The Beauty and the Swordsman

It is said that Pei Lingyou used her lightness skill to leave the inn and traveled for two days before arriving directly at Huaguang Mountain, where the Tongchen Sect was located.

Before going up the mountain, she pretended to be a passerby and took a look at the foot of the mountain first.

The ancient megalith has stood silently, remaining undisturbed here for hundreds of years.

The flawless white stone surface symbolizes the jade-like qualities of the gentlemen of Tongchenmen.

Now, however, Pei Lingyou has made it seem as if she has lost her virginity.

If you want to repair it, the engravings are incredibly sharp, penetrating deep into the stone marrow, with each stroke almost forming a narrow ravine.

To erase all the writing, the stone surface would have to be cut away by three feet.

The stone that would last for ten thousand years would also turn into paper that would last for ten thousand years, so it obviously wouldn't work.

If you leave it there, it will be too conspicuous.

In the end, they could only cover it with a red cloth to hide it, which looked rather pathetic.

Pei Lingyou patted the ten-thousand-year-old stone:

"Brother Shi, it was my fault. I'll definitely bring you some wine another day and punish myself with three jugs!"

Just then, a few people passed by and saw a stunningly beautiful woman in red talking to a cold, lifeless stone, and they couldn't help but cast curious glances at her.

Someone wanted to go over and ask, but another person quickly stopped them, whispering:

"Look over there first!"

Looking in that direction, the group discovered that a large red cleaver was standing next to the beautiful woman in red!

The knife was about five feet tall, entirely blood red, and plunged diagonally into the ground with menacing force.

The hilt is short, with a relief carving of a fierce nine-tailed fox with angry eyes and fangs; the blade is long, almost as tall as a person, and is a classic heavy-duty cleaver.

The stark contrast between the menacing weapon and the slender, beautiful woman beside it evokes memories of certain past events in the martial arts world.

"Could it be the 'Crimson Jade Fox Bone Slash'? The weapon of the Mischievous Pei?"

"Impossible. She hasn't appeared in the martial arts world for three years; she's probably long dead. It's likely an imitator. She's too far away; we can't see her face clearly."

"Anyway, that knife looks like it weighs at least a hundred pounds. If she can lift it, she could crush us like ants. Let's not mess with her and hurry up the mountain!"

After saying that, none of them dared to step forward and quickened their pace up the mountain.

When the group arrived outside Tongchen Sect, they saw a large crowd of people at the gate, all covered in dust and carrying bundles. Like them, they had come to attend Tongchen Sect's current training course.

As the oldest and most orthodox sect in the martial arts world, Tongchen Sect holds a training course every three years, welcoming representatives from all sects to come and study, improve their martial arts skills, and discuss techniques.

Having heard that the current leader of the Tongchen Sect is highly skilled in martial arts and has defeated many of the sect's elders at a young age, making him famous in the martial arts world, there are especially many people coming to sign up for further training this time.

The crowd was divided into seven or eight lines, queuing up to register in front of a row of long tables.

Hundreds of disciples from the Tongchen Sect, dressed in uniform and clean attire, maintained order around the crowd.

The few people who rushed up the mountain consciously joined the long queue to wait.

After waiting for a long time, I couldn't help but whisper about what had just happened:

"That woman in red at the foot of Gangshan Mountain, could she be Pei Lingyou? That name and the Hun Tian Gang were once so powerful, dominating the martial world with no one able to rival them!"

"But the bigger the tree, the more the wind blows. Three years ago, the people from the East Island came to the Central Plains to provoke us and were the first to issue a challenge to the Hun Tian Gang."

"I heard that Pei Lingyou went to fight, but suffered a crushing defeat. I don't know if she was injured or dead. In any case, she hasn't shown her face for three years. Occasionally, someone sees someone who looks like her, and they say that she has been reduced to collecting protection money in the city."

"Why are you out again now? And even participating in the Tongchen Sect's advanced training? How strange."

"Who cares? There are many masters in the martial arts world, but how many can be called 'the troublemaker'? In short, the further away we are from her, the better. We must not provoke her."

"No need for that. She's a woman after all. If we offend her, we can just sleep with her! We're not losing out!"

"Hahaha......"

Several people huddled together, heads close together, talking animatedly in hushed tones, unaware that someone had suddenly appeared behind them.

Until that voice scoffed with contempt: "Ha!"

The group froze, turning around in terror to look at the newcomer—

Dressed in red with a white face, featuring broken eyebrows and fox-like eyes.

He was known in the martial arts world as "the Mischievous Pei".

Who else could it be but Pei Lingyou?

A broken eyebrow is considered a disfigurement by most people, but the thin, slanted break on Pei Lingyou's right eyebrow added a touch of sharp, stunning beauty to her arrogant and beautiful face.

This has become the most distinctive feature of her appearance.

For a long time, people in the martial arts world who were unfamiliar with her appearance would feel a bit intimidated whenever they saw someone with a broken eyebrow.

