Why do I have so many masters?-Chapter 665 - 265: If I Don’t Do It, Who Will? (End of Volume) (Thanks to the Sect Leader Wu Mian Xiao Xiao Sheng)

The Taoist turned sharply, his eyes fiercely fixating on the person behind him, and demanded:

"Pei Danding, did you kill him?"

Pei Danding's eyes narrowed, unyielding, he responded:

"In this world of strife, all whom I loved, respected, and cherished died because of Wang Tiance. So, he can kill those dear to me, and I cannot kill those dear to him?"

"He used schemes to pit those in Yan Country against each other, the emperor did not act like an emperor, ministers did not act like ministers, under the blood rain from the sky and the springs gushing from the earth, people cried outside the imperial palace, no one was seen when they went out, and the court was nearly fractured."

"This grudge against the country, am I not justified in killing him?"

"Had I not been deceived by Wang Tiance years ago to go to the border, a mere hundred miles of camps, how could they have stopped me?!"

The Taoist's expression was impassive as he stated:

"But you were deceived back then."

"So, you killed his son?"

Pei Danding shook his head, "Not at all."

A look of surprise appeared on the Taoist's face, to which Pei Danding explained, "I merely wanted to see what his son was like. I had planned to kill him, but then I saw that the child was still very young. What did he have to do with the past events?"

"Wang Tiance is dead. The grievances of our older generation, all the fighting and killing, why involve the next generation? Life and death in this generation should stay within this generation's Jianghu."

"If I bullied his child, how could I face him once I am down there?"

The Taoist fell silent, then spoke softly:

"Is that why you did not kill the Former Emperor when you entered the palace back then?"

Pei Danding gazed at the distant mountain veiled in mist, murmuring:

"No."

"That day I entered the palace, I saw the old Emperor Qin playing with a little girl. She was laughing as though she was crying, yet still laughing."

"So, I did not kill him."

The Taoist sighed, "The old emperor must have realized."

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Pei Danding nodded, "He had great courage, hoping I would stay to teach the little girl swordsmanship, promising me two legendary sword techniques that had been lost to the world."

"But you did not agree, did you regret it at that time?"

Pei Danding looked at the fractured cliff, smiled, and said:

"I am a swordsman, not an executioner."

"To kill in front of a granddaughter the grandfather who loved her, even if it was for revenge, I was unwilling to do so. One step forward, no way back, in that case, how different would I have been from those guys back then?"

The Taoist looked at the figure of the Sword Saint in front of him, shook his head, and uttered two words:

"Pedantic."

Sword Saint Pei Danding was unconcerned, raised his sword slightly, and smiled:

"A sword is a lethal weapon, enlightened by blood."

"Only by striving to maintain oneself can one avoid madness..."

Gong Yu placed Wang Anfeng on the ground, who staggered slightly before stabilizing himself. Hong Luoyu took out several elixirs from his bosom and shoved them directly into Wang Anfeng's mouth, watching him sit cross-legged on the ground to fully absorb the medicinal properties of the elixirs, feeling somewhat relieved.

The two guards from the Wen Mansion, initially with martial skills surpassing those of Taishu Jian and Lao Lu, now seeing that the tide had turned against them, their hearts chilled with the intent to retreat. However, Taishu Jian and Lao Lu caught their missteps; one was beheaded on the spot by the Jue Que Sword, and the other was pierced through the heart by Lao Lu's long blade, both dead beyond any doubt.

Taishu Jian, holding that Jue Que Sword, looked around.

Seeing the broken cliff and witnessing the fierce traces carved out by intersecting sword energies, his emotions churned, almost beyond his control.

Wang Anfeng, having previously endured the strengthening of his vitality by the three-thousand-year-old Blood Ginseng and having taken the elixirs personally prepared by Wu Changqing, managed to even his breath within the time it takes an incense stick to burn and contained his injuries. Although far from healed, he had at least stopped deteriorating.

He opened his eyes, seeing Gong Yu standing guard beside him with her sword, and Hong Luoyu, with arms crossed, leaning against a broken tree trunk. Noticing Wang Anfeng opening his eyes, he raised an eyebrow and chuckled:

"Woken up? Looks like there's no big problem."

"Not bad."

Wang Anfeng nodded, stood up, and turned to Gong Yu, saying, "Thank you, Miss Gong... I'm sorry to have involved everyone in this danger. It's a relief nothing worse happened, or I would be inexcusably guilty."