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Chapter 136. Liu Yi Temple

"pat-"

The iron wheelchair was also pulled up by the vines, and the woman sat back down in it, her eyes filled with a gentle, watery smile as she looked at Jiang Jianxin.

"I have long admired your name, Elder Liu..."

The other party knew her name, but Jiang Jianxin did not know the person's name, so she could only awkwardly call her by her professional title.

The woman wasn't annoyed; she covered her mouth with the willow branch, and her smile softened even more.

"The Sword Master himself is just as adorable as the legends say."

Jiang Jianxin first turned his head and looked around at the empty space to the left and right.

He turned around and glanced behind him again.

After confirming that he was the only one on the city wall.

He pointed to himself, his eyes widening in surprise, and said:

"Am I... cute?"

This was the first time someone had commented on her like that, which made the invincible Sword Master blush and stammer.

The woman looked up, her moon-white robe fluttering gently in the morning breeze.

Her eyebrows curved into crescents, and a gentle smile played on her lips.
"Yes, I watch every single one of Sword Master's battle videos. I'm your loyal, devoted fan."

The woman had a pair of extremely beautiful peach blossom eyes, with the corners of her eyes slightly upturned, and her eyes seemed to hold the warm sun of March.

When she smiled, Jiang Jianxin was momentarily stunned to see peach blossoms blooming all over the sky, and the dilapidated city walls and barren wasteland were instantly tinged with the bright colors of spring.

"King of the Underworld, what brings you here so early in the morning?"

A deep male voice suddenly came from the entrance of the city wall, instantly shattering the dreamlike atmosphere.

Accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, Fu Yunhui strode in with a group of people from the United Front Work Department. He looked at the woman in the wheelchair with a hint of curiosity in his voice:

"Did you perhaps travel all night to get here?"

The woman chuckled softly upon hearing this, her fingertips gently stroking the willow branch in her arms, and said gently:

"Last night the night was just right, the moon was high in the willows, and we made a date after dawn. It was an auspicious day and time, perfect for traveling."

Fu Yunhui couldn't understand the woman's refined language. Seeing Jiang Jianxin standing there in a daze, he realized that the Sword Master might not know the woman, so he introduced the two of them:
"This is Elder Liu Yiguan from the Dawn Base. Elder Yin went out on business a few days ago, so Elder Liu is temporarily staying here at Dawn and has become a resident elder of the United Front Work Department."

Sword Master extended his hand and politely shook hands with Liu Yiguan.

Fu Yunhui continued the introduction from the side:
"Elder Liu is currently ranked third in the war faction, a mage, known as 'King of the Forest'. She is very powerful. Sword Master can also spar with her when he is in a good mood."

Liu Yiguan covered his mouth with a willow branch and said:
"I am as indifferent as a chrysanthemum and do not have such a strong fighting spirit. It would be better for the Sword Master to spar with Elder Fu."

Fu Yunhui chuckled awkwardly, his expression slightly stiff.

Actually, he had just suffered a crushing defeat in a duel with Jiang Jianxin a couple of days ago.

If the two were evenly matched, he might still have the desire to fight again.

However, Jiang Jianxin's strength was like the bright moon hanging high in the sky, surrounded by darkness, devoid of light, and not even a single star could be seen.

The vast gap in strength made it almost impossible for him to muster the desire to surpass him.

"cough"

Fu Yunhui cleared his throat awkwardly and subconsciously touched his still unhealed right shoulder, where the lingering pain from the sword energy injury constantly reminded him of the humiliation of that crushing defeat.

Elder Liu keenly sensed the subtle atmosphere between the two, and a knowing glint flashed in his eyes.

She used to watch videos and even post them herself, but lately she's mostly been staying in her garden. Watching Jiang Jianxin's battle videos used to be her favorite thing to do, but Jiang Jianxin hasn't released any new videos in a long time, and she's also gone through some things, so she's grown to prefer spending time with plants.

