Chapter 136: Everything as per normal
Ancient Wind
City is a mountain city, located on the other side of the Cang Wu Mountain. The
entire city was built on the mountain and the roads in the city were all
sloped.
Through the
deep city gates, a bustling avenue appeared, spread diagonally upwards. At the
end of it, there was a palace-like courtyard, which oversaw the entirety of the
Ancient Wind City, which was even more domineering than that of the Eagle Wolf
Guard in Jia Ping City.
On both
sides of the road, all of the households were lighting up lanterns and
decorations, as if to welcome a grand festival, but on the pedestrian's face,
there was not the slice trace of slightest happiness.
The news of
Qian Rong Zheng’s return with an identity of that of an Eagle Wolf Guard
quickly spread to the magnificent official building in the courtyard. It was as
if a certain machination was triggered as a hundred armed men rushed out to the
street. Their rush caused the people on the street to be split and pushed to
the edges of the alley. For every 10 steps there was a man situated, standing
on the two sides of the road without ever crossing sights with anyone else.
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When the
three horses passed, the men shouted with all their might, "Welcome back
to the manor my lady!" Although the noises of the horseshoe clopping on
the ground transmitted themselves loudly and clearly to the door of the manor
ahead.
Qian
Rong Zheng held her head high and led the horse to the front. Li Qing Shan and Diao
Fei trailed half a horse behind and followed her, as if they were here
bodyguards.
This was the
result of their discussion these few days, where they would give face to Qian
Rong Zheng, so as to dispel the wary heart of the Qian family. For that
thousand Qi Condensation Pills, of course, this little matter is of no problem.
However, Li Qing Shan felt that the state of Qian Rong Zheng at that very
moment was not one of pretense. There was indeed a certain degree of
contentment and pride within her appearance in returning home.
The gates of
the manor are as high as a few Zhang, and there were dozens of steps in front
of them, which made them seem even more important. A pair of stone lions looked
down majestically from which Li Qing Shan seemed to feel a few traces of
cruelty.
The red door
opened with a boom. A skinny old man dressed in formal attire walked out from
the door. It was actually the present head of the Qian Family, Qian Ting Nian,
who personally came over to welcome the three people.
"Family
head, Rong Zheng was beyond fortunate as she managed to join the Eagle Wolf
Guard." Qian Rong Zheng got down her horse and almost got to bow. However,
before she had time to bow down, she was held by the arm by a pair of skinny
hands: "Didn't I say before? Just call me Grandpa. You are now an official!
How can you bow to this old man?"
Li Qing Shan
and Diao Fei took a look at each other. Qian Ting Nian’s swift action was
shockingly fast. He did not have the slowness of an old man at all. Although he
was gentle and eloquent, he had a domineering aura to him. This was the natural
pressure a powerful Qi Refiner exuded towards weaker ones.
Qian Ting
Nian said: "These two must be the peers of Zheng Er!" (Er is commonly
attached to a single word of one’s name to indicate familiarity, whether as a
lover, family member or close friend)
Diao Fei clasped
his hands together: "It is precisely in the name of Leader Zhuo that we
accompany Rong Zheng to return to her hometown and congratulate Elder Qian for
his 132 year longevity celebration."
Li Qing Shan
followed with the gesture and smiled. He was only concerned with looking at the
biggest goal of this trip. Qian Ting Nian’s hair was sparsely white, his face
was covered with faint old aged spots, and his nose was soft, like a rubber
that was about to melt down and fall off. His skinny body was dressed in traditional
clothing, seeming like an old monkey dressed in human clothes. It was half
comical and half disgusting.
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If not for
the twinkle in his eyes, and the swift rabbit-like action from before, Li Qing
Shan would have almost doubted whether this old man who was about to die would
be the greatest enemy that they would face in this trip.
In the
absence of dark injuries, a first-rate martial artist could only live to about
a hundred years. A Fifth Level Qi Refining practitioner can only have a few
more decades than that. At this age, Qian Ting Nian’s cultivation had indeed
started to decline. The information that Qian Rong Zheng released was indeed
not false.
After
looking at the treasure pouches on Qian Ting Nian’s waist, he wondered if there
were a few hundred Qi Condensation Pills in there. His gaze was now over his
shoulders, staring at the group of people behind the gate. Or more precisely, a
group of Qi Refiners. There were men and women, young and old, and even scholars
and monks that were not of the Qian family that came for the longevity
festival. Those that came over to offer their congratulations were not as
enthusiastic when looking at the trio. There were even gazes of contempt and
coldness.
