Chapter 398: 398, [Guarding a City]
Merging into his own Mist Sword was the latest tricky move developed by Lu Xun.

The inspiration came from the You Ying who was instantly killed by The Sword Qi is Near.

You Ying could blend into the shadows, a secret technique of his that was incredibly mystical.

Lu Xun couldn’t truly merge like You Ying, turning his body into clouds. However, he could conceal himself through the Mist Sword.

With the Moon Emperor in his hand, Ye Sui’an watched as Lu Xun disappeared right before his eyes.

He reached out to unsheathe his sword, but then… hmmm?

—— He couldn’t unsheathe it.

“Elder Lu has made the sword’s seal even stronger.” He couldn’t help but remark.

Ye Sui’an activated his fully matured Sword Heart; his spiritual power was mobilized and he clutched his fingers tightly around his sword. “Whoosh——”, the Moon Emperor finally came out of its sheath.

This sword, like its name, shone like the bright moon in the sky. When unsheathed, it brought forth a special effect, glistening with a white light!

It seemed unnecessarily flashy.

In his previous life, this debonair ladies’ man, Ye Sui’an, had used this trick to attract a large number of female Cultivators and female players.

Inside the cloud mist, Lu Xun saw the oncoming sword and cracked a smile.

“Not bad, very sharp. He realized my rough position.” Lu Xun praised.

A Finger-tip Sword Qi formed at the tip of his fingers. He directly faced the incoming Moon Emperor and sidestepped.

The surrounding cloud mist created a swirling effect like wind stirring the clouds, making a small vortex of cloud mist that blurred the area, giving people a sense of haziness.

Before Ye Sui’an had a chance to react, Lu Xun’s Sword Qi had already struck him at an unsuspecting angle.

Without enough time to block with his sword, he could only form a sword technique with his hand, producing a golden array behind him to forcefully block the Sword Qi.

“Oh, seems your reaction has gotten quicker than before,” Lu Xun thought to himself.

In his opinion, the previous Ye Sui’an was not as adaptable.

Due to his lack of participation in life-and-death battles, he had spent most of his time dueling with others.

Dueling and actual combat were completely different things.

For example, when Lu Xun was dueling in front of a crowd, he would battle ‘honorably,’ only resorting to sneaky moves when absolutely necessary.

But, if it was a life-and-death enemy, why care about a little dirtiness? If you die and get buried in the mud, isn’t that dirty?

In fact, in traditional Chinese martial arts, when in a serious fight, poking eyes and even striking the groin are quite common.

In short, they just can’t seem to get along with round and egg-shaped objects.

Seeing Ye Sui’an become sharper than before, Lu Xun, a professional old hand, felt an itching desire to spar.

When he’s duelling with others on normal days, he would usually attract a crowd.

In these cases, the goal was more about showing off gracefully in public – it wasn’t just about winning, it was about winning stylishly.

Only when he was guiding Ji Li did he pull out the covert moves, purposely teasing her while teaching her the dangers of the world.

Letting her understand that being good-looking could draw danger too.

She had to be even more cautious when confronted with ugly bastards.

Very quickly, Ye Sui’an noticed that each of Elder Lu’s forthcoming attacks seemed… uh, he couldn’t even find the right word to describe it in the moment!

It couldn’t be described as underhanded or cheap – it was beyond imagination, like an exciting new way to battle!

Of course, he didn’t resort to cheap moves like hitting the groin, but the angles and tactics he chose for each move were very tricky.

However, Ye Sui’an could sense the good intention behind it all.

They say the sword reflects the person. Is Elder Lu like this?

Of course not.

His boyish tricks were merely intended to guide me.

Although Ye Sui’an looked somewhat pitiful, he remained calm, and instead of feeling angry, warmth began to bloom in his heart.

“Ah, bullying feels great! Nothing better than this!” Lu Xun cheered in his heart.

Ye Sui’an had advanced to the third realm in succession, surpassing Lu Xun.

If one was to measure by Character Level, Lu Xun was at level 38 while Ye Sui’an was considered level 40, at the peak of the Third Realm.

With his current strength, he could even kill higher-level Cultivators. However, against Lu Xun, who had a lower realm, he felt troubled.

And that was when Lu Xun hadn’t even used the Sword Qi stored in his sword sheath.

