The chivalrous spirit is fickle

There was no joy or sadness in her deep black pupils, and Shi Gu's appearance was reflected, as if she could keep watching like this until Shi Gu spoke first.

Seeing this, Shi Gu sighed and said helplessly.

"You're cuter when you're a bird, chirping and making noises. At least you look like a living person."

Hearing this, Dan Xiu remained motionless and spoke expressionlessly.

"I am much older than you. Although I have fallen to this point and have no right to act like a senior, I will not keep talking to a junior like you."

"You have to speak, and I will listen."

"If you don't say anything, I'll be happy and quiet."

Shi Gu smiled when he heard this. He twisted his neck slightly, making a crisp sound of twisting muscles and bones, and spoke slowly.

"You were naked just now. Isn't it a bit late to act like a senior now?"

"..."

The antique shop suddenly fell into silence, but unlike the previous silence, there was a hint of awkwardness.

Shi Gu looked at Dan Xiu on the counter. His fair little face slowly turned red like a ripe apple, and he secretly thought that something was wrong.

"call out!"

There were explosions in the air, and a fist shadow suddenly fell, tearing the air apart with loud bangs, and drawing a bright track in the darkness.

The punch missed and a strong wind blew up. The furniture in the entire antique shop was pulled up by the huge force and slammed into the wall. The originally tidy store became a mess in an instant.

"call……"

Dan Xiu was seen standing at the place where he had been before Shi Gu, his face flushed red, he was breathing heavily, veins bulging on his forehead, he felt both ashamed and annoyed.

In the corner of the antique shop, Shi Gu held his precious recliner, glanced at Dan Xiu who had a face full of embarrassment, and said while smacking his lips.

"Hey, it didn't hit."

When Dan Xiu heard this, the corner of her eye twitched slightly, but she did not move again. Instead, she raised her head, took a deep breath, and her chest rose and fell slightly.

After a moment, Dan Xiu exhaled a breath, took three steps back, and spoke softly to Shi Gu.

"You win, you bastard."

After being scolded, Shi Gu smiled happily. He put his recliner down again and said to Dan Xiu.

"Isn't that right? We have known each other for such a long time, why do you have to pretend to be a senior to me?"

Upon hearing this, Dan Xiu gave Shi Gu a blank look and sat back at the counter, but this time he crossed his legs, looked at Shi Gu with a sidelong glance, and muttered in a low voice with a resentful look on his face.

"I finally recovered once, can't you let me enjoy the urge of being a master?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Gu smiled without saying anything. He turned around and walked into the mess. He bent down, found paper and pen, turned his back to Dan Zhu, and started grinding ink.

Dan Xiu did not attack again, but held his chin with one hand and looked at Shi Gu's back. His black eyes were as calm as water, without anger, murderous intent, or even the slightest disgust.

Danxiu, Danxiu, a man and a bird, they should be the same person, but when Danxiu regained his human form, he was completely different from when he was a bird. What was even more obvious was Shigu's attitude. When Danxiu was a bird, he was rude to Danxiu and always threatened him when he spoke.

But when Dan Xiu regained his human form, the two of them got along like old friends, naturally and closely.

Dan Xiu looked at Shi Gu's back and suddenly asked.

"What are you going to write?"

Shi Gu turned his back to Dan Zhu, slowly picked up the pen, and spoke frankly.

"I did some extra work today, helped a few people, and killed someone."

"It's not a big problem, but I have to be prepared and arrange some countermeasures in advance to prevent anyone from dying when I'm not around."

Upon hearing this, Dan Xiu moved like a butterfly and landed beside Shi Gu. He looked at him with curiosity, and then said with contempt.

"What an ugly word."

Shi Gu felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. His handwriting was indeed a little ugly, but he couldn't refute anything. Dan Xiu looked at the handwriting of Shi Gu and smiled with some complacency.

"You are really careful in what you do. No wonder I chose you to lock me up in the first place."

"My judgment of people is indeed ridiculously accurate. In all these years, I have only made one mistake."

