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Chapter 682: [511] Return! The gentleman’s sword can surely extinguish the Milky Way (Request for monthly votes and subscriptions)_1 Chapter 682: [511] Return! The gentleman’s sword can surely extinguish the Milky Way (Request for monthly votes and subscriptions)_1 “Master, it was divine punishment! The Third Master died by divine punishment!”

The surviving members of the household were all kneeling on the ground, their voices full of despair and exhaustion.

Mu Wang’s face was an iron blue; he simply did not believe it was divine punishment.

Clinging tightly to the charred body of his younger brother, he said word by word, “Investigate this for me!!!”

Heavy troops were deployed.

Mu Wang’s face looked incredibly grim.

Everyone around him had already dispersed.

All that was left was for him to take care of his younger brother’s body himself.

“Was it him?”

Mu Wang suddenly spoke out.

A figure from the shadows behind him knelt on one knee: “Your subordinate has confirmed that the ship has already left Jiangnan. The round trip takes at least half an hour; during this time… he couldn’t have done this.”

Mu Wang knew that even he could not travel that distance back and forth in half an hour.

Inside, he dismissed the suspicion towards Pei Jinye.

Looking at the pitch-black traces of the lightning strike that surrounded him, he too was momentarily shaken.

“Could it be…”

He gazed up at the clear sky.

Grinding his teeth in anger.

“Damn heaven!”

“I refuse to accept this!”

…

At the port, Yuan Hua, reluctant to leave, was just about to go to an inn with Uncle Fu when he was suddenly startled by a loud disturbance.

Peering out, he saw.

Corners of the streets were filled with fully armed soldiers.

“What’s going on?” Yuan Hua was startled.

“It’s people from the Mansion of King Mu; it seems there has been another incident.” Uncle Fu had a serious expression.

First, there was the grandmaster battle over the canal, and now the sudden deployment of heavy troops was inevitably causing concern.

Before long, a piece of news quietly spread out.

All of Jiangnan was shocked.

One of the Xu Family’s Five Tiger Generals, Xu Shaopeng, died from divine punishment!

“Struck by heavenly thunder, the entire residence was destroyed in an instant… they say he died a horrible death.”

“Divine punishment? This is the punishment of the heavens.”

“When one commits too many evils, this is what they deserve!”

“Jiangnan needs to conduct a thorough investigation.”

“Shh, keep quiet!”

The people of Jiangnan began to feel uneasy.

However, these matters were not immediately known to the people who were currently far away on the boat.

The door opened.

Sima Yingjun, who was standing guard in the corridor, instinctively stood up and looked over to see Pei Jinye with a face flush with health, unable to hide his surprise: “Master Pei.”

Pei Jinye nodded, speaking concisely, “Is it time to eat?”

At these words, Sima Yingjun nodded fiercely. If he wanted to eat, then he must be healed. He immediately ordered the meal to be served.

While waiting for the meal, Sima Yingjun suddenly felt that the scenery along the way today was exceptionally beautiful.

“Master Pei, do you take disciples?”

“You want to learn swordsmanship with me?” Pei Jinye looked over.

Sima Yingjun nodded like a pecking chicken, frantic with excitement: “Yes, very much so. I’m not exaggerating, your swordsmanship is the strongest I’ve ever seen in my life! I also want to become a powerful Martial Arts Master like you, to uphold justice.”

As Pei Jinye heard the last four words, he looked up, choosing not to shatter this young man’s beautiful illusions.

“There’s no need for formal discipleship. I see you have some cleverness to you, so I don’t mind giving you a couple of pointers.”

Upon hearing Pei Jinye’s words, Sima Yingjun felt a surge of disappointment, but then heard the rest and was so overjoyed he couldn’t speak for a long while.

“Thank you, sir!!!”

“Get up,” Pei Jinye said.

He inquired whether Sima Yingjun had practiced any cultivation techniques, to which Sima Yingjun nodded, although they were just some basic boxing and kicking skills.

