A small building on the right side of the Sword Pavilion in Yuzhang City had always been the residence of the Sword Pavilion Master. The Sword Master was responsible for protecting the entire Sword Pavilion and protecting the sleeping Sword Lady from any threats.
According to the iron rules of the Sword Committee, the Sword Master was not allowed to leave the Sword Pavilion for more than three hours unless there was a crisis that threatened the survival of mankind. They were also not allowed to leave the Core Area of the Base City.
Therefore, this position was especially suitable for those powerful sword bearers who had decided to retire in peace. For example, the current Sword Master, Liu Lei, retired from the world at the age of 80 and took over the position of Sword Master. Since then, he had never appeared in the world again.
At this moment, Liu Lei's eyes were closed, and he was lying on the bamboo rattan rocking chair in a deep sleep. However, no one knew that he was currently communicating with someone a thousand miles away through a hidden communication line.
"Liu Sanshi, you old man. You're living a leisurely life in retirement, aren't you?" Judging from the voice, the person on the other end of the communication should also be an old man.
"Ha!
Old Wooden Fish, you're living a more comfortable life than I am. How is it? Your precious granddaughter has taken back the Yixian Sword. Are you happy now?
I risked being expelled from the Sword Committee to remove the seal on the Yixian Sword. Shouldn't you make it up to me? "
Liu Lei laughed. He could tell from his words that the person on the line was none other than Liunian Ling's grandfather, Fleeting Wooden Fish, the former family head of the Liunian family.
"If my Liu Nian Family wants something, he wouldn't dare say no no no no no to it!" Flowing Time Wooden Fish said disdainfully.
"Since the Liunian family is so powerful, I'm curious. Why did you agree to the Sword Committee's stupid suggestion?
Your granddaughter has suffered a lot in the hands of Yixian. If it weren't for that stupid kid, she would have lost her life, "Liu Lei said sarcastically.
"I don't believe that Sword Celestial Cloudy Sky, Liu Sanshi, doesn't have a backup plan. If my granddaughter dies in front of you, then you might as well give up on living," Fleeting Time Wooden Fish said indifferently.
"Alright, Old Wooden Fish, let's not talk about this.
This is the first time you've taken the initiative to contact me in 18 years. What's your purpose?
Could it be that your precious granddaughter's Leisurely Immortal Sword encountered some unforeseen event or trouble again, and you want me to take responsibility for it? "
"The Yi Xian Sword is a little troublesome, but that's Ling's problem. As the successor of the Liunian Clan, what use is she if she can't even subdue a mere Yi Xian Sword?
I'm not looking for you for the Wandering Immortal Sword, but for the Qingpin Sword! "Fleeting Time Wooden Fish spat out the words' Qingpin Sword '.
"Qingpin Sword?
I seem to have heard of it somewhere!
Let me think … I'm getting old and muddle-headed. I clearly heard this name yesterday! "
Liu Lei thought for a while and said, "I remember now. It's the silly boy who saved your granddaughter. The Sword Maiden he got from the Sword Burial Grounds is called the Qingpin Sword."
"Yes, that Qingpin Sword."
On the other end of the call, Fleeting Time Wooden Fish's tone turned strange. "Old thing, give me some face and take back the Sword of Poverty."
"Take it back!"
Liu Lei's rocking chair suddenly stopped moving, and his expression turned grim. "Did I hear that right, Old Wooden Fish?
You're telling me to take back the Qingpin Sword?! "
"You're right. The Qingpin Sword belongs to the Liunian Clan. It's something passed down from Patriarch Liu Nian's grandmother. It's only right for the Liunian Clan to take it back," Fleeting Time Wooden Fish said firmly.
"Are you crazy? The sword is already synchronized with that silly boy!
If you take back the Qingpin Sword, you'll break his sword mark and ruin his entire life!
Your granddaughter should have reported this to you by now. His talent in swordsmanship is even greater than yours. He might even become a powerful Swordmaster who can support the human race! How can you ruin such a genius just because you say so?! "
"No, even if this Guhan Sword doesn't have any talent, as long as he's still human, I will not allow the Liunian Clan to break the rules of the human race!"
Liu Lei grew agitated. He could not understand why the Fleeting Time World, the pillar of humanity, would destroy the future of a wielder with a bright future, all for the sake of an ancient sword. Why would the Fleeting Time World trample on the rules that had kept humanity united for a thousand years?
"Liu Lei, I'm begging you. I'm begging you, promise me!" Fleeting Time Wooden Fish was silent for a while before he spoke with a heavy tone, enunciating each word clearly.
"I understand now!
Old Wooden Fish, you're afraid of a Swordmaster who's even stronger than the Liunian Clan!
