Chapter 260: Deceiving Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng
Chapter 260: Deceiving Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng
"Senior brother, I don't believe him."
A man wearing a cloak, sporting ramen-noodle-like hair, and with a cold expression looked at Li Ping; it was none other than Bu Jingyun, the Uncrying God of Death.
He had previously failed in his assassination attempt on Xiong Ba and was rescued by Qin Shuang. He was now recuperating here, and Qin Shuang brought Li Ping to see him.
Li Ping didn't take it to heart. He knew how difficult this guy was to deal with, and simply smiled and said, "Well, logically you should believe me."
"Because if I were one of Xiong Ba's men, I would have already brought the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi and Xiong Ba himself to clean house!"
"But I know that sometimes you're not a very rational person."
"Just like when you returned to the World Society to assassinate Xiong Ba, at that time Xiong Ba was in a crucial period of his cultivation."
"You could have easily killed him with a single sword strike, but suddenly you had a brain fart and said that you disdained taking advantage of someone in distress, and that you would repay his kindness by considering his years of nurturing."
"Then you were stopped by the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi and beaten up by Xiong Ba. If Qin Shuang hadn't saved you, you would have been dead long ago."
"Haven't you thought about why this happened?"
Bu Jingyun maintained his cold expression, but Qin Shuang knew her junior brother was not one for words, so she asked, "Why?"
Li Ping said, "It's fate! A golden carp is no ordinary fish in a pond; it transforms into a dragon when it encounters wind and clouds. The dragon's roar in the nine heavens shakes the world; when wind and clouds meet, it swims in shallow waters."
"These two sentences are Mud Bodhisattva's commentary on Xiong Ba's fate, which you must have already learned from Wen Chou Chou."
"The reason why Xiong Ba took Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng as his disciples was because of these two prophecies."
"You didn't kill Xiong Ba back then, perhaps because of your own insistence, but the most fundamental reason was fate."
"Xiongba's life shouldn't have ended there."
"I know, Bu Jingyun, you don't want to cooperate with anyone, but if you don't follow the prophecy, you'll never kill Xiong Ba!"
Qin Shuang and Bu Jingyun were both greatly surprised.
Qin Shuang, in particular, thought she had found a powerful ally, but it turned out to be a charlatan.
Finally, Bu Jingyun slowly said, "I don't believe in fate, I only believe in myself."
Li Ping slowly took a sip of tea: "Even the Sword Saint didn't believe it, so he died."
"The Sword Saint at that time had already comprehended the Twenty-Three Swords Technique, which is a divine skill that has transcended ordinary swordsmanship, and even surpasses the martial arts legend Wuming who saved your life back then."
"He was just one breath away from killing Xiong Ba."
"When you saw him, you casually slapped his corpse away, saving Xiong Ba's life."
"Is this fate?"
Bu Jingyun's heart skipped a beat. No one but himself and Jian Chen could possibly know about the time when he was saved by Wuming. How could this person know?
Moreover, although Bu Jingyun was not present when the Sword Saint challenged Xiong Ba, he later heard about what was happening in the world and knew what kind of divine skills the Sword Saint had displayed!
He never imagined that it was because of him that Xiong Ba was able to escape with his life.
Is it really such a coincidence?
For the first time, he felt that this person was somewhat capable!
But both of them shook their heads. They didn't believe in fate, which was such an ethereal thing, especially Bu Jingyun, who always believed that fate was in his own hands.
Li Ping put down his teacup: "Do you think Xiong Ba is a shrewd man, or a fool?"
Qin Shuang shook her head: "How could Xiong Ba, who managed to build the World Alliance to its current state, be a fool?"
Li Ping laughed and said, "But Xiong Ba believed it all, which is why he managed to build the Tianxia Society into what it is today."
"That's why he tried so hard to kill you all..."
Finally, a chapter update notification arrived: Chapter 258: Deceiving Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng, available to read here. Bu Jingyun spoke again: "If everything is predestined, and I am destined to kill Xiong Ba, then even if I do nothing, will he still be in my hands?"
Li Ping laughed: "You think you can just do nothing?"
Bu Jingyun slowly shook his head.
Li Ping snapped his fingers: "So, it's destined that you will do something to kill Xiong Ba."
"That's the most amazing thing about fate; it often makes you think you're rebelling against it, but in the end, your rebellion actually shapes fate itself!"
"It's like you hated Xiong Ba so much for wiping out your entire family, yet you still became Xiong Ba's disciple!"
"You and Nie Feng are destined to kill Xiong Ba, but in the process, you will inevitably suffer some painful losses."
"If I help you, the outcome won't change, but the process might be a little easier."
"Or do you want to experience that kind of loss again?"
Bu Jingyun was shocked again. He had only told Xiong Ba about his true identity before, but if Li Ping was Xiong Ba's man, Xiong Ba would definitely have already come to kill him.
Therefore, Li Ping is definitely not it!
How did he find out all this?
Whether he believed Li Ping or not, in his eyes Li Ping had already transformed from a conman into a conman with considerable skill!
Qin Shuang stared intently at Li Ping: "Who exactly are you?"
No matter how you look at it, Li Ping doesn't seem like a sorcerer, magician, or fortune teller!
Li Ping said, "I am Li Chenzhou, 'The Emperor Reigns Over the World,' and I learned all of this from the 78th generation successor of the Heavenly Mystery Sect!"
"How could you possibly know so much?"
Finally, Qin Shuang asked again, "How can you prove these things?"
Li Ping laughed, "As long as we find Nie Feng, that's enough. You can also call Shi Wuzun here; he can corroborate my words! I know Nie Feng is in Fengxi Village, but I don't know where Fengxi Village is!"
Originally, Li Ping planned to join Qin Shuang and the others to fight against Xiong Ba and the Twelve Fiends of Tianchi in Fengxi Village.
Taking advantage of Bu Jingyun's severed arm, they obtained the Holy Spirit Sword Technique from him, and then, while Nie Feng was trapped, they went with him to find Ao Han's Six Absolute Techniques.
But then I thought, why should I force myself to suffer when I can't?
I could easily instruct Nie Feng to first find the Six Absolute Skills of Aohan, and instruct Bu Jingyun to first find the Qilin Arm and the Peerless Sword.
Then instruct them on how to use the Maha Boundless Technique, set the battlefield at the seaside, and let the winds and clouds gather for a shallow swim. Leave the battle to them, and just watch the show...
Even now, no matter how much Bu Jingyun and Qin Shuang disbelieved it, they were beginning to waver.
Besides, Fengxi Village wasn't hard to find, so Qin Shuang finally told Li Ping...
……
After leaving the World Society, Nie Feng came to a small village called Fengxi Village and lived the life of an ordinary person.
That day, he had just returned from hunting when he suddenly froze, and then Li Ping landed beside him.
Li Ping laughed and said, "Nie Feng, let's have a race to see who gets to Fengxi Village first!"
"If you beat me, I'll tell you where your dad is. If you lose, I'll give you the Wind God Kick!"
Nie Feng was shocked. It was impossible. His father was dead. He had seen his father die in Lingyun Cave with his own eyes!
Li Ping continued, "One, two, three..."
Without giving Nie Feng a chance to refuse or time to think, Li Ping started running.
Although Nie Feng had never been particularly competitive, when it came to his father's whereabouts, he couldn't help but run after him...
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