Li Qing Shan
remembered Zhou Wen Bin's remarks. Their group of government hunting animals
were very repelled in the entire cultivation world, especially those of sects.
Everyone liked to be free and unsupervised, and the Eagle Wolf Guard just had
to be the policing body of all under the heavens, being the representative maintaining
the law and order in the world.
Qian Ting
Nian waved his hand: "Please!"
......
In a secret chamber,
Qian Ting Nian’s face lost his magnanimity that he displayed in front of
everyone. Instead, he looked at Qian Rong Zheng with his eyes red. “What about
Qian Rong Ming?”
Qian Rong
Zheng mourned and cried: "Rong Ming, Rong Ming was killed!”
"What!"
Qian Ting Nian firmly grasped the shoulders of Qian Rong Zheng: "Who is
it, who did it? Why are you okay?" Qian Rong Ming was not adopted into the
family, but had in actual fact possessed the authentic blood of his Qian
family. He had married many without much regard and amongst his hundred over
grandchildren, he was one of those that possessed sufficient talent.
Qian
Rong Zheng replied: "It was Li Qing Shan. It is the boy who came with me
today. He is the murderer of Rong Ming!" She actually recounted the story
of the matter to him, with its exact details.
Qian Ting
Nian can only accept this fact, and wickedly said: "If he is not an Eagle Wolf
Guard, I will surely cut him to pieces." Then with a thin hand, he stroked
Rong Zheng’s delicate cheek: "At least there is still you.” His eyes then flashed
with obscene light.
Qian Rong Zheng
said: "Grandpa, you are willing to let them off, but they will not let you
off!"
"What
did you say?" Qian Ting Nian was shocked.
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“We have come here on a secret mission under
the Eagle Wolf Guard to investigate the Qian family!”
"How is
this possible? I have managed the Ancient Wind City strictly! What I should
have paid I have not been stingy about, why would the Eagle Wolf Guard come
looking for me!" The lusty light in Qian Ting Nian’s eyes disappeared, and
some hint of panic appeared. For small families such as themselves, the thing
they fear most is the Eagle Wolf Guard. Once in the sight of the Eagle Wolf
Guard, they would be hunted by the Eagles and devoured by the wolves.
Qian Rong
Zheng explained: “It is all that Li Qing Shan’s fault! He took brother Rong
Ming’s treasure pouch, became greedy, envied my fortunes, and even told Leader Zhuo
bad things about the Qian family.”
Qian Ting
Nian said: "And you didn’t bother explaining for the Qian Family? What is
your use for? Bitch, did you think about rebelling against the Qian Family?"
Qian Rong Zheng
replied: “How could I not try to appease the situation? But Li Qing Shan has a
background in the Clear River Prefecture. He didn’t even need to take part in
the trials to enter the Eagle Wolf Guard and Zhuo Zhi Bo does not even dare to
offend him. Thus, he ordered us to come and investigate. Rong Zheng has a huge
debt of gratitude towards the Qian Family, thus she can have today’s
achievements. Without the Qian Family, without Grandfather, then there would
not be today’s Rong Zheng, so how could I betray the Qian Family?” Talking, and
as if utterly wanting to cry, she seemed as if she wanted to die.
Qian Ting
Nian thought of her past obedient behaviour and his face calmed down slightly:
“What should we do now? Do we give him some bribes, or not, you will have to sacrifice
for the Qian family.”
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Qian Rong Zheng
said: “Grandpa, he is a hungry wolf who eats people without spewing bones. As
long as the entire Qian family is swallowed, how can it be compared to trying
to ward him off with a bone? If you don’t believe it, look carefully at the
reaction of both of them.”
Qian Ting
Nian said: "How can this be done? If I did not listen to you, and let you join
the Eagle Wolf Guard, how could we attract such a calamity?"
Qian
Rong Zheng revealed a cruel expression: "You must not let them, especially
Li Qing Shan, live when he leaves Ancient Wind City."
Qian Ting
Nian said: "You are asking me to murder an Eagle Wolf Guard!?"
