Second Sword Saint Companion
"Ah," Lu Denghe was stunned. "You, um, you and the Sword Saint..."
What is the relationship?
Countless melodramatic love stories about you loving him and me loving you raced through his mind, and he felt like a badger whose head was smashed to pieces by a melon falling from the sky.
Lu Yinche coughed, realizing he was speechless, and put on the serious image of an old ancestor.
There is absolutely no personal relationship between him and Feng Ling.
Just a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue.
What he wanted to say was that Fengling Sword Saint Yan Yanshu, this cold-blooded swordsman who looked like a man who kept strangers away and was the chosen candidate of the Ruthless Dao, would never be able to find a Taoist partner.
Before Lu Yinche went into seclusion, his cultivation level was comparable to this person's, both of them had reached the perfect state of Spirit Transformation.
Perhaps it was because sword cultivators were better at fighting than at sparring, but Lu Yinche had lost more than he won in their several duels. Although he accepted the defeat, he still wanted to avenge his previous defeat and win back.
If this man were to find a Taoist partner, indulge in romantic affairs, and pamper his romantic little wife (who now seems to be a troublemaker), wouldn't he have no time to practice, and would either make progress or regress. He might even have to stage a drama of chasing his wife to the crematorium, and lose half of his cultivation in a divorce - how could Lu Yinche win it back fairly?
Lu Denghe's clear and foolish eyes said that he had understood.
Lu Yinche didn't allow him to comprehend and interrupted his thoughts: "I'm not familiar with him. We've only dealt with each other a few times. Well, these two have severed their friendship, so--"
He saw Lu Denghe's expression and frowned: "Are you thinking that I can take advantage of this opportunity?"
Lu Denghe felt guilty, with a look of "You can even read minds?" on his face, and said, "This ancestor of our family is so popular that everyone says he is as beautiful as peaches and plums, and his beauty is boundless. There is nothing he can't pursue, except who he doesn't want to pursue. So, what I want to say is, senior, I think you are also good-looking, very good-looking!"
Lu Yinche glanced at him. Why can't you come up with any nice words when it comes to me?
He said, "So powerful? And a heartthrob. Tsk, he can even win over Feng Ling. It shows that our Lu is still more skilled."
"So you've also read that book 'Reincarnated as a Charmer, My Enemy Falls in Love with Me'?" Lu Denghe slapped his thigh, feeling the words fit perfectly. "That old ancestor has dominated the beauty rankings for years. Xuanji Tower has repeatedly stated that the list only considers appearance, regardless of cultivation level or family background, and they have no inside information. Rumor has it that he has at least a hundred or eighty Nascent Soul cultivators among his admirers."
At the end, he sighed, "It's a pity that since the siege by the Immortal Alliance three hundred years ago, when the ancestor was seriously injured and passed away, no one has seen him since. I really want to meet him."
Lu Yinche listened to him talk about gossip and commented, "Then this Yan guy is quite profitable."
Lu Denghe shook his head: "That's not the case. A forced melon is not sweet."
"Hmm?" Lu Yinche was interested. "How can he, the third best in the world, force Feng Ling to go?"
He and Yan Yanshu are really not familiar with each other.
Now that I think about it, it feels a bit like the bright moon hanging high in the sky, but not shining on me.
They are both moons. If you say they are not compatible, they will stop fighting after the fight and will not say a few words; if you say they deliberately avoid meeting, they will not spend any time thinking about such things.
But just because they are both influential figures doesn’t mean that this melon is not delicious.
In particular, Lu Denghe also said that he was "the first person to enter the Guixu realm after Tianmu, and he has no rivals in the world."
Does their Lu family have such a genius? Can they defeat him?
"That's what the rumor says..." Lu Denghe had just started to speak when Lu Yinche stood up from the fire they had just lit.
As the two of them were walking and talking, they were already some distance away from the mummy. The black water melted by the dog-shaped creature behind them was soaked on the ground, and the stench was strong.
