<h4>Chapter 1451: He Isn’t (2)</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>StarveCleric <strong>Editor: </strong>Millman97


    Flitting forward, he soon found himself where the First Elder was.


    “How is it?” the First Elder asked.


    “He isn’t!” Zhang Wuchen shook his head.


    “He isn’t?”


    “I took him to the Blood Reservoir, but there was no reaction at all. I tried testing his Primordial Spirit too, but he was unable to retain the physical manifestation of the Time Quintessence. That should be more than enough to verify that he isn’t a member of the Zhang n!” Zhang Wuchen swiftly filled the First Elder in on what he had seen in the Blood Reservoir.


    “It seems like I have been thinking too much into it.” The First Elder shook his head as his eyes turned cold. “Since he’spletely unrted to our Zhang n, dispatch someone to challenge him in swordsmanship so as to teach him that there are powers whom he can’t afford to offend. Also, with all the mess that he has made in our Zhang n, you must make sure to resolve the issue well. He mustn’t be allowed to leave easily, otherwise what will be of the dignity of our Zhang n?”


    That young man had destroyed their entrance formation, made the sculptures of their predecessors run amok, and caused the copse of their guest area. If not for the hint of doubt at the back of their minds, there was no way that they would have allowed the young man to do as he pleased!


    The Zhang n could not appear weak before others, or else the powers that had chosen to ally with them would lose confidence in their leadership!


    “That fellow has tamed the Inferno Qilin. I fear that if we push him too far... he might just cause some mishap,” Zhang Wuchen replied hesitantly.


    While that fellow appeared to be a mere Grand Dominion realm cultivator, he had tamed the Inferno Qilin, whose cultivation had reached Saint 9-dan pinnacle. If he really caused an uproar, while the Zhang n would be able to suppress it eventually, it would have to pay quite a heavy price to do so!


    “Simple.” The First Elder ced his hands behind his back and harrumphed coldly. “Have the inner n members suppress their cultivation and challenge him with a bet. Force him to remain in the Zhang n and devote his entire life to serving it. Since he has taken away our n head’s saint beast, how can we allow him to walk away just like that? And if he loses the bet fair and square, we will also be able to exin the matter to Yang shi.”


    It was true that master teacher ns were bound by principles and rules, but that did not mean that they were foolishly honest people.


    Putting aside those destroyed buildings, just talking about the Inferno Qilin itself, the Zhang n had devoted unimaginable resources over the prior three years in order to tame it—just the fact that they had brought in 9-star beast tamers one after another should make that very apparent. How could they simply gift it to Zhang Xuan just like that?


    Not to mention, it was obvious that the young man hade with the intention of challenging the Zhang n!


    Honestly speaking, if not out of deference for his identity as Yang shi’s direct disciple, they would have had him captured and forcefully retained!


    “You’re right.” Zhang Wuchen looked at the First Elder and asked, “Who will be a suitable candidate for dealing with him then?”


    For a n to continue growing stronger and stronger and eventually reach the top, they had to resort to underhanded means from time to time. There were simply some problems that could not be resolved otherwise, so this was something that could not be helped.


    The First Elder pondered for a moment before nodding. “Zhang Xu, Zhang Heng, and Zhang Qin should be fine. Their understanding of swordsmanship has reached a decent level, and their strength is formidable for their level. It shouldn’t be too difficult for them to deal with a Grand Dominion realmd.”


    “Very well. I’ll instruct them to challenge Zhang Xuanter on,” Zhang Wuchen replied. “How is the preparation for the n Assemblying along? When will it be held?”


    The reason they had gathered all of their outstanding n members and the experts of every upation was to conduct their n Assembly. Since most people had arrived, it was about time to hold the n Assembly.


    “We’ll be conducting it once day breaks. As you know, this involves the marriage with the Luo n, so we can’t afford to have any hups!” the First Elder said as a glint shed across his eyes.


    “I understand. Just that, the young prodigy is still missing to date, so...” Zhang Wuchen said hesitantly.


    “Like I have said, we’ll be using this n Assembly as a tform to conduct a tournament, and the person who finishes in first ce will marry the little princess of the Luo n in ce of our young prodigy. There’s no time to be wasted, or else things might just spiral beyond our control!” the First Elder said grimly.


