599 Threatening (2/2)
As a stranger here, this was the most incomprehensible thing for Gu Shenwei. The Khan seemed so stolid and did not react at all to his arrogant descendants.
”If I accept your threat, what do you guarantee?”
”I am the guarantee.” Shangguan Yun appeared indifferent even when talking about himself as if he himself no longer belonged to him. ”I will stay as a hostage. Once it's done, you can kill me if King Kuari doesn't let go of sister Ru.”
Gu Shenwei was hesitating. Meanwhile, at the camp of the Land of Fragrance, Old Man Mu was also hesitating.
”I can't kill you or maim you. Alas, how should I deal with you?” Old Man Mu muttered while rubbing his hands. Although his acupoints were still sealed, he was dancing with joy.
The sharp pain slowly relieved. Feeling embarrassed by his own weakness, Dao Nian murmured, ”Kill me, please kill me.”
Shangguan Fei was standing by and watching. With his acupoints also blocked, he was more than happy to drop stones on the miserable old Taoist, ”You old cur, he has said it clearly that he can't kill you, now you want to pretend to be as brave as a hero, how hypocritical you are.”
Very satisfied with his help, Old Man Mu nodded and said, ”Right, but it's normal, the whole Jade Pure Sect is so hypocritical.”
”Jade Pure Sect is an orthodox sect. Old Man Mu, are you going to speak ill of your own sect?”
”Huh,” Old Man Mu seemed to have heard the most ridiculous joke, ”I'll tell you what I have done to my 'own sect'. I fell in love with my My Master's wife, killed my Master, and remade all the martial arts manuals. You old fool, don't you want to know the secret of my martial arts skills? I tell you, it is nothing but being 'merciless'. The external kung fu of Jade Pure Sect values overcoming firmness by gentleness and following nature. I prefer overcoming hardness with hardness and against nature. And it turns out I'm successful. Even the ordinary moves become formidable and peerless in my hands.”
”So that's how you master your unique skills.” Shangguan Fei cooperatively praised.
”Of course, you've seen my Five Hole Punch. In the fists technique manual, it says 'Penetrating the mystery and introspecting the five viscera', which refers to heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney. Can old man be so pedantic? I changed it to be 'Penetrating' the enemy's five viscera with one punch. Haha, the power of my fist technique immediately doubled.”
Shangguan Fei admired wholeheartedly, ”Old man is really formidable, no wonder no one can beat you.”
Dao Nian recited a few verses in a low voice, and said, ”Old Man Mu, you have done too many evil things, what goes around comes around.”
”Old dog, you've forgotten you are a disciple of the Three Pure Ones and do not seek eternal life, now you are talking about karma to me like the baldies? Speaking of immortality, look at you, you look younger as you grow older, your kung fu of plucking yin and nourishing yang must be formidable. Tell me, how many women have you plucked?”
”Stop the nonsense, Jade Pure Sect is an esteemed orthodox …”
”The more orthodox you are, the more you like to lie. Plucking yin to nourish yang isn't something amazing, do you think I haven't practiced it? Alas, if it had not been the harm done by Waning Moon Hall, I would have been younger than you.”
Dao Nian refused to say anything.
Shangguan Fei, however, became interested, ”is it really that magical?”
”Of course, but you can only pluck the yang, a winding path leading to a secluded spot. You can't nourish yourself though.”
It was rare to see Shangguan Fei blush, ”I, I haven't … done that for a long time.”
”No need to explain. What haven't I seen before? Don't think you are special, there are plenty of men like you. The Norland men looked to be forthright but there are quite a bit of that going on behind the scenes.”
Shangguan Fei's eyes brightened up, wondering why he hadn't found anyone like him in the Norland.
Old Man Mu looked at Shangguan Fei and Dao Nian several times before saying, ”This is really a good idea. Since I can't kill or hurt you, how about this, Shangguan Fei, I'll do you a favor, go 'pluck' this old Taoist.”
The two cried out 'no' in unison. Old Man Mu, however, became happier thinking about it. He ignored Dao Nian and only persuaded Shangguan Fei, ”It's a rare opportunity. The Jade Pure Sect's kung fu in nourishing themselves is superb. Look at this old Taoist, he looked to be in his forties and his skin is like in its thirties, some parts of his body appear to be younger. Do you think he hasn't gained anything after taking away so many girls' virginity?”
Shangguan Fei shook his head, ”What's his real age?”
”Uh, whatever it is. Fairies are all thousands of years old when they marry to the mortals, I've never heard of any mortals who would not be willing to accept them.”
Dao Nian wasn't willing, so he anxiously said, ”I'm seventy-six years old now.”
Shangguan Fei was even less interested. Old Man Mu was about to persuade again before the Dragon King lifted the curtain and came in, just in time to save the chastity of the elder of the Jade Pure Sect.
Dao Nian desperately begged, ”Dragon King, please let me go, I'll do whatever is asked of me.”
Gu Shenwei was very surprised, he didn't expect Old Man Mu was more skillful in interrogating than him which saved him lots of time.
”I want to see the Khan.”
”No problem.” Dao Nian's answer was resolute and decisive.
Gu Shenwei had to see the Khan. He wanted to know why an obvious assassination had been overlooked by the demigod-like lord of the prairie.