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"Lord, what happened?" Gu Han pointed at the sword maiden Yixian, who was filled with resentment, and respectfully asked Liu Lei.
"Little guy, don't you know what's going on here?" Liu Lei looked at Gu Han in surprise and patted his shoulder very politely. "If you don't know, you shouldn't have barged into the Burial Sword Ground. I have high hopes for you, little guy!"
"Better that you don't know. Since you're not part of their circle, you shouldn't know the stories of their circle, or you'll regret it!" Liu Lei shook his head. As he said, not telling Gu Han was for his own good; knowing what shouldn't be known would bring trouble.
"Thank you, Senior, for your guidance!" Gu Han bowed to Liu Lei. Since the other party didn't want to tell him, why should he ask more?
On the other side, the confrontation between Yixian Sword and Liunian Lin continued. Faced with Yixian Sword's overwhelming resentment, Liunian Lin's face gradually turned pale.
Thinking of the foolish and absurd actions of her family back then, a thread of shame pierced Liunian Lin's heart. Although it was hundreds of years ago, who could blame her for bearing the bloodline of the Liunian family, and thus having to bear the burden of the past.
"Enough! No matter what, it's our Liunian family who wronged her!" After a moment of thought, Liunian Lin made a move that shocked both Gu Han and Liu Lei. Liunian Lin bent her knees and knelt before Yixian.
"Every mistake is our family's fault. Unfortunately, the mistakes cannot be undone. Today, I kneel before Lady Yixian, sincerely asking for her forgiveness for the wrongs we committed in the past!" At this moment, Liunian Lin had none of her previous playful demeanor, only solemnity and remorse.
"Amazing! This girl is truly remarkable!" Seeing Liunian Lin kneel, Liu Lei was impressed. "I never thought I would see the day when someone from their family would kneel to someone else. I can die without regrets now!"
Faced with Liu Lei's praise, Gu Han remained silent, wondering if Yixian would forgive Liunian Lin.
"Difficult!" As if hearing his master's inner question, Qingpin suddenly spoke. "Her anger is surging, and she's about to attack!"
"Is the Liunian family's pride still so precious? Do you really think kneeling will atone for your sins?" Yixian shouted fiercely. "I will make you lie in the grave for 300 years!"
This angry roar marked the beginning of Yixian's battle to kill her master. Yes, this was a battle to kill her master, and also a suicidal battle. Liunian Lin had become Yixian Sword's master, and if Yixian Sword attacked Liunian Lin, it would be a clear act of killing her master. If the master died, the sword maiden would instantly shatter into pieces, turning into iron powder and disappearing completely.
In history, there were only seven cases of sword maidens successfully killing their masters, and none of these sword maidens ever appeared in the world again.
Yixian's cheongsam was pressed tightly against her legs by the strong wind, revealing her perfect legs, worthy of her reputation as the most beautiful legs among ancient swords... but let's get back to the battle. Without a doubt, the resentful Yixian chose to attack first, and her first move aimed directly at Liunian Lin's vital points. If it hit, there would be no doubt that Liunian Lin would die.
Liunian Lin, of course, didn't want to die. Faced with Yixian's killing move, she had no choice but to draw another broken sword from the desert and block Yixian's attack head-on.
"Clang!" The broken sword in Yixian's hand was knocked out of her grip, and she was thrown several meters away, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Trouble!" Seeing the real fight, Liu Lei became anxious. Although the Liunian family was renowned as the world's first family, having slain countless enemies and possessing a library of secret techniques, Liunian Lin was still just a mortal at this moment. Although she had become an ancient sword wielder, the one trying to kill her was her only sword maiden.
If she had her sword maiden at hand, with the Liunian family's resources, Liunian Lin wouldn't fear Yixian at all!
A mortal's body facing a sword maiden's sword, from ancient times to the present, few have come out unscathed.
"What's wrong, has the Liunian family become so weak that they can't even withstand one strike from Yixian?" Yixian sneered. "The person from back then was much stronger than you."
