Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

From the Sword Saint's perspective, the world suddenly darkened, and Hisumura Tanzaku appeared before him, unleashing an unparalleled slash!

For a fleeting moment, the Sword Saint seemed to lose consciousness. But it was only for a split second; he immediately recovered. Unlike most people who were stunned by the first impact of the Consciousness Slash, the Sword Saint had experienced countless battles and faced all sorts of bizarre tactics throughout his life. Although he was also momentarily disoriented by the Consciousness Slash, he quickly regained his composure!

However, when he looked up again, Hisumura Danzai had already turned around and sheathed her sword.

Perhaps he sensed something during that mental strike... Now it seems he doesn't want to fight anymore.

He turned around, his usual smile and squinty eyes returning, and said in a flippant tone, "This is boring... Little Shen Jiu, let's go."

Shenzhou-9 said, "No, shall we continue?"

"No, thank you." Hisumura Tanzakura shook her head and walked forward.

His body swayed unsteadily, and he walked with a wobbly gait, which looked quite eerie.

“A ruthless heart is never dead... The person may die, but the heart is hard to kill.”

"Death was not a choice for him, but his destiny."

"Let him go."

He spoke in words that perhaps no one could understand, striding forward, with Shenzhou-9 following behind him with its eyes closed.

He's leaving.

He inexplicably arrived here, inexplicably fought the Sword Saint, and now he must inexplicably leave, but... no one dares to stop him.

Hisumura Danzai's unpredictable footwork and lightning-fast sword-drawing technique are enough to prove everything.

In the world of martial artists, strength is everything.

"Himura!"

Yu Xietian couldn't tell whether he felt regret or relief, but in any case, just as he thought the matter should end there... Mingyin suddenly spoke up beside him.

Not only did she speak, she also jumped off the roof, shouting, "Himura! Are you going to leave again?!"

This sudden action left Yu Xietian feeling a bit uneasy, as if he were a player who had missed some important side quest or skipped some important cutscene, causing him to fall behind in the story.

Without turning her head, Himura Tanzaku drew her sword from her waist and flung it behind her!

The wind howled... This sword strike was aimed directly at Mingyin!

This happened too fast! Too hastily! More importantly, no one expected Himura Danzai to do this!

Only two people had time to react. One was Yu Xietian, but he was still on the roof and it was too late when he jumped. The other was the Sword Saint, whose pupils revealed horror. He was about to gather his inner energy and rush forward, but ultimately, due to old age and frailty, his inner energy flow was sluggish. Coupled with his previous forced exertion, his anxiety caused his inner energy to malfunction, resulting in a mouthful of blood rising to his head.

Neither of them could help Naruto.

Mingyin was not a qualified martial artist. She was unable to overcome the freezing reaction that humans had inherited from ancient times, which was probably outdated. She stood there, motionless, staring blankly at the flying sword rushing towards her.

The sword tip grazed her body, her face, and even touched her disheveled hair... before finally embedding itself in the wall behind her, the blade trembling and emitting a strange clanging sound.

Mingyin stood still... her pupils constricted due to overwhelming fear.

Himura Tanzaku continued walking away... without stopping, as if he hadn't done anything at all.

"Himura..." Naruto's voice trembled with a sob, "Why..."

Yu Xietian lay on the roof.

He didn't know the relationship between Naruto and Himura Dan's, and he didn't care about it. However, one thing he was very clear about was what Himura Dan's doing and why she was doing it.

And that's exactly what Naruto wanted to know.

"When you're an outsider, people always seem to see everything very clearly. I wonder if that's true for me..."

Yu Xietian looked up at the bright moon in the night sky.

The bright moon hangs high, draping the world in a soft, silent silver cloak.

Some words are destined to be spoken only to the moon.

Yu Xietian shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "Killing intent...killing intent."

"So this is... the intent to kill."

Chapter Thirty-Six: Mission Failure

June 5th, just one day before that great battle.

Ying Qin Guan and Shen Xin spent the morning busy (strolling and eating), and at lunchtime they finally realized that they probably couldn't find Yu Xie Tian.

—They had no idea what happened last night.

Although quite a few people witnessed that scene last night, they were mostly the Sword Saint's retainers and disciples, and they were all quite tight-lipped. While many others did find out, these two complete strangers certainly weren't among them.

"I think we definitely won't be able to find them."

Shenxin picked up the small blackboard, intending to try a different approach.

"Why don't we do the opposite and wait for Yu Xietian to come to us... Of course, not just wait idly, but stay where he's bound to go, like tomorrow, on the battlefield between the Sword Saint and Kui."

Ying Qin Guan squinted and said, "But Yu Xie Tian's mission is to stop that battle..."

"So, on the bright side, if he fails, we can find him there. If he succeeds, and the Sword Saint, Kui, and he still haven't come, then we can just fly back to Seven Luminaries."

Ying Qin Guan squinted again and said, "But the duel between the Sword Saint and Kui has become common knowledge; even the Seven Luminaries' people flew in specifically to watch. You can imagine how many people will be there tomorrow. What if Yu Xietian fails and we still haven't found him..."

"Damn it, you're such a nitpicker, good for nothing but arguing!"

