The Third Volume: The Gift of Righteous Energy Sword 14 Fate

  "Stop!"

  Just as the woman was about to die under Gao Yuan's palm, two shouts rang out simultaneously. One was Jiang He's, and the other came from a distance, a red figure rushing towards her from afar, with a large horse galloping after it, its four hooves pounding wildly.

  That red shadow came extremely quickly, and in a few gasps it had already arrived in front of the woman. He hugged her in his arms and scolded: "Silly Qing'er, why didn't you dodge? Just now it scared Master to death."

  "Waaah—" The woman suddenly burst into loud wailing, sobbing: "Master, that scoundrel actually killed my Xiao Qing, you must avenge her death!"

  "Don't worry, Qing'er, I'll kill him soon and avenge Xiaoqing for you. Don't cry, Qing'er."

  The woman, who was over thirty years old, had a snowy complexion and a beautiful face. Her apricot-shaped eyes and jade-like nose were particularly striking. She wore a large, fiery red garment that accentuated her slender figure, which was partially hidden from view. At the moment, she was tightly embracing the little girl in her arms, with an expression of deep concern on her face.

  "Neigh——" Another horse's cry sounded, and the later horse also ran over, but seeing Xiao Qing lying in the ditch with no breath, it neighed again, and its head plunged into the ditch. Its four hooves kicked a few times, and it was dead too.

  "Xiao Hei!" The two women exclaimed in unison.

  "Little boy, how are you prepared to die?" The middle-aged woman's almond eyes were wide with rage, staring at Gao Yuan furiously. Her body was bursting with energy, ready to explode at any moment.

  Gao Yuan burst out laughing and his gaze fell on the woman's peak, teasingly saying: "If I'm going to die, of course it would be under a pomegranate skirt, why do you want to send me off?"

  "Looking for death!"

  The woman's face was as cold as ice, and with a wave of her hand, a slender sword appeared out of thin air, aiming straight for Gao Yuan's throat. The two were already close to begin with, and the sudden appearance of the sword left Gao Yuan no room to dodge. Instinctively wanting to summon his magic, he found that it was sealed by the twelve electric snakes, rendering him unable to use it.

  In a critical moment, Gaoyuan's entire body was tense with excitement, the blood in his arms seemed to be burning, and when he withdrew his arms and moved his palms, he actually clamped down on the woman's slender sword.

  "Ding——"

  At the same time, a faint sound was heard, and a sudden burst of magical power struck the woman's slender sword, causing the tip to break off. At the same time, Jiang appeared out of nowhere, his arm shook, and he stored the carriage in his storage bag. The storage bag he was using now was one that he had collected from the high plains, and its space had increased significantly.

  "Master Xian!" The woman's eyes widened as the horse carriage in front of her suddenly disappeared, and she thought of something. Her gaze at Jiang He also became deeply wary.

  Gao Yuan quietly placed his hands behind his back and stood behind Jiang He, lowering his eyebrows and eyes, looking like a humble person. However, Jiang He coldly laughed and said: "Just now you ruthlessly killed that woman, were you thinking of causing trouble for me?"

  "I didn't dare, it's just that this woman was too unreasonable, I was momentarily enraged and couldn't control my emotions," Gao Yuan said in a low voice.

  "Hmph, suit yourself." Jiang He said coldly.

  "I've met the immortal master, but I don't know how to address him respectfully. I'm Zhu Xiaojiao, a disciple of the mortal girl Xuan Su's protector, Rainbow Immortal. This is my fellow disciple Zhang Qingqing. We were rude earlier, please forgive us, great immortal master, and don't give us a hard time."

  Feeling the overwhelming power that Jiang He brought with him when he appeared, Zhu Xiaoxiang was completely disheartened and didn't have any courage to fight back.

  As he watched Zhu Xiaqing carefully greet him, her beautiful eyes looked pitiful and touching. The slight displeasure Jiang had felt earlier dissipated, and he smiled: "It was just a misunderstanding, Fairy Nianhong doesn't need to be too polite. I don't know where the Xuan Su sect is located?"

  "The title of 'Fairy' is just a name given by Jianghu Wuzhe to ordinary women, and the Master calls ordinary woman Zhu Xiaojiao. The Xuan Su sect is just a school of martial arts, it's normal that the Master doesn't know either."

