Godslayer: I, the agent of the God of Drama, am here to begin the show.

During these ten years, Master Chen can be said to have been extremely dedicated and responsible.

After all, this was his first apprentice.

Although he might not speak very kindly to this apprentice on a daily basis, he was actually quite warm-hearted.

Li Keyong was also very filial to his master when he became an apprentice.

Even if they are beaten or scolded, they just chuckle.

I still remember my master's kindness in my heart.

This master and apprentice pair were the envy of many at the time.

In Master Chen's view, he had taught him for ten years.

He had only learned a little bit of the basics, and to him, Li Keyong was just a bit slow.

It's just that his stupidity isn't so obvious.

But he never imagined that his ability was something that not everyone could learn.

After all, this is his unparalleled skill.

It's already quite impressive that Li Keyong was able to learn it.

If it were someone else, even if you taught them for ten years, or even a hundred years, if they could still figure it out, they would be considered a genius.

There's a reason why Li Keyong was able to stand out from those hundred geniuses.

But they overlooked one thing.

Those are the pinnacles of human achievement, standing out from the entire history of humanity.

There is still a very large gap between them.

This is something that Master Chen had never considered.

He is very strict with his apprentices; if you can't learn it, it just means you're stupid.

Although Master Chen had always thought his disciple was slow-witted over the past ten years, he was still willing to accept him as a disciple in his heart.

What truly changed this relationship was twenty years ago.

At that time, Li Keyong had been following Master Chen for ten years.

I've learned everything I needed to learn.

What you can't learn, you just can't learn.

The rest is up to him to figure out for himself.

Some things can be taught step by step, but some things can only be figured out by yourself.

Li Keyong was in that state at the time.

He hasn't made any progress by following Master Chen, and continuing like this is just wasting their time.

They both realized this.

Li Keyong never mentioned this matter, nor did Chen Fuzi.

He wanted to speak up many times, but in the end he held back.

To put it simply, it's because I can't bear to part with it.

Ten years!

Let alone a person, you'd develop a bond with even a small dog after raising it.

Master Chen had no children, so naturally he treated him like his own child.

Although he had complained about those times before, he was actually a little reluctant to part ways now that it was time to say goodbye.

That's how it is between the two of us; neither of us says anything.

But it's obvious to anyone with eyes that this situation won't last long.

All that's needed now is a trigger to separate them.

And this opportunity soon arose.

As a guardian of the Great Xia Dynasty, Ye Fan had to step forward at this crucial moment.

Only he can do this kind of bad guy thing; no one else is suitable to do it.

At that time, it was no longer meaningful for Li Keyong to stay by Master Chen's side.

If we recruit him into the Night's Watch, he can be used as a high-end combatant.

At that time, the Night's Watch's territory was not as well-developed as it is now.

Basically, each watchman guards a region, and the different regions look after each other.

If you encounter a mystery that you can handle, then all is well.

Everyone is safe and sound.

But if you encounter a particularly powerful mystery, there is only one outcome: death.

Not only will the local night watchman die, but many people in the city he guards will also perish.

As for the exact number of deaths, that depends on how long it takes for the people sent from headquarters to arrive.

One day, Ye Fan found Li Keyong and made this request to him.

Li Keyong is a stubborn person. He is quite inflexible and believes that since Master Chen taught him his skills, he should stay by his side and take care of him until his death.

So Li Keyong rejected him at the time.

He also told him that he would only leave when Master Chen asked him to leave.

Ye Fan went to see Master Chen again.

His reply was, "This kid still has a lot to learn. Give me some more time. Don't worry, he'll be a night watchman sooner or later."

To be honest, I'm also a little reluctant to part with it.

His previous excuses wouldn't last long, but he could at least stall for a little while longer, right?

Ye Fan didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

However, he did not give up.

A week later, he found Li Keyong again.

This time, he didn't let Li Keyong go with him.

Instead, they simply gave him some pictures.

Those pictures are from the scene of the disaster in the previous city.

