Death Sutra

Gu Shenwei was surprised that someone was knocking on his door . He just moved in last night . He thought, "Am I being followed again? Did the stalker evade my repeated inspections?"

If this was the case, the stalker was not only skillful, but also bold . He dared to visit in broad daylight .

Gu Shenwei opened the door personally . Chu Nanping was standing against the wall and was five steps away from the Dragon King .

There were three machetemen at the door . The leader was in his thirties and was robust . The other two machetemen were relatively younger and skinnier . Although they had a sword hanging at their waist, the weapon seemed to be unnecessary because it looked like an excessively large accessory .

As soon as the door opened, the three of them came in and stood in the courtyard . They started to look around . When they turned around and saw a swordsman by the wall, they were slightly surprised but weren"t alerted .

Gu Shenwei moved two steps back and created a feint with Chu Nanping by surrounding the machetemen . If the other party were experienced machetemen, they would have been alerted and would have already reacted . However, the three of them were more interested in the house and didn"t realize that they were in danger .

Normally, the other party would ask in surprise when the three of them entered anyone"s house . However, these two guys didn"t say anything and acted like blockheads . The built macheteman coughed . Then, a thin macheteman raised his head and asked, "Are both of you new here?"

Gu Shenwei nodded .

"This is Boss Mo . All the machetemen here are under him . He has something to say to you . "

Gu Shenwei had never heard that there was a leader who was "managing" the new machetemen before . However, he kept quiet . He held onto his sword shaft as he kept his guard up .

When the robust Boss Mo reached out his arm to rest on Gu Shenwei"s shoulder, Gu Shenwei almost drew out his sword . Chu Nanping had even diverted his Internal Breath to his fingers . No one could casually touch the Dragon King even though he had not carried out the five steps ban on special occasions . However, the Dragon King didn"t react, so Chu Nanping didn"t draw out his sword .

The three swordsmen still didn"t realize anything .

Boss Mo did not have any evil intention and said earnestly in a hoa.r.s.e voice, "Friend, it is hard to earn a livelihood . This is Jade City . There are thousands of people who earn their livelihoods by killing people . You think you are unique and have superb machete skills . But, no one knows you . You need someone to recommend you . He will guide you along and give you work to do . "

"Are you the recommender?"

"Yes . " Boss Mo turned around and looked at his two subordinates and said, "This friend is experienced and promising . "

Just when Gu Shenwei was about to open his mouth to send the three men away, Boss Mo asked, "Have you heard of Stop Kills Society?"

Gu Shenwei nodded .

"Have you heard of the holy monk who protects the blade?"

"It"s Master Lianhua of Four Truths Temple . "

"Eh, you know a lot . Then you must have known that the holy monk has great powers and could protect us from difficulties . He is our guardian . You will have good luck after listening to his preaching . Your enemies won"t be able to harm you . He will also bless your sword . Your kung fu will improve and you will be invincible . I think you are an honest man . You have just arrived in Jade City and are unfamiliar with the place, so I am telling you this piece of news out of goodwill . The holy monk will be preaching this afternoon and it will cause a stir in the whole city . Thousands of machetemen will want to listen to him . I have a few slots left . Do you want to go and listen?"

Gu Shenwei was surprised that Master Lianhua, who was once pedantic, was working with this jianghu swindler . However, Gu Shenwei still wanted to meet Master Lianhua . Hence, he nodded and answered, "Yes . "

Boss Mo held out his palm and said, "A slot for ten silver taels, no bargain . " He only wanted the money and didn"t care about the other party"s name .

Holy monk Master Lianhua"s conference would be held in an abandoned garden in the suburbs this afternoon .

There were more than two hundred people in the audience, and most of them looked dazed . They were obviously newcomers .

When the hour arrived, the familiar Master Lianhua went up to the altar and started to preach . Monk Lianye was at his side to protect him .

Unsurprisingly, the monk spoke plat.i.tudes, recited a paragraph of Breaking Obsession and preached . Initially, the machetemen tried to listen, but gradually they couldn"t keep up with the Master . They started yawning and became bored . Hence, they talked to one another in the hopes of making use of this opportunity to make some new friends .

Gu Shenwei was prepared . At the moment when he heard Breaking Obsession, he immediately stuffed his ears with cotton b.a.l.l.s . He had been previously hurt by it so he didn"t dare to listen to it again .

