Shadow Mask Group

51 - Zhong Xian II

There was the sound of a clash between swords in the training room. But it does not bother the members who are sleeping at this time. Because the training room is closed by a large door and the room is also quite soundproof.

"You are great at using spears, Haocun" Liu Chen said.

"Heh, you're also good at using Xun's sword or should I call the prince, hm?" zong Xian. His tone sounded a mockery.

Liu Chen chuckled, "You're mocking me, aren't you?"

"No, I'm not mocking you at all, um maybe just a little" Zong Xian jumped straight back and threw his fiery spear at Liu Chen while himself was still in the air.

Liu Chen immediately brushed it off using a sword. Liu Chen poured Qi on the sword to deflect the direction of the spear to the side. Until finally the spear stuck in the wall and caused a slight crack in the wall.

Liu Chen advanced towards Zong Xian and directly attacked the young man using his sword. "You're not holding a gun anymore"

"Who said I don't hold a gun anymore?", Zong Xian continued to jump backwards. After being given time by Liu Chen to be quiet, Zong Xian directly pointed his hand at the lance stuck.

Instantly, his spear shot straight towards Zong Xian. He immediately grabbed her and stomped his blunt part onto the ground. "You see? I'm still holding the gun"

Liu Chen smiled, "I thought that your spear could come back to you"

They returned and fought with weapons. Not only that, they also fight punches and kicks. But they did not fight seriously so as not to make the headquarters damaged or even collapse.

After 2 hours of fighting, they stopped. They faced each other at a distance of several meters. Both set their breath. No one was seriously injured. Just a minor injury.

"That's enough" Liu Chen said.

"Are you too tired to give up?", Zong Xian smiled mockingly.

Liu Chen shook his head, "I didn't give up on you at all. But we have fought long enough. We should teach the members later. If we don't stop immediately, then we'll be exhausted"

"Aren't there any stamina-boosting pills you have?"

Liu Chen shook his head, "I've finished giving it up for sale to the Silver Moon Association. It is also not good if you continue to take stamina-enhancing pills"

Zong Xian nodded, "All right, we stop now", he put his spear into the space ring.

Liu Chen nodded. He also put his sword into the space ring.

"Xun", call Zong Xian.

"Hm?"

"What would you do if you knew someone was hurting your mother's feelings?"

Liu Chen frowned. Because Zong Xian didn't usually say such a thing, "If I find out someone dared to hurt my mother's feelings, then I'll teach her a lesson"

"Then, what if your mother was disappointed in someone and killed herself because of that person? What are you gonna do? Is revenge on the man who disappointed and saddened your mother?"

Liu Chen was increasingly clueless with Zong Xian's words. Why did the young man suddenly ask something like this?

"Of course I'll pay it back. Especially if that person hurt my mother's feelings to make her kill herself. But I certainly won't let that happen"

Zong Xian nodded, "Did you love your mother very much?"

Liu Chen nodded.

"It seems like your mother loves you too, huh?", Zong Xian smiled faintly.

"Haocun, why did you suddenly ask me something like this? It's not usual for you to talk about this", Liu Chen frowned and looked at Zong Xian from top to bottom.

Zong Xian smiled and simply shook his head without answering any of the questions Liu Chen asked him.

"Xun, next week I will be coming with Xinxin" Zong Xian said.

"Heh, what do you want to go with him? Do you have a business? What business do you have with Xinxin?"

"You want to know"

"You'll do it. I don't give a shit. By the way, did you tell Xinxin that you wanted to come with her?"

Zong Xian shook his head, "I'll say it in the morning"

"Haha, let's see if he'll let you come with him or not. But I think you'll be refused to go with him. After all, you always make her mad, don't you?"

"Huh, don't think like that. He must've let me go with him and if that happens, then you'd have to buy me a meal"

Liu Chen raised next to his brows, "Why me? You just pay for your own food. I'm not interested in paying you. After all, you still have a lot of money, don't you?"

"Curtain, you say a lot? My money is up to build this base. I should have charged you with money to replace my spent money", Zong Xian annoyed.

"Huh, that's your pain. You're the one who wanted to find us a base. So all expenses are borne by you", Liu Chen smiled sinisterly.

"You are so evil, Xun" Zong Xian said sulkingly.

"There is no need to show such an expression. You look uglier than usual" Liu Chen said with a laugh.

Zong Xian snorted in annoyance, "What do you say. I don't care", he started walking towards the exit.

"Hey, what about me? What if you leave? Do I have to teach all the members alone?" liu Chen said as he looked at Zong Xian who was already at the door.

Zong Xian turned his body to face Liu Chen, "You can train them with your character, my representative and Guang's representative. When Guang comes back, you can bring him along too"

"You know, don't you? It'll be a long time to wait for him"

"Huh, it's your pain not mine" said Zong Xian who slightly mimicked Liu Chen's words earlier.

Liu Chen snorted, "What is your goal in following Xinxin to his kingdom? Do you want to see what the kingdom is like?"

