...He hastily ended his visit to the southwest region and the passenger boat headed down the Jiang river illuminated by the light. The banners drew closer to the route of Blue Clouds, and, wearing his sword, he embarked for Linjing City.
The boat flowed swiftly with the current, and if this pace was maintained, he would arrive at the Divine City of Anhe Country within half a month, then he would switch to horseback and the road to Anhe's Linjing would not be far off.
He focused his primary objective on assassinating Gu Xiqiao, which was, of course, Yu Zhengxing's suggestion in the Jade Scroll.
First, kill, then repay kindness; the order must not be mistaken.
The executioner prioritized momentum, impressive then benevolent for greater gratitude; kindness followed by force would fail to impress, which is a creed for sword cultivators.
