Starting with the divine power of the Great Vajra, he traversed the heavens.

Chapter 77 My rules are rules
"Actually, I don't want to commit more killings."

Ren Shaoyang sat imposingly in the chair, while a thin old man poured him wine.

Upon hearing his sudden remark, the hand pouring the wine paused abruptly.

Ren Shaoyang then glared at him: "You have an objection?"

The old man remained calm and smiled, saying, "Young master, you seem cold on the outside but are warm on the inside. You certainly don't want them to suffer too much."

At the same time, five people were kneeling beside him: four men and one transvestite.

They are Du Sha, who is coughing incessantly while clutching his chest; Li Dazui, who has been turned into a stone statue by rubble; Tu Jiaojiao, who is lying on the ground; Haha'er, who has a large footprint on his face; and Yin Jiuyou, whose lips are purplish-black.

Yin Jiuyou, in particular, was trembling all over, feeling as if that little girl with the oval face was always smiling at him.

The little girl's laughter made his heart ache, and he involuntarily shrank back.

The others weren't faring any better, all whimpering softly and pitifully like wounded little animals.

But are they pitiful?

This joke is just as ridiculous as Ren Shaoyang saying he doesn't want to commit more killings.

Ren Shaoyang looked at the old man and smiled, "Doctor Wan, are you implying something?"

“Young master, your martial arts are unparalleled. You have your own plans for how they want to die.” The old man, Wan Chunliu, smiled wryly. “However, you are kind-hearted. Letting those outside die quickly, how can that not be considered a merit?”

Ren Shaoyang pondered for a moment and said, "If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known I was so kind."

Wan Chunliu said, "In the Valley of Villains, what is good or evil? We do whatever we want!"

Ren Shaoyang grunted and raised his glass to drink.

Hearing this from the side, Hongxiu said to Ding'an, "This old man is a kind and righteous person."

Ding An nodded and said, "At first, he seemed so stubborn, but now he's fawning over the cripple. Why is that?"

"Why?" Hongxiu said slowly, "Isn't it to save these people's lives?"

Ding'an and the little beggar spoke quite loudly, their voices even echoing in the empty hall.

Wan Chunliu felt somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this.

The five villains were moved by what they heard and clasped their hands in greeting to Wan Chunliu.

Li Dazui, trembling with pain as he pulled out the pebbles, said boldly, "Dr. Wan, you're truly a damn benevolent doctor! Old Li admires you!"

Tu Jiaojiao, who was lying on the ground, also struggled to raise her neck and chuckled, "Dr. Wan, I can't move right now. When I get better, I'll take good care of you!"

Li Dazui thought to himself, "Pah!"

"Pah!" Haha laughed softly, "You slut, haha! You're repaying kindness with enmity!"

Just as Yin Jiuyou was about to say something, he suddenly caught a glimpse of that terrifying girl out of the corner of his eye, playing with a bamboo leaf viper.

The bamboo leaf green was seen rolling into a ball and bobbing back and forth between the palms.

Such a strange sight startled Ding'an so much that he clapped his hands and patted his stomach repeatedly.

Yin Jiuyou's eyelids twitched as he watched, and he immediately shrank back, not daring to speak again.

He even had a vague feeling that this little girl might be even stronger than that white-robed young man!
"Da da~!"

Suddenly, the sound of fingers lightly tapping on the table came from behind.

This abruptly pulled Yin Jiuyou back to his senses, causing the scene to fall silent.

Li Dazui and the others remained motionless, staring at the white-robed young man seated there as if in a daze.

Ren Shaoyang's voice, seemingly both near and far, drifted out leisurely: "My name is Ren Shaoyang, and my nickname is 'The Butcher'."

The candlelight flickered, casting mottled and mixed shadows on Ren Shaoyang's face.

As he spoke, his chilling gaze slowly swept over the crowd.

Everyone felt that his gaze was so intense it was like a physical object, and that touching it felt like being struck by a knife or spear. They all lowered their heads, not daring to look at him.

Ren Shaoyang frowned and said calmly, "Did I tell you to bow your heads?"

The five people quickly looked up, and four of them smiled. Du Sha wanted to laugh, but his face was stiff, and his smile looked worse than a cry.

Ren Shaoyang nodded and said, "From today onwards, the three of us will stay here. As for you..." He paused.

This meal made the five of them's hearts jump into their throats.

"Since Doctor Wan is willing to protect you, then I will spare your lives." Ren Shaoyang's voice was cold. "If you want to stay, then stay. If you don't want to, you can leave. Don't worry, as long as you don't provoke me, I won't do anything to you."

He had originally promised Xiaoyuer to let them go, but Wan Chunliu also had the same idea, so Ren Shaoyang was naturally happy to do him a favor and make the most of the situation.

