Chapter 15: As Expected of the Forest of Ten Thousand Sword Tablets
“What this old man wanted to say is, your bone structure is unique; you are someone capable of learning.”
The old man stroked his beard, looking at him as he spoke.
Lin Qingyue frowned. “Doesn’t that mean the same thing?”
The old man chuckled, “Of course it’s different.”
Before they could react, he had already whisked Lin Qingyue away.
“Hey! Old man, what are you doing!”
“Eldest Senior Brother, save me!!!”
Lin Qingyue felt a wave of dizziness and could only shout those two sentences.
After the old man turned left, turned right, and made seven turns and eight bends, Lin Qingyue was finally put down amidst the bumps.
“Ouch, why are you, this kid, so delicate? You’re too weak.”
Being disdained, Lin Qingyue’s face was pale as he lifted his head. “Grandpa, I am just an ordinary person.”
The old man circled him, looking him up and down, examining him carefully for a long time.
“You can learn, sure, but… can this body of yours hold up after learning?”
Lin Qingyue didn’t understand at all—what hold up or not hold up? “Grandpa, what do you want to do?”
He had seen clearly that this wasn’t the bustling street anymore, but a bamboo forest. He had no idea where this was.
It had been a while, and Ye Jingxian hadn’t chased after them.
“No matter what you want to do, let me rest first. I can’t learn anything right now. I’m a bit tired and need to rest.”
Lin Qingyue simply sat on the ground, panting and fanning himself.
The old man frowned. “At such a young age, how can you be so lazy? Weak as a little chick.”
Lin Qingyue lowered his head and eyes, looking a bit sad, sighing heavily. “Grandpa, I didn’t want this either. My wish in this life is to live for a thousand years. But my body just won’t cooperate. I suffered a lot when I was young; being like this now is already not easy.”
As he spoke, he stole a glance at the old man. “Before my parents died, they always hoped I would live a little longer. It’s just a pity, they…”
“Th-these are not problems,” the white-clad old man said. “As long as you learn our mental cultivation method and sword technique, let alone bad health, you can live longer than anyone else.”
“Really? Grandpa, are you really that amazing?”
Lin Qingyue raised his head, disbelieving his words. The old man couldn’t stand this questioning and immediately became unhappy. “Simply outrageous! To actually look down on us like this. Do you know who we are?”
“I don’t know.” Lin Qingyue shook his head honestly.
The old man, who was preparing to announce his name, paused and realized, “Wait, is your brat pretending to be pitiful? How do I know if what you’re saying is true or false?”
Lin Qingyue opened his eyes wide, looking at him in disbelief, his eyes full of condemnation. “Grandpa, you took me away from my Eldest Senior Brother. What if he’s worried? What if I’m scared?”
“Not only did you snatch someone in broad daylight, but now you’re questioning a junior’s words? Is there any justice left?”
The old man didn’t expect him to cry on command and felt a bit embarrassed. “Aiya, isn’t it because if this old man doesn’t bring you out of the illusion, I simply can’t pass on my sword technique? There was no other way.”
Lin Qingyue: “So you’re saying I’m actually quite popular?”
The old man replied smoothly, “Isn’t that right?”
Wait, I let it slip.
“You brat, why do you have so many schemes in your heart?”
Lin Qingyue spread his hands, saying innocently, “My health is bad, so I grew a few extra heart-eyes (schemes/wits).”
“I won’t lie to you. You possess a Heavenly Spirit Root and are indeed a good seedling for sword cultivation inheritance. Since you entered, everyone has been staring at you. It’s just that our sword techniques are always passed to only one person. As long as you meet our requirements, you can inherit the sword technique.”
The old man was also a step slower than others and had been beaten to the punch, so he intruded into someone else’s test illusion to bring the person out and test him himself.
Compared to others, the test Lin Qingyue encountered was friendly beyond belief.
He understood the old man’s meaning and stopped joking around, asking seriously, “What is Senior’s requirement?”
The old man didn’t state his requirement but asked about the previous incident. “Why didn’t you save those two people earlier?”
“There were so many people there; even if I didn’t save them, someone else would.”
“Then let this old man ask you: if at this moment, someone encounters a powerful and difficult demonic beast and is hanging by a thread, do you save them or not?”
Lin Qingyue gave his answer without any hesitation. “Save or not save depends on the situation.”
The old man: “Elaborate.”
“If I have enough ability to save the person and kill the demonic beast, I’ll save them in passing. If I don’t have that ability, encountering such a situation, naturally, I run fast. If I get pitted or targeted by the demonic beast, wouldn’t that be miserable? Why look for trouble?”
“But that is a living human life.”
Lin Qingyue found it strange. Didn’t he transmigrate into the cultivation world, a world where the strong eat the weak? Why ask such a ridiculous question?
He asked in confusion, “His life is a life, but isn’t my life a life too? Why should I suffer and tire myself for an irrelevant person? If there’s danger and I don’t run, when should I run?”
The old man fell silent, somewhat unwilling to give up. “You really won’t save them?”
Lin Qingyue shook his head. “Won’t save.”
He wanted to live for a long, long time; how could he let his small life be lost for someone else?
Not getting the answer he wanted, the old man paced back and forth, entangled in indecision. How come this brat doesn’t follow my lead even when answering a question?
Lin Qingyue watched him appear here one moment and there the next. Suddenly, he appeared in front of him. “Kid, I’ll give you one more chance to answer. Do you save them or not?”
Lin Qingyue shook his head. “Won’t save.”
“Aiya, at such a young age, how can you be so rigid?”
“Senior, one must be honest. I really won’t save them.”
“You stinking brat.”
The old man was worn down by him and lost his temper. Who else could have this treatment? Who didn’t get thoroughly tormented upon entering before they could learn a sword technique?
There were even those who suffered all kinds of hardships here and still couldn’t comprehend a sword technique.
“Hmph, this shows he simply isn’t suited for your sword technique. I think this kid is suited for This Seat’s sword technique; he is destined to be my successor.”
While the two were at a stalemate, a hearty voice rang out. A refined man dressed in moon-white robes appeared before them.
As soon as he arrived, he tapped lightly with his sword sheath, pulling Lin Qingyue up from the ground, and a sword appeared behind him.
“Kid, sit. Squatting on the ground is uncomfortable.”
Lin Qingyue stared at him blankly, looking at that face which was familiar beyond belief. He suppressed the shock in his heart; as expected of the Forest of Ten Thousand Sword Tablets, the temptations were indeed plentiful.
“Many thanks, Senior.” He thanked the man but didn’t sit. “If I sit on it, you won’t make me pay for it with something else, will you?”
The man wearing the familiar face raised an eyebrow. “You are cautious. I, a Sword Venerable, would not go so far as to trick a junior like you.”
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