Chapter 101 June Is Coming

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  Half a day later, Ye Chen landed on shore.

  A scene that left him crying and laughing occurred, the boss and apprentices of Gushui Lake suddenly disappeared without a trace, and naturally, his horse with Qu Ming also disappeared.

  The two men rode black-brown horses, each worth more than 60,000 taels of silver. Together they were worth 120,000 taels, enough for an ordinary person to live a comfortable life for ten generations. If one didn't want to live an ordinary life, they could also buy a small estate and become a master themselves, with three wives and four concubines, countless maidservants, in short, this life would have everything if there were no disasters or difficulties.

  "I hope you guys always have good luck and never run into me again." Ye Chen didn't care about the black brown horse, but he was very disgusted with people who took advantage of others. If they ran into him, he wouldn't mind sending them to prison for life.

  In an instant, Ye Chen strode away on foot into the distance.

  ……

  Gushan Town

  Huaxian Wine House

  The owner of the wine shop was a beautiful young woman, no more than twenty-five years old. Her husband was a famous swordsman in the surrounding areas, with a great reputation, and she herself was also a late-stage martial artist in the Condensed Realm, known as the Flower Fairy. Since she took over the management of the wine shop, business had been booming day by day, and her fame was not inferior to that of her husband.

  The second floor of the wine house, many Jianghu guests sat there drinking and chatting, from time to time eating tofu with the boss's wife in words.

  "Boss lady, it's been many years since your husband last took action. I wonder what level his swordsmanship has reached by now?" Someone spoke to Huaxianzi on behalf of her husband.

  The flower fairy smiled and said: "I'm not quite sure about this either, but according to him, cutting off the Golden Water River with one sword is no problem."

  "One sword to cut off the Golden Water River!" These Jianghu guests looked at each other in dismay, the Golden Water River was a large river near Guquan Town, with a width of hundreds of meters at its widest point and over a hundred meters at its narrowest point. Even if one were to cut off the narrowest point with a single sword, it would be no small feat. Apart from having exceptionally powerful sword skills, their cultivation must have reached at least the early peak of the Hugging Yuan Realm, or even the mid-stage of the Hugging Yuan Realm.

  The fairy-like woman took in the expressions of everyone around her, nodding to herself in satisfaction. Since she opened the Flower Fairy Tavern, countless people had been infatuated with her beauty. If not for her husband's reputation and power, many would have tried to take her by force. Now, teaching them a lesson was necessary.

  "You've found a good husband! At the age of 26, he has reached such a level that he can be compared to the disciples of our sect."

  "Where?" The flower fairy spoke while her eyes were placed on the position by the window, where a young man in a moon-white robe was sitting, with a delicate and handsome appearance.

  At this time, someone said: "June is approaching, and the Flowing Cloud Sect's inner disciple ranking competition should also begin. To be honest, I'd like to go take a look."

  "I also want to go and take a look! Unfortunately, no one invited me."

  "Invite you? Dream on! Some of the top martial artists haven't even been invited, let alone you. Unless you're a relative of one of the inner sect elders of the Flowing Cloud Sect, then there might be some possibility."

  "Just saying, by the way, Flower Fairy, was your husband invited or not."

  The fairy nodded, "The invitation was sent ten days ago, but my husband is in seclusion and I don't know if he can make it."

  Her husband, Song Qingyun, was known as the Green Cloud Swordsman. At 21 years old, he had already entered the realm of Bao Yuan, and his swordsmanship was sharp and unparalleled. He had some fame in the capital of Tianfeng Country, which is why Liuyun Sect invited him to watch the ranking competition for their inner disciples.

  "Hmm, being invited by the Flowing Cloud Sect is a great honor. However, with the reputation of Qingyun Sword Guest, it's normal to be invited. In this region, apart from Qingyun Sword Guest, only that old scoundrel and Wu Yue Zhongli were also invited."

  "Isn't Pei Zhongli one of the top ten inner disciples of Liuyun Sect and also Pei Shaoying's father?"

  "Ah, the Pei family is the number one family in the surrounding hundred miles, and that young master Pei is quite impressive. At twelve years old, he became an outer disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect, at thirteen years old, an inner disciple, and now at just sixteen years old, he has become one of the top ten inner disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect, ranking in the top five."

