Throughout that year, he had thought of avenging his son every waking moment. Whenever he remembered that his son had been murdered somewhere unknown, without even his remains being found, it felt as though a knife were stabbing his heart.
"If I hadn't left, perhaps none of this would have happened."
At that thought, Xiao Hua felt his heart spasm. Had he still been at the Violet Sun Gate, this would never have happened.
"It's all because of that little bastard Xu Yang. He deserves to die."
If not for Xu Yang, he would never have been punished with a posting to the Green Mountain Town Garrison. If he hadn't gone to Green Mountain, how many people would have dared touch Xiao Chen?
A year had passed, and he knew full well that the chance of finding the killer was vanishingly small.
"I'll report back to the sect first, then go to the Su Family to ask."
His eyes icy, Xiao Hua strode into the Violet Sun Gate.
"Greetings, Steward Xiao!"
Several disciples guarding the Mountain Gate spotted Xiao Hua and hurried out of the pavilion to salute him.
Xiao Hua had no interest in acknowledging them. He couldn't even be bothered to nod for appearances' sake, striding straight past them and soon disappearing from view. Along the way, quite a few Outer Sect disciples were startled to see him, then took the initiative to greet him.
Unfortunately, whoever approached him was ignored.
"Who does he think he is?"
"What a rude steward. He hasn't got a shred of courtesy."
"When I become an Inner Sect Disciple someday, I'll make him bow his head when he speaks to me."
Xiao Hua's attitude immediately provoked resentment among the disciples who had greeted him.
Someone laughed. "Don't blame him. If your own