584 I Am the Four Seasons Tower, I Carry the Surname Nian! (1/2)
The man in black's gaze suddenly turned sharp like a blade as he said, ”Oh, is that so? It is terribly unfortunate that I don't really believe your words now. A man is the master of his own fate, a man can overcome the forces of nature. This is a truism. I will accomplish it if I want to do it. Brother Gu, are you certain that you don't want to leave with me?”
Dugu Chou suddenly stood up at and hollered loudly, ”Who are you? Don't you think that you're standing too high up, hovering there arrogantly?”
The person glanced at Dugu Chou with passing interest and replied, ”I stand high so that I can see far. Dugu Chou, you've stayed hidden away from this world for too long. Sitting at such a low position after your reemergence, you are destined to be unable to see far away.”
”Is that so? Truly?” Dugu Chou smiled faintly.
The man in black answered earnestly, ”Yes. I have my reasons to stand up high; I have been placed at this height, to overlook the world. Dugu, you've kept your wife company for far too long, so long that you don't know the changes that have taken place in this world. Let me give you a word of advice. Since you've decided to be a recluse in the name of love, don't act recklessly and embroil yourself in the martial world's affairs. It's good to roam about but go back quickly afterward. Don't you already feel more lonesome after you left your wife alone in that valley?”
He looked at Dugu Chou with a smile. ”If you don't heed my advice and insist on roaming around, I'm afraid that your wife… won't be lonely anymore.”
”Are you implying that you'll send me down to keep her company?” Dugu Chou's pupils contracted dangerously.
The person dressed in black smiled but did not answer. Still, the implication rang clearly in his unspoken words.
”Great!” Dugu Chou scoffed, ”I would have your name!”
”I am the Four Seasons Tower, I carry the surname Nian!” answered the man in black.
Boom! Yun Yang felt as if a bomb had exploded in his head.
'I am the Four Seasons Tower, I carry the surname Nian! – The Four Seasons Tower, Mr. Nian!'
'Today, at this moment, I've finally met this person, this nemesis, this eternal enemy!'
'Nian!'
'No wonder he can remain neither inferior nor aggressive when facing four masterly experts. No wonder he can still be as haughty and confident as he is now.'
'Of course, the mastermind of the Four Seasons Tower would possess such boldness!'
Beside him, Ling XIaozui looked at the person clothed in black in the sky oddly, asking, ”Mr. Nian, why are you so aggressive? Do you not plan to come down and greet your old friend?”
Mr. Nian stood in the air with arms on his back, his gaze shifting to Ling Xiaozui. ”No wonder Gu Chaliang is so resolute. There are two Unrivaled Experts here to support him. Tsk, not bad, not bad at all. Dugu Chou, Ling Xiaozui, the two of you can indeed fight anyone and any force in this world!”
His words were pointedly direct but he was inwardly hesitant. He was prepared to leave, to refrain from entering Tiantang City. However, he accidentally realized that Heaven's Inquisition, whom he had kept a prisoner for so long, had actually escaped from the seclusion and come to Tiantang City.
This was far too urgent for Mr. Nian and the Four Seasons Tower to ignore!
Now, he knew that there were four masterly experts on the other side, but he could not admit defeat. He had to retrieve this wayward fellow or the consequences would be grave indeed.
If he attacked, he would be going against Ling Xiaozui and Dugu Chou. However, it was already impossible to assume an inferior position now; he would have to stand tough to the end.
Dugu Chou said faintly, ”You think our forces do not suffice, don't you?”