Chapter 1587: Chapter 1587: Repaying Kindness with Death

By the seaside in South City, a small wooden cabin stood prominently, exuding a sense of detachment from worldly affairs.

The Sword God, clad in a kimono, wearing wooden clogs, and with a katana on his back, stared blankly at the vast ocean before him, lost in thought.

A stunning figure stopped half a meter behind the Sword God.

The Sword God lowered his gaze and sighed softly, "Sakurako, you’ve come."

"Father." Chiba Sakurako lowered her head and whispered.

The Sword God nodded, "Have the people from the Martial Arts world arrived?"

Chiba Sakurako: "They have."

The Sword God chuckled, "Do they all look down on me?"

Chiba Sakurako remained silent.

After a while, Chiba Sakurako said, "Those who understand Father will naturally do so; those who don’t, need not. The superficial only see the surface. Only those with a rich spiritual world can understand one’s essence."

The Sword God shook his head noncommitally and suddenly asked, "Do you think... Ye Xuan looks down on me?"

"He doesn’t," Chiba Sakurako replied, "He’s the kind of person with a rich spiritual world."

The Sword God smiled with some joy, "He understands me?"

Chiba Sakurako nodded, "Heroes always appreciate each other."

"Heroes always appreciate each other..." The Sword God smiled bitterly, "Fate toys with people. If it weren’t for your brother, perhaps he and I could have been good friends, and you and he... quite a match too."

Chiba Sakurako froze for a moment, then blushed, "Father, you know I don’t like flirtatious men."

The Sword God smiled and said no more.

His gaze shifted, as if thinking of something, and he asked, "What has Ye Xuan been doing these days?"

"Reveling in food, drink, and pleasure." Chiba Sakurako responded calmly.

"Oh?" The Sword God was taken aback by this.

It took a long time for the Sword God to regain his senses. He let out a heavy sigh, "He’s afraid."

"Afraid?" Chiba Sakurako asked, puzzled. "Afraid of what?"

"Afraid that during the duel, he won’t be able to bring himself to kill me. Also afraid that if he does decide to kill, he’ll succeed," the Sword God said with a smile.

Chiba Sakurako was completely astonished, "So, that’s why he has been delaying the confrontation?"

The Sword God nodded, "Indeed, it’s been hard on him."

Chiba Sakurako sighed, "We are victims as well."

"Yes, we are victims too." The Sword God raised his head to the sky, and after a long silence, said pensively, "Sakurako, if he kills me in two days, don’t hold it against him. You know, he’s not our enemy."

Chiba Sakurako clenched her delicate fists, "Sakurako knows."

The Sword God smiled contentedly.

Chiba Sakurako’s beautiful eyes flickered, and she pursed her lips to ask, "What if Father kills him?"

The Sword God closed his eyes and slowly said, "Repay him with my death."

Repay him with my death!

Upon hearing these words, Chiba Sakurako felt choked up, swallowing the words she wanted to say.

She originally wanted to ask what the odds were of her father winning against Ye Xuan.

There’s no need to ask now because she already knows that even though her father is the Sword God, facing Ye Xuan in a fair fight would almost be certain death.

Unless Ye Xuan deliberately concedes, there’s no way her father can win.

So, if Ye Xuan loses, it would be a huge favor to her father.

If Ye Xuan wins, well, it just means he didn’t concede. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

No matter the outcome... her father’s fate remains the same.

Chiba Sakurako closed her beautiful eyes, and two silent tears slid down her cheeks.

The Sword God opened his eyes and walked to a massive boulder by the sea.

Clang!

The Sword God drew the katana from his back, gripping the hilt with both hands, staring fiercely at the boulder.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

The Sword God maintained his stance and stood for a full minute.

Finally, he sheathed the katana and turned back towards the cabin.

But as he walked more than ten steps away,

the massive boulder suddenly split into two, slowly collapsing to either side.

The cut was as smooth as a mirror.

...

The life-and-death battle between Ye Xuan and the Sword God was undoubtedly receiving a lot of attention.

Even though the duel had yet to start, the atmosphere was already fervent.

Ye Xuan naturally knew about the numerous Martial Arts people gathering at the East Sea and Canglang Island, but he felt helpless and didn’t pay too much attention to it.

Because, at the moment, he had a more troublesome matter to deal with...

Still in the director’s office of the finance department.

Ye Xuan frowned, resting his hands on his knees, sitting upright on the sofa with a serious expression, looking at Xiao Zhiqing standing across from him, remaining silent for a long time.

The atmosphere was quite tense.

In the midst of the tension, Xiao Zhiqing, standing in front of Ye Xuan, suddenly pouted, feeling wronged and said, "God, can you not look at me like that? I... I’m feeling nervous."

"Oh, you also know how to be nervous?" Ye Xuan sneered, "And yet, you weren’t nervous when you were pushing your luck and going overboard?"

Xiao Zhiqing retorted, "When did I push my luck?"

"You act like you haven’t?" Ye Xuan’s lips twitched, trembling with anger, "At first, we agreed: you’d give me tips, and I’d let you experience a kiss.

It was just supposed to be a peck, so what did you do? You... you actually...

Interest, right? Fine, I’ll consider it interest and let this matter rest.

But now you’re demanding a kiss every third tip—what kind of joke is this? What do you take me for? Do I, Ye Xuan, look like a man for hire?"

The more Ye Xuan spoke, the angrier he got, feeling like he was about to cry with rage.

If this isn’t pushing your luck, then what is?

Sure enough, all women are liars, and Xiao Zhiqing is no exception. Everything previously agreed upon has been disregarded in no time!

Hearing Ye Xuan’s argument, Xiao Zhiqing’s delicate face blushed slightly, she stammered, "I didn’t realize how enjoyable kissing was, or I would’ve asked for more from the start."

"But you only asked for one at first!" Ye Xuan exclaimed angrily, "As a superstar, you should have a sense of contract!"

"What contract sense?" Xiao Zhiqing nonchalantly smirked, "I’ve broken contracts many times, what’s one more?"

"What?" Ye Xuan was shocked.

Xiao Zhiqing smirked and, uncharacteristically prideful, said, "I don’t care. I want a kiss in exchange for every three tips. If you don’t agree, then figure things out yourself in the future."

"You..."

Ye Xuan pointed accusingly at Xiao Zhiqing, but couldn’t find the words.

Shameless scoundrel, shameless Xiao Zhiqing!

For a beauty to reach this level, it’s simply unbelievable!

But Xiao Zhiqing didn’t care about Ye Xuan’s discomfort, becoming increasingly firm in her stance: "God, whether you agree or not, I’ve made my position clear. Give me a straightforward answer."

"I..." Ye Xuan’s lips twitched uncontrollably, "Do I have another choice?"