Becoming a Saint From the Iron Armor Skill

Chapter 476: Chapter 237: Kill Chen Cheng

"It’s Ghostly Wound Old Monster! Run..."

"Xiong Ba, I can’t look after you anymore..."

"Kill... kill Chen Cheng! That boy must not be allowed to live!"

Wang Xiongying scrambled about, screaming. He kicked and punched any maids and servants he came across, chasing them all over the courtyard.

The Hospital Martial Artists in the courtyard all hid to one side, not daring to make a move.

The scene was one of utter chaos!

Seeing this, Wang Tingxuan grew even more furious. He rushed over and struck with a gust of force, knocking Wang Xiongying unconscious.

"Take him to the rear courtyard and keep him under guard!"

After ordering the servants to carry Wang Xiongying away, Wang Tingxuan headed for the assembly hall in the central courtyard.

In the assembly hall, the Wang Family Ancestor, Wang Xuanjiu, had already heard the commotion from the front courtyard. Seeing Wang Tingxuan enter with a dark expression, he asked:

"What’s the situation?"

Wang Tingxuan shook his head. He walked straight to a nearby seat, picked up the teacup on the table, and drained it in a single gulp.

Then he slammed the cup back down on the table and said hatefully, "That old monster, Ghostly Wound, actually ignored our agreement and attacked a member of my Wang Family. How detestable!

And then there’s that Chen Cheng. Wang Xiongying is out of his mind, yet he’s still screaming to kill the boy.

Clearly, that boy has something to do with this!"

Wang Xuanjiu’s face was also filled with fury as he said coldly, "The Wang Family has lost so many people this time, and our foundation has been severely shaken. Sooner or later, I will settle this score with the Ghostly Wound Old Monster!"

As he spoke, he suddenly added, "This time, the Wang Family laid the perfect groundwork for the Black Lotus Sect to move against the Shen Family. Logically, it should not have failed.

Have you considered what, exactly, went wrong?"

Wang Tingxuan was silent for a long time before shaking his head. "For this Demon Slayer mission, even though Shen Mingyuan personally led the Shen Family’s team, they were severely short-staffed.

Plus, our men secretly diverted the Demon Beast Tide from Xinyi County into the territory of Moshan County.

There’s no way the Shen Family had enough people to handle it.

When the Black Lotus Sect seized the opportunity to strike, there was no reason for them to fail, even if Ghostly Wound Old Monster was wary of Xia Lingfeng and wouldn’t make a move himself."

Wang Xuanjiu suddenly said, "Are you forgetting about the Sword Intent expert who appeared when the Demon Beast Tide ravaged Fenglin Town?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Tingxuan’s expression turned grim. "You’re right. Our plot failed this time because that Sword Intent expert interfered.

If he hadn’t suddenly appeared and killed the Earth Defect Old Monster, the Black Lotus Sect would have already wiped out all the Shen Family members in Fenglin Town, and they would have captured the two Shen Family girls for us while they were at it!

This person, who used their Sword Intent to strip the Earth Defect Old Monster down to the bone, is a formidable enemy. We must be on our guard!"

"Hmph!" Wang Xuanjiu snorted and chided angrily, "You can’t even find out where this person comes from. How do you propose to be on guard?"

Scolded by his own father, Wang Tingxuan looked embarrassed and said,

"This person must have some connection to the Shen Family. I’ve already assigned men to watch them and investigate every one of their Martial Artists at the Bone Forging Realm or higher. We’ll find him sooner or later."

"Enough!" Wang Xuanjiu waved his hand dismissively. "A single Martial Artist who has grasped Sword Intent can’t cause that much trouble.

The Wang Family has more important things to deal with. The Ink Crystal Stone mined from deep within the Crane Mountain Town vein—has it been delivered yet?"

"Well..." Wang Tingxuan’s expression faltered. "The Ink Crystal Stone is missing!"

"What?" Wang Xuanjiu’s expression changed drastically. He shot to his feet and began pacing back and forth in the hall. After a long while, he finally roared,

"How could such a precious treasure go missing?"

Wang Tingxuan said, "The Ink Crystal Stone was too important. I didn’t trust anyone else with its transport, so I had Wang Xiongying deliver it personally.

But the Ink Crystal Stone wasn’t on Wang Xiongying, nor was it on any of the seven Hospital Martial Artists who were with him.

Therefore, I speculate that the Ink Crystal Stone was most likely on Wang Xiongba and disappeared along with him.

There is one other possibility. The news from our people in Crane Mountain Town was mistaken.

Either they never actually mined an Ink Crystal Stone, or what they found wasn’t a genuine one, which is why Wang Xiongying didn’t bring it back."

Wang Xuanjiu was livid. He pointed at Wang Tingxuan’s nose and cursed, "Wang Tingxuan, oh, Wang Tingxuan! How can you, the Patriarch of the Wang Family, be so foolish?

Others might not recognize an Ink Crystal Stone, but the men in Crane Mountain Town have been miners their entire lives. How could they possibly not know what one looks like?