Pei Jinye knew many sword techniques, which could be categorized into techniques for cultivation and techniques for killing.

The requirements for the killing techniques were very high.

With Sima Yingjun’s current physique, he was simply unable to perform them.

So he opted to teach him a Sword Cultivation Skill.

To nurture one’s character and cultivate one’s nature.

To cultivate that Sword Intent was enough for him to become a master in his own right.

Sima Yingjun treated it as a treasure.

Back at home, the household priest had also taught him some, but the sect had rules against passing it on, so he only knew some superficial parts.

Now, just by listening to Pei Jinye’s introduction, he had already developed a strong interest.

The ships of the Imperial City Department were much faster than those of the Sima family.

In less than two days, this official ship had already docked at Nandu Port.

Steward Li bid his goodbye with fists clasped.

Watching this huge ship depart, Sima Yingjun felt deeply emotional.

He remembered when they left Nandu City, they were chased by the Fish Dragon Gang in two separate attacks.

Yet now, returning on the ship of the Imperial City Department, they encountered no trouble at all.

“Fish Dragon Gang, is that all you got?”

But the moment he remembered that their own ship had been burned down, Sima Yingjun’s face turned green again.

Back at home.

Sima Yingjun obediently knelt before his sister: “Sister—”

Before he could say a second sentence, he was pulled up by Sima Manli: “It’s good that you’re safe.”

Sima Yingjun looked at her sulkily: “Sister, you don’t blame me?”

“Silly boy, it’s just a ship.” Sima Manli turned to Pei Jinye with an expression of gratitude: “We are thankful for Master Pei’s help along the way. In the future, my Sima family will be sure to offer our utmost support.”

“You’re making too big of a deal out of it. If you spend money on me, naturally you expect to see results from that investment,” Pei Jinye said, as if impervious to flattery, not uttering a single emotive word.

Sima Manli’s face revealed no emotion.

But from his tone, it was clear that Pei Jinye had set a definitive boundary between himself and the Sima family.

She had heard about the assassination attempt by the Fish Dragon Gang on the grand canal.

When she learned that Pei Jinye was a Grandmaster, and not just an ordinary one, she was actually quite surprised.

Because even Qian the shopkeeper had not been able to see through Pei Jinye’s true abilities.

She had originally prepared for the journey to Jiangnan to be a complete disaster.

If it wasn’t necessary for her to personally oversee things in Nan Du City, she would have gone to Jiangnan herself… But it was out of necessity that she sent Sima Yingjun instead.

Her thinking at the time was very simple.

Even if all the raw silk was lost, Sima Yingjun couldn’t come to harm.

Therefore, before leaving, she made sure to treat Pei Jinye very well, agreeing to whatever he asked, in hopes that Master Pei would save her brother’s life in a time of crisis.

However, the surprise Pei Jinye gave her was simply too great.

Despite the fact that at the moment she was unaware of the events that had transpired in Jiangnan, she only knew about the assassination attempt by the Fish Dragon Gang on the grand canal before their departure.

Although she now felt some regret for Pei Jinye’s decisive actions.

But Sima Manli didn’t show any displeasure, she knew that this was Pei Jinye’s choice and understood that a family like hers truly had no means to retain Pei Jinye.

She spoke with magnanimity and sincerity, “No matter what, I, Sima Manli, will remember the kindness Master Pei has shown my Sima family. Time is long, and should there ever be a need where Master Pei requires assistance, you need only command.”

Pei Jinye nodded, “Travel wears one out, I will be leaving now. If there is anything that requires action, just let me know directly.”

“Master Pei, please take care.”

“Take care, sir.”

Sima Yingjun personally escorted Pei Jinye out, but after leaving the hall, Pei Jinye waved his hand and sent him back.

When Sima Yingjun returned to the hall, he looked at Sima Manli: “Sister.”

Sima Manli gestured for him to come sit and personally poured him a cup of tea, “You’ve been worn out these past few days, haven’t you?”

Sima Yingjun felt a bit guilty.

