Chapter 64 (1/2)
Chapter 64: A Tight Slap to the Face
Vigilante A and Gui Er immediately turned towards the source of the voice.
They watched intently as the silhouette of a young man materialized from within the fog of the valley. Slowly, he walked towards them.
“Welcome Buddha,” said Gui Er. He already knew that Buddha would be appearing soon, but there was no way he could mention it in any way in the situation they were currently in now. Gui Er maintained his kowtow position on the ground but turned to face Buddha immediately.
After the young man walked over, he immediately spoke to Gui Er, “I already know everything. The decision to cooperate with the Giant Rat Demons you both made is nothing, as I understand you did it to ensure our Association’s survival. However, you both should not have cooperated with the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor personally to plot against Brother Dragon here. Gui Qi’s personal desires were too strong; he dared to bluff even me. Now that he’s committed such a heinous deed, his death was well-deserved, so I will not vouch for him.”
“Have mercy, Buddha. I am to blame, as I was greedy. I had agreed to help the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor entrap Vigilante A after he offered the Association of Spirit Kings a portion of the underground world to build our underground spirit residence.” Gui Qi was already dead, so Gui Er of course wouldn’t pin the blame on him. The more willing he was to bear the brunt of things, the happier Buddha would be.
After hearing Gui Er’s words, the young man nodded his head lightly, as if satisfied with the answer.
He then turned to face Vigilante A, to which he greeted with a Hold Fist salute. This was followed by the appearance of a small, jade green book from his hands, which flew towards Vigilante A leisurely.
“I can only blame myself for always training in isolation, which caused me to neglect keeping an eye on them. I sincerely apologize to you, Brother Dragon, and I offer this “True Bodhi Tactics” as compensation. It isn’t anything valuable, but if you cultivate it to its peak, it is truly invincible.”
With a wave of the hand, the book fell into Vigilante A’s grasp.
Gui Er felt envy flood his being. The “True Bodhi Tactics” was an extremely famous book. If you were to hone it to its peak, you could wake the dead and make flesh grow from bones. However, an elder in the Association of Spirit Kings had always said that Buddha felt that none in the Association were strong enough to handle its wonder, so forcing oneself to learn it would bring about terrible consequences.
The fact that Buddha had given to Vigilante A as compensation so easily meant that the rumors floating around were indeed true; Buddha really was trying to recruit Vigilante A into the Association of Spirit Kings. Now that Buddha had confirmed that Vigilante A was indeed a dragon, nothing would be better for leveling the field to his advantage then being in custody of a True Dragon.
Sadly, from the way Gui Er saw it, this was another situation where what’s done couldn’t be undone. Vigilante A just wasn’t the type of person to join an organization.
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The System Space.
Fang Ning read the System Notification that had just appeared.
[The System has obtained rare Trueness Cultivation Tome “True Bodhi Tactics”. Due to the conflicting nature of the book and the current Martial Arts System, the System has chosen not to learn it.]
Seeing this, Fang Ning felt uneasiness settle in his heart. He knew he now had another recreational book to read when he’s cultivating in isolation in the electricity-less System Cyber Café…
The System however, didn’t mention the tome at all and instead said, “Look at this new Boss’ indicator on the map. It’s slightly bigger than the Elder Ancestor’s indicator, but it’s entirely white in color. The whiteness of it is even brighter than Qiao Zishan’s too. Besides that, not only did he appear just to apologize, he even gifted us with a rare tome, how generous. When that Snake Demon gave us a tome, it was because she had a request. Why are his underlings such suspicious people though?”
Fang Ning wiped his sweat; it seemed that the System wasn’t interested in the “True Bodhi Tactics” as of now. However, with its memory, it would never forget it.
He immediately explained, “You see, just because he’s the biggest in the Association doesn’t make him the hardest to deal with. I’m afraid that he’s just a person who only knows cultivation. I’m sure he’s been glorified so much he doesn’t care about the lower ranks at all. Since that’s the case, let’s not anger him and instead return to honestly farming monsters and gaining levels.”
“If only he were a bad guy, then the preparations for farming a Boss we made these past few days wouldn’t be going to waste. It’s obvious the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor isn’t here either.”
“You have such a brilliant (stupid) mind, Sir System… Farming him would take more than three months; in that amount of time, wouldn’t the Bai family’s Elder Ancestor find out too? Then we would be farmed by two Bosses instead. When that happens, all we can do is run.”
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Vigilante A spoke first, “If so, then I’ll give Buddha some face. You’ll deal with Gui Er here yourself. However, he still has to solve the Giant Rats crisis that is plaguing Qi City. Since he’s doing me such a huge favor, I won’t blame him for any of his misdeeds.”
Gui Er immediately kowtowed, “Thank you great hero, Gui Er will do his best at the task. I’ll complete it immediately and there is no need for payment anymore.”
The young man then said, “All right, since Brother Dragon is willing to let you go, you should turn over a new leaf. Do all things in the public’s interest from now on. You may rise.”
Gui Er understood what the young man was implying. As long as he did everything in favor of the Association of Spirit Kings, any issues that occurred in the process would be vouched for completely. If he went off that path, he would end up just like Gui Qi.
Gui Er immediately stood up, his head nodding continuously in obedience.
Vigilante A spoke up just then, “I still have matters to attend to; we can make friends another time, Buddha. I will take my leave now.”
The young man nodded his head and smiled, signaling for Vigilante A to do as he pleases.
At the same time, Zhu Sanmei’s face suddenly started giving off black smoke. Her spiritual body started wavering as well. It seemed that what Gui Qi said before he died was true; her soul really was going to collapse entirely.
Vigilante A stilled in his movements before he turned to look at her.
Fang Ning asked in befuddlement, “Why did you stop?”
The System then answered, “My rules are limited, so I cannot go against my chivalrous virtue. This female ghost has done no wrong and has already been punished once. It would seem that she’s about to die because Gui Qi’s dead, so I cannot just sit and watch.”
Fang Ning was confused, “How troublesome. I finally know why heroes don’t live long. Take the Great Hero Guo Jing 1 for example, he could have lived a good life on Peach Blossom Island 2 but instead, he died in battle at Xiangyang City 3 . Will we meet the same end? I could think of endless possibilities where being chivalrous would lead us to our death.”
“That’s your business. Survival comes first, and chivalry comes second, so it’s up to you in the end.”
“Will this “True Bodhi Tactics” be of any help?”
“Probably, but I can’t learn it. It isn’t quite compatible with my current Martial Arts System. You can learn it, however, since it seems like it has to do with mental powers more.”