Chapter 470: Chapter 283: Remolding the Martial World with Heroic Spirit, Truly Extraordinary Wisdom! (Request for Subscription)_2
No, this was a life-and-death battle, how could you still pay attention to that?
Shen Ying hurriedly said: "I think there’s something wrong with your eyes."
Duan Yun thought for a long time but couldn’t come up with a reason, so he gave up.
Shen Ying couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Honestly, she just liked to hide; hiding gave a certain thrilling pleasure, so much so that one couldn’t help but hum softly.
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Half a month later, Wangchun City was already in sight.
On this journey, they didn’t indulge in touring around but were instead making their way back.
First, because Duan Yun still had to preside over justice, and second, the Murong brothers probably missed Ning Qing very much and it was important to reassure them first.
Duan Yun went to settle things for Fan Gao, while the others went back first.
The sect controlling the blast shutter doors also had profound heritage, having run the intelligence business for many years without any issues, they must possess real capability.
But Shen Ying and the others were not worried about Duan Yun taking Fan Gao alone.
Would Old Demon Duan, who even killed Jade Guanyin, be afraid of a branch of an intelligence organization?
Before Duan Yun and Fan Gao even reached the blast shutter doors, the person in charge of the sect, accompanied by a middle-aged man, had come out to greet them on the street.
"Young Hero Duan, you’ve had a hard journey."
"Mr. Fan, we’ve wronged you. It’s just that bastard’s deception that fooled everyone; we were oblivious."
The middle-aged man was the Sect Leader of this division, one of the eighteen branches of the blast shutter doors sect.
Duan Yun raised an eyebrow and said, "You’ve been waiting for us, haven’t you?"
"Not at all! Truly we wouldn’t dare, Young Hero Duan!"
As intelligence dealers, they were well aware of the big commotion Duan Yun had created in Wuye City.
Or to say, since the moment Duan Yun had inquired with them about Yellow Jade Island, they started paying attention to the developments there again.
What they heard next was enough to scare someone to death.
The City Lord of Wuye City, along with several hundred subordinates, were all killed. This was shocking enough, but the key was the person on Yellow Jade Island.
On Yellow Jade Island, there were actually survivors, those were the disciples from Devil City.
And they gradually released the news that on the island, Jade Guanyin and her seven major disciples were all brutally killed by Old Demon Duan, and the living dead were dealt with cleanly.
This news reached the ears of the Bloodthirsty Storyteller, and they exaggerated even more, claiming those living dead, once highborn heirs and Heavenly Prides, could have been saved, but were all killed by Old Demon Duan, trying to incite the noble clans to exterminate Old Demon Duan.
After all, these living dead were once the treasured darlings of these clans and sects.
Unfortunately, the effect was mediocre, and so far not many have responded. Some sects even accused them of spreading false rumors.
After all, no matter how powerful the noble clans and sects were, they didn’t believe they were stronger than Jade Guanyin.
They had gone to great lengths to make trouble for Jade Guanyin previously, but ended up with no results. Yet Duan Yun actually managed to kill that female demon.
No matter how treasured these individuals were, the dead ultimately remained dead. Nobody would provoke such a ferocious deity.
It could lead to the obliteration of one’s entire sect!
After the blast shutter doors sect received this news, they were even more terrified. They soon learned that their abandoned disciple, Fan Gao, was with Duan Yun, thus they came early to greet them.
They didn’t dare to provoke Jade Guanyin before and promptly ceased any investigation on her. Now they dared not provoke Duan Yun even more so.
Duan Yun and Fan Gao sat in the blast shutter doors’ elegant seating area, sipping tea.
Duan Yun patted Fan Gao’s shoulder and said to the manager and Sect Leader, "About this matter, how do you propose we settle it?"
The manager quickly stood up and took out a box.
A heavy box, filled with gold.
"Mr. Fan, this is the compensation for what we owe you, totaling three hundred taels of gold, all accounted for."
While saying this, the manager’s face twitched a little.
This shiny gold, all handed to a poor man, truly a painful loss!
But they had no choice but to offer it.
Three hundred taels of gold was indeed enough for someone like Fan Gao to live comfortably for half a lifetime.
Looking at the gold, Fan Gao said, "I want to ask Zhu Guangyu, why he treated us like that."
Duan Yun nodded and said, "Right, that’s the key issue."
At this, the Sect Leader perked up and said, "Young Hero, Mr. Fan, it’s really impossible to ask that Zhu character now."
