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[Blood River]

[Based on the novel of the same name from Zhou Munan's Youth in Jianghu series]

[Available on fanqienovel.com & bkneng.com]

[Episode 12]

Master,

are you serious?

Kill them!

End it once and for all.

We won't even own up!

As you command.

So, are you two

Su Changhe,

the current Patriarch of Blood River,

and Su Muyu, the head of the Su family?

This is interesting.

I know about you two.

So, the current Blood River

is led by two Nameless, huh?

How did you guys manage to achieve that?

This has nothing to do

with our trip here.

You actually utter such preposterous words

at Yellow Springs Pawnshop?

I can see why

you were a former Kui.

Kui

is a monster among men.

We travel on the same path.

So, you're the owner of Yellow Springs Pawnshop.

Please don't say something like that.

I am

but an accountant.

I'm not the owner

of the shop.

You guys can view all the items you want.

But please don't land me in trouble.

We dare not do so.

Your words are too heavy, shopkeeper.

Let's not waste any time, then.

Take us to

the treasures of Blood River.

It's been so long

since anyone

has visited that place.

Follow me.

This is the place.

The Yellow Springs Pawnshop

serves everyone in the martial world.

All clans have their treasures deposited in this place.

This is

the treasury of Blood River.

I have a question.

Even if we don't have this key,

we can get in easily by scaling the wall.

You think you can get in by scaling the wall?

Trust me.

There's no way you can leave in one piece

even if you're the Patriarch.

The Blood River's Spider's Nest...

So, you know about that?

It's nothing compared to the security here.

It's utterly inferior.

When you unlock the gate

with this key,

all the traps and arrays

will be dispelled.

Here.

Keep the key.

After this, you'll understand

how precious

this key is.

All right.

Is this Blood River's treasury?

Let me show you the unrefined treasures first.

How many people do they have to assassinate

for them to gather this amount of wealth?

Do the gold bricks here

look a lot to you?

Can you try to understand

the sufferings of the world for once?

Even if I combine the chest of silver taels

and the residence I own,

it's not even worth as much as this chest.

To think that this room

is filled to the brim with such gold bricks.

I understand now.

Blood River has stored all of their wealth

in this treasury.

If you think that's the only thing they stored here,

Master Su, you're underestimating

your Blood River predecessors.

Follow me.

Calm down.

There's no one inside.

But I feel sword qi inside.

This sword

is from the Sword Heart Tomb.

Follow me.

The Sword Heart Tomb,

the Villa of Famed Swords,

and the No-Sword City, which had been eradicated,

most of the famed swords stored here

all came from those three places.

Look over there.

The armors,

the long sabers,

and the bows and crossbows,

they were also created by

the famous Lu Clan of Shanbei.

Now, look at the Overlord Armor.

The world thought

that the Mu family had the only one of its kind.

In reality, Blood River

has the exact same set.

This room

is more valuable than the gold room.

If you view it from a monetary perspective,

naturally, this room

isn't as valuable as the room filled with gold bricks.

However, most of the weapons

couldn't even be bought with money.

Any one of them

is rare enough

that the martial world will kill

just to get their hands on them.

Shopkeeper Wang,

why are you feeling proud about it?

All of them belonged

to our organization, you know?

Ah.

I suppose I was too used to it.

Let's check out the remaining rooms.

After this,

you guys have to practice caution.

[Cosmic Duality]

[Drums and Thunder Gate]

I once joined Lei Qianting of the Lei Clan

to fend off

Ye Dingzhi's Killing Array.

He once mentioned

these names to me before.

All of these are

the strongest gunpowder in the Lei Clan.

I never expected Blood River

to possess

the gunpowder of the Lei Clan.

This room is filled with all of them

except for Kirin Fire Tooth,

which is

a top-tier gunpowder of the Lei Clan.

Therefore, you have to be extra careful

when unlocking this gate.

