Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 395 - 250: Seeing Cen Yueyue Again

Chapter 395: Chapter 250: Seeing Cen Yueyue Again

Boom—

A pitch-black cannonball hit the ground.

No, it was a pitch-black brawny youth who fell from the sky, skillfully dissipating the force upon landing to a steady touch down. Cen Zhuangzhuang always had this kind of style; having studied at home for two years, it wasn’t that he couldn’t practice Sword Control.

It was just that he found Sword Control too inefficient.

"Cousin sister, look."

The youth who landed stood next to a charred dead tree, reached out to touch the nearly carbonized wood, which crumbled to pieces with a rub, and knelt on one knee, staring at the several sword marks on the ground under the moonlight.

Usually, the naive-looking Cen Zhuangzhuang now appeared like a mature adult, with a low voice, analytical and meticulous.

"Sword, Thunder, Moon, Shadow... And soul energy, looking at the marks, the clash between the two sides must have been brief, a few exchanges at most, but the power was immense, especially the sword expert."

"Both sides of the fight are at the Core Formation Stage, and they’re probably among the top of that stage. One of them must be the girl from the Joyful Sect we encountered before; the scent is somewhat familiar."

Looking up along the dead tree towards the sky, Cen Zhuangzhuang’s face bore an uncommon reliability of a grown man. Soon, a snow-white thick cape appeared.

It was Cen Yueyue who arrived without a sound, her jade hand gently fanning her nose, using it to sense all that had happened in the air; she nodded, signaling him to continue.

"She must have been clearing Gu Worms on this dead tree. Cousin sister, you’ve said before that the Joyful Sect disciples are particularly fond of moonlight and closely relate their cultivation methods to it, just don’t know what mishap occurred that suddenly led to a fierce fight."

"Looking at the marks, it wasn’t long since both sides left, must have been no more than half a quarter hour, how formidable, such skill..."

Gently touching the dead wood, Cen Zhuangzhuang behaved a bit oddly, for he felt the marks somewhat familiar.

"Oh? How formidable."

Cen Yueyue was curious.

She seldom saw her cousin reveal such an expression, taking a few steps forward, her small hand rubbed on the dead tree, realizing not only was the exterior charred black, but even the interior was completely carbonized.

This powerful young lady wasn’t skilled in Body Cultivation; they usually wouldn’t engage directly with an opponent. Even if they did, they would mostly rely on Magic Treasures or cultivation level, so she really couldn’t discern much.

But the young man just uttered a few words.

"I might not be able to withstand it."

"Eh? Are you serious?"

Unbelievable.

Just a while ago, that woman at the Peak of Core Formation from the Joyful Sect was merely scraping him, at most causing a little skin abrasion, and now another more perverted one has appeared? And also at the Core Formation Stage?

Her beautiful eyes twinkled, not with shock or fear, but with excitement.

Don’t be fooled by Cen Yueyue being a girl; deep down, she fully inherited the combativeness of her father and the pride of her mother. The daughter raised by such powerful parents couldn’t possibly be easy to handle.

It’s just that she had good upbringing, high quality, and would never deliberately show arrogance in front of others, but whenever someone interesting came along, Cen Yueyue would never be vague.

"No wonder Grandpa told me to visit East Liang City."

She chuckled lightly.

According to what the old man at home said, it was to let her come into contact with the young talents of the current Great Sects – one, to see if she liked anyone, and two, to find allies for the next entry into Phoenix Heavenly Cave.

She practically took the former as the old man’s nonsense, but the latter indeed required serious consideration.

She might not like the old-fashioned elders at home, thinking these old people always like to be nosy, but there was one thing she would never doubt.

That was their experience.

Once they reached a consensus, there must be a reason for it.

Of course, Cen Zhuangzhuang didn’t know what his sister was thinking, but continued in a deep voice, "This Thunder Technique is terrifyingly powerful, I can’t tell whose it is; but this Sword Qi does seem familiar to me."

"Seven Swords United, solid Sword Qi, that tree diagonally across also has a piercing wound, the cut is smooth without a sign of hesitation, and there’s the scent of a Shadow; it must’ve been that Joyful Sect lady hiding behind the tree and was detected before a sword was swung her way."

"This person’s Swordsmanship must be considered quite advanced, much stronger than you, cousin sister."

His fist tightened.

Sometimes there was a reason why a sister liked to hit her brother.

Cen Yueyue is a standard enthusiast of Swordsmanship, also quite talented; her sword skills aren’t as poor as Cen Zhuangzhuang made them out to be, definitely deemed quite accomplished. After all, she was someone who had been guided by Liu Tangxi when she was young.

But her talent was not limited to Swordsmanship; it encompassed the entire Immortal Path, where her abilities in other areas were far stronger than Sword Dao, and she could also gain the recognition of a Divine Beast. This was also why Liu Tangxi ultimately did not take her as a disciple.

However, talent wasted without time invested to study was still a waste. It’s not that Cen Yueyue was lazy – quite the contrary, over the past two years, whether she was stimulated by Yu Ying or her competitive spirit was piqued, she had been exceptionally diligent.

But no matter how diligent, Sword Dao was always just a branch, especially when no one in the family mastered Sword Dao or could cultivate her in that direction.

But the person was completely oblivious to his sister’s near murderous gaze, just kept talking to himself, "The sword movement is oddly changeable; this crease in the ground made a sharp turn halfway, with scorched earth, indicating the use of Thunder Technique."

"To be able to merge the unruly Thunder Technique with Sword Dao into one, I’ve never seen this kind of Martial Arts before, but this piercing, it doesn’t seem like a sword."

"Looks a bit like a stick, this style of Swordsmanship should not be of a lady but rather a man, yes, a man just like me."