Chapter 100 (1/2)

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100 – Don't Let Her Sacrifice Be for Naught

An old man is sitting at a desk.

As if the incident earlier had never happened, he holds a brush and handles official doc.u.ments as usual.

The Law Enforcement Elder Liu Chengzong is carefree, and even feels a bit comfortable inside.

Although the goal wasn't achieved, but he still delights in bringing trouble to Xue Qilin. However, unlike he envisioned, there is no sense of gratification.

This is the only thing he's dissatisfied about.

As for the resulting damage, he doesn't take it into account. He deliberately ignores it.

… He has no choice but to ignore it.

Otherwise, he will feel guilty once again. After all, the Merak Temple is the place where he was brought up. Therefore, he can only choose to close his eyes and cover his ears, and be indifferent.

It's something very contradictory.

But people's hearts are inherently full of contradictions.

The annoying footsteps that he ignores deliberately continue to ring.

Liu Chengzong puckered his face and slowly raised his head.

“Pacing back and forth, have you had enough yet?”

A youth is pacing back and forth in front of his desk, looking very fidgety.

“What are you panicking for?”

After hearing Liu Chengzong's dissatisfied rebuke, the youth stopped.

“Teacher, didn't… How can I not panic? What do we do if the Young Ancestor finds out?”

The youth stated, his eyes s.h.i.+fting.

Seeing this, Liu Chengzong sneered.

“At this point there's nothing you can do. Moreover, she has no evidence, so what's there to panic about?”

“But… Teacher, if the Young Ancestor learns that it was you who lured Elder Zhang away…”

The old man raised his white eyebrows, feeling scornful of his disciple's words.

“So what? Coincidence can explain many things. I just asked Zhang Ming over to discuss the repairing of the Sword Mound. Who asked Shui Yuner to go to the Sword Mound at that time? Isn't is just a coincidence?”

After a pause, the old man carried on, disappointed: “How can you become a capable individual if you panic over every little thing?”

“Yes…”

The youth lowered his head sullenly and agreed in a low voice.

“Be calm, and don't give yourself away. Otherwise, in addition to hurting yourself, you'll also implicate me. At that time, things will be troublesome.”

Speaking till here, Liu Chengzong sighed “Ai…”

“Remember, as long as we keep our mouths shut or say 'don't know', she'll have nothing on us…”

“I understand…”

Although he knows that it's somewhat inappropriate, but the youth still expressed his views.

“But I feel like the Young Ancestor won't care about this… As far as I can tell, she's too self-absorbed.”

Liu Chengzong wanted to slap the desk and scold his disciple, but then froze immediately after a short moment of thought.

The youth really makes sense.

Liu Chengzong couldn't help but recall Xue Qilin rush into the Heavenly Sword Gate in her fury and kill Hua Tianji.

Will a person who went berserk after a girl she knew for a short period – a person whom she called her family – died really care about “evidence”?

Liu Chengzong doesn't know the answer.

… A distinct impact sounded suddenly.

It's like the sound made when a teapot touches a wooden table lightly.

“Little Zong, it looks like your disciple understands me better than you do! How nice.”

A voice full of spirit came from behind.

The air congealed suddenly.

Liu Chengzong opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

There is no need to look back.

From the reflection in the youth's wide open eyes, Liu Chengzong can clearly see two bright yellow eyes.

They are as transparent as gla.s.s, and contain a mysterious light.

Legs crossed, half submerged in darkness, a pet.i.te la.s.s is sitting atop the bookcase behind Liu Chengzong.

“There is a proverb – walls have ears. Ever heard of it, Little Zhen?”

Dammit, how did she come? When did she come? How much did she hear? Liu Chengzong broke out in cold sweat from his forehead. He didn't expect that his remarks would be heard by others, let alone by the one person that he least wanted to have heard them.

Speaking of which, it's really ironic. He just said that coincidence can explain many things.

“I don't know what you're talking about, Young Ancestor.”

Pretending to be calm, Liu Chengzong didn't turn around, and stubbornly refused to admit the truth

He was careless.

No, this is the result of him looking down on Xue Qilin. Although much like a beacon in the dark, it's extremely easy to perceive the aura of a Heaven Realm master, but there are stealth techniques for that.

However, in Liu Chengzong's perception, there are still two majestic auras on the Middle Peak. Xue Qilin should still be far away on the Middle Peak.

“Little Zong, you seem surprised why someone who should be on the Middle Peak would suddenly appear in your study… Well, your Young Ancestor played a trick on you. If it wasn't the case, I wouldn't be able to a.s.sist this splendid self-incriminating drama!”

Xue Qilin said unhurriedly.

She didn't say what trick she played.

But this is not important. The important thing is that she cheated Liu Chengzong's perception and appeared here.

“That said, I really didn't expect you to be a disciple of Little Zong…”

Xue Qilin looked at the still stunned youth standing before the desk.

“What's your name?”

She asked the youth.

“I…”

Stammering, the youth looked at Liu Chengzong, asking for help.

Seeing the youth not answering, Xue Qilin turned her attention to Liu Chengzong who is still facing her with his back.

“Little Zong, what is your disciple's name?”

She sounds like she's just chatting.

Liu Chengzong didn't answer, feeling that his disciple will likely suffer a calamity once he answers.

“Really, you won't even tell me your name. In any case, I've received your 'care'.”

She deliberately emphasized the word “care”.