Chapter 453: Friend's Letter

Seeing Pei Ye walked back into the courtyard with the brush.

"... It is a type of small beast often kept as a pet." Yan Feiqing's voice was light, holding the black cat, and he extended a finger, "Covered in soft fur, body like flowing water, claws like plum blossoms, pupils have vertical and round..."

"Seen it." Yang Zhenbing said coldly, "Never seen one so good-looking."

"Oh, that's how it is."

"Don't pick it up."

"Why is picking it up rough?"

"People picking me up, I feel it's very rough."

"People and cats are different."

"Is that so?"

"Cats have flexible spines, like chains."

"So that's it."

"Have you country bumpkins never touched a cat?"

"My body is cold, it will scare the cat away."

"Oh."

"Only this one won't."

"Because this one is not a cat."

Yang Zhenbing was silent for a moment, extended a finger, "Covered in soft fur, body like flowing water, claws like plum blossoms..."

Seeing Pei Ye walked through the courtyard silently and put the ink and brush back in Yan Feiqing's room.

He went out the door, crossed the courtyard, and headed toward his own room.

"Why does it eat this?"

"This is a date, a type of..."

"Seen it."

"Oh."

This empty room was also very proper and clean, with doors and windows in good condition and no crookedness. Seeing Pei Ye pushed the door and entered. It was a small residence with one hall and three rooms. Tables, chairs, screens, beds, bedding, etc., were all available. Taking advantage of the good sun today, Seeing Pei Ye hugged the bedding and spread it out in the courtyard to dry.

Then he cleaned the house thoroughly inside and out. By the time he finished, the sky had already darkened.

It was already time for dinner, but Yan Feiqing didn't eat grains, just a handful of dates and a ladle of water. Seeing Pei Ye went out with Yang Zhenbing to get the meals provided by the Sword Academy. By the time they returned, night had completely fallen.

Saying goodnight to Yan Feiqing, who was reading under the candle, and Yang Zhenbing, who was practicing swords in the courtyard, Seeing Pei Ye hugged the bedding back into the room. Not long after, a drizzling rain began to fall outside the window.

He had often listened to the rain in the past two months, but this was the first time since arriving in the Divine Capital.

The sound of rain patted the window, the candle flame flickered, and Seeing Pei Ye finished washing and nestled comfortably into the soft new bed.

Accompanied by the quiet sound of rain, the young man who had been busy for half a day took out a snow-white letter with some excitement. It was the one he had received from Master Duan Yu's hand.

Seeing Pei Ye held it up, thinking that the little jade sword had really worked hard this time, actually carrying a full three letters and flying so far.

He unfolded it solemnly and earnestly. The familiar handwriting filled the page, and the woman's voice, like light clouds in the high sky, seemed to ring in his ears again.

But the tone seemed very slow and light.

"Seeing Pei Ye, greetings.

Receiving your letter, I only then asked Piaoping about the Jade Sword Platform matter, saying you assassinated the governor, your life and death were unknown, and you were being escorted to the Divine Capital.

Until writing this letter, I only then knew you had already left the heavy prison and were about to enter the Sword Academy.

It is good that you are safe.

You are right, promises easily become regrets, because life is always suddenly cut off. Everyone, when they die, is still thinking of too many things. Therefore, throughout the ages, those seeking longevity have been endless, and those who die calmly are few.

From the time we met, you have been donating your life at every turn, and in the blink of an eye, you have been in danger of life and death. I wanted to ask you to fly a letter to tell me if there is such a thing again, but as soon as I put the pen down, I felt lazy to waste the space.

Thinking of the dangerous situation in Shaolong, and the various events in Kongdong, we are after all acquaintances."

Seeing Pei Ye unconsciously hooked the corner of his mouth and looked down.

"Congratulations on your first practice of the Heart Sword.

