"When a disciple of the Academy receives the title of a gentleman, they must proclaim a motto that will serve as their lifelong guiding principle. This motto is what is called ‘A Gentleman Says'." Xie Yuling, who had always spoken in a calm tone, now sounded somewhat excited. 'It is said that when a gentleman proclaims this motto, heaven and earth will resonate with him!'" "Yes. Every disciple of the Academy has a goal in his heart, whether he plans to leave the mountain in the future or stay on the mountain for his whole life." There seemed to be a glint in Feng Zuojun's eyes. "That is to become, a gentleman." "Yes." Luo Qin, who had been walking in front, said with a smile. "I also wanted to become a gentleman before, but unfortunately the sage master did not favor me. He said that I had the ambition of a swan, but no sound of a zither. At first I thought he was advising me to find a wife, but later I understood that he meant that I was overconfident and incompetent. But it doesn't matter if I can't be a swan, then I'll be a gust of wind, and help you all soar into the clouds." He pushed open a door, where seven or eight people were doing some transcription work, and in front of them were some white butterflies with broken wings. "Xie Yuling, Su Baiyi, you guard outside. Feng Zuojun, you come in with me." Nangong Xi'er said. "Yes." The three answered at the same time.…
The Eight Directions City. A city designed with four main roads leading out in each cardinal direction, connecting it to the wider world. "It's said that the distance from here to the Imperial City of Chang'an in the north, the coastal city of Luori in the east, Luoxia Fort in the south, and the Holy Buddha City in the west is exactly the same." Feng Zuojun drove the carriage into the city. "That's why it's said that this place can lead to all directions, a central stop for travelers from all over the world." “Are we going to take a detour from here to Yunmeng Prefecture?” Su Baiyi asked. “No, I guess my senior sister came here to look for someone.” Feng Zuojun looked back and asked, “Senior sister, where are we going next?” “Butterfly?” Su Baiyi suddenly exclaimed in surprise, then stretched out a finger and saw a pure white butterfly landing on his finger. “The butterflies in this Eight Directions City are really bold. Aren’t they afraid of people?” Feng Zuojun glanced at it and muttered, “I see.” “What do you mean?” Su Baiyi was puzzled. “It’s Butterfly Wind.” Feng Zuojun smiled. “Gently lift your hand and let the butterfly go.” Su Baiyi followed Feng Zuojun’s words and flicked his finger lightly. The white butterfly fluttered its wings a few times and flew up, stopping not far in front of their carriage. Feng Zuojun lightly whipped the reins, and the butterfly slowly flew forward. Feng Zuojun then drove the carriage to follow the butterfly. Su Baiyi was dumbfounded.…
"Bai Jile, at the age of sixteen, became the master of the Floating Dream Tower in the Shanglin Heavenly Palace, the youngest master of the third tower in history. In a battle with the Heavenly Gate Sacred Sect, he single-handedly killed nine elders of the Heavenly Gate Sacred Sect, making him the most illustrious and feared man in the righteous martial world." Feng Zuojun whipped the horse as he drove the carriage, and said to Su Baiyi beside him, "If your master is taken back to the Shanglin Heavenly Palace, the one he needs to be most careful of is this man. My father once told me that Bai Jile is the most terrifying man in the entire martial world." "But my master only told me about the Shanglin Twin Wonders, who dazzled the martial world. He never mentioned this Bai Jile." Su Baiyi wrote down Feng Zuojun's words in a book with a pen, and asked. "That's because he has another name. Bai Jile, his title is 'The Hand of Heaven'." Feng Zuojun said solemnly. "The Hand of Heaven?" Su Baiyi was stunned. "Because Bai Jile has always been the executor of the Shanglin Heavenly Palace, especially in these years, when the Acting Palace Master Ning Qingcheng in seclusion, the master of the Misty Rain Tower Xie Kanhua disappeared, and the master of the Spring Breeze Tower Helian Xiyue was indifferent, Bai Jile actually became the ruler of the Shanglin Heavenly Palace." Feng Zuojun whipped his horsewhip fiercely."Isn't he the number one person in the martial world?" "Is he…