Its walls

and the gate itself

were forged with Liuhe Steel.

If not,

if the gunpowder inside

ignites at the same time by accident,

the entire pawnshop

will be levelled.

You have to be careful

when unlocking the next gate as well.

If you're careless,

the three of us

will be buried here.

That room

is filled with all sorts of mystical poison.

The Slumbering Serpent King

can also be found within.

It was reared with the deadly poison

used by families such as the Wen family

and the Tang Clan.

Right now, this serpent

is filled with deadly poison

that has no cure.

A single drop of its blood

could easily topple the strongest of

Heaven-level martial artists

who had 30 years of cultivation.

If I'm not mistaken,

the last room

should contain all sorts of hidden weapons.

You're very smart.

If we take them to Blood River,

Blood River can turn into a full army anytime.

It'll be the strongest army in the world.

No one will be able to stop us.

Monsters will be slain.

Even deities

will be slain.

No wonder this sword

could cause such a huge commotion.

However, this is a pawnshop.

It's not a money house.

Smart boy.

Plenty of people

would've leapt out of joy

upon seeing

all the treasures here.

No one would care about

the details.

Since it's a pawnshop,

that means

we have to pay a price

in order to obtain all these treasures.

What's the price we have to pay?

There's no price for you two to pay.

At least

my pawnshop doesn't need anything from you two

at the moment.

I don't trust you.

No need to be distrustful.

Actually, you guys had started

to pay the price

long ago.

The people you'd killed

and the missions

you'd completed

were the price you paid

to possess these treasures.

After all,

half of the missions you took on

were assigned

by us.

Three Officials,

you may stop hiding.

We shall not do anything reckless

within the Yellow Springs Pawnshop.

Back then, Soul Reapers' Hall

[Earth Official, Soul Reapers' Hall] had an audience with you two.

I said that we should've eliminated both of you.

However, I also said

that the danger of their existence

was precisely why

we need to keep them alive.

Judging from the final result,

perhaps eliminating them back then

[Heaven Official, Soul Reapers' Hall] was the best choice.

We've been expecting you all.

We've seen the treasures of Blood River

and encounter you guys here.

Our trip wasn't in vain.

Hell Palm?

Let's retreat!

No one can master

such a technique overnight.

You cultivated it in secret long ago.

You guys'd better hurry

and put a hit on me.

Let's see

who else will obey your command.

The Yellow Springs Pawnshop

isn't a duel arena.

Don't worry.

We didn't come here

to fight.

Shopkeeper Wang,

I'm afraid you haven't delivered

the entirety of your message yet.

You see, you guys appeared

in the middle

of our conversation.

Patriarch,

let me finish our conversation.

The key you're holding

can only

unlock the rooms.

You need another token

if you wish to retrieve the treasures inside.

What token?

It's this.

[Yellow Springs]

That's the token.

You may unlock

the room with the key.

And, you may retrieve the treasures inside

with the token.

Both are essential if you wish to retrieve the treasures.

No wonder the Three Officials of Soul Reapers' Hall

could always

command the Three Families around.

I know what you're thinking.

You're thinking

that you should kill us

and steal the token

while the Yellow Springs Pawnshop

can't react in time.

Or,

you would kill us

and Shopkeeper Wang.

If anyone dares to fight here,

the guns

and mechanisms here

aren't just for show, you know?

I just need to press a button,

and the treasures of Blood River

will be reduced to ashes.

All of your efforts will go down the drain.

Everyone,

please consider this

carefully.

Three Officials,

could it be that you all

have acknowledged me and Su Muyu

as the leaders of Blood River?

What do you think?

You guys neglected one thing.

What is it?

We do not acknowledge the Soul Reapers' Hall.

And, we will stop acknowledging

the existence of the Three Officials.

You guys won't be included

in the new Blood River.

It seems we thought too highly of ourselves.

However, don't you guys think

that

you're oversimplifying things here?

