Chapter 103: Suddenly Appearing in the Clouds

  On the way down the mountain, Xiao Yao casually asked a few more questions about Feng Xixi's experience of learning "Bing Xin Jue", and then quickly shifted the topic to his own martial arts career.

  He was taught the following: The old man first passed on a set of swordsmanship called "Four Rings" to him, and then asked Xiao Yao to try it out. With the assistance of his sword control technique, Xiao Yao's first attempt was already quite powerful, and the old man repeatedly praised him as a prodigy. He also felt that such excellent swordsmanship would be useless without good internal strength to support it, so he passed on the Huashan intermediate internal strength technique to him. After learning the internal strength, he said that Xiao Yao's moves were already quite fast, and with some lightness techniques, it would be like adding wings to a tiger, so he also taught him the Huashan lightness technique "Ten Brocade Segments".

  Among them, "Four Rings" can be practiced up to eight layers, "Ten Brocade Sections" and "Broken Jade Palm" can both be practiced up to seven layers, and the effect of internal skill cultivation is also more than twice that of the previous primary heart method.

  The wind whispers congratulations in succession. And says that your strength is about to surpass our boss's.

  Xiao Yao hastily humbled himself, saying that his "Four Rings" was still one level lower than Lao Da's "Tian Xing Knife Method".

  The wind whispered to him that his elder brother had no basic knife skills assistance, while he had basic sword skills.

  Xiaoyao again uses Lao Da's own words against him in rebuttal.

  The wind whispered to remind him that he still had the powerful "Yu Jian Shu" coming.

  This is indeed speechless, because of the existence of "Yujian Technique", I am undoubtedly going to surpass Lao Da, and not just by a little.

  The wind whispered and expressed his feelings: "In the world of Jianghu, there are probably only a few people who can master so many high-level martial arts alone!"

  Xiaoyao Dao: "This is something that no one can be certain of!" He then analyzed himself, saying: "Actually, even if I include the new martial arts skills I've learned, the most valuable thing on me is still 'Yu Jian Shu'. It's because of this skill that I can compete with top-notch experts in the Jianghu. Otherwise, I would have just been an ordinary person before."

  Feng Xiao Xiao naturally understood this principle and nodded, saying: "However, now that this advanced martial art is paired with the 'Yu Jian Technique', it will definitely be stronger than before!"

  Xiao Yao calmly said, "In that case, it will have to be tested in actual combat. These few high-level martial arts are indeed advanced, but their practicality is also important!" After saying this, he seriously told Feng Xiao Xiao, "The power of your 'Heart's Eye' technique is even greater, you must practice well!"

  Feng Xiao nodded and said: "Needless to say, but this martial arts progress is really slow!"

  "That's what makes it valuable!"

  The wind whispers in agreement.

  The two of them walked and chatted like this, and before they knew it, they had already returned to the edge of the cliff.

  The cliff is still shrouded in mist and cloud, giving off an air of mystery, but to the two people it was no different from a small ditch.

  The two this time even omitted the approach run and took off lightly, can only be described as "a flying feeling".

  Through the clouds, both of them were shocked to find that what was supposed to be a desolate place, the summit of Mount Hua, was now bustling with people like a street market.

  So many people, it's impossible that no one noticed Feng Xiao and Xiang Yang, the moment they set foot on the ground, the crowd on this side was like a pot bursting open, everyone passing on the information: "Two people flew out of the clouds!"

  Everyone started to imagine, "That side is an unopened area, these two are NPCs!" "Ah! Two people, could they be the two old men of Mount Hua?" "So young, it must be the two old men of Mount Hua when they were young!"…… The more they thought, the further away from reality.

  Xiao Yao hastily spoke up to explain, "We're also players. The other side of the cliff is another part of Mount Hua. The cliff isn't wide, everyone can try..."

  Xiaoyao said nothing but the truth, but the idea that the opposite side is an undeveloped area has taken root in the hearts of many players. It's easy to say "let's try it out", but no one would risk their own life as a joke, even if it's just a game. People would rather believe that the two of them climbed up from the cliff below, leaving them both laughing and crying at the same time. In the end, Xiaoyao had to demonstrate himself, jumping back and forth several times, before everyone finally believed him, albeit reluctantly.

  Since they believed in each other, it was inevitable that they would ask questions about what was on the other side. The two of them didn't hide anything and told the truth about their situation. Of course, what kind of martial arts they had practiced themselves still needed to be kept secret.

  This is getting out of hand, many players are rushing to jump to the other side like ducks in a row. As the eerie screams echoed from the valley below and lingered on, the two finally remembered an important detail they had forgotten to mention: the cliff is not wide, which is relatively easy for players with some parkour skills.

  But it was too late, what could be passed had already passed, and what couldn't be passed had also gone down. The remaining ones were scared away by the miserable cries, surrounding the two to ask for an explanation.

  Two people hurriedly explained clearly like a crosstalk show, you say one word and I'll respond with another. As for what to do next, that's up to the players themselves to decide.

  The two of them finally got rid of the trouble and had a chance to ask themselves the question in their hearts: "Why are there so many people gathered here!"

  The result was unexpected, and it turned out that they were actually engaging in a debate about Huashan again!

