Encountering Zhong Di Again

"You said you caught a demon wolf?" Along the way, Zhong Shan chatted with Zhao Suo Xiang, and suddenly brought up what Zhao Suo Xiang had just said.

"Yes, it's a young wolf, but its fur is incredibly pure. At night, its fur even emits a faint silver glow, all over its body," Zhao Suo Xiang said directly.

"Oh?" Zhong Shan frowned.

"A glowing demon wolf?" Tian Ling'er immediately walked over, curious.

"Yes, this demon wolf's breed is definitely extraordinary, and it must belong to a high-grade demon wolf. With a high-grade breed, its blood, or the Inner Core it might produce in the future, could be unusual," Zhao Suo Xiang frowned and said.

"That's right. Last time, Sister Qing Si caught a fire fox and used the blood drawn from it to refine a Third Grade Pill," Tian Ling'er explained to Zhong Shan.

"Then I must congratulate you," Zhong Shan said with a smile.

"Alas, unfortunately, I didn't discover it alone. I discovered it together with four other people. That Tang Xiao You was one of them. So, I still don't know what the final outcome for this demon wolf will be," Zhao Suo Xiang shook his head and said.

"Oh? Discovered together?" Zhong Shan frowned slightly.

"Yes, that day in a canyon, we happened to meet unexpectedly. We saw it by a small lake, so naturally, it's considered discovered by the five of us together. As for how to divide it, we need to wait until we find the seniors from our two sects, determine the preciousness of the demon wolf, and then see if we exchange it for something or directly divide the demon wolf's body," Zhao Suo Xiang said.

Hearing Zhao Suo Xiang's words, Zhong Shan could also guess the preciousness of this demon wolf. According to Zhao Suo Xiang, this demon wolf is worth at least a Third Grade Pill, or even higher, a Fourth Grade Pill? In that case, of course, no one was willing to hastily determine its value.

"Where is the demon wolf?" Zhong Shan asked.

"It's placed in a separate courtyard of the Tang Family here. It's also where I'm staying now," Zhao Suo Xiang said.

"Tang Family? One of the three great thousand-year families of Great Song, which is also the territory of that Tang Xiao You just now?" Zhong Shan frowned.

"That's right. The Tang Family has a strong influence here. Although my Zhao Family is not a thousand-year family, we also have a considerable mortal influence here. That place is provided by the Tang Family, but both my Zhao Family and the Tang Family have people guarding it, so nothing will happen," Zhao Suo Xiang said.

"Didn't you say there were four people who saw it? Tang Xiao You is one, and there are three others. Are they from your Iron Spear Sect?" Zhong Shan asked.

"The other three are all Tang Xiao You's senior and junior brothers, people from the Bright Sword Pavilion," Zhao Suo Xiang said.

"Oh?" Zhong Shan narrowed his eyes. It seemed that Zhao Suo Xiang was at a disadvantage.

As if seeing Zhong Shan's concern, Zhao Suo Xiang said, "Among the four from the Bright Sword Pavilion, only two entered the Immortal Sect at the same time as me fifty-one years ago. Tang Xiao You and another person entered a year ago, so they are not worth worrying about."

"Mm," Zhong Shan nodded.

Soon, they arrived at a large house, which was the separate courtyard Zhao Suo Xiang mentioned.

There were several martial artist guards standing at the entrance. Following Zhao Suo Xiang inside, Zhong Shan was surprised to find that there were even archers in this separate courtyard, standing in some hidden places, taking turns on guard. They were indeed a great family, very thorough in their considerations.

Slowly, the three of them walked through some corridors and arrived at an inner courtyard.

In the center of the courtyard, there was a large platform. On the platform was a huge glass box, and inside, there was a foot-long silver-white little wolf.

The little wolf was completely white, its fur incredibly pure, but it seemed to have no strength in its body, lying there softly. Its eyes revealed intense fear, and its body trembled slightly, as if it also knew its future would be incredibly difficult.

"This is that high-grade demon wolf. It doesn't need to cultivate, but it has a higher bloodline than ordinary demon wolves. If it cultivates, it will achieve twice the results with half the effort. We gave it Tendon Softening Powder, so it can't escape," Zhao Suo Xiang pointed to the little wolf and said.

Tian Ling'er immediately walked over and started looking.

"Why is it placed here?" Zhong Shan looked at the little wolf in the glass box and frowned.

"There are guards from both our families all around, so it's convenient to watch over it," Zhao Suo Xiang said.

Hearing Zhao Suo Xiang's explanation, Zhong Shan also understood the reason. This way, it not only prevented external thieves but also guarded against the other four people from the Bright Sword Pavilion.

"This little wolf is so pitiful. It's only this big. If I had seen it back then, I would never have caught it to refine pills," Tian Ling'er immediately said with pity.

"Oh? Then what are you planning to do with it?" Zhong Shan walked over and said with a smile.

"Of course, I'll release it! It's so small!" Tian Ling'er immediately said seriously.

