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Chapter 136 - 132: Gaining Fame and Moving in Secrecy (Three - s in One)_4

Chapter 136: Chapter 132: Gaining Fame and Moving in Secrecy (Three Chapters in One)_4

He stood to one side, opening his mouth wanting to say that he also wanted to go together.

But the dangers of the journey kept rising in his mind as if an invisible force was blocking his mouth, and in the end, he couldn’t utter a single word.

At that moment, his admiration for Lin Xing and the chairman in his eyes deepened even more.

...

In front of the square of the Taiqing Sect,

The Evil-cutting Sect’s Du Chuang had a gloomy expression. Originally, he thought that the Taiqing Sect’s martial arts competition would gather many strong fighters, and perhaps he could even find Lin Xing and his group.

Even if he couldn’t, he could still witness the expertise of the top fighters in the competition and broaden his horizons.

Who would have thought that after waiting here for half a day, he had yet to see the few fellow sect members who had promised to meet him.

Du Chuang turned to a disciple at his side and asked, "Where are your martial uncles and grand-uncles?"

The young man said helplessly, "My grand-uncles have already gone to attend the assembly at the Outer Gate of the Taiqing Sect today."

Du Chuang said annoyedly, "Didn’t they promise to come here? How did they end up attending that assembly instead."

The young man sighed, "It’s because you, Master, opposed their going there, so they went secretly without telling you."

"Master, you really should go see it for yourself, just try attending an assembly once, just once, and you’ll understand."

...

In a manor to the north of Qingtian City, it was usually deserted with few people around.

But this afternoon, the manor was bustling and crowded with a large number of martial artists from the Outer Gate of the Taiqing Sect.

The chairman took Lin Xing up to a roof and, looking at the scene in the distance within the manor, said, "Today several hundred people from the Outer Gate are gathered here. This is because the Taiqing Sect’s competition is ongoing, otherwise the number would undoubtedly be even greater."

Lin Xing’s gaze swept across the scene, and was immediately drawn to a middle-aged, robust man, who was the very member of the Evil-cutting Sect, Li Zhao, with whom he had fought countless times.

The thorough refinement of the opponent’s seven techniques had left a deep impression on him; the strength was formidable enough to rank at the forefront among the powerful fighters he had encountered.

’Without using the Great Sun Flame Dragon, I wouldn’t have been able to kill him.’

Looking beside Li Zhao, Lin Xing noticed that it seemed like his companion had also come to participate in this Outer Gate gathering.

Seeing this, Lin Xing secretly nodded to himself, "This meeting is truly dangerous, now there’s no need to worry about safety issues."

Spiritual Vision (Level 3 55%) → (Level 3 92%)

The chairman suddenly felt Lin Xing’s breathing become hurried at his side; turning his head, he saw that the latter looked dejected and downcast.

With an inward sigh, the chairman thought, "Alas, I really thought that Lin Kun was fearlessly brave, but who would have guessed that just standing here, the momentum inside has already shocked him."

He shook his head, his eyes showing an unmistakable hint of disappointment, "This man is not a true hero; perhaps it’s best to send him back later."

At that moment, Li Zhao stood in one corner, talking to a fellow junior brother and sister.

"Taiqing Sect is one of the nine great sects in the world, surely such a gold-lettered signboard wouldn’t fall over, right?"

"We’ve been searching all over for demonic specters and suppressing them for years, but for what? Do you really believe it is to cut down evil and eliminate wickedness? Have you lost your minds?"

"I’ve seen through it all, can any wicked specter be worse than humans? Those warlords, sect leaders, sect hierarchs... which one of them doesn’t kill more than the wicked specters? Who goes after them?"

"In this world, only if your fists are hard enough and your power is strong enough, can you live peacefully. We’ve struggled for so many years, saved so many people, yet we live like dogs; what’s the point?"

"Junior brother, junior sister, I really don’t want you to waste half your lives like me, ending up without a place to call home and growing old with no one to rely on."

Saying that, he took out two pieces of paper, "Just pay these one hundred taels, and you too will be people of the Taiqing Sect. After working hard in the Outer Gate for a few years, once you’ve bought a house in Qingtian City, you won’t have to run around in the wind and rain like before."

Li Zhao’s junior sister, named Jiang Ai, looked to be in her thirties,

Though her appearance was ordinary, and her skin was somewhat rough due to years of travel, her consistent training and fighting endowed her with a heroic and vigorous temperament.

At that moment, Jiang Ai looked worriedly at her senior brother; his words and demeanor gave her a sense of an abnormal fervor towards the Outer Gate of the Taiqing Sect.

"Ssenior brother," Jiang Ai urged, "There seems to be something wrong with this Outer Gate of the Taiqing Sect; let’s go back and plan things out in the long run."

Another junior brother, a somewhat slow-looking tall and thin man, also joined in persuading, "Senior brother, I think what Du Chuang said is right, the waters are too deep in this Outer Gate, and we can’t handle it."

Li Zhao looked at the two with a disappointed iron-not-becoming-steel gaze, "Still Du Chuang? That kid led us on a wild goose chase after a nobody for so long; what good did that do us? Even if we caught up and killed that nobody, and took the relics, what then?"

"Now this is the opportunity to change your lives; why can’t you grasp it?"

"Well then, stay for a meeting, just attend one meeting, and you’ll understand."