Chapter 30: Even the strong fear those who disregard their own lives (1/2)

Chapter 30: Even the strong fear those who disregard their own lives

“A mercenary….” Wang Chao began to think about to sis Chen’s True Record of Guoshu where she had mentioned about the methods of training a mercenary. But the information in there was small in comparison, so he had not been able to make a direct connection.

Tang Zichen had only mentioned them in passing when it came to their way of fighting: “A mercenary’s method in fighting will disregard their own safety to kill. If they could not kill their opponent, then they would take them down with themselves. The completion of the mission is the most important thing to them.”

To do or die was a dangerous method of fighting and was also the most terrifying way of fighting. Even if they were to come across a fighter that was stronger than them, it would be hard to predict just who would end up surviving at the end.

Even in the battle between Wang Chao and Zhao Xinglong, he had managed to hook his shoulder underneath Zhao Xinglong’s body and crotch. While taking advantage of Zhao Xinglong’s loss of equilibrium after trying to protect himself, Wang Chao had managed to send him flying with the Returning Body Palm.

But if he were to go against an even stronger opponent, if Wang Chao managed to hook his arm underneath the crotch of his opponent, the opponent could just as easily punch him in the face twice. With this, both sides would lose.

Humans had a self preservative instinct to ensure that harm doesn’t befall on them at a moment’s notice. But a mercenary had that instinct trained out of them, so when they moved, it was normally with a terrifying outcome.

But even as he recalled that tidbit of information regarding a mercenary’s way of fighting in sis Chen’s True Record of Guoshu, Wang Chao was excited. He was eager to fight against such a person, but he didn’t think that Zhang Tong would have given him such an opportunity.

“No wonder! When I saw their eyes, I could tell they had no human emotion almost. They must have undergone special training to become as fierce as they are now, no doubt they are fierce against others as well.” Wang Chao understood that even the strong feared those who disregarded even their own lives, “But wait. Just what type of person is Zhang Tong if she has these mercenaries as bodyguards?”

Although Wang Chao knew that Zhang Tong was an exceptionally rich business women, her having mercenaries as her bodyguard was not something he had expected.

This entire building had been dedicated to commercial goods for women, makeup, clothes, purses, and jewelry. There were even massages, cosmetic surgery, and other relaxation or entertainment facilities. Each floor had a different theme and was decorated with a glorious splendor in the style of the modern day architecture. Even Wang Chao who was not knowledgeable about womanly things knew that this was different from any regular place.

“Zhang Tong is great at business, this is most likely just a small portion. It looks like what Cao Yi said about meeting the higher ranking members of society was true.”

The elevator finally stopped at the highest floor where the entire atmosphere was calm. Walking her way into the luxurious office space, Wang Chao could only follow.

The gigantic office space had been surrounded by transparent reinforced glass that allowed for anyone to be able to see the full splendor of the S province. The horizon was so vast, and anyone watching from the office would be able to see so far away and feel their hearts soar with a comfortable sensation.

There was an ancient mahogany wood table with a Ming Dynasty styled rosewood chair right next to it. On the table was a blue-green jade pen holder and ink stone. One look at the both of them revealed that they were quite high priced. And even the entire environment looked to be more grand than the office in the Taekwondo dojo.

But what had surprised Wang Chao most was the nearly meter long purple scabbard and sword hanging above the mahogany table.

“I had no other interest at first. I loved Wushu since I was young, but I ended up learning sword dancing, but unfortunately, I gave that up.” Zhang Tong looked over to what Wang Chao had been staring at with interest. “Although I haven’t practiced in a long time, I still remember the 13 techniques of the sword: whip, deflect, block, strike, stab, poke, burst, stir, brush, press, and chop to a decent extent. I’ve heard that even the spear has 13 techniques as well. You learn martial arts, so you should know how a spear works. Well, let’s move on from that topic. Today we have mutual interests. You wish for real battle by battling my bodyguards, and I wish to see a good battle. In a moment, I’ll allow you to see my sword dance as well.”

With that, Zhang Tong walked to her mahogany and picked up a white ink brush before dipping it onto the inkstone. Placing it on paper, she wrote out the phrase, “A single sword to light the the path.”

Zhang Tong’s words had been written nicely, but when Wang Chao looked at it, it seemed lacking compared to sis Chen’s writing in her True Record of Guoshu. Zhang Tong’s handwriting just did not carry about the majestic feel that sis Chen did.

“This woman is quite graceful and accomplished. She isn’t like some sort of upstart, I wonder what her identity is.” Wang Chao thought to himself with curiosity.

“Are you prepared?” Zhang Tong blew on the paper briefly before two bodyguards suddenly appeared to the left and right of the table.

At the same time, the bodyguard that was driving the car into the garage had finally returned. Seeing the expression on Zhang Tong’s face, the bodyguard immediately closed the door behind him and then stared coldly at Wang Chao.

Wang Chao watched the bodyguard closely, his body began to unconsciously fill with goosebumps. He felt as if he was the prey a leopard had its eye on.