Cannot Provoke

Braving the heavy rain, Wang Gui led Zhong Di, holding an umbrella, walking on the road.

"Second Senior Brother, did something happen to Tang Xiao You?" Zhong Di asked with a frown.

"I don't know. Zhao Suo Xiang has already returned, but he still hasn't. I don't know how his preparations are going. Eldest Senior Brother is worried, so he asked us to come out and take a look," Wang Gui said in a deep voice.

As the two walked on the main road, in the distance, Tang Xiao You walked out of a shop, carrying a wooden box in his left hand and holding an umbrella in his right. He happened to see Wang Gui and Zhong Di.

"Second Senior Brother," Tang Xiao You suddenly called out.

"Huh?" Wang Gui was startled, then immediately walked over.

"Let's go, find a quiet place," Wang Gui said.

"Okay," Tang Xiao You nodded.

Then, led by Tang Xiao You, they quickly arrived at a Tang family courtyard.

Inside, Wang Gui asked, "What happened?"

"Second Senior Brother, Xiao You was ineffective in handling this matter," Tang Xiao You immediately said shamefully.

"Where is the Void Spirit Pearl?" Wang Gui asked with a frown.

"The Void Spirit Pearl wasn't given to Zhao Suo Xiang. Instead, one of his friends took it," Tang Xiao You sighed.

"Oh?" Wang Gui's pupils contracted, surprised.

"Originally, according to our plan, I would find a suitable opportunity to either lose or discard the Void Spirit Pearl and give it to Zhao Suo Xiang. Then, after we secretly took the Demon Wolf, Zhao Suo Xiang wouldn't react too strongly. Even if he knew it was us who took it, without evidence, he wouldn't be relentless. After all, without evidence, he also got a Void Spirit Pearl. But, just now in the casino..." Tang Xiao You immediately recounted the entire process.

"Zhong Shan?" Wang Gui narrowed his eyes and said.

Beside him, Zhong Di's brows were tightly furrowed. He looked at Tang Xiao You, sighed, and shook his head.

"Zhong Di, it seems you are very familiar with Zhong Shan?" Wang Gui suddenly looked at Zhong Di.

"Senior Brother, did he check the dice before?" Zhong Tian looked at Tang Xiao You and asked.

"Yes, Gold Brick Building is our Tang family's property. The dice taken later were definitely intact," Tang Xiao You said.

"Intact? When the dice pass through Yi and through Zhong Shan's hands, they are no longer intact," Zhong Di said with emotion.

Speaking of Zhong Shan, Zhong Di couldn't help but sigh. Zhong Shan knew too many things. Many things were taught to the adopted sons, but only a little bit to each person, not universally taught. And this skill of listening to sounds to determine position was something Zhong Shan had taught him back then, and only taught to him alone.

"Oh?" Tang Xiao You was surprised.

"Listening to sounds to determine position, the edges of the dice have already been tampered with..." Zhong Di said.

"He's going too far! He cheated?" Tang Xiao You said angrily.

"Didn't you cheat before too?" Wang Gui snorted coldly.

"Second Senior Brother." Tang Xiao You frowned, a surge of anger in his heart difficult to quell.

"What is this Zhong Shan's cultivation level?" Wang Gui looked at Zhong Di and asked.

"A year and a half ago, he was still at the Acquired Tenth Stage. He should have joined an Immortal Sect," Zhong Di said. Because Zhong Di also didn't know what Zhong Shan's current cultivation level was.

"One year, humph, no matter how good his root bone is, what can he do?" Tang Xiao You immediately said.

"No, Senior Brother, you absolutely must not underestimate him. And don't provoke him," Zhong Di immediately said.

"Oh?" Wang Gui looked at Zhong Di, a strange glint in his eyes.

"I remember, back then, Yi, and Zhong Shan at that time, were at the Acquired Seventh Stage. There was an Innate expert who killed one of his adopted sons. When Zhong Shan heard the news, within three days, just three days, he brought back the head of that Innate expert to mourn his adopted son. And the two days before that, he was still searching everywhere for that Innate expert. That is to say, in one day, in just one day, he severed the head of an Innate expert," Zhong Di said, taking a deep breath. At the same time, a hint of nervousness flashed in his eyes.

One day? Acquired Seventh Stage, beheading an Innate expert?

Wang Gui and Tang Xiao You exchanged glances. Extreme disbelief flashed in their eyes.

"Impossible, Acquired Seventh Stage, beheading an Innate expert?" Tang Xiao You said in disbelief. Everyone present had cultivated from the Acquired Realm, so they naturally knew what that meant.

"How did he behead him?" Wang Gui asked.

"I'm not sure. I only saw that after he disappeared for a day, he returned and brought back the head of the Innate expert. So, if you can avoid being his enemy, don't provoke him," Zhong Di recalled.

"Since you didn't see it, then it's uncertain. Maybe he found a helper, and that helper was an Innate expert?" Wang Gui shook his head and said.

"That's right, he found someone to act for him, you just didn't see it. Finding a few Innate experts is not difficult," Tang Xiao You said.

Finding a few Innate experts? Only a thousand-year-old aristocratic family would say such a thing. Zhong Di was very clear about Zhong Shan's situation back then. Innate experts? If he had any, the matter of Dragon Gate Valley wouldn't have happened. Zhong Di was about to say more.

"Alright, there's no need to talk about things you didn't even see. Since he has many treasures, let him spit some out this time. Finally, find an opportunity to kill him," Wang Gui said, his eyes turning cold.

Hearing the first part, Zhong Di still wanted to persuade him, but upon hearing Wang Gui's last sentence, Zhong Di fell silent. From the moment he saw Zhong Shan, Zhong Di knew that he would never have peace of mind again. Zhong Shan was like his inner demon. If he died, everything would become simple.