This is an invitation.

Could it be that one of you

is getting married?

Is this a wedding banquet invitation?

You guys said you wanted an answer

and you wish to form a new Blood River.

If so,

you guys need to see

the man stated in the invitation.

What we wish to form

has nothing to do with other people.

So naive.

As long as that individual in Tianqi City wishes so,

he can

obliterate all of the treasures here

with just one thought of his.

I assume

you guys are in need

of the treasures here.

Who's that individual?

The ancestors of said person

formed Blood River 100 years ago.

As for the rest,

you guys will find out

once you arrive at Tianqi City.

Keep your Hell Palm in reserve.

To kill in the Yellow Springs Pawnshop...

Only a lunatic like you

would try something like that.

You were right.

They would find us

even if we didn't do anything.

If so, let's follow their will

and head to Tianqi City.

Let's return to Blood River,

summon the heads of the Three Families,

gather our elite forces,

and storm Tianqi City.

Negotiate a deal, huh?

Who wants to negotiate a deal with them?

What a joke.

This is a game of chess.

If we use all of our pieces from the start,

we'll lose the upper hand.

You do have a point.

They think that we'll follow their will blindly.

They're underestimating us.

Therefore, right now, we have to make it as if

we kept the appointment

but didn't at the same time.

Indeed.

Therefore,

I shall head there alone.

You shall enter the fray alone.

I shall join the fray after that

and launch a surprise attack.

Return to Blood River.

I shall deliver the intel I gathered

at Tianqi City to you.

We need to form a foolproof plan.

Cross Blood River and you reach the Other Shore.

This should be

the last obstacle

in our way.

[Su Muyu of Blood River has entered Tianqi alone]

Only one of them is here, huh?

That's right.

He and his sword

are on their way.

[Tianqi]

♪Like fate, winding with the tide♪

[Tianqi] Tianqi City.

♪Where's the far shore we chase all our lives?♪

Father, I want that.

You should stop eating.

Buy it for me.

No.

Buy it for me.

Be a good boy.

I want that.

You'll have a tooth ache if you eat that.

I want it.

I want it.

Buy it for me.

No.

Naughty Father.

Father, please buy it for me.

No.

Father, buy it for me.

Fine.

I'll buy it for you.

Mister,

why don't you take a look?

Father.

Tianqi City is so lively.

[Chongzhen Gate] It's much more livelier than No-Sword City.

Tianqi City is the first among the Four Great Cities.

It's bustling with life and prosperity.

Naturally, our city

cannot compare to it.

So, where are we

heading today?

The Imperial Astronomical Bureau is located at the east.

The astrologists there could pluck the stars with their hands

and tell one's fortune.

I'll take you there

to request a Peach Wood Sword that can ward off evil.

There's an academy to the west.

The number one of the world lives there.

I'll take you there to pay him a visit.

Perhaps you can

be his student when the opportunity arises.

Number one?

Father,

I thought you were the number one swordsman in the world.

I may be at the top

of ordinary affairs,

but those who are well-versed in academics

are the best of the best.

Father, you're the best.

- Let's go. - Father, you're the best.

Father, you're great.

Sir,

Su Muyu visited the Thousand-Gold Tower and the academy

after leaving Diaolou Cottage.

However, he didn't enter the academy.

Right now, he's heading toward the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.

There's no need to wait any longer.

Find him.

Bring him to the Shadow Sect.

Yes, sir.

[Imperial Astronomical Bureau]

[Imperial Astronomical Bureau]

[Qi Tianchen, Chancellor]

How dare a filthy member of Blood River

come to cause trouble here?

[Invitation]

An invitation, huh?

Is it an invitation to enter? An invitation to leave?

Or...

Chancellor, please give me a hint.

It seems I'm not welcome here.

[Chaolai Inn]

Mister, what do you need?

Give me a luxury room,

and a table full of dishes and liquor.

