AST 1857 - A warrior’s life was restless. They never stop battling (1/2)

Liancheng Biao didn’t talk right away. He knew that his fifth uncle still had more to say. Once the things became related to his clan, he would also take it more cautiously. He would be alerted. He has heard and also witnessed the annihilations of a lot of clans before. Most of the time, it was caused by very minor problems.

Though Qing Shui might be very young, he was very cautious towards him. Since his seniors were here, it’s best if he let his fifth uncle handle it.

“Young man, no matter how you put it, Liancheng Clan was still an influential clan. Since young, Miss Sheng was already arranged to get married to Biao`Er. Her father was also present when such an arrangement was set. May I know the reason why you are trying to stop it? Could it really be because you think that there is no one from Liancheng Clan who could deal with you?”

The old man whom Liancheng Biao addressed as his fifth uncle took a few steps forward and said in a tone which sounded neither servile nor overbearing. He wanted to make clear first that he was from Liancheng Clan. He treated Qing Shui politely so that in the future, if there was any ruckus which might cause them some losses, they might still be able to prevent it.

Every time the old man took a step forward, he would leave some space for himself. The space was just appropriate enough for him to retreat. He didn’t want to force himself to a dead end. Otherwise, if anything happened, the only thing which awaited him would be death.

Qing Shui smiled, “I don’t want to make enemies with anyone. Though Liancheng Clan might be very powerful and had control over the Heaven Star Immortal Sect, I don’t like to see my friends get bullied. I don’t have many friends, hence, each and every one of them means a lot to me. So, as long as I am around. I will definitely not stand aside and watch as they get bullied.

The old man slightly knitted his brows. He didn’t talk straight away. He seemed to be weighing the pros and cons of the issue and figuring out a way to solve it. Meanwhile, Qing Shui was looking at him waiting for him to talk again.

Qing Shui also didn’t want to make enemies wherever he went. Even if the person he met might not necessarily be a good person. However, he wasn’t afraid of making enemies with them. He thought of battling against other people as a kind of joy. Though he wasn’t willing to fight with others, it would be very frustrating if he had to stop engaging in the battles forever. A warrior’s life was restless. They would never stop battling.

“How about this? Battle me. If you lose, don’t interfere in today’s matter. If you win, we will leave immediately and never talk about Biao`Er’s marriage with Miss Sheng ever again. Does this sound fine with you?” The old man looked at Qing Shui and said in a serious tone.

Qing Shui revealed a faint smile. The old man’s words weren’t as simple as it sounded. If he lost, let’s not talk about him interfering in this matter, he might be slaughtered into pieces right on the spot.

If he won, however, they would see through his potential and refused to make enemies with him. The old man was the strongest among his group of people. If even he lost, the only thing which awaited them would be to get beaten up.

Hence, the old man’s method could be described as “advancing forward if possible, and retreating if it was time to protect themselves”. He has prepared a retreating route for himself. However, it sounded really fair when coming out of his mouth. If any outsiders were present, it would make them feel that they had given in to Qing Shui. After all, Sheng Jun was the woman who had an existing wedding contract with them.

Before Qing Shui spoke, he was interrupted by Sheng Jun. She said to him, “He is very powerful. If you are unable to defeat him, your life will be put in danger. If you don’t make your move, there is a chance that they will not act blindly without thinking. At the moment, they still don’t know about your background.”

Sheng Jun just realized that she also didn’t know about his background. However, Qing Shui has told her quite a few things about himself. She just wasn’t sure whether what he said was true.

Qing Shui smiled and looked at Sheng Jun. They wouldn’t let the outsiders knew what they were saying. He looked at Sheng Jun’s concerned look and said in a confident tone, “Don’t worry about it, they are no match against me.”

Qing Shui wasn’t just being arrogant. Though he was unable to completely sense the old man’s strength with his Spiritual Sense, he was able to figure out roughly where they were at. His Spiritual Sense was still quite sensitive to certain dangers. In the case of the old man in front of him, he didn’t manage to sense any of it.

“Alright, I accept your suggestions. I also hope that we can do things according to what we originally agreed on.” Qing Shui squinted his eyes and looked at the old man opposite him. The coldness in his eyes made the old man felt as if there was a thorn in his back.

This was a very dangerous young man with a formidable background. The old man has not had the slightest idea where this young man came from. For now, even if he was able to kill Qing Shui, he also didn’t know if he would do it. After all, he didn’t know who was behind him and what kind of strength the person might possess. He wasn’t convinced that an outstanding young man like him, wouldn’t have any fearsome force supporting him from the back.