"Mother, I must kill that brat!" Jin Yao said hatefully. "I've never suffered such a loss! That scoundrel, he pretended to defect, but then, when I wasn't paying attention, he almost killed me!"
"Don't worry, Mother will avenge you."
"I want to flay him alive with my own hands, and cut his flesh into pieces to feed the dogs!"
Madam Jin patted his hand. "Why dirty your hands? He's just an unknown nobody. Kill him and be done with it, no need to dwell on it. What you need to focus on now is to shine at the Gathering of Heroes, to let everyone know that you are qualified to be the young master of the Jin family, and the future patriarch."
Only then did Jin Yao's expression improve. "Naturally, without Yue Ran and the others participating in this Gathering of Heroes, I am sure to win. I just don't know if the people from the Tian Xuan Sect will participate?"
"No need to worry. The people from the Tian Xuan Sect are always arrogant. Even if they send someone, they won't participate in the competition. This Gathering of Heroes is entirely prepared for you. Go ahead with confidence. You must let those old fossils of the Jin family know that you are more outstanding than Jin Ling, and more suitable to lead the Jin family than him!"
"Don't worry, Mother, I will make them look at me with new eyes."
"Young Master, it's the Jin family's contingent."
Wen Ting's gaze swept over the Jin family's contingent, a flicker of disappointment in his eyes. "She's not here."
"Who is not here?" the guard asked, puzzled.
"The person I'm looking for is not here," Wen Ting said casually, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes. Based on his understanding of Xiao Man, if she intended to kill Jin Yao, she wouldn't let him go. Now that Jin Yao was here, where was she? Was she hiding in the shadows, waiting to deliver a fatal blow to Jin Yao, or had she temporarily given up on Jin Yao?
"Young Sect Master, shall we go to the Heavenly Sword Sect?"
"No," Wen Ting said coldly. "It's just a monkey inviting a bunch of clowns to perform a play here. It's quite boring, and I'm not interested in this."
"Young Sect Master." Cheng Ze followed all the way, found Wen Ting's tracks, and quickly revealed himself.
Wen Ting glanced at him. "It seems you lost her and haven't found her since."
Cheng Ze's face turned pale, and he immediately knelt to beg for punishment. "Please punish me, Young Sect Master."
"No need for punishment. I sent you only as a precaution. With my understanding of her, I know you wouldn't be able to keep up with her." Wen Ting fiddled with the wine cup in his hand. The elixir inside swayed with his movements. Whenever it was about to spill out of the jade cup, it would return to the cup just in time.
Cheng Ze was very confused. "Since that's the case, why did Young Sect Master still send us?"
"I thought, perhaps, you might be able to keep an eye on her unexpectedly."
"Your subordinate has disappointed Young Sect Master."
Wen Ting drained the elixir in the wine cup and said with a smile, "Instead of saying you disappointed me, it's better to say that she never disappoints me."
Cheng Ze didn't know whether to be happy or angry, and just looked at Wen Ting quietly, waiting for his next order.
Wen Ting put down the wine cup and mounted Feixue. Cheng Ze quickly followed. At the same time, a figure like a ghost followed. Cheng Ze felt a chill down his spine and quickly looked behind him.
"Young Master, this is..."
"I snatched it from Jin Yao." Wen Ting glanced at Elder Shen. "Thanks to her help, otherwise, where would I get a Nascent Soul attacker?"
Cheng Ze's mouth twitched, and he dared not reply. The Young Master was truly bold, actually colluding with that person to trick a Nascent Soul expert. Wasn't he afraid of failing and dying at the other's hands?
"Do you think I'm too reckless?"
"Your subordinate dares not."
"If you don't even have this much courage, how can you aspire to the position of the supreme ruler of the world?" Wen Ting said slowly. "Her goal must be to become the ruler of this Cang Xuan Continent, otherwise, how can she return to the side of the person she wants to see?" Su Dan Novel Network
Cheng Ze just listened to Wen Ting's words, not understanding what that person had done to make his Young Sect Master care so much.
"What to do, I want to see her, I really, really want to."
"Young Sect Master, you are the Young Sect Master of the Beast Taming Sect. The Beast Taming Sect is not good at combat, but it is good at using beasts to fight. Others may find it difficult to find someone, but for you, finding someone should not be difficult."
Wen Ting's lips curved into a smile. "It's not difficult to find someone, but it's a bit difficult to find someone who is deliberately avoiding me. Moreover, what she knows is far more than I imagined."
"Your subordinate doesn't understand."
"In the way of beast taming, I'm afraid she's no worse than me."
"Is she someone who defected from the Beast Taming Sect?" Cheng Ze asked in shock. After all, not everyone could master the way of beast taming, and the Beast Taming Sect was outstanding in this field.
"She is not from the Beast Taming Sect, but she knows beast taming." A scene flashed in Wen Ting's mind. "I once saw her control a pack of wolves to repel enemies."
"Controlling a pack of wolves is not a difficult thing. As long as you can control the wolf king, you can control the entire pack."
"Can you control them?" Wen Ting asked back.
"No. Controlling fewer than ten demon wolves is no problem for me, but controlling a pack of wolves is beyond my capability."
"You, who learned beast taming techniques since childhood, still can't do it, but she can. Therefore, beast taming techniques are useless in front of her. She is my nemesis."
"Then, she cannot be allowed to live," Cheng Ze said firmly. "Such a person, if allowed to be free, will sooner or later bring great trouble to the Beast Taming Sect."
"You want to kill her?" Wen Ting's icy gaze fell on Cheng Ze. "Let alone that I won't allow it, even if I let you kill her, could you kill her?"
"As long as Young Sect Master gives the order, your subordinate will do his best to kill her."
"Then, my order is to protect her with all my might, by any means necessary, and never let anyone harm her life!" Wen Ting looked at Cheng Ze. "Can you do it?"
"Your subordinate obeys the order."
"Cheng Ze, since you have accepted my order, you must obey it even to the death. Even if one day the Sect Master orders you to kill her, you must not touch her in the slightest, understand?"
"Understood."
"Very good." Wen Ting handed Cheng Ze a box. "Inside is a Phantom Spirit Butterfly. It can lead you to her location. Once you find her, protect her for me."
"Won't Young Sect Master go?"
"I have to go to another place." Wen Ting looked to the south and said slowly. Nangong Yu, after meeting with her, actually went south alone. It must be for a reason he had to go. And there was only one reason that could make him leave Xiao Man's side: the south held something extremely important to Xiao Man!
In the past, he made mistakes. So now, he could not make any more mistakes. He had to make amends. The rift already existed. Even if it couldn't be repaired, he couldn't let the rift continue to widen.