Looking at it now, Zhou Qing's cold treatment of him in the past might not have harmed him after all. On the contrary, it had been helping him. If he lacked the strength, then not becoming Gate Master would instead preserve his life.
Just as Zhou Qing had said, the prerequisite for becoming Gate Master was having sufficient strength.
Good medicine tasted bitter, but it cured illness.
Yang Chen began to calculate in his heart. He truly needed Zhou Qing's help, and recommending Zhou Qing would not be difficult for him. But first, he had to find out whether the person who had tried to assassinate him today had truly been Zhou Qing.
With that in mind, Yang Chen said, "Deputy Gate Master Zhou, tomorrow at noon, I will gather everyone in Luosheng Gate for a gate meeting. Tomorrow, I will give you an answer!"
"I understand." Upon hearing the answer, Zhou Qing did not drag his feet in the slightest. He turned and left.
Seeing Zhou Qing depart, Yang Chen stretched out a hand and directly seized the unconscious masked assassin.
Then, his divine soul entered the assassin's body and began searching.
"So it wasn't Zhou Qing... As expected, this assassin was sent by Fu Yunhe." Yang Chen muttered.
Fu Yunhe believed that, with Yang Chen's strength, it was impossible for him to search the soul of a Half-step Earth Martial Realm assassin. He did not know that to Yang Chen, it was as easy as turning over his hand.
Once he confirmed that Fu Yunhe was behind this, Yang Chen had both a plan and a conclusion in mind. He said coldly, "One may know a person's face but not his heart. Fu Yunhe appears respectful toward me, yet behind my back, he intends to stab me with