Chapter 863 - 813: Farewell, Old Man Jiu! (Part 1)

The downpour continues to pour endlessly.

Hua Xiaotian’s heart-wrenching cries continue unabated.

He does not respond to Qin Fan’s words, as if he hasn’t heard them.

Perhaps, for him at this moment, only such a mournful cry can offer a powerless release in the midst of a mental collapse.

Rarely, Qin Fan does not leave immediately amidst Hua Xiaotian’s indifference.

In the rain curtain.

He just watches him.

Watching this so-called number one in the Martial Arts World completely collapse in confusion.

Hua Xiaotian’s feelings at this moment, he can understand.

Because he has experienced it, perhaps that’s why he chose to stay for a while.

Time passes by second by second.

The rain that lasted twenty minutes gradually subsides.

When the rain has washed everything clean, leaving only a cool freshness.

Only then does Hua Xiaotian sniff and stop crying.

He stands up shakily with his slightly numbed body.

Wipes his wet face, looks at Qin Fan, and says, "Master Qin, let me walk with you on this path! As the Dean of the Guardian Institute, I can’t avoid the things I have to face! Nor do I have the right to avoid them!"

"Can you handle it?" Qin Fan pauses and asks in a deep voice.

As expected, those people are the closest and dearest to Hua Xiaotian, who gave him everything.

Watching the most important people in life die one by one, this feeling, Qin Fan cannot imagine.

If he were in that position, he absolutely could not bear it.

"What if I can endure it? What if I can’t? Who made me the Dean of the Guardian Institute! Who made me responsible for the stability of the Martial Arts World! If possible, forty-five years ago, I truly wanted to die abandoned! Master Qin, give me a chance to continue facing it, okay? I need them to give me an answer!"

Red and swollen eyes staring at Qin Fan, Hua Xiaotian continues to plead.

"Whatever you please!" Sensing Hua Xiaotian’s determination, Qin Fan shakes his head and sighs.

"Thank you, and I hope Master Qin can wait for me for a while, until I have buried Old Wine Master. Is that okay?"

Even though he knows that time is life now, and delaying a moment might mean the burial of more martial artists under that inhuman mass slaughter, Hua Xiaotian is not considering so much now.

"Okay!"

After responding, Qin Fan turns around.

With Qin Fan’s permission, Hua Xiaotian does not waste words.

Slowly he walks to Old Wine Master’s side and squats down.

Looking at the smiling face, "Old Wine Master, have a good journey!"

After speaking.

Trembling hands lift Old Wine Master from the ground.

Then he sweeps his gaze over the small hills standing around.

Finally, after determining a spot with good Feng Shui, holding Old Wine Master, his body shoots out like lightning!

Digging a hole, filling with earth.

Picking stone, erecting a monument.

But after completing this set of procedures.

Hua Xiaotian stares blankly at the raised burial mound.

For a long time.

He kneels down.

In the silence.

He knocks his head heavily on the ground three times.

Maybe for him and Old Wine Master, there’s no need for any more words at this point.

"Master Qin!"

Leaving Old Wine Master’s grave, returning behind Qin Fan who stands unmoving in the original spot, Hua Xiaotian hoarsely calls out.

"Where to next, I’ll give you the choice! Liao Province, Western Tibet, Hainan Island, Chuanshu, for the next destination, you choose!" With his back to Hua Xiaotian, Qin Fan says lightly.

"Master Qin, can I make a call? The Forbidden City should know this news!"

Hua Xiaotian’s voice is low and hoarse.

Actually, reporting to the Forbidden City carries a certain selfish intent, after all, his life was given by Qilian Demi Immortal, and his life is closely linked with the Four Old Monsters. Bound by the Seven Emotions and Six Desires, how could he be completely selfless?

But not being able to do so, he also knows the current situation is beyond his control or decision.

And reporting to the Forbidden City is his last hope and fantasy; he hopes the Forbidden City side can come up with a compromise solution. Even though he knows the possibility is slim, he can’t stop wanting to try.

"Whatever you please!" Qin Fan unsurprisingly responds.

"Thank you!" He thanks again.

Hua Xiaotian pulls out the phone soaked in rain but still usable for dialing.

Directly calls Wang Anshi’s private number.

"Master Hua, what’s the situation now?"

The call connects, and Wang Anshi’s urgent voice comes through.

The chaos in the Martial Arts World has left him sleepless and restless for two days and nights.

"Old Wang, the chaos instigator causing slaughter in Shandong has, has been dealt with by Master Qin!" Clenching his chattering teeth, Hua Xiaotian struggles to speak with shaking.

"It’s good that it’s resolved, it’s good that it’s resolved!" With a sigh of relief, Wang Anshi breathes out, seemingly much more relaxed invisibly, then he asks, "Who exactly was it? Did you get any substantial information from him?"

"Old Wang, the person, the person, you also know!" The veins on his hand holding the phone bulge violently, showing the emotional state Hua Xiaotian is in.

What the hell?

Hearing Hua Xiaotian say he also knows him.

Wang Anshi’s eyes widen sharply.

If it weren’t Hua Xiaotian calling, he would never believe that the mysterious person causing chaos in the Martial Arts World is someone he knows.

With a vague sense of anxiety and unease, he urgently asks, "Who is it?"

"The former Four Heavenly Kings of the Guardian Institute, Old Wine Master!"

This answer almost drains all of Hua Xiaotian’s energy, his trembling body sways and nearly collapses again.

"What! Old Wine Drunkard? Are you talking about Old Wine Drunkard? This- how is this possible? How could he do such a thing? What about the others? The monk, the Taoist, the vagrant, and your master, do they know-?"

At this point, Wang Anshi cannot continue.

His face turns pale with disbelief and panic.

He seems to have realized something.

"Old Wang, if there is no surprise, it is estimated that the chaos in these five provinces, East, South, West, North, and Central, is precisely created by my master and the others! But I can guarantee, they must have their reasons, they must have!" Breathing unsteady in chaotic disarray, Hua Xiaotian makes a feeble plea in a trembling, hoarse voice.

However, Hua Xiaotian’s words lead to silence.

For a full ten seconds after.

Wang Anshi’s somber and struggling voice finally rings out, "If it were anyone else who darkens, I’d believe it, but with them, it feels incredible! Master Hua, are you sure?"

"Old Wang, they must have their urgent reasons! They must have! Old Wang, can’t we use a compromise to resolve this conflict? After all, their contributions to Huaxia’s stability over the years are irreplaceable! Old Wang, can’t we?" Hua Xiaotian speaks increasingly incoherently.

Compromise?

How to compromise?

This is not just about a few lives!

It’s an attempt to subvert Huaxia’s stability and an effort to destroy Huaxia’s defense against foreign savages!

Can you resolve conflict with harmony?

Can it be resolved?

"Master Hua, is Mr. Qin by your side?" Wang Lao asks without answering Hua Xiaotian’s question.

"He is, he is, he is!" Hua Xiaotian frantically responds.

"Give the phone to him, I’ll say a few words!"