    “I guess that’s the only way around it.” Zhang Wuchen nodded. sping his fist, he bowed deeply and said, “I’ll make arrangements right now. However, I think challenging Zhang Xuan should stille after the n Assembly. Otherwise, Zhang Xu and the others could be disadvantaged during the tournament.”


    “Alright, I’ll leave it up to you to determine the specifics.” The First Elder nodded before falling silent.


    ...


    While they were discussing Zhang Xuan, the man himself had already returned back to his residence. While he was making his way in, he saw a human silhouette heading his way.


    The human silhouette sped his fist and greeted, “Teacher!”


    It was Zhang Jiuxiao.


    “What are you doing here?”


    “I heard of themotion that you’ve caused,” Zhang Jiuxiao replied with a bitter smile.


    This teacher that he had just acknowledged caused turmoil like there was no tomorrow. He had been causing a ruckus ever since he arrived at the Zhang n, and if not for the First Elder holding everyone back, someone might have just assassinated him by now.


    Hearing those words, Zhang Xuan waved his hand to signify that it was nothing before asking hurriedly, “Why is your n in such a hurry to conduct the n Assembly?”


    Without a doubt, the reason the n Assembly had been brought forward was because of Luo Ruoxin. However, that was all he knew at the moment.


    Even now, he still was not too sure just what kind of despicable n the Zhang n was hatching this time around!


    “I just finished looking into the matter. It seems like there’s only one reason the n Assembly has been brought forward—it seems like the n is intending to hold a selection to select another person from the younger generation to marry the little princess from the Luo n,” Zhang Jiuxiao replied.


    “Select another person to marry the little princess?” Zhang Xuan’s eyebrows leaped up in astonishment. With his fists tightly clenched, he asked, “What about your young prodigy? Isn’t he supposed to be the little princess’ fiancé?”


    “Based on rumors that have been going around, the young prodigy has gone missing. No one knows where he is. However, with the marriage with the little princess of the Luo ning right up, there’s no time to be lost. Thus, the elders decided to find the most outstanding talent of the younger generation in the Zhang n to take his ce and marry her.” Zhang Jiuxiao revealed all that he knew about the matter.


    “Screw this!” Zhang Xuan felt blood rushing to his head, threatening to take his sanity away.


    It was already shameless for them to force a marriage on Luo Ruoxin, and now, they were even randomly finding a recement for the young prodigy just because thetter willfully went missing.


    Had they ever considered the Luo n’s feelings before doing this? What did they take Luo Ruoxin to be?


    “How can they take the marriage with the Luo n so lightly?” Zhang Xuan roared in fury.


    This was truly the most ridiculous thing that he had ever heard! How could the Zhang n even think of finding someone to rece the young prodigy in the marriage? Was this not apleteck of respect for the other party?


    “It seems like the Zhang n has no choice in this either. I’m not too sure about it, but it appears that there’s something much more important tied into this. In any case, one thing is for certain. The Zhang n is determined to go through with this marriage, and they won’t allow anyone to foil it!” Zhang Jiuxiao said.


    “When will the tournament be held?” Zhang Xuan asked with a livid expression.


    Zhang Jiuxiao clearly felt a cold killing intent leaking from Zhang Xuan’s body, and he shuddered slightly in fear. A bad premonition suddenly surfaced in his head, and he hurriedly eximed in horror, “Teacher, there will be many experts at the tournament! You mustn’t act recklessly! Otherwise... I fear that you might be ced in a precarious situation!”


    He knew the personality of his teacher very well; obstinate and fearless, never hesitating to go through with whatever he believed in despite the risks. Back in the Qingyuan Empire, he had also stood against the emperor and a vice pavilion master without any hesitation.


    However, the Zhang n could not be ced on the same level as the likes of the Qingyuan Empire. As the number one Sage n, the Zhang n was one of the strongest powers on the Master Teacher Continent. If his teacher interfered during the tournament, the Zhang n would not allow this matter to be resolved peacefully.


    Not even a Saint 9-dan pinnacle expert would be able to survive the wrath of the Zhang n.


    Knowing what Zhang Jiuxiao was thinking of, Zhang Xuan replied with a sinister smile, “Rest assured, I won’t be the one causing trouble. The one who will be causing trouble is you!”


    “Me?” Zhang Jiuxiao was taken aback.


    “Indeed. I want you to participate in the tournament and win the champion seat!” Zhang Xuan waved his hand grandly.