Chapter 92 The Sword Was in the Mysterious RealmA pet.i.te figure with short black hair and a faint smell of blood slowly came out of the corner. The dim light of the street lights in the distance outlined a delicate and heroic face.
“Sister Xiaobai, why are you here?”
Yue Hongxue was extremely surprised and hurried over to help her.
Just now, Sister Xiaobai was unable to move because of the anesthetic needle.
Fang Xiaobai glared at the waiter with fierce eyes. “Leave me alone.”
The had already been out of danger, but the boy insisted on going back. What if he encountered danger? If she hadn"t worried about his safety, how would she run her martial arts by force, at the risk of the disorder of Mystery Energy, to force out a part of the anesthetic, and struggle to rush over?
Like a child who had made a mistake and was scolded by his parents, Yue Hongxue lowered his head and walked slowly to one side. “Oh.”
In the end, he added, “Sister Xiaobai, this brother is a good person…”
Fang Xiaobai glared at him again. “Shut up.”
Yue Hongxue remained silent ever since.
“What happened just now…” Fang Xiaobai glanced at Lin Beichen and said in a cold voice, “Although you didn"t take the initiative to help us, I"m still grateful to you. At least, you"ve earned time for us three.”
Her words were very rude.
But Lin Beichen was not angry.
Because what Fang Xiaobai said was the truth.
He did not intend to make a move at first.
If the bald man hadn"t looked for trouble or regarded him as the boss of the Gale Brothers, it would still be unknown whether he would take action in the end.
“I, Fang Xiaobai, owe you a favor. I"ll surely repay it in the future.”
Fang Xiaobai indifferently cupped her hands and said, “Please leave a name.”
Although they had met in the camp for the preliminary, she did not recognize Lin Beichen because he was in disguise at this time.
Lin Beichen glanced at Yue Hongxue, who was standing beside with his head lowered. Shaking his head, Lin Beichen turned around and left.
It was still Lin Beichen"s first principle that he should not have too much contact with people in this world.
This was especially true for the gang members who were so aggressive, fierce, and had grudges against each other.
However, how could such a clever and kind kid like Yue Hongxue have anything to do with the gang members?
What a pity!
Watching Lin Beichen"s figure disappear into the distance, Fang Xiaobai trembled and was about to fall down. Yue Hongxue hurriedly held her up and asked nervously, “Sister Xiaobai, what… what"s wrong with you?”
Fang Xiaobai gasped for breath and said, “It"s all right. It"s just that I forced myself to push out the anesthetic effect just now, and the Mystery Energy in my body is a little messy. Do you know this person?”
Yue Hongxue told what happened when Lin Beichen came to the Happiness Inn in the afternoon.
Fang Xiaobai seemed to think of something. “He asked you to send the meal box to the Bamboo House of the Third College tomorrow and the day after that?”
Yue Hongxue supported her and said in a low voice while walking, “Yes, this brother is very polite and courteous. In the end, he even gave me a tip of a copper coin.”
“Some of the big houses of the Third College can only be occupied by some big shots. This man seems to be only 14 or 15 years old, and his appearance can"t be seen clearly with the mask… Forget it, since he is not willing to reveal his name, he probably looks down on us gang members.”
Fang Xiaobai laughed at herself and asked again, “Xiao Xue, do you think that I was too cold to that person just now?”
Yue Hongxue remained silent.
Fang Xiaobai sighed and said, “You are too kind. You don"t understand the insidiousness and darkness of this world. In the gang, there are countless insidious and secret things I have encountered over these years. I have seen people in a family hurt each other. I have seen people forget righteousness when seeing the profit. I have seen people turn against each other. I have also seen countless righteous faces become sinister and vicious in a twinkling of an eye. Many people died on the street without closing their eyes… This person, fortunately, has no malice. If he were, you might have been dead.”
Yue Hongxue defended himself. “Sister Xiaobai, in fact, I think that sometimes, trust is also very…”
Fang Xiaobai snapped. “Shut up.”
Yue Hongxue shuddered and did not dare to say anything else.
Fang Xiaobai sighed again and took something out of her inner pocket. She handed it to Yue Hongxue and said, “This is the White Jade Bone Setting Ointment. Take it back. With it, your sister"s tendons should recover.”
