AST 2414 - Two Conditions (1/2)

All of those people left, but Qing Shui knew this wasn't over. Therefore, he didn't engage in a massacre; he didn't wish to do it anyway. In each event, only a few people were the main, while many others were just extras. However, those who took action to kill weren't able to shun responsibilities.

Wu Chengqi left dejectedly. When he left, he didn't even look at Qing Shui. He knew that his life had almost reached its end. He suddenly felt that there was nothing in this world that he would miss. Life had lost its brilliance, and there was no more meaning to it.

He had thought of living on strongly, and maybe there'd come a day where he could recover. However, he knew that the hopes were close to none. He had possessed too many things in the past, and now, he suddenly lost them all in a day. He was unable to accept this fact.

Qing Shui didn't care about them. He had already gone easy on them, not having them all killed directly.

The old woman had recovered, but Qing Shui didn't let her continue setting up her stall. After all, she had broken her bones, so she stayed at home to recuperate for a short period of time. Normal people would even need at least a hundred days before the broken bones were healed.

Many people from the Demon Gate left, leaving behind only some of the weaker ones. However, when Qing Shui went back to the Demon Gate, someone there passed him a letter.

It was written by Tantai Lingyan.

There were only a few lines written on it. Generally, it said that she had left and that the people left behind were the weak ones. She asked for Qing Shui to not lay his hands on them. They wouldn't commit acts of evil, but if they did, then he could do anything he wished to with them.

Qing Shui naturally agreed. Although the Demon Gate was now very weak, it was still quite the formidable adversary. After all, they had their Guardian Beast here; it helped preserve their foundation and inheritance.

Without realizing it, Qing Shui had spent quite an amount of time in the Forsaken Heaven City and the end of the year had come.

The Nine Continents Martial Association didn't take any action despite half a month had passed. The old woman had returned to set up her stall a while ago. This time, Qing Shui knew that other powerful forces wouldn't lay their hands on the old woman. However, the old woman was the cause of what had happened to the Nine Continents Martial Association. Therefore, the old woman wasn't perfectly safe either.

Qing Shui decided to head to the Nine Continents Martial Association for the old woman's safety.

However, before Qing Shui went, the people from the Nine Continents Martial Association had approached him first. They weren't the only ones who had come. The Nine Continents Food Residence, the Nine Continents Cloth Manor, the Nine Continents Trade Association and other groups had come as well, leaving only the people from the City Lord Manor who didn't come.

They brought only a few people with them, but each of them was an extremely powerful expert.

These people were all elderly with an unordinary disposition. They were clearly characters who had been in high positions for a very long time. Some of them didn't really smile, but there were also those who were smiling. Regardless, all of them assumed an air that kept people away.

This was the highest circle in the Forsaken Heaven City. Anyone who wished to join this circle would have to be accepted by these people or have to suppress them instead.

If Qing Shui could suppress all of them, then there wasn't a need for him to continue staying there. If he couldn't, he would have to let these people deal with him however they wished. Moreover, these people had seen through this fact very clearly. People with ambition who could suppress them wouldn't be able to accept staying in the Forsaken Heaven City.

”Young man, who are you? Why are you creating trouble in the Forsaken Heaven City?” The person who spoke up was the Wu Clan's head—Wu Chengqi's grandfather—Wu Tianya.

Wu Tianya was only slightly old, with a hint of white hair on his sideburns. His brows were thick and his eyes very energetic. His nose was wide and although he wasn't very handsome, he was emitting a strong Yang energy.

The others didn't speak up and merely looked at Qing Shui with a hint of amusement in their eyes.

Qing Shui smiled. ”It seems that people in the Wu Clan are all the same and speak in the same manner. If that's the case, then there's no need for us to talk.”

”Old Wu, let me talk to this young lad here.” A dignified man stepped forward.