When Shi Gu heard this, his hands paused and he still didn't respond. After a pause, he lowered his head and continued writing. However, some memories from long ago slowly emerged uncontrollably.

……

"I really have a good eye for people. I've only made one mistake in my life."

It was snowing heavily. The girl in a white dress was sitting in a pool of blood. She looked at Shi Gu with red eyes. She raised her arm which had turned into a black bird claw and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"However, as a single mistake, the price is a bit too high."

Chapter 17: Chivalrous and Righteous

The past is like smoke, too painful to look back on.

Shi Gu picked up the pen, spread the paper on the table, and waited for the ink to dry. Dan Xiu stood by and watched quite seriously. She frowned slightly and asked in confusion.

"Is it necessary to go through all this trouble? Who is the other party?"

Shi Gu leaned forward slightly, blew gently on the handwriting on the paper, and spoke slowly.

"He's not a big shot, just an outer sect manager of the Yulin League."

"But for Lin'an City, he is already a top figure."

Hearing this, Dan Xiu curled his lips and immediately lost interest. He stepped back and returned to the counter like a ghost, crossed his legs, and spoke nonchalantly.

"Why go to so much trouble to deal with such a small person? Can he do anything big?"

"As a senior, I'm reminding you not to waste your energy on such a small person."

When Shi Gu heard this, a strange look flashed in his eyes. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak. He turned his head to look at Dan Xiu, and still said nothing.

But his demeanor made Dan Xiu unable to control herself. She picked up the abacus on the counter and threw it directly at Shigu, saying angrily.

"Don't look at me like a fool. If you have something to say, just tell me. Don't be so hesitant like a young girl."

Shi Gutou didn't even reply, but turned his palm and took the abacus thrown to him, then placed it on the table with his backhand, sighing softly.

"You Jianghu people are really too rough in your actions."

After saying that, Shi Gu turned around, rubbed his fingers, and spoke lightly.

"As the saying goes, it's easier to deal with the King of Hell than with the little devils. These little people are not simple."

As he spoke, Shi Gu stretched out his right hand from his sleeve and waved it lightly. The papers on the desk slowly floated up and fell on the counter with the breeze.

Shi Gu clapped his hands lightly, turned around and cleaned up the messy furniture on the floor. As his hands moved, he spoke softly.

"In the early years, there was a story like this in the martial arts world."

"When the young leader of the Yulin League first entered the martial arts world, he encountered a group of villains who tried to do something indecent to a woman in broad daylight."

"The young leader immediately showed his skills and shocked the gang. He then attacked the gang's sect alone and forced the gang members to kneel down in front of the woman and kowtow to admit their mistakes."

"Afterwards, the young leader refused the woman's offer of gratitude and left gracefully. However, this incident was recorded by others and spread throughout the martial arts world."

"Everyone says that this young leader is kind-hearted, chivalrous and courageous, and has the potential to be a hero. Therefore, the young leader has gained some fame in the martial arts world."

"A few years later, the young leader returned to his hometown. When he met the girl, he saw that she was already married and was living a happy life."

Dan Xiu listened carefully, but there was mostly contempt in her eyes. She puffed out her chest somewhat proudly and interrupted forcibly.

"I know that group of people were hired by the young leader in order to become famous."

"These are all old tricks, nothing new."

Shi Gu turned his back to Danzhu, picked up a chair from the ground, looked at the crooked chair legs, and replied indifferently.

"No, this was not arranged by the young leader. Everything is real and there is nothing deliberate about it."

Dan Xiu's face froze, and she suddenly jumped off the counter, her beautiful eyes slightly widened, and said.

"Are you trying to find fault on purpose? Can you tell a story?!"

Shi Gu ignored Dan Xiu's questioning. He reached out and broke off a corner of the chair leg, but his brows were lowered and he spoke in a low voice.

"According to the rules of the martial arts world, unless they are mortal enemies, they usually won't do anything harsh in such matters."

