Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  “When those who went to accept the mission return, we’ll set out,” Ling Han said.

  “All right!” Everyone nodded, practically able to see in their mind’s eye a huge sum of money waving at them.

  “That’s him!” It was at this moment that a man nearby pointed at Ling Han, his face filled with fury. It was Ruan Shi Zhong who had previously forced Ling Han to buy his merchandise and attempted to force him to sell it back. There were a few other people around him. Four of them were his lackeys, and there was another middle-aged man, who had a much steadier aura about him. This man was a Gushing Spring Tier elite.

  The middle-aged man’s name was Ai Song, and he was one of the Hall Leaders of the Earth and Water Faction. When he heard Ruan Shi Zhong tell him about the incident involving the Golden Flower of the Stone, he instantly could not hold back his greed and followed them here.

  “Brat, Ruan Shi Zhong of our Faction mistakenly sold off a treasured item of our Faction. Give us back the treasured item!” Ai Song shouted at Ling Han, a haughty expression on his face.

  Those who had agreed to accept Ling Han’s request immediately looked fierce at this. Their mission was to ensure Ling Han’s safety. They never thought that the enemies would already appear, when they hadn’t even stepped out of Heaven Military Hall. It was indeed quite intriguing.

  These lone cultivators were all living on the edge of danger. It could be claimed that they had managed to come this far on their path of cultivation all with their own power—of course, there were a few who had done despicable acts before, such as robbery and murder.

  They were more rounded, tougher, and more warlike than those who had grown up under the protection of their respective Clans.

  It was too bad that Ai Song did not have enough self-awareness and felt too secure in himself, so sure that he would be able to easily dominate such a youngster like Ling Han.

  Ling Han smiled faintly, and said, “He sold it and I bought it, so the item is naturally mine. I don’t have any interest to sell it off, so get lost!”

  ‘Get lost!?’

  Ai Song’s previously haughty expression became extremely ugly, as if he had been suddenly punched, and he asked darkly, “Brat, do you know who I am?”

  “An idiot trying to give me a laugh,” Ling Han said, smiling.

  “W-what?!” Ai Song was stunned for a moment, before looking extremely enraged.

  Ling Han continued, “I realized that all idiots have a common characteristic, and that is they all like to ask ‘do you know who I am?’ or ‘are you aware of who I am?’ How the f*** should I know what idiot you are!”

  “You’re seeking death!” Ai Song finally could no longer hold himself back. He gave a great leap and pounced towards Ling Han, delivering a punch. He wanted to severely injure this brat who had spoken such insolent words.

  “Get back, idiot!” A figure leaped out and similarly threw a punch towards Ai Song.

  Peng , the two men’s fists collided against each other, instantly creating a visible ripple that spread out in all directions. Ai Song trembled, and teng , teng ,teng , retreated a whole thirteen steps. The other person was also forced backwards, though he merely took seven steps backwards.

  Ai Song could not help but reveal a resentful expression, and said, “What a good brat to actually dare to speak so insolently to me! So there is someone to back you! And who are you? Are you aware of who I am?” When he spoke the last words, he suddenly recalled what Ling Han had said just now, and could not help but look slightly embarrassed.

  “How do I know who you are, idiot!” The man shrugged. He was naturally one of the bodyguards that Ling Han had recruited. His name was Hu San, and he was in the fourth layer of Gushing Spring Tier.

  “Hahahaha.” The others began to laugh as well.

  Ai Song gave a humph, and said, “Don’t think that you are powerful enough to dominate over me. I had just been a bit careless just now.” This was the truth. He naturally could not beat Ling Han to death, so had used very little power in that punch just now.

  “I am Ai Song, the Hall Leader of the Loyalty Hall of Earth and Water Faction. Do you still intend to stand against me?” he added.

  Everyone could not help but say “oh”. No wonder he seemed to hold such a grudge against Ling Han, because Ling Han was indeed going to deal with the Earth and Water Faction. They did not know that they had not guessed correctly at all.

