87 Getting To The Crux Of The Issue (1/2)
Jun Mo Xie slowly got up to seat down lazily on the chair while patting off all the dust on his robes calmly. The injuries he sustained were insignificant to him and hardly worth mentioning. He would be fully recovered after running the Art of Unlocking Heaven’s Fortune for a week. After all, Guan Qing Han would never harm him intentionally.
Noticing something amiss, Jun Mo Xie looked up to find his Uncle, Jun Wu Yi staring at him with shock and disbelief. Jun Wu Yi was a former war veteran. But at that moment, his eyes contained traces of apprehension, surprise, and even awe.
”How...did you do it?” Jun Wu Yi asked, his eyes wide with surprise. ”Who imparted you such skills? Is it someone who has attained the legendary Spirit Xuan?”
Jun Mo Xie was stunned momentarily. As he slowly understood the situation, he suddenly broke into laughter. After a long pause, he raised his cup and drank the cup of wine in one motion.
”To attain such terrifying abilities, one must have the heart of a killer!” Jun Mo Xie smiled as he replied. ”Third Uncle, what you actually wish to know, is how many people I have killed to achieve my current state, am I right?”
Seeing Jun Wu Yi’s expression, Jun Mo Xie understood that his astute Third Uncle had already seen through his instinctive reactions from the duel earlier on. Although Jun Mo Xie had suppressed them in a timely manner, traces of his innate abilities were still exposed. Lacking in experience, Guan Qing Han may have been fooled. But as an Earth Xuan expert and a former war veteran who was observing every move of the fight from a third person’s perspective, Jun Wu Yi could not have missed it.
Jun Wu Yi grunted and questioned his nephew in a strict tone, ”Mo Xie, enemies may take each other lives on the battlefield but that is the course of nature. However, you were still able to pick up such effective killing techniques even without joining the army. How is this possible? There is no way you can attain such a high cultivation without staining your hands with the blood of others. Did you really…”
Although trembling, Jun Wu Yi’s voice was filled with anger, ”You have always stayed within the Royal Capital...Did you hone your skills by practicing them on civilians?”
”Third Uncle, having experienced numerous life-threatening situations, how could you speak such absurd words? It is not necessary to slaughter others to perfect one’s killing techniques.” Jun Mo Xie said calmly. ”In fact, as long as one truly familiarizes oneself with the human body: every bone, every joint and every nerve, then one would naturally be able to pick this up.”
Jun Mo Xie narrowed his eyes and said, ”The human body, regardless of gender, has two hundred and six bones. This means there are also two hundred and six joints all over the body. There are many vulnerable spots on the human body, especially above the thighs. A powerful blow to any of these places could easily take a person’s life! Regardless of what move or technique a person is using, there would certainly be a vulnerable spot that is left completely defenseless!”
”Fighting requires movement of the bones and joints. While concentrating maximum force at some points of the body, some other parts will be left weak and defenseless, and these are the flaws! Once these flaws have been identified, the part that the person was previously concentrating on also becomes a flaw. With all these details of your enemy on the back of your hand, it would be effortless to find a countermeasure against him. I had always told Grandfather that I’m unable to fight. The truth is, I’m unable to fight because if I did fight, there would be only one result: Sister-in-law’s death! In fact, she could have died countless times today, at least a hundred times! I wonder if Uncle managed to count all of them!”
Smiling proudly, Jun Mo Xie continued, ”I must admit that I’ve become very used to striking only the weakest points in a human body and causing fatal blows. In this world, the best understanding of the human body is possessed by doctors. But Uncle, you would rarely see doctors who are killers because most of them only learn to heal patients and save lives!”
Jun Wu Yi was speechless for a moment. He then said angrily, ”You’re just fabricating the truth!”
Jun Mo Xie sighed and replied, ”Uncle, you have watched me grow up from young. We may not have met often in the last two years, but Grandfather’s spies were always following me every single day and every single moment. They record every action and information about me, including where I sleep every night. On top of that, they also gathered intel on the duration I spent with each woman, who the woman was, her family background and even her ancestry! Uncle, do you truly believe that I really could kill people secretly with all these people following me? Don’t you think your theory is absolutely preposterous?”
Jun Wu Yi could neither laugh nor cry. He was at a complete loss for words!
”Can a natural killer truly exist?” Jun Wu Yi stammered. His mind was in a turmoil. Jun Mo Xie’s word completely defied his general knowledge, throwing him into a state of confusion...
Jun Mo Xie quickly wiped the cold sweat from his brows as he breathed a long sigh of relief. ”Oh my goodness! It was so close. It really isn’t easy fooling Third Uncle!”
”But why are you so interested in killing techniques? Furthermore, you have become so proficient in it! The contrast between this and your identity…is just too…” Jun Wu Yi seemed unconvinced as he continued to question his nephew.