Chapter1:TheJinxIsBack

CityofMan

Intheearlymorning

Thewidecityalleyswerecongestedwithpeoplesincethedawn

Thetworowsofshopswerebustlingwithbusiness,andthestreetswerefilledwithconstantlaughter.

Recently,theSacredMountainhadcomeforthtochoosetheirdisciples.Thisgrandoccasionmadethecityevenlivelierthanusual,andmanyyoungsterswereitchingtogiveittheirbestshot.

manyoftheyoungmenweredressedintheirfinestattires,lookingelegantandhandsomeastheyenjoyedtheconstantinfatuatedgazesoftheladies.Eventhoughtheydidactliketheydidnotcareaboutthegazes,intheirhearts,theywereoverwhelmedwithpleasure

“Hiyah!”

Suddenly,thepeopleonthestreetsparted.Agroupofmajesticblackhorseschargedahead,sendingdustflyingintotheairandmakingtheveryearthtremble.Peoplewithapowerfulpresencemountedtheirbacks.

Thetallandmuscularblackhorsesseemedtobefilledwithexplosivepower.Wide,blackscalescoveredtheirbodies.Theyhadametallicsheentothem,makingthemseemunnaturallypowerful.

“Wow,thatistheBlackMetalDraconicHorse.TheoneinthefrontisYoungMasterSongWuQiuoftheSongFamily!”

“YoungMasterSongissohandsome!”

“AndthatthereistheWhiteJadeWolf,YoungMasterMoBuFan!”

“TheGreenDemonicTigersjustappeared.YoungMasterHeSanhasarrived!”

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😩)

FollowingtheDraconicHorses,therewasapackloftywolves,whitefromheadtotoeandaggressivehugegreentigerswithintensegazes.

Thecrowdswerehustling,asthefierce,well-builtmountsmadethegroundtremble.Atthefrontofeachimposinggroup,satayoungmanwhowasaround15–16yearsold.

Theywereyoung,yes,but,theywerecertainlynotyouraverageyoungmen.

Atthismoment,thethreeyoungmenseemedtoberushingtoaplace,theirfacescontortedwithrage.

Therewerequiteafewyoungmenfollowingeachofthem,allinsplendidattirewithanobleaura.Onecouldtellfromalookthattheytoowerenotfromtheaveragefamily.

“YoungMasterSongWuQiu,YoungMasterMoBuFan,YoungMasterHeSan,oh,ifanyofthemcouldtakealikingtome,Iwouldbeoncloudnine!”Aladysaidinadaze,hereyesdreamy.

“Ithinkyoushouldforgetaboutit.Withbackgroundslikethethree,howcouldtheyevertakealikingtoyou?IevenheardrumorsthattheYoungMastershavealreadycompletedtheFoundationBuildingStageandcanimmediatelygototheSacredMountaintostartcultivating!”

Ayoungmansaid,hiseyesfilledwithenvy.Ifhecouldalsobecomeamartialartist,hecouldgotheplaceinthelegends,theSacredMountain.Ifthathappens,alltheladiesinthecitywouldsurelybechasingafterhim,withallbeingreadyforhimtopick.

Atacornerofthebustlingstreet,askinnyfigurelaidwithhisbackagainstthewall,andhislegsspreadapart.Helookedlikeayoungman,noolderthan15or16years.

Theyoungmanwaswearingarough,tatteredrobewhichwastoobigforhim.

Theyoungmandidn’tcareabitabouthiscurrentappearance.Heheldhalfastalkofdriedgrassbladeinhismouthwithacasuallook.

Lookingatthemightygroupofpeopleandmountsmovingawayfromhim,andglancingattheinfatuatedgazesoftheladieswhowerelinedonbothsidesofthestreet,thedriedgrassintheyouth’smouthtippedupwardslightly.Withahintofdisdaininhiseyes,hesmiledandwhispered:“Thisishandsome?Backthen,ifIremainedinthiscity,howwouldthesebratscausesuchacommotion?”

“Say,wheredoyouthinktheseYoungMasters,thebigshotsofthecityaregoingthisearlyinthemorning?”

Somepeoplewereconfused.Usuallyonecanbarelyseeanyofthem,buttodayallthesebigshotsappearedatthesametimeandwereeveninarush.

