Chapter Six: The Unexpected Turn of Events

  Ling Jing was improving his strength on this side, feeling delighted in his heart, but Linghu Cong and Tian Boguang's side suddenly encountered a change.

  Tian Boguang sat with his sword across his lap, a relaxed and carefree expression on his face. With his skills, perhaps only the top masters of each sect could give him some pressure, but the Leng Fox in front of him clearly didn't have that kind of ability yet.

  He looked at Linghu Chong and smiled: "Linghu brother, Tian certain admires your heroic spirit and does not want to hurt you again. Do you admit defeat?"

  Linghu Chong's entire body was covered in blood, with one hand propping up his sword to support himself, and the blood flowed along his arm from the sword and dripped onto the floor.

  He burst out laughing and said, "Brother Tian is indeed fond of joking. My exquisite swordsmanship hasn't even had a chance to be displayed, how can you ask me to concede? Ah, I see, Brother Tian is afraid of losing to me and can't save face."

  Tian Boguang burst out laughing and said: "Alright, since Lenghu brother still refuses to admit defeat, then I'll see the exquisite high-level moves of Huashan School."

  Linghu Chong forced a smile, raised his long sword and made a move "You Feng Lai Yi", this move is one of the top sword moves in Huashan Swordsmanship, with five variations contained within a single move. However, he was severely injured at the moment, and the power of his sword move was greatly reduced.

  Tian Boguang wielded his swift swordsmanship, and with one slash, he separated Linghu Chong's long sword. The force of Tian Boguang's knife sent Linghu Chong's body swaying to the side, almost falling out.

  In his haste, Linghu Chong's left hand hastily grabbed the chair under him and with great effort, he managed to shift his body back.

  But before he could make his second move, Tian Boguang's second knife had already chopped in front of his eyes.

  "Whoosh!"

  Tian Boguang's short knife whizzed through the air and slashed horizontally at Linghu Chong.

  Linghu Chong gazed at the blade inches from his face, a bitter smile finally spreading across his face. Since last night, he had been entangled in a fierce battle with Tian Boguang, but his martial arts skills were far inferior to his opponent's. His body was already covered in over a dozen knife wounds, and he didn't know how much blood he had lost. Now, he couldn't even muster the strength to lift his sword.

  Tian Boguang's sword chopped towards Linghu Chong's chest, but the blade suddenly turned downwards when it was less than two inches away from him. The back of the sword slapped against Linghu Chong's chest, sending him flying out of his chair with one strike.

  This sudden change happened too quickly, from Linghu Chong making his move to being knocked flying, Tian Boguang had only made two moves.

  But Ling Jing in the corner was shocked by this scene, and the final result of this sitting fight was actually Lin Hu Dui losing: "Damn, what a scam."

  He remembered that in the original plot, Linghu Cong suddenly fell down with a trick, and then pressed the chair on his body with one hand, deceiving Tian Boguang to get up and laugh loudly, leaving the chair under him.

  As a result, Linghu Chong waved the chair in his hand, and Tian Boguang was finally enraged.

  But what's going on now?

  Linghu Cong unexpectedly lost, so what's next in the plot?

  And how is his task going to be completed?

  Ling Jing knew that Yi Lin was not far away at this moment, because the system had not prompted him that the task was completed, and according to the original plot, Yi Lin should be secretly observing the situation below from the rooftop.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, a moment later, a slender figure jumped down from the rooftop and hastily came to Linghu Cong's side, with tears on her face, and helped him up.

  Yi Lin supported Linghu Cong's arm and led him to sit down on one side, wiping away tears and saying: "Linghu big brother, what's wrong with you now?"

  Linghu Chong forced a smile and said: "It's nothing, but Linghu Chong is useless, and was unable to protect his sister completely."

  Yi Lin was deeply moved, never expecting Linghu Chong to still be concerned about her safety at this point. With a sorrowful face, she said: "Linghu big brother, don't fight him anymore, I'll go with him."

  At this point, tears flowed down, although she grew up in Hengshan since childhood and had a simple heart, Tian Boguang was a notorious flower thief in the Jianghu, she knew that if she fell into Tian Boguang's hands, she would definitely not have a good ending, but now she did not want to see Linghu Chong risking his life for her again.

  At this time, Tian Boguang sheathed his sword and stood up with a hearty laugh, saying: "Linghu brother, since I have won you now, I will not ask you to bow down to this little master as your teacher. After all, you are a senior disciple of Mount Hua, unlike me, Tian Mouren, who is alone and wandering the rivers and lakes. But shouldn't this little nun belong to me now?"

  Linghu Chong struggled to stand up, swaying and saying: "Linghu Chong is not a man who doesn't keep his promises, if he loses then he loses. But the Five Mountains Sword Sect are connected by the same breath, if Brother Tian still insists on making things difficult for Shifu's sister Yilin, then first kill Linghu Chong."

  Tian Boguang's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and he said: "Linghu brother, you know I don't want to kill you, but you've repeatedly blocked my way. Do you think Tian has no temper?"

  A flash of murderous intent flickered across his face, and it was clear that he had become truly enraged.

  Things have developed to this point, it's completely beyond Ling Jing's expectations. He was so depressed on the side that he almost died. If things followed the original plot development, the first mainline task released by the system would be simply a gift. He only needed to wait for the reward, but now listening to Tian Boguang's tone, it seems that he already has the intention of killing Lin Huichong.

  He cursed silently, "Damn it", but this mission was a clear and explicit order, requiring that none of the three characters, Linghu Cong, Tian Boguang, or Yilin, die in order to be considered complete. He couldn't let Linghu Cong die like this now.

  Moreover, although he had some inexplicable aversion to Linghu Chong in his heart, after all, he had accepted the memories of this body and had a decade-long friendship with Linghu Chong as fellow disciples, so on this point alone, he couldn't just stand by idly.

  At this point, he suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Brother Tian, please calm down, my big brother was just anxious for a moment and spoke thoughtlessly, don't blame him."

  The people upstairs all turned their heads to look at him, with a hint of curiosity flashing across their faces.

  However, the big monk and the old and young only took a light glance, then turned their heads back, and only Linghu Chong's three people were still looking at him.

  At this moment, Linghu Chong suddenly urged: "Little brother, quickly leave here." After he went upstairs, his attention was always on Tian Boguang and Yilin, and he didn't even notice when the little brother arrived here.

  Actually, he had just wanted to say "Little brother, quickly leave and find the various masters of the Five Peaks Sect", but thinking again, Tian Boguang was still in front of him, so shouting like that wouldn't be harming Little Brother's life for nothing. That's why he changed it to let him "quickly leave here" to avoid getting involved in this whirlpool.

  Ling Jing walked forward slowly, smiling: "Master brother, what are you talking about? Tian brother is also a straightforward and upright person. I've heard of him for a long time, how can he make me leave?"

  He still had a smile on his face, but in his heart he was very bitter. If it weren't for that system task, he would rather not deal with Tian Boguang under these circumstances.

  But now it's a matter of life and death for him, he can only grit his teeth and go through with it.

  Tian Boguang looked at the young man in front of him, and a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes. He thought that although the young man was still young, only fifteen or sixteen years old, he was handsome and elegant, with an inexplicable sense of detachment and freedom in every gesture. Tian Boguang suddenly felt three points of goodwill towards him.

  Tian Boguang burst out laughing and pulled over a table and chair from the side, saying: "Young brother is too kind, please sit down and talk".

  Ling Jing smiled slightly and said, "Thank you."

  Sat down opposite Tian Boguang.