109 Allow Me to Make Peace (1/2)
Not a single one of the imperial guards remained. Only the five eunuchs were left behind.
They had the upper hand and was more dominant, but now, the tables had turned!
Mi Kongqun was shaking with anger; his long slits that served as eyes stared at Qiu Jianhan like a venomous snake, his gaze was filled with endless malice.
Qiu Jianhan waved the sleeve of his robe, saying softly, ”This old one has no interest in interfering with the vengeance of the martial arts world. Such petty personal grudges! Let me warn both of you – don't ever kick up a fuss in the city of the emperor or this old one won't be as merciful the next time!”
”Let us leave!”
”Mi Kongqun, we shall settle our differences after you finished putting these petty insignificances in order! This old one will not take advantage of your situation today. I suggest you be wise and do the right thing.”
With a nod, the old marshal turned and left with big strides, not leaving a gap for anyone to interfere.
Yun Yang and the others were utterly impressed!
Old Marshal Qiu was indeed the expert. As they said, the older the wiser! His thuggish ways were really something to behold.
Yun Yang was immensely impressed!
Old Marshal Qiu Jianhan's roguish ways were divinely and perfectly timed.
He saw his nephew about to crumble and stepped in right away without waiting for the situation to worsen.
His strike landed on the Achilles’ heel without mercy.
Short and precise with the nation’s justice as his main point, it was an eye for an eye, tearing Mi Kongqun’s domineering aura to shreds and leaving him no chance to retort.
If Mi Kongqun dared to counter his argument, Qiu Jianhan would seize him immediately; the procedure that would follow was only taking its natural course.
Even if Mi Kongqun was wise and dared not to retaliate, Old Marshal Qiu could still drive his people away using his authority and in the name of justice, strip them of any support.
Old Marshal Qiu, who had taken sides despite saying that he could not be bothered since it was the martial arts world’s matter and he would not capitalize on the situation, had left just like that.
No, he had actually left behind a threat as well – we shall settle our dispute after you take care of things here.
Basically, it meant that if you did not take care of it nicely, this old one shall really settle the differences with you! Settle everything once and for all!
Let’s see how you tackle my nephew!
It would be your misfortune if you were knocked, bruised, wounded, or even dead when my nephew struck but if something happened to him, we shall go on ‘settling’ our differences!
The shamelessness of being thick-skinned in this was nothing compared to the thickness of a city wall! It should at least be compared to the corner of a city wall!
”He is indeed a real pain in the neck, the original thug, the epitome and perfect embodiment of being unreasonable! The exemplary paradigm! Impressive, I’m in awe!” Yun Yang was deeply moved.
There was so much room for improvement and so much for him to learn on being shameless, being a pain in the neck, playing the rogue and being absolutely unreasonable!
Look at the old marshal, he had turned the tables around the moment he saw that his nephew was at a disadvantage.
The marshal’s tactic was so much more cunning than the crooked ones he had thought of just now – simple, rebellious, and direct!
The effect was instantaneous, the impression lasting and real!
Looking at the five eunuchs who were dumbfounded, they could barely contain their laughter. There are just a few of you castrated men , who had long stayed hidden in the palace, and you want to pick a fight with Qiu Jianhan, the veteran rogue, the original thug, the real pain in the neck?
Both parties were on two wholly different levels!
Even if you discounted everything else, both sides were already different by one important organ!
Mi Kongqun snorted coldly with squinted eyes, looking at where Qiu Jianhan left.
”The old marshal is eloquent with his gift of parting words. This is just a petty personal grudge, why kick up such a fuss? The hour is late too, let’s settle this quickly. It’s nothing big after all, it’s only right we end this with haste.” Yun Yang stepped forth with graceful steps and began mediating. ”Actually, I believe that this was just all a misunderstanding. Keeper Mi is not an outsider, Young Master Qiu is also a friend; let’s talk harmoniously to end this misunderstanding. How about that?”
Mi Kongqun scanned Yun Yang with his icy gaze, clueless as to who this fellow, who had popped out of thin air, was.
Who do you think you are, forcefully being the peacemaker between two strongly opposing parties? Who gave you the right?
”Never mind, you folks are really reluctant to talk.” Yun Yang changed his tone immediately seeing that no one was going to reply him. ”There’s always a plaintiff and defendant in all grudges. Let’s end the matter of the martial arts world with the ways of the martial arts world. Why not be straightforward and end this resentment here with the ways of a martial artist!”
”I suggest a fight!”
”The harder your blow is, the more correct you are.” Yun Yang said, ”On one side will be the four great families while the other side, the five eunuchs. From the number of people, five is still more than four; I can chip in too. It’s Eunuch Wu over there, isn’t it? We've acquainted already, let us have a chat! I’ll leave the rest to the rest of you.”