“Also,thefighttobecomeadiscipleofSacredMountainonlystartsthreedayslater!”

“Thisisthedirectiontogooutofthecity.CoulditbethattheYoungMastersaregoingoutofthecity?”

Thepeoplewerediscussingamongthemselves.Theseinfluentialpeoplecomingoutcaughttheattentionofeveryone.

“Threeyears!!!Threeyearshavealreadypassed.Iknow,IknowwheretheYoungMastersaregoingnow!”

Outoftheblue,someoneshouted.Thepersonwasexcitedandseemedtohaverememberedsomething,instantlydrawingtheeyesofthemasses.

“Threeyears!?Iremembernowtoo.Todayshouldbethedaythatthejinxiscomingback!”

“Ohmygod!!!Hasthatjinxreallyreturned?Theentirecitywillneverhavepeaceagain!”

“Heisnotonlyajinx;heisalsoabigpervert!”

“Ha,thatperverteddemonisquitehandsome.Whatapity!”

“Humph,thatjinxmustbeabletoreturnalivefirst!Beinginthatdemon-filledforestforthreeyears,Iamafraidheisalreadydead!”

“NowondertheYoungMastershaveallappeared.Theyaregoingtothecitygatetopreventthatjinxfromentering!”

“Everyyoungmasterofthecityhadswornabloodoaththreeyearsago.Ifthatjinxisstillaliveandabletocomebacktothecity,theywillabsolutelynotallowhimtostepintothecityalive!”

“Itseemstomethatitdoesn’tmatterifthatjinxhassurvivedtheForestofDemons,hewillstillbedeadintheend!”

Thecrowdwentwild.Regardlessofageorgender,everyonehurriedtothecitygatetowatchthecommotion.

Lookingattheenthusiasticcrowd,SuYiwasfeelingveryhelpless.

Itwasjustkissingandthensimplyhuggingthatgirl.Howonearthdidhebecomeastreetratthatwouldbeshoutedandchasedbyall?

Ifitweren’tforthatgirlwhobeathimupinfrontofeveryoneonthestreet,hewouldalsonotbesoboredastofeedherdrugs.Whodoesn’thavetimeintheirlifewhenheorshedoesnotknowwhat’srightandwhat’swrong.

Furthermore,hehadsaidthathewouldtakeresponsibilityforeverything,whatelsedothesepeoplewanthimtodo?

“Thatlittlegirlistherealjinx.Peoplesaythatbeautiesaredangerous;theyhaveneverbeenmorecorrect.”

SuYisaidtohimself.Forthissmallmatter,MoBuFan,HeSan,SongWuQiu,thoselittlebratsactuallysworeabloodoath.Sinceancienttimespeoplesaythatbeautiesbringcalamities,andhecompletelyagreesnow.

“I’mtoolazytoplaywithabunchoflittlekids.”

SuYistoodup.Thewidesleevesofhisrobeswayed.Hespatthehalfstalkofdriedgrassandsomesalivatothesideandwalkedawaycasuallywhilewhistling.

TheeyesofafewpassingladiesfellonSuYi.Seeinghisshabbyattire,theyinitiallywantedtostayfarawayfromhim,butoncetheysawhisface,theysneakedinafewmoreglancesinvoluntarily.

SuYiwasnowaround15to16yearsoldandwasafairbittallerthanthreeyearsago.

Inadditiontotheinhumanetraininghewentthroughforthepastthreeyears,althoughhedidnothaveafairface,hislooksweretherealdeal.Hehadapairofbrighteyesunderneathhisblade-likethineyebrows.Hisskinwastanned,andwhilehehadaskinnyfigure,hestoodupright.Thatshabbyrobecouldnotmaskhisuniquepresence.

Thiskindofpresencewasverycomplex.Itwasabitproudandabitevil.Though,itseemedtobeanaturalthing.

“Hmm,thatguydoesnotlookhalfbad,butsadlyheistooshabby.”

“WhydoIfeellikethatguylookslikethejinx?”

AfewgirlsbrushedpastSuYi,lookingdownanddiscussingamongthemselves.

“Eh?Wheredidthatguygo?”

