Questioning Heaven, Desiring the Way

around it like a whale sucking in water.
The reddish blade of the sword stank of blood.

Gu Suihan was already preparing to make a fatal move.
If executed, this move could injure even someone at Origin Core.

“That’s right.” The middle-aged man looked at the young man crying soundlessly and let out a long sigh.
He bent over and patted his son’s head, and an awkward but gentle expression appeared on his stern face.

He then flung a magic storage bag at Gu Suihan and carried up the young man with his other arm as he said calmly, “You can consider this to be compensation.
Young man, I hope you’ll watch your actions.
The murderous Qi within you is very strong, so I hope you won’t end up like those predecessors who met tragic ends.”

Gu Suihan watched the two of them leave in silence, but his half-closed eyes were still filled with a terrifying amount of murderous Qi.

“Some scheme that was,” muttered Gu Suihan after a long time.
He waved his arm and cleared all the corpses in the yard, plonking himself back onto his bamboo chair with a smile as though nothing had ever happened.

The royal family of Fenglin had probably sent these men.
The young man had only been used to launch an attack on him and couldn’t even be considered a pawn in the game.

If Gu Suihan had died in that attack earlier, that would have been the end of things.
Everyone was already sure that he was the one who robbed the tax ship back then, so it was easy to say that they killed him as a punishment for trying to rob Fenglin of its taxes.
Nobody would investigate the death of someone who deserved to die.

If Gu Suihan did not die but killed the young man just now, then he would end up on the opposing side of the martial cultivators during the inter-sect competition.
The martial cultivators from Fenglin would have even more reason to gang up against him.

“If you were the one behind it, that would make sense,” murmured Gu Suihan as the image of Nan Yuntian’s face appeared in his mind.

At the same time, Gu Suihan wasn’t omniscient either.
Or at least, he had no idea that Disciplinarian Zhang was now in cahoots with Nan Yuntian.

“The curse doesn’t just affect one person, though,” he said softly before slowly closing his eyes to take a nap.

The near drowning of Nan Yuntian’s son was considered news in the capital city.
Everyone was relieved to hear that the son had been treated by a wandering cultivator a few days ago.

But Nan Yuntian made sure that nobody knew that this wandering cultivator was actually Disciplinarian Zhang.
That was part of their plan.

Meanwhile, Mo Yuluo and the other faction leaders had quietly gathered in the yard next to Gu Suihan’s.
Their expressions were grim as they discussed matters among themselves.

“Gu Suihan is not someone we can control at all.
I would suggest that we kill him right now since he’s exhausted from how much energy he used earlier in the day,” said Fang Suyu with a sinister look in his eye.

Mo Yuluo frowned slightly and said calmly, “How do you know if that fellow is really exhausted from fighting? You saw what happened earlier.
He dealt with that young man so quickly.
Also, which one of us can really fight him one-on-one?”

Wang Aolin smiled gently.
“Brother Fang didn’t say we should go alone.
We can attack him together.”

“Either way, this fellow is like a double-edged sword, so while he’s useful to the sect’s plan, he’s also very dangerous.
I would prefer to go with something that’s safe and ensures long-lasting results.” Fang Suyu’s expression remained grim as he insisted on his earlier suggestion of killing Gu Suihan right now.

Mo Yuluo immediately argued back, “Gu Suihan’s soul fire is with the sect.
He wouldn’t dare to do anything to harm the sect.”

“Mo Yuluo, why do I get the sense that you treat this boy differently? Are you in love with him?” Wang Aolin clearly agreed with Fang Suyu’s suggestion and glanced mockingly at Mo Yuluo when he heard her response.
His voice sounded rather displeased as well.

He thought that Mo Yuluo’s first reaction would be to deny any feelings for Gu Suihan, and he could then push her to go along with Fang Suyu’s suggestion.

To his surprise, Mo Yuluo laughed merrily and said, “And so what if I am? His aptitude is so high; he’s a bold, ruthless and decisive man; and he’s even a senior cultivator who’s merely restarted his cultivation journey.
Besides, he’s not bad-looking either.
Why wouldn’t I fall in love with him?”

Fang Suyu and Wang Aolin exchanged glances, but there was nothing they could say to that.

They realized that Mo Yuluo wasn’t going to agree no matter what they said, so they could only sigh.
They threw Mo Yuluo an odd glance, then shook their heads and left.

They really couldn’t tell if she was telling the truth or not, but they cleverly chose not to guess or test a woman’s words.