Master Lianhua finished his preaching in the evening . Then, the robust swordsman, Boss Mo came forward again and boasted about the effectiveness of Master Lianhua"s preaching . He then said, "After listening to his preaching, you will have good luck . Of course, the duration will vary according to your fate . Even if you have the least fate, no weapon can harm you for now . If you don"t believe me, you can test it out . "

n.o.body was willing to be stabbed for no reason . Thus, they just looked at one another and laughed . It seemed that they didn"t believe Boss Mo"s words .

"Tell you what . I believe that I have a little fate . Anyone can come and hack me . If anyone can injure me, I will blame it on myself . If no one is able to injure me, then you can treat it as a form of entertainment . "

Boss Mo had a jianghu tone, and it seemed that he was trying to sell something . He said, "Anyone? Anyone? Oh, shouldn"t you have the courage to hack people, since you are now earning a livelihood in South City?"

A macheteman who looked strong couldn"t withstand the insults and shouted, "I will try . " He squeezed out from the crowd and drew out an enormous long saber . He wandered a few steps in front of Boss Mo, then he suddenly shouted and hacked at Boss Mo . The audience watched intensely as the saber was heading towards Boss Mo"s head . However, the saber tilted midway involuntarily, brushed past his shoulders and landed on the floor . Boss Mo wasn"t hurt at all .

The swordsman touched Boss Mo"s head and looked puzzled . The audience started talking among themselves . Some began to believe, however some thought that the swordsman had colluded with Boss Mo .

After which, there were five machetemen who also didn"t believe it so they volunteered to hack at Boss Mo . However, the results were still the same . All of them missed their targets as their sabers tilted and brushed past him .

Now, everyone became excited . Machetemen rushed up as they wanted to try it out . However, Boss Mo quitted and said, "Stop, I have used up most of my fate and dared not to try again . Anyone who thinks he has a strong fate can try for themselves . "

No one was paying attention when the monk was preaching just now . Hence, no one thought that they had strong fate . However, they believed most of Boss Mo"s words . They then shouted, "Preach again, preach again . "

Boss Mo raised both of his hands and suppressed the shouting . He said, "Listen to me . The holy monk will preach once every ten days . If you want to listen again, you can register with me tomorrow at Fortune Tavern . One slot for fifty silver taels . "

The price increased five folds, but the machetemen didn"t feel that it was expensive . Some wanted to sign up on the spot, however Boss Mo rejected all of them . Those who wanted to sign up had to do so tomorrow . Boss Mo then said, "The holy monk will bless your weapon later, at a cost of eighty silver taels . The effect can last for two to ten days as it varies with your fate . Furthermore, Stop Kills Society is founded by the holy monk . Those who are interested to join have to prepare a hundred silver taels . Members can enjoy a 20% discount for future preaching sessions and weapon blessings . "

Most swordsmen had just arrived in Jade City, so they had little money . Hence, they left bitterly . However, twenty people stayed behind and formed a line . They were holding onto their sword in one hand and the silver taels in another . They first had to apply through Boss Mo to join Stop Kills Society, then they could respectfully ask the monk to bless their weapons .

The sky became darker . Only Gu Shenwei was able to see through the trick . Boss Mo was standing at a strategic position where his right shoulder was facing Lianye . Whenever someone attacked him, Lianye"s arm would move slightly and flicked out a small stone . It would then hit the blade . The monk had strong Internal Breath and his calculation was very precise, thus the attacker couldn"t feel anything .

Gu Shenwei felt that it was strange of Master Lianhua who was on the altar to turn a blind eye to such deception . There was a great difference between him and the monk in Gu Shenwei"s impression of him .

He wanted to talk to the monk when there were fewer people around, but he changed his mind . He walked out of the garden, jumped over a low wall, hid behind a tree and observed in secret .

The swordsmen who had their weapons blessed left in contentment . They wanted to try out their weapon while the effect was still there .

Boss Mo bowed reverently to the monk and took all the silver taels away .

Liuhua and Lianye packed up . When they saw there was no one around, they then put on their capes and hoods . They hurriedly left the garden in the dark, as they wanted to leave for North City before the city gate was closed .

Gu Shenwei didn"t follow them .

Gu Shenwei became more and more unfamiliar with Jade City .

