512 Chapter 512 - A Difficult Decision (1/2)

”You three, enjoy your drinks!” Broken Water Arrow swept his hand grandly before leaving the tavern in the wake of Deep Waters' footsteps.

”Wow. Look at that guy; see how crafty he is.” Gu Fei tried to ease the lingering tension in the air. Actually, just like Gu Fei and Sword Demon's faces, Broken Water Arrow had face paint smeared on his as well. As such, they had no way of seeing how he looked.

Young Master Han was silently gazing at Sword Demon.

Sword Demon slowly picked up the cloth Deep Waters had thrown on the table and folded it neatly. Placing it back into his dimensional pocket, he stood up and took a deep breath.

”I'll go wash my face,” he said before leaving the premise under the two's gazes.

”Failing to steal the chicken after losing a handful of rice.” Young Master Han, who was back to his usual self, uttered this in a mocking tone.

”That b*st*rd, we did underestimate him a little.” Gu Fei nodded. While it was possible for Deep Waters to appear in this tavern entirely due to coincidence, the fact that Broken Water Arrow was with him made it highly unlikely. Back in the jungle, Gu Fei and Sword Demon did stalk Broken Water Arrow for a while before they gave up and went to find Young Master Han in the tavern. For Deep Waters and Broken Water Arrow to show up in this tavern following Gu Fei and Sword Demon's arrival here, no matter how they reviewed the matter, this happenstance reeked of contrivance.

”That man probably realized that we were following him long ago but did not make any move toward that end. He only called Deep Waters over when we did something else and caught us with our pants down,” Gu Fei asserted.

”That's clearly how it went,” Young Master Han agreed. ”He did not have to say a word and just made sure Deep Waters would hear and see it for himself; nothing would be more convincing than that.”

”Sword Demon is clearly doing this for his sake; doesn't he get that at least?” Gu Fei asked.

”Of course, he does, but he can't stand Sword Demon suspecting Broken Water Arrow because he already considers that man as one of his brothers-in-arms,” Young Master Han explained.

”Is it so easy to form a brotherly bond like that?!” Gu Fei expressed his disbelief.

”Indeed, that is precisely that fool's biggest weakness; he casually trusts others readily,” Young Master Han said.

”Naïve. Very naïve, indeed.” Gu Fei sounded like an elderly person the way he criticized the man. With that, he got up. ”I'll go look for Broken Water Arrow. Forget about the rest; I'll just slay him before we discuss this further.”

”It's useless.” Young Master Han shook his head. ”Using violence is not the solution to this. If you kill Broken Water Arrow, it'll just worsen the relationship between Deep Waters and Sword Demon.”

”I know. I wasn't being serious…” Gu Fei said. ”What can we do?”

”Actually, we don't have to do anything,” Young Master Han said.

”Eh?”

”We'll just have to wait till Deep Waters' guild undergoes an upheaval and that fool will naturally realize his stupidity.” Young Master Han continued to drink his liquor.

”True!” Gu Fei nodded. ”How rare it is that I actually 100% agree with your solution.”

”Sadly, someone else doesn't,” Young Master Han remarked dryly.

”Sword Demon?” Gu Fei knew who he was talking about.

As Young Master Han nodded, he became quiet.

”What do you think he'll do?” Gu Fei asked.

”He'll probably look for Coco now! Don't tell me she isn't involved with you two's action?” Young Master Han stated.

”Uhm... Can this also affect Coco and Deep Waters' relationship?” Gu Fei wondered.

”Now you know just how serious this problem is!”

”Is Deep Waters only believing Broken Water Arrow and not anyone else?” Gu Fei was astonished.

”I said it already, right? This isn't an issue about trust; he simply hates people harboring suspicion regarding his friends. Everyone has a bottom line, and you two have crossed his,” explained Young Master Han.

”From what you've said… I am becoming more convinced that Broken Water Arrow has considered Deep Waters' personality before making his move to his guild. There's no way someone who has befriended Deep Waters for only a handful of days will have such a thorough understanding of him. It's obvious that this man came prepared for his task; he did his homework about Deep Waters' weakness,” Gu Fei said.

”That's right; that is why, with Deep Waters' gullibility, that guy essentially is his worst nemesis. There's no doubt he will simply end up ceding his position to the usurper, believing it to be the perfect outcome,” Young Master Han said.

”Yeah. After Broken Water Arrow has control of the guild, whether he chooses to disperse the guild or kick Deep Waters, he'll just do whichever choice that benefits him the most. Considering people's tendency to shirk responsibility and blame others, even those previously supporting Broken Water Arrow will naturally blame their ex-guild leader Deep Waters for passing the position to him. After all, passing the position over to Broken Water Arrow means that Deep Waters trusts the man the most.” Gu Fei continued to speculate.

”When the crowd accuses,” Young Master Han began.

”Only the death of men diffuses,” Gu Fei finished.

”Don't you feel that this is a really enjoyable conclusion?” Young Master Han asked.

”Too enjoyable. But it'd be a lot MORE enjoyable if that's the fate waiting for Broken Water Arrow. Do you have any ideas?” Gu Fei asked. Antics like this should be Young Master Han's strong suit!

”Nothing yet for now,” Young Master Han replied thusly.

Gu Fei was glum. Actually, he had thought of hounding Broken Water Arrow like a shadow and slaying the man until he no longer had the ability to execute his so-called plan. But after hearing Young Master Han's words, even if that would prevent Broken Water Arrow from succeeding in his schemes, it would still aggravate the friendship between Deep Waters and Sword Demon. Gu Fei was not afraid if Deep Waters would only bear hatred toward him, but he would most likely implicate Sword Demon as a result of his action, so he could not simply go ahead with such an irresponsible act.

”So troublesome; I'll go take a walk around.” Gu Fei sighed and got up from his seat. Whiling his time away in the tavern was not the way to go, either. Life must go on no matter how troublesome things were, so the game had to carry on as well…