Lord of the Night

Bai Jing looked at him with his hands behind his back, saw him breathe a sigh of relief, and heard him say that he had no regrets.

His eyes were still cold and ruthless.

"That day after you finished the assessment and left, Brother Yan Wu gave us a task."

Bai Jing said with his hands behind his back, "Let's each choose one person's and annotate your three insights, as well as Yan Beihan's and Feng Yun's insights."

"I chose yours."

Bai Jing said.

"Ah? Thank you, Master!"

"So next, you just need to defeat me and you can get my annotation." Bai Jing said.

“…”

Fang Che looked pale.

Beat you?

If I can defeat you, what's the point of your comments?

"I will raise my cultivation level to the peak of the second rank of Saint King, but you can only use the Ice Soul Spirit Sword."

Bai Jing said: "If you defeat me who is at the same level as you with the Ice Soul Spirit Sword, you can get my comment. This condition is quite lenient, right?"

Fang Che smiled bitterly: "Grandmaster thinks too highly of his disciple."

"If I looked down on you, why would you be here?"

Bai Jing said as a matter of course: "Beating me at the same level is just a basic condition. So I mentioned that you are at the peak of the second level of Saint King, and you are just at the second level. Beating me like this is barely qualified, but not excellent."

"Ah?" Fang Che widened his eyes.

"Because my aptitude is not top-notch. So how can you be considered excellent if you defeated me, who is at the peak of the second rank?"

Bai Jing said: "If you can defeat me, the Holy Emperor, you can be considered outstanding."

Fang Che's face was filled with black lines at the old devil's words.

I just thought it was a fart.

You can't play with people like this. Bai Jing who defeated the Holy Emperor?

Now Fang Che never thought about it that way at all.

"Do you understand?" Bai Jing asked coldly.

"Disciple understands." Fang Che took a deep breath.

"Come if you understand."

Bai Jing's sword shook, and suddenly a strange chill came over him: "Let me see your Ice Soul Sword. This is not a sparring match for you, but a battle of life and death."

Bai Jing's white clothes were as white as snow, his long sword was as silver, he looked extremely cold and high above.

"Let's do it."

Fang Che took a deep breath, and the Hades Emperor automatically appeared in his hand. A cold and chilly air suddenly rose and roared.

"I am sorry, disciple."

Half a quarter of an hour later.

Bai Jing had a calm expression, but there was a hint of doubt about life in his eyes.

Defeated!

Is this bastard a Saint King of the Second Stage? How could he be so powerful and strong? That icy sword energy actually suppressed and controlled his own Saint King of the Second Stage's peak icy sword energy!

It’s not that Bai Jing can’t lose.

Before this battle, what he wanted most was that Night Demon defeated him.

But I still couldn’t accept the actual loss: I lost too quickly.

And the Night Demon was obviously holding back.

Master Bai felt so hot on his face that he couldn't bear it anymore.

Bai Jing took a deep breath and said, "Very good. You can get my annotations now. Now you have passed the test in my opinion. Next, I will upgrade your cultivation to the fourth level of Saint King to test whether you can achieve excellence."

"I am already satisfied that my disciple has passed the exam." Fang Che said.

"If you can defeat me, a fourth-grade Saint King, I will teach you the Ice Soul Divine Art. Defeating me is the threshold to the Ice Soul Divine Art!"

Bai Jing said indifferently.

"bring it on!"

Bai Jing's sword flashed and he took the lead in attacking.

A quarter of an hour later.

Bai Jing couldn't help scratching his head.

The peerless magic skill controls the face from turning red.

Lost again!

Oh my god!

The master lost again!

"Very good, you are now qualified for the Ice Soul Divine Art."

Bai Jing said fiercely: "Next, I will raise you to the sixth level of Saint King. If you win, I will directly pass on my most precious Ice Spirit and Cold Soul to you! That is the origin of my name Bai Jing in this life! You are also my true successor!"

"The disciple is terrified."

"Come on! Stop talking nonsense!!"

Bai Jinghan's face turned cold and he attacked directly.

Again two quarters of an hour later.

Bai Jing stood in the wind holding the sword, looking completely disheveled.

Oh my god!

This deputy chief leader...lost again!

This time the battle was fierce and evenly matched. But from the second half onwards, Night Demon's sword took the initiative.

