I Have a Dice Left by a God

Chapter 691 - 283: Old Dao in Peril

百武堂.Qi Badao looked at the chief elder Hua Qianzhan in front, as well as the famous Four Vajras of the Outer Hall of Wind, Forest, Fire, and Mountain, and thought, why have these old guys suddenly summoned me, there might be something up.

"He is Qi Badao, has his own hall, was recently tapped by the Inner Hall, passed the test, and is now in training to adapt." Lei Li, one of the Vajras of Wind, said.

Hua Qianzhan looked at Qi Badao and smiled slightly, "Little Saber, young and promising, coming from Celestial Capital, able to quickly establish a foothold in Dragon Capital, truly capable."

"Elder overpraises me, it’s all thanks to the protection of Hundred Martial Hall." Qi Badao responded excitedly.

"I heard you have some connections with Night Patrol?"

"When I was in Celestial Capital, I worked with Night Patrol, and we’ve maintained that connection." Qi Badao dared not deny it, since being brought here, these people must have investigated him thoroughly.

"Good, our disciples at Hundred Martial Hall may vary in abilities, what’s primary are loyalty and courage. Now the hall needs you to handle a small task." Hua Qianzhan said to Qi Badao.

"Elder sir, please tell me, I will go all out for what I can do, and I’ll try my best even for the impossible!" Qi Badao said.

"Great, worthy of being our hall’s elite. I have something here, put it in Li Xin’s food." Hua Qianzhan took out a small Mithril bottle from his chest.

Qi Badao’s pupils slightly contracted, showing a difficult expression, "Elder, this..."

"This Li Xin fellow has broken long-standing rules, causing great loss and threat to our Hundred Martial Hall and insulting our honor. He must be punished a bit. You, coming from the same Celestial Capital as him, know him, are the most suitable for this task. Of course, if you succeed, you will be promoted two levels and rewarded with ten thousand gold." Hua Qianzhan said.

Qi Badao internally cursed Hua Qianzhan’s ancestors for eight generations. Are you trying to fool me like I’m a child? Never mind whether I’ll do it or not, even if I do, would this kind of reward be given? They could just bury me along with it.

"Elder Hua, it’s not that I don’t want to do it, I’m but a runner and informant, hoping that this connection can serve the hall. You ask me to probe for info, sure, but I’ve never done such high-difficulty tasks, and Li Xin is particularly cunning and cautious, distrustful of everyone. If he detects the slightest hint, I’m afraid it would mess up major matters of the hall." Qi Badao said with a bitter smile.

"You are unwilling?" Hua Qianzhan raised his eyebrows.

"Not unwilling, but limited in capability, Elder sir. I’m just a minion; how could I handle the Captain of Night Patrol." Qi Badao was also stunned; is this a matter of willingness?

"Qi Badao, do you remember the oath when joining Hundred Martial Hall? Since you’ve joined the hall, you must obey orders and not be afraid to die, or suffer three cuts and six holes." Lin Vajra said lightly.

Qi Badao was speechless, his expression changing, and finally gritted his teeth, "Elder, I might not be able to do it alone, I need cooperation, and I can’t guarantee success."

Hua Qianzhan smiled slightly, "Success is not important, what’s important is you have a heart willing to brave fire and water for Hundred Martial Hall, worthy of being our hall’s disciple."

After speaking, he looked toward Wind Vajra, "Is he speaking the truth?"

Wind Vajra glanced at Qi Badao plainly, "He’s lying; this kid will betray right after stepping out."

Wind Vajra is on the path of a Prophet, with lie-detection capability, his judgment is Qi Badao will betray.

"Sir, sir, please don’t wrong me, I have been honest." Qi Badao hurriedly gestured, what does this mean.

Hua Qianzhan’s face changed, "Playing tricks in front of me, take him!"

Qi Badao hardened his heart and drew his saber, "Whether you accuse me, this is Hundred Martial Hall? The open and bright Hundred Martial Hall? Without proof!"

Suddenly, Qi Badao felt his whole body lose strength, Wind Vajra smiled as he stared at Qi Badao, "What do you think you are? Evidence, what’s that!"

"Elder, should I kill him?"

Hua Qianzhan looked at Qi Badao; choosing him was indeed because of his close relationship with Li Xin, otherwise why come from Celestial Capital to Dragon Capital, still in Night Patrol. The hometown relationship is either distant or close, and this is clearly the latter. They just didn’t expect Qi Badao would betray Hundred Martial Hall for Li Xin.

