Sword Tomb wields his sword a billion times, to marry Li Hanyi!

"The clues won't emerge until tonight?"

As soon as Mr. Li finished speaking, Li Suwang couldn't help but look at Li Jianyi, who was wielding his sword.

"Has my good apprentice really found a clue?"

"That should be true..." Li Changsheng smiled faintly; he was truly very satisfied with Li Jianyi.

Whether in terms of appearance, temperament, or wisdom, Li Jianyi is definitely the smartest person he has ever met in the past hundred years!

With just one sentence and a glance, one can discern the key to the clue in the brocade pouch!

This is the fastest candidate to find the clue in the secret manual since the school began recruiting students!

"It really is true! I knew my good disciple wouldn't be looking for clues, but instead calmly practicing his sword here!"

"So this kid found the clues a long time ago!" After receiving Li Changsheng's response, Li Suwang gave the man who had been acting strangely earlier a sharp look.

It seems they're saying that even Mr. Li from the academy believes my successor has found a clue, and what else do you guys, who only know how to make sarcastic remarks, have to say?!

As Li Suwang's sharp gaze swept over them, those who had been hiding in the crowd making sarcastic remarks immediately turned their heads away, no longer daring to confront Li Suwang.

Some even stepped forward to apologize: "Master Li, we were blind! We were like frogs in a well, never imagining that Master Li's successor would be so intelligent, finding the clues in the brocade pouch at a glance!"

"Hmph! You guys know what's good for you!"

Li Suwang flicked his sleeves, but he had already accepted the apologies of those who had come forward.

As for those who didn't come out to apologize, Li Suwang still remembers them!

"Thank you so much, Master Li, for your generosity!"

The person from the martial arts world who came forward to apologize bowed slightly and then said no more.

Perhaps they were just repeating what others were saying because of other rumors, a fact that Li Suwang understood.

He just didn't understand. He and Li Jianyi had just arrived in Tianqi City, so where did their enemies come from? Why were they targeting Li Suwang and Li Jianyi?

"Could it be the Green King or the Jade King?" King Li Su looked towards the direction of Qianjin Terrace with a puzzled expression.

That was the area where the Eight Princes watched the exams. Because of the Eight Princes, the Thousand Gold Platform had been booked out today and had become their exclusive place to watch the school exams.

With his doubts in mind, Li Suwang decided to investigate. Otherwise, he would be really unhappy about being targeted for no reason!

"Mr. Li, I have something urgent to attend to, so I'll take my leave now!" Li Suwang bowed to Li Changsheng beside him.

"Go!" Li Changsheng seemed to have figured something out and waved his hand.

After Li Suwang left, Li Changsheng slowly walked to Li Jianyi, who was wielding his sword.

He admired Li Jianyi as if he were admiring a beautiful woman, making Li Jianyi's skin crawl.

"Mr. Li, is there anything I can help you with?" Li Jianyi felt a chill run down his spine from the stare and stopped swinging his sword.

"It's nothing, I just like you!" Li Changsheng smiled.

"But I don't like men! Especially men older than me!" Li Jian subconsciously took a step back.

Although he respects and approves of homosexuality, it's really unacceptable for him to be a member of the gay community!

Because, the little winter clothes smell really good when they grow up!

"Haha... Little guy, you misunderstood me. What I meant by liking you was how serious and focused you are when you practice your sword! You remind me of some old friends!" Li Changsheng was amused by Li Jianyi's disdainful look.

"Oh." Li Jianyi thought of the poet Li Xuan, a poet of the same generation as Li Changsheng who was equally talented!

He was not only a poetic genius, but also a swordsman!

Therefore, Li Changsheng must have seen the shadow of his old friend Li Xuan in the shadow of him wielding his sword.

"Oh? Don't you want to know my story?" Li Changsheng was somewhat surprised by Li Jianyi's reaction.

Logically speaking, since he had already mentioned that he was thinking of some old friends, shouldn't Li Jianyi have followed up by asking more questions?

"There are so many stories in the world, but I believe that every step I take and every sword I wield is a magnificent story in itself!"

Therefore, rather than knowing other people's stories, I want to work hard to write my own story! Li Jian continued to wield his wooden sword without changing his expression.

"That's true. The past is like smoke, cherishing the present is the most important thing!" Li Changsheng nodded with a smile.

Then, he got straight to the point: "I originally only intended to take on one disciple for this school's exam, but having met Young Master Li today, I would like to make an exception and take on another disciple!"

"Should we make an exception and accept another disciple?"

Those in the martial arts world who were watching the drama unfold were shocked!

Mr. Li, the teacher at the academy, rarely accepts even one disciple a year, but this year he's going to accept two?!

"That Young Master Li from Sword Heart Tomb is truly lucky! He actually managed to become an academy disciple despite being an exception!"

Many people in the martial arts world looked on with envy.

After all, becoming the disciple of the number one person in the world greatly elevates one's status in the martial arts world. Even the leaders of some sects would treat Mr. Li's disciple with great respect.

While people in the martial arts world envied Li Jianyi, he failed to provide the answer they expected and believed should have been given.

Everyone saw Li Jianyi abruptly stop swinging his sword: "Excuse me, Mr. Li, I am the successor of the Sword Heart Tomb!"

As the saying goes, "A teacher for a day is a father for life!"

Therefore, without my master's permission, I will never take another person as my master in this lifetime!

"They...they refused?"

The onlookers in the martial arts world were all stunned when they heard Li Jianyi's words!

"Friends from the Tianshan Sect, pinch me! Let me see if I'm dreaming! Someone actually refused to become Mr. Li's disciple at the academy?" An elder from the Tianjian Sect looked at the young man, Li Jianyi, in disbelief.

Then, the next second, a blood-curdling scream of pain rang out!

"Ouch—! That hurts like hell! This is actually real!" The elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect touched the spot where he had been pinched, looking at Li Jianyi with a pained expression.

He was thinking to himself, "If you don't want to be Mr. Li's disciple at the academy, I can give up my status as an elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect and become Mr. Li's disciple."

It's just a pity that Li Changsheng doesn't think much of him...

"Haha, Young Master Li's refusal was exactly what I expected!" Li Changsheng was not surprised that Li Jianyi refused to become his disciple.

Because he felt that Li Jianyi should be the same kind of person as Xie Xuan, the son of a high-ranking official in the academy, Xie Xuan, although he was a regular student at Jixia Academy, was not actually Li Changsheng's disciple, but the chief disciple of Shanqian Academy, an academy no worse than Jixia Academy.

If there's one shortcoming, it's that Shanqian Academy doesn't have a single person like Li Changsheng, who is considered the best in the world.

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