Moreover, the icy air actually gained momentum under Bai Jing's pressure.

A massive counterattack.

Bai Jing was careless and got his arm scratched.

Looking at the slit on his robe sleeve and the white mark on his arm, Bai Jing's eyes clearly showed a look called "confusion".

For a moment, I even forgot to speak.

“Hahahahahahaha…”

A series of laughter rang out.

Sun Wutan, who had been watching here secretly, showed up, holding his stomach and wiping away tears of laughter.

"Oh my god...hahahaha...I can't do it anymore. I really can't hold on any longer. Lao Bai, you really opened my eyes today."

It can be seen that Sun Wutan is obviously trying to hold back.

But, I really couldn't help it.

Especially after he caught the confused look in Bai Jing's eyes, Sun Wutan couldn't help it anymore.

“I can’t laugh anymore. If I laugh again I’ll get convulsed… Hahahahahaha… I’m going to die of laughter. I’m going to be the first big devil in the Solitary Orthodoxy to die of laughter… Wuuuuuuuuuuuu…”

Sun Wutan squatted on the ground, holding his stomach and pounding the ground with one hand.

Bai Jingzha raised his hand and held the sword.

Finally, amid Sun Wuotian's laughter, he forced himself to put the sword away as if nothing had happened.

He said calmly, "Master Protector Sun, is it funny?"

Sun Wutian squatted on the ground, holding his stomach and looking up: "Not funny, hahaha..."

Bai Jing snorted and said, "Why aren't you jeerling?"

Sun Wutian stopped smiling immediately, stood up, wiped his eyes, and said unhappily: "What a good mood, really... Bai Laoba, you are good at ruining the atmosphere."

Bai Jing said coldly: "But your good mood is based on my depression."

Sun Wutian snorted and said, "Anyway, you lost, right?"

Bai Jing said indifferently: "It is the greatest good thing for the sect that our younger generation is better than their predecessors. It is you who are selfish and have no relatives and friends, and you will be treated as a laughing stock by others. Little do you know how happy I am in my heart."

Sun Wutian retorted, "Relieved, why don't you show some relief for others to see."

Then he suddenly came to his senses and said angrily, "What do you mean by my own descendant? Ye Mo is clearly the descendant of my lineage of Hate Heaven Sword."

Bai Jing said: "When did I, a disciple of Jingshen Palace, become a descendant of your Sun family? It's really ridiculous."

Sun Wutian was furious: "You want to rob?"

"There's nothing to grab."

Bai Jing said calmly, "We are a family after all. Your grandson from many generations ago was the first master of Ye Mo, and my Jingshen Palace disciple Yinshen Palace was the second. That's all. Sun Yuan is Yinshen Palace's subordinate, and you, Sun Wutian, are my subordinate. In a sense, the relationship is the same."

“…”

Sun Wutan was choked and unable to speak, and his good mood disappeared in an instant.

And he couldn't find any words to refute. He was so red-faced and stunned for a long time before he angrily said, "Do you know why I didn't want to talk to you for so many years?"

Bai Jing said coldly: "Because I ignore you."

“…Shit! Shit!”

Sun Wutan was furious.

But I still can't get angry.

Because although Bai Jing talks a lot, he is actually the kind of person who doesn't care about anything.

He said that Sun Wutan was not in his eyes, so he must not be in his eyes.

Because Bai Jing never tells lies.

Sun Wutian originally came here to make fun of Bai Jing, but he was broken down.

He said angrily: "Then you have to accept the loss, right?"

Bai Jing said indifferently: "Of course, of course."

He said: "My comments will be given to Night Demon. I will also give him the Ice Soul Divine Art. I will also give him the Ice Spirit Cold Soul! This is what Night Demon won with his own ability."

A hint of smile appeared on his rigid and cold face, and he said, "So it doesn't count as breaking the rules, nor does it violate the ancestral teachings, and it certainly doesn't conflict with my principles."

"Disciple thanks the Grandmaster."

Fang Che leaned on the sword with his right hand and knelt on one knee.

"You won it yourself, so it doesn't count as being taught by Jingshen Palace."

Bai Jing said, "Come with me."

Turn around and walk away.

After walking a few steps, he said, "Sun Wutian, you come too."

