I Have A Sword

Chapter 1159: Zang Gang

Chapter 1159: Zang Gang

The horrific scene shocked everyone present.

Ye Guan turned his head, scanning the surroundings.

Finally, in a corner, he spotted the little girl.

The little girl, holding a bowl of rice, was eating slowly. Her gaze remained fixed on the scarred man, but her expression was calm.

A life had been lost, and the Temple Academy, naturally, would intervene. Soon, two Temple Academy guards arrived at the canteen. Without a word, they dragged the man with the scars away.

They had not done any investigation.

To the academy, the lives of servant disciples were considered insignificant and unworthy of wasting time over an investigation.

At that moment, the little girl suddenly turned her head and looked at Ye Guan. Unbeknownst to her, he had already approached her side.

The little girl blinked at Ye Guan, her eyes full of innocence.

Ye Guan lifted his shirt, revealing a scar on his stomach.

Seeing the scar, the little girl froze before staring at Ye Guan again.

Clearly, she recognized him.

Ye Guan smiled at her. "What a coincidence."

The little girl lowered her head and continued eating. "I don't know you."

"You don't know me?"

The little girl stood up and walked away.

Ye Guan watched her, his brow furrowed.

After some inquiry, Ye Guan discovered that the little girl had just entered the Temple Academy. Her name was Zang Gang, and she was responsible for cleaning the disciples' dormitories.

Ye Guan was surprised by her name. It was an unusual and strange name[1].

After returning to the library, Ye Guan encountered Zang Gang again. This time, she was reading a book.

Upon seeing Ye Guan, she paused, then lowered her head and continued reading.

Ye Guan approached her, and Zang Gang looked up at him. Her eyes were clear, pure, almost childlike in their innocence.

Ye Guan glanced at the book in her hands. "Do you understand it?"

Zang Gang stared at him but didn't respond.

Ye Guan added, "I know how to read. Would you like me to teach you?"

Suddenly, Zang Gang flashed a smile. "Okay."

Ye Guan noticed that her left hand was hidden behind her back.

"This isn't the canteen," he asked, "Are you sure you want to make a move here?"

Zang Gang blinked. "What did you say? I didn't understand."

Ye Guan didn't press the issue. He took the book from her and said, "Let me teach you how to read."

Zang Gang smiled, her eyes forming little crescents. "Thank you."

As such, Ye Guan began teaching her earnestly. Zang Gang also seemed focused on learning, but her left hand remained behind her back the whole time.

About an hour later, as dusk began to fall, Zang Gang stood up and prepared to leave.

Watching her walk away, Ye Guan murmured to himself, "In that hour, she harbored murderous intent toward me twenty-nine times."

Because of his bloodline, Ye Guan was extremely sensitive to murderous intent. Whenever someone harbored thoughts of murder, he could feel it clearly.

"She is ruthless," Little Pagoda said. Ye Guan nodded.

Out of all the people he had ever encountered so far, he had never encountered anyone so cold-blooded. She was so young, so calm, so callous...

It was almost difficult to believe when Ye Guan thought back to the state of the man with the scars.

"Don't you hate her?" Little Pagoda suddenly asked.

Ye Guan shook his head slightly. "I can't judge the people of this world using my own moral standards. Their experiences are different from mine."

Zang Gang was small in stature and seemed to be an easy target for bullying. The man, almost two meters tall, loomed over her, making her appear even smaller.

"You're so small, you can't eat that much. I will help you," said the man with a grin. He then snatched a bun from her plate.

"O-okay!" Zang Gang quickly nodded. "You can have them all."

She dropped her plate and turned around to leave amidst the man's roaring laughter.

Ye Guan frowned. He walked over and confronted the man. Fear flashed across the man's eyes upon seeing Ye Guan.

"Give the bun back to her and apologize."

"Aren't you nosy?"

Without warning, Ye Guan slapped him across the face.

Slap!

The sound of the slap echoed distinctly, leaving the man frozen in shock.

Ye Guan shook his head. "You think I'm hitting you? I'm doing this for your own good."

With that, he slapped the man again.

Slap!

The man was knocked to the ground.

Everyone around them stared, dumbfounded.

Not far away, the young boy who had fought with Ye Guan earlier trembled at the sight. This was savage!

He was hitting people while claiming it was for their own good...

After a few more slaps, the man could not take it any longer. "I apologize... I apologize..."

Ye Guan finally stopped.

The man scrambled to his feet and fled the scene. After stepping out the door, he chose not to apologize. Instead, he cursed under his breath and ran away.

The next day, another body was found outside the canteen.

It was the tall man who had bullied Zang Gang, and his body was badly mutilated. His limbs were severed, his mouth was gagged with a bun, his eyes were gouged out, and his tongue was severed.

The horrific sight terrified all the servant disciples in the canteen.

Meanwhile, Zang Gang sat at the entrance, quietly eating her meal, occasionally glancing at the man's body.

Ye Guan arrived at the canteen. Upon seeing the gruesome scene, his brows furrowed instantly. He turned to look at Zang Gang, who was eating silently.

Little Pagoda spoke, "What a ruthless little girl."

"He brought that upon himself," Ye Guan muttered under his breath before turning around and leaving.

This time, it was different. There was another death, and the Temple Academy finally noticed what was going on. After questioning the disciples in the canteen and finding no solid leads, the academy members left once more.

However, the servant disciples were now terrified.

Ye Guan glanced at Zang Gang, who was still eating at the entrance. He entered the canteen, finished his meal, and subsequently went to the Outer Courtyard.

He still hadn't seen Zhu Xingran in the past few days, so he decided to check on her.

Just as he arrived at the Outer Courtyard, he saw a familiar face. The familiar face belonged to Zhu Tao. He was wearing ragged clothes, patched up haphazardly, and looking quite comical.

A group of students from the Outer Courtyard were gathered at the gate, and among them was Zhu Xingran.

They were whispering and pointing at Zhu Tao and Zhu Xingran.

When Ye Guan overheard a fat lady's words, his face instantly darkened.

"This is the refugee? I heard the refugees from their district have to rummage through garbage to find food... Zhu Xingran, is that true? If it's true, does that mean you've eaten food from a garbage dump? Hahaha!"

Zhu Xingran, standing in the crowd, turned bright red. She looked at Zhu Tao, her voice tinged with anger. "Didn't I tell you not to come here? If there's anything, I'll visit you myself! Why did you come here?!"

Zhu Tao stood confused at the gate.

1. in Chinese; "Zang Gang" means "graveyard" ☜

2. She uses 萍果. The Chinese word for apple is 苹果 ☜