《The One and Only》18. Please Leave Your Name, Young Hero!
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Half a month later in White Water Town.
As the most prosperous town of Skywater Kingdom, there were numerous shops and auctions dealing with business of large amount of money every day here.
It was greatly attractive too all martial practitioners. You could find sect disciples, practitioners from noble families and common practitioners from all over the kingdom here.
Except business, this place was also trading for information.
Any news of the Skywater Kingdom would become gossiping topics of those practitioners.
So most rumors in Jiang Hu also originated from here.
The huge amount of practitioners also boosted all kinds of businesses.
Even an obscure inn in the remote western region was all packed.
One could see how prosperous this town was.
That inn was not big, only three-storey high. The lobby on the first floor was full, with no vacancy at all.
Hurly-burly, a hubbub of voices.
The second floor seemed a little quieter. And the gaps between desks and chairs were much more spacious.
Apparently one would cost more on the second floor.
Those who could come to the second floor had greater power and their foresight was beyond those practitioners in the lobby.
"Did you heart it? Someone from Raging Knife School killed Qiu Yunpu!"
"That was breaking news! That Qiu Yunpu has been a bully in Skywater Kingdom for years. With his thick cultivation, how could he have been killed by a junior?"
"I was also aware of it. I heard he only used ten moves. Raging Knife School finally has a qualified successor. I heard he is called Zhang Ye."
"These years those robbers and thieves in Skywater Kingdom have died one after another. But that Kuang Yan, though his cultivation is not high, could always run away after committing a crime. I heard a few disciples from Xuanyang Sect were killed by him recently."
"That Kuang Yan was really both powerful and bold. Anyway, someone who isn't bold enough wouldn't become a robber."
Before a desk next to the window on the second floor sat a man wearing a hood.
On hearing their conversation, the shadow under the hood looking down the street showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
This was a nice spot. If there was any danger, he could jump out of the window and blend into the crowd.
Among the four sects Raging Knife School, Qingyun Sect, Ziyan Sect and Xuanyang Sect, who is the most powerful?"
Soon the topic in the inn had switched to the four sects.
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"Do you need to ask? Of course it should be Qingyun Sect. Their young master Bai Yufan is one of the top four kung fu masters among the young generation of Skywater Kingdom, plus the rising Su Ziyao, who can compare with them now?"
"Exactly! Su Ziyao's power is a little bit too dreadful. Though she is not listed as the top four young kung fu masters, it's said even the most powerful Liu Yunfei of the top four is not her rival."
"She is rising too fast. She has earned her name within one year. There's still no time to rank her among the top four."
"It seems Qingyun Sect will top the four sects this year."
Practitioners on the second floor did have a broader vision.
Everything about the four sects of Skywater Kingdom was crystal clear to them, but they just couldn't help gossiping about them.
While they were busy gossiping, someone appeared at the stairs.
He was wearing a blue and white robe, with a delicate and charming face. There was a piece of cloth twining on his forehead. No one knew whether it was kind of decoration or he was trying to cover something.
It was Lin Yun, absolutely.
When he appeared, the whole second floor became a little quieter. Most people cast their eyes onto him.
Wandering in Skywater Kingdom with the robe of Qingyun Sect, of course he would be eye-catching.
But most practitioners in the inn were old hands.
So they didn't make a fuss. Besides, no one knew him, so they only took him as a nobody.
After a temporary pause, people's chatting was heated up again.
Lin Yun ignored all these. He looked around the whole tavern and then laid his eyes on the one in the hood beside the window.
He nodded his head and then walked towards that person slowly.
After putting his Flower Burial Sword on the table, which made a slight sound, Lin Yun sat directly on the other side of the person in hood.
There was a subtle change of the expression on the face of the man in hood. He noticed the sect sign on Lin Yun's robe.
But he came back to normal in an instant.
"Treat me a drink."
Lin Yun said gently while looking at him.
"Haha, not everyone is worthy of my treat."
The man in hood grinned and turned Lin Yun down.
He moved his eyes fast while speaking, as if trying to make sure whether Lin Yun had any company.
