Free Web NovelChapter 279: Chapter 279: Me, a Coward?
"Me, a coward?"
Jiang Xinghai raised an eyebrow and sneered. "You shameless, clueless old fools. To come after me, you not only blocked this road but also pulled this disgusting stunt to intimidate me. You’ve brought complete disgrace to your families. And you have the nerve to call *me* a coward?"
"Su Tao! If you don’t want to die, stop courting death! How could you insult Mr. Jiang by calling him a coward? I simply can’t watch this anymore." Hunchback Elder Qiu suddenly stood up, indignantly berating Su Tao and the others.
In truth, he was trying to make a pledge of loyalty.
Because from the moment Jiang Xinghai had sent him flying with a single punch, he knew the man’s power must have reached that legendary step—the Creation Realm!
For such a fearsome master, and one so young, begging for mercy to save his own life was simply the way to survive.
"Qiu Shirong!"
Su Tao roared, grinding his teeth. "Kneeling and begging for mercy is one thing, but now you want to turn on us?!"
"Elder Qiu, we respect you as a Patriarch, but you can’t just... sigh!"
"Brother Qiu, was it really worth it to kneel just to save your life?"
"Stop calling him ’brother.’ A man like him isn’t worthy!"
The several men whom Jiang Xinghai had previously struck with a single punch began to condemn Hunchback Qiu Shirong one by one.
"You pathetic fools! In ancient times, King Goujian of Yue endured a decade of hardship to raise an army and conquer Wu. Today, there is..."
Qiu Shirong tried to straighten his back, but his posture remained hunched. Before he could finish his sentence, he realized how utterly inappropriate his words were and turned to Jiang Xinghai, his face deathly pale.
"Go on," Jiang Xinghai said, a faint, unreadable smile on his face.
THUD!
Qiu Shirong dropped to his knees again. "Mr. Jiang, I was just trying to use a historical analogy to persuade them! It was a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue..."
Cold sweat beaded on his forehead and back, and his body began to tremble.
’Damn it all!’
’Why did I have to run my mouth like that?!’
"Uncle Shen, come here. I’m going to teach you a Secret Technique," Jiang Xinghai said, beckoning Shen Zhengye over.
"Jiang, you’re going to teach me a Secret Technique?" Shen Zhengye’s face was wreathed in smiles.
Jiang Xinghai smiled faintly and reached out, tapping a finger between Shen Zhengye’s eyebrows.
"Soul... Control..." Shen Zhengye was overcome with ecstatic surprise, his pupils shrinking abruptly.
’This is a legendary, esoteric art!’
"Uncle, you are not to pass this on to anyone without my permission," Jiang Xinghai said in a low voice.
Shen Zhengye nodded emphatically. Even if Jiang Xinghai hadn’t warned him, he wouldn’t have dared to teach it to anyone else.
"Take this man as your servant," Jiang Xinghai said, pointing at Qiu Shirong.
Hearing this, Shen Zhengye burst out laughing. "Jiang, Uncle thanks you in advance."
"I..." Qiu Shirong was rendered speechless.
’Even if I have to be a servant, I wanted to be *Jiang Xinghai’s* servant!’
’Why did he just kick me over to Shen Zhengye?’
Even Su Tao and the others, who were standing by in a tense standoff, were completely baffled by this scene.
’What’s going on?’
’We’re in the middle of a life-and-death showdown!’
’And Jiang Xinghai is just ignoring us?’
’Can’t he show his opponents a little respect?’
Su Tao roared inwardly, shooting a meaningful look at his companions.
This was the perfect opportunity to launch a sneak attack on Jiang Xinghai.
However, though Jiang Xinghai’s back was turned to Su Tao and the others, the silver needles he threw from his hand were unerringly accurate.
PFFT-PFFT-PFFT-PFFT...
In the next instant, Su Tao and the others who had charged forward were pierced through the brow by the silver needles, one after another.
Even in death, Su Tao and the others could never have imagined that Jiang Xinghai possessed such a heaven-defying technique.
In their final moments, all they felt was immense envy for Qiu Shirong.
’If they had known Jiang Xinghai was this powerful, they would have knelt and begged for mercy too...’
"It’s done!"
Shen Zhengye danced about like a child. He now had a Ninth-Grade Great Venerable as a servant!
Qiu Shirong gradually came to his senses. The sharpness in his eyes was gone as he silently gazed at the corpses on the ground.
HISS...
He was now Shen Zhengye’s servant, yet he felt overwhelmingly lucky.
If not for this, his fate would have been no different from Su Tao’s and the others! freeweɓnovel.cøm
"As for those remnants, leave none alive," Jiang Xinghai said, looking at Qiu Shirong.
Qiu Shirong understood instantly. It was his turn to make a pledge of loyalty. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
In a flash, he vanished from his spot and charged forward.
One by one, he cut down the dozens of men who had come with him.
The subsequent cleanup was, naturally, also left to Qiu Shirong.
And with that, the matter was concluded.
"Old Yan, come on out."
Jiang Xinghai called out to Yan Qingshan, who was hidden in the shadows.
Yan Qingshan appeared in an instant. "Master."
"Chairman Yan, so you’ve been Mr. Jiang’s... all along?" Qiu Shirong’s mind was reeling.
Yan Qingshan nodded with a smile. "Patriarch Qiu, you made the right choice. Congratulations."
"The feeling’s mutual," Qiu Shirong said, utterly mortified.
’If he had known earlier that Yan Qingshan was one of Jiang Xinghai’s men, why would he have bothered coming all this way to cause trouble?’
’Did he have a death wish?’
"Old Yan, if Qiu Shirong goes back alone, he’ll definitely be questioned by the other families."
Jiang Xinghai patted Yan Qingshan’s shoulder, laying out his plan. "You should accompany him back as a witness. Just say that the one who killed their clansmen was the Little Chef, and that the Little Chef will soon be paying a visit to the Central State."