"When a small sect offends a master, they will usually prepare a banquet for the master who came to attack them. During the banquet, the master will admit his mistakes and give in. Then both the host and the guests will have a great time."

"Masters gain face and reputation, while small sects seek peace."

"But unfortunately, the young leader back then went too far. Not only did he not eat the banquet prepared by the other party, he also pressed those people's heads and made them kowtow and admit their mistakes."

"So, for the sake of the Young Alliance Leader's momentary pleasure, a catastrophic disaster was brought upon that woman."

"One month after the young leader left, the poor woman and her family were brutally murdered."

"The elderly parents were hanged in the lobby, but the seven-year-old brother was drowned in a well, and the woman's body was abandoned in a bamboo forest, naked, with her eyes open."

Dan Xiu's pupils shrank when he heard that, and he was surprised.

"Wait, didn't you say that the young leader met that woman again a few years later? How could he have died so early?"

Shi Gu finally gave up the shapeless wooden box. He looked natural, turned his head, and spoke in a calm tone as if he was talking about something extremely ordinary.

"Let me ask you, if you only met a woman once a few years ago, can you clearly remember her appearance?"

"She has a pretty face, but she is not a beauty. She does not come from a prominent family, nor does she have any outstanding qualities."

"Who can remember it so clearly?"

"Just find a random woman and dress up as her. Would the high and mighty Young Leader, who has a great reputation, be able to recognize that this is not the person from a few years ago?"

Dan Xiu was stunned and speechless, while Shi Gu continued speaking.

"The young leader did not recognize him, so it was as if nothing had happened, and everything went according to plan. The young leader was still the famous knight, perfect and saving people from danger."

"Just like in normal stories, everyone likes the heroes and knights in those stories, but they don't care what the bodies exposed in the wilderness were called in the past."

Shi Gu lowered his eyelids slightly, and sighed with a hint of fatigue in his voice.

"This world is just like this."

After hearing this, Dan Xiu had a complicated expression and didn't speak for a long time. Shi Gu didn't say anything more and continued to tidy up the furniture that was smashed into a mess.

Suddenly, Dan Xiu looked into Shi Gu's eyes and spoke softly.

"I understand why you are so cautious, but I still want to ask... In this situation, if that person was Shi Gu, what would he do?"

Shi Gu paused, pondered for a moment, and then spoke slowly.

"If it were me, I would give that small sect some face, then pretend to leave and hide in the dark to see if those people are honest."

Danxiu was not surprised by this answer, but continued to ask.

"What if that person is the Heavenly Tribulation Killer?"

Hearing this, Shi Gu suddenly turned around and looked at Dan Xiu. He was silent for a moment. Dan Xiu met Shi Gu's gaze and continued to ask stubbornly.

"What would he do if that person was the Heavenly Tribulation Killer?"

Shi Gu's eyes flashed, and he suddenly turned around, avoiding Dan Xiu's sight, and spoke in a low voice.

"Ten years ago, in that small sect, one morning, a new disciple woke up to find that the sect leader, elders, and 90% of the disciples had been killed overnight."

"Their heads were cut off and nailed to the sect's plaque. There were seventy-eight heads in total. Their bodies were disemboweled, and their internal organs were piled up into a small mountain under the plaque."

"After this incident, no one talked about revenge, and no one did the same thing again."

"If you can't worry about what happens next, then kill them to death. If that's not enough, then kill them all. Kill them all!"

"Let your reputation overshadow those people's courage and suppress their evil, so that they will be grateful just to be alive."

After saying this, Shi Gu rubbed his sleeves lightly with his fingers, his eyes complicated, and whispered softly.

"This is what the Heavenly Tribulation Killing would do."

Chapter 18 Departure

"In comparison, I prefer the method of the Heavenly Tribulation Killing."

"It's quick and clean, leaving no room for future trouble."

Dan Xiu folded his hands in front of his chest with a smile on his lips, as if he really appreciated the heavenly calamities that Shi Gu mentioned. However, when Shi Gu heard what he said, he just smiled bitterly.