"If his pieces are scattered to the four winds, he naturally won’t be able to regenerate."
Ying Ziqi said calmly, "But are you sure you want to do this?"
"What do you an?" Gu Zheng raised a sharp eyebrow. "I can’t kill this guy?"
"You can."
Ying Ziqi smiled. "As long as you can withstand the pursuit that follows—the pursuit of a King’s Body expert from the Changsheng Clan!"
"Hm?" Gu Zheng was astonished.
Just as he was about to speak, Ying Ziqi continued, "Don’t misunderstand. You killed Changsheng Zhenfan, but I’m not so bored that I’d go snitching to the Changsheng Clan. In fact, few Noble Families like the Changsheng Clan. We’d be thrilled if they died."
"The problem is, the mbers of the Changsheng Clan are linked, Heart-to-Heart!"
"This ’Heart-to-Heart’ is very special. There are fifteen known mbers of the Changsheng Clan. Everything each of them sees, hears, and slls, all the others can see, hear, and sll it too."
"In other words, when Changsheng Zhenfan saw you just now, the other mbers of the Changsheng Clan saw you too!"
"Under these circumstances, if you kill Changsheng Zhenfan for good, the other mbers of the Changsheng Clan will naturally seek revenge and hunt you down."
"In fact, just by cutting Changsheng Zhenfan into so many pieces, you’ve already offended the Changsheng Clan and earned their hatred."
"When I told you to leave while Changsheng Zhenfan was regenerating, I didn’t an you should leave this Domain. I ant you should leave the Wind Kingdom and return to your Ancestral Land."
"Only by entering your Ancestral Land and hiding for a few years will the Changsheng Clan forget about you."
"..." Gu Zheng was silent.
He was utterly speechless.
’This bizarre Heart-to-Heart ability allowed the other mbers of the Changsheng Clan to see him?’
’And they already hated him for it.’
’So, just because I took back my own spoils of war and didn’t hand them over to Changsheng Zhenfan, I’m now on the opposing side of a lunatic Noble Family!’
’A lunatic Noble Family that was now out for his blood.’
’And the only way to escape them was to hide in an Ancestral Land.’
’The problem was, what Ancestral Land did I have?’
’The Zhong Family Ancestral Land?’
’With my rits, I would have no problem getting into the Zhong Family Ancestral Land. But once inside, I wouldn’t be free to do as I pleased. I’d be sent directly into the Pupa Pool to be frozen in slumber.’
’That was not what I wanted.’
’Besides, I could hide, but what about the rest of the Gu family?’
’Even if the Changsheng Clan only targeted and didn’t go to Qingshi County to trouble the Gu family...’
’...those lurking in the shadows, coveting my opportunities and power, wouldn’t pass up a juicy target like the Gu Family.’
’It was my power that currently kept those shadowy figures at bay.’
’Once I entered the Pupa Pool and was frozen in slumber for several decades, as far as everyone else was concerned, I might as well be dead.’
’Therefore, this was a disaster I had to face, whether I wanted to or not.’
...
"Thank you for the information!"
His mind raced, but Gu Zheng’s expression remained neutral. He cupped his fist in thanks. "In that case, I have all the more reason not to let Changsheng Zhenfan regenerate."
Hm?
Ying Ziqi’s eyebrows shot up. "You’ve made your decision? By the way, I am Ying Ziqi, acting Vice Director of the Wind Kingdom’s Dragon Guard Bureau."
"Gu Zheng, Grand General of the Jing Country’s Demon Slayer Bureau!"
Cupping his hands to introduce himself, Gu Zheng said quickly, "Thank you, Lord Ying. I have made my decision."
Since he was already their enemy and had earned the Changsheng Clan’s hatred...
...he might as well kill one of them first!
Imdiately.
Gu Zheng gathered the pieces of Changsheng Zhenfan’s body. He then flew east out of the Prefecture City and dropped a quarter of them.
He circled to the north of the Prefecture City and dropped another quarter of the flesh.
Then to the west, another quarter.
And to the south, the last quarter.
The places he scattered them were not so mountain or patch of land, but bodies of water.
These bodies of water were all territories of the Demon Realm.
Changsheng Zhenfan’s flesh fell into the water and was quickly devoured by the Demon Fiends within.
It was useless, even though Changsheng Zhenfan was still screaming throughout the process.
Devoured by Demon Fiends, his body separated in four different directions.
Even if Changsheng Zhenfan could survive this, he might as well be dead.
...
anwhile.
Ying Ziqi watched Gu Zheng fly into the distance, muttering to himself.
"Gu Zheng from Jing Country? The genius from the Jing Country’s Demon Slayer Bureau who escorted the princess? Ha, he’s certainly got guts. Knowing he’d already earned their hatred, he decided to finish the job completely."
"Who was killed, Brother Ziqi?" a voice asked. Mongol Return to the Capital appeared from behind, flying over to ask with curiosity.
"An interesting person."
Ying Ziqi smiled. "You know the marriage delegation from Jing Country? One of their generals, the one who’s also famous in Jing Country, Grand General Gu, Gu Zheng—he just killed Changsheng Zhenfan and chopped his body into dozens of pieces. I told him what makes the Changsheng Clan so special, but instead of leaving right away, he scattered the dozens of pieces of Changsheng Zhenfan’s body outside the city, dropping so in all four cardinal directions."
"Incredible, don’t you think, Brother Huandu? To know how much trouble the Changsheng Clan is and still dare to kill Changsheng Zhenfan for good!"
"..." Mongol Return to the Capital’s expression didn’t change, but inwardly he was reeling.
’Gu Zheng dismbered Changsheng Zhenfan?’
’And was planning to kill him for good?’
’Doesn’t that an the Changsheng Clan will...?’
’Then again, by chopping Changsheng Zhenfan into dozens of pieces, he’d already made an enemy of them.’
’Gu Zheng’s actions were just a preemptive strike.’
’But could Gu Zheng really escape the Changsheng Clan’s hunt?’
’Should I advise him to leave the Wind Kingdom now and return to Jing Country?’
As Ying Ziqi continued talking, Mongol Return to the Capital offered a few words of agreent, his mind already churning with his own thoughts.
...
...
’Now that I’ve thoroughly offended the Changsheng Clan, hiding is not an option.’
’I can hide for a ti, but not forever.’
’The only solution is to beco stronger myself.’
’In other words, I must ascend to the King’s Body realm!’
’Once I break through to the King’s Body, I won’t fear any King’s Body expert the Changsheng Clan sends after . In fact, I’m confident I could kill them.’
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