Chapter 345

Zhang Hong was still in the Weiyuan Hall, his expression somewhat excited.

Seeing Xu Yang again, he had forgotten about the fact that he had gradually drifted away from Xu Yang before, as if they had returned to the time when everyone first entered the Weiyuan Hall and were secretly competing with each other.

Xu Yang smiled: "Minor Success Gang Qi."

Zhang Hong grinned and gave a thumbs up: "Awesome; half a month ago, I just practiced Qi to form Gang."

"That's very good!" Xu Yang said.

He wasn't being polite; in fact, Zhang Hong's luck and background were a bit worse, and his talent was even better than some people who successfully ascended the dragon.

It had been two years for their batch, and he heard that there were still a few people who hadn't practiced Qi to form Gang.

If Zhang Hong could successfully ascend the dragon, he should have practiced Qi to form Gang long ago.

"What is the cultivation base of Zhang Yong and Lu Ren now?" Zhang Hong said again.

"Zhang Yong is also Minor Success Gang Qi, and Lu Ren is Major Success Gang Qi."

Zhang Hong squeezed out a smile with difficulty: "Sure enough, it's ascending the dragon; your progress is actually so terrifying."

Only he knew how much he had paid in these two years to improve his cultivation base, and he thought his cultivation base wouldn't be worse than Xu Yang and the others; he didn't expect the gap to be so large; no wonder everyone wanted to ascend the dragon.

Xu Yang smiled and didn't explain; the Profound Heaven Sect was good, but the dangers within were only known to those in the Profound Heaven Sect.

"Everyone disperse!" Lin Cheng appeared with his hands behind his back, wearing a smile.

"Yes, Master!" All the disciples cupped their hands.

Stepping into Lin Cheng's small courtyard again after two years, the treatment was completely different; Lin Cheng was no longer lying on a large chair lecturing them, but led the two into the main hall and asked the young little mistress to serve tea and melons and fruits to entertain them.

Xu Yang didn't know what Sun Tao's situation was before, but he had received this treatment before.

The only time he sat in front of Lin Cheng was when Lin Cheng reached an agreement with him to take care of Lin Wei, and he was asked to sit down.

Lin Cheng sat in the seat of honor, his gaze sweeping over the two disciples, and he said with satisfaction: "Very good, actually already Minor Success Gang Qi; when I was struggling and fighting in the outer sect, it took me nearly five years to break through to Minor Success Gang Qi."

It took nearly five years to reach Minor Success Gang Qi; this talent was indeed a bit poor, and no wonder he struggled in the Profound Heaven Sect for ten years, only to be forced to leave in the end.

With this kind of talent, it was impossible to reach Marrow Cleansing in a lifetime.

"Sun Tao, work harder, and you have hope for inner sect Marrow Cleansing; Xu Yang, within two years, you should be able to reach Marrow Cleansing."

He encouraged the two as someone who had been through it, not knowing that Xu Yang had already reached Marrow Cleansing.

The two cupped their hands: "The disciples will definitely do their best."

Lin Cheng sipped his tea and said: "Is there a sect task?"

He knew the rules of the Profound Heaven Sect too well; if there wasn't something going on, it would be absolutely impossible for them to let the disciples return.

Sun Tao nodded: "The sect received news that during this Martial Arts Examination, there might be Demon Sect disciples causing trouble, so they sent us back to ensure that the examination doesn't go wrong."

Hearing the two words "Demon Sect," Lin Cheng's face changed immediately: "I was wondering why the city-guarding army had become so nervous recently; so it was because of the Demon Sect; you all be careful; once you leave the mountain gate, there might be Demon Sect people looking for trouble with you at any time."

Both nodded in agreement.

The master and two disciples chatted for a while, and Lin Cheng suddenly said: "Xiao Wei hasn't written to me for a long time; did something happen to her?"

His daughter hadn't written to him for nearly a year, and he already had some guesses; plus, after meeting, Sun Tao's smile had been unnatural, and he already had guesses in his heart.

Xu Yang fell silent.

Sun Tao showed sadness on his face, gritted his teeth, and nodded: "It's that I didn't take good care of Junior Sister; Master, please accept my condolences."

Although he had been mentally prepared, hearing this sentence, Lin Cheng still felt the world go black, and the teacup in his hand was shattered by his out-of-control Gang Qi.

