"No, I don't think so. To you, I know I’m just a piece of grass, but...I can no longer calm down and practice like before. After being influenced by you, the only way for me is to take the secular path. I know this is not an easy road, but I hope you will agree to it!" The Unscrupulous Priest said truthfully."Okay." Fred nodded understandingly and said, "I understand, let’s do what you said!""I’ll hold you to your word! Since that’s settled, I will follow you from now on!" The Unscrupulous Priest laughed.Fred did not expect this at all. He was still a little speechless. "You’re making me embarrassed! Anyway, it's up to you, I don't have any objections!"Nohn felt conflicted as well. The five-leaf clover was their original target, but now it had become one of their partners!Moreover, he did not even know what the five-leaf clover could do. He was rather curious!The Unscrupulous Priest seemed to read his mind, so he coughed and said, "Don't worry, I won’t drag you down. There’
Horace had just gotten to know Fred. He was not too sure about Fred’s character!If Fred was not a fan of these things or had some opinions about them, it would be a disaster! He knew even if a group of men banded together would be no match for Fred!At this time!Fred said, "Okay, that’s great if you say so. In that case, they will simply entertain the guests by singing songs and playing music, right?""That's right!" Horace nodded."They were our original entertainers. Some of these courtesans are powerful singers who can also dance really well! However, I have always stressed that nobody is allowed to push the girls around, regardless of their status. If they take a fancy to any of the girls, they can directly hire them or pursue the girl openly, I won’t have any objections to that! But I will put my foot down if they try anything funny!”He said all this very seriously.Fred nodded and said, "Okay, good to know you have your boundaries. If that’s how it is, I will support yo
That was true!Shadowflame Sect had indeed changed its leadership!However!The old woman could not understand it at all—Fred looked far too young.Horace was a different case. He looked much older than Fred. The age difference between the two was visibly huge! What was going on!?For a moment, nothing made sense to the old woman.However, she also knew that this was beyond her control.Ask the questions you should, and do not ask the ones you should not.This had always been the path to survival."Okay, Master Fred. Follow me!"The old woman looked a little restrained around Fred. She had a feeling this was his first time here. In other words, he would be her new boss from now on! It was necessary to please Fred. With that said, she hurriedly took Fred to the observation deck and ushered him to sit down!"A beautiful courtesan will be here soon! Do you want to watch her show? This performance is quite good!" The old woman introduced the next program seriously.Fred was stu
They did not need to wait long before someone shouted from the other side of the platform, “I’ll buy you for a chest of gold, sweetheart! Why don’t you come with me?”The man who shouted was tall but ordinary-looking. He looked familiar, but there was a fierce look on his face. There was something about him that made others feel wary.Still, a chest of gold was a lot, and gold would always be in high demand. Many people still used gold as a form of currency. The lady, though, did not look too pleased. Her cheeks were flushed dark red, and she stopped dancing.Horace did not look happy either. He had always forbidden such behavior, and technically, the man’s words had warranted him getting thrown out. However, Horace knew that considering the type of establishment, he could never stop these men from thinking that way. Not to mention that was how Horace found those ladies in the first place. He had bought them over too. He felt ashamed.He felt as if he had just lied to Fr
“Haha! You’re funny, Sect Leader Sense! No matter how you try to regulate it, this place is still, at its heart, a brothel. I’m already being very respectful by offering a chest of gold! "I’d just drag her away if this were anywhere else. She’s pretty, and she dances well. So what if I want her as my wife? I’m just giving her a chance to prove herself! What’s wrong with that?”Horace did not know how to refute him. Murderous intent was oozing from Gorge, and Horace knew only those with a tremendous amount of blood on their hands could reek of so much bloodlust. No matter how much he wanted to, Horace could not back away and leave Gorge alone. Fred was watching him. He knew Fred would never take him seriously if he relented now.Nohn could tell that his father had found himself in a pickle and immediately walked over. “Dad, why are you wasting your time talking to him?” Nohn asked straight-forwardly. Nohn had always been the type to speak his mind, regardless of who he was ta
Seeing the weapon, Fred realized that Gorge was not weak. When he pulled out his ax, the mere power of it had cleaved the table in half.“Let me be clear that I never wanted to fight, Sect Leader Sense. But you leave me no other choice!” Gorge said with exasperation. Horace had planned to get the man to back off by emphasizing his status as sect leader, only to find that it was utterly ineffective. Gorge was undeterred. “Hmph! I’m at fault?! You're in my territory, and I'm the host here! You're a guest! How dare you threaten me in my house?!” Horace was already placed at an awkward spot. He could only meet Gorge’s fury with his own. Horace was rarely so confrontational, and even Nohn was surprised. Usually, his father would choose to get away instead of diving headfirst into trouble. Gorge had even pulled out his weapon.Nohn did not understand what his father was trying to do. He did not know that Horace was trying to prove himself to Fred.Horace was worried that Fred wo
