785 Level Up, Act-Tough Saint! (1/2)
”Who's that?”
The cultivators perked up at Xue Que and Buttface's arrival. Everyone stood up at once. Some even grabbed their weapons and pointed them at Xu Que angrily and nervously.
Xu Que smiled. ”I am Zhong Kui from the Exploding Heavens Faction. I have come after receiving orders. I am tasked to clean up the imposters of the Exploding Heavens Faction!”
The Exploding Heavens Faction!
The cultivators were stunned by his words.
Then someone yelled, ”You guys again! You swindle us and cheat us in the name of the Exploding Heavens Faction. Now, what are you doing? You're framing us! Do you intend to kill us all?”
Bang!
With a loud thud, a few big garbage bags fell out of the System parcel onto the floor. More than a dozen bodies rolled out of the bags. The cultivators were dumbstruck once they saw the corpses. Then, the crowd stirred.
”That...that's the butler of the fake Exploding Heavens Faction Inn!”
”My god, it IS him!”
”Crap, he's the one who killed my wife and child!”
”And that was the librarian of the fake Exploding Heavens Faction Library! He used to do whatever he wanted to do in the Imperial City. He only toned it down after Madam Ya was alerted!”
”My god! Everyone who bullied the weak and did evil under the name of the Exploding Heavens Faction, they're all here!
Everybody turned toward Xu Que at once, their eyes passionate and agitated.
”You...you are you a sovereign of the Exploding Heavens Faction?”
Xu Que smiled and nodded. ”That's right! The rest of us will arrive at the Imperial City soon!”
Buttface stepped out and said pridefully, ”Behold the Vice Faction Leader of the Exploding Heavens Faction, all of you…!”
Slap!
Xu Que covered Buttface's mouth before he could finish. However, everyone could hardly contain their excitement; they were quickly filled with euphoria.
”It's the real Exploding Heavens Faction!”
”I remember this dog. It's Xu Que's pet!”
”They are finally showing up!”
”Five years, it's been five whole years!”
Many almost cried in agitation.
Xu Que was bewildered by their reaction. ”Fellow cultivators, aren't you guys overreacting? From what I understood, you guys are also guilty of posing as followers of the Exploding Heavens Faction!”
”No! We have never posed as the followers of the Exploding Heavens Faction!” The crowd was suddenly stern. ”We have always believed that the Exploding Heavens Faction is the symbol of justice! Although every member is arrogant, lewd, and despicable, they still belonged to the side of justice. That's why we have always tried to persuade the people that those rapists and oppressors were imposters of the Exploding Heavens Faction. However, we were caught off-guard by violent resistance. Therefore, we decided to band together to fend off all our enemies!”
”What are you saying? Every man of the Exploding Heavens Faction is innocent, kind, and pure-hearted. When have we ever been arrogant, lewd, or despicable? Outsiders simply misunderstand us. However, you guys have done well to defend the justice of the Exploding Heavens Faction. All of you have made great sacrifices to uphold our justice!”
The cultivators quickly stopped him. ”Please don't say that, fellow cultivator Zhong Kui! It's just that we can't stand those scums who cause trouble while posing as the Exploding Heavens Faction!”
”Very good. As the Exploding Heavens Faction's harbinger of justice, I announce that from now on, you guys are now great men of the Exploding Heavens Faction! Tell me, who are the ones who hurt you? I, Zhong Kui, will seek redress on your behalf!”
Everyone could hardly believe their ears.
”So we are now part of the Exploding Heavens Faction, just like that?”
”Ha, ha, we're finally part of the Exploding Heavens Faction!”
”Five years! We have waited for five whole years, to think that my dream would come true!”
”The sacrifices we made over these five years have been worth it!”
”Yeah! I broke out of jail from the Metal Nation to realize my dream to join the Exploding Heavens Faction!”
”Ha! How can you compare? I have lost my wife and son, for the sake of upholding the justice of the Exploding Heavens Faction!”
”Hmph, the things you guys just said were insignificant! Joining the Exploding Heavens Faction has been my dream since I was a young kid!”
Many of them started to talk louder and louder, over each other, listing the hardships and grueling times they had suffered all this while. The more they boasted, the more shameless they became.
The reason for this behavior was merely due to that one sentence by Xu Que, which helped them find a place to belong – the Exploding Heavens Faction!
”Gentlemen, since you are now a part of the Exploding Heavens Faction, these slogans…” Xu Que murmured as he pointed at the slogans littered all over the mountains.
The gang of cultivators immediately assured him, ”Fellow cultivator Zhong Kui, don't worry! We will plant these slogans all over the whole world!”
”Yes, that's right! We will plant them everywhere we go. Soon, the whole world will know our name!”
”That will be our new dream!”
”Li Bai from the Exploding Heavens Faction once said that a man is no different from a salted fish if he has no dreams! That's why this dream shall be my new ambition from now on!”