Ninth In the World

It was two a.m. in the morning when Di Jiu returned to the Apricot Lake Hall. He had planned on saying goodbye to Shi Jinshan and Fei Qi and warning them to leave the place as quickly as they could. Given Bi Zhengsheng’s abilities, he would find out sooner or later that they were staying at the Apricot Lake Hall. They might even be discovered before dawn.

The lights at the Apricot Lake Hall were still on, so when Di Jiu opened the door, he saw Shi Jinshan, Fei Qi and Tan Yueyue sitting in the living room with gloomy expressions.

When Di Jiu walked in, Tan Yueyue stood up right away. “Little Jiu, why don’t you own a cell phone?”

“My cell phone is broken. It’s really late. What are you doing here?” Di Jiu had no energy to joke around with Tan Yueyue.

“As soon as I finished my business, I went over to the Rising River Building. Who knew that I wouldn’t be allowed to go in? I called Su You, but I could not get through to her phone either. I came back to ask you what happened, but Big Sister Shi shared some horrifying news with me!” Tan Yueyue stared at Di Jiu as she spoke.

Di Jiu nodded. “Looks like you are aware of the existence of the underground ring in the Rising River Building. I might as well just tell you what happened tonight. Su You and I were almost killed by Bi Zhengsheng’s men.”

Di Jiu knew that they had only been saved because he had mastered the first saber move. If he had been the Di Jiu who had first gotten there, he would have been killed without a doubt.

“Bi Zhengsheng has already discovered that you were the one who saved Brother Qi?” Shi Jinshan stood up in a panic. She was obviously feeling guilty. If Bi Zhengsheng knew that, then Di Jiu would become a fugitive like them. He would have to live in hiding all the time.

Bi Zhengsheng was ruthless. She knew this better than anyone else.

As soon as he was done speaking, Fei Qi turned to leave. Shi Jinshan bade Di Jiu goodbye and left with Fei Qi without looking back. They were both experienced, so they knew that it was not good to drag things out for too long.

“Wait up!” Di Jiu hurriedly called Fei Qi back. He understood what Fei Qi meant, so he did not try to return the book. Even though Fei Qi had said that he was lending Di Jiu the book, Di Jiu knew that he was actually giving him the book to repay the favor.

“Give me your cell phone,” Di Jiu said as he took out the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers.

Puzzled, Shi Jinshan took out her phone and passed it to Di Jiu. Di Jiu used Shi Jinshan’s cell phone to take pictures of the pages in the book that depicted the steps for the first six saber moves. Then, he took out a piece of paper and wrote down the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers’ complementary Qi Channeling method and every important detail before returning the phone to her. “These cultivation techniques have been passed down my family for many generations. You guys can try them in the future. Remember that you must combine the practise with the required herbs. Otherwise, your body will suffer greatly.”

The reason he had not taken a photo of the seventh saber move was that one needed to master the sixth saber move before they were able to activate that one. Up until now, other than Di Yue, who was the author of the book, no one had been able to train all the way to the seventh saber move.

Fei Qi waited for Shi Jinshan to take back her phone before he told Di Jiu, “You are definitely an honest man, Brother Di. I was not wrong about you. We shall see each other again.”

Tan Yueyue was standing aside as she watched Di Jiu wave goodbye at Fei Qi and Shi Jinshan. When they left, she told Di Jiu, “Even though I don’t know why you are working at my house as a servant, I am sure that you are meant to achieve great things in the future. Luo Jin is not a place where you can stay long. I’m about to leave as well, but when I return to the Swallow Capital, I will definitely tell my grandfather what happened.”

After seeing off the three of them, Di Jiu was left alone to pack his things. When he was done, he put on his backpack, locked the gates of the Apricot Lake Hall and left the place quickly.

His original plan had been to leave Luo Jin as soon as possible. The next best place to visit was Lin Chuan. However, he had changed his mind. If he were to leave, he had to settle the score with the Morgue Ring and Bi Zhengsheng first.

Even though Di Jiu had killed six of Bi Zhengsheng’s men, he actually knew that, except for the fact that Bi Zhengsheng wanted to kill him, he had no other issues to take care of. Bi Zhengsheng would surely keep this incident under wraps.

The fact that Bi Zhengsheng had killed Su You’s parents was a way bigger issue. Di Jiu did not care how Bi Zhengsheng was going to cover up his crime. He only cared about how he was going to get rid of the man.