Chapter Thirty: Embarrassed

  "Congratulations, Brother Shen's power has increased greatly!" Seeing Shen Cong, Huo Wei was shocked in his heart. His face was warm as jade, which was a clear sign of a significant increase in power. Moreover, Shen Cong's breath also carried a hint of sharpness, although it was only a little, but enough to make Huo Wei's heart chill.

  But it's only been two months, how can this be. Standing in front of Shen Cong, Huo Wei's back involuntarily arched slightly, the sense of danger Shen Cong gave him was far too much compared to before, making Huo Wei completely unable to adapt.

  "Sorry for the trouble." Shen Cong smiled slightly, and put away the last bit of killing intent on his body. Without saying more to Huo Wei, Shen Cong walked out of the training room directly. Shen Cong had many things to do and didn't want to waste any more time here.

  After two months of consumption, the electricity is insufficient again. At first, it was not fully charged, and after continuous use, the electricity dropped below the red line. Another thing is that the money on his body is also a bit insufficient, but this can be ignored. After entering the inner gate, there are many ways to get money, which is different from the treatment of outer door disciples in the past.

  He had originally planned to go to Jianwang Peak, but after some thought, Shen Cong turned around and headed towards the outer disciple's living quarters. It had been a long time since he saw Qin Wu, and Shen Cong didn't know how he was doing in the outer sect either. Although it had only been two months outside, under the accelerated flow of time, it felt like more than a year had passed to Shen Cong. As for this sole friend in the outer sect, Shen Cong naturally wanted to pay him a visit.

  Re-entering the outer gate residence, Shen Cong had a kind of sudden illusion. The disciples who came and went looked at Shen Cong with some strange gazes. They didn't recognize Shen Cong, as Luoshui Sect had recruited new disciples just a month ago. At that time, Shen Cong, being foolishly wealthy, was not within their scope of recognition.

  Arriving at the thatched cottage where he used to live, Shen Cong stopped in his tracks in front of the door. There was no one inside the cottage, and judging from the dust on the ground, it had been many days since anyone had set foot there. Shen Cong's eyebrows furrowed involuntarily, just as a disciple happened to pass by, whom he immediately intercepted.

  "What are you going to do? Are you Shen Cong?" The man was initially angry, but after seeing Shen Cong's face and the large knife on his back, his eyes changed and he asked uncertainly.

  Shen nodded, "It's me, I just wanted to ask you some things, sorry for the trouble."

  "Shen Shixiong, feel free to ask, as long as I know it, I'll definitely tell you." The person was greatly encouraged and no longer had the reluctant look from before. The shadow of the tree's skin, Shen Cong's actions since the beginning, had a profound impact indeed.

  Shen smiled slightly and pointed at the thatched cottage. "Do you know where Qin Wu, who lives inside, has gone? It seems he hasn't returned for many days."

  "Oh, you're talking about Qin Shixiong? I knew that." The man nodded hastily, but then let out a sigh. "Qin Shixiong has already left the sect and returned to his family. If Shen Shixiong had come a few days earlier, he might have still seen him."

  "Back to the family?" Shen Cong was stunned for a moment, Qin Wu came from a family, Shen Cong had always known that. At first, Qin Wu came to Luoshui Sect, it was also his family's request, now how could he go back in less than a year?

  "Do you know what happened?"

  "I don't know, Brother Qin didn't say. But before he left, he asked someone to find you at the inner gate, but they couldn't find you." The man said in a low voice, probably having a good relationship with Qin Wu and feeling sorry for his departure.

  Shen Cong furrowed his brow, just a few days ago he was still in the cultivation room, how could an ordinary inner disciple know where he went? Even if they knew, they couldn't go find him. The cultivation room does not allow disturbances, it was precisely because of this that Shen Cong had gone to cultivate there, now unexpectedly missing the farewell. Moreover, sending someone to the inner sect to look for himself probably also cost some price.

  "Qin Shixiong seems to have left a letter with Li Guanshi, you can go take a look." The man continued.