Andwhentheladieswantedtoturnaroundtoconfirm,theydidnotevenseetheshadowofthatman.Theyfeltconfusedandwonderediftheireyesplayedatrickonthem.

SuFamilywasoneofthetop5familiesinthecity.

He,Su,Mo,Song,Liu,thesefivefamilieswerethetop5familiesinthecityaswellasthefivebiggestfamiliesofmartialartspractitionersinthecity.

Overthere,thestrongruled.Intheworldfilledwithmartialarts,thefivefamilieshadalsobeentheprotectorsofthecityalltheseyears.

Thepositionofthecitymasterhasbeenpassedbetweenthefivefamilies.Though,inthelast100years,thepositionhasalwaysbeeninthehandsoftheLiuFamily.

IntheSuFamily,oneofthefivetopfamiliesinthecity,everygenerationherepracticesmartialarts,andtheyhavealsoproducedmanystrongmartialartspractitioners.

Evenuptothisday,theentirecityholdstheutmostrespectforSuFamily’sOldMaster,SuYunTian,intheirheartswhenonespeaksabouthim.

Twentyyearsago,whenthedemonsfromtheForestofDemonsinvaded,everyfamilystruggledwithalltheirmight.

Duringthewar,whereneithersideshowedanysignsoflosing,theOldMasteroftheSuFamily,SuYunTian,alreadyover60years,ledatroopoftheSuFamily’selitesandcarvedoutapathofbloodstraighttotheenemy’sleaderandslaughteredhim.

Whenonespeaksofthatbattle,thememoryofthateventremainsclearineveryone’smind.TheSuFamilyhadbecomeevenmorefamousandearnedtherespectofall.

Buteverfrom15yearsago,fromthedaySuYiwasborn,itallstartedtochange.

Andthreeyearsago,SuYididsomethingwhichmadeeveryoneinthecityunabletotoleratehisanticsanylonger.EvenCityMasterLiuYunYangwasinfuriatedbeyondmeasure.

Intheend,theOldMasteroftheSuFamilyhadtoswallowhisembarrassmentandpersonallycomeouttoprotecthisgrandson,andonlyafterthatmadeahugecommotiondiesdown.

TheSuFamilyhasmanypeople.Thelongstretchesofbuildingswerelikeapalace,extendingoutintoalldirections,nobleandbeautiful.

Buttoday,infrontofSuFamily’smajesticgateappearedmanyfigures,hidingintheshadows.

ThesefigureswereallwatchingtheSuFamily’sgatecarefullyliketheyweretryingtoobservesomething.Noneofthemevendaredtoblink,fearingthattheymightmissoutsomething.

“Hiyah!”

AttheSuFamily’sgate,aunitofimposingtroopsrushedout.Theiractionssharp,whileridingoncrimsonredandrobustmountswhichwereliketigersandlions.

EverysingleoneoftheSuFamily’sguardswhowereridingonthemountshadeyesfilledwithahintofprideandarrogance.

WiththeSuFamily’spositioninthecity,beingaguardoftheSuFamily,theynaturallyhadmorepridethananaverageperson.

“Hurryup,ortherewillbetrouble!”

Theheadoftheunitwasamanofabout40years.Hehadalarge,muscularfigure,andaroundhim,therewasanairofferociousness.Onelookandanyonecouldtellthatthemanlivedbythebladeandhadclaimedmanylivesorelsehewouldnothavesuchapresencearoundhim.

Indeed,thelargemandidnothaveasimplebackground.HisnamewasSuBaiHan.EventhoughhewasnotapartoftheSuFamily’sbloodline,butintheSuFamily,hedidnothavealowposition.Intheentirecity,hisnamewasalsospreadquitewidely.

Twentyyearsago,thisman,SuBaiHan,wasalsoapartoftheunitledbytheOldMasteroftheSuFamilywhichcarvedapathofbloodoutofthecity.

“Mr.Han,whywouldthefamilywantustoescortthatperson?Whatifthemomentwearrive,andtroubleensues?Iamafraidthatevenwithouridentities,wewillnotbeabletocalmdownMoBuFan,SongWuQiu,andallthoseYoungMasters.”AguardbehindSuBaiHanasked.Hisfacewasshowingsignsofconfusion.