Martialism

Chapter 8's

When Yi Ping came back with two of the best wine jars he could buy, thrown over his shoulder, it was already almost night.

Yi Ping was unable to find Girl Ji anywhere around him. Heart's sinking. Did he lie to her? Not only was he not here, he had also lost his precious sword to her.

It is said that boxers from the martial fraternity are full of gimmicks and trickery. The first rule is always, never trust anyone.

Some boxers do not mean to be evil but will not hesitate to mock others. And it seemed that Girl Ji had helped her to trick her into giving her a precious sword of her own free will.

After screaming for some time for her, her heart sank. He was disappointed and cursed, “His name ... His name may not be his real name! How stupid of me. This is an important lesson!”

He calmed himself down and after a while, he said to himself, “I have only lost a sword but have become acquainted with an extraordinary woman. He saved my life and I have not paid him back. If he likes that sword, I will give it to him even if he does not ask for it. He had asked me to go to the city to buy some wine. Isn't that a good idea too? I can't drink quietly in the city but now I can drink quietly in this quiet place!”

He began to unscrew the wine bottle and began to appreciate the wine. The feeling was calming and he was comforted.

But again, he was interrupted.

“I've asked you to buy some wine for that weird old man, but you drank it yourself? I thought you had the sincerity to find that strange old fellow as your martial master? Hmph, you really..” A familiar voice sounded scolding her softly.

Yi Ping had a leap in his heart. He looked up and saw Girl Ji walking towards him. He rubbed his nose and was secretly very happy to see her again. He said, “I think you're gone, so I decided to drink by myself.”

Ji Lingfeng smiled, “You think I'm leaving? Don't you miss me? If I go, why don't you look for me?”

Yi Ping fell silent and said, “I didn't think so far. If you want to go, who am I to stop you?”

Ji Lingfeng smiled, “It looks like you are truly a heartless person. Here, take this back!” He threw the White Emerald Phoenix precious sword at him.

Yi Ping caught the sword in the air and placed it on his side. He said, “I really think that you have left ..”

Ji Lingfeng sighed, “This is entirely your fault!”

Yi Ping asked, “My fault?”

Ji Lingfeng sadly said, “I waited for you and played by the water. Suddenly, two identical young beauties attacked me just because I had your sword. They keep accusing me of stealing their swords. From their martial origin. , it was clear that they were from the Eternal Ice Palace.”

He added cynically, “So that was your guarantee earlier that no one would target this sword?”

Yi Ping was surprised and he asked hurriedly, “They are twins? Are they okay? What are you doing with them?”

Ji Lingfeng was obviously unhappy and she replied coldly, “Aren't you supposed to ask if I'm okay first before you ask about them? Or do you know them?”

Yi Ping said, “You are standing right in front of me now. It is clear that you are not hurt. Quickly tell me what happened to them?”

Ji Lingfeng hummed coldly, “I did nothing to them. We dueled for a while but the Emerald Skills and their swordplay were too unexpected. They were even harder to deal with than that Jue Yuan. I don't want to waste it. My time fighting and playing around with the Eternal Ice Palace's students so I ran away from them. I'm taking a detour back here again, yet you're not worried about my safety? “

Yi Ping sighed solemnly, “They are my friends. You are my friend too. I don't want any of you to get hurt.”

Ji Lingfeng said coldly, “The Eternal Ice Palace is a forbidden place for men and they have strict rules about it. There's no way they're your friends. That must be your sad mind. They seemed to care more about this sword. Did ya? You stole it from them? Like all men, you are not honest! I thought you were different but now, I know otherwise!”

Yi Ping panicked and said, “Girl, I don't want to lie to you. I am the new Master of the Eternal Ice Palace. As for the twin brothers, they are Yujian and Meijian.”

Ji Lingfeng was just as surprised and she asked, “How can it be? Isn't the Eternal Ice Palace a forbidden place for men? With your mediocre abilities, you are not even suited to be their opponent!”

Yi Ping sighed and said, “The story is long ..”

Ji Lingfeng was sad in her heart. It was because he did not want to be associated with a liar and the young man he saved was just an ordinary thief. If Yi Ping said that he had stolen the sword, he would not mind. But a liar is a person who cannot be trusted.

Although he was beginning to not believe it, but he had decided to give her a last chance to explain.

He began to tell her what happened to her during her trip to the Heavenly Mountains. How did he meet Shui Yixian and how he accidentally became the new leader of the Eternal Ice Palace.

After Ji Lingfeng heard the story, her expression of disbelief did not disappear.

Although she prided herself on her incredible intelligence, yet she did not know if Yi Ping was telling the truth. When she spoke of Shui Yixian, her eyes were emotional and she seemed to be in a faraway place. A liar would not be likely to show such sentiments unless he was truly an experienced actor. He was very touched.

He sighed in his heart, “He must have suffered a lot of beating. That's why he's now experiencing delusions. Too bad ..”

The story had too many inconsistencies in it for him to believe. It was because his martial level was too weak to inherit the rudder of the Eternal Ice Palace. It was tantamount to destroying the reputation of the Eternal Ice Palace, something that the rational leader of the Eternal Ice Palace would never do.

Moreover, even though he did not know much about the Eternal Ice Palace, he did, it was well known in the martial fraternity that there was currently no man there and Heavenly Fairy Mistress Emerald swore to celibate long ago! And she's said to be a ninety-year-old woman now if she's alive.

Yi Ping almost told him everything except the part where he had to leave the Eternal Ice Palace in a hurry.

Ji Lingfeng threw away her face and said, “No matter if you tell the truth or not. Let's visit the old man. He is an erratic person. I'm afraid to visit it so soon but because you asked for it and I don't have the heart to say no to you, consider it my pesky.”

He never expected that the first man he liked was a ruined wanderer and was a delusional person who had lost his mind. He didn't really expect the possibility of his first romance to be so chaotic.

Yi Ping was overjoyed and he said, “Good, let's hurry now!” He immediately started walking quickly.

Ji Lingfeng looked back and sighed in her heart.

He immediately said, “Hmph. That's the wrong way, you know ..”

Yi Ping immediately froze in his path and he looked awkwardly, “If that's the case, may the girl who leads.”

Ji Lingfeng said, “So I'm your tour guide now?”

Yi Ping was astonished by his question. He fumbled and said, “I don't know the way ..”

Ji Lingfeng sighed, “Actually I don't really remember the way either.”

Yi Ping was surprised, “You don't remember?”

Ji Lingfeng turned her gaze and said, “That's somewhere in that direction. I don't have a map and I would love to travel to the main road. I don't really stop to observe my surroundings for every landmark while I'm traveling.too fast.”

Yi Ping asked, “You really don't remember? You can't forget the path you took. We can get back on track. It's really a simple matter. We can look for your old trail once we get there. .”

Yi Ping had been a wanderer for a long time. He is a great road-seeker and rarely gets lost even when he has no map.

Ji Lingfeng pondered for a moment, “I don't think we can find an easy way.”

Yi Ping asked, “Explain?”

Ji Lingfeng sighed as she pointed to the stretch of mountain hill in front of them, “I ... crossed at least seven hills and had jumped down at least twenty times on that steep cliff. Jumping down is easy but can we fly? Can you fly high?”

Yi Ping blinked his eyes in surprise. He finally said, “What can we do?”

Ji Lingfeng asked him, “You asked me what should I do? You're the one who wants to go to that damned place. I don't even want to go there.”

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