The Scum Is A

Wen Wen's eyes widened and he felt his heart thumped loudly inside his chest. "Then, Xiao-shijie… what do you think is the answer to my problem?" he asked in a low voice.

Cui Xiao stared at him for a while before she looked away. "Wen-shidi… you can't ask me for answers because you need to find the answer on your own." She said. "Especially… if you already have found it, so why still ask me?" she asked as she looked at him.

Wen Wen's eyes widened, stunned. Then, his face turned serious. He looked at Fei Yinzi who is currently talking with Wen Yan. Er Zi… he thought as he lowered his gaze. His cheeks are flushed. He never knew that he would like Fei Yinzi this way… all these years, he thought of him as a friend, or best friend. He never knew when his thoughts had changed, and he only realized it until now.

That time, when xiao Bao and xiao Ling instructed him on how to treat Fei Yinzi's condition… it seems that his feelings must have surfaced after being suppressed for so long under the thought that he only feels Fei Yinzi as a friend. He never thought that his friendship would turn into a romantic feeling.

Cui Xiao didn't say anything else and, together with Wen Wen, they watched the others until they were called to redress Qi Lan's wounds again.

…

"Uncle…" Ho Ting's expression is serious. He called Ho Yue but his gaze is on the unconscious Qi Lan in the competition.

Ho Yue has already calmed his emotions. "Don't be impulsive." He told Ho Ting.

"But, that is… that is - !" Ho Ting said through his gnashed teeth as he pointed at Qi Lan's figure.

Ho Yue helplessly sighed. "Yes. It is him, the son of that group that killed your parents, and the ones who were chasing us before." He said and frowned.

"Then - !" Ho Ting said and was about to leave when Ho Yue pulled him back. "Uncle!" he cried.

"'then' what?" Ho Yue spoke. "Then, you want to kill him?" he asked.

"Yes!" Ho Ting answered.

Ho Yue frowned. "Did he do something to wrong us?" he asked.

"No!" Ho Ting said.

"Then, why will you kill him?" Ho Yue asked.

"Because he is – " Ho Ting spoke, but Ho Yue cut him.

"Because he is son of the leader of that group?" Ho Yue asked as he stared at Ho Ting's face.

"Yes…" Ho Ting nodded.

"Then, just because he is the son of the leader of that group, you want to kill him?" Ho Yue asked. "What if you were the one in his position, and your father is the one who killed them?" he looked at Ho Ting in the eyes. "What if he wanted to avenge his father who was kill by you father, by killing you, who had done nothing to wrong him?" he said.

Ho Ting froze.

"Blood will be paid with blood." Ho Yue said with a sigh in his voice. "But, even though Kiran has his father's blood in him, he wasn't the one who was stained with your parents' blood." He told Ho Ting.

Ho Ting bit his lip. "But…" he said as he clenched his fists.

"I don't know why he is also here, but if he does something untowards this land, then we will act." Ho Yue told Ho Ting.

Ho Ting took a deep breath before he unclenched his fists.

"For now, we will tell Cheng Sheng and the others about his identity first." Ho Yue said.

"Okay…" Ho Ting sighed in defeat.

He knows what 'do not do to others what you don't want others do to you' means. Since Qi Lan didn't do anything to his parents, then he will not do something to him. His uncle is right. Since Qi Lan did nothing, then he will do anything to him.

…

"No wonder you are a weak sword cultivator." Jing Rui said as he crossed his arms while they looked at the person Zheng Ming and the other Righteous Alliance disciples apprehended and is now unconscious so he can't control the demon through the talisman. "Because you are actually a mage and was just pretending to be a sword cultivator to fool us." he said.

The others nodded in agreement and they glared at the person, who is a rogue cultivator. This rogue cultivator, though looked weak in appearance, managed to reach the third stage of the competition. This is suspicious, but they have overlooked it since they were very busy in dealing with the foreign problems who are a great threat to their land and managed to infiltrate the heart of their land.

