Chapter 2926 — The Flame Mountain Sect
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"Ahem... Dingtian, I understand how you feel, but trials are a matter of life and death. Yang Shuizhen went into the trial and did not come back—all we can say is that his fate ran dry and there was nothing we could do! Dingtian, you must accept your loss and move on..." Rocket Cannon consoled him with some helplessness.
"Old Sect Master, you do not know the half of it—I only just received the news myself! Our Shuizhen was not killed by a spirit beast in the trial; he was killed by Zhang Naipao of the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow sect!" Yang Dingtian said in bitter grief.
"What?! Killed by Zhang Naipao of the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow sect?" Rocket Cannon's expression changed at once! If Yang Shuizhen had died by misadventure, then Flame Mountain could only grieve and count itself unlucky, but to be murdered by another was a different matter altogether—it was not only a question of vengeance, but a question of Flame Mountain's face: "Are you certain?"
"Yes! Old Sect Master!" Yang Dingtian nodded and said: "My grandson, in the Xuandan Sect's trial, found a relatively safe haven and was preparing to rest inside for a while, but never imagined that the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow sect's disciple Zhang Naipao, who was also resting there, suddenly turned violent—not only refusing to let my grandson in to rest, but demanding the trial spirit herbs by force. When my grandson would not give them up, he struck out and killed him!"
Though Yang Dingtian had embellished somewhat, the truth of the matter was not far off.
"This Zhang Naipao is far too arrogant!" Rocket Cannon said in a heavy voice: "Does he think Flame Mountain is easy to bully?"
"Old Sect Master, it is not a question of being easy to bully... the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow sect is something Flame Mountain truly cannot afford to provoke!" Yang Dingtian said, his eyes red as he wept. If he could afford to provoke them, he would not have come to Sect Master Huo for a solution—he would have gone himself to confront the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow sect and take his revenge.
"Where did this news of yours come from? Is it accurate?" Rocket Cannon too felt a headache coming on. Indeed, the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow sect, like the Five Luminaries Sect, was a sect that had descended from the most ancient tier. As the saying goes, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse; though these two sects were no longer of the most ancient tier, they were at least a notch stronger than the other ancient sects, were they not?
"It was the young sect master Huo Shaoyun who uncovered this news; it should not be false!" Yang Dingtian said.
"Oh? Huo Shaoyun uncovered it?" Rocket Cannon was briefly taken aback, then said: "Have Shaoyun come here at once and tell me the details of the matter!"
"Yes!" Yang Dingtian answered, then walked to the door and gave a few instructions to a disciple on duty, whereupon the disciple hurried away...
Before long, a youth with somewhat dark skin walked respectfully into the room. From his appearance, his eyes were red-rimmed, as though he too had been weeping not long ago: "Huo Shaoyun pays his respects to Grandfather and the Great Elder!"
"Shaoyun, what exactly happened?" Rocket Cannon asked.
"Grandfather, Brother Shuizhen was indeed killed by Zhang Naipao, a disciple of the Tomorrow Upon Tomorrow sect!" Huo Shaoyun had grown up alongside Yang Shuizhen from childhood, cultivating together, and the sect had deliberately groomed Yang Shuizhen to be Huo Shaoyun's future right hand, to succeed to the post of Great Elder—so the bond between the two was exceedingly close! Not brothers by blood, yet closer than brothers. Now that the grievous news of Yang Shuizhen had suddenly arrived, Huo Shaoyun was overcome with sorrow and hated Zhang Naipao to the marrow of his bones!