Singing with a Sword

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Just then, the waiter brought over wine and meat. Yiran Xiao was overjoyed, snatched the wine pot, tilted his head back, and gulped down a large mouthful of wine.

"Awesome!" Yi Ranxiao exclaimed, picking up his chopsticks again and devouring the meat. The waiter immediately withdrew, and the surrounding customers all watched this young man, who was indeed extremely bold and unrestrained!

All the cultivators in the city were coming to kill him, yet he was here drinking and eating heartily! What a true man! If it weren't for their own survival, they would really be willing to befriend this brother.

Especially the young man named Zhong Wen, who almost ran over and grabbed Yi Ranxiao's hand to call him "Big Brother"! He had lived his whole life within the sect, and had never seen such a bold and unrestrained man before. He was deeply impressed by Yi Ranxiao's character!

Soon, Yi Ranxiao had finished the entire pot of wine. He shouted, "Waiter, another jar of wine!" The waiter immediately brought over a jar and broke the seal for Yi Ranxiao. Yi Ranxiao hugged the jar and began to drink.

As he was drinking, suddenly, a voice came from the system in his mind: "System notification to host: A super master who can teach the host a super technique has been discovered! He is 16 degrees west of north and 8 meters away from the host!"

Yi Ranxiao was startled, then looked in that direction. Sixteen degrees west of north, eight meters away? Yi Ranxiao immediately spotted the super expert! Wasn't that the middle-aged man?

The middle-aged man calmly ate his meal. Although he did not exude a powerful aura, he had a subtle feeling of being one with nature, which was very mysterious!

"Does the host wish to accept this mission—to learn magic from this super master?" Yi Ranxiao thought for a moment. If he could immediately befriend this master and have him take him as a disciple, then when Luo Rong and his group arrived, he might have a chance to survive! But if he couldn't get close to him, then he could only wait for Luo Rong and his group to come and kill him.

Therefore, it's better to accept the mission. If you succeed, you can get through the crisis. If you fail, the system doesn't need to eliminate you; you'll be killed by Luo Rong and the others beforehand.

"Accept!" Yi Ranxiao answered mentally. The system replied, "In that case, host, you must complete this task within one month!"

When the middle-aged man saw Yi Ranxiao looking at him, he looked back at her calmly. Yi Ranxiao smiled at him, and the middle-aged man smiled back slightly as a greeting.

Yi Ranxiao, however, was pondering how to get close to the master. At this critical juncture, even exchanging a few words with him was difficult, let alone abruptly becoming his disciple.

Suddenly, Xiao thought of a question: Why did the system determine that this middle-aged man was likely to teach her magic? Generally speaking, those who are likely to become master and disciple are usually because the magic they practice is related, similar, or easy to teach. So why not start with magic?

After a moment of contemplation, Yi Ranxiao picked up a glass of wine, stood up, and slowly walked towards the table where the middle-aged man was sitting.

The middle-aged man's expression changed slightly, while Zhong Wen beside him was somewhat excited, eager to exchange a few words with this magnanimous man. Yi Ranxiao walked to their table and said with a smile, "Hello, senior and brother."

The two nodded. Yi Ranxiao looked at the middle-aged man and said sincerely, "Senior, as you have seen, those shameless cultivators ganged up on us. I fought them off alone, using all the techniques I had ever learned, but in the end I still couldn't break through their encirclement."

The middle-aged man's expression changed slightly, thinking to himself, "Could it be that you're asking me to help you escape from the encirclement?"

"Hehe, it's not that the spells I've learned are bad, it's just that I haven't fully grasped the endless mysteries within various spells," Yi Ranxiao said eloquently. "So, if possible, I would appreciate it if you could give me some pointers so that I can improve these spells." After saying that, he offered the cup of wine to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man looked at him. The swordsmanship this kid used was the same as their sect's. And he wanted me to instruct him on his magic. Could it be that he had seen through my identity? No, I concealed my aura. Even if he were very perceptive, he couldn't see through me! Could it be that he really was just trying to escape the encirclement?

Just as the middle-aged man hesitated, hurried footsteps sounded outside the restaurant, and a large number of cultivators poured in. Leading them was none other than Luo Rong! This time, he was followed by many unfamiliar faces, but it was clear at a glance that each of them was a master!

"Ah San, you really are here." Luo Rong said calmly. There was not a trace of hatred or anger in his voice, but rather a sense of humility and politeness! Right now, he was acting like a grandmaster. In front of the cultivators from Su Shui City, Luo Rong had to put on the appearance of a humble gentleman.

When Yiran Xiao saw that he had arrived, she sighed inwardly. She hadn't even become this middle-aged man's disciple yet, and you've already arrived! It's truly a curse of fate!

"Haha, where else would I go if I don't eat here?" Yi Ranxiao laughed again, then gently placed the glass of wine on the middle-aged man's table, turned around, and looked at Luo Rong with an air of fearlessness.

He Feng angrily said, "Ah San, you are already surrounded, and you still dare to be so arrogant!" Chen Wang glanced at the restaurant and looked at the guests who had not yet left. He said seriously, "You should all leave quickly! Our Fengyu Sect is going to punish this little thief to avoid affecting you."

