Chapter 401: Little Yuli, Off She Goes…
Something bad was about to happen!
Even with the Sword Fairy's small brain, she could clearly sense it.
Her gaze swept over the last line on the message-sending short sword again and again.
Yes—confirmed. Since her Master said she would appear during the Human Immortal List to meet her, that meant she would arrive in the Royal City before the competition ended.
But… why come in secret?
No—this wasn't the point she needed to focus on right now.
'No, this won't do. I haven't even had time to make any preparations yet. If Master comes to the Royal City, learns that I've been under that bully's care all this time, and then asks further questions, what if…'
That Holy Saint of the Demon Sect never acted according to common sense, and ever since her Master's sword heart had been reforged, Lu Yuliu could no longer predict her moves either. With two great unknowns colliding, there was no telling what might happen.
"…Should I try to convince Master to drop this idea again?"
The girl quickly thought of this possibility.
She had already succeeded at such a thing once back in the Sword Sect. Later, she tried to do it again at the Wandering Immortal Inn, but failed due to her episode kicking in.
Right now, she was in good shape—there was no reason she couldn't succeed again.
She took a soft breath, pressing down the unease in her heart.
[Master, you're coming to the Royal City? But last time, you hadn't finished stabilizing your cultivation. This time…]
[That's nothing for you to worry about. Master is now a Peak Nascent Soul realm Grandmaster with a fully stabilized realm.]
Huh?
So that excuse wasn't going to work this time?
Could it be that this so-called fortuitous encounter had also consolidated her Master's realm?
And now she had already finished consolidating it, becoming a realm-stable Grand— wait—?
Just as Little Yuli was sighing over her first plan's failure, she suddenly spotted something critical.
What exactly had her Master's earlier reply said?
Grandmaster? Peak Nascent Soul realm?
'No, no, I must have read it wrong. A month ago Master had just broken through to mid-stage Nascent Soul. She had even left seclusion early because I failed to stop her. Normally, she shouldn't even have fully stabilized her realm yet.'
Yes—that must be it. She must have misread. Her Master was only saying her realm was stable, not that…
Her thoughts abruptly froze.
She lifted her gaze again, staring straight at the last few lines of words on the sword.
[Master… you really became a… peak stage Nascent Soul realm Grandmaster?]
[Correct.]
[But just a month ago you had only reached mid-stage Nascent Soul…]
Even with a breakthrough, shouldn't she have gone to late-stage Nascent Soul first? How had she jumped straight to Peak stage Nascent Soul Realm?
Wasn't there something deeply wrong here?
The news was so shocking that the Sword Fairy even forgot what she had originally intended to do.
[Mm. This fortuitous encounter was indeed a bit more wondrous than expected, to the point it's a bit hard to believe it's real. But I truly have reached the peak stage of the Nascent Soul realm… As for the details, I'll tell you slowly when I get the chance.]
This wasn't "a bit hard to believe"—this was completely absurd!
Lu Yuliu pinched her own cheek hard, leaving a red mark.
Great—she wasn't dreaming.
That meant she was crazy.
Or the world had gone crazy.
A certain annoying someone had once said that no matter the problem, you could safely blame the world for half of it.
But he had never told her who to blame for the other half.
Therefore, all of this must be the Demon Sect Master's fault!
The Demon Sect Master deserved to die!
Lu Yuliu's thoughts wandered who-knows-where until the short sword in her hand vibrated again, snapping her back to the present.
[In any case, that's how it is. When the time comes, I'll have some things to take care of in the Royal City. If nothing unexpected happens, I may only be able to meet you after everything is done.]
[I've also prepared a few gifts for you recently. I won't say what they are now—you'll know when the time comes.]
[I still need to wrap up the gains from this period, and after that, I must hurry back to the Sword Sect. It's inconvenient to speak much longer… Take good care of yourself, and if you run into trouble, seek help from those you trust.]
Even after reading the words on the short sword, Lu Yuliu's dazed expression didn't fully fade.
Still in that daze, she replied to the message, exchanging farewells with the woman on the other end.
After a long while, she finally shuddered all over, as if she had at last accepted reality. Her body softened, and she flopped back onto the bed again.
Then, with a sudden bounce, she sat back up.
"Wait, no—Master's sudden surge in cultivation might be outrageous, but it's still a good thing— So why did I forget that I was supposed to stop Master from coming to the Royal City?"
Was there still time now?
Her Master had jumped straight to Peak stage Nascent Soul Realm in one go, no longer even needed to stabilize her cultivation, and seemed to genuinely have business in the Royal City… Under these circumstances, was there any way to stop her?
The Sword Fairy's gaze swept again and again over the conversation stored on her short sword, but she remained silent.
She suddenly realized that ever since her Master had reforged her sword heart, she did indeed talk more than before—but why did Lu Yuliu feel she understood her Master less and less?
Though, to be fair, she couldn't really blame herself this time…
In the span of a single month, a newly advanced mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator had leapt all the way to the peak stage Nascent Soul Realm—most people would be too shocked to even speak, right?
Just what had her Master experienced? Could it be that she had stumbled upon the burial site of some ancient powerhouse?
But then again, she herself had stumbled into the Sword Ancestor's secret realm… not to mention that a certain Holy Saint of the Demon Sect had found the Sword Emperor's secret realm—and he still hadn't actually broken through to the Nascent Soul realm… Err, though, come to think of it, he didn't seem to have any trouble dealing with Nascent Soul cultivators now?
Lu Yuliu had never seen Luo Wusheng fight a true Nascent Soul cultivator with her own eyes—when the chicken Netherkin incident happened, she had already fallen into a deep sleep from inheriting the Sword Ancestor's legacy.
Everything afterward she'd only heard secondhand, so she had no clear concept of it.
But none of that was the main point right now.
The main point was—
'W-What do I do? From Master's tone in her messages, she's definitely planning to come to the Royal City… If she really arrives, even if that thing doesn't happen, I won't be able to do anything about it…'
She no longer felt like lying back down, much less cultivating.
The Sword Fairy stood up, gripping the short sword in both hands as she paced about the room.
Her fine brows furrowed together, her lower lip was bitten tight, and her eyes flickered with an anxious light.
Suddenly, her footsteps stopped.
An expression like a warrior heading to certain death came over the girl's face. One hand held her message-sending short sword, and the other drew out her Sword Ancestor's wooden sword.
Her lips parted.
"After this one sword strike, I will—"
Her words abruptly cut off.
The moment she held the Sword Ancestor's wooden sword, her mind seemed to instantly clear.
Whatever she had just thought of, Lu Yuliu went to the door, opened it, and used her spiritual awareness for a while.
Then she returned inside, closed the door, and leaned back against it.
She put away the Sword Ancestor's wooden sword, and once again took out her message-sending short sword.
On the blade, which had been blank, words began to slowly appear again.
[Where are you right now?]
The reply came quickly—two messages in succession.
[Hm? My Little Yuli, you're actually taking the initiative to find me now? Did something happen at home?]
[I'm at the Wandering Immortal Inn right now—the one I bought before. Today I called the staff back and reopened it. Is everything okay on your end? Do you need me to come back right away?]
Reading this, the Sword Fairy took a deep breath.
She patted her cheeks lightly, her heartbeat quickening slightly.
[No, it's fine. I'll come find you.]
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