Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 143 - 142: I’ll Treat You Both to Nine Turns Intestines

Chapter 143: Chapter 142: I’ll Treat You Both to Nine Turns Intestines

The feeling of killing someone is very unpleasant.

Especially for a modern person.

Although Zhang San firmly believed that the amount of meat he consumed before his transmigration far exceeded the average consumption of the inhabitants of this world, all that meat had been processed through multiple stages and presented to him ready to eat. Except for occasionally seeing raw meat at a buffet, he hardly ever saw it, let alone the process of slaughtering animals.

Just the sight of slaughtering animals was enough to deter the vast majority of modern people, not to mention killing someone who looks just like you.

Therefore, Zhang San always felt that the sensation of killing someone was extremely distressing.

But what’s worse, in this world, whether as a martial artist of the Town Martial Office or a demon cult follower of the Heavenly Punishment Sect, it’s impossible not to kill.

You can pride yourself on being civilized, but you may not think civilization is so important anymore when you are about to die.

Just like when he chatted with Pharaoh initially, Zhang San always felt his theories were more advanced, more civilized; yet the truth proved that the only reason he was exonerated and even rewarded in the end was because of the hierarchical class system of this world and the laws that were not equal for everyone.

Ideals are indeed beautiful, but if one completely disregards the basis of reality, everything is but a castle in the air, ethereal and delicate, ready to collapse at the slightest touch.

Therefore, Zhang San realized that he had to gradually accept the act of killing.

This is also why Zhang San said they should split up but insisted that he be the one to kill.

However, Zhang San didn’t expect that as he charged forward, he would discover three more martial artists behind those two men.

Originally thinking of killing one and sparing one, it now seemed that at least three had to die.

In the brief moment of combat, Zhang San directly used his refined Qi combined with the Xun Wind Breathing Technique’s blade techniques and Blade Intent, killing the three martial artists instantly and severely wounding the remaining two.

After all, these men were different from Fang Cunzai; with Fang, there was room for holding back and gradually improving his own combat abilities, but with enemies like these, it’s better to end them with a single blow.

The two remaining men lay on the ground, clutching their wounds and spitting blood profusely.

Zhang San also tossed a bottle of healing medicine, indicating the woman to apply it to herself and her child.

Since she was not a beauty, there was no need for him to apply the medicine personally.

At this moment, Zhang San still felt a bit nauseous from the killing he had just done, but he knew he had to overcome it.

So, Zhang San dragged the two martial artists to where the other three bodies lay and sat on the ground. Looking at the still-warm corpses, he asked fiercely, "Who are you two? Daring to kill in broad daylight?"

However, despite being prisoners now, the arrogance on their faces was even more pronounced than that of an Execution Supervisor.

"This is a matter for the Pure Stream Sword Sect; it’s none of your business!"

"And besides, you’ve killed our men, you’re done for! Hahaha..."

At that moment, the woman applying medicine to her child roared out, "They are not from the Pure Stream Sword Sect; they are people from the Book and Sword Hall!"

The two men in front of Zhang San retorted arrogantly, "The Book and Sword Hall has always been part of the Pure Stream Sword Sect, it’s just returned to us now!"

Zhang San was aware of the Pure Stream Sword Sect, but he really didn’t know what the Book and Sword Hall was all about.

At this time, Fang Cunzai came over and said, "About the matter between the Pure Stream Sword Sect and the Book and Sword Hall, I know... they originally..."

Zhang San raised his hand and stopped Fang Cunzai.

"No need to say it, I want to hear them speak."

The arrogance of these two men greatly displeased Zhang San.

At the same time, Zhang San also wanted to overcome his fear, so he stood up, brandishing Horizontal Blade to cut open the bellies of three nearby corpses, and then pulled something out from inside.

He then used Wood Series Spell to grow numerous vines from the grass beside the official road, which transformed into more than a dozen large hands that held the two men down firmly, tilting their heads back, and wrenching their mouths open.

"Old Fang, help keep watch, don’t scare the women and children."

Fang Cunzai helplessly led the women and children away to a distance.

Meanwhile, Zhang San, holding the indescribably thing that was segmented and dripping bright red, looked toward the two martial artists, whose eyes were filled with terror, and smiled faintly.

"You see, I’ve always been one to repay grievances with virtue. Although you’re unwilling to answer my questions, I won’t torture you. On the contrary, I’ll treat you to some delicious food."

"Have you ever heard of a dish called ’Nine Turns Intestine’?"

"It doesn’t matter if you haven’t. I’ve only heard about it myself, and I’m not exactly sure how to cook it either. But I think since it’s made with intestines, it surely needs to retain the fresh taste and flavor of intestines. Otherwise, how would the eater know they’re consuming intestines, right?"

As he spoke, Zhang San approached the two, the bright red of the intestines in his hand dripping steadily, falling on the faces of the two men, who trembled violently with mouths agape due to the vines.

"But I only have one intestine, so we have a problem. How about this? Neither of your mouths stays idle—one of you spills the information I want, and the other takes care of eating. How does that sound?"

The two scared witless men instantly understood and began to scramble in confessing.

In no time at all, Zhang San comprehended what had recently happened at Pure Stream Sword Sect.

Pure Stream Sword Sect once had an internal organization called Book and Sword Hall.

It sounded like a refined name, but in reality, it was an organization of assassins, accepting employments to carry out assassinations for commissions. It was even the Sect’s main fighting force.

But with the establishment of the Town Martial Office, naturally, such organizations weren’t permitted to exist.

Furthermore, with the Town Martial Office’s suppression over various martial factions, nobody dared to cause trouble, leading to a long period where Book and Sword Hall had little business.

However, the Sect still had to provide for so many people.

Therefore, Book and Sword Hall had no choice but to secretly stir up trouble and then find a way to take on commissions.

This led to the murder of the Pure Stream Sword Sect’s penultimate Sect Master by Heavenly Punishment Sect.

Following this, the previous Sect Master Kong Wenzai assumed the position and expelled Book and Sword Hall.

And now, with Kong Wenzai dead and Book and Sword Hall struggling outside, they naturally wanted to seize the opportunity to return and take over the position of Sect Master.

As a result, in recent times, Book and Sword Hall basically controlled the entire inner workings of Pure Stream Sword Sect; those who opposed were captured, and their family members were also held.

The woman and children who had been chased earlier were the family of an Elder from Pure Stream Sword Sect.

Upon learning all this, Zhang San turned his gaze towards Fang Cunzai.

After all, although he wanted to go, such matters should still be discussed with his superior—if he went alone and something went wrong, who would take the blame?