Hua Qianzhan squatted in front of Qi Badao, "Give you one more chance, as long as you are willing to execute the task, the conditions just mentioned remain valid. Otherwise, killing you is like killing a chicken."

"I am now an Inner Hall disciple, a North District Council member; you guys are absolutely lawless!" Qi Badao lamented inside; unable to move, unaware of what curse was laid, along with someone seeing through lies, leaves no path to live.

The people in the meeting room all laughed, "Apply the hall’s law, dares to pull a saber on me."

Qi Badao struggled desperately but was firmly held down, Hua Qianzhan stared directly at Qi Badao, but except for struggling, Qi Badao showed no sign of betraying Li Xin.

Hua Qianzhan’s pupils turned cold, with a wave of the hand, blood splattered, stabbing Qi Badao’s body repeatedly, Qi Badao bit his teeth hard, not making noise, mind racing wildly, how is this done, could he die here so inexplicably?

"Lock him up first, extract some useful intelligence, leave him a breath." Hua Qianzhan said.

Qi Badao was taken away, the meeting room’s atmosphere instantly chilled.

"He is, after all, an Inner Hall person, will there be trouble?" Shan Vajra frowned and asked.

Hua Qianzhan’s expression froze, "Humph, relying on us to feed them dare not obey, let them find me if there’s a problem. Internal betrayal, should it not be dealt with? A group of useless trash, the Black Market is highly important to us; funds, intelligence is one aspect, our Hundred Martial Hall’s influence in the hidden world is like this, so management rights must be regained. Any suggestions?"

"Elder, Li Xin’s skills are formidable, forced measures might not work. So young and single, how can he withstand? The Inner Hall finds a seductive woman to act, won’t easily capture him, meanwhile, can ruin his reputation." Lin Vajra, with an air of elder-like righteousness, smiled, "Ugly Hall is for this."

"The Inner Hall guys are forming circles, claiming Night Patrol stands reason, we lost and won’t act, humph, their petty thoughts aren’t unknown. But we can’t openly start a war with Night Patrol, otherwise it wouldn’t be so troublesome." Hua Qianzhan’s face darkened; though suffering a big loss, he stayed calm. After all, Night Patrol is an official organization, and the process they’ve taken was faultless; Hundred Martial Hall has no valid excuse for a frontal confrontation.

The assassination-specialized Inner Hall won’t act, greatly angering him. The Inner Hall’s defiance is long-standing, suspecting the Grand Hall Master is dead, lacking evidence, hence hesitated to move against Inner Hall; cultivating Yan Tianguang as Young Master is a crucial move, officially supporting Yan Tianguang to become Young Master, allowing in his name to reorganize Inner Hall, either the Grand Hall Master appears or seize Inner Hall’s power.

Few know, but he is aware, Life Master path is exceedingly terrifying, with severe backlash, increasing in severity as it progresses, the old fellow likely barely clinging to life, otherwise wouldn’t ignore hall matters for so many years.

The Black Market plan aimed to support Yan Tianguang’s rise, once Yan Tianguang defeats Li Xin, he would fabricate momentum, allowing Yan Tianguang to legitimately attain Hundred Martial Hall’s Young Master position, foregone conclusion, leaving Inner Hall helpless. With Yan Family and other families’ support, could seize control of Inner Hall.

Never imagined Li Xin could defeat Yan Tianguang, previously easily crushed by Yan Tianguang, and even cracked his two fallback plans, notably Immortal. Who, after all, helped him smooth Gold Market concerns?

Desiring not to engage upfront too, it’s apprehension toward Immortal, unsure of Li Xin’s relation with Secret Castle, external rumors, unclear. Until absolute necessity, avoid being caught with an opportunity.

Dragon Capital’s upper society engaged in chaotic struggle; Cabinet and Upper Council argue almost daily. The Justice faction suffered a great loss, utterly intolerable, dreaming even if Hong Yan failed election, his connections and influence remain, failing now doesn’t exclude future tries. Age-wise, Hong Yan has absolute advantage; assassination equals destroying order, does this imply free-for-all assassination afterward?

Liberty faction firmly denies assassination connection, Nalan Bot defiantly denies. Liberty faction supplied multiple explanations, yet neither side possesses concrete evidence. Most believable, the assassin is Song of Hell singer.

The Justice faction’s attack is Liberty faction commissioning murder, daily bickering persists. Avenging Hong Yan fake, politically there’s no revenge notion, purely interest-driven, be it Nalan Family or not, the blame lands on Nalan Jingguo, mustn’t let Nalan Jingguo become Grand Governor.

Meanwhile, Justice faction internally seeking candidate, vacancy is unacceptable.