Free Web NovelChapter 732: Chapter 287: The Substitute Executor’s True Heart (Part 2)
Fu Manman watched the two walking ahead, side by side, her gaze soft, filled with warmth and affection.
Moments like these were becoming increasingly rare for her.
She cherished them, but there was an inexplicable sense of heaviness, making her feel somewhat distracted.
At a certain street corner, she suddenly sensed a gaze, or rather, a kind of call directed at her.
She turned her head and saw, not far away in an open-air teahouse, a swordsman dressed in hemp-colored attire and wearing a wide-brimmed hat, sipping tea.
It’s him!
Fu Manman paused slightly, then said to Luo Qingyao and Zhuge Hong,
"I’m going to buy something, I’ll find you both later."
The two in her heart didn’t think much of it, "Then we’ll go over to the square to watch the fireworks first!"
"Alright! I’ll be right there."
Fu Manman turned back and walked into the open-air teahouse, sitting across from the swordsman.
This swordsman was a man, possibly blind, as his eyes were wrapped in a red cloth. Judging by his temperament and demeanor, he was in his prime, with neatly trimmed facial hair and full lips and nose, a superior appearance, but a pair of protruding ears spoiled the overall impression.
"Do you know me?"
The swordsman spoke, his voice deep, but the way he articulated made Fu Manman feel he might not talk often,
"Fu Manman, Little Freedom Official of White Jade Capital."
"And you are?"
"A nameless one, but some call me Red Heart."
Fu Manman’s fingers trembled, and her eyelids lowered slightly.
Red Heart, a swordsman, very strong.
She immediately knew the identity of the other person.
Red Heart Great Sword Immortal, one of the three known Executors of the Heavenly Dao.
The other two are the Immortal Su Saintess of the Immortal Continent and Jian Shi Tathagata of Miaomu Continent.
"What does Red Heart Great Sword Immortal want with me?"
Red Heart took a sip of tea,
"Someone said you might also be an Executor of the Heavenly Dao. So I’ve come to see."
"And your answer is?"
"Perhaps you will be in the future, but for now, you are not."
"I see."
Red Heart raised his head, and although his eyes were covered, Fu Manman felt he was looking at her,
"You sighed with relief. Why? Don’t want to be an Executor?"
Fu Manman smiled and said, "I feel I already have a lot of burdens on me. I don’t want any more responsibilities."
Red Heart shook his head, "No. That’s not what you think. You feel that since you’re not an Executor, you won’t have to cross swords with Fan Wubing."
Fu Manman maintained a calm demeanor,
"That statement holds no meaning."
Red Heart said, "As an Executor, any rules, force fields, or interests among the world’s powers are of no concern to me. My sword, can only bring peace when it points at those who attempt to defy the Heavenly Dao." He asked clearly, "As a Little Freedom Official of White Jade Capital, are you sure you want to continue standing by Fan Wubing’s side?"
Fu Manman coldly replied,
"You have no right to influence my choices."
"Then I can only hope you won’t defy the Heavenly Dao as he does."
"What do you intend to do?"
Red Heart stood up, holding a long sword in his hand, with a short sword at his waist,
"To execute the Heavenly Dao, to deal with the defier."
He turned slightly to look at Fu Manman,
"This doesn’t concern you. It doesn’t concern anyone. This is a matter between Executors and defiers. You won’t intervene, right? Of course, you can convey my words to him, which wouldn’t count as defying the Heavenly Dao."
With that, he turned and left.
Watching Red Heart’s back, Fu Manman felt a chill.
This person... terrifyingly strong!
The feeling he gave Fu Manman was unlike anyone else.
Executors, representing the will of the Heavenly Dao, appear only when matters directly related to the Heavenly Dao occur. And their abilities often far exceed ordinary people’s imagination.
Like the Immortal Su Saintess, who completed a cultivator’s entire path in just one day, standing proudly at the pinnacle of the world.
Or the Jian Shi Tathagata, who mastered cause and effect, capable of deciding life and death with clasped hands.
And the Red Heart Great Sword Immortal.
He had never made a move, nor had there been any tales of his exploits.
His Sword Dao attainments, how profound they were, remained unknown.
Executors of the Heavenly Dao, from birth, embody both personal and Heavenly Dao will simultaneously. Perhaps calling them incarnations of the Heavenly Dao is inaccurate, but they are certainly the ones closest to it.
Fu Manman couldn’t gauge the intensity of Red Heart Great Sword Immortal’s aura.
He was like a mortal.
A mortal, frighteningly so.
Fu Manman, already distracted, lost the mood to enjoy the night after meeting Red Heart Great Sword Immortal.
The late-night hours became utterly torturous for her.
It wasn’t until the sky showed a hint of dawn that she suddenly realized she’d reached another turning point in her life. The path ahead, how to proceed, she no longer knew. But beyond that, she wanted more to know what path Fan Wubing intended to take, where he was heading, and what his destination would be.
After patrolling the Dao for decades, she could no longer, like a young girl, profess her love for him while firmly standing by his side.
Because she had no idea whether what Fan Wubing was doing was right or wrong.
What if he was wrong?
What if he, like Jade Ancestor or Great Sword Immortal Li Yuan, faced the Heavenly Dao head-on and ended up covered in scars?
Fu Manman found herself lost in confusion.
She feared Fan Wubing getting hurt, feared losing him.
With that heavy heart, she returned to her residence at the Phoenix Emperor Palace.
And Fan Wubing had long been outside waiting for them.
"Did you have fun?" Fan Wubing asked with a smile.
Zhuge Hong ran up to him excitedly, saying,
"Master, Master! I heard about your past stories! Master Qingyao told me! So, Master, you were this reliable even as a child! But, Master, I must criticize you for one thing!"
