At the entrance to the Disciplinary Affairs Court, someone spotted the two returning from afar and heading their way. He turned and ran into the courtyard, shouting, "Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang are back! Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang are back..."
Dozens of people, tall and short, fat and thin, immediately came running out of the various rooms. Pang Tiansheng emerged, all greasy bulk, and snapped, "What are you yelling about?"
The messenger came up to him and repeated, "Fatty Martial Uncle, Chun Martial Uncle and Wu Martial Uncle are back."
There was no helping it: Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang held quite a high rank in Mount Wukang's hierarchy. They were Elder Ke's disciples, which put them in the same generation as Pang Tiansheng.
Pang Tiansheng said, "Everyone knows they're back. What's there to yell about?"
The messenger said, "No, I mean they're coming this way. They're coming to our Disciplinary Affairs Court."
Pang Tiansheng scolded him, "What nonsense are you spouting? They..."
Before he could finish, his gaze froze on the entrance. Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang strolled right in, the great saber on Wu Jinliang's shoulder especially eye-catching.
None of the people at the Disciplinary Affairs Court had seen Wu Jinliang's great saber before. When the two had last been hauled up the mountain, their weapons had been left at the Inn.
The saber chilled Pang Tiansheng's blood. Just looking at it was frightening.
The last time the two had beaten him, their cultivation had still been shallow. Now, he had heard that both had broken through to the advanced martial realm, and they had come armed. If they really started fighting, wouldn't they beat him to death?
Their habit of exploding into violence at any moment made them impossible to guard against. He remembered it vividly.