Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 126 - 103: People Are Born Different

September 11, 2017

At dawn, Wang Jiu looked at the only remaining disciple before him, feeling quite regretful in his heart.

After experiencing a whole day of training yesterday, almost all 48 Inner Sect disciples participating in the QingCyan Cloud special training had withdrawn, crying and scrambling back to Li Tingshu's guidance.

Initially, Li Tingshu did not immediately accept them, but instead sincerely persuaded the young disciples to see the glaring gap in strength between him and Mr. Wang Jiu, to endure temporary hardship, and to embrace a glorious future.

However, on the spot, someone cut open their stomach to show determination, and another consumed a toxic poison, suffocating directly, forcing Li Tingshu, an elderly man with a young wife at home, to perform artificial respiration on a young boy... only then did things finally stabilize.

At this point, the psychological shadow Wang Jiu left on the students could be described as covering the earth and not dissipating for ten thousand years. Even though he had outstanding talents, the students shivered at the mention of his name, making it impossible for him to continue being an instructor. So after an emergency meeting, Li Tingshu had no choice but to assumingly take back command and replace Wang Jiu with some emotion.

Of course, not everyone chose to abandon Wang Jiu. Ultimately, a loyal Li Chaolu stayed behind, unwavering, waiting for Wang Jiu's next instructions with a bright smile under the morning sun.

"Oh, Mr. Wang Jiu, don't be sad and distressed over those spineless fools, they are too delicate to bear hardships, that's their own loss."

Wang Jiu shrugged: "I am not sad or distressed, just reminded of old friends. Back then, I designed a similar training plan for them, and after a day, they all claimed to have urgent matters, sick family members, imminent childbirths, all lies for me to catch them back... and then not a single one remained."

"..."

"So, actually, I wasn't particularly surprised by their deaths in the final battle."

Li Chaolu felt somewhat creeped out, quickly changing the topic: "Alright, let's not talk about sad past topics. Time is precious, let's enjoy this rare two-person world, shall we?"

The next moment, Wang Jiu suddenly looked at Li Chaolu seriously, his gaze so solemn that it made the young girl a bit scared.

"Wha-what's wrong?"

"You just said, a two-person world?" Wang Jiu furrowed his brows, "Are these two people generalizing or strictly an exact number?"

Li Chaolu thought Wang Jiu rejected the term two-person world, feeling a bit disheartened: "I, I just said it casually, if you don't like it, forget it..."

"Huh, I just need to confirm something. Considering you do not know my true identity, there should be a three-person world in your view now, but..."

"Wait, three-person world?" Li Chaolu was curious, "Where's the third person, and you just mentioned a true identity… what!? There's another person here!? Who are you?!"

Halfway through speaking, Li Chaolu suddenly realized that not far beside them stood an uninvited guest looking delicate and cute.

This was a young girl with an adorable appearance but a tall, curvaceous figure, seemingly around the same age and stature as Li Chaolu.

The girl stood in the dawn's glow, her slender shadow stretching all the way to Wang Jiu's feet. Then, facing Wang Jiu's curiosity and Li Chaolu's skeptical gaze, the girl lowered her head, flushed with embarrassment, and in a timid, trembling voice addressed Wang Jiu.

"He-hello, I-I am Li Yue from Lingshan City, and I wa-want to join your special special special training."

"Ha!?"

Before Wang Jiu could speak, Li Chaolu stepped forward, her gaze turning shocked and cold, questioning: "You want to join Mr. Wang Jiu's special training?!"

"Yes!" Li Yue faced Li Chaolu, her expression somewhat firm, "I, I want to join!"

"..." Li Chaolu was unmoved, gesturing to Wang Jiu to keep silent, and said coldly, "I remember you, Li Yue from Lingshan City, who came with your great-grandfather to celebrate your uncle's birthday... I remember you did not participate in the Inner Sect special training class."

Li Yue nodded timidly: "A-at first I indeed didn't have the qualifications, but yesterday I luckily broke through the realm, and was then specially permitted to join our family's Inner Sect."

"Oh? Luckily broke through the realm yesterday? Specially permitted to join the Inner Sect?" Li Chaolu scrutinized Li Yue with the gaze of a housewife assessing a mistress, only reluctantly withdrawing her gaze after Li Yue hurriedly presented a family elder's signed proof.

After a moment, Li Chaolu turned to ask: "Fine, even if you have the qualifications to join this special training class, the chief instructor of the Inner Sect is over there, what are you doing here?!"

Saying this, Li Chaolu gritted her teeth. Whether or not this Li Yue participated in the Inner Sect special training had nothing to do with her. However... what a joke, yesterday she burst her own meridians, the pain almost making her crush her teeth, and now someone is interfering again!?

If it weren't for Mr. Wang Jiu's presence, she would have immediately given this little girl from Lingshan City a lesson or two!

Faced with Li Chaolu's questions, Li Yue softly said: "Because I heard Mr. Wang Jiu is a specially appointed advisor of the family, he must be extraordinary, so..."

