He was now second only to the Sect Leader. Once Hex Tai passed away, he would have complete control over the Lieyang Sect. Why should he risk his life at a time like this?
And so, Zhang Hongguang outright ignored Hex Tai's orders and continued to do as he pleased.
With the acting Sect Leader, Zhang Hongguang, choosing to slack off, his subordinates naturally followed suit. The Lieyang Sect disciples under his command grew increasingly lax. At first, they would at least go through the motions each day, but now, they couldn't even be bothered to keep up appearances.
This, however, left Song Changrong and his men completely baffled. Being a naturally cautious man, he suspected Zhang Hongguang was plotting some kind of scheme and immediately tightened the Marketplace's defenses even further.
