"Really?" Li Chenzhou abruptly turned around, his tiger-like eyes blazing. The authority in his expression, imposing even without anger, made the man behind him flinch and hastily lower his gaze, afraid to meet Li Chenzhou's eyes. This man was Tie Zheng, formerly the steward of the Prince of Yan's Residence. Prince of Yan Xue Shengjing had fled to escape punishment, yet Tie Zheng had not only avoided being implicated, but now served at Li Chenzhou's side. The reason behind this was plain to see.
Tie Zheng nodded. "Absolutely true. Blade Demon Feng Xingyun owes the Prince of Yan an enormous debt of gratitude."
Li Chenzhou slowly paced a few steps, his expression shifting between light and shadow. He had only just learned that Blade Demon Feng Xingyun was responsible for the attempt on Yuchi Chong's life at the Dragon King Temple on Ironbeam Mountain, and that Shangguan Yunchong of the Beggar Gang had also been involved. Though Shangguan Yunchong had reason to kill Xue Zhenhai, the Beggar Gang's Enforcement Elder, he had never offered Li Chenzhou a single word of explanation, either before or afterward. Clearly, he thought little of his benefactor. Without Li Chenzhou's help, who knew where the father and son could have found a foothold, let alone seized control of the Beggar Gang North of the River and split it from the main gang in such a short time.
As for Blade Demon Feng Xingyun, Li Chenzhou knew something about him, ultimately because of his younger brother. The long saber he now wielded, Tiger Soul, had come from his late brother Wen Boyuan, who had been Blade Demon Feng Xingyun's most prized disciple. Li Chenzhou knew of Feng Xingyun, but Feng Xingyun knew nothing of his relationship with Wen Boyuan. Previously, Li Chenzhou had considered Feng Xingyun