(The monthly ticket count is now 47, but Xiao Mo can't hold on any longer. He went to bed at 2 AM last night and got up at 8 — he's been groggy all day. The sleepiness is hitting now, so he's posting a chapter early. That should get us to 50 monthly tickets, right?
One last shout — please vote for monthly tickets! We're hanging at the very bottom and about to fall off the rankings. Today's nine chapters — more than any other book on the monthly ticket chart) Yang Kai felt secretly relieved. Thank goodness he'd spent a fortune buying up a large quantity of Yangyan Stones today. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had the confidence to enter the Inheritance Grotto-heaven.
Now there were nearly fifty drops of Yang Liquid in his dantian, which should be enough. The question was what kind of dangers he'd encounter inside the Inheritance Grotto-heaven.
While he was meditating, Yang Kai suddenly felt as if someone was watching him. He quickly opened his eyes and saw Su Yan, who was dozens of zhang away, looking away and saying something to Su Mu. The latter nodded slightly, his expression grave.
Yang Kai's eyes flickered, but he didn't pay it any mind.
Suddenly, a commotion arose from the Blood Battle Gang's side — the fifty selected members were going to enter the Inheritance Grotto early.
This was the result of deliberation among the higher-ups of the three sects. Lingxiao Pavilion and Wind and Rain Tower wanted a share of what was inside the Inheritance Grotto-heaven, and Hu Man and the others couldn't stop them. But they also couldn't just let those two sects benefit for free.
So the agreement was that each of the two sects would compensate the Blood Battle Gang with one million taels of silver. In addition, the Blood Battle Gang would send fifty people into the Inheritance Grotto first, and only after half a day could the disciples of Lingxiao Pavilion and Wind and Rain Tower enter.
Both Lingxiao Pavilion and Wind and Rain Tower agreed to these terms.
Yang Kai looked over and noticed that these fifty people were clearly the Blood Battle Gang's elite. This time, by entering the Inheritance Grotto first, they had a half-day head start. If there really were good things inside, they would undoubtedly discover them first.
And among them were Hu Meier and Hu Jiao'er, whom he knew. They were being surrounded and fawned over by the Blood Battle Gang disciples, standing at the center like celestial bodies surrounded by lesser stars.
These two sisters looked like twins, each a stunning beauty. Standing side by side, their combined presence was devastatingly attractive, drawing the gaze of numerous male disciples. Each one thought that if he could have just one of them, his life would be worthwhile.
The Blood Battle Gang's fifty members arrived at the edge of the great pit. Under the protection of the gang's experts, they leaped in one by one, vanishing from sight in the blink of an eye.
Just as the Blood Battle Gang members were continuously entering the Inheritance Grotto, a beautiful figure suddenly flew over from the direction of Lingxiao Pavilion. She was in a great hurry, flying with her head down the entire way, heading straight for the area above the mining site.
Hu Man and the others were furious. "Who goes there?!" they roared.
They assumed someone was trying to slip in under the cover of confusion and enter the Inheritance Grotto ahead of the Blood Battle Gang.
"What are you howling about?" Meng Wuya glared at the Blood Battle Gang's experts, then beckoned to the confused figure. "Disciple, come here!"
Hu Man and the others realized with a start that this person was actually the mad old man's disciple!
Looking more closely, Hu Man let out a silent sigh. It was just as he'd suspected — a woman! Although her face was veiled, obscuring her features, those clear, innocent eyes and that graceful, alluring figure were not something an ordinary woman could possess.
What shocked Hu Man even more was that this young woman already had the strength of the Zhenyuan Realm.
"Old Dragon, this is all thanks to the trouble Long Hui caused!" Hu Man said meaningfully, casting a pointed glance at Long Zaitian, his dissatisfaction evident.
Long Zaitian's eyes burned with bone-deep hatred as he stared at the pair of master and disciple in the sky, yet he felt utterly powerless. He had already experienced the depth of Meng Wuya's formidable strength and knew that vengeance was beyond his reach in this lifetime. Recalling the humiliation he'd suffered just half a day ago, grief surged through him, and he spat out another mouthful of dark blood.
The newcomer was none other than Xia Ningshang. She had been in seclusion at Lingxiao Pavilion and had rushed over as soon as she received Meng Wuya's message. Before she could even understand the situation, she found thousands of people below staring up at her. Startled and frightened, she quickly moved closer to her master.
"There is an opportunity below. Go!" Meng Wuya pointed at the Inheritance Grotto-heaven below and said calmly.
"Okay!" Xia Ningshang nodded obediently. She glanced at the light barrier below, then turned her head to look around, as if searching for someone. But night had already fallen, and the area was surrounded by disciples from all three sects. She couldn't find the person she was looking for.
Only when Meng Wuya urged her again did Xia Ningshang bite her lip and charge headlong into the Inheritance Grotto-heaven — actually entering before quite a few Blood Battle Gang disciples.
From start to finish, the Blood Battle Gang's people simply watched in silence. No one dared to speak up or stop her.
Wei Xitong and the others were stunned! They had never imagined that the manager of the Contribution Hall could be so domineering. Standing alone against the entire Blood Battle Gang, he remained completely composed, paying no heed whatsoever to the agreement between the three sects. With a single sentence, he sent his disciple into the Inheritance Grotto-heaven ahead of everyone else, and Hu Man and the others turned a blind eye.
What was going on?
Xiao Ruohan was also somewhat bewildered. He furrowed his brow and spoke up in a clear voice: "Gang Leader Hu, what is this about? This doesn't seem to be in accordance with our agreement. Why is a Lingxiao Pavilion disciple allowed to enter alongside your people?"
Hu Man wished he could find a needle and sew Xiao Ruohan's mouth shut. Meng Wuya's overbearing behavior was already humiliating enough — he'd wanted to pretend he hadn't seen anything. The less trouble, the better. It was only one extra outsider going in; no real harm done. Consider it doing Meng Wuya a favor and settling the grudge between him and the Blood Battle Gang.
But he never expected this bastard Xiao Ruohan to bring up the one topic best left alone, insisting on pursuing the matter. Damn his eyes!
Meng Wuya let out a cold laugh and said nothing.
Left with no choice, Hu Man cleared his throat and explained: "It's like this. The restriction here was broken thanks to this senior's methods. Therefore, his disciple also has the right to enter first."
Xiao Ruohan sneered: "Then why didn't Gang Leader Hu mention this when the three sects were negotiating earlier?"
Hu Man was rendered speechless. He thought to himself: How the hell was I supposed to mention it? I didn't know this mad old man was going to pull this stunt. I'm innocent too!
"Gang Leader Hu, are you suggesting that Wind and Rain Tower has no one worth mentioning? If Lingxiao Pavilion's disciples can go in first, why can't ours?" Xiao Ruohan pressed relentlessly.
"Go to hell!" Hu Man cursed in frustration. He turned to look around and spotted the last Blood Battle Gang member about to enter the light barrier. He immediately shouted at him: "Hey, you! Don't go in. Make way for this senior's disciple!"