(With the week nearly over, I'm asking for another Sanjiang vote!)
"You're Zhou Heng, right?" A middle-aged man in his thirties stepped out from among the people of White Jade Valley. He bore some resemblance to Jin Tengyi and looked coldly at Zhou Heng. "You've got some nerve, daring to provoke me!"
The fact that Zhou Heng had killed Jin Xiuming hadn't spread through the Nine Spirits Sect, but how could anyone at the Spirit Gathering Realm possibly not know? After all, it wasn't a secret in White Jade Valley. If the Nine Spirits Sect couldn't even get its hands on this news, it might as well pack it in!
Lin Jianchen furrowed his brow. He'd naturally heard of Zhou Heng. The boy was something of a marvel: he'd taught his beloved daughter the complete Flying Waterfall Sword Technique, found the Nine Spirits Sect an Earth Rock Cloud Stone Mine, and become the foremost Outer Sect disciple as soon as he joined the sect. Then he'd gotten into a heap of trouble and slaughtered the Second Young Master of White Jade Valley!
Lin Jianchen had assumed he'd fled to Black Water Hall to hide. How had he suddenly appeared here?
He had to protect this boy!
"Zhou Heng, don't be so disrespectful. Get down here at once!" Lin Jianchen barked.
Zhou Heng shot him a grateful glance, but he had no intention of backing down. Keeping his eyes on Jin Xiulong, he said, "Half a year ago, you injured my father and nearly killed him!"
"My father's murder is a debt that can never be forgiven. Today, I'll settle it with you!"
"Hahaha!" Jin Xiulong roared with laughter and strode toward Zhou Heng. "I've killed far too many people to remember someone like that! But since he's still alive, I'll