novelraw Chapter 423 - 413: Qi Lian Demi Immortal!
Chapter 423 - 413: Qi Lian Demi Immortal!
"And then?" The corner of Qin Fan’s mouth lifted in a playful smirk.
"Therefore, the Orochi must not be allowed to live! Absolutely not! If it manages to sneak in again, it will be a catastrophe for our nation’s millions of square kilometers of territory! Furthermore, in the decades it has been dormant, it must have advanced under the guidance of the Japanese Onmyoji! Its power has undoubtedly grown. Facing such a menace, we must eliminate it with all haste!" the blind old man said, gritting his teeth.
"Since it must be eliminated so quickly, then you go and eliminate it," he said. "Aren’t there God Realm experts? They defeated the Orochi back then, so why would they fear it now? And you, what’s the point of telling me all this? Besides, the country itself isn’t worried, so why are you—a blind old man who just sits on a mountaintop watching the sunrise—so concerned?"
Without giving Qin Fan much time for questions, the blind old man continued explaining, "Back then, I was the director of the Guardian Institute! At the time, my Martial Arts Cultivation had just reached the entry-level of the God Realm. Those fellows from the north, south, east, and west were all members of the Institute, my right and left hands. It was I who led them to repel the Orochi and ensure many of those Onmyoji never left Huaxia’s soil!
"As for why the nation isn’t concerned, it’s because they are unaware. Even if they were, all they could do is worry. There isn’t much they can do! I know you must be wondering why I don’t just ask those old comrades to go to Japan and kill the Orochi. It’s not that I don’t want to tell them it’s reviving, but it would be pointless.
"So you sought me out," Qin Fan sneered disdainfully, cutting him off. "Your first thought was that if I were the Child of Destiny, I would be protected by the Heavenly Dao and wouldn’t die easily, so you could send me to Japan to kill the Orochi. Then you found out I wasn’t, so you dropped the idea. But you didn’t expect me to turn out to be some Divine Envoy of the Vast World, which revived your intention of having me deal with the Orochi. Is that your logic? I’m not wrong, am I?"
He’s right. That’s exactly what I was thinking; Qin Fan saw right through me! But I never thought it would provoke such disdain! After all, this isn’t for my own selfish reasons, but for the greater good of the nation! It seems my grand plan has backfired spectacularly.
He gave a cold snort, shook his head, and turned to leave. National righteousness? Defending the homeland? I’ll do what needs to be done, but not because someone tells me to. What’s the difference between that and being used as a weapon? Even though he knew the blind old man probably didn’t mean it that way, Qin Fan, who was used to walking his own path on the Cangqiong Continent, couldn’t shake the feeling of being treated like a pawn.
"That’s a matter for your Guardian Institute," Qin Fan replied coldly, his steps pausing for only a moment. He shook his head, let out another cold snort, and started walking again. He knew the blind old man, Qilian the Demi Immortal, was kneeling to him, but he never once turned back to look.
"The Orochi must not be spared!"
Despite Qin Fan’s revulsion and refusal, Qilian the Demi Immortal’s voice did not fall silent. Instead, he bellowed the same words three times in a row. That phrase echoed across Kunlun Mountain like a demonic incantation, ringing endlessly in Qin Fan’s ears.
By the time Qin Fan reached the foot of the mountain with his hands in his pockets, warm sunlight was bathing the earth. Seeing his expressionless face and recalling his master’s astonishing shouts from a few moments ago, Hua Xiaotian quickly walked over. "Master Qin, what happened?" he asked with a frown.
"Master Qin, then what should we do?" Hua Xiaotian asked tentatively.
Not bothering to engage with Hua Xiaotian, Qin Fan said flatly, "You don’t need to follow me. I’ll go on my own."
"This—!"