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"I will treat you then. Waiter! Bring me your best alcohol!"
On hearing this, the water served much faster than usual. He took the alcohol for them immediately with a fawning smile on her face.
With the tips Lin Yun gave him, the waiter left happily.
The man in hood looked at the bottle but didn't open it. He put on a false smile and said, "Nice alcohol. Thank you for spending the money for me."
"Never mind. Before someone dies, he deserves some good wine."
Lin Yun poured and drank the wine himself. And then he turned to look at the man, smiling.
"Hahaha, I like you sect disciples, all arrogant and proud. Without any experience in jiang hu, you want to become famous by killing robbers. How dare you deliver yourself here without a company? You are really sick of living."
The man in hood laughed wildly, while the terrifying momentum of the six level of Martial Practice was outbursting crazily.
After pulling out a thick and heavy saber under his loose robe, he jumped up and chopped towards Lin Yun with all his strength.
Apparently he had already prepared to throw this cut.
While chatting with Lin Yun, he tried to observe whether Lin had any company. After making sure Lin had no company, he made a resolute cut towards Lin.
All practitioners on the second floor were shocked by this sudden scene.
Their faces all turned pale with fight after they saw this.
The outer disciple of Qingyun Sect was still sitting there while the man in hood already threw a powerful chop!
The man in hood took the upper hand. He believed Lin Yun couldn't take it. Even if he could, he would be destroyed.
As a sect disciple, he really lacked of experience in jiang hu.
How could he sit on someone else's table so carelessly, and let his opponent take the upper hand.
When kung fu masters fought, losing the initiative meant almost losing the fight.
Most people felt sorry for Lin.
At that very moment, something unexpected happened.
With the smile still on the face, the young man from Qingyun Sect spit out a mouthful of alcohol, which was shot out like a sharp arrow.
On seeing this expected scene, everyone was stunned.
The man in hood also didn't expect this. He completely had no time to dodge.
Pooh!
Once sprinkled on his face, the alcohol immediately burnt, destroying his whole face.
"My face!"
The man in hood kept screeching, which made all practitioners on spot feel as if it had been their face.
The powerful and strong chop of the upper hand got destroyed.
The smile was gone from the young man's face. He got up, pulled out his sword and stabbed at the man in hood.
With a flash of sword light, the blood flashed out of the neck of the man in hood and died on spot.
Smooth and clean, with only one move.
Click!
On young man standing the table put away his sword. Looking at the man in hood lying there, he didn't jump off.
After making sure that man really died, Lin jumped off the table.
"Nice job. Your reward."
Lin Yun threw a ingot of gold towards the shivering waiter beside him.
After taking away the weapon of the man in hood, he searched his whole body but found nothing.
Until he found a storage bag around his waist, Lin Yun began to smile.
The storage bag is something good.
It should have belonged to a sect disciple of a noble family. The man in hood killed him and took it away.
He killed Kuang Yan. The second Spiritual Stone Task accomplished!
Half a month's effect got paid off.
Through the sect information, he had known that Kuang Yan would dispose in White Water Town ahead.
Lin Yun didn't take any rash action, because he knew that those robbers were both powerful and experienced. It was all due to this reason that they could run away after killing those sect disciples.
So he worked together with the waiter to set this trap.
It was quite risky but worked finally. He killed Kuang Yan successfully.
After putting away the storage bag, Lin Yun was going to leave.
As for Kuang Yan's body, Qingyun Sect would send someone to collect it.
And at this time those practitioners saw clearly the face of the man in hood.
They were all stunned, with their faces twisted and their eyes full of astonishment.
"It's Kuang Yan! Kuang Yan the robber!"
"My god! Kuang Yang died like this? Uh…Where is the young hero?"
When the crowd concentrated their attention on Lin Yun, Lin Yun jumped off the window and left.
"Young hero, leave your name."
In a moment, all practitioners on the second floor gathered together and shouted.
"Outer disciple Lin Yun from Qingyun Sect.
A clear sound echoed, but when they tried to find him, Lin Yun had already disappeared among the crowd, without a trace.
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