Floating forward.

Sun Wutian sighed and said to Fang Che: "You have to get used to it. This Deputy Chief Master Bai, your Bai Patriarch, has this kind of personality."

"Yes, disciple understands."

Fang Che agreed respectfully.

Sun Wutian walked forward with his hands behind his back, and said with some emotion: "Bai Jing is a man of few feelings and practicality. Even when he speaks in the church, he only speaks to useful people. Even in his own family, he only speaks to useful and promising descendants."

Sun Wutian spoke loudly and did not avoid Bai Jing.

He didn't care whether Bai Jing heard it or not, or what his reaction was after hearing it.

"Bai Jing doesn't care about mediocre people, let alone any human feelings. Bai Jing doesn't care about the overall situation, the general trend, survival, or inheritance."

"It has nothing to do with him."

"You came up from the bottom and have been following Yinshen Palace for so long. You may not be used to it and may feel it is unfair."

"In fact, including Brother Yan Wu, Deputy Chief Priest Bi and other deputy chief priests, they all have complaints about Deputy Chief Priest Bai's temper."

At this point, Sun Wutian's voice suddenly became solemn: "But I want to tell you, this kind of leader and boss is what we in the martial arts world dream of!"

"Because he doesn't care about your relationship or background. He won't pay attention to any flattery or gifts. He treats everyone equally."

"Even if he were his son or grandson, he wouldn't get any preferential treatment if he served under him like you."

"He never makes friends with his subordinates, nor does he care about any of their personal family affairs, let alone weddings or funerals."

"He only cares about whether you are useful, how useful you are, how promising you are, and how well you complete the tasks assigned to you. He doesn't care about anything else."

"His own people will complain that he is heartless. However, only those who are determined to get things done will know how rare such a leader is."

"As long as a certain reward has a target and standard, as long as you meet the standard, a leader like him will definitely give it to you. There is no such thing as personal favors or hidden rules."

"So, among all the factions of the deputy chief leaders of Weiwu Zhengjiao, only Deputy Chief Leader Bai's faction is truly united as one."

"Because here, everything is absolutely fair!"

“The capable ones rise, the mediocre ones fall, it’s that simple! If you are a dragon, you can turn the seas upside down; if you are an eagle, you can soar into the sky!”

"When you are under his command, he only cares about your mission. If you leave his command, no matter how capable you were when you were there, he will not keep you."

"I won't give extra care to anyone. Even if Yan Beihan Fengyun is under his command, it's the same. If he doesn't perform well, he won't even look at him."

Sun Wutian concluded: "Indifference, reality, practicality, everything is the highest standard. This is you, Master Bai."

"As for your master Yin Shen Gong, he is angry and aggrieved, but that is because he is mediocre. Don't complain that the higher-ups can't see you. If you really have the ability to fight your way out, how could the higher-ups not see you? If you can't fight your way out, just accept your fate. What are you complaining about?"

Sun Wutan said a lot this time.

Because he was a little worried that Fang Che wouldn't be able to understand and turn the corner.

Although Bai Jing was obviously rude to Sun Wutan, Sun Wutan really had no complaints against Bai Jing.

Fang Che followed silently, but remembered every word of Sun Wutan.

By this time, they had already walked into the main hall.

Bai Jing stepped onto the throne steadily, turned around and sat down.

He glanced at Sun Wutian coldly: "Old Sun, it's rare that you have such insight."

Sun Wutian said unhappily: "I am also very unhappy with you, but speaking of the matter, this is the case."

"Of course it is so."

Bai Jing said indifferently: "In fact, in this world, where is the workplace, officialdom, and the underworld? It's all just a hodgepodge."

He groaned for a moment, and said, "Ye Mo, I didn't want to say it, but since your Grandmaster Sun has mentioned this, I have something to say."

"In the world, there are 3,600 industries, and in every industry, there are people who stand out and stand at the top."

"It includes being an official, practicing martial arts, doing business, everything."

“If all of this is erased and only a complete world is left to be re-arranged, there will always be some people who stand at the forefront.”

"No matter what means they used, they are at the top after all."

“Is this what so-called fairness can achieve?”

"no!"

"Has there ever been fairness in this world, from ancient times to the present?"

