Chapter 544: 543
"Young Master, thank you for your generous help."
The twin sisters rose from the ground, their beautiful eyes fixed on Shi Xiaole, somewhat stunned.
Hard to believe that a mere practitioner of the First Tier of the Spiritual-Passage Realm possessed such astonishingly rare swordsmanship. Was this a swordsman who only appeared in dreams?
The other party had a breathtakingly handsome face. When those deep, dark eyes, akin to oceanic jewels, looked at you, they seemed to draw in your very soul.
"It’s fate that we met, I could not bear to see you die without helping."
Shi Xiaole chuckled, "I see that both of you are injured. How about resting at my place first before leaving?"
The two women exchanged a glance, and the sister in pink hurriedly said, "We’re truly imposing on you, Young Master."
The Flying Swallow Twins stayed in the courtyard for ten days. During this period, the sister in pink was quite friendly, often striking up conversations and chatting with Shi Xiaole, her words full of intimacy.
However, Shi Xiaole seemed indifferent, his politeness edged with aloofness, his intention to keep a distance was obvious.
After a few more days, the Flying Swallow Twins, finding their stay to be dull, bid farewell and left.
"Little sister, there’s no need to be sullen."
On the streets of the small city, the sister in green looked at her sister.
The woman in pink huffed, "I’m just unsatisfied, after all, we’re both extraordinary beauties chosen from a thousand miles around. Countless people pursue us. Despite all my attempts to please him, he remained so aloof."
"Little sister, with Master Mo’s talents and demeanor, how could he fancy us? ’Mo Wen Mo Wen,’ this name, reveals so many implications."
At her sister’s words, the woman in pink had no retort and simply bit her lip.
Inside the courtyard.
Shi Xiaole was slowly waving his long sword.
With the birth of the fifth move of the Wind Extreme Sword Technique, the ’Fierce Wind Hundred Turns’, it thoroughly replaced the ’Death Claiming Fifteenth Sword,’ becoming his second killing move. Even in terms of lethality, it may be slightly stronger than the ’Undying Seven Illusions’.
The power of the Undying Seven Illusions lay primarily in its variability, speed, and survival ability. It was a very complete system of martial arts, not particularly known for lethal power.
"This move, ’Fierce Wind Hundred Turns’, combined with the Heavenly Sword Realm and fifty percent of the Wind True Intent, is already very close to the full-strength blow of a senior lord. If it’s perfected a bit more, it might not be unable to compete."
Shi Xiaole was extremely excited.
This successful trial has not only greatly enhanced his combat power, but it’s also paved the way for his future martial arts path, with profound significance.
"Could it be Young Master Shi inside?"
Not long after, there was a knock on the door.
Moved by a thought, Shi Xiaole opened the door and saw a man in blue standing outside the house. He smiled and said, "Master Shi, I’ve come on the order of the fortress master and brought you something."
With that, he handed over a wooden box.
"Thank you."
After the visitor had left, Shi Xiaole opened the wooden box revealing two black iron spheres about three inches in diameter, and a bell as large as an adult fist.
The items were the ’Flower Mist’ and ’Sparrow Cry’ from the Tang Sect’s Hundred Secret Weapons.
With the introduction from the Ai Family, it’s not difficult for Tang Family Fortress to find Shi Xiaole’s place. Shi Xiaole was not scared of the Tang Family Fortress possibly assassinating him. With his perception, even if it were a top Lord, they could not sneak close.
What had happened last time was merely an accident.
Shi Xiaole’s gaze suddenly sharpened. There was a letter at the bottom of the box. After reading its contents, his expression darkened, and a murderous air filled the entire courtyard.
It turned out to be a personal letter from Tang Ao, stating that the Tang Family Fortress had recently received confidential information. Since the death of Lu Zixiong, the Tianyuan Association has been split in three.
The head of one of the factions was Elder Yan. This elder had deep feelings for Lu Zixiong and was deeply resentful of Lu Zixiong’s death at the hands of Shi Xiaole. He has secretly set out with a group of masters to rush to Qingxue State.
They did not come for him, but ran to Qingxue State a long distance away. Almost instantly, Shi Xiaole understood the hidden agenda.
Elder Yan is preparing to strike at Lele City, to harm his family and friends!
"In the martial world, harm should not reach a person’s family. If you do not have any boundaries, then don’t blame me for being impolite."
At the end of the letter, Tang Ao also said that if Shi Xiaole needed Tang Family Fortress’s assistance, he was welcome to ask. They were willing to assist him fully.
But, Shi Xiaole did not want to owe them anything. Thus, he immediately rose and left, journeying swiftly until he arrived at Fireworks City after a few days.
Zhizhi!
Still at the city gate, a horse with a chromatic color and extraordinary size thundered in. It was the horse Shi Xiaole had left here, Qingfeng.
"Qingfeng, we may have to trouble you a bit. We need to make a trip back to Qingxue State."
"Neigh, Neigh."
Qingfeng shook its head and tail, exhibiting a majestic aura. As long as it could be with Shi Xiaole, it didn’t care about any hardship or fatigue.
Once they reached the desolate wilderness where humans rarely tread, Shi Xiaole leaped onto the horse’s back. Qingfeng whinnied and made a flying leap, disappearing into the forest in an instant, a distance of dozens of meters away.
After not seeing Qingfeng for a while, it seemed to have gotten quicker, comparable to a Fifth Tier practitioner of the Spiritual-Passage Realm traveling at full speed.
