Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 65: Killing the Master

Chapter 65: Chapter 65: Killing the Master

Zhang Mingdong watched the man’s departing figure, calculating in his heart, "Never did I think that I, the illustrious Young Master Dong, would be labeled as a newbie in the base. Although I’ve injected energy water, I always come in last in every competition. When have I ever faced such humiliation? Now that Instructor Hu is confined, why not comfort him? If he becomes happy, he might teach me a thing or two. Wouldn’t that be great..."

That night, Zhang Mingdong snuck over to where Hu Yixiang was confined, saying to the guard, "Brother, I’m new recruit Zhang Mingdong, here to take over your shift. You can go rest."

"New recruit Zhang Mingdong, is it?" the guard asked.

"Here!" Zhang Mingdong straightened and saluted.

"You’ll be guarding Hu Yixiang tonight. If anything happens, it’s on you."

"Sure, you can trust me with this." Zhang Mingdong took the key from the guard, saluted again, and watched him leave. Once the guard was out of sight, Zhang Mingdong quietly opened the door and approached Hu Yixiang.

"I’ll kill him, kill him..."

Hu Yixiang muttered incoherently.

Zhang Mingdong softly said, "Instructor Hu."

"Who’s there? Who are you? What do you want?" Hu Yixiang asked warily.

Zhang Mingdong smiled, "Instructor Hu, I’m new recruit Zhang Mingdong. I’m here to see you."

Zhang Mingdong handed a cigarette to Hu Yixiang as he spoke.

"I never thought anyone would come to see me, now that I’m a cripple," Hu Yixiang said, taking a drag.

"Instructor Hu, who did this to you?" Zhang Mingdong asked.

"Who else but Yan Rufeng!" Hu Yixiang gritted out each word.

"Yan Rufeng crippled Instructor Hu? How is that possible?"

Zhang Mingdong was perplexed, "Yan Rufeng should have been killed by Immortal Hu Qingshan a long time ago. How could he have come to the special forces and crippled Instructor Hu?"

"Instructor Hu, are you talking about that self-proclaimed number one in Huaxia, Yan Rufeng?"

"Exactly him."

Zhang Mingdong exclaimed, "This is bad. If Yan Rufeng isn’t dead, both the Zhang Family and the Song Family are in trouble."

Hu Yixiang was baffled, "What do you mean by that?"

Zhang Mingdong explained his grudge with Yan Rufeng in detail.

Hu Yixiang laughed heartily, "Haha..."

"Heaven is truly on my side. Yan Rufeng, you never expected this. Even though my cultivation is crippled, I can pass down my inheritance and have my inheritor exact my revenge."

"Haha..."

Hu Yixiang laughed skyward.

Zhang Mingdong, ever astute, knelt on the ground just as Hu Yixiang finished speaking, and loudly declared, "Today, I, Zhang Mingdong, pledge to make Instructor Hu my master and will certainly avenge you by killing Yan Rufeng."

"Good, I accept you as my disciple."

Hu Yixiang accepted Zhang Mingdong as a disciple and passed his cultivation technique down to him. Zhang Mingdong, having injected the energy water, sat cross-legged to practice the technique. After a Grand Circulation, his cultivation reached the Second Level of Qi Refining.

Zhang Mingdong’s lips twisted into a wicked smile, "Yan Rufeng, you never expected this, did you? I, Zhang Mingdong, am now a cultivator. Even if the Song Family and my Zhang Family are unharmed this time, I will cut you down with my sword."

Hu Yixiang sternly said, "Disciple, never underestimate Yan Rufeng. He practices Demon Art."

"Disciple? Who are you calling a disciple?" Zhang Mingdong’s eyes turned cold.

"Zhang Mingdong, you..."

"What do you mean, ’you’? Who do you think you are, a cripple, to be my master?" Zhang Mingdong sneered.

"Zhang Mingdong, I will kill you." In a fit of rage, Hu Yixiang rushed at Zhang Mingdong.

Zhang Mingdong sidestepped and gently pushed Hu Yixiang, who then crashed headfirst into the wall. With his cultivation crippled, Hu Yixiang couldn’t withstand the impact and fell down with a cracked skull, bleeding from all seven orifices.

Zhang Mingdong killed Hu Yixiang and then calmly walked out, locking the door behind him. He loudly shouted, "Something’s wrong, Instructor Hu has committed suicide."

Hearing the shout, people rushed over and, seeing Hu Yixiang’s body, snapped a picture and carried him out.

No one suspected Zhang Mingdong, believing a new recruit with no history with Hu Yixiang couldn’t have a reason to kill him. They thought Hu Yixiang couldn’t bear the reality of his crippled state and killed himself in a fit of anger...

...

Because of the competition, Yan Rufeng hadn’t paid attention to any activity from Japan. Upon arriving at the base, Wen JiaRen, who had been waiting for him, quickly approached Yan Rufeng.

"Comrade Yan Rufeng, you’re finally here."

Yan Rufeng smiled and said, "As expected, I returned victorious."

Hearing the news of victory, Wen JiaRen remained calm. He believed that Yan Rufeng could easily kill the strongmen from Japan and safely bring back the Heavenly Union Treasure Sword. It would be surprising if their base and Shushan Sword Palace lost.

"Comrade Rufeng, your cross-air conversation with Japan’s strongmen has gotten a response. Their representative replied," Wen JiaRen said worriedly.

"What did the higher-ups say?" Yan Rufeng asked.

"After negotiations, they reached an agreement. It’s a matter of personal vendetta now. Their challenge letter is on its way to Zhongzhou, Wolong Abyss," Wen JiaRen said.

"Since that’s the case, I’ll stay in Zhongzhou for a while." Yan Rufeng summoned his flying sword and leaped onto it.

"Comrade Rufeng, don’t forget about the Kunlun Secret Realm in a month," Wen JiaRen reminded.

Yan Rufeng turned back and smiled, "General Wen, relay to General Lu that I will return in less than a month."

A rainbow streaked across the sky as Yan Rufeng disappeared from Wen JiaRen’s sight.

"Sigh..."

Wen JiaRen sighed deeply, "I really hope Yan Rufeng can get through this hurdle. If not, Huaxia will lose another great talent..."

Upon arriving in Zhongzhou, Yan Rufeng posted online, "The three months are up. Starting today, I’m accepting disciples. First stop, Da Zhe Province, Zhongzhou..."

As soon as this post was published, it shot to the top of trending topics, generating keywords and nearly ten million shares.

"Attention everyone, Huaxia’s number one, Yan Rufeng, has officially started accepting disciples. First stop, Zhongzhou. Those with money, you can fly to Zhongzhou..." a netizen reposted and commented.

"Wow, I’ve been waiting for this day for three months. It’s more exciting than New Year. I want to become Yan Rufeng’s disciple, woohoo..."

"Sigh, who knows how many disciples Yan Rufeng will accept. He starts at Zhongzhou; by the time he reaches our North Border, he’ll probably have all his disciples."

"Haha..."

A netizen laughed and commented proudly, "I’m already at Zhongzhou Wolong Abyss. There are so many people here. I hope Master Yan notices me. Wish me luck, hehe..."

"Uh, I wish you get ignored by Yan Rufeng."

"Hope you get ignored..."

...

"Tch, you guys keep bickering. I’m off, haha..."

At the outskirts of Zhongzhou Wolong Abyss, the crowd was enormous. From their excited expressions, it was clear that everyone hoped to be chosen as Yan Rufeng’s disciple.

Becoming Yan Rufeng’s disciple had been their sole expectation for the past three months...