Chapter 59: Revenge

Upon hearing this, Cheng Mingxiang's face immediately became serious. He then took the letter from the student and began to read it.

As he read, Cheng Mingxiang's expression gradually turned grim, his face becoming extremely unpleasant, and his eyes burning with intense anger.

Seeing Cheng Mingxiang's expression, the young man who had been sparring with him cautiously asked, "Young Master Cheng, what's wrong? Has something happened in the clan?"

Cheng Mingxiang clenched his fists tightly, crumpling the letter into a ball. At that moment, his face was filled with ferocity, and his eyes burned with raging anger and intense resentment.

"Changyang Xiangtian..." Cheng Mingxiang gritted his teeth, his fists cracking as he clenched them, revealing the depth of his anger.

Seeing Cheng Mingxiang mention Changyang Xiangtian's name, the young man who had been sparring with him became even more puzzled and asked again, "Young Master Cheng, what exactly happened?"

Cheng Mingxiang took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "His Majesty the King has already betrothed Princess Gran to Changyang Xiangtian, and they have already become engaged."

Upon hearing this, the young man's face changed slightly. He knew very well that Cheng Mingxiang had a deep affection for Princess Gran. Ever since he first met Princess Gran in the palace a few years ago, he had been deeply captivated by her heavenly beauty and outstanding talent, and had been unable to extricate himself from it.

In Cheng Mingxiang's heart, he had long considered Princess Gran to be his own. After all, in the entire Gassen Kingdom, no one could match Princess Gran except for him, Cheng Mingxiang. Whether in terms of family background or personal talent, Cheng Mingxiang was not inferior to anyone. Especially with the Huayun Sect behind him, which was the largest force in the Gassen Kingdom outside of the royal family, he held a supreme position. As the young master of the Huayun Sect, his status was incomparably noble.

Cheng Mingxiang had also repeatedly asked his father to propose to the king, but his father always refused, citing that he should focus on cultivation and not let personal matters interfere with his promising future.

Although his father's refusal made Cheng Mingxiang feel dissatisfied, he did not say anything. In his heart, he had already considered Princess Gran to be his own, and no one could take her away. After all, in the Gassen Kingdom, no one could match Princess Gran except for him, so he was not at all anxious.

However, he never expected that a person named Changyang Xiangtian, who was not only as strong as him in cultivation but even more talented, would appear at Kargas Academy. Changyang Xiangtian's appearance not only overshadowed his reputation as a cultivation genius at Kargas Academy but also took away his beloved, which Cheng Mingxiang could not tolerate.

The young man who had been sparring with Cheng Mingxiang cautiously looked at him and asked in a low voice, "Young Master, what do you plan to do now?"

A strong killing intent flashed in Cheng Mingxiang's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Princess Gran belongs to me. In the Gassen Kingdom, only I, Cheng Mingxiang, can match her." His voice was filled with anger as he shouted, "Sala, gather some people. We are going to find Changyang Xiangtian. This time, I will teach him a good lesson for daring to take my woman."

"Yes, Young Master," the young man immediately ran out to gather people.

Relying on the powerful strength behind Cheng Mingxiang, he quickly gathered a group of people in the academy, numbering sixteen in total. They were all from noble families and possessed the strength of Saints. However, most of them were people whose magic cores had been stolen by Jianchen in the forest, which had prevented them from completing their tasks. Because of this, they harbored resentment towards Jianchen. When they heard that Cheng Mingxiang was going to personally deal with Jianchen, they all volunteered to participate in the action.

Among them were two people familiar to Jianchen: Luo Jian from the Luo family and Kadi Yun from the Kadi family.

Cheng Mingxiang looked at everyone with a calm gaze and could not help but smile slightly, murmuring, "Very good. With so many people, even if we cripple Changyang Xiangtian, the Changyang Manor will not dare to say anything. After all, these people all have formidable forces behind them. Even if the king wants to intervene to protect Changyang Xiangtian, he will have a headache. And the Changyang Manor, facing so many forces, will not even have a say."

Although Cheng Mingxiang was confident that he could easily deal with Changyang Xiangtian on his own, since the king announced the engagement between Changyang Xiangtian and Princess Gran, Changyang Xiangtian's status had changed. Behind him was not only the Changyang Manor but also the royal family. In the face of these two forces, even with the powerful backing behind Cheng Mingxiang, he had to consider the consequences. If he just gave Changyang Xiangtian a simple lesson, there would be no problem, but Cheng Mingxiang did not want to let Changyang Xiangtian off so easily. Therefore, he decided to gather more people with powerful backing. Even if he crippled or killed Changyang Xiangtian, there would be many forces to back him up. Even if the king wanted to hold him accountable, he would have to consider the bigger picture. The Changyang Manor, facing so many forces, would not even have a say.

