"Mom!" Seeing her mom, Wu Luoxue ran over with a bright smile.
Hao Ren looked back and saw that Zhao Yanzi had walked into the Academic Building, so he followed her.
Wu Luoxue's mom's style was simple and elegant. She was wearing a gray sweater and black jeans, looking simple as she stood at the door.
Wu Luoxue's dad looked about the same age as Zhao Guang, but Wu Luoxue's mom looked younger than Zhao Hongyu.
Upon closer inspection, Hao Ren found that she was a pretty girl.
When Wu Luoxue ran out of the school gate, her mom hugged her. This gentle and light smile was really the smile of a mother.
"Auntie!" Zhen Congming followed Wu Luoxue's mom out of the school gate and called out to her in case she didn't notice him.
"Congming, good boy!" Wu Luoxue's mom reached out and touched Zhen Congming's head lovingly.
If it were in the past, he would have gotten mad if anyone dared to touch Zhen Congming's head. However, when Wu Luoxue's mom touched his head in a caring way, he smiled like an idiot.
Wu Luoxue's mom looked up slightly and saw Hao Ren, the Lu sisters, and Xie Yujia walking out of the school gate.
"Hello, Little Xue's mom … Auntie," Hao Ren thought for a moment and greeted.
He wasn't familiar with Wu Luoxue, but he should greet her. After all, Zhen Congming was his grandma's godson, and Wu Luoxue was Zhen Congming's' sweetheart '. Therefore, they were somehow related.
"Um." Wu Luoxue's mom nodded with a smile. "Are you Zhonghua's son?"
Seeing Hao Ren looking at her in surprise, she smiled again and said, "I'm friends with your parents. When your grandma was sick, she stayed in our hospital."
"Oh …" Hao Ren looked at her and realized that Wu Luoxue's mom was a doctor.
"I went to Russia to study for a few months and just came back yesterday. Thank you for taking care of Little Xue, "Wu Luoxue's mom said politely.
Obviously, she knew that Wu Luoxue had been a guest at Hao Ren's home and that Wu Luoxue had been depressed while she was away.
"It's okay. Little Xue is very cute," Hao Ren said.
"Um. I'm going to take them to dinner today. I'll thank your mom and dad properly some other day." With a smile, Wu Luoxue's mom opened the door of a white car beside her and waved at them.
The car smoothly drove to the intersection, turned a corner, and disappeared.
Hao Ren stood where he was, still a little surprised. When Zhen Congming was with Wu Luoxue, he could sense some demonic energy that was different from that of the dragon cultivators. However, when Wu Luoxue's mom stood there, this bit of demonic energy disappeared.
"Linlin, Lili, what do you feel different?" Hao Ren asked the Lu sisters.
"No, it's normal." They blinked and said.
Hao Ren tilted his head and stopped thinking about it. The demonic essence that Zhen Congming and Wu Luoxue released was sometimes strong and sometimes weak, and it seemed to fluctuate. However, Wu Luoxue went to buy drinks, and Zhen Congming stayed by Hao Ren's side, so Hao Ren couldn't sense any demonic energy.
Since Zhen Congming wasn't nearby, Hao Ren couldn't sense anything wrong with Wu Luoxue.
"Gongzi … A new Thai-style restaurant opened at Hongji Square!" Seeing Hao Ren in a daze, the Lu sisters pulled at him.
While Hao Ren was being pulled to Hongji Square by the Lu sisters, a white-bearded old man in a grey Daoist robe was panting heavily in the distant Taiyi Cave.
Bang!
His palm slammed on a table made of 1,000-year-old cold jade from the bottom of a lake in the stone room, instantly breaking a corner of the hard table.
He was cultivating in his cave abode when he suddenly received the news that his sixth disciple, Wang Shitong, had died.
If the metal-elemental dragons wanted to leave their masters, they had to at least reach Kun-level, which was why Qian-level and Kun-level cultivators weren't rare in the circle of metal-elemental dragons.
However, Wang Shitong was a peak Qian-level cultivator and the favorite disciple of this Taiyi Cave Master. Now that Wang Shitong was dead, Taiyi Cave lost an important force.
The Heaven-Reaching Shield was taken away, Wang Shitong was killed, and Xu Ke didn't have any achievements in East Ocean City … This Taiyi Cave Master couldn't sit still anymore.
"You can leave now. From now on, you are a disciple of my Taiyi Cave," Taiyi Cave Master looked at the Xun-level cultivator in front of him and said with a cold expression.
With a pale expression, this cultivator left the stone room with his head lowered. He was Wang Shitong's disciple. Since Wang Shitong was a painter in the mortal world, he had been staying in Zixuan Cave.
Suddenly, Wang Shitong's life token was destroyed. This Xun-level cultivator was scared and immediately came to find his master's master.
Taiyi Cave Master took Wang Shitong's life token and sensed it. Sure enough, Wang Shitong was dead, and he knew that something was wrong.
Wang Shitong told his disciple that he was going to East Ocean City to run some errands, and Xu Ke begged Wang Shitong to help take back the Heaven-Reaching Shield of Taiyi Cave. For the sake of his master, Wang Shitong wouldn't refuse. Now that Wang Shitong was dead, it must have something to do with the Heaven-Reaching Shield.