  "Is it a letter?" Shen Cong nodded, "I know, thank you. This is for you, I hope it will be of some use to you." Shen Cong reached into the Qiankun bag and took out a bottle of Dan medicine, throwing it at the disciple, then turned around and left, heading in the direction of Li Guan's residence.

  His body moved involuntarily, and as for Qin Wu's departure, Shen Cong felt more worry than regret for not seeing him off. If nothing big happened, Qin Wu would never go back, something must have happened in the family that made Qin Wu have to leave.

  But in a moment, Shen Cong stood outside the residence of Li Guan Shi. Feeling that there was someone inside, Shen Cong stepped forward and knocked on the door, "Is Li Guan Shi present? Disciple Shen Cong has come to pay his respects." His voice was loud and clear, directly covering up the sound of the knock.

  After a moment, the door opened. Li Guanshi looked at Shen Cong outside the door, his eyes flashing with recognition. He had helped Shen Cong once before due to Qin Wu's face. Now it seemed unnecessary. With a single sword, he had passed through Huanjing Alley and obtained first place. Such strength, how could he have needed his protection back then? At that time, he had even lectured Shen Cong as an elder, but now thinking about it, it was laughable.

  For decades, he had been watching the outer disciples, but unexpectedly, he missed the biggest fish in the end. Li Guan Shi sometimes couldn't help but feel a sense of regret and sigh. He invited Shen Cong into the hall, made tea, and Li Guan Shi slightly calmed his mood.

  "You're a rare guest, what brings you here today?" The outer gate attendant sounded impressive, but in some ways he was not as good as the inner gate disciples, especially the formal inner gate disciples. As for Shen Cong, Li Guan Shi put him on an equal footing.

  "I heard that Qin Wu left a letter with you before he left, may I take a look?"

  "It's natural, the letter Qin Wu left behind was for you." Li Guan Shi smiled and walked to the cabinet, taking out a letter. "He left in a hurry, the things he wanted to say to you are all written in the letter, take a look."

  Shen Cong nodded, took the envelope and opened it. Inside was indeed Qin Wu's handwriting. Having lived under the same roof before, he naturally understood Qin Wu's writing. After a cup of tea, Shen Cong finished reading the letter in his hand, and his face slightly improved.

  In the letter, Qin Wu did not mention a few sentences about leaving the Men's Department, but between the lines, it can be seen that Qin Wu's mood at that time was not anxious. On the contrary, in response to Shen Congmian's words of encouragement, Qin Wu said many things, causing Shen Cong to burst out laughing.

  Put the envelope aside, Shen Cong looked at Li Guan Shi, "I don't know if Guan Shi knows, what was the reason for Qin Wu's departure from the Men's Sect? What problem did his family have that he had to go back?"

  "His family indeed has a problem." Li Guanshi nodded, seeing Shen's furrowed brow, couldn't help but smile, "Don't worry, it's not a bad thing. His father was severely injured while traveling and is now unable to preside over the clan's affairs, so he was summoned back to take on the position of clan leader."

  "Go back and take the position of tribal leader." Hearing the answer, Shen Cong was stunned for a moment. Having thought of all sorts of terrible outcomes, he hadn't expected it to end like this, and couldn't help but laugh foolishly. Going back to be the tribal leader wasn't a bad thing after all; even if they would meet less often in the future, Shen Cong should still be happy for Qin Wu.

  After sitting at Li's residence for a while, Shen Cong left. Since Qin Wu's matter was not a bad thing, Shen Cong also put his mind at ease. Walking in the direction of Jian Wang Peak, now that there were many things to do, Shen Cong needed to plan carefully and had no other mood to continue busy with other matters.

  The journey flowed through Shen Cong's thoughts, arriving at the mountain peak. Just as he was about to head towards his own courtyard, someone suddenly blocked Shen Cong's path. The person's demeanor was arrogant and clearly intentional. Shen Cong could have easily pushed past them, but instead, he wanted to see what the other person intended to do.