Just as Tian Ling'er finished speaking, a mocking voice suddenly came from a room not far away.

"Release it? A Fourth Grade Pill, and you're releasing it?"

Following the sound, two people slowly walked out from a room over there.

Both were men with swords on their backs, similar to Tang Xiao You. After coming out, they walked towards Zhong Shan.

"Brother Wang," Zhao Suo Xiang addressed the person in front. Clearly, this person was the one who had entered the Immortal Sect fifty-one years ago, and his strength should not be far from Zhao Suo Xiang's.

Zhao Suo Xiang didn't pay attention to the other person, but Zhong Shan stared at the second person.

Seeing that person, Zhong Shan's eyes widened, and a strong surge of anger flashed in his eyes. Then, he took a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart. At least, he didn't show it on his face anymore.

Zhong Di, the unfilial son Zhong Di. Zhong Shan's foster son. Zhong Shan had taken him to the Dragon Gate Meet, where he was chosen by the Immortal Sect, but in the end, he turned his back on Zhong Shan. Even when his eldest son, Zhong Tian, cursed him, Zhong Di instigated his master to warn Zhong Tian.

Bright Sword Pavilion. So, Zhong Di was chosen by the Bright Sword Pavilion.

Looking at Zhong Di, Zhong Shan suppressed his anger and let out a faint cold laugh.

When Zhong Di approached and saw Zhong Shan, he was also suddenly stunned. Zhong Shan now looked like he was in his thirties, and back then, when he adopted Zhong Di, he looked the same as he did now. Therefore, Zhong Di recognized him at a glance, but Zhong Di couldn't believe that this was his former Foster Father, Zhong Shan.

"Zhong Di?" Zhong Shan said with a cold smile.

Zhong Shan's call was like a bucket of cold water poured over Zhong Di. It was him, it was Foster Father, it was Zhong Shan. How could it be? How could he have become so young? Did he also join the Immortal Sect? Did he also join the Immortal Sect?

A large amount of cold sweat flowed down Zhong Di's forehead, but he still immediately called out, "Fo-Fo-Fo, Zhong Shan."

He still couldn't call out "Foster Father" and instead called Zhong Shan by his name. After calling out, Zhong Di's nervous mood seemed to ease a lot. Yes, what am I afraid of? I'm also cultivating immortality, and my talent is so good.

"He also has the surname Zhong, and you know each other? Are you friends?" Tian Ling'er immediately asked curiously.

Zhao Suo Xiang and the other man also saw the unusual relationship between Zhong Shan and Zhong Di and looked at them with puzzled eyes.

"We know each other, but we are not friends," Zhong Shan said to Tian Ling'er.

"Oh," Tian Ling'er immediately nodded. She didn't ask any more questions. Not friends, then are they enemies? Although Tian Ling'er was usually simple-minded, she knew that now was not the time to ask.

"Brother Wang, are you going out?" Zhao Suo Xiang asked.

"Yes," the person called Brother Wang nodded.

"But the sky is overcast, it looks like it's going to rain," Zhao Suo Xiang frowned.

BOOM CRACK~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

As if responding to Zhao Suo Xiang's words, a sudden clap of thunder sounded in the sky. Heavy rain instantly poured down.

Walking under the eaves of a nearby house, that person said, "Yes, thank you for your concern, Brother Zhao. We still have important matters to attend to. The Senior Brother is here, that's enough."

"Zhong Di, let's go." After saying that, the person took Zhong Di and quickly left along the corridor.

Watching the two leave, Zhong Shan frowned and took a deep breath, temporarily putting aside his resentment towards Zhong Di.

"This person is Wang Gui, the second senior brother of the third generation of the Bright Sword Pavilion. Let's go, don't mind him. I'll take you to find a place to stay," Zhao Suo Xiang said.

"Okay," Zhong Shan nodded, looking at the place where the two had disappeared.

Then, led by Zhao Suo Xiang, everyone came to another small courtyard.

Zhong Shan temporarily stayed here. It was still afternoon, and having nothing to do, Zhong Shan played a game of Go with Zhao Suo Xiang and chatted for a while. As for Tian Ling'er, she either watched them play or took out the dice from before and played with them.

In the evening, after dinner, Zhao Suo Xiang also left the small courtyard.

Zhao Suo Xiang's residence was the courtyard where the little wolf was kept.

In the courtyard, the white little wolf shivered. From the day it was captured, the white little wolf had been living in fear.

Every day, these humans would force-feed it rice porridge a few times to keep it alive, and also force-feed it some white powder so it couldn't move. Is this, is this what Grandpa said were bad people?

Bad people, bad people?

The white little wolf curled up in the glass cover, looking at the rain constantly hitting the glass cover in the dark night. Its eyes were full of fear, and its whole body trembled. Will I die? Grandpa, Grandpa, where are you? I won't run away anymore. Come and save Xian Xian, Xian Xian is going to die!

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