Yue Hongxue immediately said with a guilty face, “If it weren"t for this medicine, Sister Xiaobai and Brother Dazhuang wouldn"t have been ambushed by the Thousand-mile Chamber of Commerce. It"s all because of me…”
“Don"t say that.” Fang Xiaobai laughed and said, “I only caution against outsiders and strangers. You"ll understand later… You"re now a member of the Gale Brothers, and we, members of the Gale Brothers, are all poor children. We need to help each other. If we don"t help ourselves, who will help us? Are we counting on those high-ranking officials? All right, you send the medicine back quickly, and I"ll take Dazhuang back to heal him.”
After talking for a while, Fang Xiaobai gradually regained her strength and separated from Yue Hongxue in the alley.
The next day.
A teaching day.
Lin Beichen received a round of warm applause when he arrived at Cla.s.s Nine, Grade Two.
The cla.s.s monitor, Yin Yi, and the others, took the lead in cheering for the return of their idol.
Yes, now Lin Beichen had become an idol of the entire Grade Two and even the Third College.
In the past few decades, he"s among the first batch of Grade Two students who had entered the Talent Battle.
This time, there were only four students from the Third College who had entered the main draw. There was a dark horse in the first grade, Lin Beichen and Yue Hongxiang in the second grade, and Han Bufu in the third grade. They had created a record. Especially, Lin Beichen"s second place in the preliminary was the best grade in history.
However, the next Mystery Energy cla.s.s was given by another teacher, which made Lin Beichen disappointed and a little worried.
Sure enough, Ding Sans.h.i.+ had some business to attend to.
Where the h.e.l.l did he go?
Lin Beichen was deep in thought. Before he knew it, he was lying on his desk, asleep.
Seeing this scene, the teacher giving the lecture could only shake his head helplessly.
What could he say?
After cla.s.s, Lin Beichen went straight to the grade dean Chu Hen"s office.
Chu Hen said, “Oh? Mr. Ding? He"s in closed-door training.”
“Closed-door training?” Lin Beichen felt very strange and asked, “Why did he suddenly do that?”
Chu Hen said, “An old enemy came to the city to challenge Mr. Ding. Therefore, he temporarily secluded himself for refining, adjusted his state, and prepared for the duel.”
A duel?
Lin Beichen was shocked.
“I can"t believe that there is such a thing.”
“When will the duel begin?” he asked.
Lin Beichen could watch the fight between Fang Xiaobai and others without any psychological burden, but a duel about Ding Sans.h.i.+… Lin Beichen couldn"t help worrying about it.
Chu Hen said, “He"ll test his sword skills in eight days.”
Eight days later? That was very close.
Lin Beichen said, “What kind of opponent does he have? Does Mr. Ding have a good chance of winning?”
Chu Hen shook his head and said, “It"s hard to say that he has a good chance to win. Mr. Ding"s rival is Bai Haiqin, one of the three famous sword masters from Baiyun City. He lost the last time they had a sword test.”
Baiyun City?
One of the three holy lands of swordsmans.h.i.+p in the North Sea Empire?
Lin Beichen"s hair stood on end when he heard that.
This opponent was a heavyweight.
Chu Hen took out a bright red post and handed it over. “Look at this…”
Lin Beichen took it and opened it. It turned out to be an invitation to Chu Hen. On the 15th night of this month, he was invited to the Mansion of the City Governor to see the scheduled sword test. In addition to its prefix, there were two lines of words written on it—
On the 15th night, the moonlight was all over the sky.
On the top of the Ling Manor, the sword was in the Mysterious Realm.
The handwriting was so powerful that it penetrated the paper. The left-falling stroke, right-falling stroke, hook, and horizontal stroke seemed to slash at him like sharp swords. Lin Beichen felt a sense of sharpness, which made him feel creepy as if he were pointed at the glabella by the tip of a sword.
Chu Hen said, “This post was written by Cao Potian, Bai Haiqin"s favorite disciple. It contains his understanding of swordsmans.h.i.+p.”
After that, he added, “Cao Potian used to be Mr. Ding"s disciple. He"s of humble origin and did not even have a chance to go to school. Later, Mr. Ding discovered him and trained him carefully, and he became a genius in Cloudy Dream City. Unfortunately, he betrayed his master and became the disciple of Bai Haiqin, one of the three famous swordsmen in Baiyun City. This time, he also came to Cloudy Dream City.”