Chapter Eighteen: Being Targeted

  Looking at Zhan Dapeng's wooden expression, Tang Lin showed a face of disdain and contempt, saying loudly:

  "How's it going? Now admit that those you planted are weeds."

  "This..."

  Zhan Da Peng's face turned red and he couldn't say a word, indeed the Tian Ling grass he had painstakingly planted was not worth mentioning compared to these Tian Ling fruits.

  "Follow me from now on, and stop cultivating that crappy Tianling grass. It's too slow to make money."

  At this time, Tang Lin looked like a big brother, but in Zhang Dapeng's eyes, Tang Lin had become a god-like figure.

  "Big brother is above, please accept little brother's one bow."

  "Scram, I don't dare pretend to be a big shot. My cultivation is low, yours is high. In the future, I'll still have to rely on you for protection. Let's go!"

  All the way, the two brothers had a good laugh and chat. Although Zhan Dapeng was curious, he never asked where these high-quality spiritual herbs and fruits came from. In his opinion, this younger brother in front of him was absolutely not an ordinary person. Although his talent and cultivation were mediocre, the aura on his body was not something that an ordinary person should have.

  Since Tang Lin arrived at the Tianjian Gate, he had met no more than three people. To be exact, in the entire Tianjian Gate, he only knew three people: Xiao Nan, Long Xuetian and Zhan Dapeng.

  This time with Zhang Dapeng went to exchange contribution points, it was also his first formal contact with the Tianjian Gate.

  The two of them headed to the Contribution Hall, located beneath the Heaven Sword Sect's grand hall. This was the most bustling place in the Heaven Sword Sect, where both inner and outer sect disciples would come to exchange their contribution points for items they desired.

  As they journeyed on, the two soon saw the Gongxian Hall. At the same time, Tang Lin also saw many disciples of the Tianjian Gate, which was his first time seeing so many cultivators, including both men and women, old and young.

  "Great Peng, are these all disciples of our Tianjian Gate?"

  "Uh, these are all outer sect disciples. Haven't you noticed that their clothes are all different? Let me tell you something, our Tianjian Sect's inner sect disciples all wear purple robes and carry swords on their backs. As soon as you see someone wearing a purple robe, immediately hide far away and don't dare to provoke them. They're inner sect disciples, extremely arrogant, and in their eyes, we outer sect disciples are no different from trash. Unless you enter the inner sect, even if you're the number one person among the outer sect disciples, in their eyes, you still have no status whatsoever. You must remember this!"

  "Is Xiao Nan a fellow disciple of the inner sect? I'm the one he brought back."

  "Of course, Senior Xiao is the eldest disciple of the sect leader and also the first among the inner disciples. His cultivation has already reached the peak of the 8th layer of Qi Refining. He has a single-attribute Golden Spirit Root, which is extremely rare in the entire Tianjian Sect. There are only two people with single-attribute Spirit Roots in the sect, and Senior Xiao is one of them. The other person's name is Lu Hu, who is said to have a very special identity and a deep background. He is supposedly the manager of the Southern Cross State and an envoy of the Divine Demon Temple, as well as the son of Lu Chengfeng."

  "Mind your own business, don't bother me and we'll get along just fine!"

  The two brothers swaggered and swayed, rushing to the Meritorious Hall. Along the way, many outer sect disciples who saw Zhan Dapeng would come up to greet him with courtesy. It was clear that Zhan Dapeng's status among the outer sect disciples was not low.

  "Ah? Isn't this Zhan Shidi? Haven't seen you for almost a year! You've reached the peak of the 4th layer of Qi training, not bad!"

  At this time, three people walked in front of them, two men and one woman. Judging from their attire, the family background of these three people was not ordinary.

  As soon as these three people appeared, Zhan Dapeng's face instantly turned cold, and his eyes looking at the three of them were not kind.

  "Brother Zhang, regarding what I mentioned to you last time, have you considered it? Are you going to join us or not?"

  The man who spoke wore a purple-red long gown, with two large golden dragons on it that looked very ostentatious. A long sword was slung over his back, and he looked quite handsome, with an arrogant expression. In his eyes, Tang Lin saw contempt, a strong contempt.