"Extraordinary!? How much do you know that's extraordinary about Mr. Wang Jiu" Li Chaolu questioned sharply, "How much do you know about Mr. Wang Jiu? What is his cultivation realm, what cultivation techniques does he excel in? Do you know there was a major teaching accident by Mr. Wang Jiu yesterday!? On the contrary, even though the instructor over there may look unremarkable, he was the champion of the last QingCyan Cloud Contest, and the choice of over forty other Inner Sect disciples. What reason do you have not to trust him but to trust Mr. Wang Jiu?"

Wang Jiu, hearing this, thought Li Chaolu's logic had significant issues, so he intervened to correct: "As a matter of fact, she certainly has ample reason..."

"Don't speak first!" Li Chaolu sharply interrupted, then continued to question Li Yue, "Give me a reason that can convince me!"

Li Yue, after being repeatedly questioned, finally raised her head and, gritting her teeth, said, "Because of you. I chose him because of you. Didn't you also ignore the previous champion and choose Mr. Wang Jiu?"

Li Chaolu was taken aback by this decisive retort, hesitated for a moment, and then immediately launched a more powerful counterattack: "I know Mr. Wang Jiu very well, better than anyone else, on what grounds do you!?"

"Better than anyone else? You're really boasting there." Li Yue sneered, "If you're so close with Mr. Wang Jiu, why aren't you the number one fan in his fan club?"

"Club, lead, I..." Li Chaolu was rendered speechless, nearly exploding with frustration, but after a moment, she calmed down and looked at Li Yue with even more suspicion.

"Weren't you the one who came over from Lingshan City with great-grandfather and them a few days ago? How do you know so much about Qingyun City? And the fan club... you even know about Mr. Wang Jiu's fan club?"

Li Yue snorted, took a golden badge from her sleeve: "Look, limited edition fan badge."

"Where the heck did you get that? Only the founding members of the club have this, how did a newcomer like you get it?!"

Li Yue stated, "With twenty Spirit Stones."

"Ridiculous! Who would sell such a valuable and meaningful item for just twenty Spirit Stones!"

Li Yue added, "I bet with that person using twenty Spirit Stones, won five times in a row, accumulated her debt to a thousand, and hinted I would tell her parents about the origins of this significant debt, so she obediently handed over the badge to me."

"...Are everyone from Lingshan City monsters?!"

Li Yue said, "Anyway, I'm now a devoted fan of Mr. Wang Jiu, and, just like you, I've applied for Mr. Wang Jiu's special training. So, may I ask, from what standpoint are you questioning and stopping me? An assistant to Mr. Wang Jiu?"

"I..." Li Chaolu finally had nothing to say and could only look to Wang Jiu for help.

Wang Jiu seriously looked at the innocent, pleading Li Chaolu, then at the equally innocent Li Yue, and after some deep thought, spoke.

"Regarding your question about Li Chaolu's standpoint, I believe she is operating from a student's standpoint, attempting to monopolize valuable educational resources by excluding potential competitors. This is a very common form of self-interest ideology in human society."

Li Chaolu was shocked: "Wait, I'm not, I didn't..."

Wang Jiu continued, "On the other hand, Li Yue, you are also acting out of self-interest, planning to seize a portion of the educational resources that Li Chaolu wants to monopolize for yourself. However, I think such conflicting competition is unnecessary, because the supply-side educational resources are very abundant, far more than your demand. In fact, even with a hundred cultivators of your level, I could easily handle them at the same time..."

Li Chaolu was dumbfounded, while Li Yue blushed for some reason, softly murmuring, "Wow, handling a hundred at once, definitely a man among men."

"Alright, since the conflict is resolved, let's not waste any more time. Considering the extremely high efficiency of my training scheme, every minute and second you waste is extremely valuable."

Wang Jiu looked earnestly at the two girls, his gaze filled with the kindness and urging of an elder, and neither of them could withstand such a gaze, blushing as they each prepared to start a new day of cultivation.

However, before long, a new conflict arose.

"Huff, huff..."

Li Chaolu strained to regulate her pained breathing, holding back the blood that was threatening to gush from her mouth and nose, as she intermittently questioned.

"Why, why is her training completely different from mine!"

As she spoke, it seemed even her Divine Sense was bleeding. Because right not far from her, Li Yue was standing in a cool array, enjoying the gentle and intoxicating nurturing of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Wind, with a refreshing drink in hand.

Li Yue suppressed her laughter and tried to answer in a more formal tone: "Maybe it's because of the class differences among people. It's like during this scorching summer, some people have to go to work under the sun, while some can enjoy life in their cool homes."

"We're both surnamed Li, okay!" Li Chaolu cried with the anguish of a cuckoo shedding blood.

Li Yue laughed and said, "So I didn't say it was a bloodline difference, but a class difference instead."

Just as Li Chaolu was about to spit blood from anger, Wang Jiu suddenly spoke.

"In fact, the differences in cultivation methods mainly stem from bloodline differences. After all, the core of the Qian Family's bloodline cultivation technique is nurturing the Qi of Wealth and Honor."

In the next moment, both girls displayed expressions of shock so profound it seemed as though the world was collapsing.

"Qian Family!?"