Ending – Divine Moon Elder

Proud to share a brotherhood with such an impressive individual, Long Cheng smiled: "As you heard, my brothers and I are wanderers in the pugilistic world. We no longer ask for a peaceful life. Dark Wind Branch is no longer what it once was; however, we are still Dark Wind Branch. We have our honour and things more important than our lives to protect.

Since you know us as well as the back of your hand, you should already be aware what Dark Wind Branch is proud of. Since falling from our peak, our three hundred member branch has been reduced to just sixteen members. All of our other members gave away their lives valiantly on battlefields. We have fallen, but we are not cowards who surrender or run. Please step away from there!"

Right after Long Cheng's last words, all sixteen members of Dark Wind Branch brandished their broadswords and prepared to cut down all those in their path. Their killing intent overcame the pressure the youth's killing intent imposed on them. Long Cheng camouflaged himself in darkness again.

"Wind of Death!"

The youth couldn't defuse Wind of Death using the same method again. Long Cheng zipped through the darkness. The youth touched his head and muttered, "I can't use an advanced method this time. Man, it is hard being an actor when I only have to act once a year."

Long Cheng paid no heed to the rambling and thrust his blade toward the youth's throat. The youth waved his hand and punched. Following the sound of something heavy dropping into water, the water rose up as a colossal tide. The youth's punch landed flush on Long Cheng's face, sending the latter reeling so fast through the air he generated a swirl of dust, yet Long Cheng looked as if only a big mosquito landed on his face.

Frustrated, the youth grumbled, "Yo, this man is trying to act badass. I was going to show off after not seeing you in so long. Why did you copy the p(ast)-"

"Now!" commanded Long Cheng, rising up to the water surface.

Fifteen members of Dark Wind Branch split off in fifteen directions to light up the torches.

Surprised, the youth remarked, "I'm impressed you're trying that in this situation."

Long Cheng didn't see himself triumphing against the youth; therefore, he decided to focus solely on lighting the torches. His goal was to see the youth so that whoever from Dark Wind Branch escaped could seek the youth out to avenge them.

Once the torches were lit, the dark space was revealed in its entirety. Dark Wind Branch fell silent. They didn't see the youth's face, for he hid in the shadow the door cast. They, instead, saw a scene that sent a chill down Long Cheng's spine; he imagined himself being devoured. Corpses lied scattered all over the ground. Judging from their condition, they died yesterday. The number of corpses wasn't what freaked Long Cheng out but the identity of the dead.

Long Cheng recognised every dead guard on the ground. They were the assassins Kong Duan spent a decade gathering and training for his grand scheme, the guards said to be capable of replacing Liu Shan's Elites Ranking, the Feiyun Guards.

"F-Feiyun Guards…" Long Cheng stammered, finally noticing the bloody stench he missed. "Why… They… You killed all of the Feiyun Guards? Why did you kill them…? How did you kill them…? Y-Y-You killed all of them? Impossible… You must have comrades. Where are your c-"

"I don't need comrades," interjected the youth, with a hand wave before moving on to run his hand gently on the stone hinged