  Jiang He's courtesy, on the other hand, gave Zhu Xiaojiao an unsettling feeling, always thinking that this immortal master might have ulterior motives. In a flash of her eyes, she was caught by Jiang He's insight into her mental activity.

  Jiang He couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart, what kind of person had he become? At this point, he didn't dare to say anything more, lest he be taken for a madman and ruin his reputation.

  "Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, I'll take my leave and won't delay you from hurrying on your way."

  "May we meet again someday, Master Immortal."

  Brief intersection, Zhu Xiaojiao pulled Zhang Qingqing away in a hurry.

  Jiang He glanced at Gao Yuan and said: "The road ahead is getting harder to walk, so there's no need for you, High Immortal Master, to suffer as a horseman. Let's go together."

  The two of them and Zhu Xiaojiao were heading in the same direction, and their speed wasn't too fast, so they just strolled along behind her. After a while, Jiang He suddenly asked: "Gao Yuan, I have something that I don't quite understand. When we were studying together at Tong Tang, why did you bully me? I don't recall ever offending you."

  This matter, Jiang He really couldn't understand. In his past life, the relationship between him and his classmates was very harmonious, but in Tianfeng Sect, he and Gao Yuan were in the same school for five years, listening to lectures together, and even slept in the same place, their relationship should have exceeded that of ordinary classmates.

  Gao Yuan pondered for a moment, then said: "To live a fulfilling life, one must have someone to bully. All the other disciples are more or less bullied by others. If I go and bully them again, there's no sense of accomplishment. Only a few people haven't been bullied before, and among those people, you're the most out of place. For a period of time, your achievements were even better than mine, so I'll bully you."

  Jiang He was speechless, never expecting such a simple reason would lead to the current stalemate between the two.

  "There's actually another reason, but it's a reason that I also find quite strange." Gaoyuan said suddenly after a moment.

  "Oh, what's going on?" Jiang asked strangely.

  "Dang, dang, dang!!!" Another burst of hoofbeats came from behind, and the two turned their heads to see three burly men riding on horseback, hastily galloping towards them. As the three horses passed by Jiang and the other person, they gave them a strange look before running past.

  "I was just wondering why there were two dead horses by the side of the road," said a big man with a laugh, "it turns out it's these two little guys."

  "These two weaklings are also going to participate in the Jiaonan Conference? Truly, ignorance is fearless!"

  "Haha, there are many people like this..."

  The three of them gradually went further away, and Jiang He asked again: "What was that strange reason you mentioned earlier? Tell me about it."

  "It's a strange feeling, when I took the entrance exam, I met you. When I see you, there is always a voice in my head shouting 'Kill him, kill him'. I told my brother about it once and he laughed at me, saying I'm crazy. This thing has been torturing me for a long time, so I made a fuss and transferred from Yanziling Mountain to Qiyun Mountain to figure out what's going on."

  But after seeing you later, there is still this voice in my mind. I couldn't kill you, so I could only beat you up. Like this, the voice in my mind slowly faded away. During the inner door disciple assessment, this voice basically disappeared, and I returned to Yanling Mountain.

  Jiang He's eyebrows furrowed, there was no need for Gao Yuan to deceive him. Thinking this, the voice in his mind was indeed a strange thing, could it be related to his transmigration?

  "Or perhaps this is fate," Gao Yuan sighed.

  "What is fate? I'm afraid everything is manipulated by someone!" Jiang He sneered.

  Originally just wanted to refute Gao Yuan, but after saying this, his heart was shocked, and his own crossing might also be a manipulated thing!

  This thing is quite frightening when you think about it. Jiang He dispelled this thought and asked, "Since the voice in your head was gone, why did you still want to kill me later?"

  "It's nothing after cutting it off! This kind of thing is originally a very normal matter." Gaoyuan said.

  Jiang He was speechless. In this world, death was originally a very ordinary thing.

  "Hoofbeats" sounded again.

  "Two brothers, are you going to attend the Jiao Nan conference?" a big man asked on horseback.

  "No. We're just passing through." Jiang He replied.

  The big Han smiled and said: "That's a lot of trouble, we'll meet again later."

  Then several waves of people passed by, and Jiang He suddenly said: "Let's also go take a look at this so-called Jiaonan Conference."

  "What's the point of us going if it's just a gathering of ordinary people?"

  "I want to find someone who might appear here." Jiang He said, and in his eyes, an image of a man holding a large knife with a fierce killing intent appeared.

  PS: Found myself digging many pits, feeling a bit depressed.