Su Baiyi carefully chewed over Nangong Xier's words, and finally, as if struck by lightning, his whole body trembled and he exclaimed, "Senior sister, are you saying that between us, there is either a feud of killing father or a feud of killing mother?" Nangong Xi'er did not deny or affirm this statement. She took a step forward and whispered in Su Baiyi's ear, "Yes. Maybe one day I'll kill you with a sword." Su Baiyi didn't hear any killing intent in her words, and hesitated to ask more, but Nangong Xi'er turned around and walked towards the mountain. After walking a few steps, she heard that Su Baiyi behind her didn't follow up and said, "Whether you go with us to investigate the case, or go back to the academy, right now you're going the wrong way. Aren't you coming?" "Senior sister, I'll go with you to investigate the case!" Su Baiyi no longer hesitated and walked forward. "Are you disobeying your master?" Nangong Xi'er smiled. "My master is a liar who loves to deceive people. He talks nonsense all the time. He can't be trusted." Su Baiyi waved his hand. "You're really bold." Nangong Xi'er said helplessly. On the mountain, Xie Yuling and Feng Zuojun were betting. "It's not impossible for Su Baiyi to go around the mountain. I think that kid is quite cunning and won't come back." Feng Zuojun lay on the ground for a long time, finally reaching a conclusion. "He'll be back." Xie Yuling looked up at the stars in the sky. "He's riding…
"Spring breeze fills me with joy, as I ride my horse and admire the flowers. I dare not boast of anything else, but my lightness skill is the true legacy of my master. You think you can trap me? Not so easy." Su Baiyi had been running for almost half an hour, and when he looked back, he saw no one behind him. He thought he had shaken her off, and felt a bit smug. But before his smile could last, a gentle voice suddenly sounded in his ear. "You're going the wrong way." Su Baiyi shuddered, and quickly retreated a step. He turned around, and the wind brought by his movement gently lifted Nangong Xi'er's long hair. They passed by each other, and stopped at the same time. "Thank you for the reminder, senior sister!" Su Baiyi gasped, and ran forward again. "You're welcome. We're all fellow disciples, and we have to travel together from now on. Why be so polite?" Nangong Xier turned around, her footwork swift as a shooting star, and in a flash, she was beside Su Baiyi. Su Baiyi was shocked, "Senior sister, you're also using Zouma Guanghua!" "Yes." Nangong Xi'er jumped onto a big tree ahead, sounding casual. "Exactly the same, right? Oh, no, I think I'm a little bit more relaxed than you, a little bit faster than you." Su Baiyi was already sweating profusely. He wiped the sweat on his forehead, and asked, "Senior sister, you see I can't run faster than you, nor fight better than you. Why do you insist…
"Wait!" Su Baiyi waved his hand to interrupt Feng Zuojun's words, then closed his eyes and frowned to recall: That night he returned to his room and started to rest, lying on the bed when he was suddenly attacked by someone, he caught the person's hidden weapon, but the hidden weapon was poisoned, the person said this poison was called Sleeping Bone Incense, if you get this poison you will sleep to death... Sleep to death! Su Baiyi suddenly opened his eyes, incredulously pointed a finger at himself, and asked Feng Zuojun and Xie Yuling, "I... fell asleep?" Feng Zuojun was a bit helpless. "Otherwise, what do you think? You blinked your eyes and you were here?" "No wonder I feel so comfortable all over." Su Baiyi stretched lazily, feeling very happy, but suddenly seemed to think of something, his expression on his face stiffened a bit, "Then after I fell asleep, did I do anything excessive?" Feng Zuojun pointed to his rib area with his left hand, "There might be a few broken bones there." Xie Yuling lifted his foot, "My foot is still swollen, although I applied medicine, but it still hurts when I walk." "This..." Su Baiyi scratched his head, "It's all the fault of that guy who poisoned me, I didn't mean it." "You mean, as long as you fall asleep, you will become like that?" Xie Yuling asked, "Then won't you become like that every night?" Su Baiyi sighed, "That's why I haven't slept for a long time." "If you don't sleep, won't you die?"…
Su Baiyi’s mind gradually came to his senses, and he carefully looked at the woman in front of him, who claimed to be Nangong Xi’er. He finally remembered, “It’s you… We met twice in Twilight City and Apricot Blossom Village. You are Feng Zuojun’s senior sister!” “Now you are also my junior brother.” Nangong Xi’er picked up the long sword beside her and held it in front of her. “What night is this, that I encounter you by chance. Have you heard this song?” “Junyu Sword!” Su Baiyi exclaimed happily, and quickly took the sword from her. “Yes, my master loves to sing this song when he gets drunk, but he doesn’t sing as well as you do. Sometimes he even sings with tears and sobs, and at the end he has to dance with his sword, always making a mess of the yard.” Su Baiyi noticed that the water-like eyes of Nangong Xi’er in front of him suddenly rippled, like a pebble dropped into a calm pool, and he immediately stopped talking. There is a story here. Su Baiyi had a voice shouting in his heart. “Tears and sobs?” Nangong Xi’er murmured softly. It must be a romantic debt. I knew it! Su Baiyi sighed in his heart, and hurriedly waved his hand. “This girl, oh no, Nangong senior sister! I don’t like my master’s romantic temperament either, and I often scold him for it. Under my supervision, he has been much more stable these years…” Su Baiyi said while watching Nangong Xi’er’s face getting worse and worse, and…
