Chapter 232: Chapter 232 The Hatred Attracted by Sect Master Gong
She hurriedly left Lu Xinghe and stumbled towards the bandit Blade Mo.
She pushed his body with all her might: “Black Dragon, Black Dragon…”
As she continued pushing, she discovered his eyes were cloudy, filled with deep unwillingness.
The wound on his neck was covered with a layer of dried blood.
Blood was everywhere underneath him.
However, he had long turned cold.
She was instantly disoriented, and then quickly scrambled towards the corpses of the other three Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer bandits.
She rushed to check each of them.
Hoping to save even one brother.
Yet without exception.
Died clean and neat, all killed with one strike, leaving no chance of survival.
“Can anyone tell me what happened?”
“Why are all my brothers dead?”
With tears in her eyes, Black Lotus howled to the sky.
Her rough voice echoed in the deathly still forest full of junior brothers, making it especially eerie.
Lu Xinghe took a glance at the gruesome scene and swallowed hard.
Taking advantage of Black Lotus’s distraction, he quietly moved his body, attempting to escape.
But as soon as he moved, the sound of his footsteps caught Black Lotus’s attention.
Lu Xinghe only saw a blur in front of his eyes, and his chest was punched, almost shattering his ribs.
Next, Black Lotus grabbed his neck with one hand.
“How did they die? Speak!!!”
Black Lotus roared madly, as if losing her mind.
Lu Xinghe’s face flushed red, struggling to say: “I…how would I…know…”
Black Lotus threw him harshly on the ground, then stepped on his chest.
She shouted with murderous intent: “Is there a hidden expert in your team?”
“Otherwise, my battle-hardened brothers couldn’t have been killed in such a short time!”
She accurately deduced that there was an expert among them.
Lu Xinghe insisted: “No! I swear, it wasn’t our people.”
“My junior sister Qin Caihe only has a Fifth Layer Foundation Establishment cultivation.”
“The Supreme Sect disciple Chu Xingmeng also only has a Fifth Layer Foundation Establishment cultivation.”
“As for the Green Cloud Sect disciple Jiang Fan, he doesn’t even have a Spirit Root, he might not even be in the Foundation Establishment Realm.”
“The person who killed your brothers must be a passing expert.”
Seeing him swear with conviction, seemingly not lying.
Black Lotus also began to doubt her own suspicion.
Could it really be a passing expert?
But then she thought, not to mention how coincidental this expert’s arrival was.
Jiang Fan and the two female disciples, along with three carriages and a spirit beast had all disappeared, which indicated that her brothers’ deaths were related to them.
“Whether there is a hidden expert in your team or not!”
“You must take me to find them immediately!”
“If you can’t, I’ll gouge out your eyes and cut off your tongue!”
Black Lotus threatened fiercely.
Speaking of Jiang Fan.
He traveled continuously, and after half a day, finally crossed the mountain range and entered the territory of the Spirit Beast Sect.
Leaving the dark forest behind, they looked at the boundless grassland ahead.
Both women felt a sense of relief, as if they had narrowly escaped death.
“Hey! There’s a convoy coming towards us ahead.”
Chu Xingmeng, with sharp eyes, suddenly noticed a grand convoy of spirit beasts approaching from the end of the grassland.
Qin Caihe immediately drew her longsword, staying vigilant.
Chu Xingmeng also adopted a defensive stance.
But Jiang Fan, after thinking briefly, said: “No need to panic, these are most likely people from the Spirit Beast Sect.”
Spirit beasts were rare in the Nine-Sect Land.
For instance, Green Cloud Sect didn’t have even one spirit beast.
A whole convoy of spirit beasts could only belong to the Spirit Beast Sect.
As the convoy came closer, a group of colorful, beautifully dressed women riding spirit beasts came into view.
These outfits were indeed from the Spirit Beast Sect.
Leading the spirit beast was a slightly older female disciple.
She gazed at them warily.
Jiang Fan and the others took out their identity tokens.
“Qin Caihe from Myriad Swords Sect.”
