Chapter 160 (1/2)

Chapter 160: A Dull Show Translator: Transn Editor: Transn

If Tie Hanfeng was still alive, he would surely have given his disciple a harsh lesson for not coet to the botto trouble to hiht not have been an iure, but his death was even more influential upon Kun Society than Marquis Gao’s assassination The latter’s death was glorified by Kun Society, whereas Zhou Huan was a merchant in the rice and flour trade and had paid protection fees to Kun Society Tenth Young Master Shangguan Ru was therefore responsible to find out who the real e on Zhou Huan’s behalf

The reputation which Kun Society had only recently built up would go down the drain if it was unable to provide a reasonable explanation for the case

As he looked at the corpse, Gu Shenwei finally understood the co’s intentions Perhaps, that wily old fox had secretly investigated the rice shop earlier, and did not knoho to hand the corpse over to Fortunately for hi Huan came of their own accord, and were the ideal people to take up the matter

The near hundred merchants of the rice and flour trade were in a state of jittery anxiety Shopkeeper Mi, who had just lost a finger, hurried over to salvage the situation Beating his chest, he assured the crowd, on his family members’ lives, that Kun Society would handle the matter properly, and that everyone else would be safe

Zhou Huan’s death also attracted attention from Stone Castle If it was a homicide, it would on, had violated the regulation not to interfere with the s

This was a time when a “problem” needed to be “solved” The si to do would be to announce that Zhou Huan had committed suicide After all, based on the observations at the scene, he indeed appeared to have slit his own neck As for his motive, the ready-made explanation was that he had done so out of love for Marquis Gao

The pressure trickled down the chain of command Gu Shenas nificant and would never reach the ears of the aduan Yushi+ appeared in public on behalf of Tenth Young Master to invite representatives from the rice and flour trade to watch a reenactli observed the scene carefully Despite not speaking much, Master Yu was able to make the entire street believe that Zhou Huan had committed suicide out of love

However, what followed at the same time was a new explanation for Marquis Gao’s death Many people made their own inferences and came to the same conclusion – the true murderer was Zhou Huan, who corains left on the fe as proof

Rule which some sneered while others lamented But few people made the connection that since the realand the killer Yang Huan was no longer necessary

Kun Society and Horned Dragon Society reached a tacit agree Marquis Gao’s deaths Both societies continued to assu Huan was the killer, and consequently, the duel would have to proceed on ti truth, and was instead a contest for superiority between two e siet ready to kill However, he was unable to get his head together for so” explanation which was that Zhou Huan had committed suicide, but he would not have an easy conscience in doing so He knew that so use of the battle between the two societies to seek personal gain, and wanted to find out who it was and whether the person was a friend or foe

Therefore, he gave a secret order to Maid Lotus and the Xu siblings to continue looking for clues regarding Marquis Gao’s and Zhou Huan’s deaths He stipulated that they could only operate in secret andfor the true murderer

At this point in ti preparations for the duel Ye Silang was a real h they had never wielded a sword in front of each other before, there had already been a contest of willpower and killing intent between them, and thus the mutual impressions were deep

The person uan Ru She attached ht; it would not only showcase Kun Society’s strength, but also serve to take revenge for her kidnapping

However, Slave Huan’s recent behavior deeply confounded her andhis e Forest to fae part of each day sitting down in deep contemplation, as if he could rely solely on willpower to defeat a swordsreatly Under normal circuether with Maid Lotus, had killed too many people, and their swordsnation Ordinary kills had beco could sti was like a conundruenius – it was not easy to solve, but solving it would entail stepping up to a higher level

“If only swords were allowed,” Gu Shenwei could not help thinking This thought was, however, fatal to himself and not his opponent Death Scripture required its practitioners to reach a state where there were cohts The tiniest bit of doubt or inquietude would cause a fu was not like the growth of a tree, which could only increase and not decrease, and was easilystairs; one could ascend but also fall off, and the determinants of victory, defeat, survival, or death included not just one’s weapon skills but also which side the environreater willpower and killing desire, etc The slightest of changes to these factors could result in a disastrous defeat for a kungfu master, let alone an ordinary coer be improved, what Gu Shenwei needed to do was to clear the distracting thoughts and temper his willpower

“If only swords were allowed” He was unable to banish this thought up until theof the ninth day of the first lunar e Forest was already prepared Many people had gathered outside the woodland, with the rich arriving by carriage, while the poor made the journey on foot This sort of excitement was not seen every year, and nobody wanted to miss out on it

Alht blades, and even the machetemen left their weapons at home or concealed them safely nobody wanted to be seen as ill-intentioned, and further fa blades would have no grounds to complain if they were attacked without an explicit reason