A year ago, he was still fantasizing about the scene of his daughter and Xiao Chen getting married, but he hadn't expected that she was already gone.

The atmosphere was extremely oppressive; Xu Yang and Sun Tao were both rough men and didn't know how to comfort Lin Cheng.

After a silence, Lin Cheng said in a hoarse voice: "It's not your fault; that place, the Profound Heaven Sect, is a place of nine deaths and one life; it's my fault for not persuading her back then."

He had struggled in the Profound Heaven Sect for ten years and knew the cruelty of the Profound Heaven Sect better than Xu Yang and Sun Tao.

Of their batch, the number of people who finally survived could be counted on one hand.

"When did it happen?" Lin Cheng said again.

Sun Tao said: "It's been nearly a year; I didn't dare to tell you, Master."

Lin Cheng was silent for a while, then said: "How did it happen?"

Now Sun Tao didn't speak, looking at Xu Yang; the two hadn't discussed whether to tell Lin Cheng the truth before.

Xu Yang said: "To tell the truth."

He looked at Lin Cheng and said: "She didn't follow your instructions and didn't listen to the persuasion of Senior Brother Sun and me."

If Lin Wei had listened even once, she wouldn't have had this incident.

"She grew up by my side since she was a child, and I was worried that she would act willfully after leaving me, so I asked you to look after her; I didn't expect that she would still..."

"Master, the disciple can tell you the truth, but please promise the disciple not to do anything impulsive," Sun Tao said.

"So, you know who the enemy is?"

Lin Cheng's originally sad face suddenly became filled with killing intent; Sun Tao saying such words meant he knew who the murderer of his daughter was.

He had thought his daughter had been intercepted and killed while out, dying without rhyme or reason; he hadn't expected that they actually knew the murderer.

Sun Tao nodded: "Not only do we know, but that person also wanted to kill us to silence us, especially Junior Brother Xu; he was targeted by that person several times, and if it weren't for good luck, he might have had an incident too."

Hearing that both of them had almost had an incident, Lin Cheng's eyes softened a bit; he had originally felt some blame toward Xu Yang, but now it was gone.

It must have been an expert that couldn't be resisted, otherwise it wouldn't have been dangerous enough for two Minor Success Gang Qi experts to say so.

"Why didn't you go find your Uncle Xiao Hua? If something happened to Xiao Wei, he would definitely make a move."

Sun Tao was silent for a while, then said in a low voice: "It was their father and son who harmed Junior Sister Lin Wei's life."

Boom!

These words were like a muffled thunder exploding in Lin Cheng's heart, shaking his mind and causing his Gang Qi to go out of control.

"Crack!"

The out-of-control Gang Qi surged out, instantly shattering the chair he was sitting on, followed by the table beside him.

"Master!" Sun Tao shouted.

The reason he had been unwilling to say it was because of this; Lin Cheng regarded Xiao Hua as a good friend, and Lin Wei dying at the hands of Xiao Hua's father and son was something Lin Cheng simply couldn't accept.

Back when Lin Wei and Xiao Chen were together, he could see from the letters Lin Cheng wrote to him that Lin Cheng was very satisfied with the matter between Xiao Chen and Lin Wei; how could he tell Lin Cheng that it was Xiao Hua's father and son who killed Lin Wei.

"Master, what's wrong?"

The little mistress heard the commotion and ran over, shocked to see the fragments of furniture all over the floor, thinking that Lin Cheng had fought with Xu Yang and Sun Tao.

"Get out!"

Lin Cheng shouted, his expression twisted, killing intent surging.

Xiao Hua! It was actually Xiao Hua who harmed his daughter, and it was also he who harmed his daughter.

If he hadn't wanted to ask Xiao Hua to help look after her, how could his daughter have had this disaster.

"Beast, scum..."

He lost control of his emotions, cursing Xiao Hua, venting the grief and resentment in his heart.

No wonder Sun Tao wanted him not to be impulsive; Xiao Hua had reached Marrow Cleansing long ago, and even if he hadn't made progress over the years, he wasn't someone he could deal with.

Going to take revenge was simply sending himself to death.

After venting for a while, Lin Cheng controlled his emotions and said in a deep voice: "What exactly happened? Tell me carefully; wasn't Xiao Wei together with Xiao Chen? Why would he kill her?"

It wasn't that he didn't believe the two's words, but that he had to figure out why such a thing had happened.