  “Get lost!” Hu San glared. Though lone cultivators were very weak on their own, they still had one advantage, and that was the fact they had nothing to worry about. They did not have to worry about such things like if any conflict would rise up between their Clan and their opponent’s Clan, because they had no Clan. If they wanted to fight, they would. If they weren’t strong enough to beat their opponent, they could flee. In the worst-case scenario, they could hide somewhere for a few years.

  “Very good. To actually dare to go against our Earth and Water Faction, how bold,” Ai Song said furiously.

  Ling Han walked towards Ruan Shi Zhong, smiled, and said, “It just so happens that I don’t know where the lair of the Earth and Water Faction is. Lead us there then.”

  “Insolence!” Ai Song once again acted, but Hu San once again punched out and blocked his attack.

  Ling Han stretched out a hand to grab him, and Ruan Shi Zhong was easily subdued. He smiled faintly, and said, “I gave you a chance. It’s too bad you did not cherish it, and came back to make trouble with me. You should know that there will not always be second chances available in life!”

  Pa . His hands moved, and Ruan Shi Zhong’s right arm was instantly broken, hanging on at a terrifying angle. It was a sight that would make anyone shiver.

  “Ah…!” Ruan Shi Zhong instantly wailed in agony.

  This time, not just Ai Song, even Guang Yuan and the others were extremely shocked, because it was not a small issue to cause injury to another in such a public area in the Imperial City.

  This brat was really a bit too ruthless, wasn’t he?

  Chapter 194

  Translator: _Dark_Angel_, Reverie_ Editor: Kurisu

  “Good! Good! Good! You dare harm the people of Earth and Water Faction, you’re seeking your own death!” Ai Song smiled coldly, and turned to leave.

  He wasn’t running, but he was going to find the Imperial Guards.

  A place like Heavenl Military Hall where there were many martial artists and lone martial artists who were ill-tempered and impulsive was one where a fight could break out just because of a single disagreement.

  So, there were Imperial Guards posted here to deter troublemakers and police the area.

  “Master Han, it’s troublesome now!” said someone pointing at Ruan Shi Zhong.

  Ling Han smiled faintly and said, “No matter.”

  Guang Yuan and the others frowned and thought that Ling Han was too arrogant. Those who went against the imperial law never came to a good end.

  Just a short while later, Ai Song led two Imperial Guards over. These two Imperial Guards were only at Ninth Element Gathering Tier, but as they approached, everyone made way.

  The people weren’t scared of those two, but of the uniforms on them that represented the emperor’s power and law.

  “These two sirs, this is the child publicly harming people at Heaven Military Temple,” said Ai Song pointing at Ling Han who was still in control of the whimpering Ruan Shi Zhong; it was practically irrefutable evidence.

  Ling Han smiled faintly, and said, “You can eat whatever you want, but you can’t irresponsibly speak speak as you wish. This guy fell on his own, breaking even his arm. I kindly helped him up. I’ll let it pass that I’m not even given a good Samaritan award, but how could you extort me?”

  This not only enraged Ai Song, but also made Guang Yuan and the others speechless. This guy was too good at making stuff up, even going as far as making a bogus claim…

  “What really happened?” said an Imperial Guard, who looked towards Ling Hang with a hin
t of awe.

  This was really inconceivable that the law enforcement team belonging directly to the Emperor’s family would revere a young man, but the truth was so.

  Ling Han knew that they recognized his identity. Two great alchemy masters backed him, so how could they not know him considering the grasp of the Emperor’s family? Thus, the Imperial Guards definitely received orders that as long as Ling Han didn’t commit murder and arson, no amount of disturbance would matter. Contrarily, if Ling Han faced danger, these Imperial Guards would have to protect him, or they wouldn’t be able to justify themselves to the two great alchemy masters.

  However, from this, it could be seen that Feng Yan had an even more terrifying background, because when Feng Yan slashed the cart on the streets, no Imperial Guards ran out and just let them stir up trouble all they wanted.

  “Two sirs, the situation is clear, this guy is the culprit!” Ai Song shouted.

  An Imperial Guard’s expression turned solemn, and he said, “This young master said it well: words shouldn’t be said irresponsibly. Do you have proof?”

  Proof? Did this still need proof? It couldn’t be more obvious, or were you two blind?

