I'm only one year old, what the heck is a Overturning System?!-Chapter 132 - 98: Farewell (Please Subscribe)

Several days later, Zhan Hongxiu and Lv Cheng walked out of the dilapidated Daoist temple, both with solemn expressions.

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"Sister, I didn’t expect the situation there to be so dire," Lv Cheng said in a low voice.

Zhan Hongxiu lowered her head, reflecting, "It’s much worse than I imagined, but that’s exactly why it’s worth our while to go there."

"Don’t forget, the current situation is already the result of the master and the others’ efforts and sacrifices."

"Mmm."

Lv Cheng nodded and was about to continue speaking when he suddenly stopped in his tracks, staring ahead.

"Is this, this Sword Edge Mountain?"

Zhan Hongxiu raised her head, her eyes also widening slightly.

The two stared blankly at the familiar yet unfamiliar surroundings.

At this moment, Sword Edge Mountain was festooned with lights; every tree hung with red lanterns, each lantern inscribed with the character "Sword."

Below the lanterns hung bells that tinkled with each brush of the mountain breeze.

It was like a melody of sword chimes resounding across the entirety of Sword Edge Mountain.

"What’s happening?"

At this, Li Qingzhou, who had sensed something earlier, came out and, looking at the surroundings, said with a smile:

"This was specially prepared by your Junior Brother Chen Yi, presumably as a farewell for you."

"Go ahead, no need to overthink before leaving. Once you’re there, you can make further plans."

Zhan Hongxiu and Lv Cheng exchanged a look, bowed, and then quickly departed.

Soon, laughter from the people on the mountain echoed outside.

Li Qingzhou saw this and couldn’t help but reveal a hint of relief on his face.

Since returning from the Taizhou Mountain Battlefield, his mood had become more relaxed.

Not only because Zhan Hongxiu and Lv Cheng had made progress in their learning, enabling them to set foot on the Taizhou Mountain Battlefield as his support, but also because of his disciple, Chen Yi.

Li Qingzhou valued not the swordsmanship of Chen Yi, but his character.

The earnestness and sincerity of a young man is most precious.

"I hope he can always maintain such a character..."

Right now, Chen Yi didn’t realize that his impromptu decision would make Li Qingzhou hold him in such regard.

He was directing several outer sect disciples, busily stuffing various slices of meat and vegetables into a large brass furnace that was five feet wide.

Luckily, he had the foresight to prepare such a large furnace; otherwise, the freshly cooked meat wouldn’t be enough for their consumption.

Even so, Zhan Hongxiu, who seemed to have drunk too much, was still clamoring for more food, faster.

"Sister, don’t rush, let Junior Brother Chen prepare more."

Ning Xue couldn’t help but laugh and cry, pouring wine while asking people like Hua Youxiang to help.

But her gaze fixed on the sweating Chen Yi, feeling an inexplicable gratitude.

In fact, before this, she felt somewhat sad about Zhan Hongxiu and Lv Cheng leaving.

But after this farewell feast, Ning Xue couldn’t wait for them to leave quickly.

Not only could they eat and drink massively, they were also very boisterous.

This washed away much of the sadness in her heart.

"Ning, since you’re happy today, why not drink some too?"

"No, no no... huh?"

Despite Zhan Hongxiu’s "persuasion," Ning Xue ended up drinking a bellyful of alcohol and directly passed out.

The last thing she recalled was breaking away from Zhan Hongxiu’s restraint and rushing to Chen Yi to express her gratitude.

Chen Yi didn’t know what others might think, but he found the situation amusing and regrettable,

He hadn’t expected that Zhan Hongxiu and Lv Cheng wouldn’t be the ones to pass out first, but rather Mr. Ning Xue, Ning Xue herself.

"Junior Brother, come here."

"It’s your turn now, since Ning is not here."

At that moment, one sentence from Zhan Hongxiu made Chen Yi’s face change slightly.

Well, it looked like he couldn’t escape the ordeal either.

The day after the banquet, Zhan Hongxiu and Lv Cheng left Sword Edge Mountain.

No one knew exactly when they had left.

It was only after Ning Xue, who woke up from her hangover, stepped out of her room and saw the letter they had left behind that she knew.

After reading the letter, there was no sadness on her face, only a smile.

"Big Sister, Second Brother, I hope both of you will be safe and sound."

But soon, she couldn’t smile anymore.

Ning Xue suddenly remembered how she had acted the night she passed out, her face flushed with embarrassment, and she quickly ran back to her room.

One day.

No, she wouldn’t go out to see anyone for three days!

...

After Zhan Hongxiu and Lv Cheng had left, peace returned to Sword Edge Mountain.

Chen Yi once again took up the responsibility of teaching Hua Youxiang and others the path of the sword.

This time, however, he noticed several things different from before his swordsmanship had improved.

One was his understanding of swordsmanship.

The techniques that had once seemed perfect in his eyes now took on new meaning.

The second was his guidance on swordsmanship for people like Hua Youxiang.

It was no longer about techniques, but directly pointing out their personal directions in the path of sword and identifying what they each lacked.

For instance, Hua Youxiang.

"Sister Er Hua, your sword path is too impulsive and overly fierce, but it’s obviously flawed."

This was not just a gap in Hua Youxiang’s swordsmanship, but also a flaw in her character.

Before, Chen Yi wouldn’t have seen it clearly, but now he was able to provide some guidance directly.

Hua Youxiang seemed to understand yet not understand, but after applying his advice to make changes, her eyes brightened more and more.