"If you have ten children, there will definitely be one that you love the most. If you marry ten wives, there will definitely be one that you stay with the most."

"fair?"

Bai Jing said calmly: "From today on, you will live in my Jingshen Palace, practice martial arts and handle cases. But there is one thing, in your mind and heart... throw away the word fairness!"

"From now on, don't mention it again."

"You value friendship, you can value it as much as you want. You can seek justice for your master Yinshen Palace as much as you want."

"You kill people, you kill whatever you want."

"But you have to understand one thing. The justice you seek for Yinshen Palace is for you, not for Yinshen Palace. I will only give you justice if you are worthy of seeking justice."

"The Yinshen Palace does not have it!"

"My annotations, notes, and secret manuals teach you martial arts, and you practice them on your own. I won't interfere! But when you leave here, if you can't pass my assessment, then you must stay here and continue! Even if the Only Orthodox Church will perish without you outside, you must stay here and achieve my goal."

Bai Jing said coldly, "Wait until the final deadline. If you still can't finish it, then you will die here."

"Of course, if you do it in advance, I will teach you more!"

"This is me being scared."

"Night Demon, let me see your worth!"

"In this life, what we live for is value!"

"It's worthless, complaining is a sin!"

"Marrying someone of equal status is a value; getting paid according to work is a value. Promotion or demotion is a value. Being a king or a general is a value. Living a long and healthy life is also a value."

Bai Jing waved his hand.

Several jade slips flew over, emitting white light. "These are your three articles and my comments."

"This is the secret manual of Bingpo Divine Art and my insights."

"This is the Ice Spirit Cold Soul Secret Manual and my insights."

"This is the Ice Soul Sword secret manual and my insights."

Finally, he took out a jade slip, placed it on the table, and said, "This is all the insights I have learned in my life, including the mistakes, wrong paths, insights, and thoughts on the Great Dao along the way."

"This, I will give it to you when you complete those and meet my requirements."

"If it doesn't meet my requirements, then there is no such thing."

Fang Che fell to his knees and said, "Thank you for your grace, Master!"

"No grace. There is no grace with me!"

Bai Jing said indifferently: "You are Ye Mo, and you are considered a disciple of Jingshen Palace, but you are not counted as a certain generation. If you are happy to call yourself a disciple of Jingshen Palace, that is your business. If something goes wrong, no one will support you."

"If you don't want to be a disciple of Jingshen Palace, no one will force you."

"Your apprenticeship is not in Jingshen Palace, so you are independent and responsible for everything."

Bai Jing's eyelids twitched, two cold lights shot out, and he said coldly: "I am not your backer. You are like your master Yin Shen Gong, you have no backer here!"

Fang Che listened respectfully and smiled bitterly in his heart.

Knowing that the old devil was forced by me to give justice to Yinshen Palace this time, he felt unhappy.

So I'm taking advantage of this issue to vent my anger.

But he certainly wouldn't make any excuses.

"Thank you, Master."

"Go ahead. Go back to your chief inquisitor's palace. Don't come here unless necessary."

Bai Jing said: "I will send two people to help you with the case. You don't need to ask me anything in the future."

"Yes, disciple, I'll take my leave."

Fang Che walked out backwards.

Bai Jing asked Sun Wutian: "Why don't you leave?"

Sun Wutian: "We must eat before we leave."

Bai Jing: "...Then you can drink with me for a few days."

Sun Wutian said: "You rank everyone by their value, what is the value of Night Demon?"

Bai Jing said coldly: "In my place, it is more expensive than Feng Yun and Yan Beihan."

Sun Wutian was immediately very happy and asked, "What about me? How much am I worth?"

Bai Jing turned his head and looked at Sun Wutan, his eyes showing a look of indifference.

"Stop talking." Sun Wutan was discouraged.

But Bai Jing had already said: "You are worthless to me. Inviting you to drink is a pure waste!"

"Grass!"

Sun Wutian's defense was broken again: "Bai Jing, let's have a sparring match after we finish drinking."

Bai Jing said coldly: "I won't fight with you. If you fight with me, I will punish you for the crime of treason!"

"Fuck! Old Ba Bai, you are such a piece of shit!"

"If you don't want to drink, get out!"

"I'll drink you to death!"

Fang Che walked out of the hall.

