Chapter 85

The gates and high walls were torn apart by the sword aura, and even the barrier couldn't hold it back. Zhang Xinxiong turned his head to look, and the situation outside was clearly visible.

More than a dozen curious inner courtyard disciples were gathered in a circle far away, some sitting on benches, some cracking sunflower seeds, and some munching on red fruits and spitting out the seeds...

These people were bored out of their minds, but they were just ordinary inner courtyard disciples, not even among the Thirty-Three, and it was obvious they weren't the ones to start trouble.

He looked at the woman in red who was slowly walking over, his gaze moving from her legs, and he stepped forward gently, "Rao Yinyin?"

Behind him, Lan Xinzi clenched her fists, such a gentle tone was something this man would never use with her.

Rao Yinyin smiled seductively, shook her head slightly, and pulled to the side.

A young girl in white martial attire appeared, her height only reaching Rao Yinyin's chest.

She wrinkled her nose, and a snow-white giant sword was thrust into the ground at an angle, the fierce sword intent still lingering.

Zhang Xinxiong's face darkened, "Su Qianqian, what are you doing?"

"Kill him!"

Behind him, Zhao Xidong staggered, quickly stepping forward to hold her back.

"My dear lady, don't make a fuss, I'm still here, at least wait until I leave before you do anything!"

How am I supposed to deal with you like this?

You can't just act recklessly because you're Xiao Lao's favorite disciple!

Speaking of which, did Xiao Lao know you were coming here with such a fierce intent?

Zhao Xidong felt terrible, of course, some things he could only complain about in his heart, he couldn't say them out loud.

Su Qianqian's eyes lit up when she saw Zhao Xidong.

"Xidong, block the back door, don't let him escape!"

Zhao Xidong's face turned black, and he scolded, "Stop making a fuss!"

Su Qianqian's smile vanished, and she suddenly pulled out a black-red token from her chest, "Elder Xiao has ordered, Zhang Xinxiong has committed a grave crime, and he must be killed on sight!"

"..."

Clang!

The disciples who were squatting on chairs eating melons fell off.

"Damn, did Su Qianqian steal a token just to kill someone?"

"How do you know she stole it?"

"Wow, brother, are you new here? Su Qianqian does this kind of thing all the time."

Zhou Tiancan, carrying a golden greatsword, scratched his head, wondering if he had been exposed so quickly.

He had just passed by and noticed how lively it was, and he couldn't help but be drawn in.

"So, what's going on? Although the inner courtyard doesn't prohibit duels to the death, they still need to go to the life-and-death arena, right?" Zhou Tiancan asked.

"Sure, you're new..."

The melon-eater picked up his bench and pulled Zhou Tiancan back a bit, then whispered, "You didn't know about the big event last night?"

"Big event?"

Zhou Tiancan was dazed; he had slept soundly in the new spirit site of the inner courtyard last night, how could he know about any big event?

The terrifying concentration of spiritual energy and the super-strong soundproofing array made it so that even if the sky fell and the earth split, he might not have woken up.

"Sigh, you're a pig, newbies really do sleep like the dead."

"What happened?"

"It's said that last night, the inner courtyard's high-ups set up an ambush at Goose Lake to capture a masked person, but they failed."

Zhou Tiancan was shocked, "Zhang Xinxiong is that masked person?!"

"..."

"Ha!"

The melon-eater choked on his melon seeds and rolled his eyes, "When they were trying to capture the person, Feng Kong and his gang went to the outer courtyard to kill people!"

"Feng Kong? An inner courtyard disciple?" Zhou Tiancan was confused, "Is this guy crazy? Even if he kills someone, can he escape the Spirit Law Pavilion's tracking?"

"It's because he wasn't selected as one of the Thirty-Three, so he thought he'd make a grab and then leave the Spirit Palace for good..." the melon-eater said disdainfully, "This kind of person is common every year."

Zhou Tiancan thought about it; he knew that before the outer courtyard's power struggle, the new selection for the inner courtyard's Thirty-Three had already concluded.

This was something he learned after joining the inner courtyard.

"But, what does this have to do with the current situation?" Zhou Tiancan was puzzled.

He looked at the situation ahead; once Su Qianqian's token was revealed, even though everyone knew it was stolen, no one dared to move.

"Hehe, it has a lot to do with it!" The melon-eater's eyes burned with the fire of gossip.

"Feng Kong, it seems, was sent by Zhang Xinxiong's side, and the person he assassinated apparently had a secret relationship with Su Qianqian."

"So, now she's come to settle the score!"

Zhou Tiancan thought the inner courtyard was really chaotic and felt sorry for the person who was killed, "So now it's about revenge?"

"Revenge?" The melon-eater shook his head, his eyes filled with amazement, "Not really, because Feng Kong and his gang were killed in return..."

Zhou Tiancan was stunned, inner courtyard disciples were killed by outer courtyard disciples?

"How is that possible!"

"Who killed them?"

"What was his name...?" The melon-eater's eyes showed a trace of reminiscence, hesitating, "According to Su Qianqian's reference..."

"Xiao Shou?"

The person next to him, who was cracking melon seeds, looked down on his weak gossiping ability and said, "Xu Xiaoshou!"

"Xu Xiaoshou..." Zhou Tiancan clicked his tongue, the name sounded familiar.

"???"

"Xu Xiaoshou?" He suddenly widened his eyes, "Which Xu Xiaoshou?"

"You just joined, you should know, the champion of the 'Power Struggle.'"

Zhou Tiancan fell off his bench, his expression dazed.

Is it really him?

This guy...

How is that possible!

He was greatly shocked and amazed.

Since joining the inner courtyard, he had been cautious and careful, afraid of offending some big shot.

But Xu Xiaoshou, before even entering the inner courtyard, had already killed two big shots from the inner courtyard?

This...

Sure enough, he lives up to being the champion!

Zhou Tiancan became excited; the last time he followed the champion's footsteps, he found that sheepskin scroll and benefited greatly.

Now, even after joining the inner courtyard, he must continue to follow the champion's footsteps!

There will definitely be surprises!

He looked at the stalemate caused by the token, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Kill him!

Zhang Xinxiong, you dare to mess with my landmark, I will definitely kill you!

Everyone looked at Zhao Xidong; the wise ones knew that whether this fight would happen depended entirely on this law enforcer.

Zhao Xidong gritted his teeth and finally decided he couldn't let Su Qianqian act recklessly, otherwise, he would have to go to the "Punishment Platform" again.

"Su Qianqian, quickly put away your powers, this matter isn't as simple as you think."

He pointed at He Yuxing, "This guy is the real mastermind behind it."

Su Qianqian looked at He Yuxing suspiciously, why would he act?

A scapegoat?

No, this guy and Zhang Xinxiong didn't get along, and he had no connection with the Wen family; only the Zhang family might stand up for Wen Chong.

"Rao Jiejie?" She was a bit confused and looked at the woman in red.

Rao Yinyin affectionately rubbed her head, "Isn't this matter quite simple? There's another person standing here."

Su Qianqian was stunned and looked at Lan Xinzi...

Then she looked at Zhang and He, and suddenly understood.

"Ah, I see!"

The young girl's face was full of anger as she pulled out the snow-white giant sword from the ground, "Three of you, none of you are leaving today!"

Puff!

Zhao Xidong fell to the ground.