Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Peng Zhuiyun said, “However what? The seven old men always pretended like they were some honorable men. Look at them now. They protect their own people instead of justice. Did they ever say any word for us? If you didn’t stop me, I would…”
“Brother, you are reckless. As I said, it is not difficult to kill the seven old men. What then? The ancestors of the Seven Golden Lotuses would appear if the old men died…” Shangguan Lingxiao coldly said, “Those seven freaking old men are the really powerful ones. I am not sure we can defeat them. I am afraid we would all be killed if those seven showed up and fight!
“The City of Chaos is their place.
“They are dishonorable, so we can say whatever we want and make as much noise as we want. If we kill them and cause damage to their foundation, the old men would have to step out and fight against us for the young man, no matter how contemptible he is.
“That is the bottom line. We must be careful not to cross it.
“We must save our power so that we can defeat them someday.
“If we made any reckless moves and died here, what is the point? Do you want us to die and fail to avenge our brothers, who were killed?”
Shangguan Lingxiao humphed and continued, “Can’t you at least think for a bit? The Seven Golden Lotuses are seven great cultivators who reached their prime when the five sky kings rose. Do you think you can defeat anyone of them? Do you think the Heaven’s Leaf and the Seven Golden Lotuses were just stories?”
Peng Zhuiyun became silent. After a while, he said, “Maybe we can kill their people somewhere else, but are you sure they won’t get back on us if we do it elsewhere?”
“We follow the rule of the martial world.” Shangguan Lingxiao coldly said, “The young man said so. They want this. Why blame us? The old men have to protect their dignity after all. Besides, outside the City of Chaos, the seven old men won’t attack together. If any of them moves alone, we can… At the very least, if the ten of us stay together, we can easily defeat the seven old men! I have explained enough. Do you still have questions?”
“No. I get it now.” Peng Zhuiyun was convinced.
…
“Brother, I still think it happened too abruptly. Why was it so sudden? I just don’t feel right,” Peng Zhuiyun said.
“Apparently, some capable man is behind all this,” Shangguan Lingxiao coldly said.
“Who?”
“The Hall of Returning Nature!”
One asked, while the other answered.
Shangguan Lingxiao didn’t need to think before he gave the answers. It seemed he had already known everything.
“If you knew the truth, why didn’t you point it out?”
“What for?”
“At least we couldn’t get set up like that!”
“Our men won’t die for nothing. Well, Ye Yunduan may lose some for nothing.”
“How come?”
“We know the Hall of Returning Nature is setting us up. The seven old masters of the Seven Lotus Clan know it too. Ye Yunduan doesn’t. He will make more mistakes like this. If we pointed out the truth, we would be helping him out.”
“Oh… We can’t help him. Let him be the stupid one!”
“I know everything. He doesn’t. He is too arrogant to listen to others’ advice. Ye Yunduan will lead the Great Ye Army to their end soon.”
“That’s right. We must be careful now. We must defeat Ye Yunduan.”
“Ah…”
“What bothers you, brother? You haven’t sighed for a long time!”
“Brother, what I said to the young man, I said it to earn advantages for our side. In fact, I wasn’t lying. I never underestimate myself, but I do respect Ye Hongchen, the Great Master Ye, so much. I was weak while dealing with the City of Chaos issues…”
“No way, brother. The Great Master Ye is an inspiration for all itinerant cultivators. What happened back there was an accident. You can’t blame yourself!”
“As I think about it now, a legend is a legend indeed, but the hero’s descendant is not always a hero. The Great Ye Clan has returned to the world after a hundred thousand years. If the Great Ye Clan let that stupid young man represent the clan to return, the Great Ye Clan is done!”
“Well, then the seven old men are all done as well.”
“Absolutely. As long as they follow Ye Yunduan, they will be done soon.”
“I am not so sure… I mean… Ye Yunduan is an arrogant asshole, but he has to respect the old men. The old masters will help him, and maybe things won’t end up so bad!”
“Haven’t you noticed? The Heaven’s Leaf and the Seven Golden Lotuses were all cultivators in the martial world. Look at the young man. He is a typical young lord.”
“Oh? So?”
“That is a big difference. A young lord of a clan may not be useless and foolish. In fact, Ye Yunduan is quite a capable man. If he had experienced the martial world for a few years, he would have become great.
“However, the Great Ye Clan has made the biggest mistake. They have put the raw jade stone into the martial world.
“A young lord like him has all the good qualities of a great man, but he has never been trained in the real life of the martial world.
“He is arrogant, and he will always be arrogant.
“Ye Yunduan is a typical failure. What happened today has shown us all the shortages of him.
“They just push him to the martial world, and he will make mistakes. One mistake is all it takes to cause the worst outcome!”
“That is right… What should we do next?”
“Next… We will follow the rules of the Brotherhood Alliance.” Shangguan Lingxiao coldly smiled and said, “We send messages out to the Limitless Ocean and the world!”
“What are we saying?”
“We will tell the world our hostility and hate on the Heaven’s Leaf and the Seven Golden Lotuses! An enemy’s enemy is our friend. An enemy’s friend is our enemy!” Shangguan Lingxiao said, “We will tell the world that we will seek vengeance!”
“Our brothers’ won’t bleed for nothing! We will make no compromise!”
“Yes!”
“Let’s go!”
The men of the Brotherhood Alliance moved ahead and disappeared outside the south gate of the city.
The sky became red like the light of the falling sun stained the clouds.
