Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 287 - 193: The World’s First Sword_2

Chapter 287: Chapter 193: The World’s First Sword_2

"In Dad’s words, it was as if he didn’t have a daughter, but a son instead. Later on, when I grew up a bit, Dad always teased me with this."

Speaking of the past, Liu Tangxi’s smile intensified on her face. For her, this childhood period must be the most beautiful and unforgettable time in her life.

Even Jiang Feng couldn’t help but smile. The two clinked their cups of turbid wine together. Last year, when they met, it was always Jiang Feng sharing stories about his past and present life. After returning to the sect, it turned out to be his senior sister who opened her heart.

"But back then, even though I was bold, I was ultimately a girl. It was okay when I encountered kids of the same age, since we were all five or six and it didn’t make much difference, but those eight or nine-year-olds gave me a headache."

"Later, your senior sister was bullied by kids from a few streets over, beaten and left crying loudly, with even my little face scratched up. I went to Dad to tattle, but he saw right through me, deducing that I must’ve started the trouble."

"Seeing that Dad had discovered the truth, but not wanting to lose, my competitive spirit was strong. So I cried and made a fuss, asking Dad to think of a way for me, but Dad couldn’t just help me bully those children."

"So Dad came up with an idea. Since my family has been woodworkers for generations and even though we’ve accumulated wealth and started merchant businesses over time, we couldn’t forget or let go of this ancestral skill."

"Then he crafted a wooden sword for me overnight. This wooden sword wasn’t just thrown together; you see, the sword blade, sword guard, sword hilt, every part of it was meticulously carved, and also, since he worried about me not being able to lift it, the material was extremely light. It was just too long for me back then."

"But later, I came to realize that Dad was worried I wouldn’t settle down as I grew older, so he made a sword that I could use until I became twenty-eight years old—hahaha, so this is how Dad saw me in his heart?"

Not only was Liu Xianzi laughing, but Jiang Feng couldn’t contain himself either.

He guessed that Liu Tangxi must have hidden some of her true nature because he could see that his senior sister inherently had a craziness about her, whether facing Taiyi Great Elder Lan Tianyong or in her usual way of doing things.

It seems her way is not speaking much, but definitely splitting you in half with a single sword strike.

He never expected his senior sister had such stories from her childhood. The graceful and aloof Liu Xianzi was once a crazy young girl who carried a wooden sword and played the role of the boss, picking fights with other kids every day.

"When I first held that wooden sword, do you know what thought flashed through my senior sister’s mind?"

Her eyes sparkled with a bright light, and the youth honestly shook his head, while Liu Xianzi just curled her lips with a slight smile. This was the first time since Jiang Feng met Liu Tangxi that he saw a glimpse of pride on her face!

"This is The World’s First Sword!"

I had goosebumps, even got a shiver; that expression, that tone, the unintentional air of might and the self-confident curve of her smile at the corner of her mouth all demonstrated the realm of this immortal.

From the moment she grasped that sword, even if it was just an ordinary wooden sword, it was still The World’s First Sword.

The hand of the young man handling peanuts began to tremble slightly, just by listening to his senior sister recount her childhood, he could feel that sense of destiny returning to absurdity.

Is there really someone in this world who is born to be the first?

"Another two years passed, and I grew up a bit, not as naive as before, plus every day my mother dragged me to learn womanly virtues, to study the arts of zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, while all those little friends had been sent to school."

"I don’t know since when, but that wooden sword has always been left in the backyard of my home. I remember at the time I stuck the wooden sword in a corner of the backyard, and then I stopped caring about it."

"After the family earned some money, I also moved to the city with my parents. Our old house is still there, but we only go back for family reunions during the New Year."

That seemed very normal.

After all, children’s playful hearts also gradually fade away, but he didn’t expect his senior sister wasn’t born into a famous Cultivation Family, but had an ordinary background as well. Although her family is in the merchant trade, compared to officials and Cultivators, their status is indeed lower.