“Chu Xingmeng from Supreme Sect.”
Upon learning they were disciples of the Nine-Sect, she relaxed her guard and took a glance at the three carriages behind them.
She roughly understood their purpose.
Showing a gentle smile: “I am Zhang Xuemou from the Spirit Beast Sect, just like you, on a mission.”
Upon hearing the name Zhang Xuemou, Qin Caihe and Chu Xingmeng hurriedly jumped off their carriage.
They bowed and said: “Greetings, Senior Sister Zhang.”
Jiang Fan was puzzled.
Is Zhang Xuemou really famous?
Why were the two women so respectful towards her?
Jiang Fan’s continued sitting on horseback, carefully protecting the carriage, naturally attracted Zhang Xuemou’s attention.
“Are you from the Green Cloud Sect?”
Jiang Fan cupped his hands: “I am Jiang Fan from the Green Cloud Sect, greetings Senior Sister Zhang.”
As soon as his name was mentioned.
Zhang Xuemou showed a surprised look: “You are Jiang Fan?”
The six female disciples in colorful clothes behind her immediately perked up, standing up in unison.
They curiously sized up Jiang Fan, chattering endlessly.
“He is Jiang Fan from Green Cloud Sect?”
“We actually saw him in person today!”
“He’s quite fair and clean, even smoother than us. No wonder the Sect Master keeps bringing up his name.”
“Indeed, who wouldn’t be moved by such a handsome little gentleman?”
Qin Caihe and Chu Xingmeng were stunned.
Especially the latter.
She only knew Jiang Fan was highly skilled, but never thought Jiang Fan had such a big reputation in the Spirit Beast Sect!
Moreover, he seemed to be very popular among the female disciples.
One should know, the Spirit Beast Sect only had female disciples.
They naturally rejected male disciples, few male disciples could get unanimous admiration from them.
Zhang Xuemou gently scolded, stopping the disciples’ chatter.
Then she stared at Jiang Fan and said coldly:
“Junior Brother Jiang, you are highly esteemed by my master, you must be skilled?”
“I guess your task this time is at least a Level Two mission, just like mine.”
As a disciple of Gong Caiyi.
She understood better than others how highly Gong Caiyi praised Jiang Fan.
Ever since she came back, she often mentioned Jiang Fan’s good qualities.
Teaching cultivation techniques, praising Jiang Fan’s comprehension, saying if they had half of Jiang Fan’s comprehension, it would be easier.
Teaching swordsmanship, lamenting how profound Jiang Fan’s swordsmanship was, saying none of her disciples could compare.
Spending large sums on spiritual medicines, saying regretfully that none of her disciples were as competent as Jiang Fan, who could refine spiritual medicine himself.
In short, this past month.
Jiang Fan’s name almost became a callus in her ears!
What made her and her fellow disciples even more aggrieved was that in Gong Caiyi’s mouth, they were worthless compared to Jiang Fan.
Now, she finally met Jiang Fan in person.
How could Zhang Xuemou be in a good mood?
How could she not want to compare with him?
She wanted to see for herself how she, a Ninth Layer Foundation Establishment prodigy, was inferior to Jiang Fan!
If she didn’t compete with him today, she wouldn’t let Jiang Fan go.
Jiang Fan noticed the dissatisfaction in her words, feeling puzzled.
This was his first time in the Spirit Beast Sect, hadn’t he offended anyone?
To avoid conflict, he humbly said: “Sect Master Gong over-praised me.”
“My aptitude is just average, unable to undertake Level Two missions like Senior Sister.”
Aptitude just average?
Chu Xingmeng’s body shook, almost falling to the ground.
If you are average, then there aren’t many with good aptitude in the world.
Zhang Xuemou snorted: “No need to be modest.”
“My master, though gentle on the surface, is actually very proud, rarely praising others.”
“If she mentions you repeatedly, you must have exceptional qualities.”
“Tell me, what mission are you on?”
Jiang Fan muttered inwardly.
Gong Caiyi, oh Gong Caiyi!
Why do you keep mentioning me?