Apart from being scared when he learned the boat was burned, on most days he was just sleeping soundly or listening to music and hadn’t really tired himself out.

With an awkward smile, he changed the subject: “I really do owe thanks to the teacher during this time. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t know what to do.”

“Teacher?” Sima Manli had heard this term before, and although she didn’t say much at the time, the way her brother spoke made it seem as if there was something she didn’t know.

“I previously wanted to ask the teacher to take me as his disciple, but he refused,” said Sima Yingjun as he suddenly felt thirsty and took a sip of tea.

Sima Manli was not surprised.

She was already aware of Pei Jinye’s attitude, so it was only natural that Master Pei refused her brother.

She too picked up the teacup.

Just as she was about to take a sip.

Sima Yingjun, with a cheeky smile, said, “However, the teacher also said I had an extraordinary constitution and exceptional talent, and although he couldn’t take me as his disciple, he still imparted to me a peerless Martial Arts technique.”

“…”

Sima Manli’s teacup-sipping motion paused.

She looked over.

Though she said nothing, her eyes clearly conveyed—do I look like I believe you?

Sima Yingjun didn’t get the reaction he had been hoping for.

He drank up the rest of the tea in his cup.

Then he stood up.

He gave the chair beside him a kick.

Then he glanced at his sister.

Made a preparatory gesture.

“Ya!”

His practice of a day and a half flowed smoothly.

However, Sima Manli didn’t understand Martial Arts and only asked doubtfully, “Is this the peerless Martial Arts you’re talking about?”

Sima Yingjun immediately became anxious upon hearing this: “It’s because I just started learning and have not yet mastered it. You didn’t see it, sister, the teacher was like a sword slicing through the heavenly river, his feet overturning the path of the mortal world, leaving not a scrap of those men.”

This talk made Sima Manli confused.

She had never seen Pei Jinye in action.

But Qian the shopkeeper had mentioned before…”His swordsmanship is extremely strong.”

As for how strong, she had no concept.

However, for Qian the shopkeeper to say something was strong, it certainly must be extremely powerful.

But as for what Sima Yingjun said about overturning the path of the mortal world, she did not believe it.

Sima Yingjun demonstrated a few more actions, making “whoosh whoosh” odd noises, and without looking back said, “No more talk, sister, I’m going back to train. Once I’ve mastered it, I can protect you.”

With that, he swiftly ran out.

“Take it slow!” Sima Manli called after him and then shook her head with a wry smile.

A moment passed.

Qian the shopkeeper arrived, knocked lightly on the door before entering.

“Uncle Qian, did you hear that?”

“I heard it,” Qian the shopkeeper replied with a hint of a smile on his face, yet he spoke earnestly, “But I believe what the young master said.”

Sima Manli was startled, looking at him in astonishment.

Qian the shopkeeper said in a low voice, “Just received the news that the boat the young master and his entourage took belongs to the Imperial City Department, and this connection probably comes from Teacher Pei.”

“Imperial City Department!” Sima Manli’s eyes brightened, but she was more shocked than anything.

With the capabilities of the Sima family, they weren’t even qualified to deal with the Imperial City Department.

And the department, known for its arrogance, would not be affable towards merchant families like theirs.

“Teachers Pei’s swordsmanship is very strong. Just now, I could tell the young master’s movements had some force… That Teacher Pei is indeed generous; it seems he acknowledges us after all,” Qian the shopkeeper remarked.

Sima Manli became more uncertain.

But still, she shook her head in frustration.

“I still can’t fathom his intentions,” she said.

She didn’t understand why Teacher Pei would be willing to impart a cultivation technique to her brother.

In the current times, cultivation techniques are closely guarded secrets.

They’re priceless commodities.

Of course, she was even less aware that her brother had won over Pei Jinye’s goodwill with a sincere heart.

“Miss, although I do not often interact with Teacher Pei, a high-level practitioner like him is proud by nature. If he shows favor to the young master, it is the young master’s good fortune,” Qian the shopkeeper commented.