Chapter 102: When Are You Leaving?

  But rather ——

  Ye Xuan lost this round!

  On the surface, the two of them were evenly matched after Jiang Qiao slapped Ye Xuan's palm at the beginning, but only Ye Xuan knew that even in the subsequent battles, he didn't gain any advantage, and instead was frequently left hanging by Jiang Qiao!

  "After all—"

  "Where did I lose?" Ye Xuan furrowed his brow tightly.

  Is it really as Jiang Qiao said?

  He gripped his sword tightly because he was indeed worried it would leave his hand.

  Even with true energy supporting it, the hand tightly grasping it, the sword may still not stay in one's hand, for when facing a master, a single moment of carelessness and the sword will leave one's hand!

  For a sword cultivator like him, losing his sword was equivalent to losing half the battle. This was what Ye Xuan thought as he faced Jiang Qiao.

  Jiang Qiao said it right.

  Ye Xuan gripped his sword tightly, indeed afraid of it leaving his hand.

  But however

  What is he worried about?

  Is he lacking confidence in himself or his sword?

  Ye Xuan's mind was filled with thoughts.

  Is this the root of one's own defeat?

  "You're too rude!" Jiang Qiao held a bamboo sword in her hand and stood steadily on the bamboo forest tree, her voice still as cold as ever.

  "Am I too rude?" Ye Xuan furrowed his brow.

  He is in doubt...

  Am I being too rude?

  "Do you know what's the most terrifying thing about Huaguang Baoying?" Jiang Qiao said.

  "I don't know!" Ye Xuan shook his head.

  "Then it is, your sword and the shadow of the sword! Remember, not the shadow of the sword, but the shadow of the sword itself!"

  "What's with the sword's shadow?" Ye Xuan looked puzzled.

  All things in the world, as long as they are objects, have shadows.

  The sword also has its shadow.

  Sword shadow is still distinctly different from the shadow of a sword.

  "Where the sword goes, its shadow follows. The Floating Light and White Shadow are the third stage of the Green Yin Sword Technique. The most terrifying part is that both the sword and its shadow can be used as swords. When executed, the enemy will no longer be able to distinguish which one is the real sword and which one is just a shadow." Jiang Qiao said slowly, her white clothes fluttering gently in the breeze.

  "Sword and Shadow of Sword?"

  Ye Xuan's hand extended from his sleeve, holding a bamboo sword.

  Suddenly, a small shadow of a bamboo sword appeared on the ground.

  What Jiang Qiao said should be this sword shadow.

  "Have you grasped the Floating Light and White Shadow?" Ye Xuan asked.

  "No! I've touched some!" Jiang Qiao said.

  "What do you mean by saying I'm rude?" Ye Xuan really didn't know what Jiang Qiao was getting at.

  Jiang Qiao's mouth corners rose slightly.

  She didn't say anything, her boots made a slight sound.

  "Come again!!"

  "Use your Emerald Sword Technique's second form, Instant Kill Sword!" Jiang Qiao said coldly.

  Ye Xuan looked at Jiang Qiao and nodded.

  His trump card was his swift sword, but his opponent was Jiang Qiao. He couldn't hurt Jiang Qiao, the one he should worry about most is himself.

  And with that, Ye Xuan waved his hand and grasped his sword.

  Instant Kill Sword Intent Activated.

  Splish-splash.

  The next moment, the bamboo forest shook, and Ye Xuan held a bamboo sword in one hand, while his left hand condensed a sword with true energy. At the moment Ye Xuan activated the Instant Kill Sword Intent, he performed the second heavy Green Yin Sword Technique, which was also the strongest single sword he could strike out now - Left Hand Shadow Instant Kill Sword!

  Hehe.

  A loud crash was heard.

  Ye Xuan moved, his right hand holding a solid sword and his left hand wielding an air sword, charging towards Jiang Qiao to kill him.

  One-hit kill.

  And after Ye Xuan's swift and deadly sword strike, Jiang Qiao's left hand also produced a sword of energy!

  Both are stars twinkling in one corner.

  Suddenly, air sword clashed with air sword.

  Boom!

  After five deep breaths.

  Ye Xuan's air sword crumbled layer by layer, while Jiang Qiao's air sword was like a hot knife through butter. Just as it was about to reach Ye Xuan's body, the air sword suddenly disappeared.

  "You lost!" Jiang Qiao withdrew her hand and said, "Do you know why I said you're rude?"

  "Am I being too rude?" Ye Xuan took a deep breath and said with a bitter smile.

  "You're so rude!"

  A loud shout rang out.

  The one who said this was not Jiang Qiao, but Long Mei.

  "Your sword, your murderous intent only has sharpness!" Jiang Qiao fell from the air and said coldly: "In this world, strong wood is easy to break, but soft water is hard to cut off. You can break a wooden stick, but you absolutely cannot cut off a stream of water. Your murderous intent only has strong wood, but no soft water, so I say you are reckless!"

  "A strong wood is easy to break, but soft water is hard to cut off?" Ye Xuan pondered in his heart.

  He recalled his battle with Jiang Qiao where he was killed in one sword strike.

