Supreme Master - Chapter 26: Principles

Translator – Misty

Chapter 26: Principles

A person’s temperament may slowly converge with the growth of age and the increase of experience.

However, the character of a person, that inherent nature rooted deep within from birth, is something that can never be erased.

Those familiar with Gu Qingfeng.

To be precise, those familiar with the King of Crimson Heavens almost all know that his temperament is not good. Not only that, but sometimes it is even violently explosive. Otherwise, back then, he wouldn’t have, in a fit of rage, defied the judgment of the Immortal Path and eradicated the Immortal Court that governed this world completely.

Yes.

There are things he cannot tolerate.

Once in his youth, a close friend died for him. Since then, he swore that if anyone is harmed because of him, he would retaliate tenfold, a hundredfold. It didn’t matter if the other party was male or female, an immortal or a demon, a buddha or a devil; he didn’t care.

This is his bottom line, his only bottom line.

Absolutely not to be trampled upon by anyone.

Not even by the Heavenly Lord nor by Heaven itself!

No one can!

Along the way, Gu Qingfeng and Wang Dashan chatted casually. He seemed no different than usual, his expression not particularly angry, his eyes as calm as ever.

Indeed.

Gu Qingfeng was not angry, far from it.

Such a trivial matter was not enough to touch his emotions. He simply felt that since Wang Dashan had been slapped for him, it was his responsibility to avenge him. It was that simple for Gu Qingfeng, as simple as needing to eat when hungry.

What is a bottom line? This is it.

Soon the two arrived at the northeast corner of the Red Leaf Valley. Gu Qingfeng saw that the acre of spirit field he had just cleared yesterday had turned into a pile of waste soil. The seeds he had painstakingly planted the previous afternoon had to be dug out again.

What Gu Qingfeng did not expect was that not only his spirit field was destroyed, but also Wang Dashan’s acre had turned into waste soil. The Fire Bead Grass, which was supposed to be harvested in a few days, was uprooted and piled on the ground like withered weeds.

“It’s a bit hard on you.”

Gu Qingfeng patted Wang Dashan’s shoulder, comforting him, “I’ll get you something better later.”

“Young Master, let’s just go…”

Wang Dashan was an honest man. Since joining the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect, he had been accustomed to being bullied. That was why he chose to cultivate a spiritual field in the most remote and barren part of Red Leaf Valley. He also knew that he couldn’t provoke those outer sect disciples and usually had no choice but to swallow his grievances after being bullied.

Gu Qingfeng didn’t speak, but walked over and bent down to pick up a few seeds. At this moment, Wang Dashan ran over, choking and reminding, “Young Master, let’s go quickly, they are coming!”

Oh?

Gu Qingfeng raised his head and saw seven or eight young men swaggering over. The one walking in the front was a long-faced youth, playing with a folding fan, sneering and saying, “Yo, isn’t this the esteemed Crimson Flame Young Master, the ‘Dragon Among Men’? I heard you play music quite well. Can you play a piece for us?”

“Are you the ones who ruined my spirit field?”

Gu Qingfeng stood up, squinting at the group.

“So what if we did?”

The leading long-faced youth arrogantly retorted, “Dare to steal a woman from our Young Master Li, this is just a lesson for you. Be wise and get as far away as you can, or we’ll cripple you!”

Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng’s eyebrows slightly raised, asking, “Which Young Master Li?”

“Let me tell you, Young Master Li Sen is an outstanding disciple of the inner sect of the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect and also the famous seventh son of the Li Clan in the Qingyang Region. You, a failure in Foundation Establishment, dare to steal a woman from our Young Master Li! It seems you are tired of living!”

Li Sen?

Gu Qingfeng thought carefully and seemed to have some impression. The young master who was pestering Ouyang Ye at the First Rate Villa seemed to be named Li Sen.

“Alright, I understand now.” Gu Qingfeng asked indifferently, “Who gave Wang Dashan the injury on his face?”

“It was me.”

The long-faced youth stepped forward, chin raised, staring at Gu Qingfeng with disdain, “What can you do about it?”

