âWho wouldâve thought. Haiya from the Eastern Dynasty snuck into the ladiesâ shower! Disgusting!â
âSomeone said it was a pig that sent him in there! Itâs Xuanyuanâs mount.â
âReally?â
Haiyaâs expression was dark and stormy as he went to his room with Prince Jiwu to tend to his wounds.
âIsnât this Youxue? Your strength has grown.â Yin Qianxun recognized the former Heavenly Dragon Guard at once.
âGreeting to young master Qianxun. Master gave me the cloud dragonâs spine so I can practice.â Youxue said.
âHa, how dare you, Xuanyuan. Turning my guard into your servant.â Yin Qianxun didnât sound angry at all.
âWell, I am sisterâs disciple, after all. My master wouldnât teach someone unimpressive.â Xuanyuan chuckled.
âYou keep calling my sister, master. Then is Haiya wrong about you? He said you want to marry her?â Yin Qianxun had taken a liking to Xuanyuan. He was about the same age as his own and had great potential.
âI donât know. I just donât want to see her being threatened. If sheâs willing to marry someone, then I wonât stop her. But she clearly detests the very idea of this marriage, and should anyone force her to do something that she hates, Iâll kill them. Even if its your brother Yin Tianshang!â Xuanyuan said coldly before leaving to prepare for the feast tonight.
âImpressive! Although you canât possibly kill my elder brother with your strength now, I still appreciate your courage.â Yin Qianxun thought, âSisterâs disciple is not disappointing. Heâs good enough to handle the Hai Family.â
Greed asked Xuanyuan, âLooks like this Yin Qianxun doesnât hate you. Why donât you ask him about the disease their father has? We can prepare for it, so you can have a reasonable excuse to go into the Eastern Dynasty.â
âThatâs a good plan.â Xuanyuan turned to Youxue, âYouxue, you have been a part of the Yin Family for a long time. Whoâs this Yin Qianxun. Do you know if Yin Qianxun and Yin Zhenluo get along?â
âYin Qianxun is the youngest among the Yin sibling. However, he reached the realm of grandmaster at the age of eight and might be even more powerful than the eldest of the three. He also has special physique, the Body of Slaughter. In order to enhance his strength, he needs to keep on killing. He seemed mild, but people in the Eastern Dynasty are terrified of him. He has good relationship with Yin Zhenluo and though heâs not very close to his eldest brother Yin Tianshang, he is close with his sister who always brings him something he likes when she returns from travelling.â
Xuanyuan pondered for a while. Then he caught up with Yin Qianxun and asked, âYoung master Yin, can I talk to you for a while?â
âIâve been waiting for you for a while.â Yin Qianxun smiled. Xuanyuan was surprised to hear that. The two of them walked away, with Youxue and the pig following.
People began to gossip.
âXuanyuan is mysterious! He tamed an imperial fighter from the Heavenly Dragon Guard!â
âWe shall wait until heâs out of the Linglong Sect. There are many people looking for him.â
âDo you think Yin Qianxun would help him?â
âYin Qianxun is not a threat. Heâs not stronger than those Xians whoâs practiced for thousands of yearsâŚâ
Not very far away, Jiang Yitian narrowed his eyes, staring at Xuanyuan and Yin Qianxun from behind while schemes swirled in his eyes. Someone chuckled behind him, halting his thoughts.
âBrother Jiang, do you think Xuanyuan might be able to defeat you three years later?â
Jiang Yitian turned around. It was Lu Tianxiang. He smiled, âIf heâs able to defeat me, Iâd be happy for him and the Sect, for gaining such a talented disciple.â
âHow generous. I respect you, Brother Jiang. Xuanyuan is scum. My family, the Xie, is unable to tackle him. I donât want to let him accuse you for assassinating him.â Xie Tian was angry.
âBrother Xie, we are all brothers of Fighting Dragon. Thereâs no need to force Xuanyuanâs hand. Heâs still very young so itâs normal that heâs arrogant. I donât hold grudges against him.â Jiang Yitian said mildly.
âHa, Brother Jiang is very kind to Xuanyuan. Xuanyuan is probably scratching his head raw in order to discover how to defeat you in three years, but heâll never be able to do so.â Lu Tianxiang said.
âThatâs right. Everyone knows how noble Brother Jiang is. Only scum like Xuanyuan would challenge you. Did Brother Fung Lie blame you for what happened?â Xie Tian asked.
âNo, heâs doing what the law has asked. I let Xingyun perform all those outrageous deeds, so of course I need to be responsible. Brother Fung Lie only ordered half a month of service as punishment. Weâve let bygones be bygones.â Jiang Yitian said softly.
âBrother Jiang is the most suitable candidate for the seat of Head! You are generous, calm and talented. You have my support!â Lu Tianxiang said and Xie Tian agreed. In fact, they were scared of Jiang Yitian and his long and patient plots, but they knew where to stand in this fight.
âThank you, brothers. I should go back to prepare for tonightâs feast.â Jiang Yitian announced. In his mind, he thought to himself. âBrother Xuanyuan⌠Youâve improved a lot since I last saw you. You might be more talented than Fung Lie, but can you survive for three years? I donât believe you have the Immortality Technique, but surely youâve earned something from the Nightmare SwarmâŚâ
âMaster Yin, do you know what I want to ask you?â Xuanyuan asked.
âSurely itâs about my sister. Ask away, Iâll tell you what I can.â Yin Qianxun smiled.
âThatâs not it. But since youâve said. Is master well?? She hasnât return to the Yin Family, but the two of you have a good relationship, you should know.â
âSheâs in the Land of the North right now. She seems to be looking for something. All the members of the Dark Dragons went with her.â Yin Qianxun said in a low voice. He seemed to be worried. âShe was almost killed a few times, or so the Dark Dragons told me.â
âWhat? Where is she?â Xuanyuan couldnât breathe.
Yin Qianxun shrugged. âI donât know. She doesnât want me to worry. The Dark Dragons are controlled by her. They wouldnât leak her location.â