護花近衛 - 第3003章 緊張的隱藏唐家 - 清風書屋

Wei Zhao's life became simple once more. Although news that his strength had broken through to the early Heaven rank had already spread, and his enemies had all gone quiet, Wei Zhao, worried about Chen Xi, still did not leave the villa.

In truth, Wei Zhao's most pressing business was to make a trip back to West Star Mountain Village, open the third stone gate, and claim the benefits that lay behind it.

But without any word about Chen Xi, Wei Zhao's heart could find no peace.

So over these days, Wei Zhao continued to practice his martial techniques in the villa each day, condense the forging flame, and wait for Han Jingyi to come out of seclusion so that her strength could be raised to the late Earth rank, after which he would see whether he could refine third-grade pills.

The one thing that gratified Wei Zhao was that he had made great strides in condensing the forging flame. Perhaps it was because his strength had risen, or perhaps because he trained so diligently; in any case, Wei Zhao could now freely add and remove attributes from the forging flame, though he still could not change its temperature and intensity. Those two aspects would require further practice.

Still, however one looked at it, Wei Zhao had improved a great deal over before, and this change made him very happy.

At noon, Wei Zhao finished his training and was preparing to raise the strength of his several spirit beasts as well. But before he could reach the back courtyard, the phone rang. He picked it up and saw it was Ge Xian calling, and quickly pressed the answer button: "Ge Xian? Well? Any news?"

"Boss, there's news! I was just about to tell you about this very thing!" Ge Xian had only just received the information and immediately called Wei Zhao: "Zhao Guangyin and Chen Xi went to the Xuandan Sect, and right now Chen Xi has been given by Zhao Guangyin to the Xuandan Sect's young sect master, Tian Canbian, as a fine cauldron. And Zhao Guangyin, for his meritorious offering, has become a disciple following the Xuandan Sect's Eighth Elder, Kang Jingming."

"Oh? Chen Xi was offered up as a cauldron?" Wei Zhao was jolted with alarm. Though he did not know how cauldrons were used, it could only be bad for Chen Xi, and he quickly asked: "Then is she in danger?"

"Danger? For the moment, no. According to the information, Chen Xi had never systematically cultivated a fine cauldron heart method before, so the Xuandan Sect decided to have her cultivate the cauldron heart method anew and use her two years from now. So for now, it seems there's no danger to anyone," Ge Xian said. "But two years from now is another matter. According to the reports, Tian Canbian's previous maidservant was his cauldron, named Tian Die'er, and she was cultivated to death."

"One has already died?" Wei Zhao frowned at once, though he felt some doubt. That Tian Canbian he had seen that day did not seem like some practitioner of crooked ways. Could the earlier rumors all be true, that the Xuandan Sect's young sect master Tian Canbian was a lecherous, philandering sort?

"Yes, even the Xuandan Sect itself admits one has died, though they say it was an accident. But the rumor is that Tian Canbian used her as a cauldron and drained too much true qi, sucking her dry!" Ge Xian said. "Boss, you know as well as I do that it's hard to say about such things, but rumors don't come from nowhere either."

What Ge Xian did not know was that the story of Tian Die'er being drained to death as a cauldron had been spread by none other than Tian Canbian himself, first to conceal her identity as a woman, and second to conceal the fact that Tian Die'er had been secretly hidden away by her.

"Still, it's fortunate there are two years. Ge Xian, keep an eye on the Xuandan Sect and Chen Xi for me, and if anything changes, tell me at once!" Wei Zhao thought for a moment, then said.