Heaven Knows What I Bore Witness To (Part 1)

　　Listen to the cries. Look at the splattering blood. Have a whiff of the smell of violence. Bones sent soaring through the air. Body parts smash into body parts loudly. Look at the two trying to cut each other. Hahaha, ecstatic, isn't it? Ah, I want to get my hands dirty. I have this pesky mission, though.

　　Master is worried the imperial court will send adepts out to apprehend us, but I think he's more concerned than he needs to be. We're specialists at hiding, and none of their adepts could defeat Master. He managed to survive an explosion; I'm not worried about him.

　　I've killed a couple of people while scouting out the area over the last few days, but I haven't seen anyone from the imperial court. Out of nowhere, Night Fortress' master has started to be active again. I heard he's a new force who's part of some five palaces or some sizzle. Whatever. He's one of Jiangnan's five youngest powerhouses besides the Seven Champion White Princes and the mightiest of the five. He's capable of gaining support from orthodox and unorthodox sects, so I have to do something about him. I've only seen his subordinates, however.

　　Over the last few days, I've found out a bit more about Night Fortress. Night Fortress' master really is a mysterious man. Stories of his combat prowess don't match, and he reportedly uses a variety of styles. I was told the leader was a Young Master Ming with the surname Zhong. His real ident.i.ty is supposed to be the son of Zhong Hualiu, owner of the Central Plain's biggest brothel ring. Young Master Ming is also said to be a philanderer.

　　Sometimes, I wonder if we chose the wrong side. I'm the orthodox one, right? Either way, we're not pushovers. I wouldn't need to hide here if they didn't have a few skilled fighters. The guy who threw a d.a.m.n spear at me scared my wit out of me without batting an eye. I know he could scorch me since I smelt the burning iron spear he threw at me. I'd have died a more brutal death than I dish out if I didn't use my fake body. That's why I have to refrain from killing, and wait for them to kill each other.

　　Hehehe, according to what I've learnt, Tea Lake Manor, Qian Clan and Horse Divine a.s.sociation are the closest to Bishui Town. Blow this incident up enough, and they'll catch wind of it. Once they show up and find two hundred of their men dead, tsk, tsk, it'll be hailing blood, hahaha. I can't wait.

　　Wait, the riot is calming down for some reason.

　　What the h.e.l.l?! Why are they stopping?!

　　I rushed over to see Zhong Ming's men stopping the pursuers.

　　What are you doing, you useless sacks of bones?! Why are you ruining all of my efforts! They framed Master Ming and framed Young Master Zhong! Why aren't you killing them?!

　　Smiling, Dugu appealed, "Please stop. This is a misunderstanding. We can talk this out. If we hurt each other, Jiangnan's orthodox sects will all suffer. I beseech you to stop."

　　How about you stop bullc.r.a.pping?! Don't stop! Your patriarch just died! Avenge him! Are you all so scared of fighting?!

　　"I inspected Patriarch Chen's corpse and found the culprit used an extremely fast broadsword technique to kill him. As you can see, Tea Lake Manor, Hundred Thousand Qian Manor and Horse Divine a.s.sociation don't have anyone so skilled among their ranks. I am willing to bet none of the two hundred people present could defeat Patriarch Chen in a fight, let alone kill him. They are not the culprit. If you can trust me, I am willing to take responsibility for finding the culprit."