Chapter 23: Believe Me!
âThe door isnât locked. Come in.â
Mo Qingchen walked into his senior brotherâs room with some suspicion in his heart. However, deep down, he felt like he was being too suspicious. After all, even if his senior brother, Shen Changge, swallowed the leek and quietly ascended to the Divine Bridge stage, how could he possibly have mastered the Sol Sword Sectâs sword art?
Therefore, madness must have gotten into him.
âQingchen, have you completed your mission?â Shen Changgeâs expression and tone of speech were solemn.
âYeah, Iâve completed the mission. The resources have been handed over to the sect. It would probably last us for another week⊠you donât to worry aboutâŠâ Mo Qingchen said.
This wasnât right!
Why am I f*cking reporting to him? He lazes around usually and doesnât give a d*mn about whatâs important. What is the use of me telling him about this? And whatâs the matter with this guyâs condescending tone?
Mo Qingchenâs expression looked awful.
âIs Junior Sister alright?â Shen Changge pulled a basket filled with dirty white clothes out from beside his bed.
Mo Qingchenâs face looked terrible.
âJunior Sister has worked all day. I bet sheâs tiredâŠâ Mo Qingchen said.
âBut if she doesnât wash my clothes, Iâll have no more clothes to wear,â Shen Changge replied.
âI can let you borrow mine.â
âIâm a man who walks straight, sits upright, and is always frank and forthright in my conduct. Since thatâs the case, how can I wear other peopleâs clothes?â Shen Changge asked.
Mo Qingchen looked terrible. To put it bluntly, you think that my clothes wonât allow you to act like a saint because they are all black?
âWell, since Junior Sister is tired, why donât you help me wash my clothes?â
Restraint.
I need to restrain myself!
As soon as Mo Qingchen arrived there, he felt his self-cultivation and tolerance plummeting drastically. The person in front of him was his senior brother. I cannot draw my sword; I mustnât draw my sword!
Clang!
All of a sudden, Shen Changge came to Mo Qingchenâs back and drew his sword.
Mo Qingchen, â???â
âYouâve been taking your hand on and off your sword. I thought your sword had become rusty,â Shen Changge said.
Shen Changge held his hands behind his back and looked at Mo Qingchen.
It felt as if he was telling Mo Qingchen: You donât like me? Come and chop me up, then!
I f*ckingâŠ
Does he have something that heâs very confident about? That ace in the dark mist⊠he took a deep breath as he constantly reminded himself in his heart about his purpose in coming to that place.
âSenior Brother⊠where were you just now?â Mo Qingchen asked. His eyes flickered as they stared fixedly at Shen Changge.
âWhere have I been?â Shen Changgeâs eyes were strange as he asked, âWhere do you think Iâve been?â
âWere you in the sect just now? Or should I say, did you go into the dark mist?â
Mo Qingchen asked everything in one go. At the same time, he used the way of reading people that his master had taught him to read Shen Changgeâs facial expression. In fact, sometimes, after a question was asked, that personâs answer was no longer important as the true answer would lie in that personâs expression.
A liarâs eyes would drift before they figured out something to say, and after they decided on the lie they would tell, their eyes would look back to who they spoke to. If one were to refute them calmly, the liarâs eyes would start drifting again.
Mo Qingchen sneered inwardly.
Didnât expect that, did you, Senior Brother? I am no longer that naĂŻve boy from the past.
He carefully looked at Shen Changgeâs face.
However, the only thing he got from Shen Changgeâs face was a touch of⊠chilling arrogance and steadfast disdain within his eyes. Shen Changge laughed imperiously.
âYouâre right. I never thought that you would discover me,â he replied.
Mo Qingchen, â???â
Did he just f*cking admit to it?
âYou went into the dark mist? What were you up to? Could it be that that ace from just nowâŠ?â Mo Qingchen began to speak.
âAce? Aside from me, who else could it be? You?â Shen Changge looked down. Mo Qingchen remembered his master saying that this was a look of extreme mockery and disdain.
Mo Qingchen held down the discomfort in his heart.
âWas it really you? You were the one who killed the demon? That was your power?â
Shen Changgeâs eyes were strange, but he admitted to all of it.
âYou guessed it. I killed them all. Ace is my label. Slaughtering demons, clearing up the dark mist â I did both of those things. My strength is unfathomable. Your speculation is correct. I didnât expect you to guess it before I was able to tell anyone. Sure enough, my magnificent image in your heart is something that time cannot erase,â Shen Changge said.
Had he admitted to all of it just like that?
Mo Qingchen glanced at Shen Changge. The man had slightly raised his jaw and had a cold and arrogant look in his eyes.
This isnât right!
This guy must be acting tough!
I think he isnât listening to me at all. The only thing he heard was âaceâ and âkilling demons,â and believing that it sounded really cool, he straightforwardly admitted to all of it. Am I right?
âArenât you here to ask me if Iâm a peerless ace that keeps my own council? Alright then, your senior brother, will tell you. I am the strongest person in the sect; the most terrifying existence in this new era who is secretly advancing forward in the midst of darkness.â Shen Changge held his hands behind his back while his eyes looked off into the distance.
What the-!
As I expected, heâs on his usual routine!
He was too familiar with his senior brother.
When his senior brother put his hands behind his back and looked off into the distance, one needed to be careful, for he would be showing off the legendary fronting technique very soon.
âDo you think Iâll believe that?â Mo Qingchen asked.
He sneered and, with clear eyes that had seen through the changing course of life, he turned and slammed the door. Before he left, he did not forget to spit in front of the door.
Shen Changge stood blankly at the same spot.
Didnât you come to verify your guess?
Didnât you come to ask me if I was the one who saved you in the dark mist?
Itâs me!
But why wonât you believe in me?
Believe me, would you?!
Shen Changge looked into the distance and sighed, âHeâs a great child, just a little dumb.â
Mo Qingchen was walking along the walkway with an awful expression on his face. His eyes were fully alert as he said, âSenior Brother has already surpassed the great master. The method Master taught me is too weakâŠâ
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The next day in the morning.
Shen Changge commenced his check-ins.
âCheck-in at Sword Lord statue, Success +1.â
âAcquired reward: Empyrean Sword Manual Cultivation Base *500 years.â
âCheck-in at Training Ground, Success +1.â
âAcquired reward: Cultivation Base *500 years.â
âCheck-in at Small Scripture Repository, Success +1.â
âAcquired reward: Styling Art: Ink Flow 2/7.â
Shen Changge walked through the check-in locations of the entire Empyrean Sword Sect in one breath.
It was another 500 years of Cultivation Base. This time, Shen Changgeâs Cultivation Base did not go up, but he felt that he should be able to ascend to the peak of his cultivation stage, which was the peak of the Liberation stage.
What was worth mentioning was that his knowledge in the Empyrean Sword Manualâs Riding Sword Section seemingly deepened again.
Shen Changge raised his hand mildly. Ka-boom!
The sound of the sword erupted and thunder surged. It was extremely terrifying!
This time, his control over his Tempest Force had become even better!
Controlling phase!
He was about to reach the ultimate phase of the Riding Sword Section!
Shen Changge raised his hand slightly, and for a while, the Riding Sword chimed and all three swords began shaking.
âThese three swords of mine are a little too low in level.â
Shen Changge sighed.
His eyes gazed into the distance.
âIt is time I make a trip to the Sol Sword SectâŠâ
In a certain sect in the dark mist, the people there suddenly felt chillsâŠ
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