I'm hosting a guest.

All right.

Please head upstairs.

The weather is dry!

Beware of fire!

It's very late now.

You've finally arrived.

This is an invitation.

Is this a wedding banquet invitation?

You've only been here for a day,

yet all of the important figures

of Tianqi City

knew about your arrival.

They knew

I was coming.

That's why they don't think it's strange

no matter who comes to find me tonight.

To them,

you're merely

one of those who wanted to know

why I came to Tianqi City.

You're very smart.

To us,

if you show yourself,

we'll be the first to locate you,

for it is us who watch over

the darkness of Tianqi City.

I heard that the swordsmanship of Master Su

was unparalleled.

I practice swordsmanship as well.

I wish to see

your true abilities.

Not everyone has the right

to test my swordsmanship.

At the very least,

you need to wield your sword

in front of me.

So, this is the true capability

of the legendary Umbrella Ghost.

I've finally witnessed it myself.

[Shadow Sect]

The First Guard Division of Tianqi City's Shadow Sect,

Hawkeye.

The one who watches over Blood River from the dark

is the Shadow Sect.

I'm Crow,

leader of Hawkeye.

I'm here to meet you

as per Sir's request.

I've been waiting outside for a long time.

Many people passed by the inn,

yet none of them came upstairs.

It seems the name of Blood River's Umbrella Ghost

still intimidates them.

However, I think it's reasonable for the Shadow Sect

to seek me out.

After all, you guys watch over

the darkness in Tianqi City.

You said you were acting under the sect leader's command.

Is it Yi Bo, the leader of the Shadow Sect?

I dare not address

the sect leader's full name.

He's the master of Luo Qingyang.

I know who he is.

The name of Senior Brother Luo

is already a taboo

in the sect.

Up next is...

That's all for tonight.

What do you mean by this?

Tonight, I merely wish to find out

about your identity.

As for the rest,

we can talk about them tomorrow.

The Shadow Sect, huh?

It seems I need to owe them a favor.

This is already the 13th batch

of assailants.

Someone is trying to impede us

from entering Tianqi.

It's Blood River.

I received new intel.

Su Muyu

has already entered Tianqi alone.

I think he has a goal to achieve

before our arrival.

I told you guys long ago.

We shouldn't underestimate Blood River.

I've engaged Su Changhe and Su Muyu

in battle before.

They are outstanding young individuals.

If it's possible,

I hope

that they can become our companions.

Water Official,

what do you mean by that?

Tianqi City's Shadow Sect

had already fallen from grace.

But the current Blood River

is filled with hope, don't you agree?

Such foolishness.

Blood River is merely a killing tool

meant for other people to wield.

Enough.

We should make haste.

From now on,

do not utter such preposterous words

again.

They didn't want to be the Umbrella Ghost

and the Undertaker.

They merely want to be themselves.

Actually, I'm the same.

I only wish to be Su Henshui,

not the Water Official.

Whose letter is this?

It's from your favorite Su Muyu.

He wants me to complete a request.

You guys said you would arrive on the second day.

I've been waiting for a few days.

You guys were the one who decided on that date.

We will come anytime

we like.

Sect Leader is inviting you

to a banquet that will be held in three days.

Attend it in secret.

Do not let anyone find out.

Sir,

why did you bring me here?

Are we here

to retrieve the treasures in Yellow Springs Pawnshop?

I'm bringing you to see someone.

Who is it?

The Ferryman.

Mister, you've returned.

Hongying,

you ferry people every day.

How much is Yellow Springs Pawnshop paying you?

Mister,

to think that you still remember my name.

I ferry people here every day

without charging a single cent.

I'm merely waiting for my destined one to come.

If so, can the guy beside me

be your destined one, then?

I...

Sir,

are you going to sell me off?

Mister, do you know

what I meant when I uttered the phrase

"destined one"?

Your name is Hongying.

The surname Hong is very rare.