Lu Denghe thought someone was coming to kill him again, and in panic, he saw Lu Yinche pinching a seal with his right fingertips, and when he raised his hand, a sword intent came out - he fished out a pheasant from the bushes in the forest.
While plucking the hairs skillfully, he said, "Go on, tell me about all the rumors. I love to hear them."
"Actually, in this version, our ancestor's image isn't very good."
Lu Yinche didn't take it seriously: "Why? You already said that he was being condemned by everyone, how could it be any worse?"
Lu Denghe then said.
The story begins in the first year of Tianmu. At that time, the third oldest ancestor in the world
——Lu Yinche interrupted and said, why not just call him Third Brother? Lu Denghe was forced to change his words and call him Third Ancestor under the pressure.
In short, when the Tianmu Incident just happened, Jiuzhou was in chaos, and the crimes of the Third Ancestor had not yet been exposed. On the contrary, because of his extremely high cultivation level and his repeated efforts to save the world and people, he was still a well-known good man.
How high? — Lu Yinche interrupted again.
Probably, Guixu Realm? I remember it. — Lu Denghe, interrupted, good-naturedly recalled what he had heard in his childhood.
You continue. — Lu Yinche nodded, completely disappointed with this "world where everyone is in the Guixu realm".
One day, people discovered that the marriage stone at the cape of Nanjun had been renewed.
This stone, which records the names of all the Taoist couples in this world whose marriages were witnessed by the Heavenly Dao, has long been used as a martial arts ranking list, because (stingy, as Lu Yinche said) there is only one ranking recognized by the Heavenly Dao and visible to everyone - it is ranked according to the Taoist couple with the higher cultivation level on the list.
Also, because not all marriages go through the process of being witnessed by the Heavenly Dao, and not all cultivators have a Taoist partner, the top spot on this list has not changed for many years.
These two names suddenly appeared and rushed to the top of the list. Those who didn't know would think that God took money to open a backdoor.
These two names, one is Fengling Sword Saint Yan Yanshu, and the other is the Third Ancestor.
Naturally, there were those who wanted to get the information. However, the Sword Saint's sect, the Cheng Xiao Sect in the Northern Territory, reported the following:
The Sword Master was forced into marriage.
Lu Yinche was overjoyed. "Are there any details about the forced marriage? I really want to see Yan's expression with my own eyes. Didn't he stab her with a sword right then and there?"
How could Lu Denghe, who was born almost three hundred years later, know anything? He simply told what he knew: "Three hundred years ago, in front of the Immortal Alliance, this incident did happen. However, at that time, the Third Ancestor was holding a life-saving grace, so it would be difficult for the Sword Saint to kill him."
It turns out that long before Tianmu, the Sword Saint had fallen into a secret place for some reason and was rescued by the Third Ancestor.
I can't repay you for saving my life, so I won't do it.
That being said, the Sword Saint is a man who always keeps his word, but the request made by the Third Ancestor is indeed a bit embarrassing - he wants to become his Taoist partner.
Logically speaking, with the Third Ancestor's looks and talent, it's not an exaggeration to say that everyone loves him, but it just so happens that he fell in love with someone he shouldn't have.
He fell in love with the Sword Master at first sight in that secret place, while the latter was said to have lost his memory and became disabled, in a critical moment at the mercy of others.
The Third Ancestor might not be a good person at heart. He took advantage of someone's misfortune, coaxed and deceived him, and made the rice into a fait accompli. Later, he forcibly abducted the Sword Saint back to his house, locked him up at home, and doted on him. He was truly infatuated with him and loved him passionately.
Even though the other party later escaped from trouble, regained his status as the Sword Master, and clearly expressed his willingness to repay the life-saving grace in other ways, the Third Ancestor turned a deaf ear to it and forced the marriage.
He even suggested that he had done zero for love and that the Sword Saint must be held responsible for this.
Forced into a corner, the Sword Master had no choice but to form a pact with him.
Lu Yinche coughed violently. "Doing nothing for love?" What the hell was this?
His considerate junior, Lu Denghe, thought he was unaware of this recently popular plot in storybooks, and explained, "It's about a man who, out of love, is willing to be the second woman to another man..."
