Fairy Tail: I Am the God

Seeing that Ji Daren didn't immediately answer "I want to," but instead pondered for a moment before speaking, Guiguzi said, "This child shouldn't become a puppet of hatred."

Guiguzi patted Ji Daren's head, looked up into the distance, thought of his friend Ji Mingyi, and after a long while said, "The destruction of the Seven Killings Sect was orchestrated by Ying Zheng behind the scenes."

Guiguzi also learned this from Gao Jianli, since the most deadly assassin was sent by Ying Zheng, which was the best evidence.

Young Ji Daren silently repeated Ying Zheng's name several times, deeply memorizing it. It can be said that this name influenced Ji Daren's entire life.

Guiguzi thought of his deceased old friend and swore to his friend's spirit in heaven that he would protect Ji Daren.

Just as Guiguzi and Ji Daren stood quietly together, Guiguzi suddenly squatted down, met Ji Daren's gaze, and asked, "Would you like to become my disciple?"

Guiguzi expected to receive a pair of questions from Ji Daren, but instead received only a childish "Okay." This surprised Guiguzi, who looked at Ji Daren with growing delight at how well he had come to connect with his friend's son.

Ji Daren also wanted to find a master to learn a survival skill. What Guiguzi didn't know was that he had actually been "tricked" by Ji Daren. Guiguzi was even happily counting money for Ji Daren, delighted to have such a clever and quick-witted apprentice.

After his initial joy, Guiguzi suddenly realized something. Ying Zheng must now know that the young master of the Seven Killings Sect is still alive and will surely come looking for Ji Daren again. In that case, why not change Ji Daren's name while he's at it, to ensure his safety? Guiguzi pondered for a moment.

Chapter 1154 Invasion of the Edolas World

He then looked at Ji Daren, who had been watching him, and asked, "Daren, how about we change our names?"

Without a second thought, Ji Daren replied, "Okay!" Ji Daren didn't know the reason for changing his name; he simply felt it wasn't pleasant to hear. Now that he could change it, he didn't care about the purpose—he'd change it! Besides, Ji Daren believed that Guiguzi was changing his name for his own good.

Seeing how readily Ji Daren agreed, Guiguzi felt an increasing affinity with the boy. After laughing a few times, he looked at Ji Daren with a smile and said, "From now on, you will be called Gai Nie! And you will be my last disciple, Guiguzi's last disciple. Are you satisfied?"

And so, Ji Daren became Gai Nie, the Sword Saint of his generation—but that's another story. Guiguzi also gained a prized disciple.

Gao Jianli's right leg, after being carefully cared for by Guiguzi, has recovered to its previous state. Gai Nie, now using the new name, went to visit Gao Jianli. Normally, within the Seven Killings Sect, Gai Nie and Gao Jianli had only met less than three times, and were not very familiar with each other.

When Gai Nie went to visit Gao Jianli, he started shouting from the doorway, wanting to share his joy with Gao Jianli. Gai Nie excitedly exclaimed, "Uncle Gao, I've become Grandpa Guiguzi's apprentice! And the kind where the door is closed!"

As Gai Nie spoke, he hopped and skipped over to Gao Jianli. Although Gai Nie was a bit mischievous, Gao Jianli still liked him very much. Knowing that he had become Guiguzi's last disciple, Gao Jianli was relieved.

Gao Jianli was already torn between taking Gai Nie with him and leaving him behind. Gao Jianli decided to return to the martial world alone to investigate the reason for the annihilation of the Seven Killings Sect.

With that, Gao Jianli no longer needed to worry. Gao Jianli beckoned, pulled Gai Nie into his arms, and whispered, "Da Ren, your uncle needs to investigate the true reason for the annihilation of the Seven Killings Sect. You must follow Guiguzi and study hard. I will come to find you again in some time."

After Gao Jianli finished his earnest explanation, he realized how troublesome it was to raise a child, and how reluctant he was to part with him. Still immersed in the sad atmosphere of impending separation, Gao Jianli felt Gai Nie's small hand gently tugging at his clothes, swaying it from side to side.

Gai Nie raised his little head and looked at Gao Jianli, saying in a serious tone, "Uncle Gao, don't call me Da Ren anymore. My name from now on is Gai Nie, which was given to me by Grandpa Guiguzi." Upon hearing this, Gao Jianli was initially startled, but then he understood.

Gai Nie didn't know why Guiguzi made him change his name, but Gao Jianli didn't know either. It was to better protect Gai Nie's safety, but Gao Jianli didn't explain it to Gai Nie.

