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"Please be quiet, Empress Yixian!" Gu Han, in a very ambiguous posture, straddled Yixian's stomach, pressing her soft and plump chest with his left knee. Don't misunderstand, Gu Han had no ill intentions. He just didn't plan to break Yixian's personal shield and incapacitate her with direct damage.
Only by thoroughly suppressing her could he control Yixian and prevent her from attacking again.
"Miss Linlin! Come over quickly, I can't hold her down anymore!" Gu Han shouted loudly. He was using all his strength to suppress Yixian, who was struggling and writhing. If it weren't for the Qingpin Jian enhancing his physical abilities, Gu Han would never have been able to hold Yixian down.
"Oh!" Lianian Lin, dragging her wounded body, half-crawled and half-walked to Gu Han's side. As soon as she saw her hated target, Yixian struggled even harder, almost pushing Gu Han off her.
"How can this be? Without my command, how did you..." Lianian Lin asked in disbelief, but before she could finish her question, she was interrupted by Gu Han.
"There's no time to explain, Miss Linlin, please quickly return Yixian to her sword form, I can't hold her much longer!" Sweat streamed down Gu Han's forehead, and he looked truly desperate.
"Alright!" Lianian Lin gave Gu Han a deep look, then, under Yixian's hateful gaze, placed her hand on Yixian's left chest and squeezed...
Well, don't misunderstand, Lianian Lin isn't some yuri. Yixian's hilt is on her left chest, and to return her to her sword form, Lianian Lin had to squeeze Yixian's left chest.
After such a struggle, Yixian's body unwillingly transformed into points of starlight, finally converging into the form of the Yixian Sword in Lianian Lin's hand. This bizarre battle against her master temporarily came to an end!
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"Oh! Did I come too late??" Just after Yixian returned to her sword form, a lady with a tuft of hair standing up, wearing a white dress, mature and beautiful, entered the Sword Burial Ground. The reason she is called "lady" is that she was carrying a basket of fresh vegetables, pork, and live fish, as if she had just returned from the market.
"Hey, Zhanlong, you're finally back!" Liu Lei, a Xianjian-level sword holder, greeted her with a fawning smile. "Why did you buy so much food? Didn't I say it's more important to save people than to worry about these things?"
"It's fine, Lei Lei!" Zhanlong Lady still smiled warmly, handing the basket of food to Liu Lei. "I know you love beef stew with potatoes, so I bought a lot. Are you happy?"
"I'm so happy! So touched!" Liu Lei was almost in tears with joy.
"Lei Lei, where's Yixian? We need to deal with her quickly, I still have to boil water and cook the meat!" Zhanlong Lady looked around. "Strange, I can't see Yixian anywhere?"
"It's fine, Yixian has already been taken care of by this young man!" Liu Lei pulled the confused Zhanlong to Gu Han and Lianian Lin's side. Pointing to Lianian Lin, he introduced her:
"Let me introduce you, this is Miss Lianian Lin, the future head of the Lianian family, Miss Lianian Lin." Liu Lei then pointed to Gu Han: "This is a new sword holder, Gu Han. He's the one who defeated Yixian just now!"
After introducing Gu Han and Lianian Lin, Liu Lei introduced Zhanlong: "She is my Sword Maiden, a Lingjian-level Sword Maiden, Zhanlong Sword! She said she would arrive in eight minutes, and look, she's here in just over seven minutes... ha ha."
"Nice to meet you, Empress Zhanlong!"
"Please meet Empress Zhanlong!"
Gu Han and Lianian Lin bowed to Zhanlong at the same time. They couldn't believe that this housewife-like Sword Maiden was actually the famous Lingjian-level Sword Maiden, Zhanlong. This was Gu Han's first time meeting a Lingjian-level Sword Maiden.
The origin of Zhanlong Sword is uncertain, but according to legend, it was the sword of Xu Shun, a celestial master of the Jin Dynasty, during his cultivation in the mortal world. Before Xu Shun attained enlightenment, he used Zhanlong Sword to slay a dragon-like creature on Mount Meiling in Yuzhang City.
According to the legend, Zhanlong Sword has transcended the realm of ordinary swords and reached the level of a Lingjian. In reality, Zhanlong Sword is indeed a Lingjian-level Sword Maiden, possessing incredible power.
It was just unimaginable that such a powerful Sword Maiden would appear so similar to the neighbor's Mrs. Wang, though in terms of beauty, Mrs. Wang couldn't even compare to Zhanlong Lady.
"Hehe! It's good, it's good!" Zhanlong Lady patted Lianian Lin's head with a smile. "Linlin has grown so much, truly a girl changes a lot in eighteen years! I told Sister Chixiao back then that she would be a true beauty. After five years, Linlin has even found a boyfriend, what good fortune!"
