NOVEL WEB Chapter 176 Wounds of Gambling Duel (Subscribe Requested)
Ning Xue's departure didn't leave Sword Edge Mountain desolate; instead, it became even livelier.
Hua Youxiang and Li Mingyue were like wild horses set free, frolicking around the mountain and nearly running Xie Changle—the "parent"—off his legs.
"Dear junior sisters, could we negotiate reducing playtime and focus more on practicing swordsmanship?"
Fairy Hua, with a smile playing on her lips, teased, "Big Brother Changle, but we are cultivating."
Li Mingyue seriously chimed in, "That's right, that's right. Haven't you noticed that your movement technique is much faster than before?"
"Faster?" Xie Changle, panting, looked at them and exclaimed, "So you two are actually spurring me on to train, huh?"
"Yes, Senior Sister Ning left us with orders to supervise your Sword Dao cultivation."
"Hehe... Big Brother Changle, you really made quite a splash on your recent trip down the mountain."
Hua Youxiang and Li Mingyue playfully made faces at Xie Changle as they weaved through the woods.
"..."
Xie Changle felt like crying but had no tears.
It was all Xiao Xuanzhen's fault—how could she have such a big mouth?!
Not long after he returned to the sect, the story of his visit to the brothel in Wangchuan County had spread everywhere.
Despite his fervent explanations, even dragging Chen Yi into it, claiming they went to the brothel to rescue Gongye Shou, the Heir to the King of the Southern Garrison.
But... no one believed him!!
The senior sisters on Dan Peak even wrote to him.
Don't get it wrong, the letters weren't love notes or poems, but specifically to scold him.
They all said if he wanted to visit the brothel, that was one thing, but to lead Chen Yi astray was unbecoming of an elder brother.
Though indeed that was the case, Xie Changle had only made a mistake any man might.
What was his crime?!
The worst offenders were from Lin Xun Peak.
Those martial artists, with nothing but muscles for brains, actually came to Sword Edge Mountain looking for him.
Of course, they weren't there to condemn him, but to complain that he didn't think of his sect mates while indulging himself,
and they also wanted to inquire about his experiences...
Anyway, it had been a long time since Xie Changle left Sword Edge Mountain.
"You two, stop running—"
"Big Brother Changle, you're so slow," Hua Youxiang called out, her smile beaming.
Li Mingyue was even worse, deliberately slowing her pace to maintain just enough distance from Xie Changle.
"Please, junior sisters, let's head back to the Martial Arts Arena..."
As Xie Changle spoke these pleading words with clenched teeth, he became even more resolved to advance his cultivation.
Had it not been for memories from his past life, not wishing to be controlled by slaughter as he was in the Bai Shen Sect as a demon, with his Sword Dao Talent of this life, he should have been progressing just like Ning Xue.
Though it's later now, it's not as if there was no chance!
Listening to the noise on the mountain, Chen Yi, feeling somewhat helpless, retracted his Sword Intent awareness.
It's been half a month since Ning Xue went to the Taizhou Mountain Battlefield, and he had been relaxing for the same amount of time.
To say he was resting wasn't quite right, but compared to the slaughter in the Southern Barbarian Land, he indeed had more time.
Besides instructing his junior brothers and sisters in the Sword Dao as usual, he would also make small wooden swords imbued with Sword Intent, just in case.
Almost everyone familiar with him had received one, especially those from Sword Edge Mountain.
He didn't want to see his fellow sect members perish because Li Qingzhou, Zhan Hongxiu, and others weren't on the mountain.
Each wooden sword contained his triple Sword Intent, and unless faced with a Great Demon King like Lu Chen, they should be able to slay the threat.
Even if it only inflicted grave injuries, it could buy them time to escape.
Most of his time, however, Chen Yi spent accompanying the young girls.
Lin Xueru seemed to want to make up for the regret of not going to the Southern Barbarian Land together, so after her cultivation ended on Taixu Peak, she would come to Sword Edge Mountain.
Even if the two just quietly sat atop the peak to watch the sunrise and sunset, a smile would always hang on her face.
As for Xiao Xuanzhen and Fairy Hua, they seldom appeared; since the funeral of Pang Kuan, Chen Yi hadn't seen them again.
According to the little girls, Xiao Xuanzhen was receiving guidance from Xiao Huang, hoping to advance her cultivation and techniques before the grand event.
Chen Yi wasn't too surprised by this.
After all, Xiao Huang was the Sect Master of the Grand Void Sect and also a regular on the Taizhou Mountain Battlefield, so possessing some special methods and Magic Artifacts was normal.
As for Fairy Hua, Chen Yi also heard some things from Er Hua.
Like Xiao Xuanzhen, Sun Daofu was also teaching her new techniques and Medicine Recipes.
There's also Wang Yongnian.
Because of the death of Body Cultivation Sect Leader Pang Kuan, he was training harder than before, quickly growing both his Physical Body and his forging techniques.
With that, the only ones left who visited Sword Edge Mountain were the siblings, Du Yanqing and Du Yan.
They still bickered just like when they were children.
But Chen Yi and Lin Xueru could see that their bond seemed even better.
Especially after Du Yanqing stopped dealing with Wei Letian and Wei Xiaoyun, Du Yan's attitude toward him had become much friendlier.
Her "praise" for him had gone from "unmotivated" to "not diligent enough."
Thinking about all this, the corners of Chen Yi's mouth lifted slightly.
He looked out the window at the mountain peak, his mood rather good.
"Brother Yi, Brother Yi, the elixir, the elixir..."
Little Green Dragon, as usual, transformed and started pawing at the Sumeru Bag hanging from his waist, with a pair of watery big eyes looking up at him.
Chen Yi, none too pleased, knocked on its head and said, "The remaining elixirs are still needed; you can't have them for now."
"Wu... wah!"
Little Green Dragon's eyes brimmed with tears, "Brother Yi, the dragon's body isn't growing anymore."