Chapter 51 - Trustworthy’s Den
Chapter 51: Trustworthy’s Den
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
A month later, Di Jiu had no choice but to leave the mountain range.
To him, the progress he had made within this month was much bigger than all the progress he had made ever since he had started practising martial arts.
The days he had spent on the mountain range had not only allowed him to perceive dao cultivation more intuitively, but they had also refreshed his understanding of martial arts. Learning the four dharmic spells, as well as the Cyclone Saber Move and the Wind-Rustling Move, had improved his skills by leaps and bounds.
His only regret was that he was not able to find a technique that would enable him to levitate for a long period of time. He only came up with a technique that enabled him to remain 20 feet in the air for about two seconds by following the moves of the four dharmic spells, as well as the Qi Channeling method.
This technique was inferior to what the white-haired man could do, as he was able to levitate for about 10 seconds. However, it was still a pivotal step in Di Jiu’s progress.
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Daicheng City was located at the northernmost part of China. This urban area had become a bustling city overnight in the year 2030, when a diamond mine and a jade mine had been discovered at its borders.
After years of development, the Daicheng City Diamond Market had become world-renowned.
Di Jiu saw a mixture of various cultures the moment that he stepped into Daicheng City. People with an assortment of skin tones walked the streets, speaking a hodgepodge of languages.
“Nice!” Di Jiu could tell that this stream of light was extremely toxic without even having to look at it.
He suddenly realized that there was a camera in the safe. It seemed like the clicking sound he had heard had been the sound of the camera capturing his image.
Di Jiu did not care. He only wanted to know what the safe contained.
However, before he could look at its contents, he heard the sirens of police cruisers approaching the villa.
“This fellow is really cautious.” Di Jiu did not wish to kill more innocent people. He quickly grabbed some boxes from the safe and stuffed them into his huge bag before escaping from the balcony in a flash.
As he was about to land on the ground, he saw the flashing lights of the police cars heading towards him. He could not be bothered to deal with them. He executed his levitation technique a few times before he flew over the villa’s high walls. Then, he escaped quickly and ran far away.
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An hour later, Di Jiu got out of a taxi in front of the Great Bend.
He could see the words “Great Bend” in fluorescent lights from a few hundred meters away.
Beneath the fluorescent words was a main gate with a unique triangular opening. Di Jiu could tell that the place was bustling with noise and enjoyment even from afar.
As he stood under the fluorescent lights, he could see the myriad of shops around the area. The streets were also bustling with people. The most popular shops were some extremely posh jewellery shops that sold diamonds and jade.
Di Jiu panicked a little. How was he going to find Jia Qian at a crowded place like this? Should he go back to the villa and interrogate the servant and her lover instead? Di Jiu abandoned this idea immediately. He was sure that those servants were merely guarding the villa. They probably wouldn’t know Jia Qian’s exact location at the Great Bend.
Just as Di Jiu was wondering how he would discover Jia Qian’s whereabouts, he saw a huge billboard by the main gate.
“Peace Cup International Boxing Tournament. Opens today at the Great Bend International Boxing Arena…” The billboard also listed the names of the two famous boxers taking part in the first match, as well as the results of their previous matches. The rules of the match, as well as the time and venue, were also written on the billboard.
If it wasn’t for the word “Peace”, Di Jiu would never have deduced that the match was organized by Trustworthy. Only he would ironically call a boxing championship “Peace Cup”.
He would never have thought that Trustworthy would organize a public boxing tournament after his illegal underground boxing ring, the Morgue Ring, had been taken away from him.
Judging by the large crowd, this boxing tournament might even earn him more money than his underground boxing ring had. Trustworthy was indeed a pretty good businessman.
The venue of the Peace Cup could be located easily. All Di Jiu had to do was follow the billboards along the street. There was also a large crowd heading towards the arena to watch the match. Di Jiu followed the crowd to a gigantic building in the shape of a ring with a huge diamond on top of it.
The diamond-shaped building looked beautiful as it reflected the lights outside. In combination with the huge ring, it looked like an enormous diamond ring from afar. Di Jiu couldn’t help feeling some admiration for Trustworthy, who had designed such a classy, creative building.
The words “Daicheng International Boxing Arena” were brightly lit above the entrance of the building.