Chapter 28: Playing Cards

Fei Banqing smiled. “What’s there to quell when I’m not even angry?”

Ye Guan nodded before turning to look at the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was looking at him as well. He hadn’t made a move because Fei Banqing and Song Fu would have made a move as well if he had done so.

The middle-aged man smiled. “Junior Sister, is he your disciple? He’s gutsy! I hope he can stay that way.”

“He’s—” Fei Banqing started.

However, she was interrupted by over ten powerful auras rushing over toward them. The crowd quickly made way for the incoming cultivators, but it was also because the incoming cultivators were from the Profound Sky Clan.

Twelve cultivators from the Profound Sky Clan descended, and at least three of them were Divine Soul Realm cultivators.

The cultivator at the helm was a gray-robed elder. He gave off an extremely deep and profound aura that put those around him under immense pressure.

Song Fu’s expression fell upon seeing the gray-robed elder.

The gray-robed elder’s expression turned solemn upon seeing the disheveled state of the young woman in a green shirt. He extended his hand, and the space in front of Ye Guan distorted.

A rift in space opened in front of Ye Guan, and the gray-robed elder’s hand emerged from it.

A Spacetime Realm cultivator!

Everyone’s faces fell.

The Spacetime Realm was the realm after the Divine Soul Realm. A Spacetime Realm cultivator would be capable of teleporting as well as manipulating time and space within a certain distance from them.

They were capable of performing mysterious divine abilities as well.

Ye Guan’s eyes narrowed. He was about to take out his sword when Fei Banqing appeared in front of him and waved her sleeve.

Slap!

The gray-robed elder’s hand was slapped back into the rift, and the former himself was sent flying a few meters away.

The gray-robed elder recovered and looked at Fei Banqing.

“I shouldn’t have allowed you to leave back then.”

Fei Banqing smirked and mocked, “Wei Tong, you old ghost. Even a dog was better than you back then, and it seems that it’s still the case.”

Wei Tong’s eyes narrowed as killing intent flashed in his eyes.

Song Fu decisively stepped in. “What’s going on? Profound Sky Clan, are you trying to trample on our Guanxuan Academy? Do you really think that you’re unstoppable?”

Wei Tong responded, “Guanxuan Academy? What a joke. Ask anyone around here. Ask them if your Guanxuan Academy of Nanzhou is still worthy of being considered a part of the Guanxuan Academy.”

Song Fu’s face grew sullen.

Wei Tong looked at Ye Guan and said firmly, “This boy must be handed over to us. Otherwise, none of you can leave!”

The cultivators of the Profound Sky Clan immediately surrounded Ye Guan’s group.

Ye Guan wordlessly stared at Wei Tong. However, the Path Sword inside of him was trembling; it was ready to strike.

A Spacetime Realm cultivator?

He wasn’t afraid at all. Actually, he was thinking about how he could kill Wei Tong in one sword move.

It’ll be slightly difficult, but it should be possible as long as I catch him off guard. It’s fine even if he survives the first attack. I can just attack him once again if that happens.

A hand suddenly grabbed his arm, interrupting his train of thought. Ye Guan turned and saw that Fei Banqing was staring at him.

Fei Banqing shook her head slightly, and Ye Guan remained silent.

“Hahaha!” A boisterous laugh echoed from deep within the city.

A plump middle-aged man descended.

Siao Ge breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the plump middle-aged man because he was none other than Siao Ge’s father as well as the Clan Leader of the Siao Clan—Siao Shan.

Siao Shan smiled. “Elder Wei Tong, are you going to kill my son as well?”

Wei Tong frowned slightly and glanced at Siao Ge.

“Clan Leader Siao. This is between them and my Profound Sky Clan. Are you going to interfere in our matters?” asked Wei Tong.

Siao Shan remained calm as he said, “Elder Wei Tong, I simply came here to remind you that even though it’s true that the Guanxuan Academy of Nanzhou has fallen, they’re still a Guanxuan Academy branch. If you kill them here, do you really think that your clan will be able to avoid a disaster?”

Wei Tong’s expression turned ugly.

The middle-aged man next to Wei Tong smiled and said, “Elder Wei, I don’t think we need to rush things here.”

Wei Tong nodded upon recalling something. He turned to look at Ye Guan and said, “I will let you live for a few more days.”

With that, he turned around to leave, and the cultivators of the Profound Sky Clan left with him.

Ye Guan wordlessly stared at Wei Tong’s departing figure. Fei Banqing didn’t loosen her grip on his arm.

