At dawn, the morning sun rose in the east.
Ye Liang walked out of the Flying Dragon Great Hall with a smile, heading straight for Flying Dragon Forest. He arrived outside Jiang Zhen's residence and called out sleepily, "Jiang Zhen, stop sleeping. It's time to get up and cultivate!"
"The 'Crimson Moon Sword Technique' Young Master Ye Nuo assigned you requires you to master it completely within half a month. More than ten days have already passed. Hurry out and practice the sword technique for me!"
Ye Liang stood in Jiang Zhen's courtyard. After calling out, he stretched lazily and yawned, waiting for Jiang Zhen to come out of his room.
But after a long while, Ye Liang frowned. He still had not heard any response from Jiang Zhen.
On ordinary days, Ye Liang supervised their cultivation. Whenever he came to find Jiang Zhen, all he needed to do was call out once, and Jiang Zhen would immediately come out of his room. Today, however, something was clearly amiss.
"Jiang Zhen? Didn't you hear me?" Ye Liang called out, somewhat displeased.
After a long time, Jiang Zhen still did not respond.
Frowning, Ye Liang approached the main entrance with a puzzled look and gently pushed open the door. At once, a pungent smell of blood rushed out of the room.
The moment he smelled the blood, Ye Liang's expression changed dramatically. He stepped through the doorway and saw that Jiang Zhen had already lost all signs of life on the bed, his blood having dyed the sheets red.
"Jiang Zhen!"
Ye Liang hurried over and discovered that Jiang Zhen was dead—and had been dead for some time already!
"This... how is this possible..." Ye Liang was astonished. He immediately left Jiang Zhen's room and headed for Huo Cheng and Gu