"Yixian, please listen to me, our family truly knows we were wrong, we..." Liunian Lin tried to explain, but Yixian didn't give her a chance and attacked again. Helpless, Liunian Lin had to pick up another broken sword from the ground to block Yixian's sharp blade.
But she could only block for a moment. Just like before, the broken sword in Liunian Lin's hand was knocked out, and she was thrown several meters away again.
This cycle continued for five or six times. Although Liunian Lin managed to block Yixian's attacks each time, it was clear to anyone that she was running out of energy. Her tiger's mouth was bleeding profusely, her reaction speed and sword strength were weakening, and at this rate, she would eventually die from exhaustion under Yixian's sword.
"Trouble! Trouble!" Liu Lei paced anxiously, saying, "My sword maidens are not here, what can I do, what can I do!"
Except when in battle, sword maidens did not want to remain in sword form. As long as they stayed within 100 kilometers of their wielder, they could move freely, shop, and play. For example, at this moment, Liu Lei's ancient sword maiden was shopping with her sisters in a CBD in Yuzhang City, about 60 kilometers away.
Liu Lei had already used the sword mark to call his sword maiden to drop everything and return to him, but it would take time. Without his sword maiden, Liu Lei was just a robust old man, useless in this situation.
"Oh no, I can't let the Liunian family's girl die here, or I won't have a peaceful old age!" Liu Lei muttered to himself beside Gu Han, "If only there was an ancient sword wielder here... Why did the old ancestors have to install a personal terminal blocking system here? I can't even contact any of my subordinates outside!"
Suddenly, Liu Lei's eyes caught sight of Gu Han, and he was overjoyed. "I must be getting senile, there's already an ancient sword wielder right here."
"..." Gu Han suddenly felt a chill, sensing that something was targeting him.
"Hey, little guy, charge in!" Liu Lei rushed behind Gu Han and shouted at him.
"What? Charge in?" Gu Han was stunned. Wasn't he just supposed to watch?
"No time to explain, get in there now!" With that, Liu Lei kicked Gu Han in the butt, sending him flying onto Liunian Lin.
From the strength of that kick, Liu Lei was clearly not a mere mortal!
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"Are you here to save me?" Seeing Gu Han fly to her side, Liunian Lin blushed. This guy finally had a conscience and came to save her.
"Exactly! I'm here to save you!" Gu Han seemed to forget that he had been kicked in, and shamelessly claimed he had come to save Liunian Lin on his own. The reason was simple: he had heard the name of the Liunian family from Yixian and, combined with the identity of Yixian's previous masters, even a fool could guess that Liunian Lin was a descendant of the world's first family, the Liunian family. Saving her life would earn him a huge favor from the Liunian family!
Gu Han was not a pedantic person. Since he was already an ancient sword wielder, with his skills and Qingpin Sword in hand, suppressing Yixian Sword wouldn't take much effort. Such an easy way to earn a favor from the Liunian family, why not?
However, before taking action, Gu Han wanted to confirm a few things.
"Qingpin, I leave everything to you!" Gu Han bowed to Qingpin Sword, then picked up the heavily injured Liunian Lin and quickly retreated to the back, leaving Qingpin Sword, the little girl, to face the increasingly angry Yixian Sword.
No one criticized Gu Han's actions, as in this world, it was common for sword maidens to fight at the front while the wielders commanded from the back. After all, 99% of wielders had no close combat skills and would only be a burden on the battlefield.
"Little sister, please step aside!" Yixian's hatred was only for the Liunian family, so she retained a bit of reason and didn't want to harm the seemingly weak ancient sword maiden.
"Gu Han entrusted Qingpin, Qingpin cannot retreat!" Qingpin clenched her hand, and Qingpin Sword appeared. "Qingpin accepts the challenge."
"Since that's the case, don't blame me for hurting you!" Yixian's eyes narrowed, and killing intent surged. The battle between the two sword maidens was about to begin.
"Qingpin, how strong are you?" Gu Han thought to himself from behind. In the game, Qingpin Sword's maiden form was sealed, so he could only gauge her strength and background from her sword techniques in reality!