Unlike Horace, Nohn walked over to Gorge and warned, “You have one chance to walk out of here unscathed, Gorge. I don't want to fight unnecessarily, but this is your only chance to back down.”“Huh?” Gorge had no idea what they were doing, nor did he care.“What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” Gorge growled. “Are we fighting or not?”Unable to restrain himself, Gorge swung his battle ax. Unlike swords and their agility in battle, the advantage of a battle ax was its brute strength.Nohn thought that Gorge would move slowly considering how large and heavy the battle ax was, but he was wrong. Despite the heavy weaponry, Gorge was very swift. With no weapon in his hand, Nohn found himself at a disadvantage against Gorge’s wildly swinging battle ax.The crowd was starting to feel nervous too and ran to safer areas.Nohn was getting angry. He grabbed a chair beside him as a makeshift weapon, but even then, he still found it difficult to fight Gorge. Gorge was a heavy hitter,
Gorge wondered if he had heard Fred wrong. He was surprised to be met with Fred’s contempt. “What's that supposed to mean?” Gorge narrowed his eyes.“It means that I’m going to be the owner of this place and you're destroying my property! What’s wrong with wanting to keep my property nice and undamaged?” Fred asked confusedly.“Your place? What the fuck is that supposed to mean?” Gorge did not understand what Fred was saying.Pissed, Gorge continued, “If you want to stand up for them, then just say so! Don’t fucking beat about the bush and give me this bullshit excuse!” Fred looked at him incredulously. “And why would I do that? It's not like you're a powerful opponent who I need to be wary about. Why would I care what you think?” “What?!” Gorge stomped his foot angrily. “Now you’re just riling me up! Hmph, how dare you?! You're just a brat!” Despite not knowing what Fred was trying to do, Gorge could tell that Fred was looking down on him, which infuriated him.“How dare
Marciella walking away did not bode well with the giant snake. Marciella was its food! How could it accept that its food had escaped?Marciella had not moved far yet. She reluctantly looked back at Fred.She did not know how Fred would handle the River God. She could only hope Fred would be okay!When Fred saw that she had left, he geared up, rubbing his palms in glee. He had an eager look on his face, which confused the giant snake.It was the snake’s first time meeting a man like Fred!How strange indeed!At this time!Suddenly, Fred said with hostility etched on his face, "Hey, Big Snake, what are you going to do now?"The snake's attention was entirely focused on him, which seemed off to Fred."What I’m going to do?"The giant snake fixated its eyes on Fred. It felt that it could handle a human like Fred easily.“I’m going to kill you with one bite! How dare you look down on me like this!"The giant snake rushed toward Fred fiercely at a speed so fast that no one could
Fred was annoyed by the giant snake's arrogant tone. Fred squinted his eyes at the snake and asked in confusion, "Why are you making that face?"“Huh?"The giant snake was shocked. He thought that Fred would submit to him, but to his surprise, Fred was not shaken at all.The snake was about to lose his temper.“Dirty snake, haven't I made myself clear enough? I think you are probably sleep-talking if you want me to hand over my people to you..." Fred said impatiently.At this moment…Feeling that it was being ridiculed, the snake said suddenly, "You punk, this is the first time anyone spoke to me this way. What is your name?"“Me?"Fred was stunned subconsciously, not knowing what the snake wanted. Suddenly, he understood.“Did you want to know my name so you can remember me, bow down before me, and become my follower? Sure, I’ll give you that chance!"He was adding fuel to the fire. The giant snake almost spat out blood in anger!"What? You want me to follow an immature bei
Huh!?Putting aside Marciella, even Fred could not hide his shock as a giant snake appeared from under the water!A giant snake!How could it be!?Fred's eyes widened at the sheer size of the snake. "A Giant Snake… Is this the so-called River God?"Moreover, the size was humongous. The snake must be at least ten stories high!What a huge snake!Fred finally understood why he felt a powerful force under the water!There was a sharp glint in the giant snake’s eyes! That was the blinking light from time to time!"Who comes here? Are you from the village? Who do you plan to sacrifice to me this time?" As soon as the giant snake spoke, Fred realized that this was not the first time it had done this.The snake seemed familiar with the ritual process. Obviously, the villagers had witnessed this giant snake before. This was the meeting between the two sides! Fred felt uncomfortable at this. As for the giant snake, it felt bemused when it saw Fred. The snake had never seen Fred befo
