The legendary warrior

"Then why did you do it?" Agnes asked, stunned at Ricky's question.

"I'm not sure, but maybe it was because of the fiery rage inside me!" Ricky replied.

"I know what you mean!" Agnes nodded. She was all too familiar with the feeling.

"Ricky, why have you been cultivating yourself?" she asked.

"To protect myself and the people around me," Ricky replied.

"Then why can't you extend a hand to the weak you encounter? Would you really have felt good later on if you didn't save these villagers today?" Agnes probed again.

"I wouldn't have," Ricky admitted.

"Some of my family's ancestors said that, though the world follows the law of the survival of the fittest, sometimes the strong must find it in their hearts to protect the weak. It is their morality," Agnes said.

"I'm not so sure of the meaning, but I'm convinced that it is right.

The competitiveness of the martial arts world tells us not to be kind, to be individualistic, but at times doing justice and rescuing even the most lowly life is easy for us, so why wouldn't we?"

"That does make sense!" Ricky said after hearing Agnes' explanation.

While he couldn't fairly understand these sentences from the ancestors of the Shui clan, it seemed that he had begun to scratch the surface of these proverbs.

Now that he had the power to uphold justice, why did he give it up? It was supposed to be human nature for him to do the right thing. However, he should control the justice and do the right thing at the right time, with wisdom, discernment, and tact.

Ricky felt suddenly enlightened as he realized these things.

"Agnes, thank you for explaining that to me!" Ricky said to Agnes.

my ancestors." Agnes felt a little shy at Ricky's gratitude.

...

they knew it, they had arrived at Billow City. They had been talking all the while about martial arts

the Snow Land. It was said that ten thousand miles further from this place, one could find another region, the West

be inhabited by three demi-immortals. In area, it was about one third of the Snow Sect. But from thousands of miles away, warriors flocked here like a

City, the Shui clan's reach was so large that it alone occupied three fourths of the whole city, its industries and

clan was divided into three factions: Purity Faction,

from the Purity

following Agnes. Apparently, she was well-known here. Her arrival caused a bit of a stir among the people who saw her.

Ricky finally understood reason why the clan's competition of juniors had to invite juniors from other clans, who

that inside the Shui clan were all women, which made him a

blood. Almost always, a Shui baby

a need to marry men from

to live only in Stone City,

been informed beforehand

disciples were pretty enthusiastic, asking again and again whether Ricky was Agnes' man. Some

to himself, "They

Agnes was summoned by elders of the Purity Faction at her arrival, so Ricky could follow and escape all the women clamoring around him.

a large hall, four young married women and a middle-aged man were sitting on the dais. Sensing their aura, Ricky could tell that they

were the five elders of the Purity

nine Shui disciples had gathered in the hall. Beside each one, a male warrior stood. Like

of these warriors were peaceful while others seemed arrogant.

and Ricky walked in,

make the five elders and so many other people

I will apologize to the elders myself. You don't have a right to scold me. You're not my mother," Agnes replied coldly. It