Shen Xin's hands moved with lightning speed... Before she even saw this sentence at Ying Qin Pass, she pulled the small chain next to the blackboard, clearing the words from it. Then she wrote:

"What do you suggest we do?!"

Ying Qin Guan still squinted: "I don't know."

Shen Xin's blood pressure shot up, and she jumped up fiercely, intending to smash the blackboard... But halfway up her hand, Ying Xie Guan, who had been waiting for a long time, looked over, and she suddenly felt the world darken, as if a mosaic was using a mosaic to kill her.

With a thud, Shenxin fell to the ground, then shakily but defiantly raised his little blackboard.

"Fuck you..."

Ying Qin Guan smirked and shouted, "You wish!"

The god lying on the ground had the will to kill the thief but was powerless to change the situation. He could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger, thinking, "I'll remember this grudge. I'll add a zero to your bills in the future!"

"But then again, what should we do..."

"Isn't there something that allows you to contact someone anytime and is also easy to carry around...?"

For example..."

Just as Ying Qin Guan was imagining a mobile phone after the fingerprint lock, he sensed someone walking towards him from behind. The person's footsteps were light, clearly indicating a skilled martial artist. The person was getting closer and closer...

Ying Qin Guan tensed up and instinctively threw a punch!

—No wonder Ying Qin Guan had never encountered masters like Kui and Hishimura Tan's before. Now he had run into two in a row, and he was in an unfamiliar place and had gotten lost. In addition, Hishimura Tan's ability to seemingly pinpoint people's locations made Ying Qin Guan suspect that they were trying to ambush him. This punch... came out subconsciously.

He thought this person was Hisumura Danzai.

—And so Yu Xietian was sent flying by his punch.

Yes, the visitor is Yu Xietian.

"Damn it, what...what are you doing?!"

Even though Yu Xietian reacted extremely quickly, he was completely unprepared, and Ying Qin Guan's strength far surpassed his own. How could he possibly dodge that punch?

Fortunately, Ying Qin Guan's punch wasn't very forceful. He took a few steps back, dissipating some of the force, and there were no problems.

Ying Qin Guan paused for a moment, then slowly said, "You might not believe it, but it's a tradition in our Martial Arts Department. Our teachers sometimes suddenly attack students to keep them on edge. But as the saying goes, 'an eye for an eye,' so students occasionally attack teachers too. What I did just now was an instinctive reaction..."

"What kind of weird tradition is this..."

Yu Xietian didn't know whether he believed it or not. He sighed and sat down at the table.

"How did you find us?" Ying Qin Guan asked curiously, "Luck, or what?"

“Just some tricks,” Yu Xietian said. “If I can’t even find a single person, what’s the point of running this all-purpose shop? But that’s not the point. What happened to you guys last night? Did you get lost?”

"Surely no one actually thinks I'm lost."

"No, I just wanted to go out and have some fun, but this little brat insisted on coming along."

Shen Xin narrowed his eyes, about to raise the small blackboard and battle Ying Qin Guan, but was interrupted by Yu Xietian.

"Okay, okay, I think I understand... Let me tell you about my side, a lot happened last night."

"Speaking of this..."

Shenxin raised the small blackboard.

"We also ran into some people yesterday...some old acquaintances."

Yu Xietian suddenly looked pained and asked tentatively, "Is this old friend you're talking about... your sister?"

【“?!”】

"Okay, okay, looks like we've got something to talk about."

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Yu Xietian and Shenxin exchanged information, while Ying Qin Guan sat on the sidelines eating and watching the drama unfold.

He was deeply shocked by Hiyomura Tan's recovery ability. He had sent him flying so far with his slap, and yet he was still able to rush to the Sword Saint's Mansion to show off?!

As for the term "murderous intent," he didn't understand it, but he was deeply shocked.

"Is he just learning something new and putting it into practice?" Ying Qin Guan complained. "Zhao Yunxian just wrote this in her book, and he immediately put it into practice."

"We suggest a thorough investigation into the author of 'The Travels of the Nameless Swordsman of Southern Qin'... after we return this time."

The author of The Nameless Swordsman's Travels in Southern Qin is Qi Yaoren, which is mentioned in the "Author's Note".

However, Shinshin's statement was just a joke. Perhaps Himura Danzai simply saw the latest book and then went to learn it herself.

Neither Yu Xietian nor Shen Xin mentioned Shenzhou-9, which was the most important topic to discuss... After all, with Ying Qin Pass around, it was quite inconvenient. So Yu Xietian steered the conversation toward official business.

"The Sword Saint is impervious to reason, and judging from Himura Tan's reaction, even severely injuring him probably won't help. Originally, it was something that Sakura Mangoku tacitly agreed to. But now, if things go wrong, we'll have to take the blame for Kai, so let's just forget about it... This mission is probably going to fail."

This result was within Yu Xietian's expectations. Even with Ying Qin Guan by his side, he himself had no confidence at all.

Completing this task—preventing the Sword Saint from fighting Kui—is relatively easy. However, it would bring various hidden dangers and troubles. Given that the disadvantages clearly outweigh the advantages, Yu Xietian had to admit that failure was likely the outcome.