324 Desponden (1/2)

Chapter 324: Despondent

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In the evening, two men, one old and one young, both dressed like beggars, appeared at the Residence of Dragon King. They were immediately discretely brought to the back courtyard.

The first thing they received when they arrived was a full meal. They were eating in a very different way: The young one devoured ravenously, he had not even swallowed the first bite when the second piece was already in his mouth. The old man was calmer. He drank some wine, took some food, and are, repeating these three movements methodically. He seemed slower, but he ate more than his young companion.

Tie Linglu, at the other side of the table, looked at the two uninvited guests, especially at the young one, as he had heard that had had once wanted to kill Dragon King.

Afraid that his stomach would explode, Nie Zeng stopped eating and took a deep breath, raising his head for the first time.

”What do you want?” Nie Zeng told ruthlessly to the green-eyed girl, thinking that she was the monster accompanying Dragon King.

Tie Linglong, shocked, sat up straight. His impression of that beggar was even worse, ”Are you looking for revenge?”

”That's right.”

”I am Dragon King's personal guard, you'll have to go through me.”

Nie Zeng sneered disdainfully, not caring a whit.

”I'll give you a chance right now. Come and fight. ”Tie Linlong was furious. Standing up, she pulled out her saber.

Nie Zeng took one look at the new recognized ”Master Shifu”. Hu Shining, as if he had not heard anything, did not stop eating and did not give any advice.

Nie Zeng patted his stomach, stood up and pulled out his short sword.

His short sword was actually long and large, and it did not seem to suit him.

Tie Linglong snorted again. Before the young beggar could stand firmly, she suddenly slashed out with her blade before retreating.

Nie Zeng's sword fell to the ground. He looked down and saw a wound on his chest, one-foot long. At first, only a few drops of blood seeped out, but soon, more and more blood flowed, soaking his clothes and dripping onto the floor.

”You, you cheated.” Nie Zeng terrified put both his hands on the wound, hoping to stop the bleeding.

”You idiot.” Tie Linlong coldly gave a lesson to the untactful beggar, ”Machete skills are to kill people, there's no such thing as cheating.”

Nie Zeng's face alternated between red and white, and looked again at his Master Shifu.

Hu Shining, finally satisfied, spit out, ”You are indeed an idiot, it's true what they say about you.” After reprimanding Nie Zeng, he turned to the young lady, ”And you are not smart either. Machete skills are used to kill people, why do you want to watch him bleed? You wasted such a good chance to kill.”

Tie Linglong wanted to explain why she had shown mercy but realized that this would contradict what she said before. She swallowed what she wanted to say, her impression of the old beggar even worse.

Hu Shining picked up a pot of wine, and looking up, poured it into his mouth, then pulled Nie Zeng's hands apart, sprayed a mouthful on the wound, then poured all the rest of the wine in the pot onto the wound to wash it.

Nie Zeng gritted his teeth through the pain, but Tie Linglong looked cheerful.

Hu Shining moved fast, before any new blood had gushed out. Pulling out a paper bag, as if by magic, he drew out and Jinchuang ointment and spread some on Nie Zeng's chest, and then bound the wound up with a piece of the young man's clothes.

Chu Nanping, who had been standing in a corner all this time, came over and asked, ”Dragon King, will you be our Master Shifu?”

Hu Shining sat back on his chair, ”I don't know. Maybe, anyway I can't do anything else either.”

”Is your technique good?” Tie Linglong asked immediately, as if doubtful of Dragon King's decision.

”Not so good, maybe not even as good as yours.” Hu Shining replied honestly.

”Then how can you be my Master Shifu?”

”Three days after becoming my disciple, I guarantee you'll never ask such a stupid question again.”

Tie Linglong's face was red. Dragon King was severe, but he had never called her stupid. With her hand on the saber's handle, she thought about challenging the old beggar to a duel.

Chu Nanping stood between them, ”If Dragon King invited him, it means that he must be something extraordinary.”

Tie Linglong's face became even stiffer, ”We are still breaking up, I never promised I would make peace with you.” But she did not pull out the saber and turned away.

Chu Nanping had a melancholy expression. He regretted breaking up with his two good friends. Xu Xiaoyi forgave him easily, but Tie Linglong did not seem to have any intention to do so.

Nie Zeng covered the wound with his hand, ”What a boorish woman!”

Hu Shining did not agree, ”If well trained, she will become even stronger than the two of you.”

Tie Linglong circled around the courtyard to go to the Dragon King's office. She wanted to confirm if the old beggar was going to become her master. She was a disciple of Dragon King himself, what more did she need?

As she reached the office, she heard the ”Shaking-Head” military counselor's voice.

For the last two days, the military counselor was always bothering Dragon King, ”Dragon King, this is not your personal affair. When the Supreme King became the king, the Great Snowmountain lost their chance to fight with him.”

”How about the Central Plain, what's their opinion?”

”They agree with me. They hope that Dragon King will take on this responsibility. You know, the Central Plain is gathering their strengths, it is not suitable for a public conflict.”

Dragon King did not reply. Fang Wenshi decided to risk provoking his master, ”Dragon King, you are still thinking about Shangguan Ru, aren't you? Now she is Meng Wu's wife. It doesn't matter what other people say, the Meng family and the Shang family have recognized it too, and you should think for yourself now. The other party is Stone Kingdom's Princess, she is of high enough status that your own will not be compromised.”