Pei Lingyou single-handedly established "broken eyebrows" as the mark of a top-tier master.

At this moment, Pei Lingyou crossed her arms, tilted her head slightly, and watched the interesting expressions of the others with a half-smile. Her fox-like, bewitching eyes flashed with a cold obsidian light.

The others around had no idea what had happened.

But those who roam the underworld are like the most sensitive cats, often able to sense danger intuitively.

This inexplicable feeling of goosebumps on the back of my neck drew the attention of everyone present.

The previously chaotic scene suddenly quieted down.

Only a few extremely cautious words could be heard:

"Heavens, it's Pei Lingyou!" "She's still alive!" "We're doomed! Of all people to mess with, who dared to mess with the scoundrel Pei?!"

In the tense, almost frozen atmosphere, the group that had just been mocking Pei Lingyou visibly began to tremble, unsure of what terrible retaliation awaited them.

Pei Lingyou strode slowly toward the group.

As she walked, she reached for the hilt of her knife on her back, her shoulders hunched, her body slightly arched, exuding a terrifying and oppressive aura, like a dangerous red python poised to pounce.

She walked straight up to the person who had been boasting the loudest earlier and stared intently into his eyes.

Pei Lingyou could clearly see her own face in the other person's pupils, which were dilated with fear.

The entire room fell silent, everyone watching with bated breath.

Pei Lingyou slowly approached the other person's face, until the other person held their breath and turned deathly pale—

Her whole body jolted suddenly, her hand trembled rapidly as if drawing a knife, and at the same time she let out a loud shout:

"Whoosh!"

The other person was so frightened that they fell to the ground, flailing their limbs wildly to defend themselves, letting out a series of wailing screams.

Pei Lingyou could no longer hold back. She put her hands on her hips, tilted her head back, and burst into a loud laugh that soared into the sky.

"Hahahaha—hahahaha—"

Everyone then realized that Pei Lingyou hadn't actually drawn her sword at all; she was just bluffing.

Unrestrained laughter echoed through the sky, reverberating throughout the main gate of the Tongchen Sect.

There's no way around it, the idea of ​​ants clamoring to trip and kill a mammoth is just so ridiculous that the mammoth finds it particularly laughable.

But everyone around, whether they were from the Tongchen Sect or representatives from other sects who had come to study, was completely stunned.

The impact of that playful scene was even more terrifying to them than Pei Lingyou directly drawing her sword and killing someone.

In the martial arts world, the higher one's skill level, the more one likes to pretend to be indifferent to worldly affairs; this is called style.

But Pei Lingyou was the exact opposite.

She is as arrogant as her martial arts skills.

From the menacing red machete to her habitually arrogant posture of looking down at people.

Then there's that striking, iconic broken eyebrow, which easily evokes images of an extremely dangerous life-or-death battle.

She exuded arrogance from head to toe, even her ponytail was held high above her head.

The flying strands of hair looked like they had mouths, and they would spit at people if they opened their mouths.

Therefore, it wouldn't be surprising at all if Pei Lingyou were to lose her temper and kill someone on the spot.

But she played pranks on people like a naughty child, which made her seem terrifying.

It felt like being forcefully pressed to the ground and rubbed for amusement by an overwhelmingly different power.

In an instant, everyone recalled the fear of being dominated by "Mischievous Pei" in the entire martial arts world.

At that time, almost every major sect in the martial arts world had experienced her skills.

"Love at first sight, attraction at second sight, and commitment at third sight."

The term "love at first sight" means that she often challenges people without any prior grudges or conflicts. If she sees someone she likes on the street, she will immediately challenge them.

"Love at first sight" means that after defeating the other party, she has a habit of visiting their sect and practicing with the strongest member there.

Just watching her carrying a large cleaver and pacing back and forth outside the mountain gate made the people inside the mountain gate feel uneasy.

The third is "deciding on one's life partner".

This means that once someone has been beaten by Pei Lingyou, their ranking in the martial arts world can be determined based on the duration of the fight and the number of moves she used.

Whether it was the top twenty or the bottom fifty, it was as clear as black and white in the list of sects she had fought.

Three years have passed since these events, and everyone thought they had forgotten them.

But Pei Lingyou's unrestrained laughter seemed to announce the return of this troublesome devil, instantly stirring up everyone's terrifying memories.

Then look at the guy who was paralyzed on the ground by Pei Lingyou. His face turned red and white in turns. He was filled with shame, anger and fear. He wanted to escape from this place, but his legs were as weak as noodles. He tried to stand up several times but could not.

This scene amused Pei Lingyou so much that she laughed so hard she couldn't straighten up and ended up collapsing like an octopus onto a passing Tongchen Sect disciple.

The latter couldn't dodge in time and was hugged tightly. Blushing and surprised, she exclaimed:

"It's you? That female madwoman!"