Taiyi Cave Master watched the disciple walk out of the stone room. Then, he picked up the dimmed black life token and crushed it into pieces.
His relationship with Wang Shitong was much better than his relationship with his current disciple, Xu Ke. Now that Wang Shitong had reached peak Qian-level and entered the Elders Council of the metal-elemental dragon clan, he stood firmly on Taiyi Cave's side on all important matters. This pleased Taiyi Cave Master, and he felt that his more than 200 years of training Wang Shitong to become a Qian-level and Kun-level cultivator was not in vain.
Before Wang Shitong, he had five disciples. His first and second disciples were dead, and their branches were far away from him. The other three were close to peak Qian-level and still had branches.
Wang Shitong's branch of Zixuan Cave was not as powerful as his three senior brothers, but it was still a small force.
Sitting in the stone room for one hour, Taiyi Cave Master thought quietly. Suddenly, he shot out several hand seals.
Three light circles appeared on the stone wall in front of him.
"Master … Master … Master …"
The figures of three old cultivators appeared on the smooth stone wall. Their backgrounds were all in their respective cave residences, and their expressions were all very respectful.
"Your Sixth Junior Brother was killed," Taiyi Cave Master said calmly while facing the stone wall.
"What!"
The three cultivators on the stone wall all had horrified expressions on their faces.
Wang Shitong was their junior brother, but he had the highest realm among them. Besides, Wang Shitong was a member of the Elders Council of the metal-elemental dragon clan, and his status in the metal-elemental dragon clan was almost equal to that of their master. However, Wang Shitong was immersed in his own cultivation and didn't have many disciples. He only had three official disciples, and they were all Kun-level cultivators.
"He was killed in East Ocean City in the territory of mortals," Taiyi Cave Master continued.
The three cultivators didn't speak, but they looked surprised. They thought that this peak Qian-level junior brother must have been killed by trespassing into forbidden places like the Demon Sea or Kunlun Mountain …
"Although Shitong's realm is high, his cultivation strength isn't solid, and he relies too much on elixir pills and techniques. He was killed because he wasn't strong enough, but he came out of Taiyi Cave after all, and we must avenge him. "
Taiyi Cave Master glanced at them and said coldly.
None of the three Qian-level cultivators who appeared on the stone wall said anything.
Wang Shitong wasn't enthusiastic about taking in disciples, which was why he only had three Kun-level disciples.
Normally, if a cultivator like Wang Shitong who established his own sect was killed, his own disciples should be responsible for avenging him. However, Wang Shitong's disciples were all useless, and Taiyi Cave Master's words meant that he wanted to avenge Wang Shitong as his master.
"My sixth disciple had a deep affection for you and had dealings with you. Now that he has fallen, the Purple Xuan Cave has become an ownerless cave. How about this, if any of you three can avenge your junior brother, I will give the Purple Xuan Cave to you on behalf of my sixth disciple."
He occupied Taiyi Cave, one of the five major grotto-heavens, and he wasn't interested in Wang Shitong's Zixuan Cave.
However, the three cultivators' expressions changed a little when they heard Taiyi Cave Master's words. They had the same master as Wang Shitong, but they didn't have a deep relationship because they had different cultivation periods.
They knew that the person who could kill Wang Shitong who was at peak Qian-level couldn't be ordinary.
However, Wang Shitong's Zixuan Cave was one of the 36 grotto-heavens, and it had abundant nature essence and countless treasures.
The three cultivators were tempted by Taiyi Cave Master's offer.
Not all the grotto-heavens in the world were occupied by metal-elemental dragons; some were occupied by the dragon clans of the other four elemental dragons. Wang Shitong's Zixuan Cave was neither big nor small, and it could accommodate more than a dozen cultivators. It was an excellent place for cultivation.
"Sect Masters" like them, who had more disciples, wanted to change to a natural cave with a slightly larger area. This empty Zixuan Cave was an excellent choice.
"Don't worry, Master! We'll find the murderer and avenge our junior brother! "The three cultivators cupped their hands and yelled at Taiyi Cave Master.
"If you encounter someone named Hao Ren, don't kill him. Capture him alive and bring him to me!" Taiyi Cave Master said immediately.
"Yes, Master!" The three answered in unison. With a flash of light, the image disappeared from the stone wall.
After a few seconds of silence, Taiyi Cave Master's mouth twitched suddenly.
There were eight peak Qian-level cultivators in the metal-elemental dragon clan. Now that one was dead, there were only seven left.
In the last few decades, Wang Shitong had become arrogant, and he didn't seem to be as close to Taiyi Cave as before. However, since he had few disciples, he still relied on Taiyi Cave.
Wang Shitong's sudden death wasn't necessarily a bad thing. The remaining peak Qian-level cultivators were even more precious.
"Humph, I told him not to be overconfident, or he will suffer losses sooner or later."
Taiyi Cave Master waved his hand lightly, and a bronze oil lamp on the stone table was flattened by his fingertip.
His target was still the Mystic Water Sword Techniques. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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