Dawnless Sovereign-Chapter 125 (3): Kill!

Fei Yibin was ecstatic.

"Splendid! What do you propose then, Head Escort?"

"I'll give you 100% of the profits, how about that?" Starlight proposed as he rose to his feet, then abruptly drew his nine-ring broadsword from its scabbard, and with a single slash of his blade, two heads fell to the ground, while a fountain of blood erupted into the air.

As eighth-generation disciples, the two had only been at the Warlord tier, so they were easy prey for Starlight, and he didn't have to fear the repercussions of his actions as he had the entire Church of the Self-Righteous to take the blame for him.

Zheng Yunqi's trio was astonished.

Never had they imagined that Starlight would take such a direct and violent approach! How were they supposed to answer to the Mountain Moving Sect?

"Take care of the bodies," Starlight instructed as he casually wiped down his broadsword. "These two idiots came here in secret, so as long as we dispose of their bodies, no one will know they died here. Furthermore, the two of them came here to try and drive a wedge between our escort agency and the Mountain Moving Sect, so their sect should be thanking us for getting rid of these two scoundrels!"

Zheng Yunqi's trio exchanged several dumbstruck glances with one another.

Can you really spin the story that way?

However, the more they thought about it, the less surprised they felt by this outcome. It had been a very long time since Starlight had killed anyone, and these two insolent bastards had strutted into their escort agency and demanded 30% of the profits. It was no wonder they had paid the ultimate price.

However, their deaths were sure to spell trouble, and the trio was still quite concerned.

"Right now, we are in a very crucial juncture, and we cannot afford for anything to go wrong with our escort agency," Starlight said. "If these two came here and managed to leave with money, then more and more Mountain Moving Sect disciples would come here demanding money. What would we do then?"

Indeed, even if two eighth-generation disciples were able to secure a 30% cut of the escort agency's profits, other people would be sure to come and try to secure a cut of the pie for themselves.

"On top of that, it'll give them the impression that our escort agency is completely at their mercy. Over time, the Mountain Moving Sect will become more and more ambitious, and they'll eventually want to take over our escort agency altogether. If that happens, everything that we worked so hard to build will fall into someone else's hands.

“Hence, no compromise can be made here! Those two had to die! Of course, killing those two will incur consequences, but we'll just have to deal with those consequences as they come. A mere Mountain Moving Sect is nothing to fear!"

"Helmsmaster Starlight is right!" Zheng Yunqi said. "We'll all handle the consequences together, whatever they may be!"

At the same time, they were contemplating how they could get their clans involved.

Their clans had contacted the Mountain Moving Sect in the first place, so it was only right that they sorted out this mess.

"Master, I killed those two disciples from the Mountain Moving Sect."

"Good! Something like this has to be nipped in the bud and stamped out from the very beginning! Otherwise, there will be no end to the trouble to come!"

Yin Shengong shared the same viewpoint as Fang Che.

"My thought's exactly, Master. However, there's surely going to be retribution for what I did, and I'm a little uneasy about how the Mountain Moving Sect is going to retaliate."

"The Mountain Moving Sect wants a cut of our profits, but their high-ranking members don't want to get involved, so they could only send out some disciples to test the waters. Hence, we still have time.

“The key is that the assessment team from the main church should be arriving in the next few days, and that's something that you can make use of. If we can use the power of the assessment team to our advantage, even the Mountain Moving Sect will be nothing to fear."

"I understand, Master. However, I'm going to require your counsel on the execution of the plan. When the time comes, I'll be sure to provide you with timely updates, and I'll have to trouble you to advise me on what to do."

"Why does it sound like I'm your subordinate instead of the other way around? Haven't you been doing quite well making your own decisions?"

"I've had some luck so far, but I've never dealt with people from the main church before, so I don't know what their personalities are like, and I don't have experience in that regard. I'm worried that if I make any missteps, I'll only be causing more trouble for you, so please help me when the time comes, Master."

"Fine. Just know one thing: everyone from the main church shares a common trait, and that's their disdain for the subsidiary churches. If you suck up to them too much, they'll look down on you even more, but if you're too unyielding and abrasive, they'll come to resent you."

