Chapter 28: Jealous

  "Little brother, aren't you also from the martial arts world?"

  A young man wearing a black martial arts uniform walked over with a smile on his face, although he was dressed in military attire, he had the demeanor of a refined gentleman. He looked quite young, probably only twenty-seven or eight years old, with a face as smooth as jade, and features as sharp as if carved, with a handsome and angular face. In his hand, he held a three-foot-long sword upside down, with golden dragon patterns on the scabbard, clearly this sword was no ordinary soldier's sword.

  There were two decks on the boat, with people standing on the upper deck and the lower deck providing shelter from wind and rain, as well as a place for people to rest. As for Ma Pi, they were all on the lower deck. Originally, there weren't many people on the upper deck, but Wu Ming was annoyed by the crowdedness below and dragged Shi Jingxuan up here. Before he knew it, there were many more people on the upper deck.

  Shi Jingxuan saw a stranger approaching, and unlike his usual casual self with Wu Ming, he became somewhat vigilant. However, upon seeing such a handsome guy, the vigilance in his heart naturally relaxed a bit, but his face turned slightly strange.

  "Who are you? Oh, from Fuwei Pawnshop? No wonder others dare to interrupt when speaking, turns out there's a big backer behind!?" Wu Ming looked at this man with extreme displeasure. Damn it, how can he be even more handsome than me? Dead fake, is he cross-dressing as a man?!

  "Haha, little brother is serious. I didn't mean to intrude, but as a fellow sword enthusiast, when I heard you mention teaching sword skills, I couldn't help but come over and take a look." The man only looked at Wu Ming, seemingly ignoring Shi Jingxuan by his side.

  "Didn't your master tell you that when learning martial arts, you mustn't sneak around and steal them? You'll be hunted down! Sect martial arts shouldn't be passed on recklessly!" Wu Ming narrowed his eyes and smiled.

  The man remained calm and said in a gentle tone, "If not, although I couldn't learn from you secretly, I could at least see your skills. Or we could have a match, I'd like to experience the wonderful swordsmanship of the world's top heroes... unfortunately, I haven't even traveled all over Haizhou yet..."

  "Get out of here! I'm busy and don't have time for you. Go wherever it's cool and stay there, stop blocking the way!"

  Wu Ming waved his hand in annoyance, as if shooing away a fly.

  Can't help but say, this kid is really too handsome, if he were to wear women's clothing, he would be an absolute beauty, even more charming than Shi Jingxuan. A man growing up like this, Wu Ming's heart aches, his old self was at least a handsome guy, but standing next to him, it's just like a white person and a black person from Africa taking a photo together at night, as long as you don't show your teeth, who can still see you?

  This isn't disdain for people, but Wu Ming is already feeling threatened at this moment. Didn't you see that silly look on Shifu's face? You're deliberately coming to provoke a reaction, aren't you? Let me tell you, I could use the Dragon Subduing Kick during my Initial Stage, believe it or not, I'll kick you so hard you won't be able to find your way north. My Unparalleled Divine Finger will poke out your peach blossom eyes...

  At this time, another man wearing a Fuwei Escort Agency uniform walked over and whispered in the man's ear: "Young master, don't make trouble. This time, I heard that a great demon is born, and the old master wants us to prepare early, so as not to be delayed here."

  Lin Bufan's face showed some impatience: "What's wrong with me?"

  The Wu Shan smiled wryly and bowed to Wu Ming and Shi Jingxuan, saying: "I'm really sorry about this. This is the young master of our family's escort agency, he has been obsessed with sword practice since childhood, and whenever someone mentions swords, he wants to say a few words. If he can learn swordsmanship, he will be itching to try it out, but he doesn't understand how to behave in social situations, so please don't mind him. I suppose you two are disciples of the Xuantian Sect? My family's head escort is an old friend of your Xu Mingde elder, and since we're all familiar with each other, please forgive us! I'm Wu Shan, if you have a chance to come to Suizhou Prefecture, be sure to visit our Fuhui Escort Agency!"

  "Wu Ming stood up and clenched his fist, saying: 'Good, good!'"

  He has some good feelings towards this fellow with the same surname, he's quite eloquent.

  As they walked away, Wu Ming smiled and said: "Just now that little guy wouldn't be the one you mentioned, the one with the One-Character Flashing Lightning Sword, would he? Didn't that old escort say that this kid is a sword fanatic? But that old man was quite pleasant to talk to, very polite."

  Shi Jingxuan rolled her eyes, "Others are in the escort business, emphasizing harmony and wealth creation. Who wouldn't be polite? Besides, they've already figured out we're from Xuantian Sect. If Fuwei Escort Bureau's goods pass through Jingzhou, my Xuantian Sect is their signboard. Why would he get angry over your few words? But that Lin Bufan isn't surprising, achieving so much at a young age. He's obviously sword-obsessed. I thought I wasn't pretty enough, or else why wouldn't he even look at me?"

  The words behind were muttered to herself, the voice was not loud, but Wu Ming, who was beside her, heard it clearly. Suddenly, it was like knocking over a vinegar jar, and Wu Ming's face turned black.

  Is this Shi Shijie, gone mad from love? Or is she infatuated with someone else?

  "Hmph, they've grown up to be like that, just like a dead eunuch. Haven't they contracted some strange illness? And at first glance, it's clear they've practiced sword fighting to the point of stupidity, not understanding human relationships or worldly affairs. They're always eager to compare with others, this kid must have been kicked in the head by a donkey when he was young!"

  Shi Jingxuan listened to these words full of vinegar and suddenly smiled happily, handing the sword in his hand to Wu Ming.

  "Little brother, teach me swordsmanship!"

  Wu Ming simply didn't take the sword and turned his head to look at the rough and majestic Haihe River below.

  "Hmph, I won't teach you anymore. If you want to learn, go find that Lin Gongzi. He's got exceptional sword skills and outstanding achievements! Oh, isn't he just Lin Bufan? Tsk tsk, his sword skills must be incredibly good!"

  "What? Really won't teach? Then... then I'll go find Master Lin..."

  "Hmm!" Wu Ming still didn't look at Shi Jingxuan, and instead gazed out at the river outside with a stifled expression, wanting to have a spiritual journey over the rivers.

  After a while, seeing no sound, Wu Ming's eyes rolled around, secretly turning over, but found that Shi Jingxuan was gone. Immediately, his head turned around, glancing around, there were many people around, but where was Shi Jingxuan's figure?

  Could it be that Shaoyi really went to find Lin Bufan? Wu Ming's heart was even more distressed, with an unspoken entanglement.

  "Haha, little brother, you've also been tricked by me before! What's wrong, still sulking?" Shi Jingxuan suddenly jumped down from behind Wu Ming, slapping a palm on his shoulder, eyes narrowed in laughter.

  "What vinegar am I eating? I wouldn't be bored enough to eat vinegar." Wu Ming rolled his eyes, pretending to be nonchalant. But this kid who had never been in a relationship before could only pretend so much.

  Shi Jingxuan smiled and said: "I can smell it, it's so sour! But I want to tell you... Ahh!"

  Shi Jingxuan's opening words made Wu Ming's heart jump with anxiety, but before he could finish speaking, the entire ship seemed to have hit something, emitting a violent shock.

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