Chapter 137

Pei Ye walked out of the branch street where the martial arts school was located. When he arrived at the main street, he was slightly surprised. He saw that people were standing under the eaves on both sides of the street, arms crossed and chatting, their eyes glancing toward the upper street from time to time.

On the street, many children were jumping and playing.

Although it was a plain, the Bowang Prefecture city actually had some slope, roughly from south to north, gradually becoming lower. The nine-story Catching Moon Tower he had seen before was in the south, while the inn where Pei Ye lived was to the north.

Pei Ye looked south a few times following people's gazes, not understanding what they were waiting for. If he were in a relaxed mood and full of energy, he would be curious, but now that the day's practice was over and his heart was still filled with the two Cicada sword moves, he had no heart to care, so he went north on the street.

However, after walking only a few steps, he heard the sound of horses galloping behind him. Pei Ye turned his head; the children had long since run away. He saw a knight in green clothes in the middle of the street holding a large green flag, shouting as he galloped over.

"Street washing at the third quarter of the Xu hour, people and livestock avoid, water channels clear! Street washing at the third quarter of the Xu hour, people and livestock avoid, water channels clear!"

He whistled past Pei Ye and continued to run toward the north city.

It was already the second quarter when Pei Ye came out of the martial arts school. Seeing this formation, he simply stopped and found an empty spot under the eaves to stand.

Before long, the sound of hooves came again. This time it was a knight in black clothes holding a large black flag, galloping even faster, and his voice was even louder, obviously with deep Qi.

"The Xu hour has arrived! People and livestock avoid, water channels clear! The Xu hour has arrived! People and livestock avoid, water channels clear!"

"The Water Envoy is here." The people chatting next to Pei Ye stopped their conversation and looked toward the upper street together.

Pei Ye looked in the direction of their gazes and saw a strange scene—right behind this black knight, the street surface seemed to be covered with a transparent layer, and the distant street surface was already somewhat rippling and distorted.

Water.

It rushed down along the street from south to north. The children had already rushed onto the street impatiently, and the adults were laughing and didn't stop them.

It had been raining for a day, and this place was not far from the water release point, so although it was the first wave to rush down, the water still looked very clear. The children opened their arms to welcome it; several younger ones were washed down to the ground first, and the older children laughed and pulled them up.

This was indeed an exciting thing; the street they walked on every day turned into a shallow river. Pei Ye tapped his feet; actually, he was also a bit eager to move, but the tallest child on the street only reached his chest, and everyone around him was a stranger.

When the water passed in front of him, Pei Ye realized that he had slightly underestimated its momentum. Although it looked very slow from a distance, once it was close, there was almost a sound of surging.

If you talk about depth, it actually didn't exceed half a calf, but the street surface was wide, so the amount of water was truly worth seeing.

No wonder it's called "street washing"; after such a rush, the dust and debris were indeed all washed away.

The street surface was convex in the middle and low on both sides. The torrent rushed through the street, and the water on the east and west sides poured into the deep and wide water channels by the side of the street, splashing up waves.

When Pei Ye entered the city on the first day, he discovered that this water channel was larger than the one in Fenghuai, and he had suspected whether it was too large, but at that time he thought this was the normal "generosity" of a prefecture city. Today he finally knew that it had this function.

No wonder the streets of the prefecture city were so clean.

Every day in the prefecture city was a learning experience, he sighed, and continued north along the path under the eaves.

When he returned to the inn, the street here had already been washed twice, and the third wave was already in sight. But there were not many people watching on the street here, only a few children standing under the eaves waiting, and they didn't mean to go down.

Soon the third wave of water rushed over. Pei Ye took one look at the black-yellow color and understood—these children were waiting for at least the fifth wave.

Actually, if they wanted to play, they should have gone to the upper street to wait before the first wave, but when the street washing started, it was already dark, and their parents naturally wouldn't let them go.

Pei Ye turned and stepped into the inn. The shopkeeper was not at the counter this time, but was moving miscellaneous items of all sizes in the lobby with the waiter. The work was almost finished, and both were panting heavily, and the waiter had to endure an extra portion of the shopkeeper's scolding.

After last night, the shopkeeper had a particularly bad face toward him.

Pei Ye went over to help with a few things and helped finish up: "Where did all these things come from?"

"Where from? From the water channel in front of the door." The shopkeeper held his waist and moved toward the counter. "As soon as it rained today, I guessed that the street would be washed again, so I hurriedly moved the things out of the water channel. Sure enough, as expected!"

Pei Ye suddenly realized. With such a deep and wide space, usually empty, the people along the street must pile things in it.

Fenghuai didn't have this phenomenon because the Fenghuai water channel didn't take up such a large place.

"By the way, little brother, I didn't have time to mail those two letters of yours; I was too busy today, I will definitely mail them for you tomorrow." The shopkeeper panted. "I really didn't find time to go out. Look, I haven't even handed in this register—damn!"