Now was the time when Pleasure Alley was the most lively . Even if one didn"t have enough money, one could go over and stroll around in droves and look at beautiful famous prosit.i.tues . One could take this wonderful impression with him and look for other women . "Looking at the meat on other people"s plates while eating our own steamed buns and pickles is also a mean of economic survival . " Tie Hanfeng had brilliant summarized this phenomenon .

Gu Shenwei knocked on Xiao Fengchai"s door directly .

A beautiful yet emotionless maid opened the door and said, "Guest came at the wrong time . Madam doesn"t want to serve anyone today . "

Gu Shenwei grabbed the door and said, "She will definitely see me . "

"Who are you?"

"I am the person who Madam is waiting for . "

The maid was hesitant . She didn"t know who Madam was waiting for . Usually, the guests would crowd around, but Gu Shenwei came alone and didn"t seem to have much money . However, Gu Shenwei"s voice sounded somewhat authoritative, and it was hard to refuse him .

"Wait for a moment," she said . She hesitated for a moment, opened the door and let the guest in . "Wait here . "

The maid hurried upstairs and left several elderly women behind to vigilantly watch the strange guest .

Gu Shenwei took off his hood and black cape, and placed them in front of his chest . He hid his right hand in the clothing and held onto sword shaft out of habit . It had been a few days since he drew his sword, hence he felt slightly anxious .

The maid came down and looked surprised . She became respectful and said, "Guest, please go upstairs . "

Gu Shenwei waited a little longer in a small living room on the second level before being allowed to enter the inner room .

If he knew a little about the rules here, he would realize that it was unusual for him to be able to meet Xiao Fengchai in such short amount of time . Few could enjoy this kind of treatment among the men who met the famous prost.i.tute in Jade City .

As time had brought about great changes and everything in Jade City was not what it used to be, the prost.i.tutes here were the only thing that didn"t change . Gu Shenwei couldn"t help but to think about it .

Xiao Fengchai who was under the light looked the same as three years ago . Her elegant attire and the luxurious decoration complemented each other even though it didn"t match well .

"You look like you"ve seen me before . "

"I kidnapped Wei Lingmiao here . "

"Oh . " Xiao Fengchai lifted her head slightly, "You are one of the two killers, who were brought over by the little girl from Stone Castle . Yes, your name is Yang Huan, and you are initially a subordinate of the Tenth Young Master . "

Gu Shenwei was shocked . He drew out his sword . He then inhaled some colorless and odourless powder . His body shook and his hand, which was holding onto his sword, relaxed involuntarily .

