Why Hadn't His Martial Arts Been Crippled?

"That's how it was." Zhang Xiaohua recounted, detail by detail, the conversation he had overheard that night in Misty Hall between Yang Ruying and Aunt Qin to the three of them.

Finally, he smiled. "I won't hide this from Second Brother and Sister Changge either. If Hall Master Qin hadn't ultimately kept her suspicions about my identity from Hall Master Yang, I absolutely wouldn't have told you."

Changge glanced at Zhang Xiaohu, then said solemnly to Zhang Xiaohua, "Xiaohua, my master has deep emotions for the Misty Sect. Her only wish now is to revive the Misty Sect. But judging by Cult Master's intentions and the current situation, that is simply impossible. There used to be Deputy Hall Master Zhong in Misty Hall. He supported that Zhao Jian and wanted to draw some of the Misty Sect disciples over to his side. Now that Deputy Hall Master Zhong has returned to Yi Xiang Peak and Zhao Jian has been executed, those disciples with ulterior motives have temporarily lost all hope."

"Seeing the favor Cult Master has bestowed upon Xiaohu, I think Hall Master Yang and my master's analysis is quite correct. The Incense-Passing Cult wants to take advantage of Xiaohu's late entry into the sect, his shallow feelings for the Misty Sect, and his status as a direct disciple. They want to cultivate him well and use him to keep Hall Master Yang in check."

Zhang Xiaohua smiled. "When I came to the Incense-Passing Cult in the future, I met a Misty Sect disciple and heard him speak of how the Misty Sect was wiped out. At the time, Cult Master of the Incense-Passing Cult seemed to have promised Hall Master Yang that she would have sole control of Misty Hall. Why were there still so many restraints on her