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Zhou Qi: "Long time no see, everyone. How is everyone doing?"

Lin Yi, Sun Tao, Wei Nan: "..."

Just as Zhou Qi looked at them with an innocent expression, a message suddenly appeared in the group chat.

Li Xuewen: "Senior Brother Zhou, long time no see. How are you all doing?"

Suddenly, several people fell into silence.

They didn't know how to reply...

After a long time, Lin Yi typed a few words.

Lin Yi: "We are all doing well. We have slowly adapted to the New District. Xuewen, we heard from Hu Quan that you didn't come to the New District for school? What happened? Didn't we agree to reunite in the New District?"

Lin Yi finally asked this question.

As a result, the group chat fell into a brief silence.

After more than ten minutes, the phone rang again.

Li Xuewen: "It's a long story. Maybe it's just fate. I shouldn't have gone to the New District."

Li Xuewen: "The day after you left, I was ambushed. It wasn't just me; the fellow disciples at the Martial Arts Hall were all plotted against!"

When Lin Yi and the others saw Li Xuewen's words, they were all astonished.

Zhou Qi: "Plotted against? What happened? Do you know who it was?"

Wei Nan: "Damn, what kind of deep hatred is this? Did your Martial Arts Hall offend someone?"

Li Xuewen: "I'm not sure. This group is quite mysterious. Even the Martial Arts Police Station intervened, but they couldn't find anything."

Li Xuewen: "By the way, I remember that a few juniors from other dojos died as well. The matter caused quite a stir..."

After receiving this news, Lin Yi and the others were all shocked.

The Xinxing Martial Arts Hall was quite famous in the Old District.

Especially this year's Martial Arts Exam, which produced a Martial Exam Top Scholar like Lin Yi.

It was reasonable for it to be famous.

The best way for a Martial Arts Hall to promote itself is through the rankings of the Martial Arts Exam.

And this time, the Martial Arts Exam not only produced a Martial Exam Top Scholar, but also more than a dozen students who successfully entered the New District.

In particular, Lin Yi and the others had never discovered that the Martial Arts Hall had any enemies.

As for harm from peers, that was even more impossible.

They didn't have the guts. The Martial Arts Hall had coaches like Yang Yong.

Among the coaches in the Old District Martial Arts Hall, they were equivalent to the top-tier existence.

Moreover, behind the Xinxing Martial Arts Hall, there was the behemoth known as the Martial Arts Alliance.

Unless other Martial Arts Halls didn't want to continue operating, they would absolutely never do such a thing.

Lin Yi: "Then what was the reason you didn't come to the New District for university? Even if you were attacked, it shouldn't have..."

Li Xuewen: "[Bitter smile] Senior Brother Lin, one of my legs was crippled, and my Realm dropped. Even if I went to the New District, the school wouldn't accept me. Fortunately, Coach Yang pulled some strings to get me into the Martial Arts Police Station. I think this is good too; it counts as a stable life, and I can earn a salary early."

After reading Li Xuewen's words, Lin Yi, Zhou Qi, Sun Tao, and the others all fell into silence.

They never would have thought that in just over a month, so many things would have happened.

Li Xuewen's future was ruined. Losing a leg meant his martial arts path was cut short.

He had no hope of coming to the New District in this life.

As for whether they would have a chance to meet again, it would only depend on the future.

Whether Lin Yi and the others could obtain a pass.

If they could get a pass between the two districts, they could return to the Old District to see their former friends and fellow disciples.

If they couldn't get one...

The group chat fell silent again.

Everyone's mood was also very heavy.

The world is unpredictable; no one knows what will happen tomorrow.

Back then, the group was still sitting in a hotpot restaurant, talking loudly about their future.

Li Xuewen had envied them for receiving multiple admission letters, complaining that he only had one.

But now, this only admission letter had become proof of a dream.

At least it represented that Li Xuewen had once had a dream of being able to go to the New District.

