Chapter 732: First Flower Sword Practice Record (6)

In the following days, the enlightened San Yue Qi began to practice sword seriously, her improvement was indeed significant, and both little masters believed she already had the strength to defeat Si Ke Te's mech.

Si Ke Te also sent a challenge as promised; after hearing this, Huo Huo, wanting to thank the two for their earlier help, hurried over with Wei Ba to see if they could help San Yue Qi with something.

With the approval of the two masters, San Yue Qi's mindset has relaxed considerably, and she is very confident about defeating Si Ke Te's mech.

Wei Ba curiously said: "I remember that Si Ke Te was once taught a lesson by the Star Teaching, right? How dare he come back? Do humans never learn from their lessons?"

San Yue Qi raised a finger and explained calmly: "Wei Ba, your statement is mistaken. There is a saying: 【A gentleman's revenge, ten years is not too late.】 But Si Ke Te is a petty person; I guess he can't even bear an overnight grudge, so now he has seized the opportunity."

"However, if we just defeat him like that… it feels… not satisfying enough!"

"What would count as satisfying enough?" Xing asked.

San Yue scratched his head and said: "I also can't make it clear."

"I understand. This kind of person who never learns from lessons, even if you beat him thousands of times, will still not learn any lesson. He will never be sincerely convinced by your beating."

"Then… is there any way to make him lose and be genuinely convinced?"

"It's not that I, the great one, am saying this to you; you're just following Si Ke Te's line of thought too closely." Wei Ba paused, then said: "He set the rules to fight with his mech against your three-foot sword, and you agreed. He said what happens if he wins or loses, and you agreed too… This whole thing is just a sports meet organized by Si Ke Te; winning would be boring."

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fate/zero.

"This guy clearly lost under Xing's command before, and not long ago was thoroughly dealt with by Bo Ti Ou, yet now he acts as if nothing happened and continues to bet with San Yue Qi… Hmm, beating him really gives no sense of achievement."

"Huh…" The Conqueror King Yi Si Kan Da Er, sitting cross-legged to the side, let out a low laugh. He raised his head and took a sip of beer, his fingers rubbing the rim of the can.

"Kid, although this guy indeed has no bottom line, after being defeated he neither becomes depressed nor underestimates himself, but thinks about how to win back from his opponent. Just this point makes him stronger than many. A vengeful heart… is actually a fine quality!"

"Hah?"

"Not accepting defeat leads to craving victory; suffering humiliation leads to craving to wipe away the shame." Rider's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "This kind of person, I have encountered many in my past; some admit defeat openly after losing, while others lick their wounds like injured beasts, waiting for a chance to strike back. Si Ke Te is clearly the latter."

He paused, then continued: "To deal with such a person, if he cannot be sincerely convinced by me, then the only option is to grant him death. Under my command, there is no difference between a disobedient fierce beast and an enemy."

Wei Bo instinctively shrank his neck.

"However, wanting to conquer someone like Si Ke Te is not difficult either, but the prerequisite is knowing what he lacks." Rider extended a finger and gestured in the air: "Those lacking wealth, grant wealth; those lacking power, grant power; those lacking recognition, grant recognition. Everyone has an emptiness in their heart; to make Si Ke Te sincerely convinced is to know what to fill his 'emptiness' with."

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"Wei Ba said, dealing with a person like Si Ke Te, possession is far from enough; we must delve into his inner self. And to achieve this, we must break the seal."

"By the day of the match, Si Ke Te had already been waiting early at the dock of Jinren Xiang, where it all began."

"This is the place where he was first branded with shame, and also the place where he will today wipe it clean!"

Si Ke Te looked at San Yue Qi and the two "iron pieces" in her hand with a scornful face, sneering: "Look, isn't this our female hero San Yue Qi?"

"Hmph, this young lady has neither hidden nor avoided; you sent the challenge, and I have come to answer."

"Are you guys sick? It's just a duel, why send threatening letters, who are you trying to scare?"

San Yue Qi was a bit dazed: "Threatening letter? What threatening letter?"

"Stop pretending, this isn't the letter you secretly slipped into my pocket, is it?" Si Ke Te pulled out a letter glowing with green light from his coat pocket, threw it into San Yue's hand, and said: "You wrote it, you read it!"

San Yue opened the envelope and read it aloud, word by word:

"Arrogant tyrant who bullies the weak, Si Ke Te. You have imposed your twisted desire for power on innocent shop owners, and spoken insolently toward the sword art of the Immortal Vessel, which carries history and inheritance."

"We have decided to make you confess all your crimes in person, and I will take away your twisted desire."

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"Goddess Mysterious Tales."

"???"

Ban Ben Long Si furrowed his brow, pointing at the notice on the sky curtain still glowing with green light: "This, this letter… isn't its tone somewhat like our forewarning letter?"

"More than just a bit like it? I feel it's practically as if someone in the phantom thief gang had written it on behalf." Mo Er Jia Na lay on the table, licking her paws: "Especially the last line, hmm… the flavor is quite strong."

"Seeing this green light, it must have been written by Wei Ba possessing Huo Huo, right? I didn't expect Wei Ba to have such a sense of ceremony."

"However, Wei Ba is still too restrained; following my style, I would directly project the content of this forewarning letter onto the Immortal Vessel—no, also onto all the electronic screens of the Interstellar Peace Company headquarters. Only by letting everyone in the company know about this duel would it be interesting; rather than risking social death, it's better to go big."

As a super hacker, Zuo Cang Shuang Ye doesn't know if she can pull it off, but she is certain that fellow hacker Yin Lang Xiao Jie can definitely do it.

It's a pity she can't hear her own suggestion; otherwise she would surely approve of her idea.

Yu Gong Lian said slowly: "If Si Ke Te loses, the company's reputation will be damaged, and his job may not be secure."

Ban Ben Long Si excitedly thumped his palm: "Quite fair! If San Yue Qi loses, the Immortal Vessel and the company will also be able to see the Stellar Express's embarrassment; that's what makes it worthwhile!"

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Si Ke Te spread his hands: "These characters are too ugly… if you hadn't read them aloud just now, I wouldn't have recognized what was written."

Wei Ba gritted his teeth in anger: "You're asking for death!"

"Huh? Who just spoke?"

Huo Huo quickly shook her head: "No… nobody said anything! You misheard."

Si Ke Te stood with hands on hips, full of confidence, proudly said: "Alright, less talk, San Yue Qi, get ready to act like a dog—"

He had only said half when there was no further text.

Si Ke Te's vision went dark.

He didn't even see San Yue Qi draw her sword; time seemed to freeze, and all he saw was a flash of green fire.