Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 95 How to deal with it
"Master, this is bad. Junior Brother Zhong has been severely injured."

In the training room of Lao Gufeng, Song Xian was practicing with his eyes closed.

Since coming to Bianxia Town, he has hardly ever had the time to practice Buddhism and has been busy with mundane affairs every day. Now that the sales of Yuxiang Pills are on track, he doesn't need to do everything himself and worry about it. After handing things over to others, he returned to the mountain gate.

Just as he was concentrating on absorbing and refining the spiritual energy, there was a rapid knock on the door.

"Master, Junior Brother Zhong was beaten up." When Song Xian opened his eyes, stood up and opened the door of the training room, he saw Zhang Yi standing outside with an angry look on his face.

His heart skipped a beat: "What's going on?"

Zhang Yi gritted his teeth and said, "It was Peng Yu from the Yuyuan Sect who did this. Junior Brother Zhong went out to purchase the elixir for refining the Jade Fragrance Pill, but on his way back to the market, he was hijacked by six or seven Yuyuan Sect disciples, led by Peng Yu. They beat Junior Brother Zhong up."

"He also spread the word that if Junior Sister Feng Yan is not sent to him within half a month, he will kill all the people in Shizhai Village first, and then come after us one by one."

"Those spiritual herbs Junior Brother Zhong procured were also burned to ashes by them. It was the servants accompanying the team who escorted Junior Brother Zhong back to the market."

Song Xian's eyes flashed slightly, and his mind raced. The last time he went to Yuyuan Sect, Wang Xuan behaved very amicably, and Peng Yu had not appeared in the past few months. Wang Xuan must have put pressure on him to stop him from causing trouble. Why did he suddenly jump out at this time, and look so aggressive?

If he didn't have someone backing him up, he wouldn't dare to do so. Song Xian didn't believe that this was Peng Yu's own decision. Moreover, he brought several disciples of the Yuyuan Sect with him, which was enough to show that Wang Xuan must have tacitly agreed to this. Why was that?
The Yuyuan Sect and the Hunyuan Sect have never had any grudges or hatred against each other in the past or in the present, and Wang Xuan does not seem to be the kind of person who is irrational, willful, and does things without thinking.

Although the Hunyuan Sect is small, it is impossible for Wang Xuan to make enemies everywhere for no reason!

"Where is Junior Brother Zhong now?" Song Xian couldn't figure out what went wrong for a moment.

"It has been delivered to the mountain gate."

"Take me to see it."

The two left this place and came to Zhong Yang's mansion. Inside, Zhong Wenyuan and Lin Zixiang were standing at the head of the bed. When they saw him come in, they made way for him.

Zhong Yang was seen lying on the bed, with bloodstains all over his body, which were obviously caused by a whip. It was like a master punishing a slave, a lesson with obvious humiliation. Two women beside him were applying medicine to his wounds.

"Master." Seeing him coming, Zhong Yang slowly turned his head and called out weakly, tears of humiliation streaming down his eyes.

Zhong Yang is usually a man of few words and a very honest person. Ever since he was beaten, he has been suppressing his anger and grievance. But when he saw Song Xian at this moment, for some reason, he felt like a child seeing his parents. He couldn't control his emotions and shed tears.

But he said nothing, his eyes were full of pity.

Although Song Xian is younger and less accomplished than him, his actions these days have earned him heartfelt respect.

Seeing this, Song Xian's heart was filled with rage. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. He wished he could fly to Yuyuan Sect to settle the score immediately.

Zhong Wenyuan, Lin Zixiang and Zhang Yi on the side were all angry and sad. They had a good relationship with each other. They were all close confidants of Zhang Shilin. They had gone through hardships all the way to come to this town and were truly like brothers.

"Brother Zhong, don't worry too much. Just take a good rest now. I promise you that I will avenge you."

Song Xian originally wanted to ask for specific details, but seeing this look, he couldn't bear to ask any further. Wouldn't that be like rubbing salt into the wound?
"Damn it! That old bastard Peng Yu is going too far. Let's go find him and fight him to avenge Junior Brother Zhong."

George Lam knew Zhong Yang's character very well. He was a person who never complained. But this was the first time he saw him shed tears of grievance in all these years. He felt sad and angry at the same time, so he shouted loudly.

He is usually very well-educated and pays great attention to the demeanor of a cultivator, but at this moment he is cursing like a commoner, which shows how angry he is.

Zhong Wenyuan, however, advised: "Junior Brother Lin, calm down and don't be impulsive. I think this matter is not simple."

Needless to say, he and Zhong Wenyuan had a close relationship. They were from the same clan. Although they were not uncle and nephew, they were better than uncle and nephew. Seeing Zhong Yang's appearance, he was more angry and sad than anyone else. However, he was mature and prudent, and the habits he had developed from years of experience in handling sect affairs were deeply rooted in his bones. He would never do anything irrational because of a momentary impulse.