Chapter 276 DeceptionTranslator Transn Editor TransnGu Shenwei was surprised that someone was knocking on his door . He just moved in last night . He thought, Am I being followed again Did the stalker evade my repeated inspections If this was the case, the stalker was not only skillful, but also bold . He dared to visit in broad daylight . Gu Shenwei opened the door personally . Chu Nanping was standing against the wall and was five steps away from the Dragon King . There were three machetemen at the door . The leader was in his thirties and was robust . The other two machetemen were relatively younger and skinnier . Although they had a sword hanging at their waist, the weapon seemed to be unnecessary because it looked like an excessively large accessory . As soon as the door opened, the three of them came in and stood in the courtyard . They started to look around . When they turned around and saw a swordsman by the wall, they were slightly surprised but weren t alerted . Gu Shenwei moved two steps back and created a feint with Chu Nanping by surrounding the machetemen . If the other party were experienced machetemen, they would have been alerted and would have already reacted . However, the three of them were more interested in the house and didn t realize that they were in danger . Normally, the other party would ask in surprise when the three of them entered anyone s house . However, these two guys didn t say anything and acted like blockheads . The built macheteman coughed . Then, a thin macheteman raised his head and asked, Are both of you new here Gu Shenwei nodded . This is Boss Mo . All the machetemen here are under him . He has something to say to you . Gu Shenwei had never heard that there was a leader who was managing the new machetemen before . However, he kept quiet . He held onto his sword shaft as he kept his guard up . When the robust Boss Mo reached out his arm to rest on Gu Shenwei s shoulder, Gu Shenwei almost drew out his sword . Chu Nanping had even diverted his Internal Breath to his fingers . No one could casually touch the Dragon King even though he had not carried out the five steps ban on special occasions . However, the Dragon King didn t react, so Chu Nanping didn t draw out his sword . The three swordsmen still didn t realize anything . Boss Mo did not have any evil intention and said earnestly in a hoa.r.s.e voice, Friend, it is hard to earn a livelihood . This is Jade City . There are thousands of people who earn their livelihoods by killing people . You think you are unique and have superb machete skills . But, no one knows you . You need someone to recommend you . He will guide you along and give you work to do . Are you the recommender Yes . Boss Mo turned around and looked at his two subordinates and said, This friend is experienced and promising . Just when Gu Shenwei was about to open his mouth to send the three men away, Boss Mo asked, Have you heard of Stop Kills Society Gu Shenwei nodded . Have you heard of the holy monk who protects the blade It s Master Lianhua of Four Truths Temple . Eh, you know a lot . Then you must have known that the holy monk has great powers and could protect us from difficulties . He is our guardian . You will have good luck after listening to his preaching . Your enemies won t be able to harm you . He will also bless your sword . Your kung fu will improve and you will be invincible . I think you are an honest man . You have just arrived in Jade City and are unfamiliar with the place, so I am telling you this piece of news out of goodwill . The holy monk will be preaching this afternoon and it will cause a stir in the whole city . Thousands of machetemen will want to listen to him . I have a few slots left . Do you want to go and listen Gu Shenwei was surprised that Master Lianhua, who was once pedantic, was working with this jianghu swindler . However, Gu Shenwei still wanted to meet Master Lianhua . Hence, he nodded and answered, Yes . Boss Mo held out his palm and said, A slot for ten silver taels, no bargain . He only wanted the money and didn t care about the other party s name . Holy monk Master Lianhua s conference would be held in an abandoned garden in the suburbs this afternoon . There were more than two hundred people in the audience, and most of them looked dazed . They were obviously newcomers . When the hour arrived, the familiar Master Lianhua went up to the altar and started to preach . Monk Lianye was at his side to protect him . Unsurprisingly, the monk spoke plat.i.tudes, recited a paragraph of Breaking Obsession and preached . Initially, the machetemen tried to listen, but gradually they couldn t keep up with the Master . They started yawning and became bored . Hence, they talked to one another in the hopes of making use of this opportunity to make some new friends . Gu Shenwei was prepared . At the moment when he heard Breaking Obsession, he immediately stuffed his ears with cotton b.a.l.l.s . He had been previously hurt by it so he didn t dare to listen to it again . Master Lianhua finished his preaching in the evening . Then, the robust swordsman, Boss Mo came forward again and boasted about the effectiveness of Master Lianhua s preaching . He then said, After listening to his preaching, you will have good luck . Of course, the duration will vary according to your fate . Even if you have the least fate, no weapon can harm you for now . If you don t believe me, you can test it out . n.o.body was willing to be stabbed for no reason . Thus, they just looked at one another and laughed . It seemed that they didn t believe Boss Mo s words . Tell you what . I believe that I have a little fate . Anyone can come and hack me . If anyone can injure me, I will blame it on myself . If no one is able to injure me, then you can treat it as a form of entertainment . Boss Mo had a jianghu tone, and it seemed that he was trying to sell something . He said, Anyone Anyone Oh, shouldn t you have the courage to hack people, since you are now earning a livelihood in South City A macheteman who looked strong couldn t withstand the insults and shouted, I will try . He squeezed out from the crowd and drew out an enormous long saber . He wandered a few steps in front of Boss Mo, then he suddenly shouted and hacked at Boss Mo . The audience watched intensely as the saber was heading towards Boss Mo s head . However, the