The reason to why I was in rush currently, was because I heard the terms those arrogant bastards at the sacred hall asked uncle Li to do before they agree to remove me from the forbidden list .
The people were disgusting to see me leisurely walking on the street like this, while Martial uncle Li was burying his head in front of the gates at the Hall entrance, asking for them to remove me from the forbidden list .
What angered me the most was the fact that these damn people actually didn't agree to change the terms of the agreement, in their terms they wanted Master Chen to be the one kneeling in front of the gates .
And not only that, he wanted Master to even sign an agreement to act as the Sacred Hall guard for 5 years with them, after hearing about those terms, I almost let my wrath take over my rationality and was about to really start spraying the whole street with red .
But thankfully my wrath was still bound by some rationality and I decided to point all my wrath on those who actually deserved to get a taste of it, wanting my Master to act as their gurad, wanting him to kneel in front of your gates, not even giving face to my Master sworn brother .
What a good Alchemy Hall that was, well then today they are going to get more than they thought to have bargained for .
As I was storming my way towards the biggest and most luxurious building in the city, I happened to run into a few city guards who were chasing someone, that person saw me and directly throw a package at me, the guards looked at this and decided that I was an accomplice of his .
The guy who had thrown that package at me was no where to be seen after, it seem that his movements skill was quite good too, just as I was about to throw away the package and continue in my own way, I heard the shouts of the guard telling me :
Stop, thief .
I looked at them and seeing the crazed look in my eyes, some of them almost fell from the roof we were on as a result, I looked directly at the guy looking to be their commander and who was currently frowning at me while clenching the spear in his head quite tightly .
" I'm in quite the rush, I would tell you to take back your things and move out of my way, but I don't think you will no longer agree to do that, won't you ? .
We had chased this criminal for over half an hour and when we were finally about to catch him you appeared out of nowhere and he throw that package at you without hesitation, so you must be his accomplice, hurry up and take him .
" Where do you want to take me exactly to where your stupid Young Master is or are you going to lead me directly to the dog boss of yours directly, I wonder .
You are the dog, your whole family are..
" Say one more word and you are done for, City guards or not, who will come to give you justice if I finished off the lot of you .
I had my sword one inch away from his throat, his eyes widened in shock and intentionally or not he stopped talking and swallowed all the words he was about to say, I was able to sense his resolve getting broken as after he seemed to realize the situation he was in, he said with a frightened and a pale look on his face :
You..., you would dare ? .
I couldn't help but sneer at him and say :
" How about you look around and tell me who here could stop me ? .
He turned slowly and slightly, afraid that with even the slightest wrong move, his throat would be slitted and after he did, the frown on his face only deepened, he looked at his men and found them already kneeling on the ground, not paying respect to anyone .
Their legs had given away due to how much pressure were they feeling, one of them even said stuttering :
Captain, we, we aren't.... .
The latter just snorted coldly at them as he turned his head towards me, even though he was acting all tough, all the gurads was able to see how he was turning his head as slowly as possible, afraid that he might die with even the slightest mistake, but he was criticizing them for them having the same thought of wanting to survive this cursed situation .
We are willing to let Master go on his way and on the previous terms you proposed before, could you please let us go .
He finally gave in to his desire to survive, but unfortunately for him, it was too late to give him any kind of leeway, I quirked my eyebrow at him and put down the sword, then took off .
Master, Young Master, what about the terms from before, you said that you would give us back the package, the package is of quite importance .
" The terms from before, I had already thrashed them when you started to act all courageous and righteous before, as for the package, you can tell who sent you to get it back about me taking it as part of my compensation, he should be able to understand, oh right, you need a new set of clothes for the stench .
After solving the problem with those idiots, I continued on my way, this place was quite close to the Alchemy Sacred Hall, this is the core area of Howling Wolf City, here are where the nobles families live and the City Lord Mansion is living inside the third biggest building after the Alchemy Hall and the Trading Merchant's Hall .
As I was heading for my destination I was followed by tens of guards telling me that it was forbidden to be moving on rooftop of these luxurious building .
I could understand what they were trying to say, but I didn't care about it in the slightest, I always landed gracefully with the help of Gliding Swallow, they were the one actually breaking things as they kept chasing me .
