Chapter: 1104 (1/2)

AST 1104 – A man must kill and kill without mercy

Qing Shui was a little stunned by Lin Zhanhan’s decision but he quickly responded with a smile. He felt that Lin Zhanhan’s decision was the best outcome. To Qing Shui, the best way of dealing with things was to adapt to the natural flow of things and direct them accordingly rather than using brute force to control all situations.

The Huo residence had already been totally razed to the ground. It seemed like a simple feat but it had been something impossible for Lin Zhanhan for so long. The destruction of Huo residence was of great significance to Lin Zhanhan and finding that Lin Clan still had descendants had also fulfilled some of his long-time desires. With that, he found some relief from the anger and grievances that he carried with him all these years.

Feeling that a large burden had been lifted, Lin Zhanhan couldn’t help feeling that the weather was great even though there was barely any sunlight, he wore his happiest smile on his face.

Some people say that a person’s life is determined by the sum of their emotions, so people should live life to their fullest and not let anyone look down on them. If a person is extremely depressed everyday, their lives would also be very bitter and difficult. In the worst case scenario, it would be worse than death and they would just breakdown.

Qing Shui knew how difficult it was for both Lin Zhanhan and Yiye Jiange, so he never stopped working towards resolving the issues which haunted them for so long. This was because he already treated their burdens as his. No man lives on an island. He felt that it was too selfish to just live for himself and he wouldn’t be happy if he chose to live that way. To him, happiness can be very simple. Seeing the happy faces of his family, lovers and friends already brought him great joy!

The people from Huo Clan were members of Lion King’s Ridge so killing them today meant that Qing Shui and his group were officially challenging Lion King’s Ridge. Furthermore, they were in Sealed Northern Ice Emperor Region where Lion King’s Ridge had a colossal influence so their actions were an obvious provocation.

To such a sect, this was a humiliation that they could not ignore. If one of their men was killed, they would kill the murderer’s entire family just to show their status and power and to warn others that they could not be offended.

However, Qing Shui was very difficult to track because he used Nine Continents Steps Effect to travel around. Even if the people from Lion King’s Ridge followed him closely, they needed time to catch up with him. Thus, they were still unable to find for him even after searching for him for some time.

Qing Shui and his group stayed in Lin Zhanhan’s grandchildren’s house for a day. Qing Shui actually wanted Lin Zhanhan to stay here until they were ready to fetch him but he insisted on going along with them as he argued that him staying there would attract the attention of others.

Qing Shui was not sure what Lin Zhanhan said to Bao Hong and Bao Lan, he could only guess that it was their family matters. When they left, they did not leave them any gifts. Qing Shui only told Cheng En to take care of that family.

If they didn’t want to disrupt their peaceful lives, they knew they couldn’t leave any gifts for them or give them any other ideas. Just as they came with a warning, they left quietly without any commotion.

“Qing Shui, Grandfather Lin needs to thank you!” Lin Zhanhan said happily with an earnest tone while they were riding the Golden Scaled Dragon Elephant.

“Grandfather Lin, we are family, you don’t have to be so courteous to me. I’ll feel awkward,” Qing Shui laughed.

Lin Zhanhan grinned and did not say anything else. Qing Shui turned and flashed a smile at Yiye Jiange, she couldn’t help wanting to thank Qing Shui sometimes but Qing Shui always took advantage of that…

When Qing Shui noticed Yiye Jiange’s hesitation and her slight intention to avoid him, he chuckled and stealthily stroked her back. Yiye Jiange made a scoffing sound and turned her head away.

Such interactions gave Qing Shui an exceptionally good mood, he enjoyed them and they lifted his spirits.

He was especially delighted to see Yiye Jiange blushing and would have continued with his teasing if no one else was around them.

After they had flown for some time, Qing Shui started thinking about the place in Peng Meng Mountains. He decided that he would go there after he settled the matter with Lion King’s Ridge and before going to the Four Continents. He wanted to test his luck to see if there was anything special there.

Lion King’s Ridge was located within a man-made valley in a large mountain range and supposedly it took numerous workers to develope the area. The sect had many disciples of elite calibre and they were spread throughout every city north of the Northern Sea and they were usually the leaders of the cities.

There were definitely other groups which had the capability of challenging Lion King’s Ridge’s influence and power and perhaps more than one expected but most of them were weaker than the latter. However, Lion King’s Ridge would have to risk too much to take over these groups. To avoid losses from both parties, these other groups usually avoided confrontation with Lion King’s Ridge and vice versa.

To the contrary, Qing Shui had been searching out Lion King’s Ridge members in each city throughout their journey, killing off all powerful members.

Within 10 days, Qing Shui had already killed over 1000 Lion King’s Ridge members and each of them was of a certain standard. About 100 of them were even Martial Emperor and above. He felt that he hadn’t reached a unconceivable realm in terms of such massacres but he felt that he could in the future….

A man must kill without mercy[1] Killing is a never-ending cause.

In the past, people spoke of promises and brotherhood.

There were villains who killed indiscriminately, for a mere infraction, disregarding the value of life.

Then, there were also heroes and warlords, who killed countless men…

Killing a person every three steps,

Killing even if one’s heart stopped.

Blood flowing like a river,

Corpses piling up like mountains…

The strong will prey on the weak, this is the law of nature.

This will not change even if one has principles.

Don’t ask anymore, for a man has his own ways.