Chapter 275: Chapter 160: Wisdom Sword, Besieged City (Triple Combo) (Part 2)

Jiang Yunqing nodded softly this time, not stirring up any trouble, indicating that it was indeed so.

The others suddenly realized, so that’s how it was.

That made complete sense.

The relationship between Freedom Mountain and Sword Lodge had always been quite good; Freedom Mountain taught knowledge and the way of gentlemen, and the sword was the gentleman’s weapon, complementing each other. Although not every disciple of Freedom Mountain carried a sword, and not many studied the Sword Dao, they had a preference for wearing swords.

Though Chen Ruogu’s cultivation was somewhat low, he was backed by a mentor from Freedom Mountain. He could even represent Freedom Mountain in the Pinggu Battlefield, so his family might not be ordinary either.

Jiang Yunqing, considering the seniority of the other, found it normal to offer some care.

However... it seemed Sword Lodge had never proclaimed Jiang Yunqing’s mentorship, never heard of the master’s name, nor did they know where this Chen Ruogu emerged from.

Shen Yuliu of the Shen Family snorted discontentedly, retorting:

"Just such a small matter, yet it wasted so much time. Wouldn’t it have been better to say it earlier? Do you even know yourself if you recognize someone or not?"

"Others are courteous with you, yet you still show them face. Truly unworthy of cultivation."

Before he could finish, Xu Datong, sitting behind Chen Kuang, immediately narrowed his eyes, flung his sleeve, and sternly declared:

"Youngster of the Shen Family, be cautious with your words!"

"Our Freedom Mountain disciples have our mentors’ teachings. When did it become your place to comment on our potential?"

Boom!

The aura of the Grandmaster surged with that fling, attacking Shen Yuliu like a tide, causing the broken swords around to tremble as ripples disturbed the water, blurring this piece of starlit sky.

Shen Yuliu was shocked and, turning pale, continuously retreated.

The Grandmaster of the Shen Family behind him sighed, raised his hand, and the water surged up, forming a barrier in front of Shen Yuliu.

The fierce energy clashed with the water flow, shattering the barrier into countless droplets, drenching Shen Yuliu.

"Splash!"

Though Shen Yuliu wasn’t hurt, he was soaked like a drowned rat, utterly embarrassed.

Having been drenched, his face turned pale and unsightly, yet he dared not act out. It seemed his mind cleared considerably; he immediately cupped his hands towards Xu Datong, saying:

"I am unaware and offended the elder, hoping the senior would forgive my ignorance on behalf of the Shen Family..."

Xu Datong snorted coldly, withdrew his sleeve, and continued sitting composedly.

Shen Yuliu breathed a sigh of relief, but his gaze towards Chen Kuang turned a bit hostile.

Chen Kuang was speechless.

If this cousin from the Shen Family was acting like an idiot, then his acting skills were far superior to his own.

Not to mention the younger generation present, there were two Grandmasters and the one regarded as the best below a Grandmaster, those Grandmasters from each sect are not to be trifled with, when did it become his place, a son of an aristocratic family, to speak?

Even the Da Zhou Princess remained silent; drawing such attention could not be a good thing.

Chen Kuang turned around, bowing to this unfamiliar Freedom Mountain senior brother: "Thank you, senior brother."

"No problem."

Xu Datong shook his head, stroked his beard, and kindly smiled: "In our Freedom Mountain’s peach orchard scholars, only the mentors can discipline."

Then, his expression changed, sneering at Shen Yuliu: "What balls does this yellow-haired kid have to spout such nonsense in front of this old man!"

"Back in the day, when I hadn’t joined Freedom Mountain and was a brigand, if anyone dared speak to me like that, I would’ve slashed them with a knife!"

Although it was known that mentors teach without discrimination, no one expected it to be without discrimination to this extent... This Xu Datong senior brother was apparently a bandit before entering the mountain.

Chen Kuang was taken aback, involuntarily giving a thumbs up to this senior brother in his heart.

Is this what it feels like to have backing?

When others say something bad, there’s immediately a senior to back you up.

It’s rather nice... too bad it can only be enjoyed once.

His identity as a disciple of Freedom Mountain was borrowed; once he left the Pinggu Battlefield, he would have to rely on his own capabilities.

Chen Kuang looked back at Jiang Yunqing and politely declined:

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, I appreciate your kind offer..."

The White-haired Sword Cultivator shook his head and said:

"No need to be polite. If you’re interested, you can take it to look at, just remember to return it."

Having said so, he hadn’t even lowered the hand holding the sword, just pointing it towards Chen Kuang.

In front of all these eyes, could Chen Kuang claim he wasn’t interested in the sword ranked second by Canglang?

That would truly be like searching for shit with a lantern in a latrine.

My brother, we have no grievances or animosity, so why must you put me on the spot?

If it weren’t for Chen Kuang’s "intuition" not reacting and "my instinct" also deeming it true, he would surely think Jiang Yunqing was deliberately making things difficult for him.

Helpless within, Chen Kuang could only nod: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Jiang."

Jiang Yunqing nodded, casually tossing that peculiar sword to Chen Kuang.

The moment Chen Kuang reached out to catch it, he inwardly exclaimed it was bad.

This sword... has Sword Will!

And it’s not an ordinary Sword Will; it’s like the moon in water, mist on the river, supreme and distant, elusive and unfathomable.

Upon touching the sword, enveloped in Sword Will, it seemed to blend into the moonlit river waves, becoming invisible.

If it were anyone else, they might grasp emptiness like trying to fish the moon from water, causing the sword to "slip" from their hand and fall to the ground.

But the moment Chen Kuang touched the sword, the "Sword Heart" instinctively activated.

[Sword Heart: You inherently possess a Transparent Sword Heart; the sword in your hand is like being in your heart.]

Under the "Sword Heart" instinct, any sword in Chen Kuang’s hand could never rebel.

Jiang Yunqing’s sword should originally disperse like flowing water, untouchable like mist.