The real battlefield was about to emerge
Yue was running through the forest her head was spinning with all this situation, she was carrying a little red bamboo, this thing was a flare bamboo, it was used to alert the sect something big was happening.
Before everyone came out to search for the prime disciple Yue Cuifen, every core disciple received two types of it, it was to be used in two major events inside the forest.
The first and the best scenario was that the disciple found Cuifen and he would use it to call reinforcements to bring her back to the sect securely it was a yellow flare.
The last and worst one was to alert the sect Cuifen was captured and needed reinforcements to bring her back and it was a red flare.
She stopped and looked at the little red bamboo flare, she was about to light it up but she stopped, what if that guy was lying, in fact, it was just a 'sensation', would she put all sect strength because of a strange man feeling?
Suddenly the image of a drop of blood falling on earth and the thunder popped in her head, the same young man was with his right hand over his heart and making an oath that he hadn't any ill intention towards her.
She held the bamboo high but no matter what it didn't flare, she couldn't do it, her prejudice won't let it, after all, he still was a male.
Lowering her arm she held the bamboo on her chest and closed her eyes, she knew it was her psychology affecting her.
"Inhale" She was trying to be calm and have a clear judgment, in her head a sculpted face wearing a big smile popped.
This face structure was the complete opposite with its features, its features are gracious and womanly, but its structure was manly with a chiseled chin and jaw, it was like a god level joke but it neither could cancel its charm and bravery.
The face turned at her and said "Hahaha, don't be like that Yue'er, this kind of judgment is just your mind being scared of being hurt, even if your father and that husband of yours aren't good men, how much other good men did you meet?".
A self-mocking smile surged in Yue's face, she would prejudge every man she met so she couldn't see good in a man, the problem it's that this time a feeling of being wrong kept coming up.
She didn't know, but an oath wasn't a joke, because of that, between her and Shi there was karma being formed, this way she couldn't really see Shi as a bad person since he vowed by his blood and family.
Shaking her head she sent those images and thoughts to the back of her head she exhaled deeply and a decisive light surged in her eyes. "After that day I vowed by my soul I wouldn't be indecisive" finishing her thoughts she pointed the bamboo at the skies again, closed her eyes, and flared it.
"Let this senior sister see your true intentions, voyeur!" she thought in her heart, she looked at the red blood lotus blooming at the skies like a beautiful firework, even if it was a day it was still visible.
She was standing in the middle of hundreds of giant trees, she could barely see the skies, but in her eyes, the reflection of that lotus was shining, turning down her sight at the forest again clutching her fists she stomped on the grass floor and disappeared into the forest.
Behind her a black line was expanding itself, at the end of this line was a slim young man, his face was gaunt but his eyes shined with determination, in its reflection dozens of sabers could've been seen.
Long Shin was watching the black line being formed with his eyes narrowed, "Black destiny huh? Well she didn't like a man after all.." turning to the kid enemy his voice echoed in Shi mind "Congratulations kid, now between you and that girl a karma line was formed"
"FWOSH" Shi evaded three slashes with distress, but soon enough more were coming at him.
He would evade those slashes with his upper body if possible, if it wasn't then parrying with his sword and in the last resort he would use
After the last close trade when he tried to make his opponent lose its weapon, the guy didn't take him easily again, he was attacking with his full power, as the red ape was banging his four fists on his chest.
With the help of his celestial eyes, Shi could see all his movements but it was like he was having a lag and his body would answer it calls movements later, using his qigong again he escaped the man charge by a strand of hair.
"Inhale" taking a deep breath he asked what his father was talking about, because of the
"I said…" Long Shi was explaining about the karma link that was formed as Shi took a stone sword from his ring, it was just to try what he saw Jiao do, but at the same time, he was trying to break his enemy assaults.
Since Shi doesn't know anything about karma lines and links so he just let it for later.
"Two swords? Are you sure about it?" asked Long Shin with an interested glance at Shi's left hand.
"Sincerely? No, but I don't like to be in a defensive like this, I can't do even an attack because his speed it's way faster than me, every time he saw a flaw it would result in dozen of assaults" replied him as he took some different stances, trying to fit it's best with two swords.
Raising his left eyebrow, Linghu gave a taunting smirk at Shi's stances, "I don't know who is the monkey here, So what about you stop jumping everywhere and let me cut you already kid?" his tone full of irony.
But to his surprise Shi only replied with a smile, he slightly opened his eyes and shot at Linghu.
But another person was looking at the two swords wielding Shi, and that was his father. Long Shin was holding his chin with his right hand. A mischievous smile surged on his lips but his eyes contained a sad glint.
"Don't think too much about using techniques with your left hand, since you hadn't trained with it, use this stone sword like a spear" Long Shin's voice echoed at Shi's mind again.
"CLASH" Linghu didn't want to leave any room for Shi. But Shi noticed so he used even more spirit qi in his qigong leaving after images as the movement became faster.
In the beginning, Shi was only using his right hand, but sometimes he would try to use his left, sadly it was tactless, he couldn't control the height of the sword neither the pattern the way he wanted, he needed to pay too much attention to make a useful movement.
"A spear? I never used a spear either" replied him evading his opponent's slashes.
Before Long Shin replied a red blood lotus bloomed in the sky distracting them, Linghu seeing the red flare knew things got bad for Evil Cloud Sect, since it was a red flare it means the entire force of Blossom Lotus Evil Sect would enter the forest a real battlefield was about to emerge.
"Just use it to stab, stupid boy, who comes about some things you are pretty smart but sometimes you look like a dumb sheep? Sigh..." Long Shin said as he put his right hand on his forehead and shook his perfect head.
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The morning sun was giving his welcome to everyone on a high tower of a tall majestic red building a woman was looking at the red flare, she was clad in a black robe full of dark gray lotus blooming patterns, she was using a black bamboo hat with a great veil that was from his limits until her knees.
Behind the great veil, a picture-perfect young face was wearing a deadpan expression. Her bright red cherry lips are pointing downwards and her deep red eyes are without any luster like she already had her fulfill of the world, she had short sword eyebrows, it was more like a dagger, the most normal thing on her face was her nose, not big, not small.
"Sigh… in the end, Cui'er still fell on their hands" the same sweet voice that was speaking with Liang came out of this widow voice, on her left hand she was holding a black scabbard with a black grip.
She made a step on the air and only an afterimage was left.
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On another giant black building a middle-aged man was narrowing his dark black eyes, he had bright long hair, a big forehead adorned with jewels, gaunt bare cheeks, his jaw and chin orned with a beard, above his small mouth a slight mustache, his nose pointing forward.
He was wearing a white cloud robe just like Yun Xinghong. His dry hands are holding his height in a great black saber and a cape was fluttering with the morning breeze.
His hand gripped the pommel of the saber and beat the point of the blade against the black stone floor three times.
An old man holding a bamboo cane came out of thin air and was just about to kneel, but was interrupted by the man's right hand slashing the air in a negative motion.
"No times for stupid conventions looks like Xing'er hunt was over, it's time to bring the prize home" a rough voice come out from his throat like it was the sound of a deep drum.
"Yes, Sect Master" said the old man and with a tap of his yellow bamboo cane, he disappeared again together with the middle-age man.