“Thump——” Seeing his sword about to pierce Lu Xun’s chest, Ye Sui’an immediately retracted his Sword Qi, converting it into a palm strike aimed at Lu Xun.

Ye Sui’an flinched from the pain, retreating several steps backwards. After steadying himself, he saluted Lu Xun and said, “Thank you for your guidance, Elder Lu.”

Lu Xun stopped and nodded.

Throughout this whole time, Lu Xun held the demeanor of a master, indicating to Ye Sui’an that he was intentionally using such tactics.

At the same time, he was also assessing the current strength of Ye Sui’an, the World Protagonist.

He was roughly equivalent to 0.9 Lu Xun.

And that was still with a level gap.

A little weaker than himself, but only by a small margin, was an excellent choice for an assistant, and could be considered his right-hand man.

Of course, he knew very well that only after the main plot began would the World Protagonists start to truly grasp their fast-paced growth.

This gave Lu Xun a vague sense of urgency.

After all, he had just watched, in awe, as Ye Sui’an broke through three realms. Now if he wanted to advance 3 levels all at once, the total experience points he needed would be 10 million!

How he envied him~

With such emotions, he asked gently, “Would you like to spar again?”

How could Ye Sui’an decline!

Then he was once again beaten up by Lu Xun.

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Lu Xun sat at the stern of his skiff flying in the sky, browsing the forum.

It wasn’t long before he saw the post Cai Jiangjiang had made, which included a photo of the six Sword-Serving Children.

The caption read: Going to West State to find Purple Palace~~[/Tongue].

“Hm? She’s done a good job with those twin ponytails.” Lu Xun’s focus was first drawn to the reins atop Cai Jiangjiang’s head.

Then he realized… his Sword-Serving Children… were coming to West State to find him.

He could understand why.

When he was playing the game, he too liked to cling to the strong NPC and wouldn’t let go.

But for him now, the help a few players could provide was limited.

A whole army, perhaps.

— Establishing a player army was one of his goals.

Since he planned on forming a large army, he definitely needed a few leading players. The Sword-Serving Children were good candidates.

As such, it was necessary to improve their powers.

“Fine, if we do meet, I’ll give them a few more tasks. I’m not stingy. I will share some of the spoils when I feast.” Lu Xun made up his mind.

At this point, he finally thought to check the Contribution Points Ranking.

Because he was top of the list, leaving everyone else in the dust, he hadn’t been paying much attention to it recently.

After taking a look, he nodded in satisfaction, “Not bad, besides that simpleton Mo Guanji, they have all entered the top fifty among the players. Li Zuole is temporarily first, and Han Bagui is temporarily third.”

In his view, this was a matter that gave him face.

At the same time, he kept flipping through the leaderboard, counting the number of Demon Sect players listed.

In the top hundred among the players, the number of Demon Sect players listed wasn’t high and hadn’t met Lu Xun’s expectations.

It can’t be helped, who called them east without any Foreign Race.

Fortunately, his Sword-Serving Children could save face; otherwise, the Demon Sect would not have much presence on the leaderboard.

“It is all done by my diligent training.” Lu Xun nodded in self-satisfaction.

An hour later, Lu Xun and Ye Sui’an finally reached the vicinity of the Frost Feather City.

Before arriving at Frost Feather City, they saw the scorched forest outside the city.

It seemed like a large fire had broken out during the battle, reaching even the outskirts and the small hills.

“Arson and forestry get you life in jail,” Lu Xun instantly thought of this saying.

If he could meet the Foreign Race here, he would make them pay the price.

When Lu Xun and Ye Sui’an arrived at Frost Feather City, all they saw was a ruin.

Everywhere there was debris and ruins. The city wall was severely damaged, and in many places, it had collapsed directly.

There was a thick smell of soot and many other irritating smells.

Like the smell of blood and the stench of scorched things.

Ye Suian’s expression instantly sank, and for a while, he didn’t have the courage to step into the city.

At the same time, he was very clear that if they had lost the battle outside of Sword Casting City, Sword Casting City might have ended up like this.

He couldn’t dare to imagine it!

He took a few deep breaths before mustering up the courage to walk forward.

Lu Xun, on the other hand, stopped in his tracks and didn’t immediately enter the city.

Because a message prompt appeared before his eyes.

“[Ding! As you are currently outside of Frost Feather City, you have triggered the Guarding Lonely City task. Do you accept?]”

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