Gao Jianli gently patted Gai Nie's head, smiled at him, and asked, "Are you happy with your new name? From now on, you're no longer an adult, but a little kid." Gao Jianli was joking with Gai Nie on the eve of their parting. In truth, Gao Jianli truly hoped that Gai Nie could remain carefree like a child. He could handle all the troublesome affairs between sects.

Gai Nie secretly complained to himself, "Why do people always like to pat my head? It'll stop me from growing taller!" Then Gai Nie replied, "Happy! The new name sounds great!"

Gao Jianli took Gai Nie to find the old master Guiguzi and entrusted Gai Nie to him completely, while Gao Jianli went off to roam the martial world again.

Chapter 1155 The Loss of Magic, the Shattered Origin of the World

Three years later, Guiguzi had passed away. Gao Jianli finally found Ji Daren, who had changed his name to Gai Nie. Gao Jianli was very excited when he saw Gai Nie. The person he had been searching for for so long had finally appeared in front of him. The thing he had been thinking about for so long could finally be realized.

So Gao Jianli told Gai Nie that he hoped he could help them take revenge and rebuild the Seven Kills Sect. Gai Nie did not reply after hearing Gao Jianli's words, but he was thinking to himself that it was impossible to rebuild the Seven Kills Sect. He was thinking about how to refuse Gao Jianli.

Moreover, building the Seven Killings Sect was no small matter, and he couldn't easily agree to Gao Jianli's request. So he had to use other things to appease Gao Jianli. He thought to himself, "Is there anything I need his help with recently?" After a while, he remembered something, and it was a very good excuse.

So Gai Nie told Gao Jianli that he had already agreed to enter Xianyang as an inside agent to assist Jing Ke in assassinating King Ying Zheng of Qin. Therefore, he did not have extra time to visit the Seven Killings Gate. Moreover, the matter of Jing Ke's assassination of King Ying Zheng was of great importance and required careful planning. Therefore, he had no time at all.

After speaking to Gao Jianli, Gai Nie began to think about how to deal with King Ying Zheng of Qin. After all, he had many assassins and secret agents under his command. If I wanted to infiltrate Xianyang as an inside agent, I first needed to know how many people were around King Ying Zheng so that Jing Ke's chances of assassinating him would be higher.

After Gao Jianli mentioned Gai Nie's words, he said to him, "I know a way to increase Jing Ke's chances of success when he assassinates the King of Qin. Would you like to hear it?" Gai Nie nodded, signaling him to continue.

Seeing that Gai Nie was very interested, Gao Jianli said to him: "If you meet the Seven Killings Sect, then all the problems will be solved. The Seven Killings Sect has an intelligence network and assassins, and the assassins are all top-notch. If you want to assassinate the King of Qin, it will be a piece of cake. So things will become very simple."

After hearing Gao Jianli's words, Gai Nie nodded and told Gao Jianli: There isn't much time. After all, rebuilding the Seven Kills Sect requires finding those assassins. Besides, the assassination of the King of Qin is just around the corner, and I've already promised Jing Ke, so we can't rebuild the Seven Kills Sect for now. We'll take a look when we have more time later.

Gao Jianli was very surprised when he heard Gai Nie's words. He said that if he wanted to rebuild the Seven Killings Sect, it would be very fast, and the assassins must have their own special way of contacting him, so it would be very easy to find them. It just depended on whether he was willing to look for them.

Gai Nie could roughly tell from Gao Jianli's eyes that he was thinking that as the leader of the Seven Kills Sect, he must have their contact information. So he should just be honest with him and tell him that he didn't have their contact information and couldn't reach them. That way, Gao Jianli would be able to stop forcing him to rebuild the Seven Kills Sect.

So Gai Nie said to Gao Jianli, "Although I am the leader of the Seven Kills Sect, I have not contacted them since the sect was closed. After all, the Seven Kills Sect is a sect of assassins, and many people are afraid of it. Moreover, it has many enemies. So I do not recommend reopening the Seven Kills Sect."

Upon hearing this, Gao Jianli concluded that Gai Nie was extremely timid and cowardly.

Chapter 1156 The Reincarnation Team from the Fairy Tail World Gathers

He wasn't carefree, nor did he seem to have any fears. He wasn't even willing to rebuild the Seven Killings Sect. Was there something he was worried about? Logically, that shouldn't be the case. He had no relatives or friends, and he was an assassin. Assassins shouldn't have emotions.

