Lin Wenshen slapped his thigh, "Isn't that kid the one who claimed to be a disciple of the Misty Sect and was taken away by Uncle-Master Li that night?"
No wonder he looked so familiar, Lin Wenshen finally remembered who Zhang Ergou was.
That night, Zhang Ergou wanted to greet Ling Feng'er.
It was his nephew Lin Chen who called him over to preside over the situation, using the excuse that Zhang Ergou had improper intentions to capture him.
However, he had seen Zhang Ergou's extraordinary strength back then and did not act rashly.
Instead, he sent a message to the Nascent Soul stage Uncle-Master Li Kongcai. After Li Kongcai arrived at the scene, he captured Zhang Ergou.
Didn't this Zhang Ergou get locked up in prison by Uncle-Master Li?
How could he appear at the competition venue?
Lin Wenshen was startled by his own discovery. If what he suspected was true,
and the person on the stage was the one who claimed to be a disciple of the Misty Sect that night.
Then something big had happened.
Lin Wenshen dared not delay, and hurriedly stood up, walking quickly towards the main stage.
"Brother Lin, where are you going?"
The elder who had reminded Lin Wenshen did not know what had happened. Seeing Lin Wenshen mutter for a while and then stand up and walk out, he asked.
"It's nothing, I'll be right back."
Lin Wenshen replied without looking back.
"Strange!" The man shook his head, not taking Lin Wenshen's strange behavior to heart, and continued to watch the fight on the stage.
On the stage, Zhang Ergou and Liu Yang continued to fight.
They fought in a very standard manner. You threw a palm, I punched a fist, and they sparred with the most basic spells.
But as if they had agreed, neither of them was willing to use killing moves first.
After dozens of exchanges, they were still testing each other.
"What's going on with this Liu Yang? Why hasn't he knocked that Zhang Ergou off the stage yet?"
On the main stage of the Flowing Sea Sect, the sect leader Liu Xun frowned and said.
Liu Yang's master heard this and quickly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, hastily explaining, "Zhang Ergou defeated two Golden Core mid-stage disciples of our sect with his early Golden Core cultivation in the first round."
"It's always right for Liu Yang to be cautious when fighting that kid."
"Hmm? Is that so? Why do I remember that the kid from the Misty Sect didn't look like this?"
Liu Xun frowned.
"Perhaps that kid used a disguise technique at the time and has now returned to his original appearance."
"I see."
Liu Xun nodded. Disguise techniques were commonly used by cultivators, so he didn't take it to heart.
...
"Are you telling the truth? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Not far from Liu Xun and the others, Li Kongcai lowered his voice and asked in a deep tone.
Standing beside Li Kongcai, Lin Wenshen could feel the terrifying power of the Nascent Soul stage.
Even though Li Kongcai had suppressed his aura, the unique pressure of a great cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage made him somewhat breathless.
"Uncle-Master, I saw it clearly. That kid is definitely the little fellow you captured that night."
Lin Wenshen said in a trembling voice.
"Nonsense! I locked that kid up in the strongest cell of the sect's prison. Moreover, there's a formation array set up by our sect's formation master above the prison."
"How could a mere early Golden Core kid like him escape from such tight security?"
"Besides, I have people patrol every day, and we haven't found any anomalies, have we?"
Li Kongcai asked in a low reprimand. If there were any changes in the prison, someone would have informed them long ago, not waiting until now.
"Uncle-Master, I'm sure that kid is the same little fellow you captured that night. I just don't know how he managed to escape the tight security of the prison."
"To be safe, shouldn't we go and check the prison?"
Lin Wenshen said, mustering his courage.
"Nonsense!"
Li Kongcai glared at Lin Wenshen. Didn't he see what kind of occasion it was?
Not to mention the presence of the Flowing Sea Sect leader and various elders, as well as the elders of the Misty Sect and elders from other smaller sects.
Could a great cultivator of the Nascent Soul stage just leave casually?
"Or, Uncle-Master, I can go and check first?"
Lin Wenshen still felt that what he saw was not wrong and insisted on going to check. Since Li Kongcai was inconvenient to leave, he could only go and check himself.
"That would be fine."
Li Kongcai's expression softened slightly, and he nodded.
"When you go to the prison, even if no one has escaped, you must inspect it carefully. At this crucial moment, no mistakes should be made."
Li Kongcai instructed in a deep voice.
"Uncle-Master, I remember."
Lin Wenshen bowed, then quietly turned to the back and secretly left the viewing platform.
The departure of a Golden Core cultivator did not attract anyone's attention.
At this moment, on the stage, Liu Yang was hit in the chest by a punch from Zhang Ergou. Under Zhang Ergou's peculiar fist technique, all defenses became a decoration.
Liu Yang, caught off guard, spurted out a mouthful of blood and fell directly off the stage.
Wow!
The stands erupted in a clamor. The disciples and elders watching the match had not expected the turn of events to be so sudden.
Just now, Zhang Ergou and Liu Yang were fighting back and forth. Although they both attacked, neither gained an advantage over the other.
Just as people were watching drowsily, the situation suddenly changed.
Even the great cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage did not react immediately.
"The way that kid Zhang Ergou moves is a bit strange. I didn't feel any spiritual energy fluctuations from that punch just now."
Liu Xun frowned. After Zhang Ergou defeated Liu Yang, he finally remembered who this kid was.
It was the one who had defeated two Flowing Sea Sect disciples in a row during the first round. Both Hua Ying and Liu He were at the mid-stage Golden Core cultivation.
But this kid clearly only had early Golden Core cultivation. What made Liu Xun even more embarrassed was that Liu He was arranged to go up at his instigation.
"Hmm?"
Liu Xun narrowed his eyes and sized up Zhang Ergou on the stage. His divine sense inadvertently swept over Zhang Ergou's body.
"I see. This kid is quite cunning, actually hiding his strength."
After a thorough investigation, Liu Xun concluded that Zhang Ergou had hidden his strength. No wonder he could defeat three mid-stage Golden Core disciples of the Flowing Sea Sect consecutively with his early Golden Core cultivation.
Having concluded that Zhang Ergou had hidden his strength, Liu Xun felt relieved.
If Zhang Ergou could truly defeat opponents across cultivation levels, it would not be good news for the Flowing Sea Sect.
...
A short while later, Lin Wenshen rushed back to the competition venue.
"Uncle-Master, it's a disaster! The prison was damaged by some strange force, and the kid you caught and locked up is gone."
Lin Wenshen panted, not daring to look up at Li Kongcai.
"What did you say?"
Because of his rage, Li Kongcai did not suppress his voice, and his stern roar echoed throughout the entire competition venue.
"Uncle-Master!"
Li Kongcai looked up and realized that everyone was looking at him.
And he also saw the displeased gaze of the sect leader Liu Xun...