Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 49 The Road to Certain Death
"Collect the fate?"

Zhao Zhen was slightly taken aback.

The so-called "collection of karmic connections" in Quanxing refers to the only way for Quanxing disciples to leave Quanxing.

To leave Quanxing, the person who has been accepted into the sect must first publicly acknowledge their past sins, announce their departure from Quanxing through a public ceremony, and invite witnesses from both the righteous and the evil paths to witness the proceedings.

Secondly, during the period of receiving connections, the person receiving connections must accept challenges from all their former enemies in order to atone for their sins and demonstrate their determination to completely sever ties with the past.

The rules for accepting favors are actually quite simple, but all members of the Quanxing Sect know that it is a dead end.

Which member of the Quanxing sect doesn't have blood on their hands?
Moreover, in this era, all righteous sects can be said to deeply abhor the Quanxing demons.

Even if there was no prior enmity, as long as you are a member of the Quanxing Demon Clan, there are many instances where people fight each other to the death.

So although there is indeed a way to leave Quanxing on the surface, the truth is that ever since this rule of accepting karmic connections began to circulate, no one in Quanxing has ever dared to try this method.

There's no other reason than that this is a path to certain death.

Although there are all sorts of people among the Quanxing disciples, that doesn't mean they are all fools.

You were already universally hated in the world of supernatural beings, and the ritual to gather your favor would last for a full seven days. That meant that anyone could come and cause you trouble during those seven days, and you couldn't run away.

Unless someone is tired of living, who would bother with collecting blessings?
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen's heart sank slightly, and a bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart.

If it were any other Quanxing demons, although it would be rare for them to accept favors, Zhang Zhiwei, as a member of the Celestial Master's Mansion, would probably not bother with them at all.

But the way he's making that expression now, doesn't that mean...?

"The one who needs to collect the offerings is my old man, right?"

"Ah."

Zhang Zhiwei nodded with a complicated expression.

Upon hearing this, a bitter smile appeared on Zhao Zhen's lips.

Sure enough, he had a bad feeling before he went up the mountain, but he didn't expect the news to come so quickly.

"Wugensheng announced this to the entire world of supernatural beings in the name of the leader of Quanxing Sect."

"When?"

"A month later."

"Location?"

"Yongzhou, Siming Mountain".

Upon hearing the words "Siming Mountain," Zhao Zhen was slightly taken aback.

He remembered the old man mentioning it to him when he was a child; Siming Mountain seemed to be the old man's hometown...

"Really? I understand."

Zhao Zhen nodded, showing neither joy nor sorrow, her face revealing no emotion.

"Old Zhao, are you going?"

"do not know."

Zhao Zhen slowly shook his head.

In that situation, even if you went yourself, it wouldn't affect the outcome of the donation.

Moreover, if he really went, was he supposed to just stand by and watch the old man be beaten to death by his former enemies?

Zhao Zhen doesn't know about others, but the Lü family will definitely not be absent from this gathering.

"Ok."

Zhang Zhiwei patted Zhao Zhen on the shoulder, but didn't say anything more.

To be honest, Zhang Zhiwei didn't care about the outcome of Jin Guang Shangren's collection of karmic connections. After all, this person had committed many evil deeds in the past, and even if he died at the hands of others during the collection process, most people would definitely just applaud.

While Jin Guang Shangren certainly deserved to die, Zhao Zhen was different.

Although they hadn't known each other for long, Zhang Zhiwei had already come to regard Zhao Zhen as one of his few friends besides his fellow disciples on the mountain. Considering the relationship between Zhao Zhen and Master Jin Guang, Zhang Zhiwei personally came to inform Zhao Zhen of this news because he was worried that Zhao Zhen might act impulsively and do something foolish.

“Things will definitely get more and more dangerous down the mountain during this period. Why don’t you wait until things calm down before going down?” Zhang Zhiwei asked tentatively.

Zhao Zhen didn't speak, but lowered her head and fell into a long silence.

A moment later, just when Zhang Zhiwei thought he had agreed, Zhao Zhen suddenly raised his head.

"No, I've bothered you long enough already, it's time for me to go down the mountain."

"Are you planning to go to Siming Mountain?" Zhang Zhiwei frowned upon hearing this.

"Ah."

Zhao Zhen didn't try to hide anything, so she simply nodded openly.

"Old Zhao, don't do anything reckless!"

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. No matter what, I was raised by the old man. Even though he may not give me a chance to repay his kindness in this lifetime, at least I should go and collect his body, shouldn't I?"

After saying that, Zhao Zhen smiled slightly and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhang Zhiwei.

"Zhiwei, I appreciate your kindness, but in life, there are things we must not do and things we must do."

No matter what, I have to go and see that old man off on his final journey.

"Alright, since you've made up your mind, I won't stop you."

Zhang Zhiwei sighed and then said, "Actually, I was quite surprised by this. I never expected that your master would choose to leave Quanxing."

"Yes, I didn't expect it either, but it's good this way. That old man was in a daze for most of his life, and it's good that he was able to be sober for a while before he died."

"You knew he would do this all along, didn't you?"

"What do you mean?"

"Ever since you came up the mountain, I've noticed that you've been keeping something on your mind."

"Is it that obvious?" Zhao Zhen blinked, somewhat puzzled.

"When someone keeps something bottled up inside, their eyes will look completely different from usual."

Seeing Zhang Zhiwei's pretentious expression, Zhao Zhen's lips slowly curled into a smile.

"You idiot, can't you just stop pretending?"

……

An hour later, inside the main hall of the Celestial Master's Mansion.

"Zhao Zhen has come down the mountain?" Zhang Jingqing asked.

“Yes, I personally escorted him down the mountain.” Zhang Zhiwei nodded.

"That old guy Duan Chuan actually made such a big fuss at the last minute, trying to collect favors... Heh, given what he did in the past, it wouldn't be surprising if he died eight hundred times over."

"So when I heard about it, I actually admired Duan Chuan quite a bit. Knowing that accepting Yuan was a death sentence, he still dared to choose to leave Quanxing without hesitation."

"Yes, if this were in the past, this old guy who had been on the run all his life would never have done something like this. After all, in the entire world of supernatural beings, he was the one who valued his life the most."

So why did he suddenly become so enlightened?

Zhang Jingqing nodded, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

"If it weren't for Zhao Zhen's presence, I would really like to go and see for myself what this old guy is up to."

"Never mind, Master. I could tell that Old Zhao was feeling quite upset just now."

"Alas, what a pity. It was too late to realize this. If we had realized it sooner, things wouldn't have come to this."

"Alright, don't think about these things anymore. Things will get increasingly dangerous down the mountain during this time. Tell your fellow disciples that from now on, no one is allowed to go down the mountain without my permission, understand?"

"Yes, Master, I will go and inform them immediately!"

(End of this chapter)