Chapter 48: INCLINED
After Chen LinJian deliver Shen Fei to the Sacred Family in a miserable state, he goes back to his mansion and enjoy the peaceful time before the great battle at the banquet.
Sacred Family
Shen Hong's face is dark as he never felt such rage and humiliations. His sister is no longer a member of the Sacred Family as she has become Chen LinJian's loyal dog and she is a Black Gold Tank expert. Ye Zong, Ye Xiu, Chen ZhengLong, HuYan Xiong and even Xiao YunFeng have reached Legend Rank. Not to mention the brat Chen LinJian possessing frightening treasure that can kill ten or more Black Gold Ranked Demon Beasts with a single shot with his bow. His useless son gets beaten black and blue when the tournament, even the elder of Peak Gold Rank can't even lay a hand on Chen LinJian.
Shen Hong is immersed in his thinking, and then it is disrupted by thudding sound on the door.
" Come in. " Shen Hong said.
" Yes. Excuse me patriarch. I am here to relay a message from a mysterious man. " The guard said.
" Mysterious man? Why does he come? " Shen Hong asked
" Yes. He just now sent Young Master Shen Fei, who is already beaten up to us. He then wants me to relay message to all the family member. " the guard said.
" Beaten up? What the hell does this brat did so he gets beaten? " Shen Hong asked.
" Well, the mysterious man said that Young Master Shen Fei wanted to start a war with the Winged Dragon Family, so he beat him. " The guard said.
" What? This useless brat! I told him not to be rash and minimize his contact with the Winged Dragon Family's doll, but he still dare to go there and caused ruckus in the morning. *sigh. Why re all the younger generation of my Sacred Family is so useless! " Shen Hong shouted in anger. " So, how is his condition? " Shen Hong asked.
" Young Master Shen Fei is under treatment. The medic said that his crushed nose and broken jaw will affect his appearance after the treatment." the guard said.
" Hmph! His appearance doesn't concern me at the least. What about his cultivation? " Shen Hong asked.
" Well, his cultivation is still at the Gold Rank like the last time. " the guard said.
" En. You may leave! " Shen Hong said.
" But patriarch sir. The message the mysterious man wanted to relay, are you not going to hear it? " the guard asked.
" Ah yes. Because of the damned brat, I forget about the message. Speak! " Shen Hong said.
" ' Inform all of the Sacred Family members to party and enjoy themselves while they still can. So, they won't have any regrets ' is what the mysterious man said patriarch sir. " the guard said.
" En. Is there anything else that he wanted to relay? " Shen Hong asked.
" No. That's all patriarch sir. " the guard said.
" Okay. Now, you may leave. " Shen Hong said, and then the guard bowed and leave the room.
' Who could it be? Is it Xiao YunFeng? Just because he had reached Legend Rank, he actually dare to beat Shen Fei this badly! Just see how I deal with your family after the banquet. And what is the meaning of that message? Furthermore how come there are no news from Ye Han? Did he fail to assassinate Ye Zong? ' Shen Hong thought to himself.
' Wait a minute! How if Ye Zong actually survived and captured Ye Han? Ye Zong would surely interrogate Ye Han and Ye Han would say the truth after tortured by Ye Shuo! That explains the mysterious man's letter! ' This thought make Shen Hong s sweat like pig, and then a thudding sound can be heard.
Shen Hong activates his soul realm and scan the surrounding. He noticed that the opposite is a 3-star Gold Rank expert.
" Cone in! " Shen Hong shouted.
The door opened and as Shen Hong has guessed, it is Ye Han. Ye Han looks miserable. His body is full of stab holes. Bloodstains can be seen on his tattered clothes. He glares at Shen Hong with killing intent.
" You said that the armor can take hits from a Legend Rank expert, but because of it I am in this miserable state! How are you going to compensate for this! " Ye Han shouted.
" Hmm. It is not my problem. It is you who are foolish enough to face a Legend Rank despite being only a Gold Rank! " Shen Hong snorted.
" Cheh! You can have this armor. I need them no more! " Ye Han said as he takes off the armor and throw it to Shen Hong. "Just a single blow from Ye Zong, it cracked and even the shock hits my body! Thanks to that, I need to work harder in order to escape the City Lord's mansion! " Ye Han added.
" And, do you succeed? " Shen Hong asked.
" Yes. I am clear that I stabbed him. It is such a shame that he integrated with a Snow Wind Ape. Or else, he would have died faster if he didn't dump the dragon for a stupid monkey! " Ye Han snorted.
" Hmm. Good job. As per agreement, I will ask someone to escort you to the main base of the Dark Guild and make you an executive there. " Shen Hong said happily.
" ... So, how about giving me a pill for healing my wounds ? " Ye Han inquired.
" Ah yes. Here take this. " Shen Hong said as he throw a Nine Transformation pill to Ye Han.
" Hmm. Thank you. " Ye Han said.
" So, who is going to take me to the Dark Guild? " Ye Han asked as he crunched the Nine Transformation pill and his wounds started to close.
" Shen Bei. " Shen Hong solemnly called.
" Here. " a man said as he suddenly appeared beside Ye Han, which made Ye Han takes some steps backwards as he is surprised by the sudden appearance of the man in front of him.
" Escort Ye Han to the main base. " Shen Hong said.
" Yes. " Shen Bei said as he face Ye Han. " So, shall we leave Ye Han? " Shen Bei asked.
" Hmph! Alright. " Ye Han said, and then Ye Han followed Shen Bei to the Dark Guild's main base in Glory City.
After Ye Han left, Shen Hong's victorious smile also fades.
