Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 59 A Deal

When Ren Xing saw that Lin Xiufei had agreed to go back to the village with Fan Tian Lü Zirui as a guest, he was anxious but had no chance to speak privately.

As they approached the village entrance, the villagers who had just seen Lin Xiufeng jump out looked puzzled.

Lu Zirui rebuked them with a stern face, saying:

"What use are you all! This is my friend, a Heavenly Warrior."

"He just spotted someone suspicious in the village and chased after them. Yet you treat him like an enemy? If he had any ill intentions, how many of you would be enough to kill him? Why would he need to be chased by you?"

"Those who chased after them were all ambushed and killed by the rebellious people! Today, thanks to Lin Xiufeng's help, I was able to kill and drive back the rebellious people!"

"I'm sorry!" The group of people gathered at the village entrance hurriedly admitted their mistake and apologized to Lin Xiufeng.

Finally, he promised to immediately go there to patrol and guard against any attacks from the Rebellious Organization.

Lu Zirui solemnly gave a few instructions and then invited Lin Xiufeng and Renxing to enter the village together.

I'm utterly speechless at how capricious he is...

Isn't this blatant lying?

Isn't this blatant lying?
Those people were clearly killed by Lin Xiufeng on her own!

How did such an incredible organization suddenly appear...?

Seeing that Lin Xiufeng remained unfazed, seemingly unsurprised by Lü Zirui's words, Ren Xing couldn't help but wonder if the two had communicated and concocted the story on the way.

After finally getting to Lü Zirui's house, he had to wait until Lü Zirui had to leave.

He grabbed Lin Xiufeng by the collar and demanded:

"What the hell is going on!"

Lin Xiufeng subconsciously grabbed the willful collar with her other hand, determined not to indulge him.

Then I realized it was a bit inappropriate, so I had to pull the collar further away to avoid it touching her body.

Then they discovered that there was nothing covering the neckline.

With her eyes wide open, Lin Xiufeng had no choice but to let go and slap her hand away.

"Speak properly! Why are you grabbing my collar like that!"

"I will definitely tell Zhao Youyue!"

"Go ahead and say whatever you want. Anyway, you grabbed my collar first, so tell Fang Yuan the same thing!"

"I've never seen such a stingy man!"

Finally, she said this sentence with resentment, a sentence that Zhao Youyue often said.

"What do you mean by being stingy? This is called the principle of reciprocity. If you're polite to me, I'll be polite to you, won't I?"

Lin Xiufeng spoke with righteous indignation.

I really want to punch him!
If we weren't outmatched, we would have fought already!

"I'm not going to waste my breath on you, you stingy little devil! Tell me, what just happened?"

Bringing the conversation back to the main topic, Lin Xiufeng didn't press the matter further, replying casually:

"I guess she doesn't want to waste her Heavenly Martial Power fighting me. First, she's not confident of a quick victory, and second, there's no need. Two Heavenly Martial Warriors are risking their lives for my little matter with the pharmacy guy. Neither she nor I want that."

"So, they really are inviting us to be their guests?"

Renxing thought Lin Xiufeng's words made sense, but upon closer inspection, they were indeed absurd.

“If I don’t come, her fabricated story will lack persuasiveness and she won’t be able to explain it to the organization in the future.”

"For her, the death of more than twenty Heavenly Martial Souls is not a big deal; what is a big deal is the impact on her prestige and leaving her vulnerable to attack within the organization."

“I’m willing to come, and I’m acknowledging her story. That’s the end of it.”

Having accepted the intricacies of the situation, he asked in bewilderment:
"Aren't you afraid there might be a trap?"

“The entire Overturning Heaven Organization has less than a hundred Heavenly Warriors. This village is numbered four, five, or six in the Central District. If a village has two Heavenly Warriors, then at least one of them is just passing through. What are we going to use to ambush her? We're lucky we're not ambushing her.” Lin Xiufeng observed the furnishings in the hall. There were several complete mutated animal hides, but none of them were as big as the wolf-like beast.

They are willful and uninhibited, almost as if they have no sense of boundaries. They will pick up whatever interests them and play with it as if it were their own home.