Sitting on the horse’s back, Shi Xiaole wasn’t idle either. Sometimes he operated his internal energy, sometimes he gestured with his hand to study swordsmanship. Before he arrived in Qingxue State, he decided to adjust his condition to its best, ready to show some people a thing or two when the time comes.
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Qingxue State.
Lele City.
Caravans and merchants were constantly coming and going within the city.
After several years of development, the scale of Lele City was several times larger than at the beginning, with a resident population of two hundred thousand. There were self-operating courier guilds, banks, and so on. It had surpassed the category of the Martial World forces and had become a fully-fledged small city.
Inside the City Lord’s room.
Su Yanru was absentmindedly looking at the human-shaped sculpture placed by the window. After a moment, a deep sigh emerged from her moist and sexy lips.
However lifelike a sculpture could be, it was ultimately not a real person. It could only quench the thirst momentarily but would only deepen her loneliness and melancholy afterward. She had a lot of life yet to live, but how much longer would she have to endure this torture?
At some point, the evening sunset in the room darkened slightly.
"Sister Ling, do you need anything?"
Su Yanru asked absentmindedly.
The only one who dared enter her room without permission was the chief steward, Zhu Ling.
The reason for calling her "Sister Ling" was due to Su Yanru’s secret fear of seeming too old, even though she indeed looked like a sister to Zhu Ling.
There was no response from the person behind her.
Su Yanru said, "Could you come over and rub my back?"
A hand pressed onto her shoulder.
In an instant, Su Yanru felt a chill throughout her body and her heart shivered. This was because this hand was wide and warm, not at all a woman’s hand.
Bending her slim waist and twisting her ample buttocks to one side, Su Yanru threw a punch behind her in one motion. The strength behind the punch filled the entire room.
In these few years, benefitting from the strong deterrent force of Lele City, Su Yanru had enjoyed many martial arts resources, and her cultivation had already broken through to the Third Tier of Spiritual-Passage Realm.
Bang.
The repulsive man behind her brushed off her punch easily. The energy in her punch dissipated instantly, and he said, "It’s smart to surrender on your own."
"Dance of enchantment."
Su Yanru hastily retreated, her body spinning lightly, like a dancing red butterfly. It highlighted her voluptuous figure and the charming blush on her one-in-ten-thousand face, enough to make ninety-nine percent of men lose their souls.
However, the ugly man with a full-face scar and narrowed eyes just stood there, a mocking smile on his face as he enjoyed Su Yanru’s graceful dance without showing any sign of losing himself.
"Heavenly Martial Finger!"
With a light tap of her feet, Su Yanru circled around the ugly man and struck with three rays of finger lights, at the same time, she directed her snow-white right arm towards the man’s neck, bringing up an icy chill.
Pu pu.
The finger lights and chilling air shattered at the same time. Su Yanru’s face turned pale. By the time she recovered from her thoughts, her delicate body, which had never been touched by a man besides Shi Xiaole, was already in the embrace of the ugly man. Their bodies were attached to each other, she could even smell each other’s breath.
"Lord Su, what more can you do?"
The ugly man said with an arrogant laugh.
Su Yanru looked at him in despair and anger, but didn’t dare to struggle. Suddenly, her despair and anger turned into sincere joy. She giggled, "I guess I have no choice but to let you do as you please, you little rascal, you’ve really gotten bad!"
She reached out towards the ugly man’s face, and with a forceful pull, revealed a rare, handsome face that was identical to the sculpture in the room, but was far more lively.
"Auntie, your martial arts have improved a lot."
Releasing Su Yanru and stepping back, Shi Xiaole laughed.
"No matter how fast they improve, I’m still at your mercy! Lele, you almost scared your auntie to death."
Pouncing into Shi Xiaole’s arms and gripping him tightly, Su Yanru greedily enjoyed it, realizing then that a real person was indeed a hundred times better than a sculpture.
"Auntie, how did you recognize me just now."
"Silly boy, I will never forget your aura in this lifetime."
Shi Xiaole shook his head and smiled, looking at the sculpture in the room, lost in thought. He couldn’t help but think: Auntie’s feelings for me seem a bit abnormal. I need to find a way to control this situation.
He made several attempts to push Su Yanru away, but she would always cling back on, seemingly endlessly entertained. Until he noticed that his clothes were damp from her tears, Shi Xiaole finally stopped resisting.
After being separated for several years, the two had endless stories to share, and before they knew it, it was already deep into the night.
Although Su Yanru wanted to announce the news of his return to Lele City, Shi Xiaole refused. Elder Yan and the others hadn’t arrived yet, so his whereabouts needed to remain secret for the time being.
In the following days, Shi Xiaole never stepped out of the door, perfecting the fifth style of the Wind Extreme Sword Technique. The terrifying and invisible Sword Qi seemed to be everywhere, terrifying Su Yanru, who was lying on the bed and admiring him from afar.
Half a month after returning.
Shi Xiaole opened his eyes, the corner of his mouth revealing a cold smile, "They’re finally here."
Boom!
Tens of strong auras suddenly descended like a dark cloud, quickly covering the entire Lele City. The experts within the city, as well as the civilians, felt their hearts trembling. Looking up at the sky, they trembled as if they were facing the end of the world.
"Who dares intrude here? Reveal yourself."
Several figures flew out from the main city, arriving at the highest tower, and shouted. They were the three vice-City Lords of Lele City.
"Ninth Peak of the Spiritual-Passage Realm, these are the strongest experts in the city? Hilariously pathetic."
On the city wall of Lele City, dozens of people stood, unnoticed. The elder leading them was dressed in black, with white eyebrows and white hair. His cold and ruthless eyes looked down at the people on the streets of the city.