Gradually, Liu Yiguan stopped using his phone and stopped paying attention to the recent information on the Ping An Forum.

Judging from Fu Yunhui's unnatural expression, he must have already sparred with Jiang Jianxin and lost, which explains his awkwardness. Seeing the atmosphere suddenly turn cold, Jiang Jianxin scratched her head and said in a very straightforward manner:
"I fought him, but it was pointless. I lost in just a few moves. Elder Liu just happened to arrive. I'll be heading to Hope Base sometime this afternoon or tomorrow to spar with other strong individuals."

She rubbed her hands together, shunning her instinct to play dead, and lied through her teeth:

"You know, fearlessness is quite popular lately."

【…? 】

The intuition that had been silent in my mind suddenly became active.

What are you doing?

It slowly popped up a notification in my mind.

This time, Jiang Jianxin remained aloof and silent.

Fortunately, its intuition didn't investigate further, and after lazily displaying those two sentences, it lay back down.

Liu Yiguan and Fu Yunhui both showed knowing expressions, the former smiling as he said:
“There are also strong individuals at Dawn Base. Sword Master could consider going to Dawn Base for a friendly sparring match.”

Jiang Jianxin shook his head like a rattle-drum, saying:

"I'm not used to the climate in the south, so I plan to go to the northern base first."

She wasn't familiar with either of them, so of course she wouldn't tell them the real reason she wasn't going to the South.

Fortunately, the excuse given was somewhat respectable, and Liu Yiguan understood:
"The South is humid, and judging from the Sword Master's appearance, he seems to have grown up in the North. Climate is indeed a factor."

Fu Yunhui called out from the side:

"Stop chatting on the city wall. The staff from the United Front Work Department are still waiting here. Let's go to the United Front Work Department and have some tea and a chat."

After saying that, he took the lead and led the United Front Work Department staff down the city wall.

Jiang Jianxin accompanied Liu Yiguan at the back. The latter was in a wheelchair and needed to be pushed, which was inconvenient.

Jiang Jianxin recalled the vine spiders that Liu Yiguan had conjured when they climbed the city wall, and she suggested:

"Elder Liu could perhaps conjure a spider to walk, which would save some energy."

Liu Yiguan smiled and said:
"That would be nice, but it would look too bizarre. It would be a long walk from the city wall to the United Front Work Department, and it would inevitably attract attention."

She stroked the willow branch in her arms and said:
“I’m a low-key person and I never do anything to attract attention—pushing a wheelchair doesn’t take much effort, so it’s good to walk slowly like this.”

Jiang Jianxin recalled that although the Senluo King in front of him ranked third in the war faction and was second only to the Thunder God of War, there was not much discussion about her online, and there were no combat videos of her.

During the zombie horde, the War Alliance released a large number of battle videos of the elders, but none of them featured the King of the Underworld.

This powerful woman in a wheelchair is truly low-key in the combat section, just as she said, she doesn't compete or fight, and is as indifferent as a chrysanthemum.

"Speaking of which... is Sword Master really going to Hope Base in the next few days?"

Liu Yiguan asked slowly.

Jiang Jianxin nodded firmly and said:

"The fighting spirit is surging, and it's hard to contain it."

Liu Yiguan didn't say anything, but simply said:
"The Cangjiang River is flooding, and a new tributary of the Cangjiang River has blocked the way between the Dawn Base and the Hope Base... I still suggest not going there recently."

Jiang Jianxin said dismissively:

"I'm flying on my sword in the sky, I can't let a great river block my way."

To everyone's surprise, Liu Yiguan shook his head and said:
"There's been a problem at Ideal Thirteen City upstream of Dream Pavilion... the underwater pollution zone is rapidly spreading along the river,"

"We generally refer to the river sections where underwater pollution occurs as suspended rivers."

"And above the suspended river, flying and surfing are prohibited."

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