting from unfortunate coincidences or misunderstandings.

In comparison to Luo Xuanqing, he felt like he was just a gentle lamb.

”If that's the case, does this mean that Zhang Heng heard news about the Dongxu Gourd and came here to stick his nose into the matter as well?” Zhang Xuan asked with a frown.

Given that Zhang Heng and Luo Xuanqing were rivals of one another, their cultivation was likely around the same level as one another. If Zhang Heng was really there to meddle in the matter, things could get really troublesome for them.

”Don't worry, I have only told you about the matter concerning the Dongxu Gourd. There's no way he could know about that. He's here for something completely different,” Luo Xuanqing replied confidently.

”Oh?”

The others were slightly surprised by Luo Xuanqing's words.

What other business would Zhang Heng have there other than the Dongxu Gourd? The Sanctum of Sages was at least several million li away, so he could not possibly have been there to sightsee, could he?

”Look at the group with him. Zhao Xun and Zhao Yi from the Beast Tamer Hall, Li Heng from the Celestial Designer Guild, and Yu Wen from the Physician Guild here—if I'm not mistaken, he's here to tame a saint beast,” Luo Xuanqing replied.

”Tame a saint beast?” Yun Lianhai pondered for a moment before widening his eyes in realization. ”Now that you mention it, I do remember hearing something related to that. Not too long ago, Zhang Heng posted a beast taming mission, offering three Jade Spirit Essence for helpers to aid him in the taming of a saint beast that possesses the Dragon Bloodline. Could it be that the saint beast he is hoping to tame is the Netherworld Azure Dragon Beast?”

”I also recall something like that!”

Everyone was taken aback by those words.

Even Zhang Xuan was slightly surprised.

A few days ago, Sun Qiang had told him that there was a beast tamer mission that offered generous rewards. He had intended to take it up, but he had eventually forgotten about the matter because he was in a rush to report for the Elite Division. Who would have thought that the mission was actually posted by Zhang Heng!

More importantly… to think that they would meet one another here!

”That seems to be the case!” Luo Xuanqing said as a sharp glint flashed across his eyes.

”That's way too much of a coincidence!”

”Indeed! Just as we were planning to deal with the Netherworld Azure Dragon Beast, they suddenly arrived here to tame it. Brother Luo, could this actually be your doing?”

Everyone quickly turned their gazes toward Luo Xuanqing.

Considering how many saint beasts there were in the world, it was far too much of a coincidence for them to meet one another in somewhere as remote as this. It was hard to believe that Luo Xuanqing did not play a part in orchestrating this matter.

”Who else could it be?” Luo Xuanqing's lips crept up gleefully. ”That fellow constantly keeps a tab on my whereabouts. So, I knew that it was only a matter of time before he found out what I'm up to no matter how discreet I am. In order to prevent the secret of the Dongxu Gourd from getting out, I went around buying beast taming tools and had the Soulbinding Golden Bead forged so as to create an image that my goal is to tame the Netherworld Azure Dragon Beast. Who could have known that fool would really fall for my ploy?”

The crowd glanced at one another.

Such a thing was possible?

But thinking again, everything made sense.

There had always been bad blood between the both of them, so it was only natural that Zhang Heng would attempt to sabotage Luo Xuanqing's efforts after learning that the latter was intending to tame a Saint 8-dan beast.

”Smart!” Zhang Xuan remarked.

This was truly two birds in a stone. Not only did he manage to turn Zhang Heng's attention away from his real goal, he even managed to get the latter to clear away the danger for him!

Regardless of whether Zhang Heng would successfully tame the Netherworld Azure Dragon Beast in the end or not, he would surely be a great aid to them by helping them distract the latter's attention, thus opening a gap for them to sneak past the latter.

As expected of an offspring of the Luo Clan, his future brother-in-law sure was skilled in scheming against others. Hidden beneath his reckless, brash exterior was a calculative, black-hearted soul!