Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 68 - 59: That’s Why I Hate Women the Most!
"What are you doing using the Tiger Slaying Sword now? The Left Gate Sword of the Eight Gates Sword can turn defense into offense directly."
"Shut up, don’t talk, you’re making me lose focus!"
"If you like getting distracted, just use the Liangyi Sword, attack from both sides, and with your explosive power, you can seize the initiative."
"Can’t hear you, can’t hear you, can’t hear you!"
No matter how Shen Qingming judged the voice constantly appearing in her mind, it was undeniable that with the help of that voice, she used only Mortal Swordsmanship to slowly push the situation to her advantage, even to victory.
Meanwhile, within the great hall, the Sword Cultivators were all shocked by the change in the battle situation inside, amazed at the combat power Shen Qingming displayed.
After fighting two battles, she defeated two cultivators in the Late Stage of Cloud Surge Realm and then faced Zhang Zhixi, a once Peak-level genius girl. Many thought this grading test was too strict. However, in actual combat, Shen Qingming only used Mortal Swordsmanship, even Basic Mortal Swordsmanship, to make Zhang Zhixi struggle to cope, performing as if playing with a mouse.
Even the usually strict club instructor furrowed his brow, considering whether to end the test early and announce Shen Qingming as passing the grade.
Judging by her performance, she could be confidently rated at plus three levels in terms of hard strength, with surging True Essence and solid foundations, especially her physical qualities were absurdly strong. Even a Cultivator in the Cloud Surge Realm couldn’t have such a strong physique. Overall, she could be rated as plus three levels. The only shortcoming was that her swordsmanship was too crude; the most exquisite was the Windchasing Sword, while the rest were Mortal means, easily disadvantaged when facing opponents with truly brilliant swordsmanship. And in evaluating a Sword Cultivator, the finesse of swordsmanship is an important criterion.
But on the other hand, Shen Qingming only used coarse Mortal Swordsmanship like the Eight Gates Sword and the Tiger Slaying Sword to make Zhang Zhixi lose badly, a method that turned decay into magic, far surpassing those mediocre talents who rigidly adhere to one set of swordsmanship without knowing how to adapt. In the end, Sword Cultivators should speak with actual combat results. Given such combat power, a plus three rating wouldn’t be excessive.
However, just as the instructor was about to speak, he suddenly heard someone say, "Isn’t it unfair for the hooded gentleman to interfere with the grading test?"
The instructor was astonished upon hearing this and turned to see an ordinary-looking middle-aged Sword Cultivator standing next to the hooded person who came with Shen Qingming, with a gleam of excitement in his eyes.
Upon hearing this, others also turned their gaze, though they were somewhat baffled.
When a Sword Cultivator participates in a grading test, it’s natural to eliminate external interference for a fair test. So, in the test, the circle dividing the test ground is actually a simple magic that isolates external interference, preventing outside guidance. At the same time, the instructor himself would observe the entire scene to prohibit other forms of interference.
The hooded person who had moved a small bench close to observe since the beginning did seem a bit suspicious, but during the test, he had noticed many times that the person did not move a muscle, merely watching the duel, without any suspicious actions. So, why did that middle-aged Sword Cultivator stir up trouble...
However, upon closely examining again, the instructor felt his heart skip a beat.
Good Lord, it turned out to be this young master!
Thanks to his Celestial Eye Technique practiced in his youthful days, his eyesight far exceeded his True Essence Realm; hence, he could see that the middle-aged Sword Cultivator was actually using a Magical Treasure to disguise his true identity.
And his true identity was evidently a flamboyant noble with a lustrous jewel aura, waist Jade Pendant, jade bracelet on the wrist, a necklace on the chest... precisely the renowned Celestial Fortune Set, and in the entire QingCyan Cloud yun City, only one person would possess the Celestial Fortune Set.
The third son, Qian Yu, who was the most favored by the Qian Family, the richest in QingCyan.
But why would this wealthy young master, who usually only visited the bustling areas in the city, come to the club in the east city today?
