Chapter 207 – Looking Forward To Tomorrow (2/2)
“Humph! Reject it? How can we maintain our Ming Sect’s face if we reject it? Do you think I would be afraid of Lei Yu whose hair hasn’t been fully grown out yet? ¹ Reply and say that three days later, I will personally appear for the battle!” Du Chang Hai completely crushed the letter in his hand that not even a trace of it was left behind.
Standing alone in the room, Du Chang Hai looked out the window at the cars travelling down the road similar to ants crawling in line. Du Chang Hai muttered to himself: “I refuse to believe Lei Yu really has that much capability! He only cultivated for a short few years. If it weren’t for some wondrous encounter, how could he improve so fast?” Heavily sighing, “If I had known he would reach such heights today, I wouldn’t have been so soft-hearted twenty something years ago!” ²
It was expected that Du Chang Hai would accept the challenge since the Ming Sect’s face would be completely thrown out if he didn’t. Back then when Lei Yu defeated Cai Zhong, the prestige of Ming Sect had already been greatly reduced. Now that someone directly challenged the Sect Leader, how could they refuse?
Furthermore, if the Ming Sect didn’t accept the challenge, how would they explain their actions made against Shangguan Xi Hong? If they didn’t give a proper explanation, it’s believed that Celestial Court and the Lei family will follow the flow in helping Martial Sect denounce the Ming Sect. This will cause the whole Ming Sect to fall into dire straits as it will become difficult for them to further establish themselves in the future.
The calculating mind of Du Chang Hai is considered not too bad. If he could kill Lei Yu, not only could he demonstrate the Ming Sect’s power, no one else will continue asking about the poisoning incident. It was Lei Yu who issued the challenge, and life or death is predestined with no one to blame. Even if the Lei family or Martial Sect is dissatisfied with the outcome, they still couldn’t openly collaborate against the Ming Sect.
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After everything was settled, Lei Yu actually looked quite relaxed. Shangguan Xi Hong was worried for him; worried that if Lei Yu meets his demise, the ending will be difficult to remedy. Nuo Hu and others were worried about Lei Yu’s safety as well, especially Ai Er.
In the eyes of everyone, Du Chang Hai was a dignified Sect Leader of Ming Sect, a super expert at the Sixth Devilish Realm. Can Lei Yu really deal with this type of expert?
“Little Yu, why don’t you look worried at all?” Nuo Hu anxiously asked.
“What’s there to be worried about? Should I be scared that Du Chang Hai will rush over and immediately kill me right now?” Asked Lei Yu as he and Nuo Hu were on the streets eating some fresh meat buns.
“You should know how mysterious those cultivators on the Devil paths are, aren’t you afraid of something unexpected may occur?” Nuo Hu knew that if he tried to persuade Lei Yu to give up the fight would be an impossible thing. But Lei Yu should at least do some last minute training to relieve the concerns of those who care about him right?
“Unexpected things will certainly happen. You should know that fighting is the best way for me to improve myself. I’m honestly not afraid what will happen during the fight, I’m more afraid after Du Chang Hai dies, how the Ming Sect will seek revenge for him. It looks like… ‘Sigh,’ it looks like I’ll be experiencing those long days ahead of me again.” Lei Yu smiled bitterly before taking another bite out of his bun.
“It’s really hopeless when dealing with you.” Nuo Hu shook his head while his brows were tightly locked together.
Lei Yu had an indifferent facial expression on him. Tomorrow will be the time when the two will duel, by then, whether it was his grandfather’s death or the whereabouts of his mother, the truth will finally reveal itself. Lei Yu was really looking forward to it, or more like he was extremely excited about everything tomorrow.
The following morning, Lei Yu took a bath out of habit. He put on some clean clothes but the difference with today’s clothes was that they were more suitable for the large movements of martial arts. As he opened the door to leave, a dozen or so people were already standing out there waiting for him.
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¹ - The more accurate sentence is: Do you think I would be afraid of Lei Yu whose pubic hair hasn’t even fully grown out yet? - It’s just a more vulgar way of saying Lei Yu is too young for Du Chang Hai to care about.
² - The meaning behind this will reveal itself in later chapters.