Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 926 - 926 313 Achieving Buddhahood Instantly

Chapter 926: Chapter 313: Achieving Buddhahood Instantly [Two-in-One Not Yet Reached] Chapter 926: Chapter 313: Achieving Buddhahood Instantly [Two-in-One Not Yet Reached] The entire staff of the Four Seas Escort Agency was collectively stunned!

They had never imagined that the most legendary, the most romantically mythologized scenario discussed throughout the journey would actually, truly happen to them!

——On the way, they took on a traveler, and in a moment of crisis, the traveler turned out to be an exceptional master who intervened and turned danger into safety.

And then the traveler drifted away.

With this realization awakening in their hearts, each of them felt their blood surge with excitement.

Such legends, such stories, such romance… Had I really encountered this kind of chivalry?

This is the romance of the martial world!

Qi Rong’er stood in a daze, looking towards the direction where Feng Yin had disappeared; shock still evident in her eyes, but now, with an added layer of confusion.

Of all the people present, she felt she had seen the most clearly, even though it was only a fleeting glimpse.

Yet the towering figure, merging with the storm and lightning as he surged against the odds, had been deeply imprinted in her heart, never to be erased.

She swore to herself that she would never forget even the slightest detail for the rest of her life!

In the face of the formidable enemy’s descending blade technique, that ‘delicate scholar’ had suddenly risen like a deity banished from the heavens.

From a leisurely sitting position to a fierce counterattack as swift as thunder and lightning, there was no transition whatsoever.

It was an extreme shift from utter stillness to explosive movement, without a single boundary.

His intervention was a tempest of thunder, his every move was a deadly strike.

The notorious Black Blade, famed criminal of the territories of Great Qin, was reduced to a mist of blood in an instant, both man and blade together!

“Young Master Dong…”

Like a thunderclap overhead, Qi Jianyun’s eyes nearly popped out of his head as he witnessed this scene.

The decision to bring Feng Yin along had been his own.

And it was he who had told the story of the bodyguard—the oft-repeated tale was partly explained to justify why he had taken Feng Yin, the ‘delicate scholar’, with them!

What if…

Although he knew how improbable that ‘what if’ was!

But how could he have imagined that he would indeed encounter that ‘what if’, that someone would actually come to their rescue!

What was supposed to be a casual act of taking a traveler with them turned out to be bringing a lifesaver on board!

At this moment, not to mention others being stunned,

Even Qi Jianyun’s mind was dazed, in fact, the most dazed of all.

As an experienced veteran of the martial world, his mind, or rather his thinking, was no longer filled with the many fantasies of youth.

He was accustomed to being pragmatic.

Although he told stories, he knew how improbable the events in his stories were, how slim the chances, a one in a million, no, something that might not happen even once in several lifetimes.

Yet, this time… How did he actually encounter that one in a million chance?

“Uncle, how wise!”

“The deputy chief of escorts is truly insightful… truly far-sighted!”

“As they say, you reap what you sow, what you plant, what you get, the chief’s words are truly golden advice, evident immediately, hitting the nail on the head.”

“Who says good deeds go unrewarded? Isn’t this proof?”

“…”

Listening to the flattery from those around him, Qi Jianyun gradually came back to his senses.

Then with a sigh, he adopted an expression of ‘I am surprised, but not shocked,’ and remarked with emotion, “I thought that offering conveniences to others while traveling was simply doing myself a favor, but I never expected that such a blessing would truly happen before me, would actually appear!”

With those words, he indicated that indeed he had not anticipated this, but it was not as though he had never considered the possibility.

Such self-deprecation followed by self-promotion immediately earned him even greater admiration from the crowd.

“Gather your belongings and prepare to hit the road. We are not truly safe yet, not until we have delivered the cargo to our client!”

The few remaining bandits had scattered early on. After the conflict, nearly all the skilled fighters from Black Rock Mountain had been wiped out, leaving only a few low-level thugs. On these territories surrounding the capital, they couldn’t last long. So there was no need to worry about them; they best hasten on their journey and ensure safe delivery of the cargo.

However, after this incident, a legendary story destined to be passed down remained right here.

This led to the widely-told tale of the “White-Robed Scholar” on the roads that circled the capital in later times.

This also directly resulted in… some penniless, powerless, unguarded scholars in white robes even daring to travel this road alone!

Because… the more alone one was, the safer it seemed!

…

Qi Rong’er still stood in front of the carriage, staring at the spot where Feng Yin once sat, lost in a daze, her eyes somewhat vacant, her face, an intricate blend of emotions.

She was recalling the conversations they had on the road, her heart filled with an indescribable mix of feelings.

Why didn’t he say a word to me alone before he left…

Behind her, Qi Jianyun halted, reading his niece’s expression. Experienced and worldly as he was, how could he not know what this girl was thinking?

After a long while, he finally cleared his throat.

“Uncle.”

Hearing him, Qi Rong’er turned and called out, but her voice was uncharacteristically low and hushed, clearly in low spirits.

Qi Jianyun let out a sigh, “Girl, today’s events have constituted a legendary chapter in life, but as they are of legend, they are inherently unattainable. We ordinary folk need to focus on the present, do you understand this lesson?”

The words ‘ordinary folk’ struck Qi Rong’er’s heart as if it had been pierced by a knife.