vstars Chapter 114 Fate Brings Us Together
Chapter 114 Fate Brings Us Together
Within the jade bamboo forest, clanging sounds rang out continuously as the girl in green focused intently on each strike of her sword. Even without Shen Xu using his mist abilities, Yang Qiqi was already able to exchange blows with him.
He had to admit that the girl in front of him was extremely talented in whatever she studied, and that she had made such great progress in just a few months, which changed his impression of her quite a bit.
With a single sword strike, Shen Xu suppressed the girl's slash aimed at his waist. He then slid his sword forward to dodge the girl's subsequent attack. With a single stroke, Shen Xu's sword grazed the girl's slender neck. Looking at the girl in blue, whose face was still filled with lingering fear, Shen Xu sheathed his sword and stood still.
"Qiqi, I'm afraid this is all I can teach you. With your current swordsmanship level, I can't guarantee that I can suppress you every time. If the Cloud Mist Bamboo Realm really tests your swordsmanship, I think this level of swordsmanship should be enough to handle it," Shen Xu said with a smile to the girl in green.
"Is Senior Brother Shen leaving?" Yang Qiqi asked with some reluctance.
Seeing the girl's sad face, Shen Xu couldn't help but comfort her, "Don't be so sad, it's not like I'm not coming back."
"But Sister Wang always says that once you leave this time, you won't be coming back."
"She's lying to you. I still have family in Yunlong City, and so many friends in the Qingzhu Sword Sect, how could I not come back! Senior Brother Lu is the same."
"Senior Brother Shen, can we not leave?" The girl looked up at Shen Xu with pitiful eyes.
Shen Xu sighed and said, "Qiqi, you have your mission, and I have my goal. Your mission requires you to stay in the Green Bamboo Sword Sect, while my goal requires me to become stronger."
At this moment, Wang Ya walked over from the side and said somewhat angrily, "Let's go! Let's both go! They're both heartless men!"
"Sister Wang, did Senior Brother Lu make you angry?" Yang Qiqi asked with concern.
"Hmph! Don't mention him to me, I've already kicked him out."
"Shen Xu, you should leave too!" Wang Ya said.
"Qiqi, Senior Sister, then I'll take my leave now." Shen Xu paused for a moment after saying this, then turned and left the Jade Bamboo Forest.
After Shen Xu left, Yang Qiqi slowly asked, "Senior Sister, may I know why you sent Senior Brother Lu away?"
“Since they’re leaving, they should leave sooner rather than later. Out of sight, out of mind. Besides, they won’t tell us the exact time they’re leaving anyway. Rather than suddenly finding out they’ve disappeared from our lives, it’s better to make this moment come sooner rather than later,” Wang Ya said calmly.
Hearing Wang Ya's explanation, Yang Qiqi smiled and said, "That's so typical of you, sister!"
After leaving the Jade Bamboo Forest, Shen Xu returned to the Green Bamboo Residence, packed a few clothes and some Nourishing Essence Pills into his backpack, and then headed towards the mountain gate of Green Bamboo Peak.
The sect had set a departure time of noon today for them. He and Lu Qingshan had originally planned to say goodbye to Yang Qiqi and Wang Ya today, but Wang Ya seemed to already know about it and didn't give them that chance.
When he arrived at the mountain gate, he saw Lu Qingshan waiting there, chatting happily with the disciples guarding the mountain.
"Junior Brother Qi, do you still remember this junior brother?" Lu Qingshan asked Qi Bai with a smile as Shen Xu approached.
"It's you!" Qi Bai looked somewhat shocked.
"It hasn't been that long, and that outer disciple who came to Green Bamboo Peak alone back then has already become someone who goes out on missions with Senior Brother Lu." Qi Bai couldn't help but sigh.
Shen Xu also said with a smile, "I didn't expect that Senior Brother Qi would still remember me. I came here rashly without asking around, but I also got to know Senior Brother Lu because of this. I guess you could say it was a blessing in disguise!"
"But it's quite a strange coincidence that the three of us have met again today. To tell you the truth, I'm covering for someone else today, and I think it must be fate!" Qi Bai exclaimed again.
"Even fate's arrangements cannot escape the punishment of the sect's rules!" Elder Huang had appeared beside them without them noticing.
"Greetings, Elder!" the three bowed in unison.
"Qi Bai, you should have gone to the Enforcement Hall to receive your punishment, but considering this is your first offense, you are hereby punished by not speaking of what happened today," Elder Huang said slowly.
"This disciple accepts the punishment!" Qi Bai replied respectfully.
Upon hearing Qi Bai's words, Elder Huang turned his gaze to Shen Xu and the other man: "Qingshan, Shen Xu, let's go!"
"Disciples obey!" the two bowed and said.
As Elder Huang and Shen Xu disappeared from Qi Bai's sight, Qi Bai suddenly had a feeling that he had witnessed something extraordinary.
After a while, Lu Qingshan smiled and said, "Elder Huang, I didn't expect it would be you who came to see us off!"
"There aren't many people in the sect who are suitable to send you there. I am the most suitable person among them, and I am quite familiar with you all."
"Elder Huang, should we go to Anyue City first?" Shen Xu asked.
"Shen Xu, you should know that most people in the sect, and even some elders, are too lazy to recognize all the cities in the Green Bamboo Mountains, let alone understand the outside world. Where did you learn about Anyue City?" Elder Huang asked with some doubt.
"I learned this from an elder of mine; he came to the Qingzhu Mountains from Anyue City."
"It's a bit strange, but it's your private matter so I won't pry."
Following conventional thinking, if we want to go to the Four Directions Sword Alliance, we should indeed go to Anyue City first, because it is the closest city to us with a teleportation array.
However, because the Green Bamboo Mountains are located in a remote area, even the nearest city, Anyue, is a thousand miles away. Moreover, after arriving in Anyue, we will need to use the teleportation array there to reach the fifth-grade sect, Tianhe Sword Sect, and finally, we will follow the main group of Tianhe Sword Sect to the headquarters of the Four Directions Sword Alliance—Tianjian City.
"But things are different when it comes to the Four Directions Sword Selection. Every time the Four Directions Sword Selection comes around, the various fifth-grade sects of the Four Directions Sword Alliance will send out a large number of flying cloud boats to the various forces in their respective areas to pick up the candidates who are going to participate in the Four Directions Sword Selection."
Although our Green Bamboo Sword Sect is only an eighth-rank sect, we are just qualified to have the Flying Cloud Boat of the Heavenly River Sword Sect come here once.
However, the Flying Cloud Boats all have specific flight paths, so we need to head to a special area in the Green Bamboo Mountains where the Heavenly River Sword Sect's Flying Cloud Boats will only make a brief stop.
"Will Elder Huang come with us?" Lu Qingshan asked.
“I will go with you. If you can all be accepted into the Four Directions Sword Alliance, it will not only be of great benefit to you, but the Sword Alliance will also give your sects very generous rewards.”
Moreover, the sect has accumulated quite a few good items over the years, and taking advantage of this opportunity to trade them with other sects at the Sword Alliance Trade Fair is one of my main purposes for this trip.”
"Alright, you all know what you need to know. However, I'm not sure when the Flying Cloud Boat from the Heavenly River Sword Sect will arrive, so I'll just take you there as soon as possible. After all, the Flying Cloud Boat only comes once, so we don't want to miss it."