Chapter 109: Coming to Collect Debt

As hundreds of uniformly dressed disciples of Death’s Hall surrounded the main headquarters of Zi Yang Gate, a heavy atmosphere of impending conflict swept through Xuzhou City.
As the foremost sect in Xuzhou City and one with formidable combat capabilities, Zi Yang Gate’s reaction attracted attention from all sectors and players!
Although the number of feuds in the martial world had risen sharply recently, such a large-scale direct confrontation between sects was rare. Everyone wondered what kind of violent clash would ensue.
What was even more striking was that Zi Yang Gate seemed to have prepared in advance—its main gates were wide open!
At the front were warriors armed with swords and shields, followed by archers with bows drawn, their spears pointed at the entrance. Though they hadn’t yet attacked, they were clearly ready to unleash devastating force, making one feel as if standing under countless cannons, too afraid to act rashly.
Although Zi Yang Gate’s defensive stance might seem to undermine its own prestige, no one thought they were cowardly. Instead, the solemn and resolute atmosphere around them revealed their determination to fight to the end.
Just as the onlooking players speculated about how things might unfold, a path was suddenly cleared among Death’s Hall’s troops for one person to pass through. Out stepped a young man clad in elegant black armor, wielding two swords at his waist. He was tall and robust, moving with calm confidence, exuding an aura of bravery and pressure from the first glance.
This man must be extremely confident and powerful!
That was the first impression the disciples of Zi Yang Gate had of him. As they watched him enter the gate alone, they instinctively tightened their grip on their weapons.
“Stop!”
Gui Xuan stepped forward and shouted loudly to halt the man’s progress: “State your name!”
The man stopped on the steps inside, casting a disdainful glance at the disciples of Zi Yang Gate surrounding him. His gaze finally settled on Gui Xuan and the others on the opposite steps, after which he softened his tone slightly: “I am Guang An Yong Zui, the vice leader of Death’s Hall. By order of our leader, I’ve come to Zi Yang Gate to retrieve something…”
Guang An Yong Zui!
The disciples of Zi Yang Gate became agitated, murmuring among themselves. Even Gui Xuan and Xiao Bai Long showed surprise. Long ago, they had heard that Death’s Hall’s greatest expert wasn’t its leader, “Death’s End,” but one of his brothers—the vice leader, Guang An…

Recently, “Light and Darkness, Innocent” has carried out several highly impactful actions near Xuzhou City—not only single-handedly taking down the leaders of several smaller gangs and seizing their delivery boxes, but even the leader of the “Skull Gate,” who also came from the capital aiming to make a fortune near Xuzhou, was personally killed by him outside Xuzhou City, ending up as a desolate corpse in the wilderness.
Because of this, the elusive Light and Darkness, Innocent was secretly dubbed by the players of Xuzhou City as one of the “Enforcers” alongside “Southward Swift Sword” and “Northward Soul-Stealer”!
Wherever Light and Darkness went, factions would suffer misfortune.
“So it’s Light and Darkness, Eternal Sin! I’ve long heard of you… I wonder what your sect leader wants and what it has to do with my Ziyang Sect.” The leader of Ziyang Sect wore a friendly smile and tone, as if the arrangements in their headquarters were not his doing.
Light and Darkness, Eternal Sin frowned slightly, his arrogance subsiding slightly, and said, “Sect leader, you’re joking. Two days ago, our sect leader personally sent you a letter. Surely you haven’t forgotten?”
Having seen many direct confrontations, this was the first time he encountered someone like the leader of Ziyang Sect acting foolish, especially under such a hostile atmosphere.
“Oh, so you’re referring to that jade pendant.”
The leader of Ziyang Sect slapped his forehead in realization: “Yes, that’s right. Your sect leader indeed sent a note. Look at my memory…”
“It’s great if the leader of Ziyang Sect can remember,” Light and Darkness, Innocent replied calmly. “Time is pressing. Our sect leader is still waiting for your reply.”
“Well, haha, that’s easy.”
The leader of Ziyang Sect waved his hand as if talking to an old friend, then asked someone beside him without turning around: “Have you found out who has that jade pendant?” His acting was on par with an award-winning actor.
“It’s Master Huang,” Gui Xuan replied after a brief pause, glancing at Light and Darkness, Eternal Sin.
“Oh, where is he now?”
“I’m here!”
Master Huang stepped forward quickly to the steps.
“Good,” the leader of Ziyang Sect said, giving him a glance and smiling faintly. “Is it true that you took the jade pendant mentioned by Light and Darkness’ sect leader?”
“To answer the sect leader, it was indeed I who obtained it from that person at the time.”
“Then return it to them. It’s just a jade pendant. Don’t ruin the good relations between two sects over such a trivial thing,” the leader of Ziyang Sect instructed lightly.
“The leader of Ziyang Sect truly has a broad mind. Light and Darkness admires you…”
Before Light and Darkness, Eternal Sin could finish speaking, Master Huang showed a bitter expression and turned toward the gate.

“The Master of Light and Darkness might be disappointed. The Jade Jewel was indeed on me at that time, but I failed to protect it. While escorting a batch of cargo boxes back to the city, we were attacked by a gang. After I was killed in the ambush, the Jade Jewel was lost.”
“Lost?”
Guang An Wu Zui frowned, realizing then that the Zi Yang Gate clearly couldn’t hand over the Jade Jewel.
“That’s right.”
Huang, the leader, explained, “After investigation, it turned out the attackers were from the Black Rose faction. As soon as the Jade Jewel was stolen, I informed the sect leader, who then ordered the capture of Red Coral, the strategist of the Black Rose family.”
“What was the outcome?”
Guang An Wu Zui naturally understood the importance of the Jade Jewel. He knew it might conceal a great opportunity and treasure, and that once its owner died, the item would fall out. That’s why he stayed patient and listened to the Zi Yang Gate’s explanation, even though the sect leader was acting theatrically, without losing his temper on the spot.
“Today, we finally found Red Coral and trapped her in an ancient tomb…”
“…With the Zi Yang Gate’s strength, they shouldn’t let someone from a small family get away, right?”
“That’s true, but if they really had it, would they still go to such lengths?” Gui Xuan retorted in a hostile tone. Noticing Guang An Wu Zui’s gaze shift to her, she continued, “The young master and I brought over a dozen disciples at the Creation Realm level into the ancient tomb, but we failed to retrieve the Jade Jewel. Not only did we not get it back, but our disciples and the young master all died in that tomb…”
It was only at this moment that Guang An Wu Zui, who had been listening silently, finally showed a hint of surprise. He raised an eyebrow and glanced at Gui Xuan.
“You mean the item is now in the hands of that woman named Red Coral, from the Black Rose family?”
“…In the hands of the person who killed our young master,” Gui Xuan corrected. “Anyway, you can use divination to get the answers you want. Why not go and retrieve it yourselves?”
“From what you’re saying, it seems you don’t intend to avenge your young master? Why?”
Guang An Wu Zui looked at Gui Xuan with suspicion. He could tell that Xiao Bai Long and the others around him were indeed in a weakened state. It was impossible for them to make such sacrifices just to cope…
The only reason was that they had encountered a real challenge!
After Gui Xuan sincerely explained that they were indeed no match, a glint of intense interest flashed in Guang An Wu Zui’s eyes.