Chapter 13: The Gift of Ni Pusa's Prophecy

Duan Fengyun toyed with the fire monkey in his hands, waiting for Qin Shuang and the other two to arrive; not long after, the three of them hurried over.

"Now that the fire monkey is in hand, there are too many of us and we are too conspicuous. Let's station the troops here. The four of us will enter the village, and whichever house door the fire monkey darts into, that is where we will focus our search."

Duan Fengyun said to the newly arrived Qin Shuang and the other two.

After the three expressed their agreement, Qin Shuang added: "The main goal this time is to find Ni Pusa. We must not take action against these villagers; they know nothing."

After the other three nodded, Duan Fengyun carried the fire monkey, ordered his subordinates to stay put, and the four of them entered the village.

The kind and simple villagers had never seen such a scene before. Looking at these four uninvited guests, they dared not make a sound, fearing they would annoy these four fierce and menacing men.

The four of them carried the fire monkey around the village searching, but the fire monkey did not do as they wished; it stayed quietly in Duan Fengyun's hands, showing no intention of moving.

Everyone was surprised. It was impossible for this beast to be so quiet. Did Duan Fengyun have some magic that attracted this beast?

Duan Fengyun thought for a moment, then looked at the Fire Scale Sword in his hand. Could it be because of the Fire Scale Sword?

He thrust the Fire Scale Sword into the ground, and the fire monkey, now far away from the Fire Scale Sword, immediately became frantic and restless.

Sure enough, his guess was correct; the scorching Sword Qi of the Fire Scale Sword had attracted the fire monkey, which was why it had been so quiet.

Seeing this, Duan Fengyun threw the fire monkey to Bu Jingyun. In any case, this guy was as cold as frost, and the fire monkey certainly wouldn't like him.

Bu Jingyun grabbed the fire monkey with one claw. Perhaps it was because the aura on Bu Jingyun's body was too cold, or perhaps he grabbed it too hard, but the fire monkey began to cry out in pain.

A little girl in the crowd said to her elderly grandfather: "Grandpa, look, Huo'er is in so much pain. Hurry and think of a way to save Huo'er."

This voice was neither loud nor soft. Upon hearing it, Qin Shuang said to the three: "Fellow junior brothers, there is no need to bully the fire monkey. I think we have found Ni Pusa."

Without waiting for the others to speak, Qin Shuang took the fire monkey from Bu Jingyun's hand, walked up to the little girl, and said:

"Little sister, don't worry, we won't bully Huo'er. You and Huo'er go play."

The old man beside her trembled slightly, looked at the four of them, and then said to the little girl:

"Nannan, hurry and take Huo'er to play."

After the little girl happily took the fire monkey from Qin Shuang's hand, she ran off to the side.

Seeing the little girl walk away, Qin Shuang cupped his hands and said respectfully to the old man before him:

"Senior Ni Pusa, you have made us search hard. My master, Xiongba, has matters to invite you for; please move to the World Society."

The old man before them laughed and said: "The Hall Master of Tianshuang Hall of the World Society is indeed clever, but I do not understand how you saw through my identity. I considered my disguise to be flawless."

Qin Shuang respectfully explained: "This is all thanks to Nannan. In this simple village, how could a little girl recognize a fire monkey? Unless she is with the fire monkey every day. I have heard that besides calculating heavenly secrets, Ni Pusa is also a master of disguise. Looking at the old man next to Nannan, I guessed that you must be Ni Pusa, Senior."

Ni Pusa shed his disguise, revealing a man in his forties underneath, his face covered in terrifying pustules.

He looked at the four of them, including Duan Fengyun, and said: "It seems this is all Destiny. I have given too many readings for others in my life and leaked too many heavenly secrets, so Heaven punished me with a face full of pustules. The pustules burn me every day, and I have relied on the suction of the fire monkey to linger on in this village until now. Since I cannot hide anymore, I will not hide. I will go with you to meet Master Xiongba."

The four of them, including Qin Shuang, looked at each other and smiled.

Now that the mission was finally complete, the four of them took Ni Pusa, left the village with the main force, and began the journey back to the World Society.

On the way, Ni Pusa looked at the faces of the four, and professional habit compelled him to speak:

"Everyone, meeting is fate. Today, I will give you four a prophecy."

Bu Jingyun never believed the words of wandering charlatans and looked on with disdain. Duan Fengyun, knowing the power of Ni Pusa's heavenly arts, immediately joined Qin Shuang and Nie Feng in cupping their hands in thanks.

Ni Pusa looked at Qin Shuang and said: "Hall Master Shuang has a kind and benevolent heart, but you will have no children in your life and will meet a miserable end."

He then said to Bu Jingyun: "You appear as cold as frost on the surface, but your heart is as warm as fire; yet, you will be lonely your whole life."

Then he said to Nie Feng: "You are free-spirited by nature. Although your Destiny is full of twists and turns, you will always meet noble people and turn bad luck into good."

Finally, when he reached Duan Fengyun, Ni Pusa choked up. He looked at Duan Fengyun's face again and said:

"I have been reading faces for many years and have never seen a face like Hall Master Duan's. Hall Master Duan's face is one that suggests death in childhood. Yet, Hall Master Duan has grown into an adult. Your face is full of variables; you can change your own Destiny and influence those around you. I cannot see through it, I cannot see through it."

Finally, he looked at the four and added: "Hall Master Duan's Destiny is full of variables; perhaps Hall Master Duan can change the Destiny of all of you. I hope you can share in honor and disgrace and face the future together."

After Bu Jingyun heard him finish, he said: "The words of a charlatan; better not to believe them."

Duan Fengyun and the other two thanked Ni Pusa, and after the small interlude, the fellow disciples set off again.

While passing through a forest, a masked person suddenly attacked them. The masked person's martial arts were truly formidable; under the siege of the four, he was relaxed and at ease. While everyone was off guard, he snatched Ni Pusa away, then used light-body techniques and vanished from everyone's sight in an instant.

Duan Fengyun knew this man in black was Xiongba, while the other three were still guessing who it was.

Now that the prey was gone, they could only return to the World Society to plead guilty to their master.

Duan Fengyun let the three go back first, saying he had something to deal with. Seeing this, the three left first.

Duan Fengyun saw that Xiongba had already taken Ni Pusa and knew that the day he and the others would turn against Xiongba was not far off. Right now, he had to improve his strength as quickly as possible.

He had been thinking about Sword Twenty-Two for a long time. Through calculations, he knew the location of the ice cave where Bu Jingyun would later obtain Sword Twenty-Two. This time, he would seize the opportunity first.

Arriving at the ice cave, he searched all around but found nothing. His mind kept recalling the television plot, the process of how Bu Jingyun originally obtained Sword Twenty-Two.

According to his memory, Bu Jingyun had originally intended to stay together with the corpse of Kong Ci in this ice cave, so he had smashed the icicles at the entrance of the ice cave with a palm strike.

Icicles? He looked toward the top of the ice cave and struck the icicles with a palm. The icicles fell in response to the strike.

As the icicles fell, the things wrapped inside them also fell down.

Duan Fengyun stepped forward, picked it up, and took a look; it was indeed the Sword Twenty-Two he had been thinking about for so long.

Now that the sword technique was in hand, he had to hurry back.