Chapter 1023: Spear Immortal
Scholar-Swordsman smiled. "Spare me the provocations, you old fossil. I have never been bound by convention. Furthermore, despite whatever I might have said in the past, I came here today to repay a life-saving debt. I am not in the wrong."
"So you owe a favor."
Scholar-Swordsman's expression abruptly darkened. He raised his sword and snapped, "Enough nonsense. Hand over the ledger, and I'll spare your lives!"
The jianghu never bothered distinguishing right from wrong; it was merely a matter of opposing stances.
Scholar-Swordsman was here to repay a debt.
The retainers in the hall were no different. Mere wealth could never compel figures of their caliber.
They were crass men who nonetheless refused to succumb to the mundane.
"Then come and try!"
With a sharp shout, the man who had been wiping his saber fixed him with a piercing glare.