True Inheritance

Chen Xian painfully tore off the clothing on her left shoulder. The spot where Song Shi had pressed down with his palm was now completely black, a stark contrast to the surrounding fair and smooth skin.

A bone-gnawing pain, like ten thousand ants feasting on her flesh, spread from her shoulder throughout her body.

Chen Xian's face turned ashen.

She never expected Huaicheng to hide such a powerful martial arts expert!

What a pity I couldn't catch that brat!

Large beads of cold sweat poured down her forehead, flowing like a river.

She gripped a dagger with difficulty, intending to cut away the blackened flesh.

"Haa! Hiss!"

The moment the blade tip pierced her skin, Chen Xian's face turned even paler.

Blackish blood immediately seeped along the cold blade.

Chen Xian bit down on a strip of white cloth, her breathing growing more rapid.

Half an hour later.

She finally removed all the poisoned flesh, but by now, she was deathly pale from excessive blood loss.

"Bang!"

The door was flung open, and a young man with golden hair burst in.

Upon seeing Chen Xian's miserable state, his face instantly changed. "What happened to you?"

Chen Xian, her expression blank, covered her exposed left shoulder. "I'm fine."

"Come back with me!" The golden-haired young man frowned as he saw the blood-stained bandages scattered on the floor.

Chen Xian remained silent, enduring the pain in her shoulder as she fastened her buttons.

She slowly stood up, her gaze catching her own bloodless, pale face in the mirror.

"My brother is dead."

The golden-haired young man froze, then suddenly looked at her. "Wh-what did you say?"

Regaining his composure, he asked in shock, "Who did it!"

Chen Xian took a deep breath to calm herself and whispered, "I don't know."

"You don't know?" The golden-haired young man was stunned. "Then what about your injuries?"

Chen Xian said hatefully, "I found a clue. Today, I planned to test that brat, but I didn't expect him to have a master protecting him."

The golden-haired young man listened in silence.

Chen Xian closed her eyes. "I saw the secret letter Xiao Yao left me. He came to Huaicheng to kill the Desolate Ghost Ape King..."

"The Desolate Ghost Ape King? Is Xiao Yao crazy!" The golden-haired young man exclaimed, then cautiously asked, "So, the Desolate Ghost Ape King killed Xiao Yao?"

Then Chen Xian spoke again, "Just a few days ago, the Desolate Ghost Ape King's Desolate Bead appeared in Huaicheng."

The golden-haired young man trembled.

Chen Xian opened her eyes and said coldly, "That brat is one of the contacts! I only suspected him before, but the appearance of that expert only strengthened my guess!"

The golden-haired young man's gaze swept over Chen Xian's left shoulder, and he frowned. "Are you saying the person who killed Xiao Yao is that martial arts expert?"

"It definitely has something to do with that brat! I wanted to capture him today and get information from him, but who knew!" Chen Xian's voice turned cold, the unspoken words clear.

For some reason, the thought of Lin Shuguang's gaze from back then made her inexplicably irritable.

The golden-haired young man frowned. "Even you couldn't defeat that martial arts expert. Let's go back and make a plan. A gentleman's revenge is never too late."

Chen Xian seemed not to hear him and looked at him instead. "Help me with one thing. Keep an eye on that brat for me during this time. I'll handle everything else."

"But what if we provoke that martial arts expert?" the golden-haired young man hesitated.

Chen Xian was a renowned expert in their Hunting Group. If even she was injured to this extent, he would surely die if he went.

Chen Xian turned around. "Blood for blood!"

"I only need the intel. Once it's done, I promise to give you a 10% profit share in future missions."

The golden-haired young man's eyes flashed, but he still didn't speak.

"A 20% profit share!" Chen Xian's tone intensified.

The golden-haired young man knew the time was right and quickly said, "It's a deal. Leave it to me."

With that, he withdrew from the room.

Chen Xian narrowed her eyes, a killing intent brewing.

It was unclear who it was directed at.

"Hello, Teacher!"

"Hello, Teacher!"

Inside the Storm Martial Arts School, as the students saw Song Shi appear, they all stopped and greeted him respectfully.

Even Ye Tianhao nodded slightly. Although he didn't speak, this gesture was already very out of character for his usual cold and arrogant demeanor, showing a degree of fear towards Song Shi.

When everyone saw Lin Shuguang following behind Song Shi, their expressions shifted.

"Did those two come together?"

As they were thinking, they suddenly heard Song Shi speak, "Shuguang, come into the house with me."

Lin Shuguang was stunned. Song Shi's house had always been a forbidden area for everyone; no one had ever entered.

For a moment, he didn't know what Song Shi wanted him to do by inviting him in.

Watching the two leave one after another, the training ground immediately erupted.

"Why did Teacher let him into the house?"

"Could he be giving him special tutoring?"

"If you don't have the talent, can you even understand it if he tutored you?"

"Heh, if that's the case, why haven't I seen Ye Tianhao go in?"

The crowd buzzed with discussion.

Peng Chao narrowed his eyes, retracting his gaze from Lin Shuguang's back and looking towards Ye Tianhao on the side.

Ye Tianhao frowned, seemingly annoyed by the buzzing flies around him.

Seeing this, Peng Chao immediately berated the surrounding students, "All of you, get back to training!"

After the crowd dispersed, he then obsequiously approached Ye Tianhao, "Young Master Ye, I don't know what kind of luck Lin Shuguang has..."

Ye Tianhao shot him a cold glance. "You get lost too!"

Peng Chao swallowed the rest of his words. His expression shifted several times under the night sky, but he finally let out a dry laugh and left, holding his wooden sword.

A corner of the training ground.

The students who had been following Peng Chao gathered around. "Senior Brother Peng, Teacher is being way too biased. We've been here for so many years, and he's never summoned us into the house."

"I heard there are many books inside. I wonder if that's true?"

"It must be true. Maybe there are also many powerful sword techniques..."

Peng Chao's face was grim, and he remained silent.

First, he saw Lin Shuguang go into Song Shi's house, and then he was told to get lost by Ye Tianhao... A nameless rage ignited within him.

"Once I become a Martial Artist, I'll show you all!!!"

Inside the house.

Song Shi gestured. "There are chairs there. Find a seat and wait for me."

Lin Shuguang had no idea what Song Shi was up to. He sat down and looked around the legendary "forbidden area" with interest.

There was nothing strange about it. A wooden table, wooden chairs, quite simple.

He didn't see many books; most of them were plants and flowers.

Song Shi saying he'd be a moment wasn't because he was doing anything secretive, but rather he was moving the plants and flowers on the ground and watering them.

This caused some of Lin Shuguang's expectations of receiving world-shattering true teachings to be dashed.

"Clack!"

Just as he was feeling a sense of loss, as if he'd lost hundreds of millions, a small notebook suddenly fell in front of him, landing steadily on the table beside him.

Lin Shuguang froze.