Repugnant Gateway 1

by Zhi Bai

  This man was truly generous. In the future, he would be known as the '200,000 bros' in the martial arts world.

  "I'll give it to you."

  An Zheng passed the spirit root stone over to the man: "You lost by buying spirit jade for two hundred thousand gold, buying this thing for one hundred and fifty thousand gold is definitely not losing out."

  The man was stunned. "One hundred and fifty thousand taels?"

  An Zheng replied: "Of course it's one hundred and fifty thousand. If I say it's worth one hundred and fifty thousand, then it's worth one hundred and fifty thousand. An extra copper coin is not even worth it. I picked this up and gave it to the Zaocang as a free gift. Why, could it be that the Zaocang does not even give this little face? "

  He turned his head to look at the white moustached old man, only to discover that his face was extremely distorted. His complexion alternated between green and white, and he was afraid that he would not even be able to eat feces. If one were to talk about the white bearded old man who had been a host for dozens of years in the Zaocang, what had he not seen before? However, how could he have noticed those trash? There really were treasures worth one hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver among those trash. When he saw An Zheng looking at him, he could not help but feel embarrassed, and did not know what to say.

  "Then I'll take one hundred and fifty thousand taels."

  At this moment, a girl of unknown age walked out from the back. Wearing a purple long skirt, the figure was indescribably good. However, she was wearing a veil that revealed only her eyes. Her purple dress was not a jumpsuit. The top was very small, so it revealed her slender white waist, making her look very dazzling. As he walked, he was as captivating as a twisting water snake.

  "Why did you come out?"

  The old man quickly went over and bowed.

  The purple dressed lady said indifferently: "If I still don't come out, Zaocang's face will be lost. The eyesight of your thirty-seven years is actually inferior to a ten-year old child. Think about how you'll be able to survive in the future. You previously deducted a year's wages from that examiner Cui Gua, while I deducted five years' wages from you, do you have any complaints? "

  "This subordinate would not dare."

  The white moustached old man bent over, not even daring to breathe.

  The purple dressed lady walked in front of An Zheng, smiling like a spirit while narrowing her eyes: "This brother, your eyesight is so good, you don't look like the child of a poor family, I think you have met with some trouble? How about this, you stay in my Zaocang to do things, I will let you be the host within two years, how about that? "

  An Zheng pointed to the white moustached old man and said, "Is only able to replace him after two years? If you don't do it, then don't do it. It looks like you have the final say over him. Give me my stuff. "

  He reached out his hand.

  The young lady in a white dress stood there hesitantly, the purple-dressed woman nodded her head, then she hurriedly handed the white pearl over to An Zheng with a look of relief.

  The purple skirted woman said, "Young brother, it would be such a waste if you were to put your talent out there. If you ever achieve a higher achievement in the future, I can let you become the head shopkeeper of Zaocang. "

  "It's too low."

  An Zheng put away the white pearl, and then rubbed his hands on his clothes: "Is head storekeeper very tall? I think I can be taller. "How about this, I'll roam the world for three to five years, and then I'll come and find you when I become an adult?"

  These words didn't seem like the words of a ten year old child. It actually made the purple-dressed woman blush. She was originally going to be angry, but seeing An Zheng's serious expression, she couldn't help but laugh. "Naughty … By the time you're an adult, I'm old. However, everyone has their own ambitions, so I won't force it. "When did you think it through? Come find me."

  An Zheng nodded and stood there motionlessly.

  The lady in purple asked, "What? Is there something else?"

  An Zheng pointed to the white bearded old man: "He still owes me one more word."

  The white moustached old man's face kept changing, and he fiercely stared at An Zheng. The purple-dressed woman looked down at An Zheng and felt that this youth was truly interesting. An Zheng, on the other hand, looked at her bent over, and felt that this cleavage was extremely deep.

  The purple dressed lady stood up straight: "Old Xu, don't embarrass Zaocang."

  The white moustached old man stomped his feet in anger, "Anzhu, I was wrong!"

  An Zheng shrugged his shoulders: "Even though your attitude isn't straight, but that's it, Anzhu isn't the right person to not spare others."

