Supernatural Insight Eyes
Chapter 149 - 0147 South Demon of Rage

Chapter 149: 0147 South Demon of Rage

In front of the simple thatched hut, the tense atmosphere suddenly collapsed because the Southern Monster, Du Ying, dissipated the murderous intent in his eyes.

The entire sky seemed to brighten up, the sunshine becoming warm and the daylight dazzling.

"To have a girl go against her heart to save me, betraying her own disciple—I am truly old and useless now," the elder sighed.

For a declining veteran of the martial world, this predicament was one of helplessness and powerlessness. It was like an aged eagle that couldn’t flap its wings anymore, facing the new generation of eaglets that were growing up—with no advantage left, only disadvantages were apparent.

Ye Zi stayed by the elder’s side, "Senior saved me as well. If you were hurt because of Ye Zi, then my sin would be tremendous."

"Heh, you are a kind girl," the elder said slowly. After hearing these words, Ye Zi managed only a forced, faint smile and did not explain further.

The word ’kind’ sounded so distant, especially for Ye Zi, who had cast aside kindness at an early age since being kind could put her in danger, and just one misstep could cost her life.

Ye Zi remembered undergoing devilish training in an assassin organization with other children of approximately her age. As her companions fell one by one, fewer and fewer remained, until in the end, they had to compete against each other internally. Only a very few could stay, and to do that, they had to kill their peers.

At one point, Ye Zi and another girl teamed up to fight against the others. After they had taken out all their peers, only the two of them were left. Ye Zi wanted to celebrate the victory with this combat companion; but just when she was elated, her companion stabbed her with a cold blade. In that moment, Ye Zi saw a completely different face on her peer—it was one filled with mockery, a face eager to kill her.

To survive, Ye Zi, despite bleeding, engaged in a deadly struggle with her opponent.

In the end, she turned defeat into victory, besting her companion. The girl begged pitifully, asking Ye Zi not to kill her. Ye Zi’s heart softened, she didn’t strike the killing blow. But just as she turned around, the peer who had been pitiful moments ago thrust the knife towards her once again.

Since then, Ye Zi understood a lesson: Sometimes, kindness wouldn’t save her. On the contrary, it could harm her.

And because of this, Ye Zi carried no psychological burden when carrying out assassination missions, for she had discarded kindness.

Her expression vacant for a moment, Ye Zi glanced at the Southern Monster, Du Ying, who sat not far off stabilizing his True Qi, then turned her gaze back to the elder, knowing he was probably not an ordinary person either.

Ye Zi was very polite to the elder, asking, "Senior, why have you chosen to live alone here?"

"Actually, I have a very long story. Would you like to hear it?" the elder asked, looking at Ye Zi as if he was reminded of a loved one, his eyes brimming with tenderness as he smiled.

Ye Zi nodded, willing to be a listener.

Then the elder began his story, and Ye Zi listened with great interest, while in the distance, Du Ying meditated and adjusted his breath, forming a completely different world from Ye Zi and the elder not far away.

Six figures drew closer to their destination, preparing this time for a secret capture of a martial artist, a venerable elder who had retired from the martial world for many years.

When he was young, he could be described as a rising star in the martial world, one with prospects of reaching the realms of great masters like Zhang Sanfeng and Lu Zijian.

Gifted with extraordinary talent, whether it was in fist or leg techniques, he was proficient in all and was called a once-in-a-century character in the world of martial arts.

But even such a martial arts prodigy, due to his excessive arrogance and not following the traditional path, abandoned the orthodox way to reach the realm of True Qi. He chose to seek enlightenment through his flesh and blood. Thus, he was stuck for many years, and this became his obsession. He went mad for a while, was ambushed and had one leg crippled, and from then on, a rising star was considered to have fallen. Even though he didn’t die, he no longer achieved anything greater.

However, even though this man eventually ran away to the deep mountains and forests, he had already woken up, no longer mad. Sadly, time waits for no one, and he, now over fifty, feeling he could no longer reach the peak of martial arts in his lifetime, chose to live in seclusion in the mountains and never appeared in the martial world again.

The legendary life of the old man filled Ye Zi with fluctuating emotions, especially when she heard about the old predecessor’s arrogant side in his youth, she couldn’t help but smile secretly. But as the predecessor continued his story, she showed a look of pity for him.

"Life is not easy. I’ve wasted decades of my life, thinking I could look down on all the strong ones in the world, but in the end, it was all for nothing," the old man sighed.

"If you could live once again, would you still make the same choices, senior?" Ye Zi asked seriously.

The old man was silent for a while, and just as Ye Zi was waiting for how he would answer, her gaze was suddenly drawn to several figures that had appeared.

Six people stood in front of the thatched cottage.

The six did not expect the situation to be somewhat different from what they had anticipated; why were there two more people?

The presence of Du Ying, the Southern Demon, felt even more terrifying than the old man’s. Who was this person?

The purpose of the six was somewhat disrupted by the presence of the Southern Demon Du Ying and Ye Zi.

All five looked to their leader, and to ensure no mistakes, he decided that he would deal with the Southern Demon Du Ying and Ye Zi, while the remaining five would capture the old man.

The arrival of the six aggressive figures made the Southern Demon Du Ying furrow his brows.

Especially when he saw one of them coming towards him, their movements made it clear they were after him even without them having to make a move.

At the same time, the other five encircled Ye Zi and the old man.

"I don’t care who you are, since you’re here, we can’t let you stay. Otherwise, our whereabouts will be exposed," said the man dealing with Du Ying in Chinese, though halting, it was still somewhat understandable. In short, Du Ying, you should come with us too.

Du Ying, used to being arrogant and overbearing, now faced with a foreigner trying to tell him what to do, his lips curled into a disdainful smile. Without waiting for the other to approach, he suddenly made the first move.

Ten minutes later!

Du Ying left with Ye Zi, leaving the old man alone looking at the nearly torn-in-half bodies, unable to speak for a long time.

"True Qi realm, is it so terrible?" the old man’s voice echoed in the bloody air.

Not far in front of the old man, none of the six bodies were intact, all killed by the Southern Demon Du Ying. Even when the six unleashed their full capabilities, turning into a half-human, half-beast existence, they were no match for the True Qi realm’s Du Ying. In front of Du Ying, they were like little chicks, mercilessly torn apart, their throats twisted and broken, fatally struck.