  Ai Song had a stomachful of rage, but with the thought of the status of these Imperial Guards, he could only calmly say, “Ruan Shi Zhong, you come tell these two sirs!”

  Ruan Shi Zhong endured the pain, and said, “Two sirs, it’s him, he was the one who broke my arm!” He was ‘tricked’ by Ling Hang into giving the Golden Flower of the Stone, slapped dizzy by Hu Niu, and now his arm was broken by Ling Han… naturally, he hated Ling Han and Ling Han’s companions to the bones.

  Pa !

  Ling Han immediately slapped Ruan Shi Zhong in the back of his head, and said coldly, “You shameful thing. I kindly helped you up, yet you bite like a mad dog! Do I look easy to bully?”

  Ruan Shi Zhong almost fainted. He forcefully bought and sold, not counting how many evil deeds he’d done, but being unjustly treated was a first. He felt so aggrieved that his veins were going to explode.

  “He did it!” Ruan Shi Zhong’s four underlings all stood forward to testify.

  “Lords Imperial Guards, we’re all witnesses, surely we’re not all trying to extort him?” said Ai Song coldly.

  “Oh, so you can make up facts with more witnesses?” Ling Han laughed lightly, then turned to speak to the crowd. “Did I break this man’s arm?”

  “No!” Guang Yuan and the others all said with a smile. The lone cultivators often have wild and intractable dispositions, some even wished for mayhem. Naturally, they all started to stir up a fuss.

  Ling Han shrugged, and said, “These two Imperial Guard brothers, you both heard them. I have more witnesses that say I didn’t break this guy’s arm.”

  S-shameless!

  Ai Song’s face twitched. Water and Earth Faction could be said as the most infamous force within the imperial city. As long as money could be made, all jobs were accepted no matter how dirty it was. But even Ai Song wanted to yell out ‘shameful,’ it was apparent how angry Ling Han made him.

  “Boy, is it really wise for you to go against Earth and Water Faction?” he said threateningly.

  “Dear Imperial Guard brothers, this guy is threatening me, you all heard, right? If anything happens to me from today on, just look for him,” said Ling Han quickly.

  The two Imperial Guards immediately looked towards Ai Song, and one of them said, “Sir Ai Song, please be careful, some words should not be said irresponsibly!”

  Ai Song’s cheek twitched, was the imperial army established by this boy? Why did they side with him so much?

  “Two Imperial Guard brothers, there is nothing going on here that needs your attention, so how about you go back to relax and drink some tea?” Ling Han said with a smile.

  The two Imperial Guards threw a quick warning glance at Ai Song. “Do not cause any trouble, or even the Earth and Water Faction won’t be able to shield you!”

  Having said that, the two soon turned around and left.

  This made Ai Song realize that Ling Han’s background was definitely not ordinary. He gave Ling Han a deep look, then said, “Young man, just what is your identity?”

  “So you don’t know? How do you get by in the Imperial City? ” Ling Han shook his head, then continued, “Go back to Yang Tian Du, tell him I’ll be going on a walk to visit the Earth and Water Faction soon, so he should prepare.”

  “What?!” Ai Song raised his voice involuntarily. “You actually dare to come to our Earth and Water Faction?!”

  “What, do you want me to tell me that the Earth and Water Faction is some kind of a dragon’s pond or a tiger’s cave? If there’s really some dragon there, then it’ll have to coil before me, and if there’s a tiger, it’ll have to lie down for me.” Ling Han gestured for him to leave by waving his hands, and said, “Get lost, I have no time for a nobody like you.”

  “Good! Good! Good!” Ai Song clenched his teeth. First of all, he was unable to do anything with Hu San present here; second of all, the Imperial Guards here were too chummy with Ling Han—calling them in again would be just a waste of time and effort.

  Filled with hate, he turned around and left. As for Ruan Shi Zhong, he was naturally completely ignored by him. There were plenty of such nobodies in the Earth and Water Faction—let alone one, even if a hundred or a thousand died, it wouldn’t matter.

