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Chapter 300 - 161 The Evils of the Martial Artist (2/3)
Chapter 300: Chapter 161 The Evils of the Martial Artist (2/3)
An Jing squinted his eyes, and when he went out to look, he discovered that the visitor was none other than his old acquaintance, Li Xiao, Steward Li, who had been helping him with the caravan affairs lately.
"No rush." An Jing stepped forward, greeting the panting Steward Li, and said in a deep voice, "What happened?"
"A group of martial artists from outside started fighting in Youde Garden all of a sudden!"
Steward Li was normally calm and composed, with aspiration to progress being his only fault, and An Jing respected him, empowered him, allowing him to manage, which made the man increasingly revere him.
Yet at this moment, he was visibly shaken, his face showing fear: "Someone died! Liu, Mao... they’re all dead! They were extremely vicious, not your ordinary martial artists!"
...Has it come?
Although he was not clear about who exactly had arrived, a heaviness settled in An Jing’s heart.
He understood that the meeting between himself, You Ruhui, and his master Mingguang Dust might not cause an immediate stir. However, the cause and effect that each of them carried would gradually merge, leading to various significant events.
This was not a matter of ’destiny’, but ’inevitability’.
"Stay calm!" An Jing put his hand on Steward Li’s shoulder, restraining the young man who was somewhat panic-stricken by the sight of death.
A nameless chill swept over them, and the sensation was like a blade before his eyes, which quickly snapped Steward Li back to reality: "Oh no, was I affected by Art of Magic just now?"
"You probably were."
An Jing was clear that, as a steward of a large tavern, Steward Li might not have seen much death, but brawls and fights were common—how could he be so flustered? These people were intentional in their actions, killing and using Art of Magic to intimidate!
The ferocity of this unknown group of martial artists from other lands was so great, their origins surely were out of the ordinary!
"What about the government authorities?" With his gaze slightly lowered, An Jing already had an understanding of the situation and inquired about the details, "What are those martial artists doing now?"
"We’ve reported to the authorities, but many of them are not around." Steward Li’s brow was tightly furrowed, and, having shaken off the effect of the Art of Magic, he also realized many things were amiss: "Right, yesterday Magistrate Zheng went to the Prefecture Government to report... Kanming City has no Talisman Granting Official anymore!"
As he said this, Steward Li was genuinely frightened, his voice trembling: "Now, now no one can control these martial artists..."
The order and peace of Da Chen were reliant on the ’Granting Talisman’ system.
With Talisman Granting Officials, the power of Divine Weapons, and the Great Formations as defenses, a national order was established, radiating from the Earth Vein cities as the core, preventing martial artists from acting unlawfully and creating chaos with their power.
If a city lacks a Talisman Granting Official... It might be fine for a short time if there were no malcontents, but if there were those with ill intentions...
Then, even within Da Chen, it might witness the same chaos among martial artists seen in foreign countries beyond Da Chen.
"Is that so? What a coincidence, really picking their time."
With knowledge of all these circumstances, An Jing murmured low, fell silent for a moment, then patted Steward Li’s shoulder: "Leave it to me."
Youde Garden.
The early morning at Youde Garden always saw the doors open but no guests welcomed, except for some regulars who might chat idly with the staff and share a few steamed buns, no one would eat breakfast here.
But now, the white and tidy long stone hall was in disarray, with all of the originally exquisite tables, chairs, and decorations smashed and twisted by a brutish force, thrown aside, still bearing splotches of blood.
The spacious hall that had once been was now occupied and confronted by two groups of people, one clad in grey and the other in blue. The pitted floor and the dry bloodstains, coupled with the oppressive atmosphere, made the crisp spring air feel heavy, damp, and suffused with a gloomy stagnation.
The stewards and maidservants of Youde Garden were huddled a good distance away, across the street, shaking with fear as they looked on, while two of the guardian martial artists had already become corpses. Another, gravely injured, lay in the courtyard, his breathing weak, slipping away.
The martial artists from both sides, each of them burly, and even the few that appeared lean upon closer inspection, were known to have compact and muscular physiques like forged steel, exuding an aura of condensed Mysterious Iron, radiating with a formidable and robust vitality.
Among the dozen or so people present, the least of them had Inner Breath like Tide, and several of the leaders were martial artists with considerable Inner Strength.
"What’s the background of these people?"
On the rooftop of a civilian house on the other side of the street, the escaped employees and boss Elder Cheng of Youde Garden still knew nothing about them.
The old man stood high to observe the situation, looking at his property being ransacked. Even the normally composed man found his hands trembling with anger: "How dare they do this, how dare they!"
"Judging by their attire, they should be martial artists from the Hong Fu Mountain and Mei Yu Mountain," whispered a young man next to Boss Cheng, who was also one of his local nephews.
"In areas of the Frontiers outside Shenjing, it’s all the same... Without the protection of a Guardian Grandmaster, these martial artists from other places are always unfettered."
But even as he said this, he felt puzzled: "However, aren’t these two mountains’ martial artists more common in the Hanhai area among the Northern Barbarians? Why would they show up here..."
Honestly, the arrival of these people was extremely strange.
In the early morning, as Youde Garden just opened its doors, there was the sound of horse hooves, and then the doors were knocked on by this group of martial artists.
Steward Sun, the elder one, sensed something was off right away. These tall men in grey robes brimming with murderous aura were clearly not there with good intentions. He stopped the young workers from turning away the guests and went forward to welcome them.
And these martial artists didn’t mince words; they directly asked what was the deal with this Enlightenment Room on their side.
The so-called Enlightenment Room was the place ascribed to ’Jing Xuan’s’ Enlightenment. In light of this auspicious reputation, Youde Garden had converted the table into a small private booth, upselling it to those willing to cling to the Destiny of an enlightened martial master.
After Steward Sun candidly informed them, the leading martial artist with a scar at the corner of his eye snorted, "It’s indeed here."
"What Dust Li genius, Bright Mirror Sect always likes to play tricks... Enlightenment? Nonsense Enlightenment, only good for deceiving you lowly people who have no talent for martial arts!"
"Smash it!"
With that order, a group of martial masters, each with Inner Breath like Tide and even those within the realm of Inner Strength, started wreaking havoc. In just a moment, the small private room was destroyed, and even the newly repaired wooden walls were torn down, stamped to pieces, and spat upon.
During this chaos, the protective martial artists of Youde Garden mustered the courage to argue, but the foremost brawny man from the Great Han sent one flying with a punch, killing two on the spot, leaving only one barely alive, who died shortly after.
Upon seeing death, the people of Youde Garden immediately fled in terror, stumbling and falling, their cries and screams filling the air. And when one martial artist grew tired of the noise, he exclaimed ’Tiresome’ and casually flung a stone, shattering the skull of the maid who screamed the loudest.
In just a few breaths, several lives were ended.
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