After the initial shock, the short, stout man quickly calmed down and said with a cold smile, “Kid, I naturally know why you’re looking for me. It’s about that little girl, isn’t it! But, if I don’t tell you, what can you do to me? Break my neck right here? Do you have the guts?”
Killing fellow Disciples was forbidden within the Wen Dao Sect, especially since this was a plaza with thousands of eyes watching. He didn’t believe Jiang Yun would truly harm him, so he was completely fearless.
“Of course, I wouldn’t dare do anything to you here, so, let’s change locations!”
As soon as Jiang Yun finished speaking, the short, stout man felt the hand gripping his neck suddenly exert force. Immediately after, his body felt light, and he was uncontrollably lifted by Jiang Yun with one hand.
At the same time, Jiang Yun’s other hand moved as swiftly as the wind, suddenly pressing against his throat, making him unable to utter any sound.
The next moment, Jiang Yun, gripping the back of his neck, carried him and squeezed through the crowd.
Because of the wide sleeves concealing his grip, to others, it looked as if Jiang Yun was merely embracing the man’s shoulder, so no one suspected anything.
In this manner, Jiang Yun directly held the man and swaggered out of the plaza.
Currently, most of the Wen Dao Sect Disciples were gathered in the plaza to watch the re-assessment, so finding an uninhabited place was not difficult.
At Jiang Yun’s speed, it only took a moment before he arrived at an empty area with the short, stout man. He allowed him to stand on his feet, but his hand not only didn’t loosen but tightened its grip, saying, “Speak!”
At this moment, the short, stout man was already terrified by Jiang Yun’s strength. He knew his own weight very well. To be lifted with one hand and carried such a distance meant breaking his neck would truly be an easy feat.
Yet, he still refused to yield, stubbornly shouting, “You, you wouldn’t dare kill me!”
“I wouldn’t dare kill you!” Jiang Yun placed his other palm on his Dantian and said indifferently, “But if I strike down with One Palm, then you’ll be completely crippled.”
The Dantian is the place where Spiritual Qi gathers, and it is the foundation of a Body Cultivator’s Cultivation. Once injured, one might lose their Realm, or in severe cases, lose all their Spiritual Qi, becoming a complete cripple, even inferior to a Mortal.
Seeing the fierce glint in Jiang Yun’s eyes and feeling the seemingly hot palm on his Dantian, the short, stout man immediately cried out in fear, “I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you anything you want to know!”
The short, stout man was not a person of strong will to begin with, and now he was completely terrified. He almost didn’t even need Jiang Yun to ask; he voluntarily revealed everything about Lu Xiaoyu.
As the short, stout man recounted, Jiang Yun’s expression grew increasingly grim. By the time the other party finished speaking, Jiang Yun’s heart had sunk to the bottom, and his eyes revealed intense anger.
Actually, the course of events was quite simple.
For some unknown reason, although Lu Xiaoyu had only passed one stage and become a Utility Disciple, she was noticed by an Elder from Hundred Beast Peak. This Elder planned to take Lu Xiaoyu as a Disciple, directly promoting her from Utility Disciple to Inner Sect Disciple, as long as she successfully passed the re-assessment.
Such things, though uncommon in the Wen Dao Sect, had happened before and were generally unremarkable, at most making people envy Lu Xiaoyu’s luck. However, this matter was unfortunately discovered by a Senior Sister from Hundred Beast Peak.
It was said that the Elder’s original choice for a Disciple was her, and now that it had changed to Lu Xiaoyu, she naturally wouldn’t be chosen. Therefore, when she learned this news, her anger and resentment were imaginable.
Thus, not long ago, the incident of the twenty-year-old Blue Light Wolf mixing into the wolf pack occurred.
That Senior Sister wanted to use this opportunity to drive Lu Xiaoyu out of the Sect, but coincidentally, Jiang Yun’s appearance helped Lu Xiaoyu resolve the trouble.
This naturally infuriated that Senior Sister even more, and she even came to hate Jiang Yun as well. That’s why she sent Xu Chengshan, who was also an Outer Sect Disciple, to teach Jiang Yun a lesson.