Li Dazui and the others were overjoyed upon hearing this and exclaimed, "Thank you, Young Master Ren! Thank you, Young Master Ren!"

“Of course we’d like to stay in the valley; we’ve spent half our lives there.”

"Yes, people like us will surely die if we leave the valley, so how could we bear to leave?"

Just as the group was talking amongst themselves, a voice suddenly rang out: "That's enough."

Ren Shaoyang's smile vanished, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. Everyone felt a chill run down their spines and immediately shut their mouths and knelt down in a row.

Ren Shaoyang thought for a moment and then suddenly said, "I need medicinal herbs. From now on, everything in the valley will be managed by Doctor Wan. You must follow his instructions."

How could anyone dare to disagree? They all nodded like chickens pecking at rice.

Ren Shaoyang then asked, "Who owns that most luxurious house near Doctor Wan's residence?"

The five villains all turned their gazes toward Du Sha.

Du Shabai's icy face flushed instantly, and he mumbled, "Mine."

Ren Shaoyang nodded and pointed to himself: "Uh-oh."

Du Sha's lips twitched: "Yours!"

Ren Shaoyang paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "I'm sure you're not convinced that I defeated you so quickly."

Everyone was startled and exclaimed, "We admit it! We admit it!"

Ren Shaoyang continued, “You have roamed the martial world for decades. Some of you are cannibals, some are cunning, some are elusive, some have killed countless people, and some are neither male nor female. Each of you possesses unique skills.”

Haha'er cried with a mournful face: "Master Ren, what are you doing? Are you going to kill us?"

Ren Shaoyang shook his head and said, "If I wanted to kill someone, why would I waste my breath? My meaning is simple: if any one of you dares to lay a hand on us, or even harbors any ill intentions, I will kill you all."

Li Dazui asked incredulously, "Sir, what am I thinking? How could you have known?"

Ren Shaoyang stared at him for a moment, then suddenly said, "You're worried that Tu Jiaojiao's bones won't heal properly and that she'll become lame, aren't you?"

Li Dazui was stunned for a moment, then suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and said in a trembling voice, "You, how did you know?"

“Since you knelt here, you’ve looked at Tu Jiaojiao forty-five times, each time focusing on her injuries.” Li Dazui’s face was deathly pale, and he remained silent, leaving Tu Jiaojiao speechless as well.

The remaining three were taken aback. Haha'er pondered in astonishment, "Could this person possess the legendary Buddhist abilities of 'divine eye' or 'mind reading'? Otherwise, how could he see so accurately?"

At this moment, Yin Jiuyou finally couldn't hold back any longer and said tremblingly, "Young Master Ren, according to what you said, if one person has disloyal intentions, everyone else will be implicated. This is not in accordance with the rules of the martial world."

Ren Shaoyang said, "You dare to talk about the rules of the martial arts world?" He dipped his finger in a little wine and flicked it out.

Seeing the wine floating towards him, Yin Jiuyou was startled and hurriedly reached out to block it.

Who would have thought that this tiny water droplet would be as heavy as a mountain? Even if he were completely unharmed, let alone if he was injured, he would have had a hard time stopping it.

In an instant, Yin Jiuyou's body trembled violently, and he flew several feet into the air before crashing into the wall with a bang, causing the wall plaster to fall in a shower.

The others were shocked and frightened to see Ren Shaoyang strike so suddenly, sending someone flying with just a drop of alcohol, and they could not utter a sound.

Ren Shaoyang said coldly, "Yan Nantian followed the rules back then, but you guys ended up harming him." He glanced at them, a smile in his eyes, "Then let's all ignore the rules. If there's a problem, we'll just kill everyone."

Upon hearing this, Li Dazui and the others were so frightened that their hands and feet turned ice-cold, and they stood frozen, unable to move.

Du Sha asked, "Young Master Ren, if it were someone from outside the valley, or even Doctor Wan, who harmed you, wouldn't we be unjustly killed?"

"What does this have to do with me?" Ren Shaoyang asked curiously, turning to look at Wan Chunliu. "Dr. Wan, would you harm me?"

Wan Chunliu shook his head: "Absolutely not!"

"I believe you," Ren Shaoyang replied with a hum.

No, you believe him just like that?

We can pledge our loyalty, we can even be your lackeys!
Ren Shaoyang said, "I've finished speaking. Any objections?"

Everyone was now slumped on the ground, exchanging pained glances, then shaking their heads and shouting:

"No, absolutely not!"

"From now on, you will be the ruler of Evil Valley!"

"Anyone who dares to harbor disloyal thoughts, I, Old Li, will eat them alive!"

Ren Shaoyang stood up, and Ding An and the little beggar followed suit.

Everyone immediately shut up and began to smile obsequiously.

"Alright, that's enough for now. Doctor Wan, please come with me to my residence for a chat."

Wan Chunliu said, "Please, young master!"

