131 Chapter 128: Plans gone wrong (1/2)

Xu Ming reached the Ranking Pavillion, but he was surprised as he saw it empty.

Other than the girl that handled the matters of the Ranking Hall, there was no one else there.

He walked to the girl.

”I was supposed to have a battle with the 1st Rank Sun Mu today. Is he not here yet?” he asked the girl.

”Sun Mu? He hadn't come here,” the girl shook her head.

”He hasn't? Did he cancel it again?” Xu Ming muttered as he stepped out of the Ranking Pavillion and walked towards the courtyard of Sun Mu.

Xu Ming knocked on the door and met up with the servant of Sun Mu.

”Where is he?” Xu Ming asked.

”Master is in his room. He can't come out. Please go back,” the servant said as he tried to close the door, but Xu Ming stopped the door from closing as he used his hand.

”Enough is enough! Call him out this instant, or I'll come inside! I'm not wasting even a second more on this stupidity! Does he think that I'm a beggar? I'm asking for a fight, not for him to give me anything that belongs to him! Call him out!” Xu Ming roared in anger.

”If he's not out by 5 minutes, I'll come inside and drag him out myself!” he added.

”I-i can't,” the servant shook his head even though he looked scared.

”Step aside!” Xu Ming pushed him to the side and entered his courtyard.

He walked to the nearest room and pushed the door open.

As soon as the door opened, Xu Ming was stunned. He stood there, bewildered.

Sun Mu was lying on the bed; his eyes were closed.

He was shirtless, and Xu Ming was able to see the deep wounds on his chest, which still hadn't healed.

”Master still hasn't healed. Generally, these wounds should have healed in 2 days, but the healing is taking much longer than we had expected. He's also gaining and losing consciousness regularly,” the servant said to Xu Ming as he stood behind him.

Xi Ming walked closer to Sun Mu and looked at the wounds.

”Was this because of the Core Entrance Tests?” he asked the servant standing behind.

”Yes. I don't know what cruel tests they have to harm my master so badly. The last time he went to the test, he came back injured as well, but that wasn't as serious as it is this time,” the servant replied.

”He was stronger than last time if I'm not wrong. Still, he came back worse than before. It seems like the test is something that gets worse; the stronger one is,” Xu Ming muttered.

He turned back to look towards the servant.

”I'll be back to check on him after a few days. Hopefully, he would be healed by then,” Xu Ming stood.

He left Sun Mu's courtyard and walked back towards his courtyard.

”His one year without accepting a challenge will end in 2 weeks. I don't think the sect will punish him seeing his situation. I don't like the fact that it is delayed, but it doesn't seem like I can do anything,” he muttered.

”Hey! Stop!”

Xu Ming recognized that voice, but he didn't stop. Instead, he fastened his pace, and soon, he was running.

A girl was running after him, calling him out, but Xu Ming was much faster.

He again used his Origin Movement and entered someone's Courtyard and left from the other side as he lost the trail of the girl.

He got back to his Courtyard.

”I can't believe I'm running away from a girl, but she's crazy. No matter how many times I tell her, she doesn't understand. I can't marry her for a stupid reason like that,” he muttered as he sat on his bed.

He laid on the bed as he closed his eyes and calmed down his mind.