When Lü Zirui returned and saw this, he said heartily:
"Just tell me what you like, girl."

He smiled and said, "There's nothing I want. We have plenty of things here."

"Oh?" Lu Zirui was suspicious. Wasn't it agreed that there was no organization?
“We have a regiment, but the headquarters is much smaller than this place, and there are only a few people in total.”

Lin Xiufeng didn't want to bring it up, but was forced to make amends.

"That's a bit small. As the commander-in-chief, he has three generals under him, each general overseeing three chiefs, and each chief overseeing three village chiefs. Each village chief has a household of one or two hundred households and is responsible for recruiting new people."

"The Heavenly Martial Group monopolizes new recruits, and the Heaven-Turning Organization can't let them have that monopoly forever. Besides establishing villages to guide newcomers, they're also preparing to form action teams to let the newcomers understand the truth about the Seaside Home and prevent them from being deceived..."

Lu Zirui clearly still intended to recruit Lin Xiufei, but he wasn't so direct. He casually brought up these topics to indirectly demonstrate the strength of the Fantian Organization.

In comparison, a small group at Youlin Feiyue seems insignificant.

However, Lin Xiufeng interpreted this information in a completely different way.

This means that the foundation of the three major organizations is the Heavenly Martial Soul, and they rely on sheer numbers.

The number of Heavenly Warriors is actually very limited, and if they are dispersed across the continent, it is far from enough.

With two Heavenly Warriors and four Heavenly Martial Soul Level 9 cultivators, You Linfeiyue can now act without worry in most villages!
What kind of three major organizations' commanders would dare to make a move against these two Heavenly Warriors?

Anyone with a sound mind and no serious personality flaws would be like Lü Zirui and become his friend!

Even if it's just a formality, they won't be enemies.

'Just like my second brother and Sun Ziyue, even if they hate each other, they're unwilling to lay a hand on each other.'

Lin Xiufeng decided to learn more about the Heavenly Warriors.

Lu Zirui was also willing to reveal some details.

"Martial artists without an organization are at a disadvantage. Cultivating acupoints requires many types of bone powder. How much can one person collect?"

“It’s different when you’re organized. Whatever you need, the organization is responsible for coordinating and exchanging it. You can even borrow from the organization to ensure that your cultivation progress is not affected.”

"Not to mention that all the major organizations have Heavenly Martial Techniques. I see you're still using the horns of mutated beasts as weapons. While they're not bad, they're not as satisfying as Heavenly Martial Weapons. I suppose you don't know how to train for Heavenly Martial Weapons?"

Just as Lin Xiufeng was about to ask for advice, Lü Zirui smiled and continued:
"If you join the organization, I can reveal the cultivation method to you. Revealing it to someone outside the organization is a crime of betrayal!"

Just then, a young girl brought in tea.

"General, something's happened at the warehouse."

Lu Zirui gave a shout and went to handle it first.

The girl slowly picked up her teacup, and after Lü Zirui left, she suddenly asked in an urgent tone and with an excited expression:
"Is big brother a Celestial Warrior?"

"Ah, what's wrong?"

"If you're willing to take me with you, big brother, I'm willing to tell you about a conspiracy!"

The young girl's eyes held a mixture of expectation and fear.

He suddenly stood up and demanded:
"Did Lü Zirui hire someone? I knew she was unreliable!"

Lin Xiufeng was impressed by her temper; she couldn't hold back for even a moment, and said to the girl:
“I can agree to this deal.”

The girl happily shared the information.

"When the general first left, he sent someone to ask the elders for help. They will arrive by noon tomorrow. If our eldest brother doesn't agree to join Fantian then, we won't be able to leave!"

"If you want to leave, big brother, wait until you've eaten and rested for a while, then say you want to explore the village and ask me to lead the way. I know how to shake off the watchers and leave the village!"

Lin Xiufeng discovered that he was keeping the girl as a bargaining chip, in case he broke his promise after hearing the news.

But in reality, if he really wanted to leave, he wouldn't care about being followed.

(End of this chapter)