“Good, owning up is fine.” Gu Qingfeng loosened the collar of his robe, then rolled up his sleeves, looked up at the long-faced youth, and smiled, “Come here, let me show you what I can do to you.”

“Hmph! With just you, a failure–”

Before he could finish his sentence, Gu Qingfeng raised his hand and slapped him. With a smack, the long-faced youth didn’t even realize what happened. He only felt numbness on his right cheek before collapsing to the ground. The others, not expecting this ‘failure’ to suddenly make a move, were all stunned. Recovering from their shock, they roared and charged at him.

As Gu Qingfeng turned around, he raised his hand and slapped the second person to the ground. With a side step and another slap, the third person also fell. In less than a breath’s time, seven or eight young men were all laid out on the ground by him, one after another.

Witnessing this scene, Wang Dashan was dumbfounded on the spot. He hadn’t expected Gu Qingfeng to take action, let alone so decisively. Watching the seven or eight people rolling on the ground, clutching their faces, Wang Dashan couldn’t help but gasp. Their cheeks swelled up from Gu Qingfeng’s slaps, especially the long-faced youth, whose entire face had swollen like a pig’s head!

Looking at Gu Qingfeng again, he stood in the spirit field, still with that calm demeanor, showing no emotion. He looked at the group writhing on the ground and said leisurely.

“Today, considering your youth, I gave each of you a slap to teach you a lesson.”

Taking out a flask from his storage bag, Gu Qingfeng took a sip and continued, “This also teaches you a lesson. If you hit someone, be prepared to be hit back. It’s not wrong to be young and rash, nor is it wrong to be arrogant and domineering, but you must learn to bear the consequences of your rashness and the price of your arrogance.”

After another sip of his drink, he continued, “The matter of hitting people ends here, but the spirit field I worked on all afternoon yesterday cannot just be destroyed by you. Go, plant the seeds back the way you threw them out, and replant the Fire Bead Grass from Dashan’s field the way you uprooted it.”

The seven or eight people, clutching their cheeks, stood up. The leading long-faced youth glared at Gu Qingfeng and growled viciously, “You wait, Li Young Master will–”

Before he could finish, Gu Qingfeng kicked him to the ground, saying indifferently, “Today, if you don’t fix the spirit field, don’t think of leaving.”

Some were frightened and tried to run, but as soon as they moved, Gu Qingfeng kicked them. Some tried to use martial techniques, but to no avail. Before they could fully execute their techniques, they were already kicked down by Gu Qingfeng.

He stood there silently, kicking anyone who dared to approach.

After a few kicks, no one dared to run anymore. They either clutched their faces or their stomachs, rolling on the ground in pain.

“A bunch of little brats, rebelling against me? All of you, get up and go work on the spirit field!”

Gu Qingfeng suddenly roared in anger. After a few more kicks, none of the seven or eight people dared to utter a word of refusal. They got up, clutching their swollen faces and wiping away tears, and started working on the spirit field.

“Young Master, let it go…”

Wang Dashan approached with a look of concern.

“Let it go?”

Gu Qingfeng sat down on the ground, continuing to drink his wine, and said, “Dashan, in the future, no matter what happens, you can’t just end things with ‘let it go’. If you do something, do it thoroughly. If you try to end every matter with ‘let it go’, not only will it harm yourself, but it will also harm others. If we

let this go today, what about next time? Will we let it go again? The time after that?”

“Just saying ‘let it go’ will bring a lot of trouble to yourself and will also indulge these little brats. Even if it seems harsh, it’s for their own good. Today, they need to learn a lesson. Otherwise, once they leave the Cloudy Rosy Heaven Sect and provoke someone they shouldn’t, what awaits them will be more than just a few slaps!”

Standing up and dusting himself off, he continued.

“You’re not a Bodhisattva, you don’t need to be merciful to others. You’re not a Buddha, you don’t need to enlighten others. You’re just a person, an ordinary person. If you’re wronged and have the strength, seek redress; if not, bide your time until you can. Live with principles, not just getting by…”

(End of Chapter)