Zhang Xiaohua heard this and hurried off like a dog whose home had been lost, vanishing from the Council Hall in a puff of smoke.
The moment he stepped out of the Council Hall, he ran into Zhang Chengyue, who was holding a sheet of paper, and nearly crashed straight into his arms.
Zhang Chengyue sidestepped, watched Zhang Xiaohua's hurried retreating figure, and shook his head with a smile before entering the Council Hall.
Zhang Chengyue handed the paper to Ou Peng and said, "Master, this disciple was careless and made a mistake. I beg Master to punish me."
Ou Peng accepted the paper and examined it carefully. He crumpled it into a ball, placed it in his palm, and gave it a shake with his internal energy. With a casual toss, a heap of tiny paper scraps scattered across the floor.
Seeing Zhang Chengyue's panicked expression, Ou Peng said, "Careless you were, but it cannot really be called a mistake. Even if this Floating Technique were to spread, no one would be able to master it. It is nothing. Nothing at all."
Then he added, "Chengyue, you may go back first. I still have some matters to discuss with your eldest martial uncle."
Only then did Zhang Chengyue bow and withdraw.
Watching Zhang Chengyue leave the Council Hall, Hu Yunyi asked, "Junior Brother, do you think what Zhang Xiaohua said just now was true?"
Ou Peng smiled. "True beyond all doubt."
After organizing his thoughts, Ou Peng continued, "When Zhang Xiaohu first entered the Lotus Escort Agency, they had already investigated him. The two brothers had never once left Guo Village, had never practiced martial arts, and had even less chance of obtaining any martial arts manuals. Moreover, when Zhang Xiaohua practiced fist techniques with He Tianshu, his aptitude