“You!”
Lin Qingxue’s willow-like brows shot up, her silver teeth clenched tight.
“This is a Yellow Rank High Grade spiritual sword!
It hasn’t even been out for five hundred words and you’ve already broken it?”
“And clearly you were the one who took it and smashed it against my Earth Rank spiritual sword!!” Lin Qingxue was so angry her small face flushed red, wishing she could rush forward and give Ye Shu two punches.
“You’re clearly scamming me!
A blatant scam!”
Hearing this, Ye Shu shook his head gently.
“You’re mistaken, Miss Lin.
You gave me such a piece of junk sword, how am I supposed to spar with you?”
“A craftsman must first sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well.”
“You!…”
Lin Qingxue’s eyes widened, completely defeated by his shamelessness.
Immediately after, she raised her hand again.
With a clang, another long sword, entirely silver-white, appeared.
“Take it, the Profound Rank Medium Grade Shadow Snow Sword.”
Lin Qingxue said almost through gritted teeth, “This time should be fine, right?”
Ye Shu picked up the sword and swung it once more.
Clang!
This time, the long sword let out a crisp sound but broke upon impact once again.
The break was as smooth as a mirror, leaving only half the blade in his hand.
Lin Qingxue: “…”
Xiao Bai: “Wow…”
Danxia: “…
(facepalm)”
“It seems the quality is still not up to par.” Ye Shu sighed as he held the broken sword, shaking his head in disappointment.
“Does the eldest Young Miss not have a single decent weapon in her possession?
It seems the Qingxuan Sect is nothing more than this.”
Provoked by him, Lin Qingxue immediately bristled.
“What are you talking about, you bastard?!” Her willow-like brows shot up as she snapped, “How could I not have a good sword?
It’s just…
it’s just that compared to the ci yang sword in my hand…”
She didn’t finish her sentence, looking somewhat conflicted.
The Earth Rank High Grade ci yang sword in her hand was a female sword, so naturally, there was also a male sword.
It was kept inside her storage ring; they were a pair of Mandarin Duck Swords.
They were originally tokens of love left to her by her parents.
In other words…
a dowry.
In her previous life, she only handed over this sword after facing many dangers in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
Once, when the two were trapped in a desperate situation and supported each other, she secretly gave him her heart and solemnly gifted the male sword to him, signifying the entrustment of her life.
But in this life…
How could she possibly give such an important item to this ‘Heartless Man’ whom she had sworn to stay away from, or even kill?
But if she didn’t give it to him…
Lin Qingxue looked at the broken sword fragments by Ye Shu’s feet, her heart caught in a fierce internal struggle.
Just then, Ye Shu spoke.
He raised the broken sword, his tone calm yet carrying a faint hint of a threat: “The Young Miss wouldn’t want to…
stay in this godforsaken place with me forever, would she?”
Hearing this, Lin Qingxue’s delicate body trembled.
She certainly didn’t want to stay here forever, but that sword was her dowry…
Forget it.
She had given it to this guy in her previous life anyway.
In this life, she would just treat it as if she’d given it to a dog.
Lin Qingxue took a deep breath and raised her right hand again.
A green light flashed in her palm, and a long sword appeared.
It glowed with a warm green light, possessed an ancient and elegant design similar to the one in her hand, but was slightly larger.
Green light flowed across the blade; one look was enough to tell it was extraordinary.
“Take it.” She closed her eyes, enduring the heartache as she handed the sword over, her voice trembling.
“Earth Rank High Grade, xiongyuan sword.
I’m…
I’m only lending it to you.
You have to return it later.”
She said that, but in her heart, she knew.
Once this sword was given away, it would likely never return to her side.
Seeing her like this, Ye Shu took it with some solemnity.
As soon as the sword touched his hand, man and sword became one.
Spiritual Qi seemed to automatically circulate through his meridians, flowing in harmony with the sword and creating a faint resonance with him.
Ye Shu suddenly swung his hand to the right.
Crack!
Bang bang bang bang bang!
A brilliant sword light flashed past.
A waist-high hard green stone on the shore split into two, the cut as smooth as a mirror.
More surprisingly, the residual Sword Qi did not dissipate, cutting through seven or eight trees as thick as bowls before finally fading away.
“Good sword!”
Ye Shu couldn’t help but praise.
This sword was actually so compatible with him?
Just by picking it up, it felt like a part of his body, as easy to use as his own arm.
“Of course.”
Squatting to the side, Xiao Bai explained, “Because this was originally an early-stage divine weapon tailor-made for you!
Only you can unleash its true power.”
Seeing how well the xiongyuan sword resonated with Ye Shu, Lin Qingxue couldn’t help but bite her lip, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
She had to admit, this sword was indeed made for him.
Unfortunately…
it was given to the wrong person.
“Fine, I’ve given you the sword, the Spirit Stones, everything.
Are you satisfied now?” Lin Qingxue’s voice carried a hint of grievance that even she hadn’t noticed.
Floating in mid-air, Danxia sighed with a ‘tsk tsk’.
This time, her little disciple had really bullied the girl too much; she was almost on the verge of tears from the injustice.
Having taken someone’s benefits, one should at least show a friendly face.
Ye Shu sheathed the sword and cupped his hands toward Lin Qingxue, smiling.
“Miss Lin, you haven’t had a good rest after fighting with me for so many days, have you?
We won’t fight today.
You can rest well.
You’re free to use the bed in the small hut, or you can hunt some game, and I’ll help you cook it.”
Lin Qingxue was stunned for a moment, but in the end, she went nowhere.
She just slowly walked to a large rock by the river and sat down, hugging her knees and silently staring at the distant scenery.
“Tsk, it seems I bullied her too much.”
Ye Shu shook his head.
But there was no other way.
Who told the start of this game to be so much like Hell?
Besides, they were originally from opposing factions.
So there wasn’t much else to say.
Roar!!!!!
Boom!!!!
Just as he was preparing to further attune himself with the xiongyuan sword, a powerful beast roar suddenly came from the distant mountain forest, followed by a violent explosion.
“What’s going on?”
Ye Shu looked up, instinctively frowning.
That beast roar was quite familiar; it was the overlord-level creature of this area, the Purple Crystal Lion King!
A Rank Five Yao Beast, comparable to a Soul Transformation Cultivator.
An absolute overlord-level creature.
Thanks to it, Ye Shu could stay here peacefully without other high-level Demonic Beasts disturbing him.
Logically speaking, such a creature shouldn’t be so violent.
“Could it be that another high-level Demonic Beast wanted to expand its territory and accidentally ran into the Purple Crystal Lion King?”
Ye Shu frowned and muttered in a low voice.
While he was wondering, he noticed that Xiao Bai’s expression next to him was off.
As soon as this little fellow heard the sound, her face suddenly turned pale and her eyes darted around.
One look and it was clear she was hiding something.
“Xiao Bai, do you know something?”
Ye Shu looked at Xiao Bai suspiciously.
At his words, Xiao Bai’s legs immediately tightened, her small hands clutching her white dress.
Her eyes darted around as she stammered, “H-how could that be…
Would I ever tell you…”
“Actually, I forgot to tell you again…”
“In this plot of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, there are two Female Leads.”