That incident involved a notorious crime that had gained national notoriety.

The mysterious beings that appeared at that time not only possessed strength comparable to those of the Sea Realm, but their intelligence was also nearly on par with that of humans.

He first killed the local night watchman and hung his head on the busiest street.

Then they launched indiscriminate attacks on the local people.

Upon learning of this news, headquarters immediately dispatched a powerful expert from the Pool Realm.

As for why you mentioned the strongmen of the Chi Realm.

You must have a question in your mind: Isn't the opponent only at the Sea Realm level? Why send someone at the Pool Realm level? Isn't that just suicide?

This is from our perspective as God; we know that the original arrangement was wrong.

But information wasn't very readily available back then.

The Night's Watch was not very strong, and after the local Night's Watchmen were killed, he didn't even send out a message.

Headquarters can only send people based on their gut feeling.

In the end, those few experts at the Pool Realm were killed without any suspense.

This time, one of them passed the message out.

The message transmitted at the time was, "Come quickly! The enemy's strength is above the Pool Realm!"

Above the pool level.

This range is quite broad.

Peak of the Pool Realm, or above the Pool Realm.

The river realm can also be described as the realm above the pool realm.

The Sea Realm, Boundless Realm, and Klein Realm can all be considered above the Pool Realm.

This is where we need to talk about this mysterious intelligence.

He knew that as long as he was still alive, someone would come to kill him.

He simply concealed his true strength.

They only revealed their peak Pool Realm strength, allowing them to help them convey false information.

In this way, any stronger opponent who comes will simply be sent to their death.

That's how it is. Three groups of people went, and all of them died tragically. The entire army was wiped out.

Not even a single intact body was left behind.

In the end, it was only after Ye Fan, enraged, personally intervened that the mysterious creature was finally killed.

Ye Fan didn't try to persuade Li Keyong any further; he only said one sentence.

"If you were here, this wouldn't have happened. You can choose to stay here, but I want you to know that this kind of thing can happen every day."

Li Keyong is an honest and kind-hearted person.

He had an encounter with the Night's Watch when he was a child.

He encountered a mystery, and it was a Night's Watchman who saved him.

Although his memories were erased at that time, they were restored the moment he became a member of the Night's Watch.

As a member of the Night's Watch, he was entitled to know these things.

Seeing his compatriots and comrades-in-arms die tragically, he felt extremely distressed.

It was as if he were reliving that hellish scene all over again.

Li Keyong remained silent for a long time, while Ye Fan waited for him there.

In the end, Li Keyong decided to go with Ye Fan.

He knew how much Master Chen cared for him, and he couldn't bear to part with himself.

I, too, am reluctant to part with him.

But if this affection requires the lives of his compatriots and comrades to be exchanged, then he would rather be an unfilial son!

Master Chen naturally disagreed, but after Li Keyong kowtowed to Master Chen, he turned and left.

He dared not turn back, afraid that if he did, he would not be able to leave.

He didn't dare to try to keep her, fearing that if he did, she would abandon his true feelings.

Master Chen, one of the pinnacles of human strength, is the strongest top-tier combatant in the Great Xia Dynasty and is known as the Great Xia's most impenetrable shield.

But in the end, he couldn't keep the people he wanted to keep by his side.

They can't even protect the people they want to protect.

Master Chen knew that Ye Fan was behind this.

He didn't like Ye Fan, but he didn't hate him.

Because he knew that Ye Fan's actions were the most correct.

Li Keyong won't learn anything by staying by my side; letting him go out and make his own way in the world is the best choice.

Since that incident, Master Chen hadn't spoken a single word to Ye Fan for ten years.

You tell me what task you're asking me to do, and I'll do it.

They didn't say a word.

During the ten years that Li Keyong was away, Chen Fuzi secretly inquired about Li Keyong's whereabouts.

Check if your apprentice is injured or if they have encountered any problems they cannot solve.

For a full ten years, he was constantly worried about it.

