Meanwhile, he listened to Fang Pengfei report on the activity in the Cloudsky Mountain Range outside the city.
Over the past few days, a group of disciples had been waiting outside Fortune's Arrival Inn in the western part of the city.
The sound of hoofbeats broke the silence.
The disciples immediately bowed in greeting.
"Welcome, Elder Wang."
The imposing old man addressed as Elder Wang reined in his horse and swung down from the saddle. He wore a purple brocade robe, and his hair was graying.
His eyes held a faint arrogance. He was Wang Teng, an elder of the Mystic Sword Sect and an expert at the Martial Saint Realm Sixth Level.
Wang Teng spoke in a booming voice, with an authority that brooked no dispute.
"Where are Shangguan Xiong and Shangguan Hao? Have them come see me to discuss the Azure Cloud Tomb."
Yet not a single person answered Wang Teng.
Wang Teng turned to look.
He saw the disciples exchanging glances.
Wang Teng frowned, and his aura erupted around him.
"What is it?"
One disciple spoke, trembling.
"Elder, Elder Shangguan was killed. Senior Brother Shangguan was also given a hundred strokes of the military cudgel and exiled three thousand li. He isn't here anymore."
Wang Teng whipped his head around, his eyes filled with furious shock.
"What did you say?"
"Who did it?!"
"It was Su Fei, the Imperial Guard's Marquis of Martial Peace."
The disciple dared not conceal anything. He recounted every detail: Shangguan Hao had been severely punished for molesting a commoner woman, and afterward, Shangguan Xiong had provoked Su Fei to save Shangguan Hao, only to be slain instead.
After hearing this, Wang Teng's face turned livid, and he said furiously.
"What? An inner disciple of my Mystic Sword Sect merely played with a