"Yes," Tang Xiao You and Zhong Di immediately responded.

It was dark, and heavy rain poured outside. In the courtyard where the Demon Wolf was located, a room door suddenly opened. A man wearing a loose white robe and holding a white sword walked out from inside.

"Brother Zhao, it's raining tonight, just perfect. Didn't you want to see my 'Overturning Rain Swordplay'? Then come with me," the white-robed man said.

After speaking, the white-robed man leaped up onto the roof and shot towards the distance. The pouring rain seemed unable to get close to him.

As soon as the white-robed man left, Zhao Suo Xiang also opened his door, gripping his long spear, a strong fighting intent flashing in his eyes. He leaped up, following onto the rooftop, and chased after him into the distance.

The hidden sentinels lurking in the dark all revealed expressions of admiration.

Zhong Shan's small courtyard.

Zhong Shan and Tian Ling'er lived in an inner and outer room. Zhong Shan slept in the outer room, and Tian Ling'er slept in the inner room.

"Zhong Shan, did you hear that?" Tian Ling'er asked from inside the room.

"Mm," Zhong Shan nodded.

Although it was raining heavily, Zhong Shan was at the Innate Third Stage. He heard the man challenging Zhao Suo Xiang clearly.

"Let's go take a look," Tian Ling'er said.

"You are not allowed to go," Zhong Shan said, frowning.

"Why?" Tian Ling'er immediately asked.

"It's unusual," Zhong Shan's brows furrowed even tighter. Although he didn't know what was happening, Zhong Shan still smelled a subtle hint of the unusual in it.

"What's unusual?" Tian Ling'er immediately pressed.

"Go to sleep quickly, we'll leave here tomorrow." Zhong Shan didn't answer, but directly retorted.

"Fine, don't tell me then." Tian Ling'er immediately said angrily.

"Okay, hurry up and sleep," Zhong Shan said.

Although Zhong Shan told Tian Ling'er to sleep quickly, he himself felt a sense of unease.

Looking outside, Zhong Shan couldn't sleep. By midnight, the rain had stopped.

The rain had stopped, and he wondered if Zhao Suo Xiang was still competing with others.

Around the fourth watch, Zhong Shan heard sounds from outside again.

"Brother Zhao's spear technique is superb, Liu Ming is impressed," said the person who had been fighting earlier.

"Brother Liu's sword technique is also excellent, I, Zhao, have also gained a lot," Zhao Suo Xiang said.

After that, there was no more sound. Clearly, they had each gone back to rest. Zhong Shan also began to rest peacefully for a while.

In the early morning, Zhong Shan got up, woke Tian Ling'er, and prepared to leave immediately, because Zhong Shan felt that the sense of unease was growing stronger.

"Waking me up so early, what are you doing!" Tian Ling'er rubbed her still sleepy eyes and complained.

"Ah, this is bad, the Demon Wolf has mutated, the Demon Wolf has mutated!" Suddenly, a cry of alarm came from a distance.

Hearing this, Zhong Shan knew that something bad must have happened, and Tian Ling'er immediately became interested.

The Demon Wolf has mutated? What is that?

Quickly, Tian Ling'er tidied her clothes, washed her face with the basin brought by the maid, and pulled Zhong Shan towards the outside.

Not long after, they ran to the courtyard where the Demon Wolf was confined.

At this moment, everyone was standing in the courtyard. Zhao Suo Xiang, Zhong Di, Wang Gui, Tang Xiao You, a white-robed person, and a servant who looked extremely respectful.

They all looked outside the glass cover at a white fox. The Demon Wolf had turned into a Demon Fox?

"The white wolf turned into a white fox?" Tian Ling'er looked at the white fox lying on the ground in disbelief.

"Impossible, a wolf is a wolf, it must have been swapped," Zhao Suo Xiang said, his eyes wide.

"Swapped? How could that be? Tang Si, explain yourself to me," Tang Xiao You shouted at the servant.

Everyone stared at him. The servant named Tang Si shivered with fright and immediately knelt on the ground.

"Young Master, I just came to feed the white wolf rice soup this morning as usual, but when I carried the white wolf out, it became like this, it mutated, it mutated, the wolf turned into a fox," Tang Si said, trembling. He was clearly terrified.

"Last time you fed it rice soup, did it change?" Zhao Suo Xiang said coldly.

"No, it rained heavily yesterday, and after the rain at night, I fed it once. At that time, it was still a white wolf, the guards saw it, they saw it, it was still a wolf then," Tang Si said in fear.

"Then that means the Demon Wolf was swapped after the rain? I was competing with Brother Liu, and I came back at the fourth watch. When we came back, it's impossible for someone to swap it. So it must have been after the rain, which is at midnight, between midnight and the first watch, within one hour, the white wolf was stolen?" Zhao Suo Xiang said coldly.

"It's you, it must be you!" Tang Xiao You suddenly pointed at Zhong Shan.

Hearing what Tang Xiao You said, Zhong Shan narrowed his eyes.

"Why is it us? Which eye of yours saw that it was us?" Tian Ling'er immediately became anxious.

"You, you said, you said if you encountered a Demon Wolf, you would definitely let it go. It must have been you who released the Demon Wolf," Tang Xiao You said, pointing at Tian Ling'er.

"Hmph, which ear did you hear that with?" Zhong Shan sneered.

As soon as Zhong Shan spoke, Tian Ling'er immediately remembered. At that time, when she said those words, Tang Xiao You wasn't even around.

"That's right, how did you hear it?" Tian Ling'er immediately shouted.

"Second Senior Brother and Zhong Di said it. You can't deny it," Tang Xiao You immediately retorted. Clearly, he was a quick-witted person.

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