"What am I supposed to do then, Master? I can't appease them or rebuke them? This sounds way too difficult!"

"That's why you need to find the perfect balance. Even I still haven't figured this out myself yet."

***

That night, Fang Che hopped into a bath after returning to the Virtue Manor, while the Golden Horn Flood Dragon began reporting to Ye Meng as Shadow.

The report detailed everything that had taken place in the escort agency earlier in the day, and Ye Meng quickly relayed everything to her higher-ups.

She felt very guilty and uneasy for constantly betraying Fang Che like this, even though they were already husband and wife, and she was still in a daze, lost in her own thoughts, when Fang Che came out of his bath.

"What's wrong? You seem troubled."

"Nothing. I was just thinking about something."

"Did you miss me?" Fang Che asked as he sat down next to her.

"I did."

"Then make sure to take good care of me tonight," Fang Che grinned as he rolled onto the bed with Ye Meng's body beneath his.

During their nightly activities, Fang Che had come to notice a pattern. It seemed that whenever the Golden Horn Flood Dragon delivered a report to Ye Meng, she would always be particularly submissive that night, as if she were making up for something, and she always seemed excessively eager to please Fang Che on those nights.

Before long, Fang Che figured out what she was thinking, but there wasn't anything that he could do about it, and honestly, he kind of enjoyed it.

Hence, the reports from the Golden Horn Flood Dragon were becoming more and more frequent, and it was a win-win situation for both of them.

Ye Meng held out for as long as she could before passing out from exhaustion, and only then did Fang Che lay down to sleep.

***

The next morning, Dongfang Sansan read through Ye Meng's report, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

He's requesting help.

After some contemplation, he ordered, "Get Bu Chou to come and see me."

Bu Chou was one of the Guardians' most formidable warriors, ranked eleventh on the Cloud Weapon Archive with his trusty Storm Staff.

Bu Chou quickly arrived after being summoned, and upon his arrival, Dongfang Sansan sighed, "I've held you back from seeking revenge for your brother for over a thousand years. Do you resent me for that?"

Over a thousand years ago, Bu Chou had a sworn brother, who was killed by the Church of the Self-Righteous.

However, at the time, the entire continent had been in a very unstable position, so Dongfang Sansan had implored him to hold off on seeking revenge for the moment for fear of prematurely instigating an all-out war against the Church of Self-Righteous.

Bu Chou had agreed to the request, and he had been forced to deny his thirst for revenge for over a thousand years.

"Of course not, Brother Sansan," Bu Chou replied with a faint smile. "I am a Guardian first and foremost, so I must hold the continent's best interests above my own desires at all times."

"Well, I can tell you now that the continent is in a much more stable position. The Church of the Self-Righteous has just founded a nation, so they have a lot on their plate, and this is the perfect time for you to exact your vengeance."

"Are you sure, Brother Sansan? You don't have to make any compromises for me."

"I'm sure. It's about time that you let go of this burden, and once you do, your mental state should be elevated. I want you to take advantage of that to break into the top ten on the Cloud Weapon Archive!"

"I won't let you down, Brother Sansan!" Bu Chou vowed as a flame of conviction smoldered in his eyes.

"Take your revenge, but don't destroy everything. Eradicating an entire sect is massive overkill, and I still want to keep the Mountain Moving Sect around for my own uses."

"I understand, Brother Sansan. If that's all, then I'm going to go visit my brother's grave, then travel to the Mountain Moving Sect right away."

"Go on, but make sure to wait three to five days before you go," Dongfang Sansan instructed.

With that, Bu Chou departed, and Dongfang Sansan's gaze returned to Ye Meng's report.

Right at this moment, he was informed that Yang Luoyu had come to visit.

"Send him in."

"I'm planning to make a trip to the White Cloud Prefecture, Brother Sansan. Dong Changfeng has invited me to go several times already, and if my services aren't required here, then I'll go and take a look over there."

"Sure. Perfect timing, actually. Bu Chou is going to make a move there soon, and if you two are free, then go and help him out."

"We will. Brother Bu most likely won't need our help, but we'd certainly be happy to spectate."