The chivalrous spirit is fickle

This is just like the countless promises he made in his life, which were ultimately lies to deceive others and himself.

In the alley, Shi Gu strode forward, but his right arm was trembling slightly. Looking closely, the right arm that was hidden in his sleeve, with only a few fingers exposed, was now bright red, as if countless blood had gathered in one place and was squeezed, like magma about to erupt.

"Why did it happen at this time?"

Shi Gu muttered to himself in a low voice, his face showing no emotion at all, but his right hand slowly stretched out and pressed against the bluestone wall, sliding along with his steps.

The red palm stroked along the cracks in the bricks and stones. The stone wall, which had been weathered by years of wind and frost, emitted a slight smell of burning. The bluestone deformed slightly, leaving two straight traces.

Suddenly, there was no wind, and Shi Gu's body froze. His clothes fluttered as if he was swept by a strong wind. A suppressed, strong and crazy murderous intent emanated from Shi Gu's body.

Just at this moment, a butterfly flapped its wings and slowly flew past Shi Gu's body.

Bang! With a muffled sound, the butterfly exploded instantly, as if it was torn into pieces by countless hands that grabbed a corner of its body at the same time.

Looking at Shi Gu again, he was already sweating profusely and gasping for breath, as if he was trying desperately to suppress the murderous aura emanating from his body.

At the same time, outside the alley, a strong man carrying a slaughtered chicken squeezed out of the crowd and was about to step into the alley. This was the only way for him to go home, and he had taken this route countless times.

However, when he looked at this familiar alley at this moment, the strong man was covered in cold sweat, and he was scared to death. He couldn't put his raised foot down.

In the eyes of the strong man, that familiar alley seemed extremely long, deep, and strange, leading straight forward with no end. Just one glance at it made him feel dizzy and nauseous.

The sturdy man's pupils shrank slightly. From his perspective, the straight alley was now filled with corpses. Black blood flowed like a river from the depths of the alley all the way to his feet.

At the same time, all the residents in the alley were pale, their bodies were stiff, and they were unable to move, even unable to blink their eyes.

The usually noisy local dog lay on the ground, curled up into a ball, as if it smelled something horrible.

At the source of all this, Shi Gu's body was shaking constantly, and the golden light on his right arm was getting brighter and brighter. The dazzling light actually penetrated the thick clothes, revealing the symbol of a golden sword.

"puff!"

Suddenly, Shi Gu's face turned pale and he spat out a mouthful of blood. The blood was as black as ink and it made a hissing sound when it fell to the ground. But as the blood was spit out, the horrible murderous intent once again retracted into Shi Gu's body.

All the strange phenomena disappeared, and the residents in the entire alley breathed a sigh of relief, but they were horrified in their hearts, thinking that they had encountered some evil spirit.

"call……"

Shi Gu held the wall with one hand, slowly exhaled a breath, and his complexion gradually recovered.

"Do you know how many people you're going to kill in your lifetime?"

In a trance, Shi Gu seemed to hear that voice again. He smiled bitterly, and just like he did back then, he ignored the question, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, strode forward, and disappeared into the depths of the alley.

He doesn't like killing, but he doesn't hate it either.

To him, killing is just a means, like chopsticks when eating and a spoon when drinking soup.

There is no pleasure in this, but there is nothing to be disgusted about it either.

It's just a means.

Shi Gu walked briskly through the deep alley. The sky was clear, and a young woman holding an oil-paper umbrella came towards him.

The woman tilted the oil-paper umbrella slightly, covering her face and leaving only a hint of her cherry lips. She seemed to be in a hurry and quickly passed by Shi Gu.

Shi Gu frowned, looked back, moved his mouth, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. After a moment, he shook his head and smiled, said nothing, turned around and left the alley.

When Shi Gu's figure disappeared, the woman holding the oil-paper umbrella felt her legs go limp. If she hadn't been holding on to the wall with her hands, she would have collapsed to the ground.

With a plop, the oil-paper umbrella fell to the ground, and the umbrella rolled gently. Without the cover of the oil-paper umbrella, the woman's face was finally revealed.

With bright eyes, white teeth and delicate eyebrows, she was none other than Akamon Zhuyin, whom Shigu had met once before.

At this moment, Zhu Yin no longer had the cool and calm look she had when she last met Shi Gu. Instead, she was sweating profusely, her chest like a mountain rising and falling, and she was gasping for breath.

Zhu Yin held onto the wall, turned around and looked in the direction where Shi Gu had left, her eyes full of fear. This was not an accidental encounter, but Zhu Yin had deliberately come here.