Lu Yinche waved his hand, interrupting him: "No, you didn't tell me he's a man? Yan Yanshu, this kid with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is actually a homosexual?"
Lu Denghe's attention was completely diverted, and he exclaimed, "You called his name!"
"Who? Yan Yanshu?" Lu Yinche understood and looked relieved. "It's okay. He can't sense it. I still have some cultivation."
He let Lu Denghe talk, thinking, after all, this idiot in love isn't him, so what does it have to do with him whether Yan Yanshu is gay or not? He'd just watch for fun.
Lu Denghe muttered to himself that male succubi were much more popular in storybooks than female succubi.
He continued:
Later, the evil deeds of the Third Ancestor were exposed, and the Sword Saint, who was the leader of the Immortal Alliance at the time, was by his side.
Considering their long-term friendship, the Sword Saint spared his life despite immense pressure, but pierced his heart with a single sword, destroying his Nascent Soul Sea of Consciousness, saying:
"This evil cannot be punished. I will use this sword to replace it. From now on, it will be left to fend for itself and perish on its own. This is karma."
Out of respect for the Sword Saint, the Immortal Alliance spared the Third Ancestor and allowed him to escape. The matter ended with the Sword Saint's abdication, and was left unresolved.
Everyone said that the Sword Saint had reached the limit of his tolerance, yet he had also fulfilled his moral obligation and fulfilled his duty of cause and effect. They all praised him as a man of great righteousness, one who lived up to his benevolence. Some conspiracy theorists also claimed that this was all a ploy by the Sword Saint to gain fame and reputation, or that he had murdered his wife to prove his point.
However, the marriage stone remained the same, and their names were still at the top of the list. It seemed they would never have the chance to properly resolve the bond.
Hearing this, Lu Yinche said meaningfully, "Although I think your version of the rumor is true, I still have to sympathize with Feng Ling. I said that with his face, it would be a shame for Xuanji Tower not to put him on the beauty list. Look, he picked up a Taoist partner and got on. No, it was him who was picked up by the love-brained person and became a Taoist partner."
He shook his head and added his comments:
"As expected, there's no sword cultivator who wouldn't be the laughingstock of the martial arts world. People love to read stories about heartbreak, plunder, and robbery.
I heard that the character of the man surnamed Yan is just like his nickname of the God of Death, cold and smelly, and he is the most upright person. Anyone who dares to insist on making a pact with him is just like someone who is hungry and wants to eat thousands of swords piercing his heart.
There are so many ways to repay a favor. Even if I don't know him that well, I don't think he would use the bond to repay a favor. Especially for a sword cultivator like him who appears to be practicing the ruthless way, doing something like this is no different from deciding his own path to immortality."
Lu Denghe wanted to talk about the marriage stone? He couldn't fake it.
But he had never traveled far since he was a child. The farthest he went was to Xizhou for training, and he almost couldn't be buried in his ancestral tomb. He had never seen it with his own eyes, so he kept his mouth shut.
After listening to the gossip about his former "fighting buddy," Lu Yinche remembered that Lu Denghe hadn't yet answered the question about the protagonist's name, so he asked, "If you're worried about this old man hearing you call out my name, why not just tell me your name and let me know."
Could it be someone he knew?
Such explosive emotional gossip is enough for him to laugh at for three years!
Lu Denghe thought for a moment and replied, "You may have heard of his sword. It is a divine weapon forged by an ancient Taoist ancestor. It is still listed in the famous sword list, ranked between eighty and ninety. It is called Mingye."
Lu Yinche blinked, his expression frozen. "Which two words?"
"Uh... Ming, Mingye?" Lu Denghe instinctively felt that something was wrong and repeated the answer carefully.
Lu Yinche stopped talking.
He had a gloomy face, clenched his teeth, looked at the sky, looked at the earth, and finally, with all the strength he had to say three thousand words, he blurted out a resounding curse word that was full of endless anger and absurdity.
"Who did you say was the third best in the world?! How could I possibly be the third best in the world?!"
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