Is that your surname?

I do not have

a surname.

From today onward, you shall have one.

Your surname will be Mu.

He's the head of the Mu family.

That's what I meant by saying that he's your destined one.

Patriarch of Blood River,

are you trying to steal one of my men?

You can pick and choose

any items in the room

that will amount to the same value as her.

But now,

Hongying is mine.

The token they gave you

was a fake.

The Shadow Sect

has the real deal.

If so, I will owe you for now.

You may choose your items

once I retrieve the token.

It's a deal.

Miss,

from today onward,

you're a member of the Mu family.

[Zhe]

It turns out that the enemy of Shadow Sect

is Xiao Ruofeng, the Prince of Langya.

The Four Guardians of Tianqi City and the Inner Security Division,

which were founded by him,

robbed Shadow Sect of their power.

Therefore, they gave

the Three Officials an order.

They instructed the Patriarch

to deal with Second Master Tang

to lure Tang Lianyue

out of Tianqi City.

After that, they used us

to get rid of Tang Lianyue,

eliminating a powerful foe of theirs in the process.

This muddy affair in Tianqi City

is much more troublesome than I thought.

Given your identity,

you had to slip away from that place day after day.

Aren't you afraid that the Prince of Langya

might find out about you?

Many people knew

that I wasn't willing to remain at the imperial mausoleum.

If I kept watch

over the mausoleum

without doing anything,

I assume

[Zhuo Qing, Former Great Eunuch] they need to be worried about that.

Speaking of which,

Sect Leader,

how's that pledge of loyalty

coming lately?

Just tell First Prince

to enjoy the show.

I will use Blood River

to eliminate

our common foe.

Excellent.

It's good that you're confident.

When will we meet the Umbrella Ghost?

He will attend the banquet

in three days.

If so, the sword qi that's approaching us,

who does it belong to?

He has an immense sword qi,

yet his killing intent is well-hidden.

A ferocious sword

that will devour its wielder

if he doesn't keep it in check...

Su Muyu!

How dare you?

So, you are Su Muyu.

Excellent.

We were supposed to meet in three days.

But you're here today.

Why is that the case?

The goal of this trip

wasn't to let Shadow Sect seek out Blood River.

It's the opposite.

You wish to meet me in three days.

However, I wish to meet you

today.

You're quite different from the tales

I've heard about you.

Care to explain yourself?

Rumor has it that Su Muyu

resembled a swordsman

more than an assassin.

He had a gentle personality,

and he treated everyone with respect.

But when you came,

you drew your sword.

When you spoke,

you wanted to rob the host of his power.

Now, there are no longer any assassins left in Blood River.

As the head of the Su family,

I have to adopt a stronger attitude.

However, Sect Leader Yi, this is your residence after all.

I'm a guest.

It's indeed rude of me

to show up unannounced.

If you don't welcome me,

I can leave right now.

In three days,

you would've been able to enjoy

the Jiantian Feast prepared by Zhaiyue Restaurant.

What a shame.

Since

you're already here,

I have to host you somehow.

Crow.

Yes, sir.

Tell the kitchen

to prepare some dishes for us.

I need to have a chat

with Master Su.

Thank you.

Come.

Mr. Su,

please.

Mr. Su, I'm sure you're still perplexed.

Blood River and Shadow Sect

weren't related from the start.

However,

now, it seems

we're bound by countless invisible threads.

Soul Reapers' Hall

was the one that assigned all missions to Blood River.

We always thought

that someone in the martial world put a huge bounty on their targets

and hired Soul Reapers' Hall to put a hit on them.

I never expected Shadow Sect to be the one assigning our missions to us.

Speaking of that,

we need to trace back to the time

when Beili had first established its own state.

This is

a long stretch of history.

[Yi's Residence]

However, Su Changhe and I, who lead

the current Blood River,

have nothing to do

with the Shadow Guards that existed centuries ago.