  The two were puzzled, and upon inquiry, they found out that the previous Huashan Jianjian was between factions, while this time it's individual. However, this Jianjian is obviously initiated by some people who have no influence and are boring in a situation without organization or discipline. This can be seen from the quality of the participants, Feng Xiao and Xiang Yu are also considered to be somewhat familiar with the famous names on the Jianghu, but there isn't a single one among the attendees.

  What's even more tragic is that this time, Huashan Jianjian was cut short without even starting due to the two people "appearing out of thin air".

  However, the impact of this sword discussion was enormous, not because any powerful figures or martial arts were discussed, but because countless players who overestimated themselves pursued hidden tasks and adventurously jumped off cliffs, only to become "water dumplings". What's more serious is that Xīaoyáo and Fēng XiāoXiāo's previous speculation unfortunately became a reality - all the players who fell from the cliff were reset to level 0, everything had to start anew, even their names had to be changed.

  This incident was later referred to as the "Huashan Collective Cliff Fall Event", and from the name, you can see how tragic it was. And Feng Xiao Xiao and Xiang Yang, who were closely related to the occurrence of the event, after inquiring about what they wanted to know, went down the mountain on their own.

  After coming down the mountain, Feng Xiao Xiao invited Xiang Yang to his tea house for a sit. With a great mood, Xiang Yang naturally agreed, he wasn't in a hurry to practice new martial arts, what he eagerly hoped was to use his mouth to tell about this time's learning of martial arts 180 times, regardless of whether it was telling the same person or not.

  All the way, the two continued to talk incessantly, freely recounting his newly learned martial arts and related matters. Feng Xiao didn't want to be outdone, seeing an opportunity to interject and talk about his own "Ice Heart Technique", although he was still completely ignorant of it at this point.

  Before long, they arrived at the teahouse.

  A crowded tea house, just like any other day. Although Feng Xiao was the boss, he couldn't even get a seat and had to ask Xiang Yang to sit in his private room instead.

  On the rooftop of the tea house, the two were still excited about their experiences that day, talking till the sky grew dark.

  Due to Feng Xiao's inferior number of martial arts and his learning of plain internal skills, his conversation materials were far from comparable to those of Xiang Yang. In the end, he could only become a listener. Xiang Yang continued to boast about his few martial arts from various angles.

  When Xiao Yao said for the tenth time: "This four rings of mine..." a female voice called out from the tea house: "Where is Feng Xiao Xiao?"

  The sound came from the hole exposed by the long-term blowing away of the tiles, and when the wind blew down to take a look, it was actually Liu Ruoxue, who had not been seen for many days.

  Liu Ruoxue hadn't logged in for a long time since the last time they parted ways at Mount Hua, but now she finally appeared. Feng Xiao was still pondering this question when Xiang Yao's head leaned over to look down, saying "Who is it? Who is it?"

  Seeing it was Liu Ruoxue, Xiao Yao smiled and said: "Ah! It's that little beauty of yours, looks like you're going to be busy, so I'll take my leave first!" Feng Xiaoxiao had followed Liu Ruoxue to gain experience in the past, and several times abandoned his brothers, which was still fresh in Xiao Yao's memory.

  The wind was blowing strongly and couldn't stop him, Xiang Yao had already flown away.

  Helplessly, the wind whistled and flipped over, entering the teahouse, shouting: "I'm here!"

  Liu Ruoxue saw the wind blowing and exclaimed with joy: "Ah! Indeed, it's in the tea house!"

  "Why didn't you just send me a message!"

  Liu Ruoxue said: "I heard you opened a teahouse, is this it? Why didn't you tell me!"

  The wind whispered: "Were you not there when it opened?"

  Liu Ruoxue said: "There are a lot of people, business is really good!"

  Feng Xiao Xiao smiled and said: "It's okay, there's no place to sit, come with me, I'll take you to my special seat!"

  Liu Ruoxue went with a smile, and the two sat on the rooftop again.

  The wind whispers to the willow: "Who told you that I opened a teahouse? You haven't come for some time!"

  Liu Ruoxue said: "I heard it from Xianyue sister! Who in Xiangyang city doesn't know that you've bought this teahouse?! Xianyue sister and the others came over last time, but you weren't here!"

  "If I'm in a teahouse, I must be here! You can just send me a message to find me!"

  Liu Ruoxue said: "They didn't have anything in particular, they just came to take a look!"

  "Oh..." Just as Feng Xiao Xiao was about to ask about the situation after he left that day, Liu Ruoxue asked first: "How's your sword?"

  "Sighing softly, he said: 'Alas! It's gone, can't be fixed!'"

  Liu Ruoxue also looked a bit downhearted, the sword's name was hers after all, and there was a tiny bit of emotion involved.

  It's a sad topic, both of them are immersed in a sorrowful atmosphere, sitting silently.

  The sun sets in the west, its afterglow casting a reddish hue over half of the sky. On the rooftop, two people sit basking in the warm glow of the sunset, with their elongated shadows stretching out behind them.

  But this is just a beautiful illusion in reality, and there is no setting for the sun to set in the game. So, the two of them were silently scorched under the high-hanging sun, getting dizzy and seeing black before their eyes.

  The oppressive atmosphere made Liu Ruoxue unable to hold back any longer, and she suggested: "Let's go for a walk!"

  The wind whispers in agreement, and the two are about to get up when another female voice comes from inside the building, saying the same thing: "Where is the wind?"