( Scene Change ):( In Front Of The Entrance Gates Of The Alchemy Sacred Hall ) :
Li Bian, oh Li Bian, to think that Even You Who Is Called Ashura's Hand have even days like this and for what, a guy who you have even barely known for a month or two, is it truly worth it ? .
A guy with gray hair and only one distinctive black hair and had no eyebrows with a small red dot was currently standing in front of the kneeling in the floor Li Bian, or as the Dojo Core Disciples called him, Uncle Li .
Old Wang, why are you talking to him so harshly, don't you see that he is already suffering from enough humiliation as he is .
Old Shu, you are indeed quite right, it's just I can't help but greet the guy who used to defeat geniuses of the nobles families left and right and who had managed to kill not a few numbers of masters when they did try to ambush him, but look at him now, hahaha .
The guy called old Shu was standing a bit far away from where Li Bian was kneeling, he wore a green robes and was quite chubby, those who would see him without clear eyesight, would even think that he was a statue of a big green turtle, his neck was almost unrecognizable under his big head .
He was also bald and had swirling moustache, he seemed to be a middle-aged guy, but those who see him would argue that he was at least in his 60s or 70s at least .
The two of them seemed to have been at it for quite some time now, they kept trying to ridicule Li Bian, but the latter just kneeled there in silence and didn't give them any of the satisfaction they wanted to get from humiliating him .
All the people looking at this scene were unable to understand why would someone be doing this for somone they barely even know, even if that person was a Martial nephew and had a good relationship with him, why would he go as far as to kneel down in front of the gates like this and forsake his dignity .
The talks circulating around were chattering about one thing, why was the one kneeling Li Bian and not Master Chen Fan then, if that guy Tian Long was truly this much appreciated by Li Bian, enough to completely forsake his identity and dignity for his sake, then it should have been more easier for his Master to accept to do it too .
And where was that Tian Long that Li Bian was doing all this for, no one had even seen the shadow of him, but people was already spreading a few nasty rumors about both Li Bian and his supposedly illegitimate son who only purpose in life is women and getting in trouble .
At least that what most of the rumors spread around here were mostly about, the only conclusion to Li Bian's current actions was that he is Tian Long's Father and the relationship between them had been kept secret .
Then the talk shifted to the fact that the Royal Family was also going to get involved in this, with a few people pointing out that a Royal Decree came just yesterday and helped in clearing Tian Long's name .
The question most of those concerned about this have was whether will another Royal Decree will come to his rescue again this time, if one were to actually appear then the Royal Family might get into a big trouble .
The discussion about might happen if the emperor were to get involved continued for a while, but all opinions have soon confirmed that however the clash will happen, the Alchemy Sacred Hall will still come out on top of the conflict without even losing a block of stone .
That was how powerful that Hall was, even if this place is nothing but a Branch, it had the name Alchemy Sacred Hall tied to it and so, it have the same proud, in fact due to how far Howling Wolf City from the Royal Capital, these guys were even more proud and arrogant .
Well, it's not like that there is no chance for a reconciliation between me and him .
We greet the pill saint .
The person who spoke and was the reason for Li Bian to rise his head up was a guy whose face was covered with a vail, but that vail wasn't enough to conceal the confidence or maybe the huge arrogance this guy had .
If Tian Long were to be present at the moment, he would have been able to recognize that guy even without him seeing his face clearly ever before, this person was Gu Xing, the one who is said to be behind everything currently going on and whom from the looks of it seemed to have been elevated to quite the high rank as well .
And how will this reconciliation be possible, if I dare to ask ? .
Not even his tone quivering from the tension or the humiliation that he was said to have suffered, his tone was as nonchalant as ever, the two who were calling each other Old Wang And Old Shu directly glared at Li Bian, but the latter kept his nonchalant expression and stared at the man under the vail with a squinted eyes as if he was seeing something he didn't like .
Well, it's quite simple, the person who you want to protect had crippled my brother and severed his arm, I want for him to get the same treatment, so I would like for him to lose an arm and let my brother slap him a few times, then not only will we reconcile .
The bad blood between our two forces will be wiped out and I will even allow the Dojo Disciples to buy medicine pills as they liked from the Hall...., but you are well aware of how tiresome it's for us alchemist to concoct pills specifically for your esteemed Dojo, so seeling to you at double the price should be quite fair, don't you think ? .
