Chapter 39: Chapter 38: The Decision
Translator: 549690339
Just as Pei Xuanjing was about to kill Liu Ruilong, a loud shout suddenly sounded:
“Stop!”
Looking at the newcomer, Liu Ruilong’s despairing eyes flashed with surprise and joy.
Unfortunately for Liu Ruilong, however, his joy was in vain, as Pei Xuanjing ignored the shout, his hand’s movement without the slightest hesitation.
Whoosh!
With a swipe of the Flowing Flame Sword, Liu Ruilong’s body was split in two.
In his eyes was a look of shock and confusion; he didn’t understand why Pei Xuanjing was so unyielding, killing him despite hearing someone trying to intervene.
Pei Xuanjing shook his wrist, shaking off the blood on his sword. Only then did he raise his head and speak to a monk in the distance, “What did you say?”
The reason why he showed no mercy, even after hearing the monk’s voice…
It was because he knew that the monk hadn’t suddenly arrived; he had been there even before Pei Xuanjing had. One could argue that even if the monk wasn’t on Liu Ruilong’s side, there must have been some connection.
The burly monk, whose face was initially smiling, became gloomy after seeing Pei Xuanjing’s unwavering decision to kill and hearing his sarcastic tone.
“Benefactor, don’t you think your methods are a bit too brutal?” The monk spoke chastely, pointing at Liu Ruilong’s corpse.
Pei Xuanjing, as if hearing a hilarious joke, sneered, “Since when did the monks of the Diamond Gate begin preaching mercy? Have the monks of the Diamond Gate turned vegetarian now?”
Perhaps the monks of the North and South Zen Sect might be vegetarian, but the monks of the Diamond Gate of the Northwest Dao have always been fond of meat and wine.
The monk before his eyes was from the Diamond Gate, and is the fifth-rank martial artist from the Diamond Gate, whose name was given to Pei Xuanjing by the government office’s estimations.
“Are you provoking the Diamond Gate?” The monk’s entire body surged with True Qi as he eyed Pei Xuanjing with a cold glint.
He felt greatly insulted and had the urge to take action.
“Are you courting death?” Pei Xuanjing refused to back down.
His inner True Qi began to circulate once more, the Divine Weapon in his hand buzzing softly, as if he was ready to strike at a moment’s notice.
If that monk had just sat and watched his fight with Liu Ruilong earlier, Pei Xuanjing might not have cared.
But this monk had the audacity to play the good guy and try to mediate after he won. That meant that the monk had chosen to oppose him.
Well then, he was an enemy. And Pei Xuanjing naturally wouldn’t care about him.
Furthermore, when contemplating about the various forces from the Northwest Dao would enter the forbidden Blessed Land, Gu Ji had mentioned that he may not be able to cover Pei Xuanjing if he offends other powers.
But if he encountered people from the Diamond Gate, he didn’t need to worry. Even if he killed their successor, he would still be able to cover it.
Pei Xuanjing was intrigued at the time and asked why. Gu Ji then told him a rather secretive story.
The Diamond Gate was established by a renegade monk from the Zen Sect. Thus, they set up their sect in the Northwest Dao, and didn’t dare to set foot in the Central Plains.
Such conditions were not too problematic. Unfortunately, towards the end of the last dynasty, the Diamond Gate was at its peak. The sect’s gate master intended to return to the Central Plains and even got close to a big shot from the last dynasty, oppressing martial artists worldwide. They were unmatched.
Regrettably, it was a chaotic era. The Great Ming Emperor rose from insignificance, accomplished great deeds with a three-foot sword, overthrew the previous dynasty, and the Diamond Gate, for aiding a tyrant, was labeled as traitors.
Had it not been for some accidental reasons, the Diamond Gate might have been erased from history along with the previous dynasty.
After recuperating for years, the Diamond Gate regained some strength, but the black history remained. Both the martial arts world and the government office of the Great Ming disliked them.
Therefore, even if Pei Xuanjing offended them, with Gu Ji there, the Diamond Gate did not dare be rampant. If their black history was dug up, it would be serious trouble.
Hence, Pei Xuanjing was not afraid of offending them.
The monk was furious, but forcibly swallowed his anger, speaking in a frosty tone: “You shall pay dearly for today’s deeds in the future.”
Having said that, he decisively left.
Watching the monk retreat, Pei Xuanjing had a desire to attack but seeing the various injuries of the people sent by the government, he eventually decided against it.
“Diamond Gate, I’ll remember you,” He said to himself silently, remembering the grudge.
Pei Xuanjing turned around and spoke to the people sent by the government, “Those who are injured, tend to your injuries first. The rest of you clean up this place.”
After saying that, he found a place to sit and carefully examined the new Divine Weapon he had acquired.
He had learned from the others that the name of the sword was ‘Flowing Flame’. It was one of the Divine Weapons belonging to the Liu family, made of a thousand-year-old Mysterious Iron and refined with the essence of a hundred gold. It was considered a high-quality Divine Weapon among the Thousand Refinement Divine Weapons.
He had to admit, sometimes Pei Xuanjing felt that Liu Ruilong was his lucky charm.
When he first arrived in Anping Prefecture, his Pine Pattern Ancient Sword was not up to par, Liu Ruilong’s provocation brought him a precious sword.
Not long ago, after exchanging hands with Li Yuzhen, Pei Xuanjing realized his difference with the geniuses from the big families. They had everything ready, while he had to figure everything out on his own.
However, not much later, even though Liu Ruilong had caused his precious sword to shatter, he quickly gave him another Thousand Refinement Divine Weapon. He was indeed a good samaritan.
Regrettably, Liu Ruilong was now dead. There was no longer anyone to bring him good things.
The next day, Pei Xuanjing, who had rested for the night, led the people from the government to go a certain direction.
According to them, in about half a month, a rare treasure would appear, and the place it would appear would be there.
What Pei Xuanjing didn’t know was, while he was off searching for the treasure, the Diamond Gate’s monk didn’t sit idle either.
Originally, this monk was hired by the Liu family for a hefty sum to assist them in the fight. The plan was to have Liu Ruilong be a distraction while he ambushed Pei Xuanjing. They did not expect Pei Xuanjing’s fourth -grade power to exceed everyone’s expectations. Liu Ruilong was defeated too quickly, and the monk didn’t get a chance to take action.
So, he tried to play the good guy to save Liu Ruilong’s life in order to make another plan later.
However, Pei Xuanjing’s decisive action was unexpected and foiled his plan.
Nevertheless, even if intimidated by Pei Xuanjing, this monk was not a good-natured fellow. He planned to gather some experts to jointly ambush Pei Xuanjing.
After all, even if some people were not interested in the rare treasure, a Thousand Refinement grade Divine Weapon could make many hearts flutter..