Looking at the white clouds in the sky, he slowly and gently exhaled.

Bai Jing's remarks were often made by Yinshen Palace before, and they were also what he had been taught the most.

But Yin Shen Gong is different from Bai Jing. No matter how evil Yin Shen Gong is, he still has some feelings.

But Bai Jing is different.

It's really different.

Yinshen Palace emphasizes "utilization value", while Bai Jing emphasizes "reality, actuality, and value."

Fang Che clearly distinguished the two in his mind.

Because, it is completely different.

"Every cloud has its own heart."

It is difficult for Fang Che to evaluate someone like Bai Jing, and he even finds it difficult to express his feelings.

Unfeeling, realistic, and practical to the extreme.

But as Sun Wutan said: Such leadership is actually the best leadership.

No need to flatter, build relationships, or try to get close to him, or even ignore him, everything is clear. I just do my own thing, and if I fail, I will be punished, and if I do well, I will be rewarded.

Everything is so simple and pure.

Yan Nan also has emotional preferences, and so do Bi Changhong, Chen Gusun Wutan and Duan Xiyang.

But Bai Jing didn’t have that!

at this point……

If Bai Jing hadn't figured out the overall situation, trend, victory or defeat, then letting Bai Jing take charge of the Wei Wo Zheng Sect would be even more suitable than Yan Nan!

This is a person who can truly keep things fair.

Even if you compete with his biological son, and the score is 100, and you get 100 and his son gets 99, then you will get the points and his biological son will not get the points!

There is only one such person in this world.

Fang Che remembered Dongfang Sansan's evaluation of Bai Jing, "This person is ruthless, but he is not ruthless to his superiors, nor to his brothers of the same level. But he is very ruthless to those below him, including his own sect, family, disciples, and descendants. He has a kind of indifference of 'whatever you do has nothing to do with me'."

"But Bai Jing is the person you can most easily get close to among the top executives."

This was Dongfang Sansan's evaluation at the time. What he said at the time was like a stone carving, engraved in Fang Che's mind. Now that they have really come to this stage of contact, Fang Che can't help but feel a lot of emotion when he recalls Dongfang Sansan's words.

“That’s a really good point!”

Fang Che admired silently in his heart.

Just by looking at Bai Jing's attitude towards Sun Wutan today, you can see how pertinent these words are.

Sun Wutian’s cultivation level was not inferior to Bai Jing’s. In fact, before the Hate Heaven Sword was broken, he was even better than Bai Jing’s.

But Bai Jing didn't take Sun Wutan seriously at all.

Because he is not his brother, not a member of the deputy chief leader.

Just a subordinate.

So it was not within Bai Jing’s consideration.

Where is Duan Xiyang?

Fang Che thought to himself.

Will Bai Jing be like this too?

Approaching his own palace, the Court of Judgement.

There were two people standing straight in front of the back door, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin, one with protruding ears and one with an upturned nose.

"Mr. Chief Judge!"

Seeing Fang Che coming, the two of them immediately greeted him.

"Um."

Fang Che smiled: "You two are..."

"The two of us were sent by Vice-Chief Master Bai to help. I am Black Wind, a sixth-rank Saint."

"My name is Black Mist, a sixth-rank Saint."

"We two are the seventh generation disciples of Jingshen Palace under the command of Deputy Chief Master Bai."

Fang Che's lips moved: "Surname Hei?"

"Yes, sir. We are twin brothers, and our last name is Hei. After we entered the Jingshen Palace, our elders gave us the names Black Wind and Black Mist."

They both answered together.

The people under Bai Jing have only one advantage: they stay wherever they are stationed and they obey whoever you tell them to.

This is the mission.

No matter how high the cultivation level of the person who obeys the order is, even if they are ordinary people, they will obey the order.

Because, if you fail to complete the mission, you will be punished when you return. Punishment is not a big deal. The most frightening thing is that you will be banished to the cold palace and never have the opportunity to go on a mission again. Then your future in life will be ruined.

"You are twin brothers?"

Fang Che was actually shocked.

I couldn't help but look closely at these two people who looked completely different, one tall, one short, one fat, and one thin, and grimaced: "You twin brothers... are really a bit sloppy."

They both couldn't help laughing: "This is also the strangest thing our parents did back then."