Senior Yue is indeed one of the best sword practitioners in the world, but it is really hard to call him a good teacher. Your enlightenment into the sword path was the absolute wall like the Snow Night Flying Goose. Even for sword talents famous in the world, most would stop here, facing their inner demons, and never make another inch of progress.

But since you have truly flown over it, then learning the swords of the world from now on will not be climbing, but diving.

Having obtained the Heart Sword, it means your sword heart has begun to appear, but there is no need to be eager for quick success. Recommending you to the Sword Academy is precisely for this matter. You must walk this path wide and through from low to high, from shallow to deep. Moves are the door of intent, and intent is the mirror of the heart. To clear this path, you cannot rely solely on spiritual enlightenment to fly over.

Sword Academy studies should be relatively smooth for you. Other sword practitioners dig inwards and improve, and the most difficult place is not knowing the direction, nor knowing the distance, not knowing how to walk, or when they can reach that level of realm. But for you, the position of that point of light in the depths has long been clear, just go toward it.

Of course, you must read the sword principles with a quiet heart, chew them carefully, and when sect seniors come to teach, you must listen earnestly and ask questions in time when you have doubts.

I am now in Yunlang, my injuries have stabilized, and I plan to go south to ask about swords next month, and next year to Yulin. I sincerely look forward to meeting you.

Additionally: When I received your second letter, I had already finished reading that ultimate move. You should study new ones.

Yun,

October 15th at Yunlang."

The night rain drizzled all night, and the next day was indeed a clear sky.

Seeing Pei Ye and Yang Zhenbing went to the front of the Sword Pavilion together. The sword students had already gotten to know each other quite well. Yang Zhenbing walked straight to the front, while Seeing Pei Ye stayed at the back, standing next to Ning and Wang.

"Brother Pei, how does it feel to be in the same courtyard as the 【Sword Demon】?" Wang Shousi laughed.

Seeing Pei Ye was silent, sighed slightly, but turned his eyes and said, "Fellow Student Ning, is Zuoqiu Longhua easy to get along with?"

Ning Shuhong was stunned, "... Quite good, although she doesn't like to talk... doesn't understand etiquette very well. But she does her own things and doesn't interfere with others."

"Not bad." Seeing Pei Ye felt a deep sense of empathy and said earnestly, "A person who is different from ordinary people is easy to get along with, because others know they are like this and won't mind any strange words or actions."

"That is natural."

"But two is not like this."

"...?"

Seeing Pei Ye sighed slightly and stretched out two hands to gesture, "It's like a chess match between opponents, a general meeting a good talent."

The two were somewhat baffled, but the sword students had all arrived. Without anyone needing to speak, the field naturally quieted down.

This time there was no Master Duan Yu or pavilion guard in front of the Sword Pavilion, only an old man in white hair and cloth clothes. Seeing Pei Ye was stunned—it was precisely the person who stood behind Master Duan Yu when he entered the academy.

This morning, he was still holding a wine gourd, sitting cross-legged on the ground, looking at them with a smile, his old sword leaning on the stone steps beside him.

"Greetings, little friends." The old man laughed, "Every year when I see young new faces, I feel my old body warming up again."

Unlike Master Duan Yu, he didn't have any paper in his hands, looking at them and saying, "I went to see you one by one when you entered the academy the day before yesterday, and flipped through the Sword-Describing Booklets yesterday to prepare for today's construction of the Sword Ladder. But to be honest, it's of no use."

"This thing must be determined bit by bit when we meet face to face; hitting a cow across a mountain won't work." The old man supported his ankles with both hands, "Since you have entered the Sword Academy, everyone should have some understanding of the Sword Ladder, knowing that it is a layout of the swords you have learned and will learn, from now on clarifying what swords you need to learn in these five years, or even in a lifetime... However, I will still inform you seriously once more."

"The Sword Ladder is the road to climbing up to the 【Dao Sword】," the old man said, "Being able to give a limited life a chance to touch the infinite 'Dao' is the meaning of the Sword Ladder." ===== CHAPTER 454 =====