After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 6 The Wind Through the Pine Forest

"Looks like you're nothing special after all!" Shen Xu said coldly.

"You..." Shen Xian took a deep breath, as if her lungs were about to explode with anger.

“There’s no need to talk about morality with someone who has no respect for his elders. Brother Shen, let’s attack together.” After Shen Xian’s sword was knocked away, Mo Da came to Shen Xian’s side and said.

"Alright! Brother Mo, you are truly righteous. Let's attack together." After saying this, Shen Xian stared intently at Shen Xu with hatred in his eyes.

"Kill!" the two roared, brandishing their swords as they charged toward Shen Xu.

"Aren't Shen Xian and Mo Da a bit shameless!"

"That's really shameless. His cultivation level is clearly higher than Shen Xu's, yet he still needs to call for help!"

Shen Xian was no longer in the mood to pay attention to these idle gossips. He was clearly blinded by hatred and anger. A barely perceptible layer of blood energy surrounded his body, and his skin was red. This was a sign that his blood circulation was almost exceeding the limits of his body. He had already taken the Blood Fiend Pill and was ready to fight Shen Xu to the death.

Everyone was startled by Shen Xian's physical changes when they saw this.

"This could kill someone!"

"Oh no! Quickly go to the Hall of Affairs and invite Elder Zhang over. This is going to cause a death."

"Good thing you came, saving me time!" Shen Xu sneered as he saw the two rushing towards him.

"The wind rustles through the pines!"

Shen Xu's sword flashed, and an elusive sword light instantly pierced towards Shen Xian's brow. As the sword tip magnified in Shen Xian's eyes, he instantly sensed the approaching death.

He desperately tried to control his body to dodge the fatal sword strike, but the sword was too fast, and his body had no chance to evade it.

By the time he realized what was happening, Shen Xu's sword tip was already resting between his eyebrows, leaving a bright red bloodstain.

Shen Xian could clearly feel the stinging sensation between his brows, as well as the aching sensation from the sharpness of Shen Xu's sword. Under this dual stimulation, Shen Xian's nerves and heartbeat pounded wildly.

His body suddenly went limp and collapsed to the ground. Seeing this, Moda immediately stopped and slowly retreated into the crowd, quickly disappearing from Shen Xu's sight.

"What an amazing sword strike!" Elder Zhang, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, exclaimed in amazement upon seeing Shen Xu's exquisite sword strike.

The people around were also shocked by Shen Xu's sword strike, and a silence fell over the crowd.

"He only used one sword strike..."

Even in Shen Xian's desperate state, he couldn't react to that sword strike, and honestly, they weren't confident they could dodge it either. At this moment, the people around Shen Xu looked at him with not only shock but also a hint of awe. They finally realized that the young man before them was not someone to be trifled with.

Shen Xu looked at Shen Xian, who was slumped on the ground like a dead dog, and a hint of disgust appeared in his eyes. "I didn't want to argue with you, but people always have to pay the price for their actions."

After saying that, he precisely slit Shen Xian's throat with his sword, then wiped the blood off the sword on Shen Xian's clothes, and finally sheathed his sword and left gracefully.

Everyone was stunned; they never expected Shen Xu to be so ruthless.

Wherever he went, people spontaneously made way for him, afraid of accidentally provoking this evil spirit.

After Shen Xu left, Elder Zhang had someone carry Shen Xian to receive treatment, but with his throat cut, he would probably be unable to speak for a long time.

"Shen Xu disregarded the sect rules and harmed his fellow disciples. Should the elders punish him?" someone asked.

"That's a misconception. Shen Xu and Shen Xian were just sparring, and so many people witnessed it. Besides, having one's throat cut isn't a serious injury. Which rule did Shen Xu violate?" the white-robed youth argued in defense of Shen Xu.

"Let's leave it at that! The sect will decide right and wrong. I'm only responsible for reporting the facts. The rest is none of your business. When will your cultivation improve if you're always scheming against each other?" Elder Zhang reprimanded.

"We will heed the elder's teachings!" the two replied respectfully.

In truth, Zhang Song still leaned towards Shen Xu. Firstly, it was indeed Shen Xian and Shen Xu who instigated the conflict, a behavior he disliked.

Secondly, this incident also allowed him to see Shen Xu's strength and talent. Given time, Shen Xu will definitely become a pillar of the sect, and such a person is much more important than the likes of Shen Xian.

However, he could only explain in his report to his superiors that Shen Xu did not initiate the incident, so that even if the higher-ups investigated, Shen Xu's responsibility would be minimized.

Fortunately, Shen Xu didn't kill him; otherwise, even with his exceptional swordsmanship talent, the sect wouldn't have let him off easily. Based on his understanding of the sect's upper echelons, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Shen Xu would likely only be punished by having his supply of Qi-Nourishing Pills reduced for a few months.

When Zhang Song returned to the Hall of Affairs, he was somewhat surprised to find the girl in blue sitting quietly inside.

"Qiqi, didn't you go out to see the excitement?" Zhang Song asked with a smile.

"Uncle Zhang won't let me go out, how could Qiqi dare to go out!" Yang Qiqi replied with a charming smile.

“You are not a member of the Green Bamboo Sword Sect now. Uncle Zhang is keeping you in the Hall of Affairs for your own good. In a couple of days, Uncle Zhang will take you to meet a very important person. At that time, there will be no place in the entire Green Bamboo Sword Sect that you cannot go.”

"Uncle Zhang, don't you want Qiqi anymore? Qiqi doesn't want to see any important people. Qiqi wants to stay by Uncle Zhang's side forever." Yang Qiqi tugged at Zhang Song's sleeve, looking at him with teary eyes.

"What are you talking about, silly girl? But I really should tell you something."

"Qiqi, you've gained some understanding of cultivation talent during your time in the Hall of Affairs. And your cultivation talent is so strong that I've never seen anything like it in my life. I estimate that even the Sect Leader and the Hall Masters can't compare. So I need to find you a good master so that your extraordinary talent won't be wasted."

"Can't Uncle Zhang be my master? Qiqi thinks Uncle Zhang is already very powerful. He can kill those bandits who rob our village with a single sword strike!"

"Haha, compared to those elders with extraordinary cultivation, what is your Uncle Zhang? Killing bandits is something that Shen Xu, who just arrived, could do as easily as I could."

"So Senior Brother Shen is quite amazing too!"

"He's still too green! The gap between him and me is less than one-hundredth of the gap between me and those big shots in the sect. But his sword has a lot of spirit, and given time he might become a big shot. But let's wait until he enters the inner sect first, the inner sect is the stage for geniuses to compete."

"To be honest, even if you laugh at me, your Uncle Zhang is just one of the disciples who left the inner sect many years ago because he couldn't compete with the others in the inner sect."

But you're different, Qiqi. As long as you're accepted into that important person's sect, you'll immediately become a core disciple of the Green Bamboo Sword Sect. At that time, all the sect's resources will be directed towards you. It probably won't be long before Uncle Zhang is no match for you.

"And at that time, Qiqi, you can go back and fulfill your vow."