"I will propose to him and say it directly to the Emperor" Zong Xian said with a chuckle.

Liu Chen was surprised instead of playing, "A-are you serious?! I didn't hear wrong, did I?! Or are you kidding me?!"

"Hehe, I was just kidding", Zong Xian chuckled.

"You're making me very surprised. But it turned out to be just your joke", Liu Chen shook his head.

"Why are you surprised? Are you jealous when I marry her?", seduced Zong Xian.

Liu Chen snorted, "I'm not jealous of anything, all I think about is our group and the demon race"

Zong Xian nodded. "Alright, then I'll go back to the room"

"As far as you go" Liu Chen said.

When Zong Xian held the door handle, he immediately opened his voice without turning towards Liu Chen, "How much does this group and all of these members mean to you, Xun?"

"All the members here are like brothers to me. So they are very valuable to me. You are one of them. So did Quon, Jiangwu, Tuoli, Ying, Jia Li, Juan. I've taken you guys like family"

Zong Xian nodded, "Then what if you lose us?"

Liu Chen closed his eyes for a moment, thinking about what Zong Xian said. He opened his eyes again and looked at the back of Zong Xian who was now near the door. "Why did you say that?"

"Color if war happens, then anyone can die. Including me and other members. Then at that time, what are you gonna do?"

"Come"

"Then what would you do if a member of ours got in trouble? Are you gonna help her? Or let it go because it feels like it's none of your business"

"I'll help him as much as I can. But Haocun, why did you suddenly say all these strange things?"

Zong Xian shook his head, he looked back without changing his position, smiling. "Thank you for answering all the questions I asked you"

Liu Chen just stayed there. "What actually happened to him? Why did you come to ask such a strange thing?" muttered.

When morning came, all the members were gathered. They all had breakfast with the food the chef had made. At the headquarters there were indeed several chefs to cook the food. So all the members do not need to cook it themselves.

Chefs who work inside the headquarters of this group are given a salary. They are not members either. They are forbidden to enter. Not only the chef, but there is also a janitor who will clean the headquarters every day. He will also be paid a salary every month.

The janitor was the one Chan Juan brought in because the woman had met them and felt sorry for the life they were living. A day, they can not eat because they do not have the money to buy food. Even their clothes were dirty and torn. Not to mention their residences.

While the chefs were the people that Zong Xian had brought back then to become chefs. Now the one who pays the chefs isn't him. But the chefs were paid from the income earned from selling the pills Liu Chen had made.

The chefs and cleaners are also given seal marks so that they do not divulge the existence of the headquarters, if when they are outside later.

When he saw Yang Jia Li, Zong Xian immediately said to the person he was teaching, "You wait here for a moment. I have business"

"Good first chairman", the man immediately kept his spear on his back.

Zong Xian nodded. He also started to get closer to Yang Jia Li. "Next week, I'll come with you back to your place"

Yang Jia Li and Chan Juan who had just come to the training room were instantly shocked to hear Zong Xian's remark. "Heh, I don't want to take you. What's the matter with you anyway?" yang Jia Li.

"Heh, it's up to me. If I say I want to come home with you, then I'll come. No one can ban me" Zong Xian said.

"What's your reason for coming with me? I don't want to!" yang Jia Li said while shaking his head quickly.

"Huh, I'll stay" Zong Xian returned to where he taught one of his members.

Yang Jia Li snorted dejectedly, "Huh, what exactly is the purpose of coming with me?!"

"Don't the first chairman want to propose to you, the chairman of Xinxin" said Chan Juan who was beside Yang Jia Li.

Yang Jia Li flinched. He recflexed hitting his deputy's head. "Don't talk too much! Anyway if that happens, I won't take it!"

Chan Juan rubbed his head and looked at Yang Jia Li, "Well, that's just the possibility of Xinxin's chairman"

"Don't say that again. I'm young too, so I prefer freedom!" yang Jia Li said with a frown.

"Hehe's sorry, sorry, don't be angry" Chan Juan said with a begging smile.

Yang Jia Li snorted in annoyance, he looked back at Chan Juan. "We'd better leave at night. So he doesn't follow us"

"Good Xinxin chairman", Chan Juan nodded.

***

"How, Haocun?" liu Chen said as he approached Zong Xian.

"Hehe, of course he let me come" Zong Xian said.

"Huh, you don't think I saw him? I just saw you being rejected by him to come along. But you insist" Liu Chen said with a chuckle.

"Hehe", Zong Xian just laughed softly. "Then, I will return to training the others", he also directly left from before Liu Chen.

"What does he really want to do with Xinxin? Even he forced his way in" Liu Chen muttered as he watched Zong Xian's back grow further away from him.

Liu Chen immediately met Feng Ying because he wanted to discuss something.

"Haocun is leaving next week. So you don't have to come. Because he doesn't want anyone to follow him. Since Niu (Chan Juan) is going to be with Xinxin, then you will take care of our sales matters to the Silver Moon Association.

