Chapter 72 Inner Core Disciple Qiang

Xiaoyun nodded. "It is not much, but you have done very well. Keep his subordinates on a leash and ask them to keep spying on him. I want them to be completely under your control."

Mei nodded. "What do you plan next."

Xiaoyun spoke, "Don't worry about it. I will take care of it. I know what I need to do next."

After talking with Mei, Xiaoyun left her cave abode and went to the cave abode of another core disciple Qiang.

Besides Han Cai and Xiaoyun, there were four other core disciples in the sect. Each of them had their own unique traits. There was Zhi, a man who was known for his mastery of the spear. Niu, a young girl who was a master of the bow. Feng, a man who was a master of physical strength, and finally, there was Qiang, a man who was known for his mastery of the saber.

Each of the core disciples had their own unique personality and strengths. Among these disciples, Qiang was the wisest and most wicked one. All core disciples acknowledged that Qiang was the smartest of the bunch. His saber skills were also unmatched. He was a master of pill making too. He was the most precious disciple of the pill hall.

Qiang came out of his cave abode and Welcomed Xiaoyun.

Qiang was short but had an imposing figure. He had sharp features, with a pointed nose and a chiseled jawline. His hair was jet black and styled in a messy yet stylish fashion. His eyes were a piercing shade of dark brown, and they seemed to penetrate anyone who looked into them. He had a confident and slightly wicked smirk that played on his lips, adding to his air of intelligence and mischief.

Qiang was dressed in his inner core robe, which was a deep shade of purple. The sleeves of the robe billowed out, giving him a dramatic appearance as he moved.

As Qiang emerged from his cave abode, he welcomed Xiaoyun with a nod of his head. "Sister Xiaoyun, it's good to see you," he said, his voice gentle and soothing. He then gestured for Xiaoyun to follow him, and they began to walk down the path leading away from the cave abode.

Inside Qiang's cave abode, he served Xiaoyun some tea and said, "It has been a while since sister Xiaoyun visited me. This must be important."

Xiaoyun nodded, "Do you remember the favor I did for you? Or did you forget the sixth?"

Qiang, the wisest of all core disciples, had one weakness. Long before Han Cai entered the scene, In Sky soaring sect, excluding the present core disciples, there was one more core disciple named Lanfen. Qiang and Lanfen joined the inner sect almost simultaneously and fell in love with Xiaoyun at the same time. They competed fiercely over her. They both wanted Xiaoyun as their dao partner, so they competed. As they competed slowly, they started to have a deep grudge against each other. The grudge went too deep to the point they wanted to kill each other. And one day, when Lanfen went out for a sect mission, Qiang used his family's connection to inform frost peak sect's dire hall about Lanfen's location. The dire hall used this opportunity to intercept and kill disciple Lanfen.

After the death of the 6th disciple, Qiang was free to pursue Xiaoun. Xiaoun knew about the fierce competition between Qiang and Lanfen. So when Lanfen died, she knew it had something to do with Qiang. She allowed Qiang to keep pursuing her, leading him to think she might soon accept his love, and at the same time, kept probing him until she finally found how Qiang had used an inner sect hall of Frost Peak Sect to get Lanfen killed through his family's connections. This knowledge gave her the freedom to blackmail Qian and use him as her lackey. The love-smitten Qiang did not even try to fight back

Qiang replied, "Of Course not, sister xia. Please tell me, what can I do for you?"

Xiaoun nodded and said, "My master accepted a new disciple Han Cai. I find him disgraceful. I need you to get rid of him. It should not come back to you or me."

Qiang had his eyes wide open. She talked about killing an inner core disciple like it was cutting vegetables in the kitchen.

Qiang did not know what to say. "Sister Xiaoun , this…"

Xiaoun cut him off. "If you can not achieve it, you can forget about me. Also, Sect elders are still trying to find out who in our sect informed frost peak sect about our sect's core disciple going out on a mission."

Qiang perspired and spoke, "Sister Xia, please do not worry. I will take care of it. Please give me more details about him."

Xiaoun nodded approvingly at his response and started telling him everything Mei had informed her. Qiang listened to everything quietly and nodded. After telling him everything, Xiaoun decided to leave, but before leaving, she spoke, "Do it soon, He is bumpkin, but he is more talented than you and me. Sect will certainly protect him more if he is allowed to grow."

Qiang nodded.

After Xiaoun left, Qiang sat in deep thought. He had to get rid of this kid, and soon. He started thinking of methods he could use that shouldn't trace back to him.

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