Siao Shan gazed at Song Fu and smiled. “Academy Chief Song, please come with me.”

Song Fu nodded slightly.

Moments later, they arrived at the Siao Residence, and Siao Shan welcomed them with a banquet. They had a few rounds of drinks, and the banquet ended late at night.

Ye Guan was given his own room to stay for the night. However, Fei Banqing suddenly appeared in front of him while he was walking over to his room.

Ye Guan bowed. “Tutor.”

Fei Banqing spoke, “Follow me.”

Ye Guan hesitated before nodding. “Okay.”

The two of them walked down the stone path next to the massive residence.

Fei Banqing broke the ice and asked, “I felt that you wanted to attack Wei Tong earlier in front of the city gate, am I right?”

Ye Guan wordlessly nodded.

Fei Banqing asked, “How confident were you?”

Ye Guan replied, “I was ninety percent confident.”

Fei Banqing stared deeply at him and asked, “Why not a hundred percent?”

Ye Guan hesitated before responding, “I don’t want to sound too arrogant.”

Fei Banqing was stunned. Moments later, she chuckled and shook her head.

“You little brat,” said Fei Banqing, sounding astonished. She lightly tucked a few strands of her hair behind her ears and asked, “Do you know why I stopped you?”

“You don’t want things to go out of hand,” replied Ye Guan.

Fei Banqing shook her head. “No.”

Ye Guan was confused.

Fei Banqing explained, “The rules here are a bit different from the rules in Nanzhou. Murders must be justified. There must be a good enough reason behind a killing. Otherwise, things will go out of control, and the academy won’t stand on our side.

“By then, you would have killed one of them, but everyone affiliated with you will suffer.”

Ye Guan was silent.

Fei Banqing continued. “Killing him would have also been meaningless. Someone stronger will challenge you once you’ve dealt with him, and that cycle will repeat until you have disposed of the entire Profound Sky Clan. Can you even do that?”

Ye Guan remained silent.

Fei Banqing smiled at Ye Guan and said, “As a man, you must learn self-control. Do not allow your emotions to take control of you. Do you understand?”

Ye Guan nodded. “I understand.”

Fei Banqing’s smile deepened. “All right, I’m going to call it a night. You should rest early as well.”

With that, Fei Banqing turned right at the next fork in the road. However, she suddenly stopped walking after just a few steps. She turned to look at Ye Guan and grinned before saying, “I appreciate what you’ve done for me today. You made me happy.”

Fei Banqing didn’t wait for Ye Guan’s reply and left.

Ye Guan pondered over things for quite a while in silence before heading over to his room.

He extinguished the light in his room, and he soon emerged in a black outfit. After he entered his room, the light extinguished. Ye Guan looked around before jumping and disappearing into the night sky.

The Profound Sky Clan was here to join the decennial martial contest. Prestigious clans could also join the decennial martial contest along with the Guanxuan Academy branches. It wasn’t really strange because these prestigious clans wanted their members to enroll at the Guanxuan Academy of the Upper Realm.

There was only one Guanxuan Academy on the vast Upper Realm, and it was a huge honor to become one of its students.

The Profound Sky Clan was considered a huge clan on the Upper Realm, so it didn’t take Ye Guan that long to find out where they were. Ye Guan headed for the Zuixian Building, where the members of the Profound Sky Clan would stay for the duration of the decennial martial contest.

Little Pagoda suddenly spoke, “Did you already forget what your tutor said about self-control?”

Ye Guan replied, “No, I still remember it. I’m very calm right now. I’m not acting on impulse.”

Little Pagoda was silent for quite a while before it spoke once more, “You should control yourself.”

“He threatened me, Master Pagoda.” Ye Guan growled. “He dared to threaten me.”

Little Pagoda hesitated before asking, “Is that it? Are you going to kill him because he threatened you?”

Ye Guan responded, “I’m not going to kill him to satisfy myself. I just want to remove a risk factor.”

Little Pagoda muttered, “What nonsense…”

Ye Guan ignored that and asked, “Master Pagoda, can you hide my aura?”

Little Pagoda sounded hesitant as it said, “I can, but it’ll only last an hour.”

Ye Guan nodded. “That’s enough.”

Ye Guan finally arrived at the Zuixian Building. He was hanging next to the window of a particular room on the ninth floor.

An old man was sitting on the bed with his eyes closed.

The old man was none other than Wei Tong.

Under Little Pagoda’s influence, Wei Tong would never notice Ye Guan even if he was standing in front of the latter.