Fred was going to risk it all to open this girl's eyes!The force from the punch was extraordinary! As soon as the tree was hit by the seismic fist, it fell immediately and the whole tree split neatly in two!Marciella was dumbfounded!Although she knew how powerful Fred was, to witness his power was a different thing entirely!"Master Fred, your power is insane!"Marciella could not help but applaud.Fred seemed indifferent, as though he had no feeling at all about this."Is it? Why do you think so?"He looked so indifferent.For Ancient Martial Arts, things did not get any simpler than this!"You’re so strong. Anyway, I don’t doubt you anymore..." Marciella sighed, suddenly feeling very sad. "This is the reward of being educated. If we were more knowledgeable, we wouldn’t be so clueless.”"Haha, if you can't solve your issues, your descendants can work harder," Fred said with a wink.Marciella said, "Mr. Fred, I needed to ask you something! What if our luck was changed ju
What Fred said aroused her curiosity."What does it look like when you offer a sacrifice?"Fred knew he could not speak of this matter. Sure enough, Marciella felt a little downcast after Fred said the words. She did not know why Fred would say such a thing. Suddenly, Fred felt bad about it.He coughed and said, "Don't think too much about it... I just want to find a clue. Maybe we could find a solution. Why does it never rain in your village?""Huh?"Marciella's eyes, which were still a little dejected, suddenly realized what was important and asked hurriedly, "Mr. Fred, are you saying that the reason why it never rains in our village is because someone is behind it?"Although Fred was unwilling to admit it, he could not help but nod. "Yes, this is exactly what you thought!""For real?!"Marciella felt hopeful again when she heard this. She said hastily, "The thing you asked about is pretty simple. You can just check out that place!""That place?"Fred turned around to see w
Marciella found herself nodding in agreement with Fred's harsh assessment. "You're spot on," she said. "That woman is nothing but vile!"Seeing Marciella's reaction, a rare smile crossed Fred's face as he nodded back. "Glad you see it my way," he said.What caught Fred off guard was the villagers' reaction. One by one, their faces turned ashen with despair.It seemed to them that nothing could be worse than the predicament they were facing. The absence of the witch spelled doom for the village—it was like their last shred of hope had vanished. They had all put their faith in her to charm the River God into blessing them with rain, which would have brought some peace to their troubled lives. However, now their chances seemed to have dried up just like their fields. Fred stood there, his face a mask of serenity amidst the chaos.In the moments that followed, the village chief was a picture of despair, his only option was to send everyone home while he racked his brain for a backup pl
"What?"Fred did not even have time to blink before the witch suddenly made a move.It was like a bomb went off.Kaboom!Then, she was dead!Fred dusted off his hands, even surprising himself with his lack of tolerance for the witch.Now, though, he had a real headache. He had planned to clear the air with the witch and lay out the past so everyone would know the full picture.He thought that might just turn things around.The situation changed when she vanished, and Fred's plans were completely derailed. Then again, changing the villagers' minds was not going to be a walk in the park anyway. They were pretty set in their ways, thanks to all the stuff they had been fed.As such, just talking it out might not cut it. Heck, it could even mess with history!With the witch out of the equation, Fred figured he might as well try a different tactic. Maybe if he took out the guy in the cloak and worked his own magic to bring some rain, it could save a lot of hassle. The more he thoug
"No way!"The witch bristled with defiance. She could not accept that she was no match for Fred.As she noticed Fred's focus was locked on her, a sly idea popped up in her mind.Before she could act on it, though, she found herself pinned against the wall by Fred in a flash...Her face contorted in disbelief. She was pinned so tightly that she could not even move!The witch was completely overpowered, her heart racing with panic.How could he be so much stronger than her?Fred, on the other hand, seemed unfazed."What's going through your head? You don't seriously think you can take me on, do you?" Fred asked, his voice laced with skepticism.The witch felt utterly trapped, as if at any second, Fred might just finish her off."Look, I messed up, okay? Can we not do this? I'm old, just a pile of brittle bones—I can't take this kind of rough treatment!" the witch pleaded with Fred, trying a new tactic to get through to him.Fred was not falling for it. He looked at her with a
"Heh, I caught on to you a while back, you know. You've been tailing me, and I'm pretty sure you're here for me. Plus, you don't have the look of someone from our village. That means you are an outsider, and I'm your target, right? Listen, man, we don't have any beef with each other, so why are you sticking your nose where it doesn't belong?"The witch had sensed the raw power rolling off Fred, and it was enough to send shivers down her spine!At that moment, she knew that challenging Fred was not going to be a walk in the park! If she had spotted him earlier in the forest, it would not have been good news for her. For starters, she had no clue how many tricks Fred had up his sleeve, and if he took her down, she and her buddy would be toast.However, the witch was not about to let Fred take her out without a fight! She racked her brain and finally settled on one strategy!She would try to sweet-talk him, hoping Fred would fall for her words just like everyone else, and fall into he