Chapter 1340: As Long As One Wields The Hoe Well
The Dharma Supreme wished to avoid Wu Juecheng more than anything else right now. How would he possibly dare to approach him?
At least⊠Before he completed that divine technique, when the Dharma Supreme saw Wu Juecheng, he could only⊠hide as far as he could.
Besides, when the Dharma Supreme heard that Wu Juecheng and his disciple were heading to the northwest, despite having been thinking of going over to the northwest to take a look, he canceled his plans.
Moon Breeze and the others had assumed that Wu Juecheng most likely intended to look for the Dharma Supreme to settle their scores during his expedition this time, but unexpectedly, Wu Juecheng actually had no such intention.
He trained and taught his disciple wholeheartedly.
It actually seemed as if he didnât care about the Dharma Supremeâs past betrayal and deceptionâŠ
If news of this state of mind of his were to spread, it was likely that everyone who knew what had happened back then wouldnât believe it at all. Was this still Wu Juecheng they were talking about?
âYouâre not me, so you donât know my happiness!â said Wu Juecheng silently in his heart. Watching an extremely talented young genius under his guidance gradually give out a shine that could astound the Nine Heavens⊠This sense of accomplishment was something that even killing ten thousand Dharma Supremes couldnât compare to!
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This pair of Teacher and disciple heading toward the northwest asideâŠ
Letâs talk about Minister Chu who was still stuck underground instead. Right now, he was looking extremely worse for the wear.
In the blink of an eye, they had already been underground for a month. And had been working non-stop with no regard as to whether it was day or night!
Looking at their progress, they had most likely already dug through more than 2,000 kilometers.
But for safetyâs sake, Chu Yang decided to dig a little further nonetheless. Since they had already stayed underground for a month, what was another month more?
If they went out now and ended up having done everything for naught, then that would truly be a waste.
Chu Yangâs forbearance showed through clearly during this one month they spent underground!
His resilience greatly astounded the eight old fellows who had lived for more than a thousand years.
There was no way a normal person could stay in a humid and dark place for a month at one go. Moreover, they had to do hard labor without any rest. Even the eight of them couldnât tolerate it.
But it was precisely during this period of time that Chu Yang single-handedly made these dark days devoid of any sunlight interesting!
Be it pranks, jokes or deliberately being serious and baiting them into consoling him and then suddenly bursting into laughter and saying, âYou fell for itâŠââŠ
Or enticing them with food, luring them with delicious wine orâŠ
He frequently announced that he was out of dry rations and that he only had enough to last one last day. From then on, all of them would have no choice but to starve.
And so, all of them cherished their dinner to no end.
But when the next day came and they were all prepared to look for whatever they could eat underground, such as earthworms and the likeâŠ
Chu Yang would stand at the side and do nothing, all the while heaving sigh after sigh.
When they finally went to the trouble of digging out a few earthworms and, while looking at the wriggling earthworms, retched at the thought of eating these things raw⊠Chu Yang would, in a tone as if he had just discovered the new world, suddenly say, âOh right, I didnât finish my words last night⊠Iâm out of dry rations, this is something indisputable, but⊠I still have meat with me⊠and they are all cookedâŠâ
In that instant, all of them were so overjoyed that they almost wanted to rip that wicked smile off that fellowâs face and use it to wipe their assâŠ
After drinking for a few days, they finally finished the delicious wine.
When they saw Chu Yang toss out more than ten wine jars, all of them finally lost hope. There really wasnât any leftâŠ
But when night came and all of them were about to eat in silence, Chu Yang would sigh and say, âThis is so depressing⊠Weâre out of wineâŠâ
Everyone kept quiet.
âSigh, I had thought that the wine would last us till we got out. In the end, it still wasnât enough. I miscalculatedâŠâ
Everyone remained silent.
âSigh, I still have in my ring a few jars of wine of even better quality that I was intending to leave for myself to secretly drink when I get out⊠Looks like I canât do that anymoreâŠâ
And then, everyoneâs eyes widened big and round.
âDo you want some?â At this point, Chu Yangâs eyes would be full of mischief.
And so, all of them cursed and swore while beating up this fellow again. Then, they threatened the bruised and battered fellow to bring out the wineâŠ
Everytime that happened, all of them totally didnât feel like they were underground at that moment but in heaven instead!
Everytime they were out of dry rations, there was meat. When they were out of leopard meat, there was bear meat⊠and other⊠meatâŠ
After drinking a few days, the wine ran out⊠And so, he brought out something better⊠When it ran out as well, after giving them a cliffhanger, he was actually able to bring out moreâŠ
The cruelest episode was that one time when Chu Yang had said that there was no more wine. No one believed him but when night came, there really wasnât any. The next day, there still wasnât anyâŠ
By the third day, they had already resigned themselves to fate. There really wasnât any leftâŠ
But on the third day, Chu Yang would say in an extremely embarrassed manner, âAfter rummaging through the ring, I discovered that there was still a jar of brewâŠâ
Usually, at this point, Chu Yang would be beaten up even worse than usualâŠ
All these actions of his were considered pranks. If he had done this repeatedly in the outside world during regular times, everyone would probably have gotten tired of it and become irritated long ago.
But in this dark underground world devoid of light, by relying on these endless pranks by Chu Yang, everyone actually passed the days extremely happily.
He had something new up his sleeve every day. Everyone also deliberately let themselves turn obtuse and didnât bother thinking about anything at all. They allowed Chu Yang to prank and make fun of them â After all, this fellow would still be beaten up by them in the end anyway.
No loss!
As they managed to slowly pass the days, the eight of them seriously started to hold more and more admiration toward Chu Yang. Where did all this impressive mental strength come from? This tenacity was seriously overflowing!
