CHAPTER 390 THE ATONEMENT (PART ONE)

"Ignorant bastard! You have no idea what I am capable of. I pity you!" With such tremendous energy,

Darren had reduced the notice in his hand to pieces and went on his way forward without uttering

another word to the young man.

"Hey! Stop right there! What are you guys waiting for? Stop him!"

the young man screamed in so much frustration as he saw that Darren was leaving and a group of

soldiers, instead of blocking his path, cleared a way for him.

"What is that about? How come these soldiers are scared of him?" The woman grew curious as she

fixed her eyes on Darren's receding figure.

Just as she murmured to herself, she suddenly noticed that the young man beside her had frozen. He

just stood there, motionless with nothing but his Adam's apple moving up and down.

"What a powerful sword intent!"

Everyone present, aside from the woman, felt like an extremely sharp sword was being held against

every inch of their thick skins. It was so strong that they were deeply convinced that if they made a

single move or even just flinch from the pressure, it would tear their flesh and they would be reduced to

a pile of meat.

Darren unleashed such a formidable sword intent in a rather casual manner that it shocked everyone

present to their cores. It also made that young man realize that Darren was actually a peerless warrior

that he would worship all his short life.

"I...I am sorry, sir!" This belongs to - ©.

Darren finally faded away from everyone's sight and along with his disappearance, the powerful sword

intent also vanished into the thin air. The young man could no longer hold himself together and

collapsed on the ground, kneeling in the direction where Darren had gone to. He expelled a breath he

did not know he was holding.

The ordinary people, who couldn't feel the sword intent, were baffled when they saw the group of

soldiers standing there motionless with faces pale as white sheet. They observed them nervously and

intensely as they could not understand what had actually happened.

"The young master of the Governor's Office, who is a warrior of the Wonder Realm, kneeled because of

that young man?"

"That young man must be somebody. He even made the young master scared, which is quite rare to be

seen."

The young man of the Governor's Office, hurriedly stood up and regained his composure. Then, he told

the confused beautiful woman what he had felt earlier. As he explained it to her, her curious, gorgeous

eyes grew worried. Only then did she realize that their lives were at a great risk moments ago.

"So he must be a powerful swordsman, and we just crossed him. What should we do now to atone for

our misdeed?" the beautiful woman quietly murmured to herself, looking really concerned and tense.

"It was my fault for looking down upon him. We have to find and recruit him. If I fail in recruiting some

geniuses in the city, my uncle will be blamed." The young master sighed in great frustration. His

eyebrows were furrowed and his lips were set into a deep line. He blamed himself for not recognizing a

warrior with such great power.

"But you just..."

"It will be okay. I will apologize and atone to him for my disrespect. Despite what I have done to him, he

still chose not to kill me. And that tells me something about him. I think he is kind in his nature. If I can

apologize to him wholeheartedly, I think he will forgive me. Furthermore, this is about slaying the

demonic monsters, which is much more important than any form of personal grudge. I also have

reason to believe that is the reason why he is here. I think he will let this unpleasant encounter slide."

"I think you are right. We cannot do something like this ever again, belittling someone. We should

always be respectful of other people. He looks younger than any one of us, but he is a warrior with

ability beyond comparison. How could I miss it?" the woman pondered. She was in her early twenties,

but she was already in the Wonder Realm, something that she was quite proud of. She held her head

high as she had believed that she was a genius until her encounter with Darren a moment ago. She

suddenly realized that she was nothing compared to that young man.

Darren found a random inn to stay after he had left those soldiers. He actually did not hold much

grudge for what had happened to him. There was absolutely no reason for him to launch a killing spree.

After all, they were just people. Arrogant as they were, they did not deserve to die.

He had stayed here for two days. On the third morning, when he got out of the inn, he found that the

entrance was blocked by a large group of people.

He joined the large group of people to see what the commotion was about. He followed the direction

where everyone was staring and saw a half-naked man, carrying a bunch of thorny vine on his back

while a plaque that read "Please forgive me" was hanging from his neck.

Darren's eyes shifted from confusion to clear recognition as he noticed that this young man was none

other than the one that had despised him a couple of days ago.

At that moment, their eyes met and the young man also saw Darren staring at him. He immediately

bowed down and said, "Sir, I crossed and disrespected you a couple of days ago, and now I am here to

atone for my misdeed. Please forgive me, sir!"

"Just go," Darren said indifferently and then he walked away slowly from the scene, without taking

another glance at that young man.

At that moment, that beautiful woman standing beside the young man also stepped up and saluted

Darren, "Sir, your cultivation base is too powerful that we did not see it the other day. Please forgive us

for what we have done."

Darren merely took a glance at her indifferently and then said in an ice cold voice, "A lady should dress

in a decent manner. You may want to pull up your neckline because I am not buying it."

When she heard Darren's explicit and demeaning comment, the woman blushed all the way to her

neck. She was indeed trying to provoke Darren with her beauty as she was quite confident with her

appearance and charm. However, not only did Darren choose to ignore her, he also explicitly pointed

out her intention, which gravely embarrassed and angered her at the same time. Despite her mixed

feeling, she dared not shoot back at Darren. Thus, she could only stand there awkwardly, speechless.

"I am really sorry for what we have done, sir. Please give us a chance so that we can repent." Seeing

that Darren was about to leave, the young man fetched a thorny vine from his back and whipped his

body with full power. Within a matter of minutes, most of the bare skin on his upper body had turned

bloody. Every onlooker cried out in shock and many of them turned their heads away to avoid seeing

such a brutal scene.

However, despite causing quite a scene, Darren still continued to leave without even turning his head

to look, which disappointed the two of them gravely.

If they could not find a powerful warrior for the meeting, then the Governor of this city, who was also

this beautiful woman's father, would be forced to resign from his post. Furthermore, it was highly likely

that he would be punished for it. Thus, both of them regretted their action when they first met Darren

deeply. It was not easy to come across a powerful warrior, yet when they did, they pissed him off and

pushed him away because of their stupid arrogance.