Chapter 693 - 0396 Sword Testing (2-in-1)_2

Xu Chang’an: "..."

He suddenly felt somewhat thankful, thankful that Miss Yun was naturally frail, so even though she liked sweets, she wouldn’t become fat.

He gently rubbed his temples, gaining a deeper understanding of Zhu Pingniang, whom his senior sisters called the "Demon Lord of Mayhem."

Although this elder did things unreasonably, he had to admit... she gave off a strong sense of security.

At least, Xu Chang’an never doubted for a moment that Zhu Pingniang would be able to help him.

Xu Chang’an hesitated slightly, saying: "Ms. Zhu, as for the teacher’s temperament... you know, as a junior, if I act and the teacher finds out..."

This unreasonable probing, Li Zhibai definitely wouldn’t be pleased.

"Oh, don’t worry." Zhu Pingniang replied without thinking: "Knowing both our temperaments, Ah Bai would only blame me, never you; no matter how bad it gets, I’ve got you covered, it’s not a problem."

Joking aside, just like when she mingles with Xu Chang’an, the girls of Flower Moon Building would only think it’s her shamelessly seducing Xu Chang’an.

Who would consider it Xu Chang’an’s fault?

So with Li Zhibai, it’s also the same, just thinking about it proves it’s her pressuring Xu Chang’an to comply, so he doesn’t need to worry, Li Zhibai will blame her instead.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chang’an shook his head.

Unsure if Zhu Pingniang was being like an indifferent pig toward hot water or acting like an untouchable piece of meat.

She really is like a broken jar being dropped further.

"The problem isn’t that." Xu Chang’an whispered: "It’s not right to damage your goodwill with the teacher over such trivial matters."

Even if it makes Li Zhibai blame himself, he couldn’t let Zhu Pingniang take the fall.

That’s what he thought.

Afraid Zhu Pingniang wouldn’t understand, he tried his best to clarify.

Right now he truly hopes Zhu Pingniang and Li Zhibai as friends stay as close as possible.

"...Eh."

Zhu Pingniang was stunned.

She stared at Xu Chang’an, dumbfounded.

Ah.

So, he wasn’t worried about being blamed by Ah Bai; rather... he was worried for her?

Indeed.

Chang’an knows she likes Li Zhibai.

Knows how deeply she cares about Li Zhibai’s opinion, so he didn’t want her to be blamed for these baseless matters.

So he wasn’t worried about being punished by Ah Bai, but rather concerned for her well-being.

"...."

Zhu Pingniang certainly knew, Li Zhibai in his letter had already asked to trust Xu Chang’an... yet she still acted to probe him, which would definitely make her unhappy.

But what’s done is done, so Zhu Pingniang was already mentally prepared.

Just this sudden moment of concern...

Zhu Pingniang’s moist eyes were bright with ripples; at this moment, she suddenly felt an inexplicable panic.

Her cheeks flushed slightly, she spoke, trying to remain calm:

"It’s no problem, anyway, all the bad stuff is done by Zhu Pingniang and has nothing to do with Zhu Tongjun... besides, Refining Heart, Refining Heart matters, can they really be bad things?"

Ah.

Refining Heart is really a perfect excuse, because in using Refining Heart for enlightenment, many of her actions don’t need a precise reason.

Feeling impulsive is the biggest reason.

"As long as you have your own calculations, it’s fine." Xu Chang’an shook his head, saying: "The teacher has a peaceful temperament, some things shouldn’t be done for convenience or excuses, she would rather be more open-hearted."

"I know." Zhu Pingniang, embarrassed, glared at him hard.

As an elder, being taught by a junior on how to win Li Zhibai’s favor made her feel like she threw her face in the dirt.

But she couldn’t help it, since she initially sought Xu Chang’an as a spy by Li Zhibai’s side. Now that Xu Chang’an thought for her sake, how could she be mad?

It’s senseless.

"I... I know better than you how to win Ah Bai’s favor, you’re the one teaching me?" Zhu Pingniang said, but seeing Xu Chang’an’s calm gaze, she lost confidence.

Alright.

The words clearly held no confidence.

If she knew how to win Li Zhibai’s favor, how could she be reduced to staying in Beisang City so many years without having seen him even once?

"Fine, sister will give Ah Bai an explanation, alright... let’s get on with it." Zhu Pingniang coughed, reminded: "All out, remember to use all your strength, otherwise it’s not fun."