Until one day, Ye Fan personally visited Master Chen and showed him the video of Li Keyong's recent battle.

Upon seeing this, a rare smile appeared on Master Chen's lips.

The stone inside finally fell down.

It was from this point on that Master Chen began to publicly declare that he no longer recognized this disciple and stopped inquiring about him.

They said whether I live or die has nothing to do with me.

Regardless of what Li Keyong was thinking, Ye Fan could already tell what was going on.

Saying he no longer acknowledges this apprentice actually means he feels the apprentice's abilities are sufficient for him to graduate.

I stopped asking about him because I believed he could take care of himself.

As his master, I naturally don't need to worry about him.

It was from this point that Master Chen began to slowly start talking to Ye Fan.

Then it took another ten years to completely forget about it.

Looking at Master Chen and Li Keyong, Master Chen taught for ten years, remembered them for ten years, and put them down for ten years.

I've poured all my energy into him for the past thirty years.

How many decades does one have in a lifetime?

Thinking of this, Lu Wuwei and Zhou Ping brought their attention back to the present.

Lu Wuwei thought to himself that he was sure to win this time.

It took Li Keyong ten years to learn Chen Fuzi's abilities. For someone as talented as Lin Ze, two years should be enough!

However, Zhou Ping's next sentence completely stunned Lu Wuwei.

Zhou Ping said calmly, "I think Lin Ze should be able to learn it in less than a year."

Upon hearing this, Lu Wuwei immediately lost his composure.

"A year! Not even a year yet?"

"Zhou Ping, can I take that as you're handing Lin Ze over to him?"

"Yes, I admit Lin Ze is a genius, but aren't you being far too confident in him?"

"You don't need to forget how long it took even those of us with such advantageous conditions."

"How could Lin Ze have accomplished this in less than a year?"

Zhou Ping calmly shook his head.

You wouldn't understand.

"In your eyes, Lin Ze may just be a genius."

Such geniuses may be rare, but one appears roughly every now and then.

Your understanding is actually not bad; this is all you can see.

I'm not saying this to look down on you; if I weren't a sword cultivator, I wouldn't be able to tell either.

If you were a sword cultivator or a saber cultivator, you would understand how terrifying Lin Ze's comprehension was.

"It's extremely difficult to condense one's own 'intention' into a sword. Do you remember the time I was stuck at the Klein realm for a long time?"

Lu Wuwei frowned; he didn't understand why Zhou Ping was saying these things.

Aren't we talking about Lin Ze right now?

Why are we bringing him up again?

Although Lu Wuwei was puzzled, he still replied, "Of course I remember. You were in seclusion for almost five years during that time, and when you came out, you had broken through the human ceiling."

Zhou Ping nodded. "That's right. So do you know why I was able to break through that barrier?"

Lu Wuwei shook his head.

Once you reach their level, it's no longer something you can break through through sheer effort.

To go further, you must find your own path.

Each of these individuals, considered the pinnacle of human achievement, has taken a different path.

Of course, he didn't know what Zhou Ping's path was.

Zhou Ping continued, "During those five years, I found my 'intention,' and after finding it, I broke through."

"But don't think that I can find my own path in just five years."

"The reason I was able to find it so quickly is because of my hard work over the past twenty years, plus some talent."

"To find your own purpose, you need more than just hard work; you definitely need a lot of talent."

Lu Wuwei scratched his head. "It's certainly inspiring, but what I want to ask is, what does this have to do with Lin Ze? Aren't we making a bet right now?"

"It's related, it's very related!"

"It took me so long to find the 'meaning' and I only got a glimpse of its tail."

But what about Lin Ze? He's not even twenty years old! And he already possesses a mature sword intent.

"I can still say that he and I are evenly matched."

"But if another year or five years pass, I will definitely not be able to catch up with Lin Ze."

"Do you understand what I'm saying?!"

"That's why I said that Lin Ze could learn the Master's skills in less than a year."

"It might not even take six months!"

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