Chapter 402: Friends

"There is still Cao Rong; he must also be dealt with," Xu Yang pondered.

It was just that Cao Rong was currently alternating with him in guarding the Divine Weapon Pavilion; he had no opportunity to kill Cao Rong. As for whether Cao Rong would leak the matter of Xiao Hua, he was not worried.

It was Xiao Hua who came to ambush him and was killed in return; at worst, his true cultivation would be exposed. The possibility of the sect pursuing him was almost non-existent, and in that situation, even if the Profound Heaven Sect's Sect Master were present, he could not have failed to kill Xiao Hua.

After a simple wash, he walked out of the courtyard to the canteen, and after eating, he met up with Zhou Zhichao and the other two.

"Where is Gao Peng? Why hasn't he appeared?"

After waiting for a while, seeing that Gao Peng was late to appear, the few of them became somewhat impatient and simply couldn't be bothered to wait, leaving the mountain gate to head toward Qingyang City.

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Divine Weapon Pavilion, third floor.

Cao Rong sat there, bored to death. He knew that Xu Yang would not come to relieve him today. If there were no accidents, Xu Yang had already been finished off by Xiao Hua last night.

"What a nuisance, having to guard for a few more days. I hope Deacon Xiao can arrange for someone to come as soon as possible."

On this third floor, no one would come up for ten days or half a month; it was very dull.

Footsteps had already sounded downstairs, coming up toward the floor.

"How can there be two?"

Cao Rong was certain he hadn't misheard; there were two sets of footsteps coming up. Logically, it should only be Zhou Zhichao; how could there be an extra person?

Could Xiao Hua have acted so quickly and already found someone to replace Xu Yang?

"Brother Cao, I'm not late, am I?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Cao Rong looked up, his pupils unable to help but shrink.

Xu Yang—it was Xu Yang who had come. He was not dead.

"Xiao Hua didn't act, letting Xu Yang escape with his life?"

Cao Rong squeezed out a smile and said, "No, I'll leave this place to Brother Xu."

Cupping his hands, he rose and walked downstairs, wanting to find Gao Peng to ask what the situation was.

But when he looked at the back door, Gao Peng still hadn't come.

He could only go to the front door to find Li Yi and Xu Jun: "Where is Gao Peng? Why hasn't he come yet?"

How would Xu Jun and Li Yi know why Gao Peng hadn't come? They couldn't answer him at all.

Cao Rong hadn't realized that something had gone wrong and walked slowly back to the Profound Heaven Sect, thinking he might meet Gao Peng on the way and ask clearly why Xu Yang wasn't dead.

But until he reached the Profound Heaven Sect, he hadn't met Gao Peng.

"Could this guy have overslept, or was he delayed by finding the opportunity to break through to Gang Qi Major Success?"

Oversleeping was unlikely; it should be that he was about to break through, otherwise Gao Peng wouldn't dare not go to the Divine Weapon Pavilion to guard.

Thinking of this, Cao Rong felt a surge of joy. If Gao Peng broke through, his Sharp Wind Hall would have one more Gang Qi Major Success.

"What? Gao Peng didn't come back last night?"

But when he rushed to the courtyard where Gao Peng lived and asked, the answer he got was that Gao Peng hadn't returned to the Profound Heaven Sect at all last night.

Cao Rong's heart tightened immediately. He hurried to the Mission Hall, wanting to find Xiao Hua to ask clearly what was going on. But what he saw was that because Xiao Hua hadn't come to the Mission Hall yet, several Mission Hall deacons were cursing Xiao Hua because they were too busy to handle everything.

"Xiao Hua has also had an accident."

Cao Rong's heart sank; he felt a chill down his spine.

Gao Peng hadn't returned, Xiao Hua hadn't appeared, yet Xu Yang was safe and sound—something must have happened.

Holding onto his last shred of fantasy, Cao Rong ran directly to Xiao Hua's residence, but the news he received was that he had gone out after dusk yesterday and hadn't returned.

"Xiao Hua and Gao Peng are both dead!"

Cao Rong felt cold air rising from his spine. Xiao Hua, with Marrow Cleansing Minor Success, went to kill Xu Yang—why was it Xiao Hua who died?

Was it an accident, or did Xu Yang kill Xiao Hua?

If it were the former, it would be fine, but if it were the latter...

Cao Rong's heart trembled; he didn't dare to continue thinking. If it were the latter, that would be too terrifying.

The former was a negligible possibility; it was impossible for Xiao Hua to be killed by someone else just as he was about to kill Xu Yang—how could there be such a coincidence?

Therefore, even if Xiao Hua wasn't killed by Xu Yang, it was related to Xu Yang.

"This matter cannot be spoken of!"

If he spoke of it, he didn't know if Xu Yang would be in trouble, but as Xiao Hua's accomplice, he would likely be executed directly.

If Xu Yang really killed Xiao Hua, with such terrifying talent, the sect would not only not punish him but would reuse him.

Even if Xu Yang didn't kill Xiao Hua, but Xu Yang had someone behind him, as an accomplice in plotting against a Ten Elites disciple, he would either die or face Xu Yang's revenge.

Most importantly, if he just said Xu Yang killed Xiao Hua without any proof, he would likely be treated as an idiot.

Harboring a fluke mentality, Cao Rong waited for a day, but neither Xiao Hua nor Gao Peng appeared. It was almost certain that both were dead, only that apart from him, no one had noticed this matter yet.

Fortunately, those who knew about him helping Xiao Hua ambush Xu Yang had all been killed by Xu Yang; he should be safe. ===== CHAPTER 403 =====