"Wait! Empress Zhanlong, this person is not my boyfriend!" Lianian Lin waved her hands in explanation. "He's not Linlin's boyfriend, he's Linlin's personal disciple!"
"Personal disciple?" Sweat dripped from Gu Han's forehead. "Miss Linlin, let's get this straight, when did I become your personal disciple?"
"When did you? When you learned the secret technique of the Lianian family, 'Lianian Five Styles,' you became my personal disciple!" Lianian Lin placed her hands on her hips and shouted. "What, are you going to deny it after benefiting from me?"
"This was clearly you who offered it to me, I didn't ask for it!" Gu Han retorted. "Besides, if I hadn't learned that sword technique, wouldn't you have been chopped into pieces by Yixian?"
"Hmph, I'm telling you, once you've learned it, you're mine. Unless you die, you're my personal disciple!" Lianian Lin shot back, and the two immediately started arguing.
"Hehe! Such a lively argument, how close!" Zhanlong Lady covered her mouth, her face blooming with a smile. "Let's go, we shouldn't disturb them." She then took Liu Lei's arm and pulled him away from the Sword Burial Ground.
"Hey... wait... I still have something to say..." Liu Lei's voice grew faint as he was pulled farther away. "Gu Han, remember, you're a person of Yuzhang City in life and a ghost of Yuzhang City in death. Three days from now, go to Yuzhang Academy and report to Dean Gu. I, Liu Lei, have specially recruited you into Yuzhang Academy. Remember, you must go..."
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"You are not allowed to go to Yuzhang Academy!" After leaving the Sword Burial Ground and returning to the first floor of the Sword Pavilion, Lianian Lin said to Gu Han.
"Impossible!" Gu Han frowned. "I'm still a newcomer. If I have the chance to study at Yuzhang Academy, why shouldn't I go?"
"Didn't I say you're already my personal disciple? Whatever you want to learn, I'll teach you. It's definitely better than that Yuzhang Academy. You don't know, our Lianian family's library is several times larger than Yuzhang Academy's!" Lianian Lin said.
"Enough!" Gu Han began to regret saving Lianian Lin for the sake of the Lianian family's favor, exposing his talent, and being pursued to become her disciple... "I, Gu Han, will never be anyone's disciple. Give up on that idea."
"Oh! You don't understand, you're a genius, you know that?" Lianian Lin earnestly persuaded him. "A genius can't be taught by the mediocre teachers at Yuzhang Academy. Only someone as talented as me can teach you!"
"More talented!" Gu Han sneered. "Talented enough to need me to help you cheat on exams?"
"You... " Lianian Lin was speechless, having forgotten this embarrassing secret. If she had known, she would have found someone else to help her... But, if she hadn't asked him to help her cheat, she wouldn't have met this annoying guy.
"Hey, Sour Popsicle! You're finally out! I've been waiting so long my feet are numb..." Unconsciously, the two had reached the entrance of the Sword Pavilion, where Song Hama was waving frantically.
"Alright, my friend is here, don't bother me anymore..." Gu Han glanced at Lianian Lin with disdain. "Saving your life this time, you owe me a favor, remember that!"
"Remember what? I ask you, what about the 'Lianian Five Styles'? You learned our family's sword technique and want to just walk away?" Lianian Lin demanded.
"Fine, I promise I will never use the 'Lianian Five Styles' again in my life!" Gu Han, with the "Xuantian Nine Swords," had no interest in the "Lianian Five Styles."
"You... " Lianian Lin's eyes darted, and a plan formed in her mind. "Dare you promise that if you ever use the 'Lianian Five Styles' again, you'll become my personal disciple? If you dare to promise, I won't bother you anymore!"
"Spit and nail it, I promise never to use it!" With that, Gu Han turned and walked away without looking back.
"Wait..." Lianian Lin grabbed Gu Han's hand again.
"What now?" Gu Han stopped, turning back with a sigh.
"You haven't answered me, how did you defeat Yixian without my command?" Lianian Lin was still puzzled about how Gu Han had defeated Yixian.
"It's not hard... just follow the 12345 sequence a few times..." Gu Han gave this unreliable answer and walked out of the Sword Pavilion, leaving with Song Hama, who had more questions.
"Miss... have you successfully obtained the Yixian Sword?" At the entrance, another person was waiting for Lianian Lin. Behind him were three Sword Maidens, indicating he was a Mingjian-level sword holder.
As Lianian Lin approached, the Mingjian-level sword holder was shocked. "Miss, you're injured! How did you get so many wounds?"
"There were some complications, but it's nothing serious!" Lianian Lin waved her hand, not planning to let Gu Han off so easily.