Duan Yun raised an eyebrow and said, "Impossible to ask? Are you sure it’s impossible to ask?"
The Sect Leader spoke earnestly, "Young Hero Duan, that bastard probably knew you were coming and, realizing his guilt, took several knives to his back and committed suicide yesterday."
"Ah?"
Such an outcome was truly beyond the expectations of Fan Gao and Duan Yun.
Fan Gao shook his head and said, "I don’t believe it."
The manager hurriedly waved his hand and instructed, "Bring that bastard’s corpse over here."
Soon, a dead body was indeed carried over.
Duan Yun glanced at it and asked, "Is it him?"
Fan Gao nodded and confirmed, "It is indeed him."
Duan Yun flipped over the body. It was true; there were more than ten stab wounds on the back, each piercing through—death by multiple stab wounds. He couldn’t help but sigh, "It really was suicide."
At this point, Fan Gao couldn’t help but let out a long breath, seemingly relieved.
On this journey, what he had most thought about was making the perpetrator lose limbs—to vent his anger.
He didn’t want to trouble Young Hero Duan.
The sect also had its own rules.
But now, this scoundrel had been "suicided."
Clearly, this was all because of Young Hero Duan.
To satisfy Young Hero Duan and him, these people even killed this beast.
At this moment, the manager hastily spoke up, "Mr. Fan, it’s clear you’re a man of talent. If you’re willing, this guy’s position can be yours in the future. Rest assured, you’ll definitely have a bigger future ahead."
Fan Gao shook his head and refused, "Forget it, I’m not cut out for this anymore, farewell."
This group of people could kill one of their own so easily; truly cold-blooded.
Seeing that Fan Gao, the person involved, was satisfied, Duan Yun also showed generosity. After all, even the main culprit had committed suicide; it was like giving him some face.
Watching the menacing Duan Yun leave the sect, the manager and the Sect Leader couldn’t help but exhale a long breath, their backs soaked with sweat.
It had truly felt like dealing with King Yan himself.
After leaving the sect, Duan Yun couldn’t help asking, "What are your plans for the future?"
With a smile, Fan Gao said, "Young Hero Duan, where do you stay?"
Duan Yun replied, "Over on the mountain near Yushi Town."
Fan Gao looked around and said, "I don’t really have anywhere else to go, so I’ll probably settle in Yushi Town for now."
"Young Hero Duan, I won’t bother you; I just want to stay close to you. If there’s anything you need, just ask. My life is yours to command, and I am ready to go through fire and water for you."
"By the way, Young Hero Duan, although I no longer work for the sect, I believe I still have good skills in gathering intelligence. If you need to investigate anything in the future, just come to me."
Looking into his hopeful eyes and thinking that this guy really had no family or friends left, Duan Yun couldn’t help but pat his shoulder, saying, "Alright, make yourself at home for now. The fishing is good in Yushi Town."
"Great!"
Duan Yun and Fan Gao parted ways in Yushi Town, the latter probably off to find a place to live.
Duan Yun felt that Fan Gao would do well here, as he could tell this was a friend worth trusting.
Some matters are better left to trustworthy people, especially when it comes to intelligence-gathering.
Yes, Duan Yun considered him a friend, one of his own.
Damn it, this world has too few decent people; he really needed to start changing the Martial World.
If the Martial World were filled with heroic spirit, it would surely become a much more beautiful place.
That idea of diving into the Martial World, reforming cultivation techniques and sects, resurfaced in Duan Yun’s mind.
Around Wangchun City, there actually wasn’t much of such groundwork.
After the slaughter at the graveyard and the Night of Azure Dragon, probably in awe of his heroic reputation, this area was quite peaceful and tranquil, even the most common riffraff were scarce.
Moreover, since Lady Yuzhu helped Old Guo take out a family that had committed marriage fraud, instances of such fraud had disappeared.
One could say that this area had become a sanctuary; in this slightly hot season, some families wouldn’t even lock their courtyard doors at night.
In this world filled with deceit and murder, can you believe it?
Who wouldn’t believe it!
Everyone knew that Old Demon Duan enjoyed playing the role of a hero and was often active in this area. If anyone carelessly committed an error that Jianghu people were prone to, would they still have their lives?
Duan Yun thought it was truly time to go to a place mired in chaos.
To delve into the Martial World and reform it must start from the filthiest places!