Chapter 0043 – Faster Than My Black Eye – Absolute Returns

The sudden appearance of the One Flower Sword Venerable caused the Blood Heavenly Sword Demon to be taken aback. I didn’t tell him that the One Flower Sword Venerable would also be here today.

“Senior has come to visit, please take a seat.”

One Flower Sword Zun obviously also didn’t expect the Blood Heavenly Sword Demon to be here, her face sank, and she stood still without moving. Seeing this, I quickly said:

“Today is the birthday of Senior Blade Demon, as the saying goes, it’s better to settle an enmity than to tie it up, even if you don’t deal with each other any more, you should let go of your preconceived notions on your birthday, and have a good time celebrating.”

The One Flower Sword Honored One probably also felt that it wasn’t appropriate to turn around and leave at this time, so he reluctantly took a seat at the table.

Her arrival made the already somewhat awkward atmosphere even more subtle.

“What did you call me over for?”

It seems that she interpreted my previous comment about “going to the Moonlight Restaurant for a drink” as “drinking alone with her”.

“It’s a great day, and I certainly hope we can all get together and celebrate.”

“Next time you want to buy me a drink alone, I’ll be sure to make the date.”

As she said that, she made a gesture to get up and leave again. The Blood Heavenly Blade Demon finally couldn’t hold back and opened his mouth:

“What the hell are you getting upset about?”

It seems that he has also been holding back for a long time.

When the One Flower Sword Venerable heard this, he immediately flamed up and sneered back:

“You tell me. What else could I have gotten upset about? Don’t you know?”

The anger in her heart was sharper than the sword in her hand.

“I really don’t know, tell me instead, what are you so angry about?”

“You! It’s you!”

“What happened to me? What did I do? When ……”

“Shut up! You shut up!”

One Flower Sword Venerable was afraid that the Blood Heavenly Blade Demon would say something he shouldn’t, and his tone was filled with nervousness and panic.

“You’re a self-serving asshole!”

“What did you say?!”

The Blood Heavenly Blade Demon violently stood up and slammed his palm on the table.

“You want to fight? Come on! Who’s afraid of who! I’ll see if you’re drunk again today, talking nonsense here!”

The Heaven Exterminating Sword in the Blood Heavenly Sword Demon’s hand buzzed as if it would be unsheathed at any moment.

I didn’t stop them.

Because I know that they won’t really fight.

There was an unwritten rule amongst the Devil Dharma: never kill each other. They could hurl insults at each other, reveal each other’s shortcomings, and engage in infighting, but they would never engage in a life-and-death duel.

This was a law of survival that they had formed over the years, and it was also an important reason why the Eight Devil Sovereigns were able to exist to this day.

“It’s not even midnight yet, it’s still early, so both of you take it easy.”

The One Flower Swordsman suddenly raised his volume and roared at me:

“Mr. Li! What in the world do you mean? What exactly do you take me for? How dare you humiliate me in such a way!”

She had always been calm and self-possessed, but now she was in a state of disarray, so it was clear that she was really angry.

“Both of you calm down for a moment.”

“I can’t calm down!”

“I invited Swordfather senior over today, and actually wanted to ……”

Before I could finish my sentence, Sword Honored One Flower interrupted me.

“You don’t need to say anything! I told you a long time ago, he and I are inseparable!”

“Then are you sure that you can help me become a Heavenly Demon with your own strength?”

“Of course I have!”

“I don’t believe it. If the conflict between you two was just over official business, I should have known about it long ago. However, up and down the Demon Sect, there are no rumors about this matter. Therefore, there must be some unspeakable personal grudge between you. How could I possibly stake my future on someone who can’t even let go of a personal grudge?”

One Flower Sword Venerable’s face was a shade of green and white, she opened her mouth as if she wanted to retort, but in the end she didn’t say anything, glaring fiercely at me and the Blood Heavenly Sword Demon, turning around and leaving the restaurant.

The Blood Heavenly Blade Demon drank up his cup of wine and stood up after him.

“I got your birthday wishes! Bastard!”

Bang!

Unsurprisingly, he overturned another table and left in a rage.

I placed the compensated silver on that table next to me and said with a smile to Zhao Chunpei who was standing behind the counter:

“Looks like I’ll have to help him break this bad habit of smashing things before I can do that.”

Zhao Chunpei smiled awkwardly and said:

“As I see it, nowadays, it’s much more profitable to be a carpenter than to open a tavern.”

I laughed and left the tavern.

In fact, I had predicted that this would be the outcome of the meeting between the two of them.

I just want to bring them together, so that they can give vent to their pent-up emotions, so that they can accuse each other and hurl abuses at each other. Only then will they be able to look at each other squarely and realize that the things that are nagging at them aren’t really that important.

I’m sure they will eventually reconcile. After all, they’ve both lived most of their lives and should understand that there are some things that really don’t need to be kept in the back of their minds.

I originally thought that it would take time to reconcile between them, but I didn’t expect that Swordsman Ichika couldn’t wait a moment.

That night, I slept until midnight when I suddenly woke up with a start.

It was the Heavenly Demon Body Protecting Technique that awakened me. I sensed a powerful aura approaching and hurriedly got up, picked up the Black Demon Sword, and rushed out of the room.

I only saw One Flower Sword Venerable standing in the courtyard, looking at me coldly.

“Sure enough, it’s not an idle one.”

She hadn’t deliberately hidden her aura, and it was a bit surprising that I was able to detect her arrival.

“I’m a lighter sleeper.”

“Mr. Lee.”

“What can I tell you, Elder?”

She turned her back to me and said faintly:

“You’ve stirred up a pool.”

I don’t know whether she was referring to the Magic Sect or herself when she said “a pool of spring water”.

“I’m still young, and I’m looking forward to a rough sea more than a calm lake.”

“Do you remember what you once said? You said that you most despise those who can only draw big cakes but have no strength at all.”

“Remember.”

“I have people I despise too.”

“What man?”

“Those who are all talk but no real skill.”

“Are you talking about me?”

“Whether it is or not, try it and you’ll see.”

As One Flower Sword Honored One said, she slowly drew the longsword at her waist. Her movements were flowing without a single break, and even with her back to me, I couldn’t feel any opportunities to take advantage of it.