  Jiang Qiao's instant killing sword intent, in that killing intent, indeed had a great difference from his own.

  Sword Intention

  It is the realm of human understanding of the sword, although Ye Xuan and Jiang Qiao both have instant killing sword intent, but his and Jiang Qiao's instant killing sword intent are actually different.

  "Instant kill, instant kill, the stronger the better. Why do you need to have softness?" Ye Xuan couldn't help but feel puzzled by Jiang Qiao's words. The logic was correct, but that one sword of instant kill was a fatal sword, it was an urgent sword that couldn't be delayed, how could it have softness?

  "You're wrong!"

  Jiang Qiao walked ahead, leaving her beautiful figure for Ye Xuan.

  "What I'm saying is that the truth about the Floating Light and White Shadow is that who has ever told you that a swift kill with one sword can only be strong, but not soft?"

  "When your sword intent surpasses mine, you will understand!"

  "Afterwards—"

  "You just use this bamboo sword, don't use Xiping sword or other precious things like Ruifeng sword!" Jiang Qiao's voice was soft and pleasant to hear, but unfortunately, the tone couldn't be heard at all.

  Ye Xuan rarely saw any emotional fluctuations on this woman's face.

  "Are you still using a bamboo sword?" Ye Xuan was taken aback.

  How can this be okay?

  The bamboo sword is an ordinary object, without any spiritual energy. Just now, he and Jiang Qiao had a try, although the bamboo sword did not break, but that was because of the support of true energy, compared to a real first-rate or second-rate magic sword, how could the bamboo sword possibly win? Although I know Jiang Qiao must have meant something by saying this, I couldn't help feeling puzzled.

  "These are the words left by the ancestors who created the Green Sword Technique!" Jiang Qiao said: "There is something mysterious in it, I don't understand either, but you are my apprentice, so you must listen to me!"

  "Alright!" Ye Xuan nodded his head.

  "If one day you use a bamboo sword to fight with others, and the bamboo sword in your hand won't break, then at that time, your sword has already reached the highest point in this world! Because the sword in your hand is comparable to any magic treasure!"

  Ye Xuan listened to these words, seemingly deep in thought.

  Will the bamboo sword break?

  How is this possible!

  Jiang Qiao finished speaking and suddenly turned around.

  Those eyes looked at Ye Xuan and said: "When are you leaving!"

  She seemed to have been holding this sentence in her heart for a long time, and had not asked it out. She had always wanted to ask, but didn't know how, now she felt the timing was right, so she asked it out.

  "Let me take a look at your injuries!" Ye Xuan said.

  "I'm fine!"

  "Whether there's something going on or not, it's not up to you to decide!" Ye Xuan furrowed his brow.

  Jiang Qiao heard this and felt a strange emotion in her heart. She didn't say anything, but stretched out the right hand she had been carrying on her back and handed it over to Ye Xuan.

  Ye Xuan grasped her pale white jade arm and pressed down slightly.

  The true energy entered into Jiang Qiao's body smoothly.

  Ye Xuan closed his eyes.

  After about seven or eight breaths, Ye Xuan let out a sigh of relief.

  At first glance, the situation doesn't look optimistic, but upon closer inspection, it's actually not that serious.

  In Jiang Qiao's body, that sword energy indeed had some changes, but it didn't affect the overall situation. If there were major changes, Jiang Qiao wouldn't be able to engage in a calm and steady sword trial with himself. With the combination of misty vision and various spiritual medicines, if something big happened, Ye Xuan would be the one to worry about.

  "Not much change, just remember to follow what I said and do it on time from now on!" Ye Xuan instructed.

  "I know!" Jiang Qiao said calmly.

  "When are you leaving!"

  Ye Xuan couldn't help but feel shocked.

  Does this woman really want to leave so soon?

  This is outrageous.

  She came to see her with good intentions, but kept asking herself what time she would leave.

  But thinking of Jiang Qiao's cold personality, he shook his head and said, "Let's go now!"

  "Then I'll take you!"

  Having said that, Jiang Qiao walked ahead by herself.

  Ye Xuan was both amused and annoyed in his heart.

  It wasn't until they had walked all the way to the front of Qiao Yu Pavilion that Jiang Qiao finally stopped in her tracks.

  She suddenly turned around, her white dress fluttering slightly in the wind, with an icy expression as usual.

  "Take good care of Baihua Pond!"

  "Hmm!" Ye Xuan nodded slightly.

  "Thank you!" Jiang Qiao stood there, her figure fluttering and captivating, making it hard for people to forget at a glance.

  Ye Xuan took a deep breath and said, "You also take care of yourself, remember, your injury is no longer serious, but you must follow what I say in time!"

  "Are you worried about me?" Jiang Qiaodai's eyebrows slightly furrowed, her eyes staring at Ye Xuan.

  Ye Xuan was taken aback and lost his smile, saying: "I'm leaving!"

  Having said this, he left Chuiyu Building with Longmei together.

  Jiang Qiao watched as Ye Xuan's back disappeared into the distance, her hands clasped behind her, lost in thought.