Anyway, I heard that your brother works there. So it doesn't matter if you're the one who's taking care of this sale?" said Liu Chen.

"U-um.yes", Feng Ying nodded. "Huft..what if I meet brother? Maybe I'll get scolded. But I can wear the same robe and mask as Niu, so big brother will not notice" inner Feng Ying.

"Alright, next week you and Duan (Lu Tuoli) are going to start training the members. Because I will start making many pills, while Guang (Zhang Jiangwu), Haocun (Zong Xian), Xinxin (Yang Jia Li) and Niu (Chan Juan) go. Qiang (Song Quon) is not back yet. But you can appoint two members who you think can help you later" Liu Chen said.

Feng Ying nodded with resignation. He thinks it's like a big task for him, "Alright. I got it"

Liu Chen smiled, "Then thank you"

One week later, Yang Jia Li and Chan Juan went out of the night headquarters in silence to keep Zong Xian from knowing. Meanwhile, Zhang Jiangwu had already left a few days ago to investigate about the party that killed all the members in the 4 different sects.

When Yang Jia Li and Chan Juan jumped among the trees, they slightly heard someone's footsteps. The two of them were currently wearing robes and masks from the shadow mask group. It was done by Yang Jia Li so that everyone who met him later did not recognize that she was the Emperor's daughter.

Both of them stopped their steps and turned their bodies backwards. But no one was there.

"I'm sure there's someone" Yang Jia Li said in a soft voice.

Chan Juan nodded. He could also hear the sound of someone's footsteps earlier.

Yang Jia Li took out his ice bow. It also flows Qi into the bow. Instantly, the rope that Yang Jia Li pulled appeared 3 arrows at once. He also released an arrow towards the place where someone suspected.

Three arrows hit the tree trunk and made the tree trunk freeze slightly. Then someone came out from behind a tree.

"You want to kill me, huh?!" said that guy. He also wore the same robes and masks as Yang Jia Li and Chan Juan.

Hearing a familiar voice to him, Yang Jia Li lowered his bow. Then he said with annoyance, "Xian damn it! Why are you following me?!"

Zong Xian took off his mask and laughed lightly, "You think I didn't know you were leaving at night? Huh.almost you guys left me. It's bad" he said with a whine.

"Curtain, you go home. After all, why are you coming with me?", Yang Jia Li annoyed while looking at Zong Xian.

"Why indeed? No can? It's far from the base. How could I have just come back" Zong Xian said infuriatingly.

"Cih, it's up to you", Yang Jia Li turned her body and jumped back among the trees. Seeing that Yang Jia Li was leaving, Chan Juan immediately followed behind.

"Huh, why did they leave me?", annoyed Zong Xian. He put on the mask again and followed Yang Jia Li by running on the ground.

Even though it was still night, they could see the road.

Without them noticing, they continued to be followed by someone wearing a black robe with a hood covering his head. His steps were like the wind, there was no sound. He seemed to be very skilled at stalking others from the movements he made.

"I wonder, why did the General tell me to follow the young man and give him what information he was doing? But the general said this was one of their plans. What is it like, the plan in question?" his inner.

The corner of his lips lifted, "For sure, this will be fun"

He was a demon general who had been following Zong Xian and his companions ever since they started hunting demon beasts in the demon world.

Flashback when Zong Xian and Lu Tuoli were arrested.

They were taken to a place where there was little light and bound with chains on the wall. They were taken unconscious.

"Perhaps if I look at his past, I will know who they are" muttered the demon general who captured Zong Xian and Lu Tuoli. He is the demon general, Jing Mi.

He had the same ability as Han Liangyi. He can see someone's past. Its ability is very useful for gathering information. But he cannot stop time. Like Han Liangyi.

General Jing Mi directly stuck her index finger on the forehead of Zong Xian who was still fainted with a body of many wounds.

A few minutes later, General Jing Mi removed her index finger from Zong Xian's forehead. "There's a seal sealing some of his memory" muttered General Jing Mi.

General Jing Mi directly placed her palm on the top of Zong Xian's head. He moved his hand away from Zong Xian. In the palm of his hand, there was an image of a black chain. General Jing Mi immediately clenched her hands. At that instant, the chain instantly turned into a flake of light and disappeared.

"Well, I'll see what memory is actually sealed in this boy"

He immediately rested his index finger on Zong Xian's forehead. Instantly, he could see the memories that had been sealed away.

General Jing Mi removed her hand from Zong Xian's forehead. "You have a dark past, too, boy. Hm? His memory is also related to one of your members", the corner of his lips raised when thinking about something.

"Slowly, he will remember those memories. What I saw, too, was that he was a vengeful person when it came to his family. Most likely he would avenge her if he remembered that memory. Alright, I will wait for you to remember it and I will wait for the split between your group which is certainly caused by yourself" General Jing Mi said with a sinister smile staring at Zong Xian.