And how would they dare send false information to the Wang Family on a matter of such importance?"

"I was not thorough enough in my considerations," Wang Tingxuan said, his face deathly pale, adopting the look of someone who had done wrong and was willing to admit it.

As the Patriarch of the Wang Family, one of the Four Great Clans of the Linji City Inner City, Wang Tingxuan had always been known for his profound strategic mind and his ruthless, decisive nature.

His current behavior was due to the fact that recent events had spiraled completely out of his control, causing him to lose his composure entirely.

"Sigh..." Wang Xuanjiu sighed, sat back down in his seat, looked at Wang Tingxuan, and said,

"Send a message to Su State City and summon Wang Xiaowu back."

"Call Wang Xiaowu back?" Wang Tingxuan asked, looking puzzled.

Wang Xuanjiu stared at him coldly, saying nothing.

Realization dawned on Wang Tingxuan. He leaned back in his chair and murmured, "You’re right, Father. It is time to call Wang Xiaowu back.

Wang Xiaowu’s Martial Arts Talent is strong, but it’s ultimately not as exceptional as Wang Xiongba’s.

In the Great Dao Sect, he only managed to become an Inner Sect Disciple.

If we had been able to get our hands on a treasure like the Ink Crystal Stone and gift it to Elder Qi, he might have put in a good word, perhaps even getting Wang Xiaowu promoted to an Outer Sect Steward of the Great Dao Sect.

Now, without the Ink Crystal Stone, Wang Xiaowu’s advancement in the Great Dao Sect will stop at Inner Sect Disciple.

With Wang Xiongying in this state, among the Wang Family’s younger generation, only Wang Xiaowu is suitable to be the next Patriarch."

"Hmph. As long as you understand," Wang Xuanjiu snorted, then rose and walked out of the hall.

At the doorway, he suddenly turned back and said coolly, "Wang Xiaowu is extremely bloodthirsty. If he returns to Linji City, do you know how to handle him?"

Wang Tingxuan looked at his old father and said suddenly, "Wang Xiaowu has been training in Su State City for many years; he should know how to act with restraint.

If his lust for killing is still too great, I can only let him do as he pleases."

"Very good. You’ve finally gone back to being the calm, decisive Wang Family Patriarch, Wang Tingxuan!"

Wang Xuanjiu nodded in approval. "Hasn’t Wang Xiongying been screaming about wanting to kill Chen Cheng?

Since he can’t do it, let Wang Xiaowu do it!

I’ve heard that name, Chen Cheng, far too many times. I don’t want to hear it again!"

Wang Tingxuan voiced some concern, "Chen Cheng is Zheng Hun’s Closed-door Disciple, after all. If Wang Xiaowu challenges him, won’t that anger Zheng Hun?"

Wang Xuanjiu said coldly, "Don’t forget. Didn’t a few of us old-timers beat that brat Zheng Hun into the ground until he couldn’t get back up?

What happened to Zheng Hun should happen to his Closed-door Disciple. That is the fate of children from Humble Families.

I imagine the Jiang Family would also very much like to see Zheng Hun’s Closed-door Disciple get ground into the dirt by Wang Xiaowu!"

Wang Tingxuan nodded. "Rumor has it that Jiang Lang’s personality changed drastically after returning from the Demon Slayer mission. He went into seclusion to focus frantically on Cultivating Martial Dao, all because Chen Cheng’s brilliance damaged his Dao Heart.

If someone were to make a move against Chen Cheng, the Jiang Family would certainly be delighted."

Wang Xuanjiu said, "It is rumored that this boy, Chen Cheng, has cultivated the Great Power Realm and used it to help Xia Lingfeng injure the Ghostly Wound Old Monster. You need to verify this as soon as possible.

Although Wang Xiaowu has cultivated to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm and has also grasped a Realm, he cannot afford to underestimate his enemy."

"Yes, I’ll arrange for men to keep an eye on Chen Cheng immediately," Wang Tingxuan said.

"Sigh... To think that I’ve lived to such an old age, only to find myself plotting against a little whelp who’s still wet behind the ears. It’s truly shameful!"

With a soft sigh, Wang Xuanjiu walked out of the assembly hall and into the rear courtyard.

A short while later, he emerged from the rear courtyard, dangling the unconscious Wang Xiongying from one hand. He walked straight through the large garden, heading toward a dark, secluded courtyard in the deepest part of the Wang Family estate.

At some point, Wang Tingxuan had arrived at the edge of the garden. Hidden behind a rockery, he watched from a distance as his father entered the dark courtyard, a trace of fear lurking in the depths of his eyes.

That dark courtyard was adjacent to Short Mountain. Not another soul was in sight. It was the Wang Family’s forbidden ground.

Whether they were maids, servants, Hospital Martial Artists, or even disciples of the Wang Family, no one was permitted to go near it.

Even Wang Tingxuan, the Patriarch of the Wang Family, had never set foot inside!

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