"As
long as Li Qing Shan is not eliminated, the Qian Family will have no peace. I
will reason their deaths to be due to something else. Grandpa, this is all for the
Qian family."
After a long
time, Qian Rong Zheng walked out of the secret chamber, and the bright sunshine
seemed to dispel the darkness in her heart as she walked out of the courtyard.
A middle-aged man stood in front of her.
"Brother!"
Qian Rong Zheng respectfully greeted.
A
middle-aged man touched her cheek, and Qian Rong Zheng leaned her head away.
"Brother, don't!" (The whole Qian family is so damned horny man.)
This old man
is Qian Ting Nian’s eldest grandson, Qian Xing Wei. Although he does not have
the qualifications to refine Qi, he was still a martial artist. He was a major caretaker
of the entire Qian family.
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Qian Xing Wei
was furious and pinched Qian Rong’s chin: “Stop being arrogant and acting up.
Don’t think that once you become an Eagle Wolf Guard, you can just shake your
tail to reach the heavens. As long as you are a member of the Qian Family, you
have to listen to me. Don’t forget about your debt to the Qian Family."
Qian Rong Zheng
said: "Yes, big brother, Rong Zheng doesn’t dare." Suddenly a few
people came from afar and Qian Xing Wei let go of her and ordered: "Come
to my room at night." As he watched her walk away, he even spit: "So
what if you are a Qi Refiner?"
He could not
see the dark smile on her face.
Everyone has
to pay a price.
......
As the night
fell, the lights came on.
In the hall,
there are many people who have gathered and greeted each other. They are all important
guests who have come to give their congratulations during the longevity
festival. Although it is only the day after that the longevity festival would
take place, in order to show respect, the guests would gather a day before.
Amongst them, the most respected are definitely the ten or so Qi Refiners. Li
Qing Shan and Diao Fei relied on their identities as Eagle Wolf Guards to sit
on the upper seats.
When Qian Ting
Nian introduced them to the audience, he said, "This is the young hero of
the Eagle Wolf Guard, Li Qing Shan!"
Regardless
of what the people thought in their minds, they all gave their respective
salutations.
"You
called Li Qing Shan?" a sharp voice sounded, Li Qing Shan looked for a
voice and only saw a scholar that was seated, his hair scattered, a wild aura
about him. He was also a 3rd level Qi Refiner and looked over with
unkind intentions.
Li Qing Shan
said: "I am, may I know what are you?"
“This one is
called “Eccentric Life” Gong Liang Bai, from Han Feng Academy.” Qian Ting Nian
introduced the two people, and then asked Gong Liang Bai: “What, you seem to
know Lord Li?”
In this
world where the magistrates are all powerful Qi Refiners, academies are not
just for reading. Like Buddhism and Taoism, the practice of martial arts is commonplace
in such institutions.
Gong Liang
Bai did not look at Qian Ting Nian, and only stared at Li Qing Shan: "Do
you know Wei Dan Dong?"
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Li Qing Shan
said: "I don't know."
Gong Liang Bai
said: "He knows you, if my guess is good, you come from Qing Yang City? My
younger martial brother went there a few months ago for a trip. He had bad bone
structure ever since he was young and he was looking for a way to cure that.
Yet, he never returned"
Li Qing Shan
suddenly remembered that when he was in Qing Yang City, the sick scholar who
had tried to seize the spiritual ginseng was the first to die in his hands in
front of the Snow Wing Temple. The other top masters were all middle-aged and
only he was about twenty years old. As such, his impression of him was much
deeper.
"It
seems that I have seen him before!"
Gong Liang
Bai raised himself: "And then?"
Li Qing Shan
replied: "I killed him."
(DOWNRIGHT
SAVAGE)
Done done
note: Apologies for the inconsistent uploads recently, been caught up with some
IRL stuff. Hope you lot have a great day ahead! Also, this arc is going to get
real bloody, hope y’all can guess where Rong Zheng’s true allegiance lies soon
HAHAHA!
thanks for the chapter
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell. She is a b*tch for the family? Even to the old guy that has 132 years? They did take her just to use her? When not lime i care for a character that is goi g to die soon.
ReplyDeleteHope mc became a monster and kill everyone there or something like that.
Thanks for the chapter btw.
Damn Mc just admitted to slaugther rigth in the open, I like the fact that so far he has not been shown as a twoface bastard.
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this chapter!🤓
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