Chapter 10 Time For Payback (2/2)

The two bodyguards each took a punch at the man in green; one at the ribs, and one at the shoulder.

The punches were thrown almost simultaneously.

They must have been each other's sparring partner, which explained their impeccable coordination and timing.

The man in green snickered and caught both of their punches with minimal effort. He brought the fist that was aiming at his shoulder down. A loud snap was heard.

The sound was from the collision of both of their fists, both of which were broken and shattered.

The man in green then pushed lightly at the bodyguards; that had sent them flying across the hall, shattering countless tables and chairs in the process. The frightened patrons in the hall did not dare to make a sound.

The two bodyguards were dead.

Shen Lian twitched his eyelids. Despite his attainment in terms of concentration, the sudden outburst of violence had caught him off guard and shook him deeply.

As if nothing had happened, the man in green took another bite at his food with his chopsticks. He did not care about the death of the two bodyguards; to him, they were just a pair of annoying houseflies.

The manager and the waiter were hugging each other as they shivered out of fear.

Shen Lian stared at the man in green without saying anything.

”When the master is put to shame, the servant should die. They died for a good cause. What more with a family as rich as yours, you can rest assured that their family would receive a huge sum as compensation. Don't get too hung up on it.” The man in green put down his chopsticks and countered.

”This is human lives that we are talking about, how am I supposed to just get over it? I cherish the human lives that you so carelessly dismissed. It doesn't matter if it's our own life; we all get only one chance at this.”

”So what do reckon that I should do now?”

”You owe me a favor right?”

”Yes.”

”It's time for payback.” Shen Lian's brief reply was certain and stern.

The man in green gave Shen Lian a fierce look. He looked like he was about to cut Shen Lian in pieces.

Shen Lian was fearless; he was calm and at peace, his spirit was stable as usual.

He did not have to do this, but he did it regardless.

He rejected Old Master Shen's lucrative offer just to not be a tool.

He would speak up for two insignificant bodyguards, just to feel like a human again and not some cold hard stones.

The man in green recalled a conversation he had with his late master, whom he had killed. 'There is a group of people in the world who don't have great powers or great reasoning abilities; instead they have an immensely strong psyche power. These are the people who create miracles.'

He asked his late master if he was one of them.

His master said he was not, and that he would not be able to create miracles and he would never find the Changsheng Door.

Shen Lian was very calm. It was not mere pretense - he was calm on a spiritual level.

The man in green knew that he was a lot stronger than Shen Lian. Killing Shen Lian would be as easy as killing an ant.

However, he could not ignore the calmness in Shen Lian's eyes. He wondered what Shen Lian was relying on. Was he merely relying on his intangible psyche?

The man in green was right about something. It was as he said, 'even though he has indulged himself in killing the innocent and committing heinous crimes, his biggest flaw would still be his arrogance'.

That was why he hit himself in the chest without saying further. Fresh blood was dripping out from the corner out his mouth, but he did not wipe it off. ”With this, I have returned the favor that I have owed you,” he countered.