Chapter 86: A Sudden Change

　　Following his orders, thirty brightly-dressed disciples rushed from the sect hall.

　　None of these people uttered even a single word. In front of the hall, they wordlessly used wooden stakes and ropes to create the arena for the death fight. From their swift movements, it was evident that these people were proficient in martial arts, unlike the common low-ranking disciples of the Seven Mysteries Sect

　　Witnessing the site of the duel being created, Li Feiyu asked Han Li in distraught, “Don’t tell me that we’re going to hide here the whole time. Are we going to do nothing and idly watch their duel? This isn’t right!”

　　“This isn’t right? Your young lover is currently not in danger and is actually quite safe. We’ll wait for the duel to finish. Once the Feral Wolf Gang evacuates, we’ll take advantage of the disorder and stealthily make our way to Young Lady Zhang. Since the survivors of the Seven Mysteries Sect will most likely want to use you as a scapegoat and place all the blame on you, the two of you have to escape to a faraway place where they can’t find you,” Han Li said indifferently. It seemed that he didn’t have a deep sense of belonging towards the Seven Mysteries Sect.

　　“Wouldn’t that be eloping? That won’t do; Xiuer wouldn’t agree to it!” Li Feiyu shook his head as if he were beating a drum with it.

　　“Then knock her out and take her away by force. By the time she wakes up, it would be too late to change anything. Isn’t that good enough?” Han Li replied nonchalantly.

　　“You….” Li Feiyu angrily glared at Han Li, unable to speak another word.

　　While these two individuals were completely engaged in a conversation with each other, Sect Leader w.a.n.g solemnly received two blood-red scrolls. These were the death contracts. He took one for himself and ordered someone to bring the other to Jia Tianlong, who was across from him.

　　As Jia Tianlong accepted the doc.u.ment, his expression changed to one of solemness. He carefully opened the doc.u.ment and cautiously skimmed through it. Once he verified that there was no problem, he nodded his head and closed the doc.u.ment. He then began selecting soldiers to fight in the deathmatch.

　　After filtering through his available men, he selected thirteen elite experts from the Feral Wolf Gang. In addition, he selected tens of martial artists with acceptable talents from the smaller gangs in order to lessen his own losses. In any case, once they signed their names on the death contract, these martial artists would have to fight with all their might in order to preserve their insignificant lives, regardless of whether or not they were willing. As for the remaining candidates, Jia Tianlong picked some of his capable Iron Guards. Of course, Monk Golden Light was certain to take the stage. Jia Tianlong was completely counting on the great martial prowess of this Immortal cultivator’s flying sword technique.

　　While Jia Tianlong was busy, he did not notice that w.a.n.g Juechu had returned to the stone hall. Until now, Jia Tianlong still hadn’t seen Sect Leader w.a.n.g return, making Jia Tianlong think that w.a.n.g Juechu was probably having difficulty deciding the candidates for the deathmatch.

　　When the deathmatch stage had been thoroughly completed, Sect Leader w.a.n.g brought out three to four hundred people out from the hall.

　　Within this crowd was a mixture of young and old disciples of both genders. However, each and every one of them had a spirited light in their eyes and walked with steady steps. It was evident they were the Seven Mysteries Sect’s elites. The ones Jia Tianlong was most cautious of were the three figures following behind w.a.n.g Juechu.

　　The first individual wore a fluttering scholar’s jacket, and his face appeared intellectual and scholarly-like. The second was tall and st.u.r.dy with his chest bare. His full beard, resembling steel needles, gave him a valiant appearance that was incomparable. Last was a person wearing gray clothes. He carried a long sword on his back and had a cold expression.

　　At first glance, these people seemed to be middle-aged men, thirty to forty years old. However, close examination revealed that they released an aura that exuded the pa.s.sage of time, an aura equivalent to that of an elderly man of seventy to eighty years. It made onlookers feel like the ages of these middle-aged men did not match their young external appearances.

　　(TL: “pa.s.sage of time”: literally means the blue sea turned into mulberry fields. Figuratively, it represents the worldly pa.s.sage of time or how time brings a great change to the world.)

　　Jia Tianlong’s mind was clear. These three were definitely w.a.n.g Juechu’s three martial uncles. It seemed that the Seven Mysteries Sect would not hold anything back, even going as far as summoning its reserves.

　　Thinking of this, Jia Tianlong leaned to the side and pointed his finger at those three martial uncles for the dwarf Mink Golden Light. He asked, “Monk. I don’t know how you feel about those three, but can you take them down?”

　　“They are nothing more than ordinary folk. With a wave of my flying swords, their small lives will be finished. What is there to be worried about? Do you not trust me?” Monk Golden Light said this with a somewhat dismissive tone and gave Jia tianlong a dissatisfied glare.

　　“I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare! I merely asked without thinking. Please do not take it to heart, Monk.” Jia Tianlong promptly responded with a smiling face, fearing that he might have offended the person on whom he was currently most relying.