  He confidently walked back to the second floor in front of those people. The way Chen Shaobai looked at him had already changed a long time ago, as if he was a young girl in love looking at her lover. An Zheng took a step back. "Don't look at me like that, my orientation is normal."

  Chen Shaobai said: "I also cannot lose face, what I just said counts. You are not my men, you are my helpers. "From today onwards, there will be a place for you in the Chen Clan."

  An Zheng carried the cat and sat down, then placed the white bead in his hand and slowly rubbed it until it was a layer of white powder. He let the cat lick his way through the food as he mumbled to himself, "I fed you such a good thing from the beginning. If I become poor in the future, you'd better not despise me."

  Cat raised her head to look at An Zheng, then rubbed it against his chest.

  An Zheng laughed: "You have more of a conscience than others, and more of a conscience than others."

  Chen Shaobai asked: "An Zheng, is that thing really a water python tumor?"

  An Zheng shook his head, "Of course not, this is a genuine low level Beast's core."

  Chen Shaobai immediately widened his eyes: "You …. You tricked the Zaocang's Old Xu just like that? "

  An Zheng thought to himself, I even tricked you, so of course this thing isn't a low levelled beast's core … It was a mid-tier low-rank item, one hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver definitely wouldn't sell.

  Chapter 17 - Heaven Defying Change of Destiny

  Actually, An Zheng knew very well what kind of character Chen Shaobai had. In a place like Fantasy City, was there a good person amongst the people from the big families and big powers? Everyone was well aware of why Mount Cang Man had a Fantasy City. In the depths of the mountains, the exiled villains of the sixteen kingdoms gathered to form a town and gradually developed into a city. The evolution of hundreds or even thousands of years was a history of villains.

  Growing up in this kind of environment, for Chen Shaobai to be able to train his subordinates to kill people without blinking an eye, it was clear what kind of person he was.

  An Zheng never had any good impression of this kind of person, no matter if they were young or adults, or even older. When he was at the Ming Fa Si of the Great Xi Empire, what he did every day was to make this kind of person die. Therefore, it was possible that An Zheng did not even know how many of his enemies he had in the Great Xi Empire. Because after the previous ambush, An Zheng realized that there were some friends who thought that he could live and die with his that were the most sinister of enemies.

  The most spectacular thing in the Zaocang today was of course, not any of the exhibits, but An Zheng. No matter who it was, they would deeply remember this young man who had shone brilliantly in Zaocang today. From today onwards, An Zheng's name will ring out within the Fantasy City. This was exactly what An Zheng wanted. He wanted to get close to Chen Shaobai and only wanted to use the Chen family to give him a chance for everyone to see him in the Zaocang.

  However, An Zheng was very clear that there were pros and cons to becoming famous. Now that he was so weak, any major power that wanted to make money with him would do anything to get his hands on him.

  Because of an accident, the Zaocang postponed the next auction because of an unforesee
n event. An Zheng decided to return home, but Chen Shaobai did not leave. He did not even come from the second floor of the Zaocang.

  When An Zheng returned to his broken little courtyard, he was still clenching his teeth and practicing his moves. His wrist was already swollen. Seeing that An Zheng had returned, Du Shoushou immediately came over to ask if he had encountered any trouble.

  "Not yet, but soon."

  An Zheng sat down and drank some water: "Fatty, there is something that I need to clarify with you. If you want to become famous, if you want to let Father and Mother live a good life, in a place like the Fantasy City, once you make this decision, you might have to face an unexpected danger. You may not have a deep understanding of this danger, so remember every word I say next. "

  "I just let everyone in Zaocang know me, there will be many people who want to use my power to find spirit stones. So from now on, I'm going to have to face endless trouble. And you're a good friend of mine. They might catch you and use you to threaten me. "

  Du Shoushou stood up straight: "I'm not afraid!"

