A Cultivation Tale: The Godly Punisher

Chapter 55: Reason

After Jane left Jennifer's room when she finished discussing with her. Jennifer went to seat beside Alex back.

"I don't think you know my name?" she asked with a smile. "No, I don't." Alex replied. "Alright, my name is Jennifer." she said.

Alex nodded. "That's a nice name, Instructor Jennifer" he said in a praising tone.

Jennifer smiled.

"Anyways, I called you to my office then because I want you to be on the lookout. Never go to any corner or any dark place. There are some people assigned by an instructor to monitor you. They could seriously injure you, so I want you to be careful. My advise for you is that you should always be on guard, no matter where you are" Jennifer said.

"Huh! Why? How did I offend this person?" Alex asked in a bewildered tone. "You didn't offend this person. But because you are a candidate I produced for the re-bet, the person's wrath has been directed at you." Jennifer said.

"Oh, I understand now" Alex said. "So you need to be careful." Jennifer added.

"But why is this person after me so much they could grievously injure me?" he asked in an aggrieved tone.

"This is because, according to what we agreed, if I don't produce a fighter for the fight. Winner takes all. Since you are here, they would try to break you so you wouldn't appear for the fight" she replied.

Alex nodded as a light of understanding shone in his eyes. So this was the reason. "Just so I wouldn't appear in the fight due to injuries. Bastards!"

He looked at Jennifer and asked, "What exactly is the item you guys are fighting for that is breeding hatred between you two?"

He needed to know what that object is.

"It's a four-piece necklace my mom gave to me before she died due to an injury when I was a kid. Actually, it's a key to open a door to a vault that contains lifetime accumulations of someone at the sage stage" she replied.

Alex's eyes shone in amazement. Lifetime accumulations of a sage stage expert? That is a cultivation stage that is two ranks above the saint emperor realm.

He knew that for one to achieve continuous breakthroughs, one would need cultivation pills, herbs and so on to do these.

By making these cultivation resources readily available, one would be able to achieve smooth breakthroughs to a particular realm.

Lifetime accumulations like this was perfect for the job.

If Jennifer was able to get her hands on the sage-stage expert wealth, her breakthrough into the sage realm would be smooth.

There would be no hindrance, impediment or stagnancy in her cultivation progress as the cultivation materials are available, and in large quantities.

Alex had many of these lifetime accumulations and they were ones that belonged to mighty expert that could reduce a world to shreds in an instant.

He nodded with a light of understanding in his eyes. "Okay. One piece can't open the vault and needs the other three pieces to open the vault's door?" he asked.

"Exactly. The one with that person is one of the four pieces of the necklace. The four pieces need to be merged so they could open the door of the treasure vault." she replied.

"Alright. I would try my best to help you win back that one piece. But since this man's fist is so tight on that one piece, don't you think the man possibly knows that it's part of a key to open a treasure vault?" he asked.

"Yes. I think he knows. He was the one that suggested I use that one piece of the necklace to bet. When I lost, I was devastated because I just threw away my opportunity to have smooth breakthroughs into the sage realm. Then he came and offered me a re-bet, suggesting I use the three remaining pieces to bet. In my desperation to win back that one piece I lost, I agreed and so he gave the conditions which I didn't take my time to understand and is now causing all these problems." Jennifer said unhappily.

Alex smiled. Then he held Jennifer by her palms, "I promise to win you back that one piece. You don't need to worry. Put your mind at ease." he said.

Jennifer's eyes widened in shock. Her arm trembled and she wanted to pull it out of Alex's grasp. But she calmed down as Alex was only comforting her. She was like this again as no man had ever come close to her, talk more of hold her by her hands. 

She nodded her head and smiled sweetly at him. Then Alex remembered what Deborah told him that once he had anything in his mind to say to someone and an opportunity presents itself, he should always say it and not bury it.

He took a deep breath as his eyes shone with courage and determination. "Instructor Jennifer, you are very beautiful" he said.

The way and manner he said it caused Jennifer's heart to beat fast and a shade of pink surfaced on her soft white cheeks.

.....

-Micah's residence -

There were about twenty boys in Instructor Micah's room. They looked ferocious and powerfully built.

"I would station you boys at some locations. You must do your jobs well, a clean one. You know, I am you paying for this. The institution's management must not find out what am doing or you would cost me a job." A tall man said. This was Micah, the instructor who got into a bet and re-bet with Jennifer.

"Instructor Micah, we would do our best to prevent the boy from appearing in the battle with John" they said.

"Good. That's what I want to hear. Don't forget the plan and make sure you execute it properly" Micah said.

...

- Alex's residence -

"Alex. Where were you? I have been searching for you all over?" Jake asked.

"I went to instructor Jennifer's residence. She called me for something concerning that matter we both know about" Alex replied.

"Oh. Good. So you guys did anything elseeee?" Jake asked with a prayer in his heart.

Gosh! This pervert again.

"Hey, snap out of your sensuous thoughts, will ya? What would she possibly want to do with me. I am a nobody. I am just here on contract, once she is done with me, she would forget about me" Alex replied.

"Haha. What a dumbass. That is why you need to strike the iron while it is still red-hot. Tell her your feelings man" Jake said.

"What?! What feelings would I possibly have for her? Although we touched hands in there, I was only trying to comfort her and nothing else. What would such powerful expert have to do with me? I am too little to be involved in a romantic relationship with her. Even if I do have feelings, once I say it out to her, I could possibly be destroyed in an instant." Alex said.

"You are not too little for her. She is twenty....." Jake couldn't finish what he was saying when he was interrupted by Alex.

"Twenty you say? You are so dull to have forgotten she is in the saint emperor realm. Do you know how many years it takes to reach that realm? I don't know too. So don't try to ask me. But i can say, she is maybe ten thousand or hundred thousand years old. Dumb asshole" Alex said.

Then he quickly changed the topic. "So Jake, about you, any beautiful female fish entered into your net yet?" he asked.

"Not yet, I am trying my best..."

"Bastarddd!!! come out and fight!"