Chapter 1212: 51: Hero's Journey (Long Chapter) Part 3

Capítulo 1212: Chapter 51: Hero’s Journey (Long Chapter) Part 3

“Unexpectedly, I can still meet Lady Ning.”

“Hmm.”

“How does this wine compare to back then?”

“Hmm, not bad.”

“…”

Zhang Jun wanted to chat with Ning Qingman but noticed she seemed a bit distracted, so he decisively kept quiet.

He didn’t notice that Ning Qingman was holding a strand of semi-transparent thread in her other hand:

“Did you also deal with a Tiger Saber Gang before?”

Miles away, Li Fei, controlling a flying boat towards Yuhua Sect alone, received the message.

This message appeared in text form.

He immediately replied:

“Yeah… dealt with it too? What, you also encountered the Tiger Saber Gang?”

The two have been exchanging thoughts on the Sword Dao these days, and sometimes chatting about other things, so they’re quite casual in their communication.

After becoming familiar, Li Fei realized this Sword Immortal might have a bit of an ‘online addiction.’

Perhaps because she hadn’t used this kind of ‘remote real-time communication’ before, gradually, from Li Fei actively asking about the Sword Dao, it became Ning Qingman frequently reaching out to Li Fei to chat.

Ning Qingman: “Ha, Tiger Saber Gang, the name is practically everywhere. I’ve exterminated more than a dozen or at least five.”

Li Fei: “Ning Sword Immortal, you’re mighty!”

Inside the hall, Ning Qingman sipped her wine, her lips slightly curved upward.

“Does Ning Sword Immortal often act chivalrously?”

“Yes.”

“Planning to take down another Tiger Saber Gang today?”

“Haha, yes, it’s quite a coincidence.”

Ning Qingman shared today’s events briefly and then brought up how she met Zhang Jun years ago.

After hearing her account, Li Fei couldn’t help but recall his old dispute with Hao Yi. (See Volume One, Chapter 95)

“How does Ning Sword Immortal view acting chivalrously? Are you worried your sword could cause worse consequences?”

“Heroes walk in the crevices. But I never demand much from myself, so I never regret drawing my sword.”

Ning Qingman’s reply was quick and decisive.

“Walking in the crevices?”

It was the first time for Li Fei to hear such an explanation.

A hero is not always accepted by the government, because many times they’re doing things that violate rules.

Just like Hao Yi once said, if more people start heedlessly breaking the rules, the world will become increasingly chaotic, and in the end, it will be the ordinary people who suffer the most.

But if there were no heroes in this world, many villains would become more unscrupulous, many grievances would never be redressed, and many weak ones would die unjustly…

A hero, more or less, might brew a bad outcome.

They indeed need to struggle to move between the cracks.

“So, what will you do about today’s situation?”

Li Fei asked.

…

Sanmen City.

Because the Tianshui Sword Tower has an office in the city, sword tower members quickly arrived at Zhang Jun’s old residence.

The Tiger Saber Gang leader was dead, which wasn’t a minor issue.

The arriving person was young, wearing a moon-white robe, with jade on his waist and a longsword, exuding elegance.

Confidently, he marched through the front yard into the hall, looking at Ning Qingman, who was drinking.

From his perspective, Ning Qingman’s face was obscured by a layer of mysterious force, making it impossible to see her face clearly.

“This humble servant is Lin Haoyu of Tianshui Sword Tower, serving as Sanmen City Overseer. May I ask your honorable name?”

Lin Haoyu bowed to Ning Qingman.

“Was the Tiger Saber Gang supported by your Tianshui Sword Tower?”

Ning Qingman set down her cup and asked casually.

Lin Haoyu’s expression remained unchanged: “The Tiger Saber Gang has no affiliation with our Tianshui Sword Tower, but because our Sword Tower Master is the primary deacon of the Blue Patrol Pavilion in Chunyan Prefecture, we are responsible for handling the martial matters happening in these three city gates.

You killed the Tiger Saber Gang’s leader Zhang Qihu without cause; he was also part of the Blue Patrol Pavilion, so I represent Tianshui Sword Tower in asking for your explanation.”

“Blue Patrol Pavilion….”

Ning Qingman looked at Lin Haoyu with an ambiguous smile, and at the same time sent the conversation to Li Fei.

This could be considered ‘live broadcasting.’

Lin Haoyu thought Ning Qingman was intimidated by the Blue Patrol Pavilion’s reputation and grew more arrogant:

“Exactly, it is the Blue Patrol Pavilion! Can you provide an explanation now?”

Ning Qingman, completely at ease, said: “The Zhang Qihu you mentioned, he intentionally killed people, so I killed him, it’s just that simple.”

“Ha?”

Lin Haoyu let out a laugh in disbelief, “What qualification does Your Excellency have to kill people at will? Anyway, whom did Zhang Qihu kill? Even assuming he indeed violated the rules, martial matters should be handled by our Blue Patrol Pavilion. Legal matters should be handled by the government. What is Your Excellency’s identity, and what gives you the right to meddle in these affairs?!”

Ning Qingman shook her head and said: “Because according to local rules, he couldn’t be killed, so I had to do it myself.”

Her words were spoken so ordinarily, yet her tone struck fear in Lin Haoyu!

“Who exactly are you?”

“How involved were you with the Tiger Saber Gang?”

Ning Qingman still didn’t answer him, only countered with questions.

Lin Haoyu felt this woman was utterly unreasonable, a lunatic!

Unwilling to waste more words, he waited silently in place.

Moments later, a burly man strode confidently into the hall.

“Greetings, Elder Hu.”

Lin Haoyu bowed respectfully.

The newcomer was Hu Jin, an Elder of Tianshui Sword Tower, a Tao Foundation Stage expert.

Hu Jin happened to be in Sanmen City on business today, so upon receiving the news here, Lin Haoyu immediately sent someone to invite him.

“Was it she who killed Zhang Qihu?”

Hu Jin cut straight to the point, without a single wasted word.

Lin Haoyu nodded: “She refuses to disclose her identity.”

Then transmitted the conversation from earlier to Hu Jin.

After hearing it, Hu Jin simply raised a finger aimed at Ning Qingman, sending a ray of Sword Qi her way:

“Showing off tricks, let’s see what you’re really capable of?”