31: Chapter 31: Blood Sword Guard 31: Chapter 31: Blood Sword Guard Five days had passed since the end of the martial contest at Xuanling Sect, and Qin Jun was getting closer and closer to the capital.
The news of Zhuo Junjie’s defeat spread like wildfire.
Although the Xuanling Sect intended to conceal it, there were quite a few spies from other forces within the Sect, so the news could not be contained.
As the number one talent of the Qianyue Kingdom, Zhuo Junjie’s defeat within the Xuanling Sect caused an uproar throughout the kingdom.
Fortunately, Qin Jun’s identity had not been revealed.
There were no spies from other forces among the core disciples, so outsiders only knew that Zhuo Junjie was defeated but not by whom.
Qin Jun was unaware that his actions had already become the talk of the cultivator community across Qianyue Kingdom.
At this moment, they had arrived at a range of mountains dozens of miles away from the capital.
To avoid attracting attention in the capital, Qin Jun had specially changed into a set of white clothes with golden patterns embroidered on the hem when they passed through a town.
His black hair was tied behind his head, and coupled with his naturally handsome face, one could not help but sigh in admiration at such a graceful youth.
Regrettably, the words spoken by Qin Jun shattered that fine image, as he complained loudly, “Finally, we’re damn near there.
My feet are killing me.
Daji, I asked you to carry me, why won’t you?”
“The Roaring Sky Dog is willing to carry you, why must it be me?
Do you want to take advantage of me, Young Master?” Daji rolled her eyes and said.
The Roaring Sky Dog, with an expression akin to a grinning dog, said, “Exactly, let me carry you.
So many wish to ride on the Demon King but can only dream.”
Qin Jun pursed his lips, realizing that the conquest of Daji remained a distant goal on his revolutionary path, and that he needed to continue to strive.
He then put away his playful expression and started to think about how he should proceed once he entered the capital.
Now with a criminal status, seeing his adoptive imperial father was not going to be easy.
If he tried to force his way in, it would likely anger the Emperor even more.
By that time, even presenting Xiahou En’s severed head would not help his case.
Qin Jun had also considered using Daji and the Roaring Sky Dog to usurp the throne directly, but managing a country was currently beyond his abilities.
One does not simply become an Emperor if they wish; even if he delegated power to the ministers, he did not trust them.
The time was not yet ripe, and the previous host’s hatred toward Qin Yu had seeped deep into his bones.
Qin Jun intended to make Qin Yu despair step by step, to avenge the former host who had occupied this body.
Of course, if Qin Jun summoned some deities capable of ruling the world ahead of time, becoming the Emperor would naturally come sooner.
“Young Master, a battle is taking place ahead,” Daji suddenly warned, bringing Qin Jun’s thoughts back to reality.
Qin Jun puzzled over who would dare to cause trouble near the capital.
Without hesitation, he gestured and said, “Let’s take a look.”
Daji’s perception was far superior to Qin Jun’s.
Qin Jun could at most sense things within a kilometer radius, and with the woodland surrounding, the obstructed view made it difficult to detect the situation Daji mentioned.
After traveling two or three li, Qin Jun arrived at the place Daji had spoken of.
What entered his vision was a bamboo forest where a group of cultivators dressed in red brocaded garments, all wearing red bands, were clearly of significant status.
Each of them possessed at least the cultivation of the fifth layer of the energy refining realm, comparable to the imperial guards of the palace.
The bamboo forest was littered with corpses, men and women, old and young alike, and the fresh blood on the ground had not yet dried.
The air was filled with a nauseating stench of blood.
“Who exactly are these people…” Qin Jun murmured, as there was no red brocaded garment mentioned in the memories of his former self, most notably, they all wielded the same model of curved sabers, and the murderous aura they exuded was chilling to the bone.
Presently, there were fourteen people barely holding on, or rather, four adult men were protecting ten children.
The four of them were injured to varying degrees, while the children wore expressions of terror, stirring up sympathy.
“You Yan Family have offended people beyond your reckoning,” the muscular man leading the group in red stated sternly, his red brocaded garment different from the others, with two curved sabers imprinted on the back.
The group had not noticed the arrival of Qin Jun, Daji, or the Roaring Sky Dog.
They were concealed by a mound of earth, and Daji had also blocked Qin Jun’s aura, leaving those cultivators of the energy refining realm completely unaware.
“Bloody Saber Guards… Quite the audacious move…”
Among the four besieged men, a middle-aged man with a full beard bitterly smiled as he held his spear.
He had a shocking hole of blood in his chest and was clearly at the end of his tether.
The other three men were dressed ordinarily, apparently subordinates of the bearded middle-aged man.
Closely observing, Qin Jun noticed the children’s attire was not that of common kids, suggesting they must be from some wealthy clan within the capital.
But what was this organization called the Bloody Saber Guards?
The muscular leader of the Bloody Saber Guards commanded with a wave of his blade, and the twenty-four Bloody Saber Guards immediately lunged at the four men and ten children.
Qin Jun frowned at once, drawing his Desert Eagle and firing.
The gunshot startled the Bloody Saber Guards, bringing them all to a halt as they turned to look at Qin Jun.
Upon seeing him, the leader of the Bloody Saber Guards furrowed his brow and shouted, “The Bloody Saber Guards are carrying out their mission.
Meddlers should mind their own business!”
Qin Jun found this amusing and stepped out into the open with Daji and the Roaring Sky Dog.
In truth, he did not want to meddle, but the victims were a group of children, and he could not ignore them.
If he had no power, he might abdicate his moral standards, but now that he did, why not intervene?
In his past life on Earth, there were too many restraints.
Now that he had been reborn, he intended to live freely!
When faced with injustice, if it was distasteful, he would draw his sword when necessary!
“I don’t care what enmity you have, let these children go!”
Qin Jun declared coldly.
As he spoke, he walked directly toward the Bloody Saber Guards.
They were no more than thirty meters apart, and he quickly approached the muscular man, with Daji and the Roaring Sky Dog following closely.
Seeing Qin Jun’s attire and companions, the leader of the Bloody Saber Guards’ brows knitted further.
His experience told him that Qin Jun was someone of significance, and most importantly, he couldn’t see through the cultivation levels of Qin Jun and Daji.
The Roaring Sky Dog, once again, was overlooked.
“No!” the leader of the Bloody Saber Guards countered.
Though he could not gauge Qin Jun’s background, Qin Jun was simply too young, and he refused to believe that Qin Jun was a match for him—the peak of the ninth layer of the energy refining realm.
“Under the Emperor’s very nose, you dare to exterminate a clan.
It seems you have no respect for royal authority!”
Qin Jun was getting angry.
He had not dared be so ruthless when exterminating the Cheng Family, and these people were showing no mercy even to the children!
Add to that the old men and women among the corpses around, and Qin Jun’s impression of the Bloody Saber Guards worsened.
The leader of the Bloody Saber Guards called out in fury.
He was doing a job for someone, and if trouble arose, his superiors would support him, so he saw no reason to fear Qin Jun.
Side quest triggered — Eliminate the Bloody Saber Guards’ squad!
Completing the mission will yield 2000 experience points!”
The system notification suddenly sounded, and Qin Jun inwardly cursed.
How could the experience points be so low!
But as much as he complained, he acted swiftly.
The Bloody Saber Guards were already charging at him, and he lifted his gun for a quick series of precision shots.