Qian Yu stood at that moment beside Wang Jiu and said solemnly, "Don’t try to deny it. Although I haven’t figured out how you coached Shen Qingming, every time the situation was unfavorable to her, she instinctively glanced your way and immediately changed tactics to gain the upper hand. It wasn’t just a couple of times, I observed five times, and every time without exception, this can’t be explained as coincidence!"
After these words, people began to discuss animatedly. The details Qian Yu spoke of, upon contemplation, did indeed seem true; every time Shen Qingming turned the tables, she unconsciously glanced at her companion who came with her, which appeared quite curious.
A moment later, someone said, "But, it could be she has some special connection with this hooded friend; just one look could boost her confidence and agility, so that’s nothing strange, it doesn’t count as interference or unfairness."
Qian Yu said, "Indeed, if merely a glance can inspire numerous insights during combat, although suspiciously close to crossing the line, it can’t be considered as external interference. So, please let this mysterious gentleman stand up and move away from the field to avoid suspicion. I think this request is quite reasonable, right?"
At this point, the battle between Shen Qingming and Zhang Zhixi remained heated, difficult to determine a victor. People glanced at the field, then at Wang Jiu, despite not seeing any interference action, they also felt Qian Yu’s suggestion was reasonable.
However, Wang Jiu thought this suggestion was completely foolish. Avoid suspicion by moving away from the field? With the current strength he and Shen Qingming have, the valid communication distance of the Master-Servant Contract reaches several hundred yards at best; how far would one have to go to be considered away from the field? To truly eliminate interference, it should at least be a magic like the Elemental Magnetic Vacuum Array, capable of temporarily interfering with the Sword Spirit Contract’s effect.
Yet before he had the chance to explain, he heard Qian Yu exclaim in surprise.
"So it’s you, Wang Jiu!?" Then he gritted his teeth, saying, "I should have known, aside from you, the Li Family’s mysterious Honored Guest Elder, who else would wear a hood and stick to Shen Qingming like glue! And being a bodyguard like you, offering advice from outside is simply natural; the Li Family really goes to great lengths for this self-reliant illegitimate daughter!" Qian Yu said, with an overwhelming surge of excitement inside him, quickly organizing words to expose Wang Jiu’s mean, shameless cheating before the public.
He already bore hatred toward these two from Shen Garden, now having the opportunity for revenge, how could he let it go? Exposing the truth about Shen Qingming and Wang Jiu’s cheating cooperation would severely tarnish both their reputations, especially that guy who made his living with his looks, might no longer hold the title of QingCyan Cloud yun City’s handsome idol!
However, before Qian Yu could even speak out, a few girls’ exclamations blocked his righteous speech entirely.
"Wang Jiu!? Is it that Wang Jiu from Shen Garden? Wow, I really wanna see his face, I heard he’s super handsome."
"I’ve seen him, I’ve seen him, I happened to meet him on the street once before, and he is really handsome! The key is he doesn’t have that artificially polished look that handsome guys usually do, his looks, body, and demeanor are naturally harmonious."
"Yes, yes, especially those eyes, they’re simply soul-capturing, you can’t help but want to scream out, sooo amazing!"
"That exaggerated!?"
"Of course, otherwise why would Qian Family’s precious daughter spend a thousand Spirit Stones to buy a picture of him the other day, he’s really super handsome!"
The starry-eyed discussion among the girls completely disrupted the atmosphere, rendering Qian Yu speechless. The feeling of something caught in throat was bursting into rage.
Turning his head, Qian Yu saw Shen Qingming steadily gaining the upper hand with brute force, her long sword sweeping broadly, making Zhang Zhixi struggle to cope—ah, this girl with enchanting curves, a flushed face, drenched in sweat, although her sword stance remained firm, her eyes were filled with panic and unwillingness... making her particularly heartbreaking and sympathetic.
Qian Yu gritted his teeth hard and roared inwardly: Shen Garden, this despicable couple!