And from the tone of the senior sister, although they saved some money and moved to the city, it was only just enough to bring their small family along, and it seems they could barely manage to settle down in the city.

"But everything changed in the year I turned sixteen."

"Evil Cultivators descended upon the world, bringing with them thirty-six demons to wreak havoc on a small town by the East Sea. Wherever they passed, not a blade of grass remained; they used humans for blood refinement, refined blood for Elixirs, and incorporated Elixirs into pills, seemingly in an attempt to ascend to heaven in one step."

"That year coincided with New Year, when my entire family returned to our hometown for the festivities. Little did we expect to run into those demons committing atrocities. They sealed the entire town with the Sun-Moon Blood Refining Technique, turning people into Elixirs."

"Despite all our attempts, no one in my family could escape and nearly all perished. The town’s inhabitants suffered heavy casualties as well, forced to watch helplessly as their flesh was stripped from their bodies, leaving behind nothing but skeletons."

"At that time, the highest cultivation level within the town was at the Core Formation, facing those who had reached the Nascent Soul and even Divinity Transformation Stages. They were like mere decorations, easily subdued within a few moves, turned into the first batch of Blood Food for those trying to ascend."

"The entire populace was wiped out, leaving the town filled with dry bones and not a drop of flesh within a mere three days."

"Back then, I hid at the edges of the town walls, where the effects were minimal, but I was still within the Array, bound to be drained of my flesh sooner or later. Initially lucid, I eventually started losing consciousness, nearing death."

"I wished to die with more dignity, attempting to take my own life, but at that moment, I seemed to see an Illusion—a giant sword descending from the sky, cleaving the town in two."

"Of course, it also split the Array that prevented everyone from escaping. You can probably guess who it was."

He nodded without hesitation.

Without the need to think, it was the previous Sword Immortal, the former Peak Master of Swordmaster Peak, and also our mentor, Liu Jian.

At this point, Liu Tangxi couldn’t help but feel reflective about those bygone days. She didn’t feel sad; after all, she was now a practitioner of the Cultivation arts. Only occasionally, when she thought of home, would she visit.

The corners of her mouth curled up in a smile.

"Yes, our Master wielded the Heavenly Gate Opening Sword. That was the first time I realized a sword could be used in such a way, but it also looked eerily familiar, reminiscent of the way I played with my friends when I was young."

"With a single sword strike, our Master decapitated one of the demons, shattering its Divine Soul, facing thirty-six alone. After a day of fierce battle, he slaughtered them all. Ironically, at that time, I was tired and hungry, my blood mostly drained, and my life hanging by a thread."

"Yet, I still watched, wide-eyed and dumbstruck, until after Master had slain all of the demons. Finding the few of us who survived, I finally closed my eyes and passed out."

"After waking up, our Master originally planned to take us to another town for temporary shelter. However, you know my temperament; I implored Master to give me some time, dragging my exhausted body back home."

"I wanted to find something, but I couldn’t take anything with me, not even recognizing the corpses of my parents, just piles of bones everywhere. I rummaged through the entire house, and finally..."

"I found it."

She pointed to the wooden sword with a smile on her face, and it was then that Jiang Feng understood. To his Senior Sister, this was a treasure laden with affection and friendship, irreplaceable by anything else.

"When I found this wooden sword, it was badly corroded, but made of good material. Father didn’t lie to me; it was made of fine wood. At that time, it was shoved crookedly into the ground under a tree, forgotten."

"So I reached out and grabbed it once more, and unbeknownst to me, our Master had appeared behind me. Reflecting upon it later, Master might have been silently watching over me all along, harboring the thought of taking me as a disciple."

"He was just waiting to see if I could withstand this final test, and so Master asked me a question."

"He asked me what were my thoughts when I grasped this sword."

Liu Xianzi tilted her head slightly, with a trace of defiance on her face, that pride hidden behind her aloof exterior, engraved deep in her bones.

"This, is The World’s First Sword!"

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