"Sala, immediately find out where Changyang Xiangtian is. Remember, do not publicize this. If the vice-principal or the principal finds out, all our plans will fail," Cheng Mingxiang instructed the young man who had been sparring with him.

"Yes, Young Master."

Subsequently, Sala spent money or used connections to secretly gather information about Changyang Xiangtian's location in the academy and sent many trusted people to search throughout Kargas Academy.

Kargas Academy remained very calm, and there was no ripple caused by Cheng Mingxiang's actions.

An hour later, the twenty or so students sent by Sala to find Changyang Xiangtian returned.

"Young Master Cheng, we searched the entire Kargas Academy but found no trace of Changyang Xiangtian," the leader of the search team reported to Cheng Mingxiang.

Hearing this, Cheng Mingxiang frowned and said, "How is this possible? Could Changyang Xiangtian not be in the academy?"

"I heard that Changyang Xiangtian particularly likes to go to the library. Did you check the library?" Luo Jian, who had been standing to the side, asked. Although he had been injured by Jianchen a few days ago, after a few days of rest and good medicine, his injuries had fully recovered.

"We also checked the library, but Changyang Xiangtian was not there," the leader of the search team continued.

At this moment, a slightly overweight young man spoke up, "I heard that Changyang Xiangtian is the Newcomer King of this year's freshmen. The Newcomer King has the privilege of entering the first five floors of the library. Could Changyang Xiangtian be hiding on the fifth floor of the library? If so, we will have to wait for him to come out before we act."

Hearing this, everyone, including Cheng Mingxiang, found it reasonable.

The leader of the search team shook his head and said, "No, I already asked the cleaning lady in the library, and she said that Changyang Xiangtian did not go to the library today."

"Could Changyang Xiangtian really not be in the academy?" Cheng Mingxiang frowned slightly.

At this moment, the leader of the search team hesitated for a moment and then said, "Young Master Cheng, although we did not find Changyang Xiangtian, we did find Changyang Hu in the small forest on the east side of the academy. Changyang Hu is Changyang Xiangtian's older brother. I believe he must know where Changyang Xiangtian is."

Hearing this, Luo Jian's eyes lit up, but his face quickly turned grim. He still remembered the scene from that night when the magic cores in his hand were taken by Changyang Xiangtian and his brother, along with Tietan. He did not have the courage to seek revenge on Tietan, but he had no such qualms about Changyang Xiangtian and Changyang Hu.

"Right, Changyang Hu must know where Changyang Xiangtian is. I suggest we go and ask Changyang Hu," Luo Jian said in a low voice, his eyes flashing with a fierce look.

"Alright, let's go find Changyang Hu first."

Luo Jian's suggestion was quickly agreed upon by everyone. To avoid drawing attention from other students, they split into several groups and took different routes to the small forest on the east side of the academy.

When they arrived at the small forest, they saw Changyang Hu practicing martial arts.

Seeing Changyang Hu, Luo Jian's eyes immediately burned with intense anger. Changyang Hu, who was deeply engrossed in his practice, did not notice the arrival of Cheng Mingxiang and the others.

Cheng Mingxiang and the others quickly surrounded Changyang Hu. It was only then that Changyang Hu suddenly realized what was happening. When he came to his senses, he found himself surrounded by a dozen students in school uniforms.

Changyang Hu looked around and, upon seeing the expressions on the faces of the dozen people, his heart sank, and he had a bad feeling. Especially when he saw the hateful look in Luo Jian's eyes, his face turned serious.

"What do you want?" Changyang Hu shouted, showing no fear despite being surrounded by a dozen people.

Luo Jian sneered and said, "Changyang Hu, do you remember what happened in the forest a few days ago?" Luo Jian's face turned grim, and he stared fiercely at Changyang Hu, saying sternly, "You dared to take the magic cores I spent three days collecting, causing me to fail my mission. I will settle this score with you."

Changyang Hu snorted coldly, meeting Luo Jian's gaze without fear, and said coldly, "Luo Jian, it was entirely your own fault. You can't blame us. If you hadn't tried to take the magic cores from us first, none of this would have happened. This is all your own doing. If you blame anyone, it can only be your own lack of strength. Even my fourth brother, who is not yet a Saint, managed to defeat you." As he spoke, Changyang Hu's eyes showed a look of disdain and mockery.

"You..." Luo Jian was speechless with anger at Changyang Hu's last words. For him, the defeat in the forest that night was an unerasable humiliation in his life. With his strength as a mid-level Saint, he had been defeated by a freshman who was not yet a Saint and had his hard-earned magic cores taken. This was something he, as the eldest son of the Luo family, could not accept.

If this matter were to spread to the family, he, Luo Jian, would never be able to hold his head high in the family again.