Those guests who hadn't left immediately got up and departed. The people of the Wind Control Sect, along with so many cultivators, were truly not to be trifled with. Even the restaurant manager and waiters withdrew; more important than their ancestral legacy or wealth were their lives.

For a moment, the restaurant's main hall was completely empty, but the middle-aged man and the young man named Zhong Wen still hadn't left! Chen Wang looked at them unhappily and said, "Hey, why aren't you leaving?" Zhong Wen retorted, "You can fight all you want, we'll eat our food. Besides, we're not afraid of being dragged into this, so why should we leave?"

The cultivators of the Wind Control Sect all changed their expressions. These people, who were usually high and mighty, hated nothing more than those who had no strength and were of low status and openly challenged their authority!

"I told you to leave, but you won't! Are you two deliberately going against me?" Even Luo Rong, who maintained his gentlemanly demeanor, looked at the two men with some ill intent and said, "Gentlemen, I warn you again, if you do not leave, our magic is merciless. If we accidentally injure you, or even unfortunately take your lives, we will not be responsible."

This is a blatant threat. What do you mean by "accidentally hurt"? It's basically saying: If you don't leave, we might take action against you!

Hearing Luo Rong and his group's provocation, Yi Ranxiao was overjoyed. "Damn it," he thought, "you bunch of idiots, don't you know this middle-aged man is a super expert?! Haha, go ahead and provoke him! Make him angry, make him reveal his true expert aura, then you'll be in for a world of hurt! And then, I can take advantage of the chaos to escape!"

As she pondered this, Yi Ranxiao observed the middle-aged man's expression with a smile.

The middle-aged man's expression was very calm, but his son Zhongwen was a little unhappy and said in a low voice, "Dad, these people are really unreasonable. I'll go teach them a lesson!" The middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "We are waiting for your senior uncle. Let's not cause any more trouble."

Yi Ranxiao was stunned. Damn, is this...is this the demeanor of a master? How come he was provoked but didn't respond at all? No way!

Although the middle-aged man decided to give in, Luo Rong and the others accurately caught Zhong Wen's words, "Teach them a lesson!"

Teaching us a lesson? Hmph, you think you can teach us a lesson? You should know that we not only have many experts from the Wind Control Sect here, but also powerful figures from various sects and factions throughout Su Shui City! You, a young man, dare to speak so arrogantly?!

Immediately, one of the more hot-tempered cultivators shouted, "You brat, you're not that old, but you've got quite the nerve! I advise you to watch your mouth. Sect Leader Luo is a highly respected figure of impeccable character and might not hold it against you! But we roughnecks are very vengeful!"

Zhong Wen merely snorted coldly and glanced at the man disdainfully. The man immediately flew into a rage, shouting, "Kid, who are you glaring at? Believe me or not, I'll gouge your eyes out!"

This was completely unexpected for Yi Ranxiao. She had thought the two sides would back down and shake hands in reconciliation, but who knew that the situation would change because of this young man's words! Haha, let's fight! Let's fight!

Zhong Wen then glanced at the middle-aged man, who remained silent, implicitly acknowledging something. Zhong Wen then stood up and walked towards the group of cultivators.

The group of cultivators had long wanted to teach this young man a lesson for his ungratefulness! But he wasn't worth everyone's help, so someone said, "Wang Laohu, why don't you go out and teach this brat a lesson?"

Wang Laohu, the one who had just spoken, jumped out, each hand gripping a heavy hammer, and glared fiercely at Zhong Wen. "Kid, kneel down and beg for mercy now, and I might let you go!" Zhong Wen retorted sharply, "Oh, you want to kowtow and beg for mercy? Hmph, even if you call me grandpa, I won't let you off!"

"You! Are you looking for death!" Wang Laohu swung his double hammers down fiercely!

Hu~hu~hu~

The twin hammers whistled through the air, crashing down on Zhong Wen like two towering mountains.

call out!

Suddenly, Zhong Wen waved his hand, and a sword light flashed, piercing directly through Wang Laohu's abdomen! Wang Laohu's forward-charging body suddenly fell down, landing right at Zhong Wen's feet!

What?! Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief. How could this be? This kid actually killed Wang Laohu in a single move! And what's even more terrifying is how incredibly fast this young man's attack was! That sword light was truly... truly powerful!

"Damn it, you...you cheated!" Wang Laohu was not dead. He struggled to get up and fight again, but Zhong Wen stepped on his head, causing him to fall to the ground again, face down, with his mouth gagged, unable to say a word, only groaning.

Zhong Wen arrogantly swept his gaze over the crowd. Luo Rong and the others all showed anger on their faces. In stark contrast to them was Yi Ranxiao, who was secretly overjoyed. Damn it, I didn't expect this kid to be so strong! Let's go all out and beat Luo Rong and the others down!

"Sect Leader Luo, this brat has gone too far! We kindly advised him to leave, but he wouldn't, and instead he attacked us! I implore Sect Leader Luo to allow us to teach him a lesson!" a cultivator said. In their minds, Luo Rong had always been a compassionate gentleman who would never easily harm anyone, which was why they spoke in this manner.

But in reality, Luo Rong, that hypocrite, was already furious. He nodded and said, "Go!"