Chapter 70 (1/2)

Lin Xun got exasperated which was seldom to see. He rushed out of the room and kicked Fatty Shiao and The Bones out with a sullen face.

Then he took a deep breath, returned to the room and looked at Shia Zhi seriously. He asked, “Why do you do this?”

Shia Zhi with a stern look asked back, “You promised me.”

Lin Xun went blank and asked, “What did I promise?”

Shia Zhi replied, “To fight.”

Lin Xin stared at Shia Zhi silently.

Shia Zhi stared back with her clear and crescent-shaped eyes and didn’t yield an inch.

Until the atmosphere in the room became so depressing that it seemed hard to breathe, Lin Xun sighed, “Let’s have dinner first.”

He turned back, cleaned up the table, and put the sweetmeats, spiritual fruits, roast meat and other snacks one by one on the table.

Then they ate in total silence.

The dinner was extremely hearty, but Lin Xun only found them as tasteless as chewing wax. Finally, he laid down his chopsticks and said, “I’m just worried about you.”

Shia Zhi nodded and replied, “I understand.”

Lin Xun retorted in a muffled voice, “No, you don’t. I grew up in similar environment with those vicious guys and had seen so many dirty and bloody things. So I knew once you got involved with that kind of people, you would definitely be affected by them!”

Shia Zhi thought for a while and said, “Even so, you are not one of them.”

Lin Xun replied crossly, “I’m different.”

Then Shia Zhi said, “Like you, I’m also different.”

It was like a tongue twister, but Lin Xun understood her meanings well enough. He couldn’t help but give another sigh.

At this time, Shia Zhi put down her bowl and chopsticks, looked at Lin Xun and said, “I know what I’m doing. But if you are so angry, I will pull myself out of it.”

She was a stunning beauty and always kept her tranquility, but now a firm determination was added to that tranquility.

Lin Xun kept silent for long but suddenly smiled with all facial lines softened. He shook his head and said, “No, I just wanted to test your attitude about it. And now that I have got the conclusion, I won’t oppose it anymore.”

Shia Zhi nodded.

Lin Xun filled her bowl with rice and said, “You should be careful latterly for the Clan of Wu may not let us off easy.”

Shia Zhi looked up and asked, “What’s your plan?”

Lin Xun shrugged and said, “Before taking any action, our top priority is to collect enough information to find out their strengths and weaknesses. This time we have to solve it all by ourselves.”

She uttered a soft “H’m” as response, a trace of chill flashing by in her clear eyes.

……

After dinner, Shia Zhi stood up straightly and said that she had to go out.

Lin Xun wanted to ask what she wanted to do, but kept mouth shut in the end. He could make a good guess at it but could do nothing about it except giving a sigh in his heart.

Even so, there was no need to worry about her safety for her fighting capacity was so mighty that even Lin Xun was no match for her. He believed that with some caution Shia Zhi wouldn’t come across any risk when dealing with those evil guys in this civilian area.

Dispelling all the distracting thoughts and sitting before the desk, Lin Xun took out that Swallow-wing Saber and a plate of Red-fire Spiritual Ink and focused his mind on refining Explosive-flame Saber.

The transaction with Golden Hall offered him a way of making money. For the sake of future cultivation, making more money was still the top priority.

Three hours later.

The Swallow-wing Saber on the desk suddenly brightened with clusters of flames on it, giving out booming sounds like that of roaring lava.

Again, he made it at one go! Lin Xun looked at the Explosive-flam Saber in his hand and couldn’t help but nodding with satisfaction.

“If Master Lu knew that I can make a low-grade Spiritual Weapon of Human Rank at the fifth level of Martial Realm without any failure, he must be really happy.”

Somehow, when Lin Xun thought of Master Lu, he also thought of the big hand that destroyed the prison.

A moment later, he took up the Purple-pheasant Inscribing Pen again and inscribed a spiritual mark on the handle of the dagger, which had the shape of the ancient Chinese character “Xun”.

Lin Xun still remembered that every time Master Lu inscribed spiritual tattoos, he would leave such a mark. According to Master Lu, this mark represented him, a unique mark of a spiritual tattooist. When others saw it, they would know who inscribed the spiritual tattoo.

And the “Xun” mark Lin Xun inscribed not only represented his name, but also in a way showed his determination of finding the person who took his Spiritual Vein away.