128 A breakthrough within sigh (2/2)
For the first time, he was going to be a team player!
Just as grandfather Jun was developing his own army's strength for the uncertainties of the future, Jun Mo Xie had also started secretly training his own. He needed decent men…. Otherwise, what would a handful of silver and Gold Xuan fighters be able to do in the face of a storm?
It takes a real master to overcome a storm! In case of mediocrity…. It's just better to give up!
[But if the servant becomes a top level expert, then would I be able to keep him in control?]
Jun Mo Xie scratched his head, and suddenly he remembered something that he read in his previous life: '… Even the heroes of this world bow in front of great men, and follow them with utter devotion; they remain loyal to such men, and this is the basic foundation of any organization….'
”If I can portray myself as a great man, then even the Spirit Xuan experts will follow me loyally…. How wonderful.” Jun Mo Xie scratched his chin, and smiled crookedly.
He held out the three invitations in his hand, and started thinking about accepting the second prince's invitation. The place of the meet with the second prince was obvious: Ni Chang pavilion! He had been there once on an eavesdropping mission, and was well aware of Lady Yue'er's deep seated hatred for the Jun Family, which now beginning to linger in his mind.
[If this woman finds out that I'm there, then she'll try to get to the bottom of the situation, and then she'll try to cause trouble.]
But then again, Jun Mo Xie had been presented with an excellent opportunity of meeting the Second Prince, and he simply didn't wish to let it slip by.
[There are, uh, according my calculation, a long time had passed since the incident regarding the Xuan Beast tendons and crossbows, and even though grandfather looked into the matter, we still haven't heard anything new…]
Anyway, the second prince had organized a nice banquet along a beautiful river, which Jun Mo Xie obviously didn't mind. As far the other distractions and attractions of the locality were concerned, Jun Mo Xie wasn't even remotely interested in them.
[I'll go to the Ni Chang pavilion today!]
Jun Mo Xie was beaming a radiant smile as he stepped out into the courtyard. He was completely prepared to blatantly tell his grandfather that he wished to visit a brothel, and would require a couple of bodyguards for protection; a couple of his best and strongest body guards….
Just as stepped out of his room, he saw Guan Qing Han sitting in the courtyard, dressed in a snow white robe. She looked at him coldly as he approached her: ”Where are you going?”
”Well, I'm going out to the Ni Chang Pavilion.” Jun Mo Xie replied honestly, almost as if there was nothing shameful about it. [The son of the emperor has invited me for a meeting there, so there's obviously no blame attached to my head, right?]
”Shameless! Now you've even started acting so boldly about visiting that shameful place! I thought that maybe you've straightened up, but no, you just put on a false robe! You're betraying the trust of your grandfather!” Guan Qing Han's face was flushed with rage, and she was already unwittingly leaning forward, ready to teach him a lesson. [Just look at this guy! He was only acting to be upright for a few days, and now he's even started boldly stating that he's visiting a brothel to fool around?! He's so annoying! If he wasn't my brother-in-law, I wouldn't have tolerated his non-sense!]
Jun Mo Xie ignored her angered remark and laughed as he said: ”Sister-in-law, in fact, I think you look even prettier when you're angry; I'm just saying the truth, really…..”
Guan Qing Han's face went cold, and she charged towards him without saying anything further: [If I don't teach this kid a lesson today, then he'll just go back to his old ways! Anyway, I won't let him go today; I'll teach him lesson and then I'll drag him to the grandfather's chambers!]
Jun Mo Xie quickly ducked and dodged her palm, and then smoothly slid his feet and distanced himself from her body, and smiled: ”Later sister-in-law; right now I have an important appointment. I'll practice with you once I return, but right now someone important is waiting for me. Bye.” Then Jun Mo Xie ran out.
He could tell by her heaving chest that she was quite angry with him! Jun Mo Xie would have told her the truth; the Second Prince was indeed waiting for him at the Ni Chang Pavilion; but then again, Guan Qing Han hadn't really given him a chance to explain. She had just naturally assumed that he was visiting a prostitute as always. How could she not have flowing into a rage then?
”This kid had just started turning a new leaf…. I will not allow him to degenerate into that scum again! If I let this happen, then how will I show my face to my in-laws and his deceased brother someday….?” Guan Qing Han bit her lips and quickly started walking towards grandpa Jun's chambers.
Jun Mo Xie was quite amazed with his progress; his physical actions had become so subtle, that he could barely believe it. Some time ago, if he was encountered with Guan Qing Han's anger, then given that he can't attack her back, or kill her, he wouldn't have been able to dodge her easily. In fact, it was awfully hard for him to control his urge to kill her in combat. But right now, he had been able to dodge her attack very easily; in fact, it had happened almost instinctively!
And then, the other day, he had managed to dodge a Sky Xuan's attack and had also managed to strike him, without killing the man! Even though the man hadn't expected the retaliation and wasn't exactly ready to defend either, the fact that Jun Mo Xie was able to counter, and that too without causing a fatality, was undeniable!
Previously, Jun Mo Xie didn't have the ability to do these things, but now these things were beginning to happen naturally! Was Jun Mo Xie even aware of his own progress?