Is it because he has feelings that he left the Seven Kills Sect? It seems I need to talk to him and persuade him to rebuild the Seven Kills Sect. If I try to convince him to rebuild the Seven Kills Sect, I don't know if he would be willing. I don't have much confidence in him because he keeps making excuses.

He vaguely sensed that Gai Nie was avoiding Gao Jianli, who was rebuilding the Seven Kills Sect, but he still did not give up on rebuilding the Seven Kills Sect. He thought to himself that even if Gai Nie was unwilling to rebuild the Seven Kills Sect, he would rebuild it himself. However, he could not find the assassins of the Seven Kills Sect, which would require a lot of time and energy to find them.

The key question is whether they are still willing to be assassins. After all, the Seven Kills Sect has been disbanded for a long time. It is unknown whether the assassins' martial arts skills have deteriorated. Gao Jianli had a lot on his mind. Seeing that Gai Nie had not paid any attention to him, he left his room, knowing that he changed his name to escape pursuit.

After all, he was the top assassin under King Ying Zheng of Qin, and he also established the Seven Killings Sect, an assassin system for Qin Shi Huang, training so many assassins. Even if the Seven Killings Sect were re-established, it certainly wouldn't be as powerful as the original Seven Killings Sect, since training people requires a lot of time and effort.

Gao Jianli thought to himself that he must make Gai Nie listen to him and rebuild the Seven Kills Sect so that they could defeat King Ying Zheng of Qin. Although it would take some time to train new assassins, he believed that even if Gai Nie helped Jing Ke to assassinate the King of Qin, he was not optimistic that Jing Ke could succeed, since there were still the powerful assassins from the Seven Kills Sect in his hands.

It's hard to believe that someone could assassinate the King of Qin just by acting as an inside agent. After all, the King of Qin was a formidable figure, and I believe he wouldn't let someone off so easily if their life was in danger. I estimate that Jing Ke won't make it back this time. I just don't know if Gai Nie can save Jing Ke.

I could only secretly hope that this time, Gai Nie could escape, so that I could persuade him to rebuild the Seven Kills Sect. After all, the Seven Kills Sect under the Qin King was also established by him, and these assassins were all trained by him. Each assassin has his own unique way of killing.

It's unclear what method Gai Nie used to make them all so powerful, causing other smaller states to fear King Qin. It's because the assassins from his Seven Kills Sect have become famous, and none of the smaller states under his control can resist King Qin Ying Zheng. If any state does resist, he simply sends Seven Kills Sect assassins to destroy it.

Gao Jianli knew about these things, so he really wanted Gai Nie to make a comeback and help train those assassins. So Gao Jianli thought to himself that he must persuade Gai Nie. If his own strength was not enough, he would find a few more people to persuade him. He believed that there would definitely be people willing to persuade him to rebuild the Seven Killings Sect.

Therefore, Gao Jianli secretly made efforts to help Gai Nie escape and rebuild the Seven Killings Sect.

Chapter 1157 Swallowed into Edolas, the Vanishing Magnolia

After Gao Jianli finished speaking, his fists were clenched tightly. His expression was filled with anger and helplessness. He felt sorrow for his situation, yet there was nothing he could do. Gao Jianli understood that no one could be relied upon; the only person he could truly rely on was himself.

After listening to what Gao Jianli said, Leon understood Gao Jianli's feelings at this moment. He also deeply felt Gao Jianli's helplessness. In the end, he was just an observer and could not play any role. He could only sigh inwardly.

Leon thought about it. He had no way to make Gao Jianli truly happy, but since Gao Jianli had told him, he couldn't just pretend he didn't know anything. He had to do or say something.

"Gao Jianli, don't overthink it." He had so much to say, but when it came down to it, it was just that one sentence.

Gao Jianli nodded, but as for Leon's words, it was impossible for him to do so. He carried too much pressure and too many family feuds and grudges.

Seeing that Gao Jianli was clearly distracted and just going through the motions, Leon could only shake his head helplessly. He stood up, patted the clothes beside him, and started walking, intending to leave Gao Jianli alone so that he could think things through on his own.

Watching Leon's departing figure, Gao Jianli felt an indescribable heaviness in his heart. He slowly stood up, thinking that there was no point in sitting quietly in the room by himself, so he prepared to go out to the Mo family.

Gao Jianli soon arrived at the gate of the Mo family. Looking at the Mo family mansion, he felt a mix of emotions. He was grateful to the Mo family for their rescue, but he also resented their inaction.