Li Bian frowned slightly for whatever reason he had in mind, then he looked deeply into the guy standing a bit far for him, whether he did it on purpose or not, Gu Xing was standing on a bit more high ground compared to Li Bian .
Which forced the latter to look up, if he wanted to talk with the first, after locking his eyes on him then Li Bian said :
If I'm not recalling it wrong, your brother had disrespected our Dojo and even plotted to kill Fa Shi, a disciple from our Dojo and when he was being confronted by Tian Long, he even tried to kill him, so him being alive still, should be considered a blessing .
Gu Xing's face under the vail seemed to be hardening and his eyes become even colder than before, he suddenly moved his hand and the vail of his was removed, making his face clear to all .
A handsome young man with a pale white skin, he reeked of chilly aura that seemed to prevent those who were low in power and status from approaching him, his eyes were green, but if one were to look closely at his pupils, he would be able to see that there was a blue gleam of what seemed to be a spark of a flame appearing from time to time .
He was dressed in a golden robe and he was merely missing a crown hat and people would have already suspected him to be the Emperor in disguise, that was how much confidence aura he was releasing, this man currently was staring coldly at Li Bian and everyone who saw him like this and seemed to have basic understanding of his character know that this guy was currently boiling with anger .
But just as the people present all seemed to think that today's situation well be solved only with bloodbath, the confident young man suddenly smiled and even released a small chuckle, before he start clapping his hands, forcing all the people present to gasp, surprised at what was currently happening .
But the suspense didn't last for long, before the smile on Gu Xing's face widen even more and then he said :
What you recounted had indeed happened, but as I said, this is the only way any reconciliation can happen between the two of us, so what have you decided, are you going to call him here, or should I send someone to go and fetch him ? .
Li Bian's gaze suddenly hardened even more and killing intent was released shocking most of the onlookers, but soon the feeling of being squeezed out of air disappeared and he once again regained control over his emotions .
So, there is really no room for negotiation ? .
He asked this rhetorically, but he was a bit surprised because Gu Xing actually his head all of a sudden and said :
Well, if you didn't want your precious disciples to suffer, how about I give you some leeway, the ancients always had that say about ' how the mistakes of the younger generation can only be shouldered by the older generation ', I believe there is no need for me to explain what that mean to you .
Li Bian's face had become cold as he did understand what this guy wanted him to do, but he wasn't the only one who managed to realize this, a lot of people in the audience, were aware of what this old saying meant in this current situation for Li Bian and they couldn't help but cover their mouths in horror .
But there were still a few who were more or less bewildered at what was exactly going on now, but their confusion didn't last long, since old Wang and old Shu both stepped forward and with a faces and voices that were filled with nothing but ridicule, they started to entice Li Bian to accept the new Pill Saint of their Alchemy Sacred Hall's proposition .
They cleared up the confusion behind what he had to do and their tones made what Gu Xing was asking look simple enough, they cleared that what Li Bian have to do was to take Tian Long's place and severe one arm of his .
But even though this was already more than grave enough, there was still the fact that he would still needed to allow Gu Xan, the younger brother of Gu Xing to slap him a few time, who was he, he was a dignified Marrow Cleansing Realm expert, a Martial Arts master, now he will allow his reputation to be tarnished by allowing a cripple to slap him a few times .
To someone as proud as Li Bian, doing something like this will shake his Martial Heart and it won't be far before his Realm will continue to decline more and more from here on out, this was accompanied by eternal humiliation and agony due to the suffering he will have to bear with .
Cruel, beyond measure, this action was, but contrary to everyone expectations, Li Bian seemed to be contemplating on what to do for a few seconds, so he should be thinking of letting the matter go and let Tian Long be confronted for his own actions, this was how people took him taking a few seconds for, but then he surprised all of those who were present with saying :
I agree to do it .
Ignoring the shock of the bystanders, Gu Xing called for his younger brother to come out and he even ridiculed Li Bian by praising him for his wise decision, but just as Li Bian readied himself for might be coming for him and Gu Xan stood before him and was ready to slap him .
A hand suddenly flew into the air and completely covered the place in silence .