55: Mine is very big, you don't have to bear it

The Soundproofing Array was simply the perfect tool for beating someone up silently.

Xu Xi didn't even know which genius invented this array; it was simply too useful!

It deserved a perfect score, 100 points!

Xu Xi's sudden movement left Wang Hengtian no time to react.

He was punched and knocked to the ground, lying there in a daze, Wang Hengtian hadn't even realized how Xu Xi had attacked.

That punch was too fast; he hadn't clearly seen Xu Xi's movements.

Wang Hengtian hadn't been able to withstand even a bit of that punch, which carried decades of cultivation.

"Xu Xi, how dare you!"

"Do you really think that just because the Grand Elder is your father, you can use his influence to bully others?"

"Don't forget, I still have the Hall of Offerings behind me!"

After a long period of silence, Wang Hengtian finally reacted.

He propped himself up with his hands and stood, the pain throughout his body still twisting his face, not yet having recovered.

Staring furiously at Xu Xi, Wang Hengtian, after being caught off guard by Xu Xi, knew that resisting now would definitely not make him Xu Xi's match.

The two of them, one a fifth direct disciple and the other a sixth direct disciple, originally had similar strength.

Now, with Wang Hengtian still injured and not fully recovered, and having been caught off guard by a sneak attack, it was undoubtedly adding insult to injury, making it even more impossible for Wang Hengtian to be Xu Xi's opponent.

Beginning to use his influence, Wang Hengtian knew that since they were within the Xuanjian Sect, the price Xu Xi would pay for doing this would not be small.

Unfortunately, what Wang Hengtian didn't know was that Xu Xi had already prepared his escape route.

Within the Soundproofing Array, the sound was completely muffled; no one would know what happened inside the courtyard except for the two of them.

Unless that chore disciple came in with the prepared tea.

Of course, because of this, Xu Xi knew his time was limited, which was why he chose to finish the fight quickly.

After one punch, still not satisfied, Xu Xi saw Wang Hengtian get up with a twisted face and then kicked him again.

The painful blow landed in the same spot as before, and this time, he increased the force.

In a daze, Xu Xi could even feel his foot having made contact with Wang Hengtian's abdomen, completely penetrating through to the ground.

If Wang Hengtian's body hadn't been tough, that kick might have gone straight through him.

"Senior Brother Wang, don't be so quick to question me; you haven't answered my question from earlier."

"I asked... is that deep enough?"

"If not, Junior Brother can go a little deeper."

"After all... mine is very big, you don't have to hold back."

With a foot pressed directly onto Wang Hengtian's stomach, Xu Xi lowered his head and looked at Wang Hengtian, who had been brutally kicked to the ground, with a playful expression.

His tone carried a hint of flirtatiousness; if Wang Hengtian were a woman, this scene would likely be very ambiguous.

Of course, if someone wanted 'man on man,' that would also be perfectly fine.

Everyone is a cultivator; what's wrong with being a little more adventurous?

Is there a problem? Absolutely no problem!

"E-enough... deep enough... Junior Brother Xu, there's no need to increase the force."

His face flushed, Xu Xi's kick just now had directly knocked half of Wang Hengtian's life out of him.

His face had turned a purplish liver color, and he was panting heavily as he spoke, Wang Hengtian had completely lost his stubborn expression from before and began to beg for mercy.

"Junior Brother Xu, the information was actively told to me by that scoundrel Ye Yuchen."

"I didn't want it, but he insisted on giving it!"

"What could I do?"

"I couldn't just refuse him, could I?"

"He even knelt and begged me..."

Speaking word by word, Wang Hengtian now knew what Xu Xi's goal was.

However, when recounting the relevant events, he still concealed the most crucial part, not letting Xu Xi know that it was he who had transmitted the news of Xu Xi going to the Spirit Stone Mine to Teng Nuo.

Wang Hengtian wasn't stupid; he knew what could be said and what couldn't.

If Xu Xi really found out this information, Wang Hengtian could already order a coffin for himself.

"Please, Junior Brother Xu, be magnanimous and just let me go like a fart."

"I promise, next time if anyone dares to badmouth Junior Brother Xu in front of me, I'll be the first to object, and I'll give him a warm greeting to vent Junior Brother Xu's anger."

"Afterward, I will also tell you everything, exactly as it happened."

Forcing out a smile that looked worse than crying, Wang Hengtian didn't say another word, only hoping that Xu Xi would let him go today, so that Wang Hengtian could get his revenge later.

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; don't bully a young man in poverty!

The wheel of fortune turns; perhaps next year it will be Wang Hengtian's turn.

"One day, I, Wang Hengtian, will reclaim everything I've lost!"

He secretly swore in his heart, of course, on the surface, Wang Hengtian still maintained a subservient posture, speaking in a low voice, quietly waiting for Xu Xi's reply, not daring to even breathe heavily.

At the same time, he watched Xu Xi's hands and feet, fearing that the other party would deliver another harsh blow.

As the saying goes, once and twice, but not thrice; Wang Hengtian really couldn't endure a third time, Xu Xi was truly formidable.

"So that's how it is~"

"Senior Brother Wang, you should have said so earlier!"

"If I had known the truth of the matter, why would I have attacked you?"

"Senior Brother~ you kept me in the dark for so long~"

Hearing Wang Hengtian's words, Xu Xi's expression instantly changed, a complete reversal from his previous demeanor.

He helped Wang Hengtian up from the cold ground, found a relatively intact armchair, settled him into it, and then offered a flurry of solicitous words, gently patting Wang Hengtian's back.

Anyone who didn't know would truly think these two were good friends.

"You little bastard, did I catch my chance, huh?"

"So what if you tell the Hall of Offerings about these things?"

"Everything needs evidence; no one saw it, so there are no witnesses, and I can clean up everything, so there's no physical evidence either. What do you have to fight me with?"

Outwardly cordial, but inwardly sneering, Xu Xi chose to believe part of Wang Hengtian's words.

The other part was because Xu Xi knew that Wang Hengtian was definitely hiding something.

When he first returned to the sect, Xu Xi had secretly investigated Ye Yuchen's whereabouts.

After leaving Ye Xueqing's team, someone saw him appear within the sect in less than half a day, and then he took on other tasks.

By the time he returned from his outing, he had already completed his tasks.

Considering the time, Xu Xi didn't believe that the other party had enough energy to inform Teng Nuo about Xu Xi's mission objective being the Spirit Stone Mine.

Therefore, the only suspect now was Wang Hengtian.

Now, this fool had even voluntarily confessed that he had learned the news from Ye Yuchen.

The scheming frog keeps touching your belly; there's only one truth!

That is... Teng Nuo's information came from Wang Hengtian.

And he also had an injured left leg, which clearly meant he was beaten up by someone from the Xiaoyao Sect, what's there to even think about?