Chapter 423: Deed
After slaying Gongsun Min, Zhang Yu flew back in a streak of escaping light.
He knew very well that those True Cultivators had not dared touch Gongsun Min at the time merely because they feared they would fail to obtain evidence and instead invite trouble upon themselves. After all, Venerable Bai Xiu was no easy person to provoke.
But Zhang Yu had no such misgivings.
As early as when he had returned after consolidating the Daoist sects beyond the domain, True Cultivators from Bai Xiu's lineage had once ambushed him.
Then came the loss of the Golden Beam Cauldron, followed by the matter of Patriarch Yuan Tong, and now Gongsun Min. Though they had never met face-to-face, they had in fact crossed swords several times already.
Yet Venerable Bai Xiu had remained hidden behind the scenes, while Zhu, the Chief Mysterious, had vaguely shielded him, so they had never been able to get a firm hold on the man.
This time, however, he had sent Gongsun Min's corpse directly before him. That was to force the man to come looking for him. Whatever schemes and sinister designs he might harbor, so long as they fought, they could be shattered.
As he sped through the air, Daoist Wan Ming caught up and said, "Profound Rectifier, Daoist Lin has followed us. It seems he wishes to speak with you. Do you wish to see him?"
After a brief consideration, Zhang Yu halted and said, "Let him come."
A moment later, a streak of escaping light approached. Daoist Lin emerged from within, bowed with clasped hands, and raised his head. "Profound Rectifier Zhang, might we speak in private?"
Zhang Yu nodded. At his gesture, Wan Ming and the others withdrew far away. Then he said, "Daoist Lin, there is nowhere