Chapter 18 (1/2)

An Zheng went to the school in the South Mountain Town. He looked inside from the gate, but there was n.o.body in the cla.s.sroom. No one of the Great Bandits Hall had come to teach, even Kou Lu, who was the most respected in the school also did not come to teach. Therefore, the students of the school had left early, and no one knew where they had gone.

An Zheng left the school and walked to the Value a.s.sembly Courtyard. On the way he tried to recall everything that he knew about the Great Bandits Hall. In his memory, the Great Bandits Hall obviously was nothing. Only the Leader and the Ninth could practice. The others could not, and they were just hard working students. Kou Lu practiced the Body Refining, so he could be seen as a little pract.i.tioner. However, only people who had reached the First or Second Stage of the Ascended Marrow could have beaten Kou Lu to death.

Practicing was difficult, so a pract.i.tioner at the Pure Essence Stage could have lived very well in the Illusory Perennial Domicile. However, not only the f.u.xi Dynasty but also the Sixteen Kingdoms of You Yan had lots of people who had reached the Pure Essence Stage.

While walking on the South Mountain Street, An Zheng stopped because there was a person who was standing on the main street that was looking at him coldly.

The Eighth Bandit

The Eighth Bandit was a strong man, and he was about two meters high. In comparison with An Zheng, he looked like a mountain. The Eighth could not practice or do Body Refining. However, this man had miraculous strength. He could carry a Mountain Widening Hatchet that weighed about 360 jins on his back to sweep out all his enemies. Although the Eighth was strong, he was ugly. His face typically looked like that of a black bear.

– “Mister Eighth!”

An Zheng stopped, bowed a little and clasped his hands.

The Eighth’s tone was hoa.r.s.e and as loud as tiger roaring.

– “Fellow, are you a man of the Great Bandits Hall?

The Eighth asked loudly.

An Zheng smiled:

– “Why do Mister Eighth ask me like that?”

The Eighth was rough, and he was even seen as foolish. In the Great Bandits Hall, his strength ranked fifth. However, due to his foolery, he was usually bullied. Therefore, he was only ranked eighth. The Ninth Bandit was a special one because he could jump to the first rank if he liked. However, the Ninth was satisfied with his life. He was different from the others in the Great Bandits Hall.

The Eighth said hoa.r.s.ely:

– “Based on the regulation, since you came to study at the school of the South Mountain Town, you have been a man of the Great Bandits Hall. You ate meals from the Great Bandits Hall and you wore our clothes. Therefore, you must be ready to die for the Great Bandits Hall. Now we will a.s.sign you a mission. You will go to the Value a.s.sembly Courtyard and meet a child named Chen ShaoBai. We cannot go there, but you can. Kill that child for us.”

An Zheng smiled and pointed to his tummy:

– “I remembered that no piece of rice from the Great Bandits Hall was ever in my tummy. Even though I gave sh*t, there was no smell of the Great Bandits Hall. For the clothes, do you the Eighth, see that these clothes that were offered by you are worthy?”

The Eighth waved his hand to stop:

– “I don’t care. If your father asks for you to die, you must die.”

An Zheng still smiled:

– “As I have guessed, the Great Bandits Hall and the Chen family might be in conflict. Because you are the most stupid one, they a.s.signed you to kill Chen ShaoBai. Is that right? But you are not really stupid. You know that you cannot come inside of the Value a.s.sembly Courtyard because death is just waiting for you there. Therefore, you pa.s.sed it to me so that I would kill Chen ShaoBai for you.”

The Eighth said:

– “What if is it true? You will kill Chen ShaoBai, and then I will spare your life. If you do not go, I’ll kill you first. Isn't it enough for such a wasted thing like you to die with honor?

An Zheng said:

– “If I go, I die. If I don’t go, I also die. So, why should I follow you?”

The Eighth Bandit:

– “If you don’t follow, you will die sooner!”

He rushed forward. That huge body stepped on the ground, and the whole street seemed to be shaken.

This place was not far from Ye Aunty’s tavern. The distance was not even ten meters away. The flag with the word “Ji?” was flying strongly there. However, it was noon time, so there were not many guests in there. The pedestrians stepped on the sidewalk to hide when they saw the Eighth. An Zheng leaned his head to look at the tavern’s flag. The word “Ji?” looked like a swordsman working in the underworld.

After that, he saw Ye Aunty crossed her arms and stood at the windows to look at him. Her face had no emotions.

An Zheng would have smiled at Ye Aunty, but he couldn’t.  An Zheng was just ten years old, and he was 1.45 meters tall. If comparing him with the Eight who was 2 meters tall, he was too small.

– “So big!”

An Zheng suddenly said two words.

The Eighth was surprised, and so was Ye Aunty.

An Zheng imitated Ye Aunty. He crossed his arms and looked down to see:

– “So big!”

Ye Aunty looked down to see unconsciously, and she also recognized that her b.o.o.bs were so big. Therefore, she got angry. She thought to herself that this naughty child needed to be taught a lesson. However, she did not want to see the Eighth beat An Zheng to death. Although she had always felt that everything in the Illusory Perennial Domicile was not related to her, and she also did not care who would live or die, however, she did feel different to that youth.

– “Mister Eighth!”

While the Eighth was rus.h.i.+ng towards An Zheng, the Mountain Widening Hatchet was raised up, and An Zheng suddenly shouted.

– “Yup?”

The Eighth stopped his axe midair.