Chapter 0014 – Nowadays, People with Knowledge are Braver – Absolute Returns

The subtext of this sentence was, “Is that why you want to get rid of him?” Sima Ming hadn’t witnessed the change in Jian Wuji yet, which was why he had such thoughts.

“Since he dares to say such things, he should show real action.”

The words, to Sima Ming’s ears, became again:

“Since he doesn’t know what’s good for him, he should be made to pay.”

Sima Ming was silent, his gaze falling on the cold, shining sword in Jian Yu Zhen’s hand. Even after sending her own flesh and blood to the brink of extinction, Jian Yu Zhen’s face did not show the slightest fluctuation of emotions.

“So you want him, personally, to retrieve the lost magic path?”

“He seems to think so.”

“With the way he’s been playing lately, it might be worth looking forward to.”

Jian Yu Zhen did not speak, only concentrating on polishing the sword in her hand. Sima Ming stood up and bid farewell to Jian Yu Zhen.

“I have business to attend to, so I’ll leave you to it.”

Sima Ming bowed respectfully before turning to leave. Dressed in a red robe, he couldn’t help but look back as he walked to the door.

Jian Yu Zhen didn’t seem to care about Jian Wuji’s life or death, but his movements of polishing the sword were incomparably serious, as if he was treating a rare treasure.

“Could it be that you really believe that he can fight the Demon Monarch?”

Jian Yu Zhen’s mind had always been elusive, and this time, Sima Ming could not see through it even more.

Sima Ming continued to walk forward.

Walking to the end of the red carpet, Sima Ming already had an answer in his mind.

It seems that the Black Devil Sword will eventually be returned to the Treasure Trove.

Looking at the room arranged by the Demon Army, Xu Dalong and I looked at each other.

“It’s too much!”

The room was dusty and hadn’t been cleaned at all, and the ceiling was even covered in cobwebs.

“This is too unreasonable, even if the Demon Monarch supports the Grand Duke, but you are after all the son of the Sect Master, how can they ……”

“In their eyes, I am already a lost dog, and sooner or later I will be driven to extinction. What’s more, this is a struggle for the position of heir, and failure means death. Not only that, anyone who dares to get too close to me will be implicated and purged.”

I pointed at Xu Dalong and made a neck-wiping motion. If he got too close to him, he would be dragged down by me as well, but I could tell that he didn’t care.

“That said, for the sake of the Patriarch, they are not ……”

“You’re wrong, father doesn’t care about that at all, he’s probably even enjoying himself. Moreover, I’m sure that this room was arranged by the High Party on purpose, not at the Devil Sovereign’s behest.”

“That careful bastard must be harboring a grudge ……”

“He’s killing himself, don’t forget my prophecy.”

“Anyway, I’d better clean up, so you can go out first.”

“Together.”

“How does that work?”

“What’s not working?”

I cleaned the room with Xu Da Long. He seemed surprised that I did it myself, if he knew how much I had suffered in my previous life, he would have realized that cleaning the room was nothing to me.

After cleaning the room, Xu Dalong went to get clean bedding.

“Do you really want to live here?”

“Uh-huh.”

“Can you tell me why?”

“We need to find the person who wrote the tip-off, and the only way he can get to us is to stay here.”

“In that case, I’ll just stay here, so you’d better go back to your quarters and rest.”

“It’s too dangerous for you to live here alone, what if some pervert breaks in at night? Those guys just love skinny guys like you.”

I said half-jokingly, but Xu Dalong took it seriously.

“Then we’ll live together.”

“What if I’m the pervert?”

“Then I will grant you your wish.”

The fact that he said such a thing in a serious manner made me feel the temperature in the room drop a few degrees.

“I’m hungry, let’s go out to eat.”

We walked out of the room, and just as we reached the door, we saw the First Brigade Commander, Gao Party, standing there, his broken hand already bandaged.

I acted as if nothing had happened and greeted him warmly.

“Captain Gao, have you eaten yet? Want to join us?” I deliberately glanced at his hand, “Ya, what happened to your hand? How come it’s injured?”

The high party stared at me like an angry beast. Even if there was an undying grudge, it wouldn’t be like this. He originally wanted to give me a hard time, but my reaction made his face redden with rage.

“Surnamed Sword, I’ll remember your despicable tactics!”

He decided that it was my sneak attack that caused him to break the bones in his hand. If he doesn’t realize that even without that sneak attack, the result would have been the same, then all of his future actions will be a dance on the tip of a knife, and the slightest misstep will lead to the end of all life.

“What are you talking about?”

I knowingly shrugged off his hand.

“Some people always fail to see reality, thinking that just because they come from a noble background, they can rest on their laurels.”

“Can you still hold a knife with this hand?”

“We’ll see who goes down first!”

I laughed in the face of his vicious curse, waved my hand, and turned away.

“Would it be too much for you to irritate him like that?”

“He provoked me first.”

“Huh?”

“He purposely waited for me here to give me a hard time, and he said he was going to gut me.”

“In that case, it does seem like he’s in the wrong.”

“He’s a bad guy, and bad guys should do bad things, and we can always find all kinds of reasons to understand bad guys, but I don’t think that’s right. Why should we understand bad people? We should hold them to a stricter standard than ordinary people. They should just put their tails between their legs and be human, how dare they be so arrogant, they are really tired of living.”

Xu Dalong nodded with deep empathy.

“When we see that kind of appetite defeat, let’s go for a nice meal, just pick the most expensive and order the most delicious dishes.”

“Yes.”

“Aren’t you even positive about spending money?”

“Sorry, I’m not interested in food.”

“So what are you interested in? Never mind, I’ll just get you a bowl of noodles next time.”

“Yes.”

Xu Dalong is really a weirdo.

Looking at most of his leftover food, I decided to actually buy him a bowl of noodles next time.

Back in the room, Xu Dalong and I looked at the bed and froze.

There were two dead crows on the bed.

Xu Dalong’s already melancholy eyes darkened even more.

“Looks like it’s time for a new bedding.”

“Take them first.”

“What are you doing with this?”

I stride out of the room and say, “Because we need dead crows too, not live ones.”

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