  “My Lord, My Lord!” Ruan Shi Zhong followed the departing Ai Song with a look full with despair. Ling Han even dared to break his arms in front of Ai Song… so would Ling Han kill him now? Ruan Shi Zhong couldn’t help but tremble in fear and almost pissed himself.

  “Don’t worry, I abide by the law. How could I possibly kill you?” Ling Han smiled at him. “Well, what are you waiting for? Lead the way! We’re going for a walk to the Earth and Water Faction.”

  Ruan Shi Zhong and his four sidekicks were helpless, and could only go forward to lead the way while secretly praying that Ling Han would walk right into a trap upon their arrival and suffer big time. However, when they saw that the number of people following Ling Han was over a hundred, they almost pissed themselves again.

  Chapter 195

  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  Ling Han and his group made for a grand display.

  There was a smile with hidden depths around the lips of Guang Yuan and the rest.

  They were all lone cultivators and had untamed temperaments, but none of them were idiots. When they saw the attitude of those two Imperial Guards, they realized that Ling Han was definitely someone from a prominent background. After all, even the Imperial Guards seemed to have gone blind and acted so partial towards him in the conflict. It seemed like there wouldn’t be any mishaps happening on this trip.

  …There were only three Spiritual Ocean Tier and a few dozen Gushing Spring Tier martial artists in the Earth and Water Faction; much worse off than their group in terms of quality.

  The group proudly walked through the streets, and soon arrived at the Earth and Water Faction.

  Though the Earth and Water Faction was named a Faction, in truth, there was not much difference between it and any other ordinary Clan-based party. They had a very large courtyard in the Imperial City, and all the high-ranking leaders of the Faction lived here.

  Currently, there was a state of alert in the area at the main doors. Obviously, Ai Song had returned with his information and the Earth and Water Faction had reacted accordingly.

  “Mister, you first snatched a treasure from one of the members of our Faction, and now you come here so forcefully. Do you think that there is no one who can stand against you in our Earth and Water Faction and are trying to bully us?” an old man asked darkly, a very powerful aura emanating from him.

  Ling Han could not help but laugh. It seemed that the Earth and Water Faction mistakenly believed that the whole matter was due to the Golden Flower of the Stone. He shook his head, and said, “Your Intelligence Department is really too poor,
isn’t it? You crashed so many of my shops, and don’t even know who I am?”

  The old man was an Elder of the Earth and Water Faction, in the second layer of Spiritual Ocean Tier. His name was Lu Yue. He stared at Ling Han for a moment, but still thought that the latter looked unfamiliar to him. True, crashing the shops of others was only a small business for the Earth and Water Faction, and could not possibly disturb such a high-ranking person as he, so he had no idea that the Faction had made this kind of enemy.

  At this moment, a nearby middle-aged man’s expression changed; he approached and whispered quietly into Lu Yue’s ear. The old man nodded slightly and assumed a disapproving expression.

  ‘F***, so it’s just a small matter of several clothing stores being smashed!’

  In Lu Yue’s opinion, how could the value of a few clothing stores compare to the Golden Flower in the Stone? You snatched a treasure from one of the members of the Faction, and its value was several hundred times the value of those clothing stores that had been smashed. No matter how he looked at it, it was the Earth and Water Faction that was the victim here.

  This brat had to be a young master from some wealthy family, spoilt since his birth. That was why he had been so impulsive—actually coming over to seek vengeance just because a few of his stores had been crashed.

  “Heng, I don’t know what you’re talking about. You’re simply trying to smear the name of our Faction!” Lu Yue completely denied the accusation of his stores being smashed by members of the Faction. This was after all nothing to be proud of—though the Earth and Water Faction was a Faction of hooligans and ruffians in the eyes of the residents of the Imperial City, they had a high opinion of themselves.

  “Leave behind the Golden Flower in the Stone and pay a further compensation of 10 million, then you can get lost!” he said aggressively to Ling Han.

  Ling Han laughed, and said, “How overbearing! However, do you have the ability to be overbearing?” He walked towards the main doors.

  “Insolence!” Immediately, someone jumped out and stretched out a hand to grab Ling Han’s throat, intending to subdue him in a single move.