Chapter 24 (1/2)
FRS: Chapter 24 – Unknown Love (6)
Translator: Momoe Pom
Editor: Me3
Quality Check: Isalee
First Published on Ainus.h.i.+.
Hua HuaiXiu felt his face burning. Not only because Fan JiJing was holding him in his arms, but also because he had publicly jumped onto the roof under so many gazes while holding him in his arms.
”I said I would catch up with you.” He grinded his teeth and protested in whispers.
Unfortunately, it was no different from a coquettish request in Fan JiJing's ears. ”The a.s.sa.s.sins from the a.s.sa.s.sin Sect know how to exploit every single opportunity. I don't want you to be injured.”
Hua HuaiXiu was not happy. ”The injured one has to be me?”
Fan JiJing suddenly lifted his hand, pointing to a group of houses in the dark. ”The a.s.sa.s.sin Sect is right there.”
It didn't seem like it to Hua HuaiXiu however he looked. He doubted, ”How do you know?”
Fan JiJing stopped his feet, pulling out a piece of paper from his clothes. ”Look.”
Hua HuaiXiu took over and looked at it. The vivid houses on the paper were no different from the scene in front of his eyes. It was just that one of the residences was circled in red, standing out from the layers of houses.
He glanced at the inscription. ”Zhou HuaiSheng from the Demonic Sect, Luoyang Subdivision?” To be honest, even though the Demonic Sect and the moral sects formed an alliance during the eradication of the Lanyan League, in the hearts of the people from the moral sects, the Demonic Sect was still an evil sect from the underworld. Therefore, when he saw Fan JiJing in contact with the Demonic Sect, he couldn't help but bear a grudge.
Fan JiJing realized what he was thinking, so he explained, ”I asked Sect Leader Ji to ask Mr. Yuan for a favor.”
Whether it was Ji WuDi or Yuan AoCe, Hua HuaiXiu didn't have a good opinion on either of them. However, because they were Fan JiJing's friends, he said tepidly, ”Why bother them just for my business?”
Fan JiJing asked, ”Isn't your business my business as well? If it's my business, then I'll solve it my way.”
At this point, it would only seem argumentative if he continued. Hua HuaiXiu had to stop saying any more.
Fan JiJing jumped down the roof. He held Hua HuaiXiu by the hand as the latter followed him, then slowed down his pace and walked toward that residence.
It was the dead of night.
The clamorous market now seemed like yesterday's prosperity.
The starry night and the houses around them merged into one scene, bundling the two of them separately like a curtain made of dark clouds.
Hua HuaiXiu slowly said, ”Is the Jiuhua Sect alright?” Recalling how Fan JiJing appeared in front of him in a moment of life or death, he must have rushed over in hurry. He had just succeeded the position of zhangmen. It was the exact period of time to win people's hearts. There would probably be gossip and remarks if he left like this.
Hua HuaiXiu thought about this, and his felt overjoyed and yet worried at the same time.
Fan JiJing laughed, ”Everything's good.”
Hua HuaiXiu thought he was merely comforting him, so he consoled back, ”Neither your s.h.i.+shu nor your s.h.i.+xiongdi are easy to deal with. But since you are absent, they might end up holding each other back.”
Fan JiJing looked at him, all smiles. ”Cousin has sharp eyes.”
Hua HuaiXiu saw how composed he appeared. It didn't seem like he was faking it, so he asked surprisingly, ”Don't tell me they've really never opposed you!”
Fan JiJing replied, ”Umm, they each had their own pursuit.”
Song BoLin cherished his life, while Guan Xing cherished s.h.i.+ JiZhong.
Hua HuaiXiu still had doubts inside, so he stared at Fan JiJing indomitably.
Fan JiJing had to answer, ”I used some small tricks.”
Hua HuaiXiu had not only experienced his tricks before; in fact, he could never forget it, so he replied with some ridicule, ”I almost would have forgotten if you hadn't brought it up. It's good enough that you don't go bully others, how could they possibly bully you?”
Fan JiJing said, ”It doesn't matter if I'm bullied by others or not. It's good enough as long as Cousin is not bullied by others.”
Hua HuaiXiu sneered, ”I'm not afraid of being bullied. I'm only afraid of being deceived by some people.”
Fan JiJing's face was extremely thick. He laughed, ”It is clear that in Cousin's mind, I'm more important than anyone else.”
”Shh.” Hua HuaiXiu suddenly put his finger under his lips, then pouted at the residence in front, asking, ”Look, is it this residence?”
Fan JiJing answered without even looking at it, ”It's right here.”
Hua HuaiXiu unconsciously lightened his footsteps. ”How come there's no sound?”
Fan JiJing said, ”Apart from the ones we encountered on the way, there's probably not many people left in the a.s.sa.s.sin Sect.”
Hua HuaiXiu finally knew why he dared to fight all the way to the headquarters of the a.s.sa.s.sin Sect unaccompanied.
Fan JiJing said, ”According to what I know, the leader of the a.s.sa.s.sin Sect is not someone easy to deal with.” While he was talking, he hid Hua HuaiXiu behind him, then slowly came before the main entrance of the residence.
The door was half-closed.
An indistinct pounding sound came out from inside.
Fan JiJing was counting the pounding sound silently.
Seeing him standing motionlessly in front of the door for quite a while, Hua HuaiXiu couldn't help but ask, ”Why don't you go in?”
Fan JiJing heard that the pounding sound had finally stopped before he answered, ”I was listening to how many people were in there.”
Hua HuaiXiu had already known since long ago that Fan JiJing's martial arts skills were unfathomable, but he didn't know it was unfathomable to such an extent. He hurriedly asked, ”How many people?”
”Six are in the outer hall, six are in the inner hall, and there is one who is exceptionally skilled in martial arts.” Fan JiJing's look was dignified when he said it.
Hua HuaiXiu frowned as he repeated, ”Exceptionally skilled in martial arts?”
Fan JiJing sighed, ”I'm afraid he's nothing less than me.”
Hua HuaiXiu stared at him suspiciously, ”If he is nothing less than you, then how could you hear it so easily?”
Fan JiJing was shocked inside, but his face remained calm and collected. ”I could sense his killing intent. If you don't believe me, you can count it yourself later.” He pushed the door with one hand and pulled Hua HuaiXiu with the other as he walked through the doorway.
Hua HuaiXiu said nervously, ”Since they still have so many people, won't it be better if we go back first and take our time to decide?” It was not like he was boosting other people's morale and reducing their own, but because he was too clear about his own capability. Not to mention some super-skilled martial arts expert, he could not even fend off two second-rate ones. The other party still had thirteen people. Apart from the expert who was comparable to Fan JiJing, he would fight against twelve people by himself… Unless these twelve people were all some kind of wine sacks, he would definitely lose. He was afraid of death, but he was more afraid of implicating Fan JiJing.