The rain was torrential, the thunder and lightning deafening. It felt as though the sky had a gaping hole, letting down rain the size of beans in a deluge that splattered noisily on the eaves. All the shops on the long street had closed their stalls, even the taverns by the roadside had shut their doors. A boy in ragged clothes ran through the rain curtain and took shelter under a relatively large eave. The whole street was deserted, he looked around and took out a steamed bun from his bosom. It must have been a freshly baked bun, it was still steaming. The boy grinned and started to gnaw at it, but his face was so dirty that he stained the white bun black. He laughed as he ate, but then the laughter turned to tears. He swallowed the whole bun and then collapsed on the ground, sobbing. He looked at the rain falling and choked out, “Who are you? Why… why do you want to kill me?” A few men in straw raincoats, who were knife-wielding assassins, had somehow appeared on the opposite eave. They silently watched the boy cry, and then slowly drew their long knives. The rainwater washed the blades until they were shining, shining so coldly that it made one’s heart ache. "Someone save me! Please, someone save me! Is there anyone who can save me?" the boy cried out to the sky in desperation. Several swordsmen leaped down from the eaves, splashing rainwater onto the boy's face. The boy seemed to wake up in…
"Go!" On the quiet, deserted mountain road at night, only a carriage was speeding downhill. Behind the coachman sat two young men. One, tall and burly, spoke with arrogance, "If you want to go down the mountain, just go by yourself. Why do you have to hitch a ride with us?" The other one was thin and cold-faced, and his tone was even colder, "I'm riding in my senior sister's carriage, not yours. Please make that clear, Feng Zuojun." "I'm the first loyal dog of senior sister. Her carriage is my carriage." Feng Zuojun's tone was somewhat proud. "May I ask, how can you say such a shameful thing so proudly, Heavenly Dawn Cloud Realm's junior sect master?" Xie Yuling asked. "You think it's shameful, I think it's proud. Why? Because senior sister is strong. To acknowledge the strong, is to become strong. This is the way of our Heavenly Dawn Cloud Realm. That's why we are the hegemon of Yunmeng Prefecture, while your Xie family, is just a stepping stone among the four major families." Feng Zuojun mocked. "Say that again." Xie Yuling reached for his sword hilt. "You’re stressing yourself out too much." Feng Zuojun stretched out a finger and wiped his eye. "Just looking at your eyes makes me tired. Relax a bit, learn from your uncle who is famous all over the world, Xie Kanhua." The senior sister who had been closing her eyes to rest suddenly opened them. Feng Zuojun knew he had misspoken and immediately shut up. Xie Yuling turned his head and asked,…
"15 days ago, Elder Xue Mobai of the Heavenly Book Hall in Yunmeng Prefecture was killed in Yingdu. Renowned for his unparalleled quick sword, it is said that at the moment of his death, his long sword had only been drawn halfway when his head had already flown out the window." “Twelve days ago, Mr. Sword Ghost of Jimo City went to Famous Sword Manor to ask for a sword, but when the carriage arrived, it only carried a cold corpse. However, the coachman claimed that no one had entered the carriage along the way.” "10 days ago, Qing Yilang, the eldest son of the Xie family, was suspected of secretly practicing the martial arts of the Demon Sect at the Peak Conference. He was later escorted to Wang family’s mansion for detention, but he was hijacked on the way and his whereabouts are unknown." "7 days ago, Gu Xingshi, the first master of Heavenly Water Manor, had reached the end of his three-month seclusion. However, when his son opened the door to the secret chamber, he found it empty, with only Gu Xingshi's renowned weapon, the Autumn Water Knife, left behind. But the knife was broken." "Two days ago, Dongfang Yanxing, the first forging master of the Dongfang family among the four major families, was found dead in his sword furnace. His hands and feet were chopped off by someone." "The last information I got was yesterday. The Heavenly Dawn Cloud Realm closed its doors tightly and no one knew what happened inside." A middle-aged man with a serious…