After Shi Gu pointed out Chi Men's identity yesterday, Zhu Yin sent people to secretly monitor Shi Gu's whereabouts. Although there was no malicious intent, it was just a precaution.

But unexpectedly, just one day later, Shi Gu went to smash the Dengxiang Pavilion. Chimen did not care about an outer sect manager of Yulin League, but thought that he could do a favor to Shi Gu in this matter.

Therefore, Zhu Yin made preparations, thinking of intercepting Shi Gu halfway. After analyzing the pros and cons, he would do Shi Gu a favor. However, he did not expect to encounter a situation where Shi Gu's murderous intent exploded.

Zhu Yin was still frightened and horrified. Under the murderous aura just now, she was unable to move. Instead, she just trembled like an ordinary person and allowed herself to be slaughtered.

After resting for a while, Zhu Yin finally recovered. She glanced at the direction where Shi Gu left, leaned over slightly, and picked up the oil-paper umbrella on the ground.

When the oil-paper umbrella was opened again, a figure suddenly appeared under the umbrella, with a natural look, as if she had always been under the umbrella. She looked like a woman dressed like a woman, charming and attractive, but there was a circle of black cloth wrapped around her throat.

Zhu Yin, leaning on an oil-paper umbrella, looked at the charming woman respectfully and called out in a low voice.

"master."

The woman glanced at Zhu Yin, her long eyelashes fluttered slightly, she sighed with a slightly complicated tone, and spoke softly.

"Yin'er, you must not tell anyone about what happened today, or you might get killed."

Zhu Yin nodded slightly, bit her lip, and asked the woman unwillingly.

"Master, what was the origin of that man just now? He didn't look very old, so why did he have such a terrifying murderous aura?"

After hearing this, the woman hesitated for a moment, but still spoke slowly to her beloved disciple.

"I do recognize this man. His name is Shi Gu. He is a well-known figure in the martial arts world. You should have heard of his name."

When Zhu Yin heard this, his expression changed slightly and his eyes became strange.

Of course, she had heard of Shi Gu's reputation, but after investigating Shi Gu's name yesterday, she did not think much about it and just thought it was just a person with the same name.

After all, the Shi Gu in the martial arts world had retired from the martial arts world five years ago. As a retired person, why would he use his real name?

The woman seemed to know what Zhu Yin was thinking, and spoke softly without waiting for Zhu Yin to ask.

"When I heard you mention his name yesterday, I had some suspicions, but I was not sure, because people who retire from the martial arts world usually change their names in order to be more stable."

"But if you think about it carefully, this is also his personality. After all, his retreat is different from that of ordinary people."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yin frowned slightly, and the confusion in her eyes became more intense. She asked in confusion.

"Although Shi Gu has a great reputation, his strength doesn't seem to be that terrifying."

The woman's eyes flashed. In her memory, Shi Gu really shouldn't have such terrifying strength, but if it was linked to that rumor in the martial arts world, it all made sense.

"It seems that the rumors are true after all."

"It is rumored that when the Heavenly Tribulation Killer fell during one of the three days, the last person seen was Shi Gu."

"It seems that he inherited the Heavenly Tribulation Killing Technique, but something went wrong in his training, which is why the murderous aura just now backfired."

After hearing the name Zhu Tian Jie Sha, Zhu Yin trembled unnaturally. Such a legendary figure should not be associated with Akamon.

Suddenly, Zhu Yin's eyes moved. Although five years had passed, the pursuit of Shi Gu in the martial arts world had never stopped. Even Zhu Yin was tempted by the exaggerated bounty.

The woman looked at Zhu Yin as if she could read her mind and suddenly spoke.

"Yin'er, forget about what happened today."

"Do you still remember why we, Akamon, can survive until now?"

Zhu Yin's body trembled, and she lowered her head in shame, uttering two words softly.

“Not greedy.”

The woman sighed, closed her eyes, and whispered.

"Just remember. This world is ever-changing. Greed for profit will lead to enemies, which may bring disaster to Chimen in the future."

“Not being greedy is the real greed.”

"What we are greedy for is the longevity of Chimen, the eternal existence. This is the most desirable thing in this world."

Zhu Yin felt even more ashamed when she heard this. She lowered her head and couldn't utter a word. Seeing this, the woman couldn't bear to continue blaming her and spoke softly.

"Okay, let's go, and just pretend that there is no such person in Lin'an City..."

"Since Shi Gu didn't stop us, it proves that he still cares about his friendship with our sect leader. We need to be more sensible."

Zhu Yin responded and walked forward with her head down, leaning on her oil-paper umbrella. However, the woman's figure gradually became blurred and turned black, merging with Zhu Yin's shadow and could no longer be seen.

