Chapter 323: Watch the Door (1/2)
Chapter 323: Watch the Door
Translator: IreneEditor: TYZ/KLKL
Cui Tianzheng observed Shi Xueman. He could vaguely see Shi Beihai’s spirit in her perseverance and stubbornness. They even had the same disregard for law and nature.
”Have you considered the consequences?”
His tone was peaceful.
”I did.” Shi Xueman said calmly as she met Uncle Cui’s gaze.
”Bringing Duanmu Huanghun on board and revealing God-subduing Peak’s secret. Using God-subduing Peak without permission, killing Blood of God’s diplomatic mission in Jadeite Forest… Have you thought about Elders Guild’s reaction?”
Shi Xueman answered in a low voice, ”I did. These were my selfish decisions. No one else is to be blamed so I’m willing to take all responsibility for my actions.”
Cui Tianzheng looked at her meaningfully. ”Why are you so anxious? With your current speed, you can take over your father in another ten years. Twenty years after, and the future of the Avalon of Five Elements will belong to you all. You just have to follow the order. Everything is yours. Be it taking revenge or returning favors, you can act according to your wishes.”
”I know,” Shi Xueman nodded. ”but I also know that once I accept these things, I will have to obey them. I will have to accept whatever task they give me, whether I like it or not. It’s not mine if I don’t accept it. They need people who are willing to conform.”
Duanmu Huanghun, who was standing beside her, laughed silently. He was born into an influential family and knew exactly how Shi Xueman felt.
The one wearing the crown must bear its weight. Good things were either too difficult to get a hold of, or obtained at the expense of everything else.
Cui Tianzheng pleaded earnestly, ”Youngsters need patience. What can’t be done once you have the power? You have a long life ahead of you.”
Shi Xueman shook her head. ”I will be old by then. I should do what the twenty year old me wants to when I’m twenty, do what the thirty year old me wants to when I’m thirty, and do what the forty year old me wants to when I’m forty. I should do whatever, whenever I feel like. There’s no point waiting. I won’t be able to do anything when I’m old.”
Duanmu Huanghun was startled by her words.
Cui Tianzheng asked helplessly, ”Aren’t you afraid of dragging your father down?”
Shi Xueman blinked. ”Those were my father’s words.”
Cui Tianzheng sat mute, only shaking his head after a long time. ”Both father and daughter are really worrisome. Okay then, since my duty is to ensure that God-subduing Peak does not fall into enemy hands. You’re in charge of everything else, so I’ll leave it up to you.”
As a Master, Cui Tianzheng held a high position. As for God-subduing Peak being snatched away? He wasn’t the least bit worried. Even if Dai Gang were to attempt it personally, he would have to pay a huge price in order to seize it.
”Let’s go then.”
Shi Xueman commanded straightforwardly.
Citizens of Jadeite Forest were shocked to see God-subduing Peak light up suddenly in the night outside the city.
Whoosh whoosh. The thick and solid old vine was like a chained anchor, freshly pulled up from the sea. On its faint, transparent glowing shield, streaks of dazzling light scars were flickering non-stop.
The giant peak sailed unhurriedly in the sky with its intense elemental energy waves dispersing in the air. The gale swept that across Jadeite City and God-subduing Peak was a gradually migrating elemental energy windstorm.
Could it be that God-subduing Peak was really going to attack Jadeite Forest City?
An intense fear shrouded the city.
…..
Outside Peace City.
A typical yet eye-catching Old Territory-style caravan could be seen.
It was different from the Avalon of Five Elements’s. Old Territory was home to a vast jumble of people. The pace of living was slower and many customs and habits from the cultivation era remained here. Of course, in the eyes of people in the Avalon of Five Elements, those traditions were in patches and useless.
There was a shortage of resources and elemental energies was scarce. Additionally, it used to be the core of the Cultivation Era, so there were many artifacts and grotto-heavens left behind by the sects that were now seen as garbage.
Old Territory’s patchy style had always been this way – the upper body was covered in sturdy armor that was refined by body-tempering sect from thirty thousand years ago, and the lower body was covered in skirt armor fashioned by some sect from seventy thousand years ago. People carried a cult-ish chopper from an unknown period and they either had a priest hat or conical bamboo hat on their head. Shoes were the most cumbersome; only overflowing luck would allow someone to find a matching pair.
Most wore different shoes on both feet and businessmen racked their brains over this issue. For example, if one had Tigerhead Wind-resistant Shoe on the left foot and Greendragon-On-Cloud Shoe on the right, the combination is called Walking Dragon, Sprinting Tiger. Other shoes like Idlecloud Wild Crane, Double Sword and Flaming Wind Assistance could fetch a good price.
But in these past few years, due to wars, prices rose ridiculously. It was absolutely impossible for things to be like in the past, where items were sold by weight.
Even Silver Mist Sea, which was unlocked twice every month, changed to just once a month. In order to prevent the volume of water from dropping too low, Silver Mist Sea tried to empty out the golden ores to increase the metal elemental energy in the sea.
Old Territory’s patchy style had been a topic of ridicule in the Avalon of Five Elements. To them, it represented retrogress, poverty and decay.
Nevertheless, when the Old Territory caravan appeared outside Peace City, many pairs of eyes turned bloodshot. That seemingly patched up bit of treasure was actually worth quite a lot today.
All thanks to that damned Blood of God!
Blood of God practiced blood spiritual force so some artifacts could still function in their hands. This led directly to a price hike in those artifact remnants.
People’s eyes were red but no one dared to do anything. For any caravan to move about so boldly in the Avalon of Five Elements, it must not be an easy target. A few guards from the caravan were legitimate elementalists with decent abilities. They were swift and fierce, and their gears were impressive.
”Screw it, why am I feeling a little nervous? Let me have a sweet to calm my nerves.”
The leader of the caravan was a solidly armored fatty. He took a malt candy out and popped it into his mouth with a cackling sound.
I have to show Ai Hui the result of three years of hard work!
I haven’t just been doing nothing these three years!
A Hui, get ready to be shocked!
He chomped the candy down, gnashing his teeth. He’d been suffering for three bitter years for this moment. He took a deep breath and stopped a passerby.
”Excuse me, may I know how to get to Swordsman Training Hall?”
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Swordsman Training Hall entrance.