"Okay." Xu Chang’an stopped hesitating and took out a sheathed longsword from his Storage Pouch.

Zhu Pingniang snapped her fingers, enveloping the kitchen setup with Spiritual Power, then a black and white ripple appeared beneath her feet.

The ripple spread, as if the whole kitchen space extended.

Xu Chang’an, once he returned to his senses, felt as though he had been pulled into an alternate space.

"Barrier?" Xu Chang’an blinked.

"No, barrier and Inner Realm aren’t effective for you." Zhu Pingniang explained matter-of-factly: "It’s just a small application of space, otherwise... if we spar here, ruining the ingredients, wouldn’t I have to go hungry tonight with the barrier?"

After speaking, Zhu Pingniang glanced at the ordinary sword in Xu Chang’an’s hand, hesitating.

She wanted fists, not to see swords.

Forget it, as Xu Chang’an followed Li Zhibai’s cultivation in sword, so showcasing sword technique was reasonable.

Thinking this way, Zhu Pingniang didn’t make Xu Chang’an put away the sword, but rather watched him preparing intently.

Xu Chang’an knew the gap between him and Zhu Pingniang well, so he didn’t need to hold back, he just needed to channel all the cultivation from recent times into this sword, giving Zhu Pingniang an in-depth look at his cultivation results.

Being given the opportunity to ascend the mountain by Zhu Pingniang, how could he disappoint her.

Feeling a bit helpless being asked to test the sword on Senior Zhu, but this indeed was an opportunity.

Actually, Xu Chang’an also wanted to know to what extent he could reach after his Open Source cultivation, given he hadn’t had the opportunity to showcase.

Xu Chang’an placed his hand on the sword hilt.

Since it was a showcase, let’s start with Spiritual Power quality, then there’s nothing more representative of his Spiritual Power quality than simply launching a Sword Aura once.

——

A wind arose in the room, Spiritual Power dispersed, stirring Zhu Pingniang’s long hair, helping her eyes gleam brightly.

"Energy Storage Technique used like this?! Interesting... indeed, with the external display of Swallowing Spiritual Qi during cultivation not injuring meridians, it should be like this."

Normally, using such a low-grade technique, accumulating Sword Qi takes a long time and is very strenuous.

But Xu Chang’an, having an incredible surplus of Spiritual Power, had such sturdy Elixir Field and meridians that he could use nearly brute force to unleash tenfold power of the Energy Storage Technique.

At this moment, Xu Chang’an was entirely focused, body leaning forward, in a drawing sword stance.

The might that a normal person takes a quarter of an hour to accumulate, he could achieve in less than a breath’s time, yet he didn’t stop.

His Spiritual Power, although just had the "quality" of Open Source Realm, the "quantity" was too abundant, hence he could continue to accumulate until his body couldn’t bear it.

"Not bad."

Zhu Pingniang crossed her arms, her eyes showing black and white sheen.

Under her Pupil Technique, she observed all Spiritual Power routes and the essence of cultivation technique of Xu Chang’an at that moment.

Huh?

Zhu Pingniang observed the inch of white blade out of its sheath and Sword Aura forming, tilting her head.

White Sword Cyan Radiance?

This sword glow has the flavor of that girl, Wen Li.

Zhu Pingniang couldn’t help but smile.

This sword wielding method must be Wen Li’s deliberate improvement for him, that girl... truly.

A pity, truly engaging in combat, Zhu Pingniang instead couldn’t find the mysterious traces she previously observed in Xu Chang’an’s hands.

At this moment, Xu Chang’an’s Spiritual Power surged, his clothes fluttered.

Under the highest output power, a droplet of cold sweat slid down from his forehead, and just before it fell onto the floor, was shattered by a thread of Sword Light and turned into mist.

He was nearing the limit of accumulation.

——

At the same moment, Ah Qing felt something, and glanced curiously in the kitchen direction.

Lowering her head, some wind blew through the window frame across her short skirt.

Suddenly there was an inexplicable feeling of anxiety.

——

Above Nine Heavens, heavenly wind swirled.

Shi Qingjun, looking at the clouds covering Beisang City, felt even more uneasy.

She hesitated slightly before veiling herself into the "Senior Sister Shi" guise familiar to Xu Chang’an.

Hmm... time to take a little trip to visit Tong Jun in Beisang City.

At this moment, Qing Province’s biggest homebody decided to go out for a stroll.