I know.

You guys are Nameless.

You two aren't connected

to the lineage of Blood River.

You're wrong.

The current Blood River

is a true family.

And, we will choose our own paths.

You guys are too young.

It seems you guys don't know anything.

For example,

Wanjuan Tower.

Wanjuan Tower?

That's right.

Wanjuan Tower.

For the past few centuries,

Blood River was under Shadow Sect.

The address of Blood River,

which ordinary people could never locate,

Spider's Nests that were spread throughout

the world,

your true identities,

the martial arts you use, your weaknesses,

and your portraits

were all kept within the Shadow Sect.

If you attempt to betray us,

all this information

will surface in the martial world.

You all are assassins who've slain countless people.

When we look around,

the martial world

is filled with your sworn enemies.

By that time,

all of you

will be hunted down.

I know.

You guys will surely think

that the current Shadow Sect

only has an empty reputation

of an organization led by the emperor's father-in-law.

You think that we had fallen from grace

in Tianqi City.

You think that we're even inferior to Blood River.

What gives us the right

to be the master of Blood River?

However,

as long as I'm willing,

I can eradicate Blood River.

You guys wish to establish a new Blood River

and start from scratch.

You see,

it's good for youngsters to have lofty aspirations.

But sometimes,

they should stop

and assess their abilities first.

Do you guys truly think

that you can resist the years of control

of the Shadow Sect

with the likes of you?

Tell me your condition.

I allowed you guys to come to Tianqi City

because I needed you all to kill someone for me.

Who is it?

The Prince of Langya,

Xiao Ruofeng.

Blood River is the shadow that handles the martial world

on the Xiao imperial line's behalf.

The Shadow Sect

is the shadow that protects Tianqi City

in the dark.

If so, what happens in Tianqi City

should be unrelated to Blood River.

The Prince of Langya is a member of the Xiao imperial line.

Assassinating him

would mean going against the beliefs of both organizations.

This isn't the duty of Shadow Sect.

You're just doing this for your own desire.

Since that's the case,

you must offer something in exchange.

What do you

desire?

Everything you said just now

must vanish

from the world entirely.

From now on, Blood River

and Shadow Sect will be unrelated.

It seems

that's the end of our negotiation.

Crow,

see our guest off.

Sir, you know the best

about the task

you wish to assign to us.

The Prince of Langya has the most military strength in Beili.

Even the emperor

has to show him respect in the imperial court.

In the martial world,

he's known as the senior brother of Baili Dongjun,

the lord of Xueyue City.

If I kill him,

I'll offend the entire world.

I don't think

you have the right to negotiate a deal with me.

If word of Blood River spreads

across the jianghu,

then we, with nowhere to go,

will make Tianqi City

our first stop.

Maybe the world won't have us,

but we'll...

erase the Shadow Sect from this world.

♪Like fate, winding with the tide♪

♪Who can ford this river of night?♪

♪Where's the far shore we chase all our lives?♪

♪Surrendering all hues for a glimmer of light♪

♪Through joy and sorrow♪

♪Still I can't let go♪

♪Longing keeps me awake at night♪

♪My heart no longer my own♪

♪No one can escape from love♪

♪How many hidden feelings♪

♪Sink in silence deep?♪

♪Searching through the endless nights♪

♪Struggling on the edge of love and pain♪

♪Shadows crossing shadows♪

♪Whose name hides in your eyes?♪

♪When the wind blows, ask not when I shall return♪

♪Ask not when I shall return♪

♪Like fate, winding with the tide♪

♪Who can ford this river of night?♪

♪Where's the far shore we chase all our lives?♪

♪Surrendering all hues for a glimmer of light♪

♪Through joy and sorrow♪

♪Still I can't let go♪

♪Longing keeps me awake at night♪

♪My heart no longer my own♪

♪No one can escape from love♪

♪My heart no longer my own♪

♪No one can escape from love♪