Legend of the Great Sage (Chapter 101-Chapter 200)

Immediately, someone recognised Qian Rongzhi. They called out, “The young miss has returned! Report it to the patriarch!”


Li Qingshan discovered that Qian Rongzhi’s expression had changed unknowingly, becoming just like when he had first met her. There was some reservedness within her arrogance, as if she constantly took pride in her identity and clan. No one could have imagined the terrifying hatred within her.





Chapter 136: Two-faced | Legend of the Great Sage




Ancient Wind city was a mountain city, located on a slope of the Boundless mountains. The entire city was built on the side of the mountain. All of the streets and alleyways in the city were sloped.

Passing through the deep, quiet city gates, a main road slanted upwards before them. At the end of it was a palace-like estate, lording over the entire city. It was even more imposing than the Hawkwolf Guard in Jiaping city.

Lanterns and streamers decorated every single household on the sides of the street, as if they were welcoming a grand celebration. However, there was no joy at all on the faces of the passersby.

The news of Qian Rongzhi’s return as a Hawkwolf guard quickly reached the grand estate, which seemed to trigger some kind of mechanism. Over a hundred burly men flooded out and chased away everyone on the sides. They stood ten steps apart from one another on the side of the main road as they remained focused.

When the three of them rode past, the men called out loudly, “Welcome back to the clan, young miss!” However, the clip-clopping sounds of the horses still reached the estate.

Qian Rongzhi raised her head and traveled at the very front, while Li Qingshan and Diao Fei remained half a horse behind, staying to her left and right. They were like her personal guards.

They had all agreed on this in the past few days. Only by showing respect to Qian Rongzhi could they make the people of the Qian family lower their guards. For the sake of a thousand Qi Gathering pills, something as insignificant as this was obviously not a problem. However, Li Qingshan felt like Qian Rongzhi was not simply acting right now. She did have some complacency and pride after returning home with success.

The gate of the estate stood several meters tall, and there were even several dozen steps before it, making them seem rich and influential. A pair of stone lions gazed down in an imposing manner, but Li Qingshan only found them to be rather fiendish.

The crimson gates opened loudly, and a skinny old man in extravagant clothing emerged from the gate. He was the patriarch of the Qian family, Qian Yannian. He had personally come to receive the three of them.

“Patriarch, Rongzhi was fortunate enough to complete the task and join the Hawkwolf Guard.” Qian Rongzhi dismounted from her horse and bowed gracefully. Before she could even bow completely, a pair of skinny hands grabbed her arms. “Haven’t I said it before? Just call me grandfather. You are now a person of the government, so how can you bow to an old man like me?”

Li Qingshan and Diao Fei looked at one another. Qian Yannian’s movements were startlingly quick. They were not slow like an old man’s at all. Although his tone was gentle, he gave off a pressing aura. This was the pressure that weaker Qi Practitioners naturally experienced before more powerful Qi Practitioners.

Qian Yannian said, “The two of you must be Zhi’er’s colleagues!”

Diao Fei clasped his hands. “We are. Under sir Zhuo’s orders, we’ve accompanied Rongzhi on her visit to home and to congratulate old master Qian on your one hundred and thirty second birthday.”

Li Qingshan clasped his hands as well as he smiled. All he did was study the main target of the mission this time. Qian Yannian had thin, grey hair, and his face was covered in faint, age spots His nose was all soft, like dangling rubber that was close to melting, and his skinny body held up his luxurious clothes, making him seem like an old monkey in human clothes. It was rather funny, but also rather sickening.

If it were not for his shining eyes and swift movements earlier, Li Qingshan would have doubted whether this old man who was close to death was actually their greatest opponent or not in the mission this time.

First-rate masters who had practised internal martial arts only had a lifespan of around a century, provided that they had not suffered any internal injuries. A fifth layer Qi Practitioner could only have a few decades more than that. At Qian Yannian’s age, his cultivation had already begun to decline. Qian Rongzhi had been right about this piece of information.

Li Qingshan glanced at Qian Yannian’s hundred treasures pouch as he wondered whether there really were several hundred Qi Gathering pills in there or not. His gaze had already passed over Qian Yannian’s shoulder. Currently, he was looking at the people behind the gate, or more accurately, the group of Qi Practitioners behind the gate. There were males and females, old and young, scholars and monks. They were not people of the Qian family, but people who had come to celebrate the birthday. Their gazes back at Li Qingshan were not as enthusiastic. As a matter of fact there was even disdain and coldness.

Li Qingshan remembered what Zhou Wenbin had said before. As hawks and wolves of the government, they were extremely repulsed in the entire cultivation world, particularly with people from sects. Every single person liked to be free, without any restraints or under anyone’s control, yet the Hawkwolf Guard just happened to watch over the entire world as representatives of legalism who protected the law.

Qian Yannian waved his hand. “Please!”

……

In a quiet room, Qian Yannian no longer seemed as bold as he was before everyone. Instead, he looked at Qian Rongzhi with reddened eyes. “Where’s Qian Rongming?”

Qian Rongzhi said sorrowfully, “Rongming- Rongming was killed by someone.”

“What!” Qian Yannian grabbed Qian Rongzhi’s shoulders firmly. “Who? Who did it? Why are you fine?” Qian Rongming was not an outsider he had adopted, but a direct descendant of his Qian family, a descendant with enough talent out of over a hundred of his grandsons that had come out of taking wives and concubines without restraint.

Qian Rongzhi said, “It’s Li Qingshan. It’s the kid who was with me today. He’s the one responsible for Rongming's death.” She actually told him the entire story in detail.



Qian Yannian could only accept the truth. He said viciously, “If he weren’t a Hawkwolf guard, I would definitely tear him to pieces.” Afterwards, he used his shrivelled hand to rub Qian Rongzhi’s tender cheek. “But fortunately, I still have you.” Indecency flashed through his eyes.

Qian Rongzhi said, “Grandfather, you might be willing to spare him, but he isn’t willing to spare you!”

“What did you say?” Qian Yannian was surprised.

“We’ve come this time under a secret mission from the Hawkwolf Guard. We’ve come to investigate the Qian family!”

“How can that be possible? I’ve managed to run Ancient Wind city as tightly as a steel bucket. It’s not like we’re stingy when it comes to areas we have to cough up for. Why would the Hawkwolf Guard direct their attention towards me?” The lecherous light in Qian Yannian’s eyes vanished, replaced by fright. Small clans like his were afraid of the Hawkwolf Guard the most. Once they attracted the attention of these hawks and wolves, they would get hunted down and torn apart.

Qian Rongzhi said, “It’s Li Qingshan again. He took brother Rongming’s hundred treasures pouch and became greedy, and he’s also envious and hateful of me, so he spoke ill about the Qian family to our commander Zhuo.”