Chapter 498: Testing the Sword Across the World — Jiang Zhiwei's Pursuit!

Under Gu Xingjian's gaze.

Jiang Zhiwei's expression remained unchanged, not revealing the slightest hint of panic.

She merely silently raised her head.

In an extremely firm tone, she repeated once more: "Uncle Gu, I want to leave the mountain!"

Hearing this, Gu Xingjian couldn't help but press a hand to his forehead, feeling a sudden throbbing pain in his head.

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly as he said helplessly: "Why would you suddenly think about leaving the mountain?"

Thinking of the other's pure and simple temperament.

Once she leaves the mountain, she'll probably suffer losses very easily.

How could he possibly set his mind at ease over this?

Jiang Zhiwei silently turned her head, gazing toward the distant mountain ranges.

"I want to spar with the swordsmen of the world, to see how their swords fare..."

The moment these words left her mouth, they instantly plucked at Gu Xingjian's heartstrings.

He lowered his head, a trace of reminiscence surfacing in his eyes.

He discovered that the other's expression was, unexpectedly, exactly the same as his own had once been!

Once upon a time, he too had wanted to test his sword across the world, to draw upon the strengths of a hundred schools, and to carve out his own path of the sword.

But alas, this path was simply too arduous.

And his own talent was far from reaching the level of a prodigy — it could only be considered ordinary.

Therefore, during those several decades, he had always remained within the borders of Tiandou Prefecture.

Until later, when he heard the name of Jiang Jianzong, he went to Cangwu Mountain, intending to match swords with the clan leader.

It was this that led to that life-changing event that altered the trajectory of his fate.

Thinking of this, and then turning his gaze back to the present.

It was precisely because he harbored the very same aspiration that he could understand all the more what lay in Jiang Zhiwei's heart.

Thus, he shook his head and said with a light laugh: "I really can't do anything about you. If you want to go down the mountain, then go."

"However, before that, I will apply to those above to become your Dao Protector."

"And you also need to speak with your parents — after all, traveling abroad carries no small danger, and you must have their consent."

Jiang Zhiwei cupped her hands in salute and said: "Uncle Gu, I know you are worried about me, but for the matter of traveling abroad, I alone am more than sufficient — I wish to see the world beyond the mountain on my own."

"As for Father and Mother, I will speak with them in detail today..."

Gu Xingjian raised an eyebrow: "Although you have now reached the Sword Marquis realm, you are constrained by your cultivation base, making it difficult to fully unleash the full extent of your sword Dao strength."

"This level of strength, while sufficient here among us, is somewhat less than secure out in the wider world."