Reputation (2)

Ba Xing stripped and went into the bathroom connected to his room to clean the blood off his body.

"That kid really got me… How long has it been since I last saw my own blood, let alone got a hole opened in my chest?"

Ba Xing was an Immortal in his previous life, someone who was near the peak of cultivation. He had it all: beautiful women, immense power, and widespread envy. Now, however, he couldn't even hold his own against a mere mortal at the Elementary Spirit Realm, not to mention the severe injury.

Of course, it was the previous 'Ba Xing' who had gotten into that situation, not the current Ba Xing. However, Ba Xing didn't use that as an excuse since he was in the same body, so he blamed it on himself.

After cleaning the blood off his body, he applied some medicine to the wound in his chest before wrapping it with cloth and calling it a day.

By the time Ba Xing was done treating his injury, the news of him defeating Ma Jin in a deathmatch had already spread around the outer court like wildfire.

"What? That useless Ba Xing who can't even use his thing down there properly defeated Ma Jin? Are you sure?"

"I saw it with my own eyes! After getting stabbed in the chest by Ma Jin, Ba Xing suddenly roared, and everybody surrounding the stage puked up a mouthful of blood, and Ma Jin himself fell to the ground unconscious!"

"A mere shout caused everybody to puke blood? What nonsense! I do not believe it."

"I don't blame you… Even I had a hard time believing my eyes at the time…"

Such conversations were going on throughout the sect, and even Elder Zhao, who had stopped the fight, couldn't help but recall the terrifying pressure that suddenly enveloped the place.

"What happened between the two of you during the fight? Tell me everything!" Elder Zhao glared at Ma Jin, who he had taken in for questioning.

"I… I don't know…" Ma Jin said with a huge headache: "All I can remember is stabbing that Ba Xing in the chest before a sudden wave of killing intent overwhelmed me… Before stabbing him, it was like fighting an idiot who didn't even know how to swing a sword properly… After that, however…"

Ma Jin shivered when he recalled the expression on Ba Xing's face after stabbing him.

"It was almost as if I was looking at another person after he received my sword!"

"..."

Elder Zhao pondered Ma Jin's words.

"The killing intent I felt coming from that boy was not something that could be created after getting stabbed once but something that can only be created with many near-death experiences and after killing many people… Who is that Ba Xing, really? And how come I have never heard of him until today?"

Elder Zhao looked at Ma Jin and said, "You can leave now. Do not let me catch you on the stage without permission again!"

"This disciple would not dare!"

After Ma Jin left the scene, Elder Zhao began looking up information on Ba Xing. But after just a few minutes of research, he was dumbstruck by the information he received.

From what he had gathered, Ba Xing had been in this sect for nearly an entire year, yet there had been no progression with his cultivation since he joined because he was unsuccessful in finding a partner. Elder Zhao couldn't believe how such a handsome man as Ba Xing would be unable to find a partner, so he dug a little bit deeper.

What he found shocked him numb, to the point where he didn't know what to feel.

"Mental issues? Doesn't know how to use his thing down there properly? No talent? Are you sure about this?"

Elder Zhao asked the person who was providing him the information, who happened to be another sect elder.

"You may not know about him since you rarely pay attention to the outer court, but almost everybody within the outer court knows Ba Xing and his condition. The only reason he is still able to stay in this sect as a disciple is that the Patriarch believes he could still be of some use for the sect with his handsome face."

"Aiii! If he at least had a straight mind, then he would still have a chance in this world…"

Elder Zhao sighed at the elder's words. Indeed, it was true that Ba Xing had an incredibly handsome face even with the sect's high standards. But with the way he is... what a waste of a handsome face.

"However…"

Elder Zhao suddenly narrowed his eyes: "He looked nothing like what you just told me when I saw him today."

"I don't know what else to tell you, Elder Zhao. That's all we know about him." The elder shrugged.

"..."

"I understand. Thank you for the information, Elder Wu."

"Right, how's your granddaughter holding up within the sect? Does she have a partner yet?"

Elder Wu suddenly brought up his granddaughter who had recently joined the sect.

When Elder Wu mentioned his granddaughter, the seriousness on Elder Zhao disappeared, and he laughed: "That girl is very picky; it'll be a long while before she finds somebody."

"Then, how about letting her meet my grandson, Wu Sh, one of these days?"

Elder Zhao's lips twitched at Elder Wu's suggestion, but he kept his smile and said casually, "One of these days."

When he finally decided to leave his room, Ba Xing was greeted by Lin Ling and another figure – a beautiful young lady. She was Mei Ying, Lin Ling's partner.

"How's your injury?" Lin Ling asked him after noticing him.

"Just a scratch."

"Scratch, huh…" Lin Ling chuckled. Being roommates for nearly a year, he could feel that there was something different about the current Ba Xing. The most obvious part was that he no longer had that idiotic expression on his face and now looked more normal.

"Hm? Where are you going now?"

"Just a stroll around the place," said Ba Xing, who was already at the door, ready to leave.

"But your injury…"

"Like I said – just a scratch."

"..."

After Ba Xing left the place, Mei Ying said, "He looks different today…"

"You think so, too? How so?"

"He's… more handsome?"

"Eh?"

Her words dumbfounded him.

Mei Ying smiled at his expression and said, "Don't worry. No matter how handsome he gets, you will be my only partner!"

"That's not it…" Lin Ling said with a blush.

"Alright! Let's go cultivate."

Mei Ying suddenly pulled Lin Ling to his room, where they would soon embrace each other with bare skin.