Chapter 14: Murderous Intent

After Shi Gu left the alley, he did not look back at it again. He knew who the woman with an umbrella who passed by him was, and he also knew the beautiful woman hiding in the umbrella.

But fortunately, they are from Akamon.

The fact that Akamon has been able to be passed down to this day in this bloody world must be unique.

Shi Gu also has some friendship with the leader of Chimen, and he knows Chimen's usual style of doing things very well, so he is not worried that they will tell others about their affairs.

If the person he met today was not from Chimen, Shigu might have to do some unnecessary things.

Shi Gu walked slowly among the crowd, took out a white handkerchief from his arms, gently wiped the corners of his mouth, and completely wiped off the remaining blood.

The black bloodstains on the white handkerchief were very eye-catching. They were as black as ink and did not look like human bloodstains.

Shi Gu held the handkerchief in his palm and did not put it back into his arms. Taking advantage of the crowded crowd, he lowered his hand and slowly loosened it.

The moment his palm opened, the white handkerchief disappeared, leaving only a streak of black ash, which fell to Shi Gu's feet with the wind, and was then stepped on by passers-by and mixed into the soil.

Shi Gu raised his head slightly, as if he had done nothing, and walked slowly forward with the crowded crowd.

After a long time, Shi Gu squeezed out of the crowd and returned to his antique shop. The door of the shop was wide open. As usual, no pedestrians stopped in front of the shop.

Shi Gu had long been accustomed to this deserted atmosphere, not to mention that his shop had been emptied out. Even if the door was wide open, thieves would not be interested in visiting.

Step, step, step.

With the sound of light footsteps, Shi Gu stepped into the store, and then he waved his hand. An invisible air current surged, rolling up the door panel and sealing the store door.

In an instant, the entire antique shop was plunged into darkness. Thick wooden boards blocked all light sources, and not a single ray of light could enter the room.

When the light faded, Shi Gu's figure swayed, and he staggered forward a few steps. Then his body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, fainting.

Pfft!

The dull sound traveled along the thick stone bricks all the way underground. In the equally dark basement, the black bird named Danxiu keenly noticed this.

In the basement, Dan Xiu stopped above the lamp, listening to the sound above, and his small body began to tremble slightly.

"damned."

"This short-lived ghost's injury has recurred!"

For some reason, Dan Xiu looked frightened. She flapped her wings and shot to the corner of the basement like an arrow. She held her breath and shrank her already small body into a ball, as if she was afraid of being noticed.

Above the basement, after Shi Gu fell to the ground, he completely lost consciousness. However, after he fell to the ground, a red blood energy spread from all over his body.

It was a pure, instinctive murderous aura, without any violence or madness, but it was pure and terrifying.

The bloody murderous aura became thicker and thicker, like a viscous flowing liquid, gathering, flowing, and changing shape.

The murderous aura was like a stream of blood, and as it flowed, it actually took on a human form.

He has black hair and black eyes, a tall figure, and his palms are clenched. Looking closely, he is exactly the same as Shi Gu, except for the murderous aura and the empty palms, as if he is holding an invisible sword.

He swept his surroundings without any disturbance in his gaze and stood quietly in front of Shi Gu, as if he was guarding the unconscious Shi Gu.

Outside the antique shop, a bird landed on a branch, staring at a bug crawling on the leaves, ready to hunt.

The green caterpillar was wriggling slowly, completely unaware of the danger. Suddenly, the bird moved and pecked at the caterpillar with its sharp beak.

Murderous aura is violent and murderous, but it is also the instinct of living beings. Whether it is humans or birds and animals, they cannot escape this so-called murderous aura.

Just as the bird was about to peck the caterpillar, Shi Gu, who was filled with murderous intent in the antique shop, raised his eyes and his gaze passed through the thick wooden board and fell directly on the bird.

The next moment, a sudden change occurred!

The bird's body stiffened, and a line of blood slowly emerged from the center of its body.

With a muffled sound, the bird's body was split in half, cut neatly in half and fell into the soil.

……

At the same time, a convoy was traveling through a dense forest. In the carriage in the middle of the convoy, an old man in black opened his palm. A fist-sized drop of water was suspended in his palm, rotating slowly.

Inside the carriage, the man with the knife on his back and the girl in green skirt both looked surprised. They stared at the fist-sized water ball, speechless.

At this moment, the old man in black was like a patient teacher, speaking softly to the man with a knife on his back.

“All things in heaven and earth are guided by Qi.”

"If you want to enter the ninth level of martial arts, you must be able to control this energy."

"Qi is invisible, just like water. If you are an expert, you can knead it at will, just like playing with mud."