Chapter 18: Morbid State and the Blade Handler
“Boss, the entire jianghu and half the officialdom have started hunting down that kid named Gu Shiyi. Can he really hold out?”
The Flame-Raging Steeds moved about in an open space. Several members of the Prison-Suppressing Army sat together, chatting as they ate, when the blindfolded Qian Jiang suddenly spoke.
The comely woman, Leng Jing, said with utter indifference, “Then let him die. If he can’t even survive in the jianghu, how could he come to the Northern Prison?”
“Shiyi won’t die. He will grow stronger, more terrifying. The next time you see him, you will learn what fear truly is.”
Hearing their discussion, Nie Nie spoke up immediately from among the crowd.
Everyone looked at each other and burst into laughter.
“Here.” Lin Lin handed Nie Nie a leg of lamb and said, “You might not know what kind of existences we are up against. No matter how terrifying Gu Shiyi is, he can’t compare to those monsters.”
“Thank you.” Nie Nie took the leg of lamb and said earnestly, “I really don’t know how terrifying the monsters you face are, but by the same token, you don’t understand Shiyi either.”
Yun Zhenbian walked over, sat opposite Nie Nie, and grinned. “Then why don’t you tell us just how formidable he is?”
Leng Jing rolled her eyes and said, “Yeah, go ahead and brag all about him.”
Yun Zhenbian chuckled. “Do you really think a Seventh-Rank martial artist can walk tall and unchecked through the jianghu?”
