My Sword Has a Way

Chapter 5 Night Talk

Just as Xu Zhian returned to the gate of his own yard, the young man gradually recovered from his panic. Looking at the weak figure in front of the gate, the thin young man smiled slightly, his body softened, and finally fell down.

Xu Zhian didn't know how he got into the house afterwards, but when he woke up, his blood-stained robe had been replaced with a clean green robe.

Xu Zhian sat up and saw his younger sister sleeping in the inner room. Then he saw the middle-aged man in black leaning against the door frame and looking up at the sky.

"Are you awake?" asked the man in black.

Xu Zhian walked up to the man, bowed and said, "Thank you, uncle."

The man in black asked again: "How does it feel to kill someone?"

Xu Zhian answered truthfully: "I don't like it very much, but they killed my parents, so they deserve to die! Although I don't understand any big principles, but I heard Xia Shuyin next door say: "Those who kill should pay with their lives, and those who owe debts should pay their debts!"

Man in black: "Yes, if you kill someone, you must pay with your life, and if you owe someone a debt, you must pay it back. There are so many people in this world who owe debts, but only a few pay them back."

The man in black seemed to have remembered something, his eyes were filled with hatred, like a beast ready to devour its prey, causing the young man beside him to tremble.

The boy had a hunch that if this person wanted to harm him, he would be dead with just one look. However, this feeling only lasted for a moment, and he returned to his previous calm.

The man in black turned and looked at Xu Zhian: "Boy, where is your adoptive mother buried?"

Xu Zhian pointed to the West Mountain and said, "There is an old pine tree halfway up the West Mountain."

The man in black asked again: "Can you take me there now?"

Xu Zhian looked at the sleeping girl in the inner room and hesitated. The middle-aged man said, "Don't worry about Meng Yao. I'm here. No one can hurt her!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Wu waved his hand, and an invisible sword energy curtain enveloped the entire courtyard. The young man saw the man in black looking at him hopefully and replied, "Then wait for me."

After saying that, he took out a bunch of incense and candles from the only cabinet in the room. The man in black said nothing when he saw this. He grabbed the boy's shoulders and said, "Close your eyes and sense the direction."

When the boy closed his eyes, he felt a moment of weightlessness. When he opened his eyes again, he had arrived next to an old pine tree.

When Xu Zhian saw the black-clothed man put away the flying sword, he was stunned for a moment. This was the first time the young man had seen immortal magic. It was just like the immortal magic he had imagined countless times, coming and going without a trace and traveling thousands of miles in an instant.

The young man collected his thoughts, walked to a small grave covered with weeds, knelt down, lit the incense and candles, and said, "Mom, I'm here to see you."

The man in black looked a little lonely when he saw this. Xu Zhian was very tactful and did not bother him anymore. Instead, he went to two connected graves not far away and knelt down to light incense and candles. "Dad, Mom, I am an unfilial son. It took me until today to avenge you. Although only two of you died violently, please rest assured, Dad and Mom, I swear here that the mastermind Zhang Yuanshan will not die a good death! I hope your spirits in heaven can bless me."

After Xu Zhian finished speaking, he kowtowed three times. Half an incense stick later, the young man stood up and walked towards the man in black. The man in black said, "I'm here to take Meng Yao away this time."

Xu Zhian said helplessly: "I guessed it."

The man in black: "You should understand that Meng Yao will only suffer a life of mediocrity if she follows you. You don't want Meng Yao to work hard all day just to make a living like you do. She can have a better life, a better life, and even better family love."

The boy didn't reply, but clenched his fists with a look of pain on his face.

The man in black turned his head and looked at the young man in front of him and said, "In fact, I really want to kill you. Meng Yao is too dependent on you. She is the daughter of my Qi family. You will never know how important this identity is. It's like the emperor of Daliang. My Qi family can be destroyed in a snap of a finger. And you are just an ordinary mortal. I'm afraid you will never be able to practice Taoism in this life. Don't try to make me take you to the Qi family. That will only make you die faster. I think you will be very sensible, right?"

The young man felt a little disappointed after hearing what Qi Wu said: "I don't want to go to the Qi family with you. I just want to ask, will I be able to see Meng Yao again in the future?"

The man in black affirmed, "You will not have the chance to meet again. After returning this time, Meng Yao will awaken his sword body and embark on the path of cultivation. From now on, you will be people from two different worlds. Xu Zhian, I don't mean to discourage you, I just want you to understand that some things cannot be changed by hard work."

The young man still did not give up and asked: "How can I see Meng Yao again?"

The man in black frowned and said in a bad tone: "You still don't give up? Young people should know themselves. Some people in this world are born on the top of the mountain, while some people can never climb the mountain in their lifetime. I hope you don't do something stupid, otherwise Meng Yao will be very sad!"

Xu Zhian lowered his head and said nothing more. He glanced at his adoptive mother's tombstone and felt that he was very useless and had let down the woman who had raised him for many years.

Xu Zhian's clenched fist gradually loosened, and he looked at the man in black and said weakly: "I'll trouble you to take care of Meng Yao from now on. I know what you mean. I will persuade Meng Yao to let her go to the Qi family with you."

The man in black nodded and said, "Of course, since Meng Yao is willing to call you brother, I will give you wealth and honor, and this will also end this fate."

After saying that, the man in black produced a box of gold coins out of thin air. Xu Zhian just glanced at it indifferently, his eyes clear and calm.

This was the first time the boy had seen gold. Although he didn’t know how much there was, looking at the golden color, he thought that he would never be able to spend it all in his lifetime.

Seeing that Xu Zhian was unmoved, the man in black thought that the boy was greedy and wanted to ask for more. Just as he was about to mock him, he heard the boy say, "I won't take a penny from you. I don't want this to become a transaction. Please respect me, uncle."

Upon seeing this, Qi Wu withdrew his contempt for the young boy. As the saying goes, money can move the heart. The fact that he could resist the temptation of money at such a young age showed that he had a very strong character, far surpassing his peers. However, he had no chance to practice Taoism.

Just when the young man was falling asleep tonight, the middle-aged man was examining his body and accidentally discovered that the young man's spiritual roots were dim and his luck was not obvious, which was extremely strange.

You should know that everyone in this world has luck, which can be as pure as a rainbow or as thin as steam. There are very few exceptions unless a person dies.

However, the young man had no luck at all, which puzzled even a knowledgeable man like Qi Wu. But he didn't care much about it. The world is full of wonders, but one thing is certain, without luck, there is no chance to become an immortal.

The man in black waved his hand in front of him, and the tombs and the old pine tree disappeared in front of the young man. Xu Zhian frowned slightly when he saw this, but never said anything.

Xu Zhian looked at the empty weed field in front of him and asked the man in black, "When are you leaving?"