Ye Guan was in no rush. He calmly waited for an opportunity to strike. Ye Guan knew that he had to kill Wei Tong in one strike. Otherwise, Wei Tong could easily alert the members of the Profound Sky Clan, and his assassination would fail.

Wei Tong suddenly took out an old book and started reading it, but rather than a scholarly look, there was a wretched smile on his lips while he was reading the book.

All of a sudden, the door opened, and a young woman sauntered into the room. The young lady smiled softly and started taking off her robe.

Ye Guan frowned slightly. “Master Pagoda, what is she doing?”

Little Pagoda was calm as it said, “Can’t you see? She’s taking off her clothes.”

“I mean, why is she taking off her clothes?” asked Ye Guan in a solemn voice.

“I think she’s here to play cards—duh,” replied Little Pagoda.

Ye Guan was silent.

The young woman was now completely naked, and she walked over to Wei Tong and stood in front of him. Wei Tong’s eyes widened. He grabbed the young woman and lay her on the bed.

Ye Guan’s expression darkened. So that was why she was taking off her clothes! He’s already so old, so how come he’s still so energetic?

Ye Guan stared intently at Wei Tong.

Moments later, Wei Tong started jerking and exclaimed, “There are many books worthy of reading in this world, and there are many skills worthy of learning. There are also many beautiful sights and sceneries to take in, but they are not as beautiful as you—”

Crash!

Without any warning, a sword suddenly flew into the room through the window.

Wei Tong’s expression changed. He grabbed the young woman and lifted her up to use as a human shield. However, the sword twisted like a snake and buried itself into Wei Tong’s neck.

Shwik!

The sword moved by itself and decapitated Wei Tong before flying away through the window.

The young woman was shell-shocked. Moments later, her shriek echoed throughout the building. The cultivators of the Profound Sky Clan and the guards of the Zuixuan Building rushed to the ninth floor.

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Their expressions darkened upon seeing Wei Tong’s corpse.

….

Ye Guan ran as fast as he could through the night. That felt great!

Little Pagoda’s voice echoed in Ye Guan’s head, “Someone’s following you.”

Ye Guan’s eyes narrowed, and he came to a halt.

He sounded hoarse as he said, “You can come out now.”

There was no response.

“About three hundred meters on the right.” Little Pagoda pointed out.

Ye Guan flicked his finger, and a beam of sword energy flew toward the right.

However, it abruptly disappeared.

A woman emerged from the darkness. The woman was beautiful. She had a gorgeous figure and an especially bountiful chest. She was wearing a bright red dress, and the dress seemed like it could barely contain her figure.

The puddings on her chest jiggled, and they were breathtaking.

The woman smiled at Ye Guan without saying anything.

“You—” Ye Guan started, but the woman abruptly appeared right in front of him.

Ye Guan was startled. However, the woman pulled down his mask and returned to her original position before Ye Guan could even react.

Ye Guan’s face fell. She’s strong!

The woman’s smile deepened. “You’re very young for a swordsman, and you’ve comprehended Sword Intent as well. Which clan are you from?”

Ye Guan remained silent. The woman didn’t mind Ye Guan’s silence.

“Even if you don’t speak, it’s only a matter of time before I find out,” she said.

With that, Ye Guan finally spoke, “I’m from the Guanxuan Academy.”

The Guanxuan Academy? Surprise flickered in the woman’s eyes.

“Which Guanxuan Academy?” she asked.

Ye Guan replied, “The Guanxuan Academy of Nanzhou.”

“Nanzhou?” The woman was stunned, and she couldn’t help but ask, “Are you talking about that Nanzhou on the Lower Realm?”

Ye Guan nodded.

The woman examined him from head to toe. “Interesting… this is really interesting.”

Ye Guan stared deeply at the woman and asked, “Who are you?”

The corners of the woman’s mouth pulled up, “You don’t recognize me?”

Ye Guan shook his head.

The woman’s smile deepened as she said, “Go ahead, you can leave.”

Ye Guan hesitated.

However, he eventually turned around and disappeared into the night.

Moments after Ye Guan’s departure, an old man appeared behind the woman. The old man asked, “Academy Chief, he killed Elder Wei Tong of the Profound Sky Clan.”

The woman made a sidelong glance at the old man and said, “He’s handsome, so does that really matter?”

The old man stiffened. He sounded hesitant as he said, “We made the rules about prohibiting murder for the entire duration of the contest...”

The woman remained calm as she asked, “Well, I didn’t see him kill anybody, did you?”

“No, I didn’t…” said the old man.