  "Master Cheng, I'm afraid my skills are too weak and I won't be of much help to you. Thank you for your kind intentions, but I don't think I can keep up with you!"

  Zhan Dapeng's face was gloomy when he said this, and Tang Lin, a businessman with a keen sense of observation, had already guessed that the three people in front of him were likely to be at odds with Zhan Dapeng.

  "Zhan Dapeng, I advise you to think carefully. With your current cultivation, if you join us, I guarantee you'll enter the inner sect. Otherwise..."

  "Master Cheng, I'm of humble origin, I don't deserve to board this grand ship. I have other matters to attend to, farewell!"

  Just as I was about to leave, I was stopped by another person.

  "Zhan Dapeng, don't be so shameless! Master Cheng only gave you this opportunity because he saw that your skills are not bad. If it were someone else, they would have to kneel down and beg me, Master Cheng, and maybe they wouldn't even have the qualifications!"

  "Han Gang, do you know who Da Peng dislikes the most? People who rely on others' power! You're not worthy of talking to me, get out of my way!"

  At this time, Zhan Dapeng's face showed a look of disgust. Tang Lin stood aside and found that the person named Han Gang had a deeper feud with Zhan Dapeng.

  "Zhan Dapeng, watch your tone! When speaking with my people, it's best to be a bit more polite!" the man surnamed Cheng said earlier.

  "Hehe, this is natural. When speaking with people, one should be polite and courteous, but if the other party is a dog, then that's a different story."

  "Zhan Da Peng! Who did you say is a dog?"

  "Whoever picks up the phone is a dog!"

  Zhan Dapeng looked at Han Gang with a playful expression, seeing that he was in a bad mood, his own mood suddenly improved.

  "You're looking for death!" As soon as he finished speaking, Han Gang had already drawn his sword and was ready to strike at any moment.

  "What? Want to fight?"

  Zhan Da Peng spoke, but his eyes fell on the person surnamed Cheng.

  "Zhan Dapeng, I haven't seen you for a year and you've become quite arrogant. You don't even give me face, do you think being at the peak of the fourth layer of Qi training is something to be proud of?"

  "Hum! Cheng Cai, when you destroyed my medicine garden, I told you that I wouldn't join your side and help you snatch things from our fellow disciples. Today, I'm telling you again: Xuan Dapeng will not associate with you people, do you understand?!"

  As soon as Zhan Dapeng's words came out, they immediately caused a stir, and the onlookers around him also began to whisper to each other. They didn't understand what was wrong with Zhan Dapeng today that he dared to challenge Cheng Can.

  The surrounding rumors, combined with speculation, Tang Lin basically understood what was going on. The person in front of him, named Cheng Can, was the one with the highest cultivation among the outer disciples. He had entered the Tianjian Gate for two years and his cultivation had already reached the fifth layer of Qi Refining. Because he was born into a family of cultivators, his status was also higher than others. For some reason, he had joined the Tianjian Gate and became an outer disciple. Although he was just an outer disciple, he had the backing of an entire family behind him, and his status was even higher than that of the inner disciples.

  Because of his noble birth, he looked down on these disciples from ordinary families, so he gathered some people with good backgrounds and bullied others every day. When they saw someone had something good, they would take it by force, and if anyone dared to resist, they would be taught a lesson, and they took pleasure in this. Although the Tianjian Gate forbids internal strife, as long as no one's life is harmed, no one will intervene. Besides, the Tianjian Gate has rules: if you want something, take it yourself!

  "Zhan Dapeng, you're quite bold. In half a year, it'll be the day of the inner gate selection. As long as I'm around, don't even think about entering the inner gate. Just wait and see how I'll torment you then."

  "Never mind, Cheng Cai. Why bother with a useless person? Look at him and the people around him. He's not even worthy of joining us. Let's go! Just looking at them makes me sick!"

  The woman who had been silent all along finally spoke up, and as soon as she did, Cheng Can immediately put on a smiling face.

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