Chapter 6 - 5: Man in Black
The Everlasting Observance appeared to be extremely quiet at night. Under flickering candlelight, the spacious main hall exuded traces of serenity.
Pei Xuanjing was sitting cross-legged on a meditation cushion in front of the Old Master statue, his eyes slightly closed. The Pine Pattern Ancient Sword lay on the ground before him.
Just then, a black figure fell silently from the wall outside the hall.
The figure dressed in black confirmed the direction and came to the main hall. He gently pushed the door open, only to see Pei Xuanjing sitting with his back towards the entrance.
"You came."
Pei Xuanjing suddenly spoke out, his back still facing the door.
A flicker of surprise passed through the eyes of the masked man in black. "You know who I am?"
Pei Xuanjing picked up the Pine Pattern Ancient Sword and got up from the cushion. Turning around, he smiled and said, "May I ask why the lord of the Zhang Family pays a late-night visit?"
The visitor was Zhang Zhiyi, the lord of the Zhang family, and another eighth-grade martial artist in this border county town apart from Pei Xuanjing.
Zhang Zhiyi, dressed in black and with his face covered, was not bothered when his identity was revealed. "Don't you already know what I've come for?"
His purpose this night was to kill Pei Xuanjing.
Zhang Zhiyi, although he had broken through to eighth grade with resources bestowed by the Tie Sect, acknowledged that he was getting old. He understood that he was already at his limit, with no chances of advancing further.