The shopkeeper reached out to the register he was copying to show Pei Ye, but his arm, which had been tossed about all day, was heavy and weak. He knocked over a small bowl of ink he had just ground, and it immediately spilled onto the cover of the register.

The shopkeeper immediately grabbed a stack of waste paper to wipe it, turned his head and shouted angrily at the waiter standing blankly to the side: "Get a rag!"

After a rescue, the shopkeeper opened the first two pages and breathed a sigh of relief—only the first few pages were soaked; just copy these pages again and replace them.

"Misfortunes never come singly," the shopkeeper muttered, looked up at Pei Ye who was still standing in front of the counter, "What's wrong, any problems today?"

"Yes, shopkeeper. Do you know what grievances Zheng Shou and Xu Gu have in the Jin Qiu martial competition?" Pei Ye said, "I see that the people from these two counties don't seem to get along."

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment: "I don't like to pay attention to your martial arts or whatever, but..."

He recalled: "Zheng Shou and Xu Gu, their relationship is not good? Why do I remember that in the session last winter, everyone said they were like one family?"

"Ah?"

"Yes! I didn't remember wrong." The shopkeeper slapped his thigh. "Last winter, all the Xu Gu people who passed the Third Life went to the Dragon Gate Class. Do you think that wasn't paid for by Zheng Shou? There was a woman in Xu Gu that year who was very powerful, saying she was going to win the championship. The championship prize in previous years was custom-made for sword cultivators, but that session also set up a set of sabers."

"Then did she win the championship in the end?"

"No, I remember the champion was a man."

". Oh." Pei Ye nodded, thanked the shopkeeper, and went upstairs.

Back in the room, Pei Ye absorbed dragon blood to practice as usual, and at the same time took out the Cicada-Sparrow Sword and read it again with his questions.

The feeling the last two moves of the Sparrow Section gave him was indeed still not as good as Clear Sound, but he had to practice to know—before 【Clear Sound】 was used, he hadn't expected its power to be so outstanding.

A night without words.

The next day Pei Ye woke up, and the rain had just stopped at this time.

He walked onto the street that was a few levels cleaner and came to the martial arts school as usual. Today the time was earlier than yesterday, but there was already the sound of swords in the west courtyard, and in the corner of the martial arts field, Zhang Junxue was already leaning against the wall panting.

Pei Ye couldn't help but sigh softly. Every time he chatted with Zhang Dingyun, he doubted whether he was really working too hard, but as soon as he entered the martial arts school in the morning, he immediately felt his own laziness again.

He drew his sword and continued to work on the two moves of Clear Sound. After half an hour, his sword moves were more proficient, but Pei Ye thought to himself that it would still be difficult to exert them in high-pressure actual combat.

Until after breakfast, the morning class began.

Twenty-something people sat down in order, no different from other days, only the windows of the three-story small building directly opposite the wall were all opened, and the square black holes were arranged neatly. I suppose it was damp from the rain yesterday and needed ventilation today.

"'Green Light' is just like this." The female master with the green clothes and thin sword finished the content she talked about yesterday.

"Then let's talk briefly about 'Jade Shadow'." The female master looked at the twenty-something pairs of eyes below the stage and smiled, "But there won't be much demonstration for this one, because I haven't learned it either."

"Green Light" is the name of a kind of kingfisher, and "Jade Shadow" is the name of another kind of kingfisher.

This kind of kingfisher is larger, more slender, its claws and beak are sharper, and its wings are more powerful. It doesn't just eat insect seeds, it can even prey on fish and frogs.

Therefore, "Jade Shadow" is not as light, agile, and beautiful as "Green Light"; it is beautiful and dangerous, a more handsome and dashing sword art.

"This chapter of the sword is only used by Li Piaqing, the second direct descendant of the mountain gate, among the candidates for this generation's martial competition." The female master smiled, "So everyone doesn't have to worry too much, because if you really unfortunately run into her, understanding this chapter of the sword won't have any effect anyway."

The female master pondered for a moment, drew her sword and said: "Although I haven't learned the true meaning of it, I do know some sword moves. I'll show everyone—who wants to come up and try?"

Pei Ye was just about to move, but Xiao Qiu had already stood up and cupped his hands first.

"Alright, let's invite Young Hero Xiao to come first." The female master stood still and smiled.

After the salute, Xiao Qiu drew his sword and went up.

In the sword move competition, neither of them used Qi. Xiao Qiu was still his signature simple and heavy style. His long sword suddenly protruded like a dragon coming out of a cave. The female master's sleeves were like green clouds, winding into a beautiful hemisphere. Her spirit sword flashed, protruding from under her sleeves, and was already at Xiao Qiu's throat.

It was indeed a beautiful and dangerous sword move.

Xiao Qiu was stunned for a moment and slowly withdrew the sword in his hand.