If their goal is a diversion, then they indeed have succeeded. Because everyone was focused on dealing with them, their spies sent managed to infiltrate deep in the competition and dealt severe blows to the participants, almost breaking the wings of the future generation.

This was a neglect on their part. They were too confident in their security in the Intersect Competition.

"FCK!" they cursed.

"But, fortunately, it wasn't a disciple, so the sect won't be suspected." One of the sect leaders said, trying to alleviate the tense and gloomy atmosphere.

They nodded in agreement as they sighed in relief. If it was a disciple who is a spy or the culprit, then it would be risky not only to the sect which he belongs, but also to the other sects, too, since this proves that the sects can be easily infiltrated.

Thinking this, their faces became grim. Even if it wasn't a disciple who was the culprit, they don't dare lower their guards, either, nor feeling confident. Arrogance is a sin, because being too confident means that not only your judgement would be clouded, this also leads to you overlooking many things.

"This talisman is interesting…" Guo Cheng said as he, Jing Kang, Lei Ling and Xiao Le inspected the talisman placed inside the box.

It was Cheng Sheng who took the talisman earlier since Cheng Sheng's mental and spiritual power is very strong, and he is also a mage. Then, he stored the Control Talisman in a box. Although it led to tragedies, they can't destroy it since they need to inspect it first to prevent the troubles similar things would cause in the future.

"En. I have never seen a talisman like this before." Jing Kang said.

Lei Ling nodded in agreement. "Cheng-shixiong's Control Talisman is different from this…" he said.

"Neither Mu-ge nor I have seen this, too, during our travels." Xiao Le sighed in disappointment.

"A strange shape and weird markings…" Cheng Sheng muttered as he looked at the talisman that they confiscated from the culprit.

Yes. It was just one talisman that they have found from the culprit. The enemy is really too careful against them!

"Cheng-shixiong?" Lei Ling called when he saw that Cheng Sheng fell silent.

"Xiao Sheng?" Fan Wen and Xie Lan called when they heard Lei Ling's voice and saw Cheng Sheng stood still.

"Sheng!" Fei Yin cried as his expression turned ugly when he saw that Cheng Sheng's expression was blank.

But, it was too late. Cheng Sheng's eyes glowed as he stared at the talisman inside the box. The markings on the talisman glowed with the same light in Cheng Sheng's eyes and it floated in the air. The others who were still discussing also turned, only to be shocked when they saw that Cheng Sheng is activating the talisman.

"Oh, my god!" they exclaimed as they stared at Cheng Sheng. "Was he influenced by the talisman?! Why did he activate it?!" they asked.

"How can it be!" Xie Lan said as he glared at the sect leaders. "Xiao Sheng is mentally and spiritually strong! How can his mind and soul be infiltrated?!" he asked.

"Lan, calm down!" Fan Wen said, feeling distressed.

"Cheng Sheng wasn't affected by the enemy." Wu Yuan said.

"He is the only one who can't be, among all." Sun Yu seriously said.

Jing Rui, Qian Shan, Tang Teng and Li Nanzi also nodded. He Shun also nodded, as well as Yu Wen, Wu Tong, Hui Qiu and Su Wan. Because they believe in Cheng Sheng.

As expected, they saw that Cheng Sheng's expression remained calm. "Xiao Ling, xiao Bao." He suddenly called.

"Huh? Xiao Ling and xiao Bao?" the others muttered as they looked around to look for the two sword spirits. But, they saw that Cheng Sheng is actually communicating with the two sword spirits through some method.

"Kill this demon, and take the talisman controlling him." they heard Cheng Sheng said.

Then, suddenly, the light in his eyes as well as the light on the talisman died down.

"Sheng!" Fei Yin cried and he immediately caught Cheng Sheng whose body suddenly swayed while the unfamiliar Control Talisman returned inside the box. "You-shimei!" Fei Yin called.

"Here!" You Rou immediately answered as she ran to check Cheng Sheng's condition.