saber tilted midway involuntarily, brushed past his shoulders and landed on the floor . Boss Mo wasn t hurt at all . The swordsman touched Boss Mo s head and looked puzzled . The audience started talking among themselves . Some began to believe, however some thought that the swordsman had colluded with Boss Mo . After which, there were five machetemen who also didn t believe it so they volunteered to hack at Boss Mo . However, the results were still the same . All of them missed their targets as their sabers tilted and brushed past him . Now, everyone became excited . Machetemen rushed up as they wanted to try it out . However, Boss Mo quitted and said, Stop, I have used up most of my fate and dared not to try again . Anyone who thinks he has a strong fate can try for themselves . No one was paying attention when the monk was preaching just now . Hence, no one thought that they had strong fate . However, they believed most of Boss Mo s words . They then shouted, Preach again, preach again . Boss Mo raised both of his hands and suppressed the shouting . He said, Listen to me . The holy monk will preach once every ten days . If you want to listen again, you can register with me tomorrow at Fortune Tavern . One slot for fifty silver taels . The price increased five folds, but the machetemen didn t feel that it was expensive . Some wanted to sign up on the spot, however Boss Mo rejected all of them . Those who wanted to sign up had to do so tomorrow . Boss Mo then said, The holy monk will bless your weapon later, at a cost of eighty silver taels . The effect can last for two to ten days as it varies with your fate . Furthermore, Stop Kills Society is founded by the holy monk . Those who are interested to join have to prepare a hundred silver taels . Members can enjoy a 20 discount for future preaching sessions and weapon blessings . Most swordsmen had just arrived in Jade City, so they had little money . Hence, they left bitterly . However, twenty people stayed behind and formed a line . They were holding onto their sword in one hand and the silver taels in another . They first had to apply through Boss Mo to join Stop Kills Society, then they could respectfully ask the monk to bless their weapons . The sky became darker . Only Gu Shenwei was able to see through the trick . Boss Mo was standing at a strategic position where his right shoulder was facing Lianye . Whenever someone attacked him, Lianye s arm would move slightly and flicked out a small stone . It would then hit the blade . The monk had strong Internal Breath and his calculation was very precise, thus the attacker couldn t feel anything . Gu Shenwei felt that it was strange of Master Lianhua who was on the altar to turn a blind eye to such deception . There was a great difference between him and the monk in Gu Shenwei s impression of him . He wanted to talk to the monk when there were fewer people around, but he changed his mind . He walked out of the garden, jumped over a low wall, hid behind a tree and observed in secret . The swordsmen who had their weapons blessed left in contentment . They wanted to try out their weapon while the effect was still there . Boss Mo bowed reverently to the monk and took all the silver taels away . Liuhua and Lianye packed up . When they saw there was no one around, they then put on their capes and hoods . They hurriedly left the garden in the dark, as they wanted to leave for North City before the city gate was closed . Gu Shenwei didn t follow them . Gu Shenwei became more and more unfamiliar with Jade City . Now was the time when Pleasure Alley was the most lively . Even if one didn t have enough money, one could go over and stroll around in droves and look at beautiful famous prosit.i.tues . One could take this wonderful impression with him and look for other women . Looking at the meat on other people s plates while eating our own steamed buns and pickles is also a mean of economic survival . Tie Hanfeng had brilliant summarized this phenomenon . Gu Shenwei knocked on Xiao Fengchai s door directly . A beautiful yet emotionless maid opened the door and said, Guest came at the wrong time . Madam doesn t want to serve anyone today . Gu Shenwei grabbed the door and said, She will definitely see me . Who are you I am the person who Madam is waiting for . The maid was hesitant . She didn t know who Madam was waiting for . Usually, the guests would crowd around, but Gu Shenwei came alone and didn t seem to have much money . However, Gu Shenwei s voice sounded somewhat authoritative, and it was hard to refuse him . Wait for a moment, she said . She hesitated for a moment, opened the door and let the guest in . Wait here . The maid hurried upstairs and left several elderly women behind to vigilantly watch the strange guest . Gu Shenwei took off his hood and black cape, and placed them in front of his chest . He hid his right hand in the clothing and held onto sword shaft out of habit . It had been a few days since he drew his sword, hence he felt slightly anxious . The maid came down and looked surprised . She became respectful and said, Guest, please go upstairs . Gu Shenwei waited a little longer in a small living room on the second level before being allowed to enter the inner room . If he knew a little about the rules here, he would realize that it was unusual for him to be able to meet Xiao Fengchai in such short amount of time . Few could enjoy this kind of treatment among the men who met the famous prost.i.tute in Jade City . As time had brought about great changes and everything in Jade City was not what it used to be, the prost.i.tutes here were the only thing that didn t change . Gu Shenwei couldn t help but to think about it . Xiao Fengchai who was under the light looked the same as three years ago . Her elegant attire and the luxurious decoration complemented each other even though it didn t match well . You look like you ve seen me before . I kidnapped Wei Lingmiao here . Oh . Xiao Fengchai lifted her head slightly, You are one of the two killers, who were brought over by the little girl from Stone Castle . Yes, your name is Yang Huan, and you are initially a subordinate of the Tenth Young Master . Gu Shenwei was shocked . He drew out his sword . He then inhaled some colorless and odourless powder . His body shook and his hand, which was holding onto his sword, relaxed involuntarily .