Gao Jianli took a deep breath and walked into the Mo family. He saw that the decorations and furnishings of the Mo family were still the same as before, but his state of mind was completely different from before.

The Mohists quickly learned of Gao Jianli's visit. Although they didn't know why Gao Jianli was visiting, they knew that his visit must be related to Gai Nie. So the Mohists hurriedly sent someone to invite Nie Gai.

"Gao Jianli, you've arrived!" The Mo family members immediately put on smiles when they saw Gao Jianli; they had a pretty good impression of him.

"Yes, Patriarch, greetings everyone!" Gao Jianli greeted the Mo family members politely, showing his deep affection for them.

"Gao Jianli, what brings you here today?" The Mo family members were a little puzzled about the purpose of Gao Jianli's visit.

"Gao Jianli didn't come here today for anything important, he just wanted to visit and catch up!" Gao Jianli's eyes darkened, but he still said with a smile.

The Mo family members looked at Gao Jianli's smile with a strange feeling, and at the same time they realized that Gao Jianli's visit was not a simple one to catch up with them. However, the Mo family members were still very puzzled about Gao Jianli's true purpose.

As the atmosphere grew increasingly cold and heavy, the Mo family members felt a little awkward, but couldn't find any topics to continue the conversation.

Gao Jianli was lost in his own thoughts and didn't notice the awkward atmosphere at all. His mind was full of Nie Gai. He was still very puzzled as to why Nie Gai was unwilling to help him. Nie Gai was the leader of the alliance. If even Nie Gai was unwilling to help him, then it would be very difficult for him to rebuild the Seven Kills Sect.

Chapter 1158 Attack of Fairy Tail

Thinking of this, Gao Jianli felt a headache coming on, and he rubbed his aching temples.

This scene happened to be witnessed by the Mo family, who quickly changed the subject, saying to Gao Jianli, "Gao Jianli, are you feeling unwell? Should we ask someone to take a look at you? Your health is the most important thing!"

"Huh? No need, no need, I'm fine!" Gao Jianli was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized where he was, quickly came to his senses, and forced a smile.

The conversation ended without a conclusion, leaving the Mo family feeling embarrassed, and Gao Jianli also began to realize that the atmosphere was off.

Just then, Nie Gai arrived. As soon as Nie Gai stepped into the room, he saw Gao Jianli and instantly understood why he had been called there.

Gao Jianli turned his head and saw Nie Gai. His eyes darkened as he recalled his conversation with him a few days ago. He felt a surge of anger and wanted to rush up and beat Nie Gai up to make him realize the situation.

However, Nie Gai was the leader of the alliance, and he couldn't do that. He could only helplessly watch Nie Gai keep running away. At this moment, Gao Jianli's eyes were very bright, as if he had a thousand words to say, but in front of his savior, he couldn't say anything.

When the Mo family members saw the look in Gao Jianli and Nie Gai's eyes, they knew that there must be something between them that was not convenient to say in front of them, so they quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Nie Gai, you've come at the right time. Gao Jianli is visiting today. You two brothers should have a good talk. We'll head out now!"

Having just finished speaking, without paying attention to Nie Gai and Gao Jianli's expressions, she hurriedly left, closing the door behind her as she went. This was very thoughtful. The Mo family hoped that Nie Gai and Gao Jianli could resolve their issues properly, and that both of them would be well.

"Nie Gai, as the leader of the alliance, how could you do such a thing!" Gao Jianli's emotions erupted the moment he saw that there was no one else in the room.

Gao Jianli was filled with complex emotions. He couldn't understand why Nie Gai was unwilling to help him. As an alliance leader, wouldn't he be more than willing to regain control of a sect? Why did he make all sorts of excuses when it came to Nie Gai?

"Nie Gai, do you know how the previous leader of the alliance died? Have you forgotten?" Gao Jianli's eyes were red. He was very indignant when he thought of the past. He was very emotional.

Looking at the agitated Gao Jianli, Nie Gai knew that Gao Jianli was in great pain, but he really wouldn't interfere in this matter anymore. He wouldn't use his identity as the leader of the alliance either. He decided to try to persuade Gao Jianli.

"Gao Jianli, do you know that the world has been unified by Qin Shi Huang and is at peace? Why would you want to rebuild the Seven Killings Sect to disrupt this peace?"

Gao Jianli was stunned and hadn't reacted yet.