  An Zheng shook his head: "No, you can't not be afraid, even if you aren't, I am afraid. So once someone catches you, you must not resist. Keeping your life is more important. Whatever they want you to do, you'll do it. Don't worry, I'll think of a way to deal with this myself. "

  Du Shoushou still shook his head, "That's impossible. It's better to let me die than to let me betray you."

  An Zheng frowned, "Fatty, you and I are different. I am an orphan, and you have parents. Even if you don't think for yourself, you still have to think for your parents. Listen to me, you and your parents are going to find your brother right now. Although your brother is just a janitor in the sect, any cultivation sect has their own pride. Therefore, even if it's just an errand boy, you can still be bullied however you want in the sect, but you cannot be bullied by others. "

  "You and your parents should think of a way to stay at your brother's place. After I've solved the problem, I will think of a way to notify you of your return." Do you know why I kept Zhong Jiuge here? It's because he's an outsider, so no one knows him … And he's been sitting in my crappy yard for a day and a night, and a lot of people are afraid of him. I'll let Zhong Jiuge go with you guys. Although Zhong Jiuge's cultivation is terrible, he can still act like a master. "Don't run, don't be impatient, just leisurely go find your brother."

  Du Shoushou still did not agree. "We've all left, and you're the only one left.

  An Zheng patted Du Shoushou's shoulder. "Fatty, believe me, I can handle all these things. Furthermore, there is still good old man accompanying me right? "

  Du Shoushou looked at the sleeping cat in An Zheng's embrace. "good old man... An Zheng, what can good old man help you with? "Listen to me, don't try to show off. How about we go together?"

  An Zheng said: "It's impossible to go, since we have decided on a goal to cultivate in, we have to work hard. I thought you hated the Chen family, and also hated the people of the Great Vengeance Hall. Actually, I know that you hated every single one of the evil people in the Fantasy City. What I need to do now is to let them kill each other. If I have the ability, then I will kill them myself, but I cannot do it now, so I can only let them kill each other. "

  "The Chen Clan has already begun to view me with importance, and those from the other powers want me as well. Hence, there will inevitably be conflicts between them."

  An Zheng laughed: "Fatty, we all hate those evil people and their evil deeds, so we cannot be like them. "Remember, no matter if we become rich or remain poor, we would rather die than become people like them."

  Du Shoushou said: "An Zheng, don't worry, I would rather die than become their kind of person."

  He asked: "An Zheng, why is it so that bad people can do whatever they want, but it's so hard to be a good person."

  An Zheng said: "Fatty, it's not difficult to be a good person. However, there were too many restrictions on good people. Good people had to abide by the law, follow the rules, abide by the principles, and observe many things. But the bad guys don't need to do that, so they seem to do whatever they want. There was a sect called the Fa Zen Temple in Da Xi. The monks there wanted to use their kindness to change the bad guys, or even to turn them into buddha from a butcher's knife. But it seems to me that this is a form of indulgence for the bad. A good person can't become a Buddha with thousands of cultivators, while a bad person can become a Buddha just by putting down a butcher's knife … That's not right. "

  There was a kind of light in An Zheng's eyes, a fierce light that Du Shoushou had never seen before.

  "To deal with bad people, one must never use any kind thoughts. To deal with bad people, you must use harsh methods to punish them. Those who deserve to be crippled, those who deserve to be killed, kill. "

  An Zheng said: "Fatty, if we can cultivate in the future, we can do this kind of thing."

  Du Shoushou nodded with all his might: "Alright!"

  Zhong Jiuge clenched his fist tightly in the room and felt a fire burning in his heart. He knew that he had met the right person this time. The dream he had had as a child was now within his reach. Why did he want to cultivate in the first place? It was for that chivalrous spirit of punishing evil. However, his talent was too weak. Although he could cultivate, his physique was the worst of the lot. In the end, he could only enter the thousand sects.

  He didn't tell An Zheng before that the reason he left the Thousand Sect was because he couldn't bear to see his fellow apprentices act so viciously. What happened to the people from the Thousand Sect? Could it be that using a thousand techniques would not punish evil and promote good? Although ten years of cultivation had made his chivalrous heart of punishing evil pale, it was still there. He was really envious of Du Shoushou, because Du Shoushou had such a friend.

