Chapter 1935: Chapter 1932: Spirit Suppressing Tower
"This was for Zhang Mingxing, now I’m giving it back to you. I keep my promises—dare to mess with Zhang Mingxing, and I’ll deal with you. Even hiding in the Zhang Family won’t help you." Lin Tian kicked again, making Zhang Zhicheng roll over in pain, and finally left satisfied.
It was quite a while after Lin Tian left that Zhang Zhicheng got up from the ground. His face, which had just about healed, swelled up again, and his eyes were now filled with deep resentment.
"I’ll kill you; sooner or later, I’ll kill you!" Zhang Zhicheng clenched his fists and punched the table, shattering it instantly.
After leaving the East Chamber, Lin Tian ran into Zhang Lingyu and Zhang Ruyan as he stepped into the courtyard.
"Lin Tian, did you find Zhang Zhicheng?" Zhang Lingyu asked, noticing Lin Tian looking upset.
"Yes, I found him and gave him a beating." Lin Tian replied coolly, making no effort to hide what he did.
"Why?" Both women asked simultaneously.
Lin Tian explained the situation with Zhang Mingxing, and both women also became angry after hearing it.
"That Zhang Zhicheng! He retaliated against Zhang Mingxing just for a seat—it’s becoming more outrageous." Zhang Lingyu said angrily.
Zhang Ruyan spoke coldly: "Zhang Zhicheng has always been rampant in the Zhang Family; Zhang Mingxing is not the only one to suffer his bullying."
"It’s none of my business if he bullies others, but bullying Zhang Mingxing is unacceptable. Lingyu, if you become the Heavenly Master one day, get rid of people like him from the Zhang Family as soon as possible." Lin Tian said with an expressionless face and turned to leave.
Zhang Ruyan smiled helplessly: "When Lin Tian gets angry, his temper is something else. But on the flip side, isn’t such a fiery Lin Tian quite cool?"
"Humph, if you’re angry, you’re angry, but why take it out on us? Did you see his expression just now? It was like we owed him five million." Zhang Lingyu said angrily.
Zhang Ruyan shook her head and said softly: "His anger wasn’t directed at us. But since he was so furious for Zhang Mingxing, there must be a reason. Maybe he had a similar experience before?"
A similar experience? Zhang Lingyu paused, then recalled the stories Lin Tian had shared about his past—the betrayal by his girlfriend and friends, being beaten to a near-death state by a friend who hired someone, and being discovered by Nu Ba by chance.
"Of all people to antagonize, why provoke someone close to Lin Tian?" Zhang Ruyan said softly, and the two left.
Early the next morning, Lin Tian had just finished washing up when there was a knock on the door. Opening it, he saw Zhang Mingxing already waiting outside with breakfast.
"You sure get up early." Lin Tian said helplessly.
Zhang Mingxing placed the breakfast on the table, laughing, "I’m not that early. The senior brothers and sisters have already had breakfast and gone to practice. Actually, the Great Elder was up earlier—I saw him leaving when I was getting breakfast."
Lin Tian was about to eat when he heard this and paused: "Did you really see the Great Elder leave?"
"Of course I did. I even heard he’ll be gone for several days before returning." Zhang Mingxing affirmed.
Lin Tian nodded and continued his breakfast, while Zhang Mingxing casually sat by.
After they finished eating and tidied up, Lin Tian casually asked, "Is there any interesting place at the Zhang Household? Not scenic, but something unusual."
"Baihua Pool is one, but you’ve been there. There’s also the back mountain—don’t let the meditation area fool you. Although disciples are reluctant to go, the back mountain sometimes yields rare treasures."
"Not long ago, Senior Sister Zhang Lingyu was meditating and found a thousand-year-old Ganoderma at the bottom of the valley, which made other disciples envious for quite a while." Zhang Mingxing said with admiration.
The thousand-year-old Ganoderma can be used in medicine to heal injuries, restore vitality, equivalent to a thousand-year-old ginseng, and can even be refined into medicine, highly valuable.
Zhang Lingyu had mentioned that during meditation, no meals were delivered. She had to find food in the back mountain herself, rare wild fruits and mountain springs, relying entirely on fate and skill.
It’s undeniable that the beautiful Sky Master finding a thousand-year-old Ganoderma was extremely lucky.
"Eh, I’ve been to the back mountain too. Any other places?" Lin Tian shook his head and continued asking.
Zhang Mingxing thought for quite a while before hesitantly saying: "There is one place, but I’m not sure if Brother Lin would like it."
"What place?" Lin Tian asked curiously.
"Spirit Suppressing Tower." Zhang Mingxing replied directly.
Spirit Suppressing Tower? Lin Tian’s interest piqued, and he asked, "Where is the Spirit Suppressing Tower? What’s it used for?"
"When the Zhang Family exorcises demons, some difficult-to-kill spirits are suppressed in the Spirit Suppressing Tower until gradually destroyed. Sometimes, the Zhang Family helps the Netherworld capture evil spirits, and those spirits are temporarily held in the Spirit Suppressing Tower before being transferred to the Netherworld." Zhang Mingxing explained honestly.
He spoke without hesitation to Lin Tian. To ordinary people, it would sound like a story or boast, but Lin Tian knew it was true because he had been to the Netherworld.
Moreover, Zhang Mingxing, despite his young age, already knew about the existence of the Netherworld—these Demon Exorcists truly are a special group.
"So, the Spirit Suppressing Tower is considered a forbidden area of the Zhang Family." Lin Tian said.
"Of course it’s forbidden, but we can take a look from a distance. I can lead Brother Lin there; the Spirit Suppressing Tower is in the back mountain, on the other side of Siguoya." Zhang Mingxing said, excited and curious.
"Sure, I’d like to check it out." Lin Tian said with a smile.
Zhang Mingxing couldn’t wait and dragged Lin Tian to run outside, with Lin Tian letting him lead the way. Out of the Zhang Family courtyard, they entered a bamboo forest, passing through onto a cliff path.
The path by the cliff seemed familiar, yet different because when Lin Tian last climbed, the gorge was on his left, but now it was on his right.
This was the mountain opposite Siguoya, and combining it with Zhang Mingxing’s words, Lin Tian understood immediately.
This side of the mountain had no caves but climbed directly into the sky. Despite appearing young, Zhang Mingxing’s stamina was quite impressive, ascending nonstop to the top of the cliff.
With heavy fog common in the south, the mountain fog was even denser, shrouding the cliff top in mist. Faintly visible ahead, there seemed to be another higher peak.
Lin Tian was about to move forward, but his ears perked up, looking to the left, as a woman’s voice emerged from the mist simultaneously.
"If I were you, I wouldn’t continue further." Then, two figures appeared.
"You two also came?" Lin Tian asked, surprised at seeing them.
"Good morning, Master Aunt, Senior Sister, I brought Brother Lin around as per Zhang Heyuan’s instructions." Zhang Mingxing greeted quickly. The two women were Zhang Lingyu and Zhang Ruyan.
Both women glanced at Lin Tian, their gaze implying, "You sure know how to pick places." Lin Tian returned their gaze: "It’s all for the sake of action, scouting the terrain in advance. I’m not a fool; I understand the principle of knowing oneself and the enemy for victory."
