Wei Guang intended to intimidate Shu Xiang by using the gate guards.He had assumed that Shu Xiang would continue waiting and try to find another way to enter. Then, Wei Guang would appear and apologize for the gate guards' ignorance, explaining that Shu Xiang had always been a young master who secluded himself, so it was understandable that they did not recognize his name.But contrary to his expectations, Shu Xiang had beaten them up, nearly killing one of them in the process. Wei Guang had never expected Shu Xiang to be so aggressive.Wei Guang immediately ordered several of his subordinates to take the two guards away for medical treatment."Young Master Shu Xiang, I apologize for—"Before Wei Guang could finish his sentence, Shu Xiang interrupted him."Yeah, yeah, old man, there's no need for all the formalities. I'm leaving tomorrow, so take me to somewhere I can stay temporarily."Shu Xiang showed absolutely no respect toward Wei Guang, causing the corner of Shu Ming's eye to t

"Yawn... Patrolling at night is always so boring. I always get sleepy whenever I'm assigned the night shift.""Yeah, but what else can we do? If we don't, they'll deduct it from our pay."Two members of the Cloud Sword Sect were currently patrolling near the eastern wall surrounding the sect."And we still have about two hours before the shift changes. I might fall asleep standing up before then.""I think I might too..."As they chatted, one of them suddenly collapsed to the ground, his body going limp."Hey, I know you're sleepy, but don't..."The other guard also collapsed, his body going limp.From behind the tree nearby, a man dressed entirely in black emerged, a cloth mask covering part of his face.It was Shu Xiang, carrying out his hunt.After leaving Bai Gu Forest and tricking Shu Zhu and his men, he had immediately changed his clothes.Shu Xiang had actually been wearing two layers of clothing from the beginning, so he only needed to remove his outer layer before setting out

Shu Xiang's next target was Wei Han.Wei Han was the future sect master, a fairly well-known Advanced-level swordsman. He was already qualified to become the sect master, but Wei Guang was still unwilling to retire.Furthermore, the Cloud Sword Sect had a tradition that required the next sect master to defeat the current sect master in order to claim the position. In other words, the sect master had to be the strongest person in the sect.Since Wei Han had yet to defeat his father—or rather, he had not challenged Wei Guang again since his defeat five years ago—the leadership had yet to change. Wei Han himself had no intention of challenging his father anytime soon.When Shu Xiang arrived outside the wall surrounding Wei Han's residence, he quietly slipped inside and sharpened his hearing, trying to detect any sounds coming from the house.However, aside from the chirping of crickets and the occasional noises of small creatures such as rats, Shu Xiang could not hear anything else.He c

Wei Han watched his father die, standing frozen in fear as he stared at Shu Xiang. He already knew he had no chance of defeating Shu Xiang. Fighting was pointless. He would only end up dead."No... I don't want to die..." Wei Han whispered, his words driven by fear.That fear intensified when Shu Xiang looked at him, as if silently declaring, You're next.Shu Xiang simply stood there without moving, continuing to stare at him with murderous intent.Wei Han immediately turned around and fled as fast as he could.But Shu Xiang had no intention of letting him escape. He had deliberately remained still, allowing Wei Han to run away and expose his back, presenting himself as easy prey.Shu Xiang shot forward using the Lightning Mist Sword Technique, slicing Wei Han's body into two halves."Finally, it's over."Shu Xiang flicked his sword to remove the bloodstains before returning it to its sheath.He looked at the wounds covering his body. The injuries themselves were not a problem, but Sh

Shu Zhu watched everything Shu Xiang did from a distance. Although some of his actions were strange, he did not pay much attention to them.That was until Shu Xiang came across a sleeping jaguar. However, the jaguar seemed to be drunk, as it was sleeping extremely soundly.Shu Zhu did not find this strange. He knew about a plant called Shui Mao, although he could not remember its name. The plant could cause this kind of reaction in feline species, and it was perfectly normal for them to behave this way. Some jaguars could even become addicted to it.Soon afterward, Shu Xiang found a second jaguar in the same condition. Shu Zhu continued to ignore it, but when Shu Xiang discovered a third jaguar in the same state, Shu Zhu finally began to find it strange.It was true that jaguars commonly did this, but seeing so many of them in this condition at once was unusual.However, Shu Zhu's current task was to watch over Shu Xiang, so he ignored the strange occurrence and remained focused on hi