Martialism

Chapter 6's

Yi Ping had no idea how long he had wandered since he left the Eternal Ice Palace. Was it days, weeks or months? He really can't remember.

That was because all he could remember on the night of leaving the Eternal Ice Palace, was that he was extremely drunk; extremely drunk. When she woke up, she was on the bed naked; and so were Shui Yujian and Shui Meijian who were beside her. That was why he left the Eternal Ice Palace in a hurry and he was in a daze for a long time. What exactly is he doing? He could not believe what he had done and what had happened.

“Yixian, Yujian, Meijian..pardon me..”.

She cursed herself for having hurt Shui Yujian and Shui Meijian and losing their trust in her. He could not imagine that he had completely ruined the lives of two innocent girls in a drunken state. After that he was in low spirits for a very long time and was often dazed at the thought of Yixian, Yujian and Meijian.

Yixian had entrusted her two proteges to her, yet she did something unthinkable to them. He could never forgive himself for what he had done.

He thought of taking his life on many occasions but when he remembered that he had yet to find his wife's killer, he reluctantly calmed down again.

He was Yi Ping once again. It was as if he was still a wanderer and had never been to the Eternal Ice Palace. It's all just a good dream. No one would believe him even if he told anyone.

But he could not forget the fact that Shui Yixian was his wife and she had died in his arms. He could not forget the blood feud he had with the yellow-clothed girl. He doesn't know where he is. He doesn't even know his name! As if he never existed.

She's confused. Is everything just a dream?

He was drinking wine as usual in a tavern. He had no drinking habit before he went to the Eternal Ice Palace. But since drinking was the only way for him to forget his unhappiness and the tragic death of his wife, he avenged her. That was another reason why he could not remember how long he had wandered or the passage of time since he was mostly drunk.

He thought he had a goal but he had lost that goal. Even if he could find his enemy, could he defeat him?

Suddenly, someone greeted him, “Young hero, why are you drinking alone? Do you mind if we sit next to you?”

Yi Ping looked up and saw a handsome young man. He was the one who had welcomed him and he looked like a refined scholar. There were two others with him; one of them was an old man with one arm but he was not old at all because he exuded strength and vitality. The other was a middle-aged monk with thick white eyebrows.

The refined scholar added, “I'm sorry for not introducing myself properly. I'm Gongsun Jing.”

Those who have the surname Gongsun are few and only one martial family carries the surname. This ethereal scholar was none other than the benevolent Gongsun Jing of the Gongsun Aristocratic Clan. He is said to be highly respected and won the respect of the boxer heroes for his kindness and attention.

Even Yi Ping had heard of his fame and had ever wanted to get acquainted with him! But it was in the past and all he wanted now was to be left alone.

Gongsun Jing had seen a handsome young man drinking alone. Judging from the sword he had beside him, he concluded that this young man must have come from a famous martial clan. He was eager to recruit people like him as his friends and followers. The younger they are, the easier it is to get acquainted!

It's not a one-sided friendship. Likewise, the fighting heroes of the martial clan also wanted to befriend Gongsun Jing because she was famous and would become a strong supporter in the future.

Unfortunately for Gongsun Jing, Yi Ping was not from any martial clan. The sword he was carrying was only the sword he had taken from the Eternal Ice Palace because he had lost his own sword. And today, he was only interested in drinking and had just started.

The sword that Yi Ping had randomly drawn was one of the four most precious swords in the Eternal Ice Palace, named the White Emerald Phoenix.

Gongsun Jing observed Yi Ping sword and said, “Do you mind if I see your sword?” He said so casually as the white emerald sword Yi Ping was holding caught his attention. He was a swordsman and was interested in all kinds of swords.

To his surprise, Yi Ping simply said. “You can see it.” He put his sword on the table.

In the martial fraternity, boxers highly value their weapons and will never allow strangers to check their weapons. The weight of the weapon and its characteristics often provide clues to their opponents on how best to counter it.

And moreover, a swordsman would never part with his sword unless he was already dead.

Therefore Gongsun Jing did not really expect this young man to hand over his sword just like that. He expected the young man to reject him well or rudely and he would have a good idea if he was a friend or foe.

Gongsun Jing took the White Emerald Sword and examined it. There are posts ‘Phoenix White’ and ‘Emerald’ on it. The emerald that adorned the long white was real and the blade of the sword was extremely sharp!

Even an armed old man who was not initially interested in swords, exclaimed when Gongsun Jing had just unsheathed his sword, “Excellent swords! It was definitely one of the few top-tier swords in the fraternity! “

When the White Emerald Sword unsheathed, the terrifying evil aura from the sword was extremely brilliant and everyone could feel its chill piercing through their bones!

Gongsun Jing was confused. The owner of this sword must be from a famous martial clan to protect this sword and will be excited for it.

But this young man didn't seem to care much about his sword.

And he didn't seem too keen to get to know her even after he mentioned her name out loud in an attempt to impress her. He was generous enough to show his sword.

Even in Honor Manor, there were no swords of this quality and Gongsun Jing secretly wanted the White Emerald Sword.