For a long time, no one spoke again.

Li Xuewen: "What's wrong? No need to feel sad for me. Staying in the Old District might not be a bad thing. Perhaps the New District wasn't suitable for me!"

Li Xuewen: "I've already accepted it now, and at the Martial Arts Police Station, Captain Tang treats me very well and takes special care of me. Life is pretty good now!"

Li Xuewen: "By the way, how are you all doing in the New District? Is the environment there good? Are there any Yao Beasts or anything?"

Li Xuewen: "How much has your Realm improved? Have you reached 2-Star yet? Senior Brother Lin's talent must be 4-Star now, right?"

Looking at the messages from Li Xuewen alone in the group, Zhou Qi, Sun Tao, and Wei Nan felt as if their vision was blurred by something.

They couldn't see the words on the screen clearly.

After a long time, Wei Nan wiped his eyes and quickly typed a few words on his phone.

Wei Nan: "Lin Yi is a monster. He broke through to 4-Star a long time ago. If I'm not mistaken, he might already be 5-Star now, right?"

Wei Nan: "Xuewen, don't be discouraged. There are many medicines in the New District, and the effects are beyond what you can imagine. You will definitely be able to find medicine to cure your leg. Just wait for us to come back!"

Li Xuewen: "[Laughter] Don't look for it. I'm using a prosthetic leg now; I don't need medicine anymore!"

Once these words were out, everyone was shocked again.

So, when Li Xuewen said his leg was crippled, it meant it was gone?

This made Wei Nan, who was just about to type, stop his movements.

Li Xuewen: "It's okay, don't worry about me anymore. I have a mission, so I won't talk for now. Let's chat again when there's time!"

Wei Nan: "Okay!"

Zhou Qi: "Stay safe."

Sun Tao: "Take care of yourself, wait for us to return and reunite!"

When the group put down their phones, the atmosphere became increasingly heavy. Li Xuewen's situation was something they hadn't expected.

They hadn't even imagined that these things would happen.

And just at this moment, Lin Yi's phone vibrated.

He picked it up and took a look; it was actually a private message from Li Xuewen.

[Li Xuewen: Senior Brother Lin, I've been thinking about this for a long time, wondering whether to tell you. Just now, I wanted to tell you in the group, but then I thought, forget it. This is your privacy, so I decided to tell you separately!]

[Lin Yi: What is it?]

[Li Xuewen: The person who ambushed the Martial Arts Hall seems to be your younger brother, Lin Yu!]

[Lin Yi: Who? Lin Yu? Are you sure it's him?]

[Li Xuewen: He admitted it himself. The reason for ambushing the students of the Martial Arts Hall was to get revenge on you. He seems to have established a cult called 'Xinsheng', and the number of believers grew to tens of thousands overnight!]

[Li Xuewen: These believers are all people who failed the Martial Arts Exam or are living unsatisfactorily. They were quickly recruited by this 'Xinsheng' cult!]

[Li Xuewen: Now 'Xinsheng' is committing evil deeds everywhere, burning, killing, and looting—they do everything. And that younger brother of yours...]

[Lin Yi: It's fine, go ahead and say it, don't have any reservations!]

[Li Xuewen: He seems to have practiced some evil technique. Now he is neither human nor ghost; in any case, he doesn't look human anymore!]

These messages from Li Xuewen made Lin Yi's heart skip a beat.

It wasn't because of the 'Xinsheng' cult that Lin Yu established.

And it wasn't because he practiced some evil technique.

To Lin Yi, these had nothing to do with him.

They didn't have a blood relationship in the first place, so what did it matter if he lived or died?

But when Li Xuewen said these things, some things that had happened in the past kept flashing through Lin Yi's mind.

Fury surged straight to his head.

The very next moment, Lin Yi slammed his palm onto the table.

Boom—

It startled Wei Nan, Zhou Qi, and the others, who all looked at Lin Yi in surprise.