The Attempt To Stop The Fight
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The huge crocodile laying on the ground un move, although it has died, no one dared to come close to the terrifying creature.
"This crocodile is enormous, how can it fly high?! This is impossible." Guangu still can not believe his eyes, a big crocodile, that is bigger than a buffalo, flying up high as if some huge force threw it up.
"Boss, look at the lake!" One of Guangu's men points his finger to the lake. Everyone looks in the same direction include Kang Ling.
Something is moving in the calm lake and it's coming towards the land. Slowly, everyone can see a man is coming out of the water and he stretching his body. The distance from their location to the lake is far enough and they can not see clearly who that man is. All of them stand still in silence, they still don't understand what had happened to the crocodile and the man.
The man slowly walks towards Guangu and Kang Ling's location. He is, Jin who swims the other edge of the lake that is near Xian City to this place that is near from En City. Kang Ling is stunned after he can clearly see the young man's face, the face that he met a few weeks ago and he recognizes him as the servant in one of Ajwa City's food taverns.
"Aren't you the servant from Ajwa City?" Kang Ling asked when Jin just arrived with wet clothes.
Jin just realizes Kang Ling's presence after Kang Ling asked him, previously, he was too focus on Guangu and the dozens of men that standing behind him. From afar, he thought they are the villagers that watching some art performances.
"Ah, young master Kang Ling! Nice to meet you here," Jin said while clenching his fist. He still respects Kang Ling who gave him quite a lot of money and defended him back then at the tavern. "What are you doing in here? Is this some kind of reunion?" Jin asked after he realized if the group in front of Kang Ling is Guangu and his men.
"You should go away from this place, this is dangerous." Kang Ling briefly said and Jin immediately knows the situation.
"Don't let a stupid person interfere with our business. Let's start again." Guangu mocks Jin and challenges Kang Ling again.
Kang Ling doesn't answer Guangu's words, he is still curious about Jin's presence, he can feel if the flying crocodile has something to do with Jin. Anyway, he already knows if Jin is someone who practices martial arts since their first meeting at the food tavern by judging from Jin's sturdy posture and the way Jin falls after being tripped by the bald man, but, at that time, he is still unable to measure how high Jin's skills are. That was also the reason why he gave Jin quite a lot of gold coins back then because he knows if a decent martial artist like Jin, willing to force himself to work as a servant, must have had an important problem that needs money to solve.
"Hey! Are you afraid after knowing my ability?!" Guangu mocked Kang Ling because Kang Ling kept silent and focused his eyes on Jin. Kang Ling's curiosity towards Jin makes him ignore his rivalry with Guangu which is an unimportant thing for him.
Guangu's words make Kang Ling wants to end their fight immediately. He decided to use his swords. "Watch this and don't blink. This will end very fast." Kang Ling said while raising his sword in front of his face and slowly unsheathed his sword.
"Finally, you want to fight seriously. Come, I want to know your true ability." Guangu said while preparing the stance for his ultimate attack. He also will show the highest techniques that he learned from the Baek Mountain Sect.
Jin, who sees the development of the situation, walks upwards and stands in front of Kang Ling, he holds Kang Ling's hands to stop him unsheathed his sword. "No needs to use this. I think the fight should stop here."
Everyone is shocked by Jin's actions, no one thought if Jin will dare to stop the fight between two magnificent martial artists.
"What do you mean?" Kang Ling asked, he a little bit irritated by Jin's action on him.
"This is a useless fight, I will support you if you fight for justice, like your fight at the tavern, but, this time is different. I can see if you and that guy are fighting for ego and pride. Whoever wins this fight, it doesn't matter because he is actually losing for not to be able to control himself." Jin said his opinion on the fight.
Before Kang Ling responded to Jin's statement, Guangu interfered, "Hey, you! How dare you disturb our fight. Go away, you lowly human, before I kick your ass." He said cockily.
Jin turns his head towards Guangu and walks calmly towards that man. Guangu waits until Jin's arrival and smiles mockingly, "What do you want?!" He asked Jin.
"Enough with the fight and leave in peace." Jin said his willingness.
"Hahaha... How if we don't want to?" Guangu laughed at Jin's nonsense request.
"I do this for the sake of you and your men's lives." Jin said.
"Haha..." Guangu laughed again. "You are funny. Do you think that kid can handle all of us?! He almost loses before you come with your bullshit mouth."
"This fight is useless, the winner won't get anything, just a fake pride." Jin continues.
"I don't care! He had beaten my men so I must do the same to him." Guangu said stubbornly while pointing at Kang Ling.
Jin turned his head a moment at Kang Ling who seemed doesn't want to back off from the fight either. "Listen, Sir. This whole problem was started by me. That young master only tried to help me that time. If you don't believe me, you can ask that to your men. That bald guy." Jin tried to address the problem to himself while pointing at the bald man who had tripped him and led into the commotion at Ho Hua's tavern. "Rather than him, you should be angry with me. If you want to revenge, do it to me. Punch me if you want to." Jin prepared to get a hit from Guangu.
"Hey! What are you doing?!" Kang Ling shouted from Jin's back, he questioned Jin's decision.
Guangu takes Jin's intention wrongly, "Another cocky kid! Do you want to take my punch?! Do you think your skinny body can handle my punch?! Don't look down on my ability." He said while spitting to his side.
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