She felt that her previously sluggish swordsmanship had become much more fluid and responsive.

The techniques were still the same, but their execution had improved significantly in precision and power.

"Sect Brother, I feel like I’ve loosened the bottleneck in my swordsmanship!"

It was now Chen Yi’s turn to be stunned.

He had simply pointed out the flaws in Hua Youxiang’s swordsmanship from the perspective of the ghostly realm, hoping to enhance her abilities a bit.

Could it be that his advice had led to a breakthrough in her swordsmanship?

However, before Chen Yi could figure it out, Li Mingyue, Lu Youxiang, and other disciples who were to attend the sect’s minor exam gathered around.

"Sect Brother, you cannot show partiality..."

Caught off guard, Chen Yi went on to give guidance one by one.

He had no intention of keeping secrets; he just hoped these fellow disciples could improve their cultivation as much as possible.

Not for the sake of the sect’s minor exam, but so that they could at least protect themselves.

However, such instruction did not last long.

As Li Qingzhou finished his own affairs and decided to personally teach Hua Youxiang and the others before the minor exam, Chen Yi was relieved.

Before he could check on Lin Xueru and Hua Xianzi’s progress in cultivation, Sun Zhengqiu came to him first.

"Sir, there’s news from the other side."

"Oh?"

"Following your orders, I suggested reporting face to face. They have agreed."

Sun Zhengqiu took out a secret letter and handed it to him, "The meeting is scheduled for midnight two days later, at Jizhou Prefecture."

Chen Yi glanced at the secret letter and nodded.

"In two days, I will go with you."

"Meanwhile, visit the Four Directions Building again. I want to know how Duke Jingye’s troops were lost when he was stationed at Beixiong Pass before."

During this time, Chen Yi occasionally thought of "Hidden Dragon," especially about its financial issues.

Initially, he had no clue.

But after pinning the person behind "Hidden Dragon" as Zhou Tiance, and recalling the news from Beixiong Pass,

he suddenly thought that maybe it wasn’t "Hidden Dragon" that was short on money, but Zhou Tiance, Duke Jingye.

Though there were still seven or eight years until Zhou Tiance would be stationed at Beixiong Pass, according to the court’s usual practice,

they would fund the Devoted Army fully once, and the next time, they would surely reduce financial support.

Perhaps due to this, Zhou Tiance thought of using "Hidden Dragon" to raise funds for the Devoted Army.

Of course, all these were conjectures Chen Yi made from various information.

He even wasn’t confirmed yet whether Zhou Tiance, Duke Jingye, was indeed the person behind "Hidden Dragon."

"It should be soon..."

...

Two days later.

Early spring weather left some chilliness on Sword Edge Mountain.

Chen Yi didn’t wear his Daoist robe but instead put on light, elegant clothing, donning a shawl and tying up his long hair.

After hanging the Spring Rain Sword at his waist, he looked at himself in the bronze mirror, a smile appearing on his face.

"The weather is just right."

Chen Yi did not make any quirky remarks like calling himself handsome and dashing—as after all, he was on his way to commit a murder, which would kill the mood.

Soon, he found Li Qingzhou to ask for leave to descend the mountain, which was naturally granted.

In Li Qingzhou’s view, although Chen Yi’s cultivation was barely satisfactory, his swordsmanship and cautious nature would allow him to travel anywhere on the Tianyuan Continent.

As long as none of the old masters took action, he believed Chen Yi would be safe.

"Go quickly and return quickly, don’t dally."

Chen Yi smiled, then left the Grand Void Sect and headed to Jizhou Prefecture.

He had long lost any interest in frolicking.

Perhaps since he just learned to talk?

On the way, Chen Yi met with Sun Zhengqiu.

"Sir, exactly as you ordered, I’ve found out from the Four Directions Building why Devoted Army suffered losses at Beixiong Pass."

Chen Yi didn’t speak, but gestured for him to continue.

Sun Zhengqiu said, "I don’t know why, but before Duke Jingye was stationed at Beixiong Pass, whether it was Duke Wuan or Marquis Taishan, the demons in the north remained quiet."

"However, once Duke Jingye Zhou Tiance and his Devoted Army changed guard, those demons swarmed southward."

"Even though it wasn’t as severe as thirty years ago when the Demon Emperor personally led the army south, several assaults caused significant losses to the Devoted Army."

Chen Yi frowned and asked, "Does the Four Directions Building have any insight into the reasons?"

"The manager there outright said he doesn’t know, but I noticed something off in his expression. They must have some information in their hands."

Sun Zhengqiu looked at his expression, hesitated, and said, "Shall I make another visit tonight, perhaps spend more money to try?"

Chen Yi contemplated for a moment, then shook his head.

"No need for now."

He knew, regardless of why the Four Directions Building withheld that information, it indicated that there must be secrets both inside and outside Beixiong Pass.

These secrets may relate to Beixiong Pass itself, the demons, or possibly even Duke Jingye and the Devoted Army.

"Let’s wait until we meet the person behind ’Hidden Dragon’."

"I understand."

Soon, the two split up and entered Jizhou Prefecture.

Chen Yi followed from a distance, not appearing within a hundred steps of Sun Zhengqiu.

With his current swordsmanship and eyesight, keeping an eye on someone was not difficult.

Only as night was about to fall did Chen Yi see Sun Zhengqiu enter a tavern and sit down on the second floor next to a man wearing a bronze mask.

"Lonely Wolf, what business do you have with me?"