Don't talk about pursuing simplicity and speed to break all methods. How could the sword authors of the past and present not understand the principles you can think of? Undoubtedly, the sword art they designed with all their hearts must be better than your one thrust and one swing.

As for the simplicity after returning to the basics, that is another realm.

Xiao Qiu sighed and cupped his hands, but in fact, this was not his personal failure, but the common helplessness of everyone present—the most profound martial arts are only in the hands of the sects and the imperial court.

"If I really had a fight with Young Hero Xiao, I wouldn't necessarily win." The female master smiled, "Everyone saw it, the sword move just now was the first move of the 'Jade Shadow' chapter. Students who have accomplishments in the sword should be able to clearly feel the difference between it and yesterday's 'Green Light'."

Pei Ye nodded deeply, but suddenly heard a voice behind him say: "This move is used incorrectly."

This remark was actually quite presumptuous, as if it were the opening line of a challenge, but the voice was very gentle, harmonious, and quiet, and it didn't feel offensive at all when heard.

Pei Ye turned his head. A young girl in green clothes with bright eyes and white teeth, and black hair like lacquer, stood smiling behind the crowd. Her face was very beautiful, a long look with a lot of spirit. There was also a small piece of strange blue eye makeup painted on the corner of her left eye. It extended along the trend of the corner of the eye, like the shape of a bird's wing.

At this time, after the autumn morning rain, the air was cold and fresh, and the girl's temperament was exactly the same as this air.

The female master looked at her, tilted her head and smiled gently: "Then please give me some advice, Junior Sister."

The girl walked from the right to the front of the stage. When she started, Pei Ye realized that she had been leaning a sword behind her all along. Pei Ye was sitting on the outermost side. This sword passed by his side, with a green scabbard and copper hoops, and fine carvings of birds on the iron, with exquisite and solid workmanship.

The most eye-catching part was the few blue feathers inserted at the swallow's mouth, simply flowing with light, deep purple and green, sticking Pei Ye's gaze to the stage.

The two women, one big and one small, stood still. The girl's long sword pointed obliquely: "Please go first, Senior Sister."

Such a fast sword, naturally the latter suffers, but the female master didn't yield. Her figure suddenly floated, her green sleeves bulged, still the same move as just now.

The girl stood still, and the opponent's sword had reached her body in the blink of an eye. She had already raised her sword when the opponent attacked, and at this time she fell with a slash, just as if the opponent had sent the sword under her sword.

The female master's sword fell to the ground with a clatter.

"Look." The girl tilted her head and smiled gently at Xiao Qiu, "Even with ordinary swinging and thrusting, it is possible to win."

Xiao Qiu looked at her blankly, unable to speak, and suddenly lowered his head.

"I'll demonstrate 'Jade Shadow' for everyone." The girl performed a sword flourish and smiled gently, "Any friend who wants to come up and try is welcome."

The field was quiet from the commotion.

This sword art gave Pei Ye some subtle feelings. He was about to raise his hand, but a figure in front of him suddenly blocked him—Zhang Junxue actually stood up.

The young lady, who had always been dull, suddenly took the initiative at this time, which was beyond Pei Ye's expectation. He sat down and watched this battle.

"I want to add Qi." Zhang Junxue stood on the stage and suddenly said.

The girl nodded: "Alright, what realm are you?"

"Fourth Life."

"Good." The girl shook her sword, "Come on."

Zhang Junxue lasted for thirty-three moves.

Her saber path had changed a lot from when they first met at the inn. She still adopted the way of holding back strength she used against Pei Ye, placing her strength below the girl, and then using the experience of these days facing Pei Ye's sword art to fight the girl.

When she finally lost and left the stage, there was surprise, doubt, and admiration on the girl's face, but on Zhang Junxue's face appeared an expression Pei Ye had never seen before—gratification and satisfaction.

Pei Ye was about to stand up, thinking that he would definitely not fall behind others this time, but heard the female master clap her hands lightly on the stage: "Let's end the morning class here today, thanks to Junior Sister Li Piaqing for her enthusiasm."

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The girl sheathed her sword and bowed to everyone off the stage.

Suddenly someone shouted angrily: "I will always support the Cuiyu Jianmen! Miss Li will win the championship this term!"

Pei Ye was almost startled. He turned his head to look with a smile, but saw some people surprised, some agreeing, some with pale faces, and some disapproving.

But there was not a single voice of echo.

Li Piaqing didn't smile this time. Her voice was still gentle, but it was more stable, so it suddenly had a strength: "Good, the Cuiyu Jianmen... will also always be here."

The girl took her sword and left the stage. When she passed by the students, she gently pulled off a feather on the sword guard and handed it to the person who shouted.

Pei Ye saw Xiao Qiu in front of him grip the sword handle several times and lift his Qi several times, but until the girl left, he didn't make a sound, and lowered his head in annoyance.

Got up early to send my sister to school, finished coding in a hurry in her school cafeteria, will modify it later.

(End of chapter)