He reluctantly returned the White Emerald Sword to Yi Ping, who took back the sword without saying anything.

Gongsun Jing smiled and said, “I'm interested in getting acquainted with heroes from all over the martial fraternity. Do you mind telling me your name and the origin of your martial clan, young hero?”

But Yi Ping was too sad and desperate to say anything. And moreover he was a nobody without a name while Gongsun Jing was a famous figure in the martial fraternity.

The boxers in the fraternity are mostly wine lovers and will hardly turn down such generous free offers.

But still, Yi Ping continued to ignore him.

This infuriated the one-armed old man who shouted, “What a brazen brazen! You don't know what's good for you, young man!” He threw a punch at Yi Ping.

Yi Ping looked at the incoming punch and barely blocked the attack. This seemingly innocuous move was like an unstoppable force and actually pushed him backwards and he was forced to get off his chair! That one-armed old man was a stronger opponent than he looked and his martial level was not below Tian Kui!

Gongsun Jing exclaimed loudly and praised Yi Ping, “Good! It was unexpected that he could actually block Uncle Gu's attack!”

This rejuvenated fighting spirit of Yi Ping and he started attacking the one-handed old man with his fists and palms.

The one-armed old man blocked his attack easily and without any effort. The one-armed old man laughed and shouted, “Do you know who I am? You dare to raise your fist towards me? Let me tell you. I'm Gu Tianle, Warrior God!”

Yi Ping was surprised. Who had never heard of Gu Tianle before? He was the only one who deserved the title of Warrior God. His martial ability was renowned throughout the martial fraternity for the past twenty years! Twenty years, he single-handedly invaded the most powerful heretic sect in the martial fraternity, the Sacred Hex Sect and defeated the most powerful heretical martial exponent leader Ji Yunzhong. That earned him the title of Warrior God!

From then on, various heretical sects and unorthodox clans began to hide. This was the result of his resounding actions!

Gu Tianle shouted, “If you still don't show your true martial origin, don't blame me for not warning you!”

Yi Ping knew that Gu Tianle was just playing around with him and he could sense that his punch was getting fiercer and more complicated.

He decided to display the Shadow Kick Skill that he took from Qiao Feng the Shadow Kicker. But to his surprise, Gu Tianle simply blocked his shadow kick with his forearm and suddenly, he became furious, “Who Qiao Feng is to you?”

This time, he no longer teased Yi Ping and hit his chest. This made Yi Ping retreat violently with a crushing sound. Yi Ping was astonished that despite the Shadow Kicks and the frontal defense he was positioning, Gu Tianle could punch him easily!

Yi Ping wiped the blood from his mouth and spat, “I have nothing to do with Qiao Feng!”

Gu Tianle hummed coldly, “If you are not related to Qiao Feng, where did you learn the Shadow Kick Skill?”

Yi Ping said coldly, “I don't need to explain it to you!”

The reason why Gu Tianle was so upset with Qiao Feng was because he lost his arm in an ambush by Qiao Feng the Shadow Kicker and his adoptive brother, Ye Lu the Lightning God.

Gu Tianle raised the martial power in his palm and shouted, “Let's see if you can withstand this!”

Yi Ping stood up defiantly and raised all of his martial power in both of his palms to receive the incoming attack.

Gongsun Jing shouted, “Young hero, this is dangerous for you. You risk dying with ..”

But Yi Ping paid him no heed. There was the force of the impact and the thundering sound of claps as Yi Ping was thrown until he hit the wall!

Gu Tianle only used a very small amount of strength but he was surprised that Yi Ping had so much martial power for a young man like him.

He thought, “Isn't he a student of that weird old man?” It was because at the moment of the collision, he felt the cold negative radiant power of his internal strength.

Gu Tianle did not know that Yi Ping internal strength was Cold Heavenly Tears or he would definitely be more surprised.

Most of the internal powerhouses displayed by the martial fraternity were positive types. Only a few like the Eternal Ice Palace, the Sacred Light Sect and the Southern Sword Sect used negative types. That's because negative type progressions are generally slower and dangerous to practice on your own. That was why these sects were usually seclusion sects and rarely interfered in the affairs of the martial fraternity.

But before Gu Tianle could ask any further, Yi Ping had jumped from the second floor of the tavern!

They were astonished that Yi Ping still had the strength to escape.

Gongsun Jing sighed, “We have injured her and if she dies, I will not feel good. All I want is to be friends with him ..”

The monk whose real name was Jue Yuan said, “He was seriously injured and could not go too far. Let me take him to the residence to recuperate so that we can show him that we did not mean to hurt him.”

With that, Jue Yuan jumped down from the second floor of the tavern to chase after Yi Ping!

The crowd had already gathered when the commotion started. They began to praise Gongsun Jing, “Young Master Gongsun is a good hero of compassion even to her enemies!”

Someone cursed Yi Ping, “This is not the fault of Young Master Gongsun. I witnessed that action. That young man was just a brash and arrogant person. He was probably an enemy of the Gongsun Residence from the very beginning!”

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