  "Pei Shaoqing, this son is indeed excellent, but don't look at his attitude and air, when dealing with people, he is not harmonious, very ruthless."

  "As expected, this child has a chance of advancing to the top three, and may even contend for first place."

  "It's not necessarily the case, but Bai Shaoqing's good friend, Guijian Li Kuang, can't be underestimated either. It's said that he obtained a low-level earth-grade sword technique two years ago, and even if he only grasped sixty or seventy percent of it, it would still be enough to look down on all the heroes."

  Ghost Sword Li Kuang!

  The young man in the moon-white robe slightly moved his ears, listening to everyone's conversation clearly. Pei Shaoying didn't care much about it, but Li Kuang, the Ghost Sword, piqued his interest. He had heard of this person, who from a young age had unique insights into swordsmanship, with a single-handed sword technique that was unpredictable and mysterious, distinct from the orthodox sword techniques. Therefore, he had never practiced the Flowing Cloud Sect's sword techniques until one time when he unexpectedly obtained a legacy from a deceased predecessor - a low-level earth-grade sword technique called Ghost Shadow Nine Swords. Relying on this sword technique, his reputation rose rapidly, earning him the nickname "Ghost Sword" and making him the top swordsman among the ten inner sect disciples.

  The handsome young man was Ye Chen. After losing his black brown horse, his speed did not decrease but increased instead. He could travel over 3,000 miles in one day. This was still because he was afraid of exhausting his true energy too much, so he would hurry for a while and then rest for a while. Gu Quan Town happened to be on the route, so he came to Hua Xian Wine House to rest for a bit.

  "I've already touched the edge of Sword Intent, but unfortunately, the Lone Peak Thirteen Swords are not high-level, and I'm at a disadvantage. I wonder what rewards there will be for the Inner Disciple Ranking Tournament?" Currently, Ye Chen's strongest move is still the Overbearing Fist. Although the Lone Peak Thirteen Swords have the advantage of sword energy, they can't compare to it. If he encounters Ghost Sword Li Kuang, he doesn't have a guaranteed win.

  As for Pei Shaoqing's reputation, it seemed to be louder than that of the Ghost Sword, but Ye Chen was still more interested in people who used swords.

  "What's the Ghost Sword compared to? Among the top ten disciples of the inner sect, who can compare to Blood Shadow Knife Meng Chong? He is the only disciple of the Flowing Cloud Sect to have completed the Thousand-Man Slaughter. Not even core disciples have achieved this feat. I'm afraid that not only will he defend his title as the number one inner sect disciple this year, but also challenge other core disciples. With his knife skills, becoming a top 15 core disciple is a certainty."

  "It's true, being the first inner disciple of Meng Chong is a solid fact, others can only compete for second to tenth place, and perhaps even more outstanding inner disciples will emerge to contend with the top ten inner disciples, it's extremely intense."

  "Hmm, I'll go find my younger uncle tomorrow to ask for an invitation letter. He has a good relationship with one of the inner sect elders of Liuyun Sect, so there should be hope!"

  "My elder male cousin's master used to be from the Flowing Cloud Sect, I don't know if he can bring me along."

  Everyone discussed it enthusiastically and ended up making themselves eager, wishing they had an invitation in front of them immediately.

  At this time

  Ye Chen had finished his lunch and casually tossed down a silver ingot weighing ten taels before standing up and walking through the crowd, heading downstairs.

  A wandering guest inadvertently caught a glimpse of the cloud pattern on Ye Chen's sleeve and said in a low voice, "I didn't expect that there was still a disciple from the Liu Yun Sect here, I really misjudged."

  There are many people on the rivers and lakes who wear white robes, and Ye Chen has been rushing day and night for days, so his clothes have some dust on them, making him not very eye-catching. So no one noticed him until someone mentioned it, and now everyone realizes that Ye Chen is indeed an inner disciple of Liuyun Sect.

  The fairy secretly smiled, she had long discovered Ye Chen's identity, but seeing that he was only in the middle of the Condensing Reality realm, it was unlikely that he could compete with the top ten disciples of the inner sect. Of course, whether or not it was possible would be clear after going to see him with her husband. She hoped that her husband would come out soon.