Chapter 171 (1/2)

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Xiang Shaoyun hastily turned and asked, ”Who are you, senior?”

Since this person was able to approach while escaping all his senses, it could only prove that this person was far stronger than him. Fortunately, the newcomer did not seem to intend him any harm. Otherwise, Xiang Shaoyun could have been killed before even knowing what happened.

Xiang Shaoyun looked everywhere, including the sky, yet he found n.o.body. Right this moment, he felt someone lightly patting his shoulder. He quickly turned. Someone had appeared behind him without him realizing it.

”You are?” Xiang Shaoyun asked the stranger.

The stranger was a man looking about 30 years old. He had a stout appearance, his body tall and st.u.r.dy, and he was currently dressed in a set of plain clothes. His entire person emanated a certain sort of grace, and hanging on his back was a crude saber that looked like an extension of his body. In fact, him standing there gave a feeling that he himself was a large saber stabbed into the ground.

Even odder was the fact that despite looking young, he had the eyes of an old person who had experienced a long, long life. The hair at his temples had also turned white, and he gave off a contrasting feeling where he felt both young and old at the same time.

”Who I am is not important. What's important is whether you think what you are doing here is right,” said the man nonchalantly.

Xiang Shaoyun pondered for a bit before saying, ”You are right. I might be letting them off too easily. However...I also believe that at least some of them will decide to mend their ways and quit the life of crime.”

The man looked at Xiang Shaoyun in astonishment. He smiled and said, ”You are still young yet are capable of reaching such a conclusion. Not bad, but you are still too naive. As the saying goes, one's essential nature is hard to change. One's nature will determine the kind of person one will be.”

”I understand what you're saying, senior. But I still don't understand who you are. You aren't here just to tell me that, right?” Xiang Shaoyun asked calmly. Since this person was not showing any intention to harm him, this person was not an enemy. But his actual intention was still unknown as of now.

”Are you not scared of me?” asked the man.

”Why should I be scared?” Xiang Shaoyun asked.

The man smiled and said, ”Hehe, splendid. This calmness is a good quality. Although your cultivation level is still quite low, you are quite decent as a whole.” He paused then continued, ”Come with me.”

He then lifted Xiang Shaoyun and flew away. The only thing Xiang Shaoyun heard was a whoosh before he was high in the air.

A King? No, an Emperor! he inwardly cried out in alarm.

An Emperor was an existence beyond a King, and among humans, they definitely resided in the upper part of the pyramid. They were extraordinarily powerful and were often important individuals of powerful organizations, their whereabouts often unknown.

Xiang Shaoyun had no idea how he had suddenly attracted the attention of an Emperor Realm cultivator. But he was lucky that the person bore no ill intent toward him. Otherwise, he had no chance of surviving.

In the blink of an eye, Xiang Shaoyun was brought to the peak of the tallest mountain behind the Redwolf Bandit stronghold. The wind was quite strong, causing his clothes to whip about madly.

”What may I a.s.sist you with, senior?” Xiang Shaoyun asked.

”Swing your saber at me with your full strength,” the man said. Inwardly, he mused to himself, This child has an extraordinary calmness and is completely fearless even when facing an Emperor.

”Wouldn't that be rude?” Xiang Shaoyun found the request completely random and senseless.

”Cut the c.r.a.p. Just do what you're told,” said the man impatiently.

”Fine, get ready,” said Xiang Shaoyun. He did not know what the man was getting at, but he had no excuse to say no anyway.