Legends of Ogre Gate by Jeremy Bai

Author:Jeremy Bai [Bai, Jeremy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jeremy Bai
Published: 2019-04-06T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 49: Two Boxes

An Jian was an ordinary man. At least, he seemed that way. Although he was no martial artist, his eyes flickered with an intelligence that was outright frightening. That was one reason why he rarely looked anyone in the eye.

Currently, he was looking over the smoldering ruins of the Delightful Wind Shop, which had once stood right next to the headquarters of the Pure Phoenix Sect, the former residence of the Golden Immortal. An Jian had run the shop for a few years, selling beautiful fans decorated with poetry of his own creation. In the short time that he had operated the shop in Daolu, he had built up quite the clientele in the city, especially among the rich and powerful.

The shop was now nothing more than cinder and ash.

In the final hectic moments of the battle, An Jian had fled the burning shop with a handful of his fans, one of which he held in his hands right now. Looking down at the fan, he smiled.

“I must admit I failed to foresee that Daolu would be destroyed ahead of schedule. How very interesting.” A curl of acrid smoke floated toward An Jian, which he waved away using the fan. The truth was that An Jian had once been one of the most powerful martial artists alive. But that was in a different life. A different time.

“Despite living directly in the shadow of Sunan and Bao, they slipped away before I could make my move. The closest I could get was that debate with Sun Mai. What a waste of time.” An Jian looked around at the smoldering city. “Thankfully, it’s not too late. All my years of preparation ensured that. The seeds that have been cast out will eventually grow to fruition, and then I will make my move.

“I still have decades of time to work with if necessary. The arrows hidden in the darkness will fly straight into the hearts of Sunan and Bao, and then the matter will be concluded.” He chuckled. “It seems the time has come to do a bit of traveling.”

With that, he began to stroll in the direction of the Zhen Gate.

***

After a short, fitful night of rest came another long day of travel, then a bit more rest. They skirted the edges of the forest during the day, then camped among the trees at night. The process repeated a few times until the group was about a week west of Daolu, beneath the towering mountain peak that was Zhifu Shan.

Bao was in a rotten mood. Flames of anger licked at her heart, and with each passing day, the anger grew hotter, and her temper shorter. The more she thought about the events that had occurred, the more frustrated she became with herself, and the more she hated the Demon Emperor. And especially the Bone General.

The faces of Lin Qingxia, Yang Ziqiong, and Yuwen Huo passed through her mind constantly. She relived the fight with the Golden Immortal and was continuously pricked by the stinging humiliation of having been defeated.

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