' Hmm. It seems that I won't become the City Lord, since I am still a Black Gold Rank, while Chen ZhengLong, HuYan Xiong, and Xiao YunFeng are Legend Rank experts, so they will surely be chosen as the candidate of the next City Lord. How should I deal with them? ' Shen Hong thought and he can only stay seated and pondered again and again whether to continue his ambition or drop it.
Meanwhile, in front of the Dark Guild's Main Base, which is located at the Star Restaurant, Shen Bei is sitting on the ground weakly. His legs have been chopped off. Blood flows from the corner of his mouth and decapitated legs legs, and he gasps for breath with pale face.
" What are you doing Ye Han! Why do you betray us! " Shen Bei inquired as he is coughing blood.
" Betray? It should be I the one asking. Why would your Sacred Family collude with the Dark Guild and betray Glory City? " Ye Han asked as his hand is holding the Draconic Tongue Herb poison dagger.
" Wha? Then, doesn't you betray your foster father but doing such thing too you damn hypocrite!! " Shen Bei roared using all of his strength.
" Ha! Do you think Ye Han can escape from the City Lord's mansion? You are thinking too highly of him! " Ye Han said as his figure starts to flicker and turn into another person.
" Ch..Chen LinJian? " Shen Bei said with terrified face and his voice starts to lower.
" Heh. Why are you so surprised? " Chen LinJian asked with an evil grin.
" H.. How come you are this strong without your treasure? " Shen Bei asked because Shen Hong ever said that Chen LinJian possessing a frightening treasure that can annihilate dozens of Black Gold Rank Demon Beasts with a single shot and the lance that is used as the arrow.
" I have no obligation to tell you, as you will perish today, and your Sacred Family and Dark Guild member will follow you to the afterlife tonight. " Chen LinJian said as he took out Acedia and sever Shen Bei's head cleanly with a single swing.
" Now then. I never imagine that the main base is below the Star Restaurant. " Chen LinJian mumble as he enters the secret chamber below the Star Restaurant.
" Excuse me. " Chen LinJian said as he knocked the door leading to the secret chamber.
" Who is it! " an intimidating voice can be heard from the chamber.
" It's Ye Han. Elder Shen Bei tells me to just come in here. " Chen LinJian answered.
" Hmm. If Shen Bai sends you here, then where is him right now? " the voice becomes solemn when asking the question.
" Uhh? He has gone. " Chen LinJian said.
" Hm. So, do you know the password? Shen Bai is told to give a password to avoid imposter. " the voice resounded.
" The password is .... GO F*CKING DIE!! " Chen LinJian shouted as he kicked the chamber's door and found out that the inside of the chamber are experts of Black Gold Rank and Gold Rank. There are around 17 Black Gold Rank experts and 39 Gold Rank experts.
" Ah! I come into the wrong room. " Chen LinJian awkwardly said as he rubs his head and turns his back and attempt to leave.
" Stop him!! " the leading Black Gold Rank expert shouted.
" Hehe. What can you all do with that frozen bodies? " Chen LinJian said as he turns back and look at the Dark Guild experts with an evil grin.
" Wha? Since when? " The leading Black Gold Rank experts asked in surprise noticing his body has been frozen. Fear appears in his eyes as he looked at his comrades' shattered body in front of him, because they charged at Chen LinJian by his order.
" Heh. I don't need to explain it to you guys, since you all will die! " Chen LinJian took out Acedia and swings it, decapitating all the Dark Guild experts' head, painting the chamber red.
" ... " Chen LinJian take a glance of the corpse in front of him and pondered to himself. ' What happened? Since when I am used to killing fellow human beings? '
When he thought of this, he then tries peeking at his soul realm, and notice that the black bud is growing faster than golden bud, and now that the balance of the scale is disrupted and it is inclined to the black bud, he felt completely nothing when he annihilate the experts in front of him.
' This is bad. I need to restrain killing or else I will be corrupted! ' Chen LinJian thought to himself as he merges with FengDaJie and burn the corpse to ashes, while not leaving a single burn mark on the chamber.
' Phew. Done. This night will be the last time I will kill people. ' Chen LinJian thought to himself as he leaves for his mansion after finished burning the corpse, since the banquet will start in an hour.
Meanwhile at Sacred Family.
" Why is Shen Bei taking so long! " Shen Hong said impatiently. " Two hours have passed since he takes Ye Han to the Dark Guild Main Base, but he still isn't back. And the banquet will start in two hours. " Shen Hong added in depression.
" Patriarch sir. " a cloaked man appeared beside Shen Hong.
" What's wrong? " Shen Hong asked.
" The main base of the Dark Guild has been destroyed. " the man said.
" Say what? " Shen Hong shouted in surprise. " Who is the culprit? " Shen Hong asked.
" The identity of the culprit is unknown, and there aren't even any battle traces there. " the man replied.
' Could it be Ye Han? No! He is only a Gold Rank while the members there are at least Gold Rank. And maybe Shen Bei's disappearance is because of this incident? Ah my head hurts! If only I could reach Legend Rank earlier, there won't be any problem and I can take the City Lord's position with ease. ' Shen Hong thought.
" So, what shall we do? Should we attend the banquet or escape? " the cloaked man said.
" Hmm. Let me think for a while. " Shen Hong said as he started to think.
After a few moment, Shen Hong then speak.
" I will go with a few experts to the banquet. You take the younger generation and the other experts of our Sacred Family and escape. " Shen Hong said.
" Wait! Shouldn't you also follow us and escape from here? " the man asked in surprise.
" If I leave, then I will be a disgrace for the Sacred Family. I will at least take some of their experts with me and die an honorable death. " Shen Hong said.
" ... Understood. " the man said as he disappeared and Shen Hong starts to travel to the City Lord's Mansion for the banquet.
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