Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 427 - 267: The Harem Catches Fire

Chapter 427: Chapter 267: The Harem Catches Fire

The young girl was stunned.

Raising her head, she looked at the Sword Immortal who was half a head taller than herself, unsure of how to feel at the moment.

The implicit message was that he was inviting her into the Mountain Gate.

She was even a bit bewildered.

For a moment, she didn’t know whether she felt sad or happy.

Several months ago, when Liu Xianzi received an invitation from her grandfather to visit Country Liang, she took the initiative to ask to become an apprentice, but at that time she was rejected. The reason was that she might not be suitable for this path.

Sadness, anger, grievance... All sorts of negative emotions engulfed her heart. Although her family found her another way to enter Swordmaster Peak, that was not her wish, not what she truly wanted.

With a proud and stubborn nature like Liang Yu’s, she could not accept this result no matter what. Her own Sword Dao was not inferior to others, and her talent was even more outstanding. She was not willing to settle.

Thus, a series of subsequent events unfolded.

While she talked about it casually, the idea of deceiving everyone, including her own family, and traveling thousands of miles to find Jiang Feng sounded like a tall tale.

But she did it.

She came before Jiang Feng, all to prove her way.

Loosening her grip on the Absolute Shadow Sword, without using any Divine Skills or Daoist Skills, with her constitution, she easily stopped the two men. Then she turned to Jiang Feng, who was wiping his nosebleed.

Over these two days, the young brother has undoubtedly had his nose put through the wringer.

"Obsession and stubbornness are taboo for a Sword Cultivator, yet they are also indispensable. These flaws might lead you down a path of madness in your future Sword Dao, but they can also refine your Sword Skill to the utmost degree."

"If you had remained indifferent and merely waited at home, nothing would have changed, so your decision was the right one."

The voice was slightly gentle. Jiang Feng was rarely seen speaking to his senior sister in such a mild tone. It seemed that after years of carrying children around, she had gained a bit more of a maternal touch.

The little princess was just very flustered, hastily putting her two longswords back into the Sword Box, a bit at a loss.

"Getting wind of your senior brother’s whereabouts through your own network, traveling thousands of miles to this place for a battle to prove your way, although you lost this fight, you have changed my mind."

"I have always disliked rigid people who don’t know how to adapt, blindly walking down a path to the end. It’s somewhat laughable to say, but I believe that once I was like this too, so I don’t wish for you to follow in my old footsteps."

"Your senior brother might be incompetent, his mastery and understanding of Swordmanship far less than yours, but his mind is relatively bright, resourceful, and he stops at nothing. If it had been someone else, they might have already fallen to your Inconsistent Sword."

"..." The person wiping his nosebleed couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

He didn’t know whether his senior sister was praising or belittling him. He wanted to retort, but then he realized that what she said was true.

He knew a bit of everything, but to say he was extraordinarily holy would be an overstatement. He was only proficient. If his Daoist Skills were any less, he feared he’d really have to go home and venerate the spirit tablet.

There’s no helping it; the little princess was the most abnormal opponent he’s ever faced.

Whether it’s her physique, swordmanship, or understanding, they are all terrifyingly high. He previously didn’t quite understand why she was able to slaughter her way from the Imperial City to East Liang without any obstructions, even looking down upon Lower Grade of Core Formation experts.

With the little girl’s Sword Skill, basically as long as she doesn’t meet someone who overwhelms and instantly defeats her with sheer power, she can exchange moves with them, even catching off guard the usual Top-grade Core Formation practitioners, making it very difficult to exert their higher cultivation realms.

In front of her, you would not have any chance to use a Magic Treasure. If he hadn’t been idle enough to enjoy researching, tinkering with guns, studying Sword Qi, and spending a fortune on a batch of Yellow Talismans, folding some Papermen for fun, then maybe...

Hmm?

Jiang Feng suddenly smiled.

His nosebleed had already dampened his teeth, but there were some signs of coagulation. His smiling face, although a bit scary like a manic killer, was very happy.

Right, wasn’t his victory today all thanks to having too much time on his hands?

After reaching a bottleneck in swordsmanship, instead of sticking to the sword, he dabbled in things he had never touched before but found suitable for himself. The Paper Folding Spirit Transformation Technique and the pile of Thunder Techniques he refined, even the gun he forged, all played a key role in today’s victory.

This was what his master had said before, ’All paths lead to the same destination.’

"Look, your senior brother almost lost, but still managed to laugh it off, no doubt afflicted with some madness. If you could be as carefree and spontaneous as he is, I would probably have accepted you into the Mountain Gate much earlier."

Jiang Feng became a classic counterexample.

"However, having said that, after facing your senior brother in combat, you should understand why I am willing to accept him into the Mountain Gate. Now, are you still willing to become my apprentice?"

The tone remained as gentle as possible.

With a casual wave, several overturned wooden stakes flew towards her, and she sat down upon them. The girl finally recovered from the shock, saw Liu Tangxi sitting down, and immediately knelt, banging her head on the ground three times without hesitation.

"Greetings, Master... Senior Sister, greetings, Senior Brother!"

Her eyes filled with barely concealed excitement, the sound of her head knocking against the ground was alarming. One would truly worry about her getting a concussion, especially considering the fact that her kneeling came without any warning, even stopping Liu Tangxi’s hand midway through the air, before he resignedly retracted it.

"If it were your senior brother, he would not have knelt."