Three days later, Yueāer and Kui Gang jumped back on the horse or, in this case, back to the outer sect promotion to beg the elders.
Everyone at the competition was stunned.
With their gruesome wounds, everyone was aware of their fate, yet here they were a couple days later. To top it all off, Kui Gang had even advanced.
[What the hell did you eat to get on your feet so fast?]
The elders were even more shocked with how these two had made a full recovery not just in body but in cultivation as well.
It left them speechless.
No one healed completely was a saying everyone knew. Yet these two were back in action better than before.
But since the two had shed their status as a waste and had yet to piss off any important people, there was no point leaving them in the Labor Office.
So the elders welcomed them back into the outer sects without even an inquiry.
Meanwhile, Hu Meiāer swung her hips walking towards a pavilion. Liu Xu was there, playing the zither in the marvelous scenery, the river on one side and the mountain on the other.
Though the tone of the music gave an insight into his foul moodā¦
āSecond senior brother, this is absurdā¦ā
Hu Meiāer was rushing now and appeared with a flabbergasted face.
Hu-
The zither stopped as Liu Xu sighed, āMeiāer, what has got you so shocked? Is the sky falling?ā
āNot yet, but what I found is far more wicked!ā Hu Meiāer shook her head.
āJust what could have gotten you so unnerved?ā Liu Xu raised an eyebrow.
Hu Meiāer had a bitter smile, āSecond senior brother, I bet you wonāt believe it either. Those brats have made a full recovery and are back in the outer sect.ā
āSay what?ā Liu Xu was incredulous, āThereās no way, not with their broken meridians. And so fast too. Just healin-, no, not even healing is possible!ā
āThatās why I said itās absurd.ā Hu Meiāer stomped, her dainty complexion ruined by her frown.
Liu Xu paced around the pavilion in thought, āNo, this is an impossible feat for Kui Lang and Yue Ling. Some big shot mustāve lent a hand. But who? Not even the elders can do this, while the Venerables that can are too few to count.
āMoreover, the price is too big. Would a Venerable waste all his hard earned capital just to save some nobodies? Not even Kui Lang saving his master from death would get his master to help so much.ā Liu Xu speculated.
Well of course not, since no Venerable had the good stuff like Zhuo Fan, nor were they so filthy rich to throw away 10th grade pills like nothing.
They were clueless as well about the golden goose hiding in the Labor Office.
Or the Labor Officeās doorstep would fall every day because of the crowd of people coming to hug that big treeā¦
Hu Meiāer frowned, āSecond senior brother, the brats are too freaky. I made some inquiries and it only gets weirder. Just that I donāt know how itās related to the two.ā
āWhat?ā Liu Xu asked.
Hu Meiāer said, āThe same day the brats recovered, someone said they saw Kui Lang and Yue Ling fawning over Zhuo Fan theyād cast out in the cemetery to come see the brats. But it wasnāt long after that Zhuo Fan was back in the cemetery while the brats improvedā¦ā
āZhuo Fan again?ā Liu Xuās brow shook.
Hu Meiāer surmised, āMaybe Zhuo Fan got his backer to save the twoā¦ā
āOut of the question. Zhuo Fan has no status in the sect and has no one to ask.ā Liu Xu shot it down.
Hu Meiāer cried, āHe has no one in the sect? But isnāt he a wastrel?ā
āHa-ha-ha, that was just us jumping to conclusions.ā
Liu Xu sighed, āI asked for masterās help to get to the bottom of this and Zhuo Fan has no ties to any elder or Venerable. Heās a nobody!ā
āThen why would the Sect Leader bring him in just to demote him?ā Hu Meiāer couldnāt understand.
Liu Xu shook his head, āNo one understands the Sect Leaderās mind. We canāt make wild guesses. More or less he found a kid with great potential but who lacks experience so he dumped him in the Labor Office as a trial. You know how ruthless Sect Leader is to his disciples. ā
āDidnāt you just say not to make wild guesses?ā Hu Meiāer put on her charming smile.
Liu Xu smiled, but his mood soured soon, āWe may not know how these two events are related but one thing is certain, the punk will rise sooner or later and become a threat to our position!ā
āSecond senior brother, you meanā¦ā Hu Meiāer frowned.
Liu Xu nodded, his eyes icy.
Hu Meiāer hesitated, āSo he isnāt a wastrel, but the Sect Leader has brought him into the sect and he will even become his disciple one day. That means the Sect Leader will look into what weāre doingā¦ ā
āNo worries, Sect Leader is unyielding. He may appreciate the kidās talent but shows his cruelty by throwing him into the Labor Office where oneās very life is at stake. No disciple of the Sect Leader is a weakling!ā, Liu Xuās eyes glinted with bloodthirst.
Hu Meiāer nodded, blossoming in a smile, āLeave him to me. His 7th layer of Profound Heaven cultivation is good but I never touched him before fearing his wastrel status. But now I have no qualms.ā
āJunior sister, a dreamboat is nice but getting greedy is a no-no. Watch out for Kui Lang and Yue Ling. If they report you to the sect, it will bring you trouble.ā Liu Xu snickered.
Hu Meiāer waved him off, her smile intoxicating, āSecond senior brother, I know what Iām doing and wonāt let greed get the best of me, hi-hi-hiā¦ā
Hu Meiāer swung her hips on her way back, catching Liu Xuās content eyes.
In their oblivious states, they were going to piss off this easy pretty boy on the surface yet mean and ruthless beast on the inside.
Hu Meiāer and Liu Xu were digging their own grave. Calling it āI told you soā couldnāt be more fittingā¦
Hu~
The biting wind whistled past Zhuo Fan in the cemetery, swallowed by the black energy around him.
Hum~
With a few shakes, Zhuo Fan showed a bright smile. Reaching the 8th layer was just around the corner.
Pa!
Though the snapping of a branch dampened his good mood.
[For crying out loud, what is it this time? Who the hell is messing with my quality time breaking through?]
Zhuo Fan grumbled as he took back the black energy and looked at the newcomer coming over.
Even before he saw her, her voice reached him, hypnotic and intoxicating.
Not even Zhuo Fanās steady heart could fight the attraction off completely.
āOh, junior brother Zhuo Fan, itās been a while. I have longed for you so much.ā Hu Meiāer swung her ass, ramping up the charm.
Any male would be reduced to a bumbling drooling idiot right about now, wishing nothing more than to jump into the sack. Though the green grass would do just fine as well when it came to jumping like rabbits. It wasnāt Hu Meiāerās average looks doing this either, but the way she carried herself, her every gesture, her every blink, got every male hooked.
Zhuo Fan included. Though as he wiped the drool off his face, his heart turned into an ice block.
[Miss me, is it? Miss your head!]
[Two months back, you took me for a wastrel yet now youāve come to toy with me?
[He-he-he, isnāt it just because I saved those two? Heh, youāve come to the right guy.]
Licking his pearly whites, Zhuo Fanās eyes flashed with savagery, waiting to pounce on the oblivious prey inching closer to its doomā¦