When they were free, of course they couldnât just work and do nothing else. During this period of time, all of them boasted about their respective lives. In the beginning, it was still alright; everyone listened with great interest.
But as time went by, repetition was inevitable. And so, when one boasted, the others would expose them. âHey, thatâs not right. Didnât you say that that enemy of yours was shoved into a washlet by you and died from suffocation? How come he died from slow torture now?â
âThereâs a loophole here⊠Didnât you say that your second grandauntâs father-in-lawâs brother-in-lawâs sister-in-lawâs second cousinâs cousin-in-lawâs eldest sonâs mother-in-lawâs sister-in-law was a ninth-grade Martial Saint expert? How did she become a restaurant owner now?â
âHissss, this still isnât right. Your second grandaunt is a woman, right? How can a woman have a father-in-law from her wifeâs side?â
At this point, usually an argument would break out. The one being exposed would defend himself agitatedly while the others looked at him in contempt in unisonâŠ
When it was Chu Yangâs turn, Chu Yang said, âIâll tell you about my personal experience.â
And so, the others became all ears.
Chu Yang said, âI remember that in my previous lifetime, my name was also Chu Yang. I did this and this⊠and then, I was killed when I was in my teens⊠Then, I suddenly discovered this lifetimeâŠâ
Everyone held their stomachs as they guffawed and rolled about in laughter.
This guy could really goddamn boast, actually talking about his past lifetime and this lifetime⊠Why didnât he talk about his next lifetime thenâŠ
Chu Yang laughed along with them too. He laughed carefreely and absurdlyâŠ
As they chatted, they reached the topic of their future.
âI really find this very strange. Why does Boss Lang want us to resign and roam the martial world after we return?â Interrogation Officer One was rather perplexed. âNo matter how powerful the Nine Tribulations Sword Master is, surely he canât annihilate the law-enforcement officers, right?â
Chu Yang replied furiously, âThis mindset of yours isnât right! No matter who you doubt, you cannot doubt your own Boss! Think about it, were Master Langâs last words said with your wellbeing in mind?â
The four of them nodded together. âThere is no doubt about that.â
âExactly.â Chu Yang continued, âThink about it again â in the past hundred thousand years, all those who went against the Nine Tribulations Sword Master, did any of them have a good ending?â
There really wasnât any! This was something everyone could be sure of.
âThe law-enforcement officers may be powerful now, but who knows how strong the Nine Tribulations Sword Master is? If the Nine Tribulations Sword Master would fail instead⊠then isnât he unable to go against the heavens? How could that be?â Chu Yang said, âTherefore, there is no doubt that the Nine Tribulations Sword Master is sure to win, while the law-enforcement officers are sure to lose.â
âYouâre right.â
âSo, if all of you were to continue as law-enforcement officers, isnât that the same as waiting for death?â Chu Yang guided them patiently.
âBut⊠if we donât do this, what can we do?â Interrogation Officer One was very troubled. âUs brothers, other than fighting and killing, really donât have any other skills⊠Besides, if the entire continent is going to be in chaos, even if we live in seclusion, where can we hide?â
Chu Yang replied in an upright manner, âYou can come to the south-east and look for me, isnât it! Over there, I have Ning Tianya, Bu Liuqing, Yue Lingxue, Feng Yurou and Wu Juecheng, the five great experts holding the fort! As long as I donât deliberately stir up any trouble, even if itâs the Nine Tribulations Sword Master, surely he canât do anything to me?â
Interrogation Officer One and the others brightened at once.
âBesides, as the force of an area, an interrogation department is necessary and I happen to lack talents such as the few of you. When you come to my place, itâll still be an interrogation hall too. Besides, nothing could go wrong and you can even hide from the maelstrom of the world⊠So why not?â
Chu Yang persuaded them patiently and painstakingly. âI have good intentions when I invite the big brothers here to join my alliance! Of course, if Master Lang hadnât said that, I wouldnât headhunt law-enforcement officers either⊠but are you really not going to heed Master Langâs last words?â
Interrogation Officer One and the others were greatly tempted!
This really was a good solution that could kill two birds with one stoneâŠ
âThis is really not a bad suggestionâŠâ Greatly enticed, Interrogation Officer Two looked at Interrogation Officer One.
âYes, itâll be very hard to find someone like Brother Chu elsewhereâŠâ Interrogation Officer Four, who was usually a man of few words, also added.
âYesâŠâ Frowning, Interrogation Officer One thought about it. âIf all the brothers are agreeable⊠When weâve avenged the Master, weâll bring the brothers and head to the south-eastâŠâ
âAlright!â
At the side, Wan Renjie suggested, âThen⊠why donât we go to the south-east as well?â
âYes, yes, how awesome would it be if all of us were together.â Rubbing their fists and palms together, everyone approved of the suggestion.
Chu Yang grinned secretly.
Yes, the first step of the headhunting plan was successful!
Since food and water werenât an issue and they had even settled their future plans, everyone was filled with drive. Their progress actually quickened significantly.
As days went by, another incident that stunned and gave everyone a pleasant surprise happened.
In this dark underground tunnel devoid of light, after excavating rocks and digging a tunnel for one and a half months, each and every one of them actually discovered that they were⊠about to break through?!
What was going on?!
The one who first discovered this was of course Chu Yang. âHmm, thereâs something wrong with my cultivation⊠Itâs actually becoming restless. Could it be that Iâm about to break through to second-grade Supreme Martial Artist?â
The moment Chu Yang brought this up, everyone else, who had felt extremely full of vigor and energy recently, also checked their own cultivation. The moment they did, each and every one of them let out cries of surprise.
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