  "Are you Shen Cong?" The newcomer glanced at Shen Cong with the corner of his eye, his expression showing great disdain, completely not taking Shen Cong seriously.

  Shen Cong nodded slightly, looked around to the left and right, and suddenly found that there were more people coming out. Moreover, this trend was still increasing, as if it would surround Shen Cong directly here.

  "Are you asking me questions but not answering directly? Do you understand etiquette or do I need to teach it to you?! The newcomer yelled, looking down at Shen Cong, "Are you Shen Cong or not? If so, just nod, if not, get out of here immediately. I don't have time to chat with you aimlessly."

  Shen Cong still didn't answer, the onlookers were furious and just about to continue scolding him. Suddenly a sharp light shot out from Shen Cong's eyes, this person didn't even have time to react, instinctively felt a terrifying knife light attacking himself, instantly frightened and jumped back one step.

  "Zheng Yu, what are you doing?" A low and mysterious rebuke came, Zheng Yu suddenly woke up, not knowing when he had already moved ten steps away from Shen Cong, and his forehead was covered with sweat.

  "What's going on, where's the knife?" Zheng Yu muttered to himself, thinking carefully, just a glance from Shen Cong had scared him so much, it was very shameful, making Zheng Yu's face heat up. He looked at Shen Cong with resentment, but now he didn't dare to go forward. As for shouting loudly, it was even more impossible.

  The ignorant can be fearless, but when they know the other party is formidable, they can still be fearless. Either their own strength is extremely strong, or they are very brainless. Being able to become an inner door disciple, there is no existence of being brainless, so Zheng Yu was intimidated and wanted to retreat.

  "It seems this senior brother has no business with me." Shen Cong smiled slightly and turned to leave.

  "You..." Zheng Yu couldn't help but feel a sudden surge of anxiety. His goal today was to teach Shen Cong a lesson, but now he had been intimidated by a single glance, and the lesson naturally couldn't be mentioned. But he also couldn't just let Shen Cong leave like this. He wanted to step forward and stop him, but he didn't dare. He wanted to say something, but he found himself at a loss for words, and he ended up standing there in a daze.

  Several people around them exchanged a look, wanting to take action, but couldn't find a reason. Attacking an inner door formal disciple for no reason would be a serious offense. They had thought of letting Zheng Yu make the first move, but unexpectedly he didn't make a move and directly backed down, leaving everyone caught off guard.

  "Shen Cong, don't go." A voice came from afar, and a figure emerged from the crowd, chasing after him from behind. Shen Cong's footsteps didn't stop, as if he hadn't heard the shout at all, and continued walking on his own.

  Lin Qinghui's eyes flashed with a hint of anger, and he made a heavy-handed grab at Shen Cong's shoulder. If he had really caught him, all the inner disciples would have been bedridden for half a year. But just as his hand was about to grab Shen Cong, the latter suddenly accelerated and dodged his grasp. Lin Qinghui, not having anticipated this, stumbled and almost fell over.

  "Lin Shixiong, how could he have missed, and let Shen Cong dodge this move?" Several people in the distance were puzzled.

  "It's possible that it was just a coincidence, or perhaps Shen Zong's luck with the weather wasn't bad after all, and he managed to narrowly escape."

  "It should be, otherwise with his strength, how could he enter the inner door and become a disciple under our master?" As soon as this was said, a hint of envy appeared in everyone's eyes, but even more so was jealousy.

  "Big Brother is looking for me with something?" Shen Cong turned around, held Lin Qinghui's arm and pulled him back.

  "Nie Shixiong told me to call you, just follow me." Lin Qinghui ordered naturally, wanting to pull back his arm, but as soon as he moved, he couldn't break free. Shen's palm seemed like an iron hoop, firmly holding his arm in place. Lin Qinghui didn't believe it, this time using all his strength, but with one tug, not only did he fail to pull back his arm, but also felt a severe pain in his muscles and bones.

  PS: Rushing to the top tomorrow, hope you can help, thanks!