Calm down, Xia Lin. Jiang Yun surely wouldn't try to kill them for no reason. There must be a cause! Take a closer look. Isn't it a bit strange for this grandfather - granddaughter pair to suddenly appear in this remote mountain forest? Xia Lin moved closer to examine the girl. She was dressed in coarse cloth clothes. On the surface, she looked like an ordinary rural girl. But Xia Lin noticed that the calluses on her hands were in odd positions. Jiang Yun also had calluses in the same places. Jiang Yun once said that only those who practiced sword - fighting all year round would develop calluses in those spots.
"Little girl, calm down. Qiu Zi, go and see if there's any medicine for snake venom?" Xia Lin's young servant nodded.
Xia Lin was quite impressed. His master was about to kill them but still pretended to be so concerned. While the girl was distracted by Jiang Yun, Xia Lin secretly pinched the old man's arm. Oh, those muscles! He didn't seem like a rural old man in his fifties or sixties.
Sure enough, both the grandfather and the granddaughter were martial artists. Xia Lin tugged at Jiang Yun's sleeve. "What's up?"
"Master, come here for a moment. I have something to tell you."
Jiang Yun raised an eyebrow, glanced at the grandfather - granddaughter pair, and followed Xia Lin a few steps away.
"What is it? Speak."
"Master, could you please not kill them?"
Jiang Yun wasn't surprised at all. He just smiled and said, "My disciple, you've figured it out too. You're smarter than I thought. Not bad, not bad."
Xia Lin scratched his head. He wondered how he should say that if it weren't for the sudden task from the system, he would have thought the grandfather - granddaughter pair were ordinary people.
"However, disciple, next time when you observe others, be more discreet. Fortunately, I distracted them for you just now."
"I understand, Master. Then could you spare their lives?"
A glint of amusement flashed in Jiang Yun's eyes. He teased Xia Lin, "Why should I spare them?"
Xia Lin said, "They might just be after our wealth. So I hope you can beat them up severely, leave them in this mountain forest, and give them a good lesson. After all, one is a child and the other is an old man."
Jiang Yun asked again, "What if they have lives on their hands?"
Xia Lin was stumped. After thinking for a while, he said, "Then disable their martial arts so that they can no longer kill. Without their martial arts, they'll eventually be killed by their enemies. It can be seen as karma. Anyway, I just don't want you to kill people!"
Jiang Yun looked at Xia Lin appreciatively instead. "I didn't expect you to be soft - hearted but still have your principles. Not bad, not bad. You're really worthy of being my chosen disciple. Well, this time I'll listen to you, my little disciple."
The master and the disciple watched coldly as the grandfather - granddaughter pair continued to act. Receiving a hint from Jiang Yun's eyes, Xia Lin stepped back behind Jiang Yun. He only knew some basic light - footed skills. It was better to let his master deal with these two.
"You're people from the martial world, right? Stop pretending. You're making us master and disciple feel awkward."
The grandfather and the granddaughter exchanged a look. Their expressions and the aura around them changed. The girl untied the rope that bound the firewood and took out a sword that she had hidden inside. The old man also took out his weapon from his bosom, a meteor hammer as big as the girl's fist.
Xia Lin thought it must be uncomfortable to carry it. He watched intently as Jiang Yun fought with the grandfather - granddaughter pair. They fought with all their might, but Jiang Yun remained at ease, seemingly not even using half of his strength.