However, unexpectedly, the lesson wasn’t taught, and Xu Chengshan’s pet beast was instead injured by Jiang Yun!
These two, of course, were even less likely to let go of Jiang Yun and Lu Xiaoyu. However, three months ago, the annual Five Peaks challenge began, and as Outer Sect Disciples, they naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity to become Inner Sect Disciples.
So, the two teamed up to challenge the Five Peaks. As a result, both failed the challenge and also suffered some injuries. Therefore, for the past six months, they hadn’t continued to trouble Jiang Yun and Lu Xiaoyu.
Seeing that today was the day of the re-assessment, and as long as Lu Xiaoyu successfully passed it, she would become that Elder’s Disciple, that Senior Sister naturally couldn’t sit still. So, she fabricated a mission and tricked Lu Xiaoyu out of the Sect.
After understanding the whole story, Jiang Yun then asked, “What mission did that Senior Sister give to Lu Xiaoyu?”
The short, stout man shook his head repeatedly and said, “I don’t know about that. Anyway, the Senior Sister’s goal was to prevent Lu Xiaoyu from participating in the re-assessment, so she would be expelled from the Sect.”
After a slight pause, Jiang Yun again stared coldly at the short, stout man and said, “Are you hiding something?”
“No!” The short, stout man hastily squeezed out a smile and said, “Senior Brother, you’ve seen it, my Cultivation is low, and I’m a Utility Disciple. I just took some benefits from that Senior Sister and was responsible for keeping an eye on Lu Xiaoyu. I haven’t done anything else, and I’ve told you everything I know.”
Jiang Yun’s expression grew colder and he said, “No? Hmph, although Xiaoyu is young, she’s not foolish. She has no reason to so easily trust an Outer Sect Senior Sister, or even accept the mission she assigned!”
The short, stout man blinked and said, “Well, this Senior Brother, you know as well as I do the huge difference in status between the three types of Disciples in our Sect. As Utility Disciples, even if we don’t believe, we wouldn’t dare disobey the orders of Outer Sect Disciples!”
This was true, and Jiang Yun naturally knew that if an Outer Sect Disciple found him and forced him to do something, even if he was unwilling, directly refusing would inevitably offend the other party, let alone Lu Xiaoyu, who was naturally timid.
However, Jiang Yun still had some doubts, because Liu Xin had made it clear that when Lu Xiaoyu said goodbye to him, she specifically asked him to keep it a secret, so she could give him a surprise after becoming an Outer Sect Disciple. From this point of view, she didn’t seem to be forced, but rather willingly carried out the mission.
But thinking about these things now was useless. The most urgent task was to quickly find Lu Xiaoyu and bring her back to the Sect. To know where Lu Xiaoyu was tricked into going, he could only find that Outer Sect Senior Sister or Xu Chengshan.
Looking at Jiang Yun, who was lost in thought, the short, stout man’s face still wore a polite smile, but his heart was filled with cold sneers.
After a moment, Jiang Yun looked at the short, stout man again and asked, “What’s that Outer Sect Senior Sister’s name? Are she and Xu Chengshan on Hundred Beast Peak now?”
Because Jiang Yun hadn’t seen Xu Chengshan among the crowd watching in the plaza earlier, he assumed that Senior Sister should also not be there.
The short, stout man said with a bitter face, “How would I dare ask her name? They should be on Hundred Beast Peak!”
“Tell me what she looks like!”
“Her looks?” The short, stout man’s eyes darted around and he said, “Senior Brother, you’re not thinking of going to Hundred Beast Peak to find them, are you? They’re Outer Sect Disciples. With your status, it’s impossible for you to enter Hundred Beast Peak. Besides, you don’t need to go find them. You should see them soon!”
Jiang Yun frowned and said, “What do you mean?”
“After the re-assessment, for the small competition, all Five Peaks will send a few Outer Sect Disciples to participate. If I’m not mistaken, among the Outer Sect Disciples sent by Hundred Beast Peak, there should be Xu Chengshan and that Senior Sister. Their goal seems to be to deal with you!”