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.

on the words of my ancestors." Agnes

...

City. They had been talking all the while about

thousand miles further

worthy to be inhabited by three demi-immortals. In area, it was about one third of

so large that it alone occupied three fourths of the whole city, its industries and palaces

Shui clan was divided into three factions: Purity Faction, Groom Faction and Sage

was from the

she was well-known here. Her arrival caused a bit

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

the Shui clan were all women, which made him a rare sight

this phenomenon to their blood. Almost always, a Shui baby was born female.

a need to marry men from

is hard to imagine! What special blood!" Ricky thought emphatically. He used to live only in Stone City, so his

disciples of the Shui clan certainly had been informed beforehand that he had been

pretty enthusiastic, asking again and again whether Ricky was Agnes' man. Some even said

to himself,

at her arrival, so Ricky could follow and escape all the women clamoring around

a middle-aged man were sitting on the dais. Sensing their aura, Ricky could tell that

elders of the

the hall. Beside each

were peaceful while others seemed arrogant. Each had

Ricky walked in, catching

you make the five elders and so many other people wait for you," A woman said

to the elders myself. You don't have a right to scold me. You're not my mother,"