The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 94: Chapter 94: Irreconcilable Differences [4th Update]

”Zhao Family!”

”I, Jing Yan, vow to be your sworn enemy!”

Hatred raged within Jing Yan’s heart.

Ordinary people may feel close to their grandfathers, but grandfathers are seldom cherished as much as parents.

However, Jing Yan was different. He was raised by his grandfather, Jing Tian.

Jing Yan had never seen his mother. All he knew was that her identity was shrouded in mystery.

Within the entire Jing family, many talked about his father, but nobody ever mentioned his mother. Even his grandfather, Jing Tian, never spoke of her, as if Jing Yan had never had a mother at all.

Jing Yan’s memories of his father were also pieced together from tidbits shared by relatives, such as Jing Chenxing.

Therefore, Jing Yan’s feelings towards his parents couldn’t compare to those he held for his grandfather.

”You rascal, always slacking off! If you want to master martial arts, this won’t do!”

”Come here, boy, tell Grandpa who’s been bullying you. I’ll teach them a lesson!”

”Jing Yan, you truly have remarkable talent. You cultivate faster than anyone else. But don’t you become arrogant. Your goal should not be confined to Donglin City; you should aim for greater places.”

”...”

Scenes from the past with his grandfather flashed through Jing Yan’s mind.

Without realizing it, his eyes moistened.

Jing Yan clenched his fists tighter and swore in his heart—he would root out and destroy whoever killed his grandfather!

Whether it was the Zhao Family or the Dark Night Organization, they were now Jing Yan’s prime enemies.

He would not rest until his enemies were vanquished.

In the night wind, the silhouette of Jing Yan stood alone in the vast empty wilderness.

A full quarter of an hour passed before he collected his thoughts.

”Top-quality weapon!” Jing Yan took the assassin’s weapon into his hands.

This short sword was of a higher grade than Jing Yan’s Flowing Light Sword, but as a short sword, it was unsuitable to be his main weapon.

”For special circumstances, it might come in handy. This kind of short sword is perfect for unexpected attacks. Along with my speed, it would be hard for a regular martial artist to defend against,” Jing Yan nodded, tucking away the short sword.

His gaze then fell upon a ring on the assassin’s finger.

It was a Sumeru Ring, also known as a Space Ring. From the outside, it appeared small, but it had its own internal space, making it incredibly convenient and highly valuable. Even the lowest-grade Sumeru Ring was worth tens of thousands of Spirit Stones, unaffordable for an average martial artist.

”Hm? Top-grade Spirit Stones? And a Spirit Stone Gold Card worth fifty thousand?”

Inside the ring were a few simple black clothes, five top-grade Spirit Stones, and a Spirit Stone Gold Card with a value of fifty thousand.

”An unexpected reward. I’m in need of Spirit Stones.” Jing Yan slipped the Sumeru Ring onto his finger and casually discarded the clothes and such within it.

After confirming there were no other valuable items on the assassin’s body, Jing Yan quickly turned and disappeared into the darkness.

What Jing Yan did not know was that the assassin’s true wealth was far greater than what he had obtained. However, any qualified assassin would never carry too many resources on them, knowing their life could be lost at any moment.

Therefore, after obtaining resources, assassins typically hid them somewhere, only retrieving them when needed.

The fifty thousand Spirit Stones inside the Sumeru Ring were the initial payment that the Night Owl had just received from the Zhao Family. The five top-grade Spirit Stones were meant to replenish Primordial Energy in critical moments.

”Whoosh!”

Jing Yan, sped urgently toward Duyang City. He even occasionally activated the Sky Wings Martial Art to increase his speed, because he wanted to reach the territory of Duyang City more quickly.

...

Two days later!

Inside the Zhao Family Mansion, within the Clan Chief’s Courtyard.

Zhao Dangyuan, along with several elders of the Zhao Family, were sitting anxiously in the room.

”Elder, could something have gone wrong? Why is there still no news up until now?” An elder asked with an anxious expression.

”I have received news that Jing Yan from the Jing Family left two days ago and his whereabouts are unknown. Do the people from Dark Night not know of this?” Another elder spoke, furrowing his brows.

These elders were all trusted confidants of Zhao Dangyuan, so they also knew that Zhao Dangyuan had contacted an assassin to secretly kill Jing Yan.

However, according to the agreement, the assassin should have sent a message back to the Zhao Family within a day. It had already been more than a day, and there was still no information.

It would be odd if Zhao Dangyuan and others were not anxious.

Zhao Dangyuan’s face was grim, and he remained silent.

He also did not know what exactly had happened or if there had been some accident.

Could it be that the assassin took off with the down payment of fifty thousand Spirit Stones?

However, considering the working attitude of the Dark Night Organization, such an incident should absolutely not occur. If Dark Night were really that unreliable, it would not have gained such a big reputation, nor could it have grown to its current size.

”Thump thump thump...”

Just at this moment, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside.

Everyone in the room turned to look.

The figure of the Fourth Elder, Zhao Zhenshan, entered from outside, his face showing a hint of panic.

”Clan Leader, something’s gone wrong!” Zhao Zhenshan, looking at Zhao Dangyuan, spoke with a trembling voice.

”What exactly happened?” Zhao Dangyuan, pressing down on his feelings, asked in a low voice.

”The assassin is dead! Just this morning, I took four trusted guards out of the city to search carefully, and we found the body of that person,” Zhao Zhenshan said, his heart trembling again when he thought back to the scene.

The assassin had gone to kill Jing Yan, but what they found was not Jing Yan’s corpse, but the assassin’s corpse.

What exactly had happened?

Upon hearing what Zhao Zhenshan said, everyone’s face in the room changed. Naturally, they all thought that not only had the assassin failed to kill Jing Yan, but Jing Yan had also killed him. What on earth was this Jing Yan, some kind of freak?

Although that assassin was just a Bronze Killer from Dark Night, even a Bronze Killer should have had no trouble dealing with Jing Yan, right? A Bronze Killer could even assassinate a martial artist of the Innate Middle Stage, so how could Jing Yan cause the assassin to fail and even die?

”Elder, what do we do now?” Zhao Zhenshan broke the silence in the room.

”Send a message to Dark Night, and explain the situation,” Zhao Dangyuan said, the chill in his voice seemingly lowering the temperature in the room.

”Yes!” Zhao Zhenshan turned and quickly walked out.

He was the person responsible for intelligence work in the Zhao Family, and he managed the communication and exploration of such information.

”Elder, could it be that there is some hidden master by Jing Yan’s side?” An elder asked, unwilling to accept the situation.

”If there were a high-level expert by Jing Yan’s side, the assassin definitely would not have acted rashly and would not have died. Unless, by Jing Yan’s side, there is a Dao Spirit Realm expert, it’s possible they could have discovered the assassin before he struck,” Zhao Dangyuan took a breath and slowly said in a deep voice.

The elders looked at each other. The idea that there was a Dao Spirit Realm expert by Jing Yan’s side was something they absolutely did not believe.

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(I’m going all out!!! The fourth release of the day is here!! Hmm, will there be a fifth release? I have no idea how many votes we’ll get; if there are many, the fifth release might come sooner.)