  Zhong Jiuge told himself that he was once again standing at the intersection he had chosen, and he couldn't make a mistake this time.

  In the courtyard, An Zheng patted Du Shoushou's shoulders and said in a low voice: "This is an opportunity, and it is possible that all of Nanshan Street's villains will die once. The enmity between the Great Gou Clan and the Chen Clan could erupt at any moment. Why did Chen Shaobai go to the Zaocang? And he was not coming out of Zaocang? Because he didn't dare to come out … The Chen family must have arranged for him to take refuge in the Zaocang. As long as he's in the Zaocang, the people of the Great Gou Hall won't dare to go in and cause trouble. "

  "The Chen family is going to tear off all decorum with the Great Broken Sect. The Nanshan Street either doesn't have the Chen family, or they don't have the Great Bandage Hall. For us, this opportunity must be taken advantage of. "

  An Zheng said, "That's why I need you to cooperate with me. First, you have to settle down your parents, then you can come back and help me."

  Du Shoushou nodded: "Alright, I'll hurry!"

  An Zheng acknowledged his as he entered the room. He said to Zhong Jiuge: "I want to ask you to help me with one thing … I have around two thousand taels of silver here. Although it's not much, it's enough for you to pay for the journey to Da Xi. Help me bring Fatty over to his brother's place, then tell his brother in secret that he definitely can't let Fatty come back to find me. This silver will be my reward to you. "

  Zhong Jiuge wanted to say that he couldn't, but then he changed his mind and nodded, "Don't worry, I will protect Fatty and his parents and go find Brother Fatty."

  An Zheng cupped his fists: "Many thanks. If we are destined to meet again in the future, I will definitely repay you for your help today."

  Zhong Jiuge said: "What do you mean by 'repay'? If you don't like foreigners, you can just give them more money."

  An Zheng laughed out loud, "Good, I will definitely let you become a rich man in the world!"

  An Zheng had arranged everything well, and his heart was finally at ease. If he wanted to recover his strength, he would have to resort to some extraordinary methods in a place like Fantasy City. Fa
tty did not have much experience in this world. Once he was dragged into the martial arts world to kill, he would not have much luck. Moreover, An Zheng had always been a person who could sacrifice himself for the sake of loyalty, and wasn't willing to implicate his friends. He treasured his friendship with Fatty, so he did not want Fatty and his family to be in danger.

  Looking at the fatty and Zhong Jiuge who were about to leave, An Zheng had a very complicated feeling.

  He gently caressed the cat's back. "good old man, you will be the only one accompanying me from now on. I know this might be a little selfish. I should have let the fat guy take you with him. But right now, I want to go against the heavens and change my life. Not only do I want to change my life, I also want to change yours. You are an ordinary cat, I am now an ordinary teenager … I want to change this sort of ordinary thing. I want to recover my strength, and also turn you into a strong person. "

  "Do you still remember those vicious dogs that surrounded you and bullied you? The reason why we want to become strong is so that we can no longer be bullied like this. "

  Mao'er mewled, her eyes as bright as the sea of stars. An Zheng always felt that cats had special eyes, but he had never raised a cat before, so he thought that cats should have eyes like this, so he didn't mind.

  He took out the white pearl from his bosom and rubbed off some of the white powder, allowing the cat to lick it. "This is the crystal of a mid-ranked magical beast, it can change your physique." Even if I fail, I will make you stronger. At the very least, without my protection in the future, you won't be bullied by those dogs. You must slowly absorb the power of this pearl, and in the future, you will be able to kill all the dogs that bully you. "

  An Zheng looked up and said in the distance, "I just changed my life... "It's nothing difficult."

  Chapter 18 - Borrowing the Wine Flag

  In order to confirm his speculations, An Zheng went to the Nanshan Street Academy once more. Standing at the door and taking a look inside, he realized that there was not a single person in the house. There was still no one coming to the Grand Canyon to attend class, even Kou Liu who valued the academy greatly had not come. As a result, all the children in the academy had already ran off to play somewhere else.