NOVEL NEXT WORLD chapter 211
211. In the Future, You Will Be Renowned
Facing the kneeling crowd, Lin Nuo felt a bit overwhelmed.
He thought to himself that these townspeople must have come to see a hero, but he had just destroyed their gambling den not long ago.
Still, he ran too slowly and was caught by a group of people who cursed him angrily, even kneeling down to curse.
What now, should he say, “Rise, my subjects”?
Definitely not. First, he hated emperors, especially empresses, and then, what right did these people have?
How about you all kowtow to me, the kind that draws blood?
Gambling dens were never good things, causing public outrage was too normal. Gambling dens, first of all, lead young people astray, and then gambling dens are black and evil forces, harvesting people’s wealth is too normal.
So, he destroyed their gambling den, establishing a small merit, which was also quite normal.
Just a small merit, forget it, forget it, don’t bother.
Qin Shili said:
“You all get up, we just did a small thing, not worth mentioning.”
“No, no, you didn’t just do a small thing. This gambling den is a transfer point for black and evil forces’ funds, and also a place where the current court’s big corrupt officials launder money. We small local officials really dare not provoke them. Today, we are truly grateful for the help of you two masters!”
The small official kneeling in the front row was full of gratitude, thanking them repeatedly, it didn’t look like a small matter.
“What? A place where big corrupt officials launder money?”
Lin Nuo was shocked, he didn’t know about this.
He only knew that this gambling den had some connection with the Dark Alliance, after all, in these times, any shady business had some connection with the Dark Alliance.
The Dark Alliance, an organization that everyone in the righteous path wanted to destroy, could be connected to any trouble because the Dark Alliance’s scope was large. A small gambling den was unlikely to be their main target, after all, there were many people ruining their plans every year, they couldn’t possibly make all of them key targets.
But corrupt officials in the court were different.
After all, corrupt officials in the court had great power, able to maneuver between the righteous and the evil, no one dared to provoke them. Even the current emperor had some fear of these corrupt officials, because there were some very big interests involved behind them.
Lin Nuo had no personal grudge against these corrupt officials, he wouldn’t go looking for trouble with them.
“Which corrupt official are you talking about?” Lin Nuo asked.
“This… I can’t say clearly, but the hero knows, it’s not just me who knows, many common people know, and it’s been going on for more than ten years.”
“More than ten years…”
Lin Nuo’s head hurt even more now, good heavens, this gambling den had such a long history, it must have become a base for money laundering.
The corrupt officials in the court made a lot of money, but needed a legitimate way to move the money, so they needed places like gambling dens to launder money. The common people hated this deeply, but had no way to fight against it.
Even if some capable and righteous person wanted to solve the problem, they couldn’t stand up to the power of the corrupt officials, and died miserably.
Now, he had destroyed their place.
This was too reckless.
Lin Nuo wasn’t afraid of the power of these corrupt officials, but he had no reason to be hostile to them.
He was a villain, getting rid of corrupt officials shouldn’t be his job, it should be done by those righteous and loyal people, right?
If he had known this, he would have killed those two swindlers and run away, why bother destroying their gambling den.
“We are disciples of the Xuanyun Sect, and it is our principle to take the well-being of the world as our own responsibility. These are just minor efforts.”
Qin Shili said calmly, turning to look at Lin Nuo, “I suppose you should think the same.”
You think what you want, what does it have to do with me? Who wants to care about the well-being of the world? I’m just here to get revenge on them, who wants to mess with those corrupt officials laundering money?
Lin Nuo had a headache, he was worried about what would happen next.
If the court chased him under some official pretext, that would be reasonable, after all, he is the big villain, but if the corrupt officials wanted to mess with him, he had to resist, and then he would stand on the side of justice and gain the support of the people.
A big villain like himself, standing on the side of justice, how is that different from the righteous?
“Forget it, forget it.”
“Forget what?”
“Going back, it’s too difficult.”
Lin Nuo didn’t want to say anything more, he was so annoyed, he just wanted to hurry back to Tianling Mountain and shut himself in.
“Alright, let’s go back.”
Qin Shili waved her hand slightly, and the Ice Sword flew up in front of her, “Come on, let’s go back.”
Lin Nuo and Qin Shili stepped onto the Ice Sword, and the spiritual sword slowly flew up.
The common people below continued to kneel and shout:
“Thank you both for your help, we are deeply grateful!”
Lin Nuo: “…”
Can you shut up already?
…
Tianling Mountain, Xuanyun Sect.
The Ice Sword landed on the edge of the cliff at Tianling Mountain, and Lin Nuo jumped off the sword.
“It’s still reassuring here.”
Lin Nuo deliberately stepped on the grass of Tianling Mountain, he hadn’t been back for a long time, he missed it very much, the outside world was too terrifying, everywhere there were people cursing him.
“The achievements of the Holy Altar, do you need me to report them to the sect leader for you?”
“What achievements?” Lin Nuo pretended to be confused.
“Alright, you are still hiding. You are different from other cultivators, they all think about how to make achievements, expand their fame, and become famous in the world. But you, you always think about keeping a low profile and hiding, making great achievements and then retiring quietly.”
“What nonsense are you talking about? Are you talking about me?”
“No matter what, I already know your way of doing things, your brilliance cannot be hidden, your achievements are spreading under other identities, one day, these identities will be unified, and the whole world will know your good name.”
“If that day comes, I would rather commit suicide.”
A good name known to the whole world, with everyone cursing me? How can I live like that?
Lin Nuo waved his hand:
“I’m going back to my place to sleep.”
“Aren’t you going to report to the sect leader? You’ve been out for too long.”
“I’ll do it after I sleep.”
Lin Nuo always ignored the rule of reporting back to the sect leader upon return. It was always the sect leader who sought him out, and even then, he might not go. Sometimes, they had to come to him.
Because his achievements were truly astonishing, the sect leader didn’t fuss over it.
After being outside for so long, he felt a bit uncomfortable upon returning. As he walked back to his residence, he ran into Li Ruo’er.
“Young master, young master, you’re back~!”
Seeing Lin Nuo return, Li Ruo’er was extremely excited, bouncing around him, observing him from all angles. It had been a long time since she last saw him, and she felt that her young master had become much more handsome.
“Young master, you must be very tired from your trip~ I’ll immediately make soup and cook for you. Ruo’er can also give you a massage to relax~ Oh, young master, by the way, you came back just in time. Two immortals from Tianling Mountain have been waiting for you for many days. They have important matters to discuss with you~”
“Are they the two immortals from Zigu Peak, one male and one female?”
“Yes~ Young master, you’ve heard about it~”
“Yes, I’ve heard.”
Lin Nuo nodded and gradually walked towards his room. “Go tell them to keep waiting. I’m going to sleep. I won’t see them.”