Danwu Refining Spirit

Chapter 42 The Angry Iron Evergreen

"Five days have passed, why is there still no news from Xiao Chong?"

Tie Changqing was very depressed, and after the depression came an uncontrollable anger.

As he grew increasingly angry, the veins on his forehead bulged, and under the sunlight, several blood vessels on his temples appeared a purplish-brown, as if they were about to burst at any moment.

As the captain of the eighteen disciples of the Tie family participating in the hunting competition, Tie Changqing was very dissatisfied with his subordinates.

These disciples only knew how to hunt wild beasts, completely disregarding their primary mission of finding Xiao Chong.

"Hmph, are you all ignoring what I said? If you die in this competition, that's your luck. Otherwise, you'll all get what's coming to you when you get out!"

Under the scorching afternoon sun, Tie Changqing sat on a large rock, stroking an iron spear and thinking bitterly.

"Captain, some disciples have already discovered Xiao Chong's whereabouts."

A disciple of the Tie family shouted and rushed over, but stopped some distance away from Tie Changqing.

The captain has looked unwell these past two days, and his temper has become increasingly volatile. Getting too close could be dangerous.

"Hmm?" Tie Changqing's spirits lifted, and he stood up, taking a step forward to stand in front of the Tie family disciple.

"Tell me quickly, who found out? Bring him to me right now!" In his excitement, Tie Changqing tightened his grip on the Tie family disciple's ear, almost tearing it off.

There was definitely danger!

The Tie family disciple hissed and gasped, covering his ear with one hand and pointing to a grove of trees behind him with the other, saying rapidly, "It's Tie Xiaoyi, waiting over there."

"Then what are you doing here! Stop dawdling and call him over!" Tie Changqing gave a sharp shake, and the other person's body flew out.

"what!"

The Tie family disciple let out a miserable scream, landed on the ground and touched his half-eaten ear, but dared not utter a single complaint. He stumbled and ran into the forest.

"If we don't teach them a lesson, they won't know whose words carry the most weight here!"

Tie Changqing cursed viciously, casually tossed half an ear into the woods, then took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped away the trace of blood on his hand, his face full of disgust.

In just a short while, the Tie family disciple, whose ear had been torn off, hurriedly returned, accompanied by a terrified Tie Xiaoyi.

Seeing the two people in front of him looking terrified, Tie Changqing's frustration vanished: "Why are you standing so far away? Am I that fierce?"

The two were even more terrified, but neither dared to utter a sound, only shaking their heads like rattles.

"You, come here." Tie Changqing pointed at Tie Xiaoyi and then waved impatiently at another Tie family disciple.

The disciple, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, darted back into the dense forest like a shot.

Tie Xiaoyi, who was called out, knew he couldn't avoid it, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and move in front of Tie Changqing.

Having finally received news of Xiao Chong, Tie Changqing's expression softened slightly. He asked, "How did you discover Xiao Chong? Tell me in detail."

"My brother Xiaoyi and I chased after four disciples from the Xiao and Situ families. Later, when we reached a forest, my brother Xiaoyi..."

Tie Xiaoyi dared not hide anything and recounted the whole story in detail. Under the scorching sun, he felt sweat pouring down his back and into his feet.

Tie Changqing listened quietly at first, but when he heard that Tie Xiaoyi had died at Xiao Chong's hands, his face grew increasingly grim. By the time Tie Xiaoyi had finished recounting the whole story, his face was so dark it seemed to drip water.

"Xiao Chong, you killed my Tie family disciple! I will tear you to pieces, or I will not be able to quell my hatred!" Tie Changqing roared.

Seeing that Tie Changqing looked like he could explode at any moment, Tie Xiaoyi was so scared that he didn't dare to breathe, and he lowered his head so low that he almost buried it in his crotch.

After venting his anger, Tie Changqing saw Tie Xiaoyi standing pitifully in front of him. Suddenly, he became even angrier and vented all his remaining anger on Tie Xiaoyi.

"As a disciple of the Tie family and the younger brother of Tie Xiaoyi, you deserted your post in the face of battle, showing no regard for brotherhood. What is your punishment?"

Tie Changqing casually picked up a wooden stick as thick as a child's arm from the ground and rained it down on Tie Xiaoyi's head.

At this moment, running away was not an option. Having lived in the Tie family for many years, Tie Xiaoyi knew Tie Changqing's ruthlessness well. He could only cover his head with both hands, secretly channeling his Yuan energy to protect his head and chest, remaining motionless as the other party struck him, while hoping that all of this would end soon.

"Xiao Yi is dead, why are you the only one who survived? Tell me, did you do something you're ashamed of?"

Tie Changqing felt increasingly satisfied as he beat Tie Xiaoyi, and the rain of wooden sticks fell even faster, completely disregarding the fact that Tie Xiaoyi's head was already bleeding profusely.

"You ran away, fine, but why did it take you so long to send the message back today? You deserve to die!"

The thought of Xiao Chong enjoying himself in Broken Soul Ridge while he was searching for him like a headless fly under the scorching sun filled Tie Changqing with such hatred that he wanted to grind his teeth to dust. As the wooden stick fell again, he unconsciously infused it with a trace of Yuan energy.

"Crack!"

Tie Xiaoyi's Yuan energy was directly dispersed, and he fainted after his vision went black. The wooden stick also broke under the impact of the two Yuan energies.

Seeing that Tie Xiaoyi had fainted, Tie Changqing was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the half-broken wooden stick in his hand and immediately understood.

"You murderous bastard, how dare you secretly use your Yuan energy to fight against me!"

After stomping hard on the unconscious Tie Xiaoyi, Tie Changqing turned around, walked to the large rock, picked up his iron spear, and casually tossed the half-broken wooden stick behind him.

"Well!"

Tie Xiaoyi had just been awakened by a sharp pain and was barely able to open his eyes when suddenly a piece of wood flew over and hit him on the head, causing him to faint again.

Hearing the sound, Tie Changqing turned around and was quite satisfied with the accuracy of his strike. He smiled silently, then quickly disappeared in the direction where Xiao Chong had appeared, carrying his iron spear.