I know that the Liunian Clan's Master has always been the strongest Swordmaster in the world. You're afraid that the crown will fall from your heads, aren't you? "
"Nonsense! Which era has there been a Swordmaster whose talent in swordsmanship surpasses the Liunian Clan? Are you saying that the Liunian Clan is going to cripple all of them?
If we're going to cripple them, we might as well just kill them!
That way, no one will gossip about the Liunian Clan!
The only reason the Liunian Clan is able to maintain our reputation as the strongest Swordmaster is because of our hard work and training. Don't you know that? "
"Then what's the reason?
Old Wooden Fish, if you don't give me a reason that I can't refuse, I will not allow this to happen! "Liu Lei said firmly.
"Very well, take a look at this …" Fleeting Time Wooden Fish passed a document to Liu Lei.
"Sword Essence Test Records of the People's Guhan?"
Liu Lei read out the name of the document. It was a record of Guhan's Sword Essence Test from the moment he was born.
"Do you see it?
From one to five years old, his Sword Essence increased from one quark to nine quarks. After five, his Sword Essence stopped growing. Until four days ago, his Innate Sword Essence value was still nine quarks.
But yesterday, in just three days, he increased his acquired Sword Essence value by 101 quarks. Don't you think it's very strange? "
"It's a little strange!" Liu Lei knocked on the armrest of the rocking chair. "But it's not strange.
As long as he's willing to spend money to buy Sword Essence Pills, it's not strange to increase his Sword Essence by 1,000 quarks in a day! "
"No, I'm not talking about how he increased his Sword Essence by 100 quarks in three days. It's very strange.
I'm talking about how his Sword Essence value hasn't increased at all since he was five years old. It's very strange! "
Fleeting Wooden Fish's words were filled with an evil aura, and Liu Lei instantly felt a chill run down his spine. The truth was that in the past twelve years, during the period when the sword essence grew the fastest, the amount of sword essence did not increase by even a single quark. This was indeed very strange.
"Why?
Why is it like this? "Liu Lei mumbled to himself.
"Old thing, you've also reached the status of an Immortal Sword Tier. I think you've heard of that person 700 years ago whose name can't even be spoken!"
Fleeting Time Wooden Fish's tone began to tremble. He, the head of the world's number one family, was actually beginning to feel fear!
"Could it be that this Guhan and that person …" The rocking chair under Liu Lei's buttocks could not withstand the surging Sword Essence around him, and it immediately exploded into a pile of dust. Liu Lei stood on the ground and opened his eyes that had been closed all this time.
"That person … that person …" Liu Lei's expression changed countless times. Finally, he gritted his teeth and made a decision. "Old Wooden Fish, it's fine if you don't mention that person. Since you've brought it up, I'll tell you.
700 years ago, we humans let him down. 700 years later, I don't want to let his descendants down. Even if that Guhan destroys the entire world, we owe his family!
I, Liu Lei, admit it!!! "
"Don't be agitated, Liu Sanshi. I heard the explosion!
You're still as hot-tempered as ever. It's been 20 years, and you still haven't toned it down. "
"I've already toned it down a lot, Old Wooden Fish. Otherwise, the entire house would have been blown to smithereens."
"I admit that we humans owe him. I don't intend to do anything to him or ruin his future. However, I must take back the Qingpin Sword. The Qingpin Sword can be in anyone's hands, but not his!"
"Hmph, let's not talk about the mysteries of the Qingpin Sword. Let me ask you, what's the difference between taking back the Qingpin Sword and destroying his sword mark and destroying his future?"
"Of course there's a difference!" Fleeting Time Wooden Fish laughed. "Our family has a few of the Green Silk Severing Sword."
"…" Liu Lei was momentarily speechless. The Severed Green Silk could perfectly sever the connection between the wielder of any sword below the level of an Immortal Sword and the Swordmistress. If the Severed Green Silk was used on Gu Han, not only would it not harm his future, it might even make him stronger.
However, the Green Silk Slasher was something that even an Immortal Sword Tier sword wielder like Liu Lei would throw away his pride and use all of his strength to fight for. Yet, he had actually used it on a mere Ancient Sword Tier sword wielder. This was an extreme waste of a heavenly treasure, and it was the epitome of extravagance.
"Old geezer, I'll take your silence as a yes. I'll send someone to retrieve the Qingpin Sword in a few days."
"Wait …" Liu Lei pursed his lips, "I still can't accept it. At least not in Yuzhang City!"
"Hmph, you can't bear to part with your pride, are you?"
Fleeting Time Wooden Fish snorted, "Forget it. He'll have to leave the city to complete his quest sooner or later. It'll be more convenient to make a move on him outside the city.
Just don't interfere when the time comes. "
With that, Fleeting Time Wooden Fish hung up the call.
"Rubbish …" A ripple-like sword qi swept up from beneath Liu Lei's feet, sweeping away the debris and dust that were left on the ground after the rocking chair had been smashed.