"Let Senior Brother Zhong have a good rest! Let's not disturb him here. Just follow me." Song Xian said.

Several people filed out of the room and into the main hall. "Where are the servants who accompanied Senior Brother Zhong to purchase the spiritual medicine? Where are they now?"

Zhang Yi replied, "I brought someone with me, and he's waiting outside. Master, do you want to let him know?"

Song Xian nodded, and Zhang Yi immediately stood up and walked out.

"Brother Zhong, what do you think about this?"

Zhong Wenyuan's eyes flickered as he spoke slowly, "Logically speaking, Peng Yu should have restrained himself after the Sect Master's last visit to the Yuyuan Sect. But now he's acting so recklessly and provocatively. I'm sure the Yuyuan Sect instructed him to do this, otherwise he wouldn't dare to act so recklessly. I just don't know why the Yuyuan Sect did this."

Song Xian nodded, Zhong Wenyuan's judgment was consistent with his.

"Looks like I have to go to Yuyuan Sect."

"Master, you can't do that," Lin Zixiang said immediately. "No matter why the Yuyuan Sect did this, it's obvious that they have bad intentions. Master, wouldn't you be walking into a tiger's mouth if you go there? If they hold you captive, we'll be in trouble."

"Although Peng Yu's actions were rampant, he didn't kill her. This shows that he was intentionally humiliating and provoking her. Retrieving Feng Yan is definitely not their ultimate goal. If we don't confront them face to face, we won't get an answer. The most important thing now is to find out why they're doing this. If we don't even know their purpose, how can we respond?"

"Even so, Master, why not just send someone? Why risk it yourself?"

Song Xian shook his head and said, "The enemy is strong and we are weak, so we must show weakness first. I will go in person to show our seriousness. If we send someone randomly, they may not be able to see Wang Xuan, and it may even cause the Yuyuan Sect to misjudge and make things worse. As for my safety, there is nothing to worry about. I don't believe the Yuyuan Sect will lose their minds and detain me, or even attack me."

"Our sect is protected by the Qianqing Sect, and the Yuyuan Sect cannot occupy this old lonely peak. There is no reason for him to deal with me."

"Besides, didn't Peng Yu say that he would give us half a month? If the Yuyuan Sect really wanted to deal with us, why would they give us half a month? I guess they are waiting for me to come and use this as an excuse to make demands."

"No matter what, I have to go there and find out their purpose."

Zhong Wenyuan nodded and said, "Master, you are right. Given that the enemy is strong and we are weak, we cannot engage them head-on. I am willing to go with you to meet them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Yi had already led his men here.

"I am Zhang Miao, a humble man. I am honored to meet several immortal masters." The man knelt down and kowtowed as soon as he came in.

Song Xian waved his hand and said, "Get up! Tell us in detail how Senior Brother Zhong Yang was attacked from beginning to end. Don't miss any details."

"Yes." The man stood up and recounted in detail how he met the people from Yuyuan Sect and what happened afterwards.

"The villain named Peng Yu kept whipping Master Zhong, cursing as he did so, until his clothes were torn and blood was dripping from his body. He then set fire to all the immortal medicines he had purchased before leaving. The little people then hurriedly escorted the unconscious Master Zhong to Nanyuan Valley."

Song Xian's anger, which had calmed somewhat, flared up again after hearing this. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Brother Zhang Yi, give them each fifty taels of silver. This is a reward for getting Brother Zhong to the market promptly."

The man was overjoyed. He had thought that he had messed up this time and would have a hard time reporting to his superiors, but he did not expect that not only would he not be punished, but he would be rewarded instead. He kowtowed and expressed his gratitude immediately.

Song Xian waved his hand, sending him away, and stood up and said, "Senior Brother Zixiang, I'll leave the sect's affairs to you. Senior Brother Wenyuan, let's go to Yuyuan Sect to meet them."

"Master." Lin Zixiang hesitated and said, "What if, I mean what if, the Yuyuan Sect really detained you, what should we do then?"

Song Xian thought for a moment and said, "How about this! If we still haven't received any news after seven days, Senior Brother Zhang Yi, go to Qingfengfang Mingyue Pavilion and find the shop owner Xu Wen to see if she has any ideas for solving this problem. As far as I know, the Mingyue Sect and the Luoyun Sect have a good relationship. Xu Wen is very close to Wen Yiren, and she has some connections in Bianxi City. Maybe she can help us."

Zhang Yi frowned and said, "Mingyue Pavilion? Is it useful to ask her? Will she be willing to interfere in such a matter?"

"Besides her, we have no one else to turn to. After all, we have some cooperative relationship with Mingyue Pavilion. Other forces have nothing to do with us, let alone care about us. Anyway, this is a backup plan! I hope it doesn't come to this. If Yuyuan Sect really detains us, it means they are determined to deal with and eliminate us. In my opinion, the situation has not reached that point yet."

(End of this chapter)