Chapter 39: The Great Master

  In the confined space, Su Tang slowly opened his eyes. At first, he felt confused. Wasn't I dead? What is this place? The next moment, the changes in his brain domain caught his attention.

  He drew on different consciousnesses, things he had encountered before, made certain judgments, and could vaguely know which one the judgment came from, and also knew that those consciousnesses were floating in his brain domain.

  And now he can't find any other signs of consciousness, as if they never existed at all.

  "Are you awake?" A hoarse voice sounded beside him: "Your body is much stronger than I thought, it's only been half a day and you can recover to consciousness, really unexpected."

  Su Tang slowly turned his neck, and a tall figure entered his line of sight. It was Wen Xiang, but Wen Xiang's complexion had undergone a drastic change. Her skin was very dull, completely losing the luster of youth, her eyes were filled with fatigue, and the hair on her forehead seemed to be wet, sticking to her forehead, looking somewhat comical.

  He remembered seeing Wenxiang last night, and compared to now, Wenxiang seemed to have aged a decade or so in an instant.

  "Was it you who saved me?" Su Tang asked with a smile, but his words came out too quickly and he felt a sudden tightness in his chest, which made him cough several times. A warm current full of life force was circulating through his limbs, this was definitely not the power of his spirit, there could only be one explanation, Wen Xiang had used her unique method to save herself.

  "Yes." Xiangxiang smiled and said: "Speak up, how do you want to thank me? A life-saving favor usually requires a promise of marriage, you know."

  "Please, next time before you seduce me... cough... can't you dress up first?" Su Tang said.

  "You heartless thing! Wasn't it just to save your own skin?!"

  Just then, Longqi pushed open the door and walked in, saying with surprise and delight: "Awake?"

  "Brother Long..." Su Tang wanted to say something else, but he had already said too much earlier, his physical condition wouldn't allow it, and he let out a labored cough.

  "Shut up, you just focus on recovering from your injuries. Peng Laiju has already sent someone over there, don't worry." Long Qi hastily said: "The mastermind behind the attack on you, we've already investigated and cleared it up, but we won't make a move on him, heh... I'm guessing, you must want to take revenge with your own hands."

  Su Tang smiled and then slowly closed her eyes.

  Longqi gave a signal with his eyes and the two of them quietly walked towards the door.

  ****

  In the following days, Su Tang continued to recuperate. The doctor's medical skills were truly remarkable, and his serious injuries had recovered by more than half in less than two days. However, Su Tang's body was still very weak, and he needed someone to support him when walking.

  On this day, Su Tang was leaning on the bed and browsing through materials. When a maid pushed the door to enter the secret room, Su Tang's eyes glanced at Mo Xiaobai pacing back and forth outside, with a hesitant expression on his face, as if he had something difficult to decide.

  "Let him in." Su Tang put down the documents and said to the maid.

  Soon, Mo Xiaobai walked into the room with a wry smile and bowed: "Nice to meet you, Mr. Su."

  "How's Guiming doing?" Su Tang asked.

  "Guiming died in his hotel room two nights ago." Mo Xiaobai said.

  "How could this be? Didn't we make good arrangements?" Su Tang was stunned: "Have you caught the murderer?"

  Mo Xiaobai sighed and shook his head: "Mr. Su, after you were stabbed, several of the guards returned to their posts, and most of the people outside were also called back. However... it seems that the Grand Guard left a warning for Guiming, and that night at the inn, there was a fierce fight. In the end, although Guiming was defeated and died, he also left behind five people. Four of them we had never seen before, and they didn't seem to be from Changshan County. The last one... we are still investigating his background."

  Su Tang was silent, and the response of the Dragon Flag was reasonable. The sudden attack on the Miao Dao Pavilion's main seat made everyone wonder if it was an independent event or the first step in a series of linked plans. Therefore, all forces must be withdrawn, and even if they were to be replaced, no one could do otherwise. As for Gu Ming, he naturally couldn't care about that now.

  "Is this why you came looking for me?" Su Tang asked.

  "No." Mo Xiaobai shook his head and lowered his voice: "The great master has arrived, and several of the offerings are also here. They seem to be discussing something... that doesn't look very pleasant."

  "What did you all talk about?"

  "I don't know, Mr. Su, I'm not qualified to go in," said Mo Xiaobai.

  "Come on, take me to see." Su Tang said.

  Mo Xiaobai supported Su Tang as they walked out of the secret room, through the outer hall, and gradually approached the backyard. Su Tang's senses were extremely sharp, and he could clearly hear the voices coming from inside the building: "Long Qi, you have already left Miaodao Pavilion, by rights... I don't need to ask for your opinion, but seeing your achievements over the years, that's why I'm advising you like this!"

  The speaker's tone was icy and suppressed anger, indeed as Mo Xiaobai said, the atmosphere wasn't very pleasant.

  Su Tang pushed open the door and saw an old man sitting opposite the dragon flag, with a pair of extremely long eyebrows that reached down to his cheeks, his forehead was full of wrinkles, although his eyes were small, they were very spirited.

  When he found someone breaking in without permission, the old man showed a displeased expression. After seeing Su Tang clearly, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Mr. Su? No wonder Long Qi broke the rules to recommend you. Indeed, you are a young and outstanding talent. The battle at Xiangshui Street is renowned throughout the land, haha..."

  That old man wasn't exaggerating, these past few days, the people living in Changshan County, including wandering warriors, have been talking about what happened on Xiangshui Street all day long. On one hand, it's because they know that Miao Dao Ge will not give up easily and must have a follow-up move. On the other hand, it's because Su Tang's counterattack was too brutal, the battle erupted quickly and ended even faster, and one of the assassins who was killed had some reputation, always boasting that he had no opponents among all warriors, meaning that among all warriors, he should be ranked first. As a result, when he encountered Su Tang, he couldn't even last for a second.

  What's more crucial is that Su Tang was absolutely not a fighter. In the case of being heavily injured, with one against four, the battle ended instantly. When this news just came out, many wandering warriors simply didn't believe it.

  "I've met Mr. Wen Da." Su Tang said.

  "You're injured now, don't be polite." The old man gestured to the side: "Sit down and talk."

  However, next to the old man's side, there were no empty seats. Longqi sat in one of them, and four people wearing cloaks sat down afterwards. They were the four enshrined ones from Miaodao Pavilion. It was clear that he wanted Longqi to give up his seat.

  Longqi didn't say a word, stood up and silently walked to the side. He really didn't care whether he was sitting or standing, nor did he miss his position in Miaodao Pavilion. If Su Tang hadn't been seriously injured and unable to get up, he wouldn't have returned to Miaodao Pavilion to take charge of these things.

  "Thank you, Mr. Xie." Su Tang smiled and slowly walked to the seat, sitting down with Mo Xiaobai's support.