As the group left the tavern, they collapsed to the ground.

"Damn it, how did such an unreasonable person appear in the martial arts world?" Li Dazui tore at the gravel, and immediately trembled in pain.

"Reasoning?" Haha'er chuckled insincerely. "Haha! Can you come to our Valley of Villains to reason with people?"

"No, what kind of 'Valley of Villains' are we? Let's call us 'Little Cat Valley'!" Yin Jiuyou's lips grew increasingly purple, and he felt a tightness in his chest and a ache in his back. "You didn't get to know that little girl; she's even more ruthless!"

"No, you're all not in pain, are you?" Tu Jiaojiao struggled to lift her neck. "My body is almost broken, what else is there to say? If anyone dares to provoke me, I'll skin them alive!"

Du Sha also said sullenly, "I don't want to die, I'll be watching you."

"Pah!" Haha spat. "Those three fought their way all the way from the grasslands. With such methods, who would dare to have any wicked thoughts?"

Yin Jiuyou sneered: "Among us, you are the most cunning."

Haha'er roared in fury: "Yin Jiuyou, what the hell did you say?"

Li Dazui accidentally tore his face too hard, and blood spurted out. With his face covered in blood, he advised, "Garlic Bird, Garlic Bird, let's go back and treat our injuries first, or we'll die here."

"Hmph, don't let me catch you doing anything wrong!"

"Me too, I'm keeping a close eye on you!"

After a few words of arguing, the group parted on bad terms and went their separate ways.
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At midnight, the wind and rain stopped, and the night sky was clear, dotted with countless stars, some bright and some dim.

The three went to Du Sha's mansion and took over the place of the villain.

The house has about four courtyards, with lush trees and flowers, long corridors and strange rocks, making it a truly spacious and luxurious mansion.

In the room, Ding An finished copying a calligraphy model book, and then found another one in Du Sha's collection of books. He was overjoyed and surprised, as if he had found a treasure.

Ren Shaoyang laughed and said, "Severed hand, what have you found this time at Wenheng Mountain, which you visited before?"

Ding An laughed heartily, gesturing wildly: "There's actually Zhong Shaojing's 'Lingfei Jing' here!"

Hongxiu said, "Duan Shou has an idea!"

"Oh, what's your idea?" Ren Shaoyang asked with interest.

Ding An chuckled: "Is there any potential in combining swordsmanship and calligraphy?"

Ren Shaoyang was stunned: "What the heck?"

“This is what I think!” Ding’an gestured with his hands: “When fighting with someone, use a fire knife as a pen and blood as ink. With one strike, the word ‘death’ will be written on the ground.”

Ren Shaoyang's smile faded, and his eyes twitched: "Write the word 'death' on the ground with blood?"

Ding An nodded, making a flame shape with his hand: "That's right, there should be fire on top of the characters, burning loudly."

Ren Shaoyang said expressionlessly, "Tell me, are you the Sword Demon? I was wondering why you liked things like gold-inlaid jade. So that's the Sword Demon's taste!"

"What Sword Demon? Sounds like all bark and no bite." Ding An was already immune to Ren Shaoyang's strange words and said nonchalantly, "Once I've mastered it, you'll know how cool this strike is!"

"Haha, before you master it, you have to burn the books you copied before."

Suddenly, Hongxiu laughed heartily, and then she took out several books and handed them to Ren Shaoyang.

Ren Shaoyang opened the book and saw many annotations, all of which were Ding An's writings and drawings.

Along the way, there are passages like "Confucius said: I examine myself three times a day," with the annotation "I agree, I also need to turn over three times a day."
Upon reading "Confucius said: 'I will use my bent arm as a pillow,'" he wrote, "Using a broken arm as a pillow, this perversion is no less than that of our ancestors."
Finally, upon reading the line "While parents are alive, one should not travel far; if one must travel, one should go somewhere familiar," he wrote: "This thief is hateful; he has captured someone's parents, he should be severely punished!"

"Hahahaha~!" Ren Shaoyang laughed like a pig.

Ding'an stepped forward and snatched it back, muttering, "Laughing, laughing, all you do is laugh."

Hongxiu laughed heartily from the side: "The teacher punished him by making him copy a book. When he opened it, he was so angry that he screamed and almost passed out."

The three chatted and laughed, and seeing that it was almost dawn, they went back to rest.

Ren Shaoyang had achieved success in cultivating his spirit, and he replaced sleep with meditation. After two hours, he woke up the little beggar and went out the door.

By this time, it was already broad daylight, with insects chirping and birds singing, and the scenery was beautiful.

Although Evil Valley is located within the Kunlun Mountains, it is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and the temperature and humidity are just right, making it quite comfortable and pleasant.

After walking for more than ten zhang, we arrived at Wan Chunliu's medicine hut.

(End of this chapter)