parentshiftbook Chapter 141: The Dual-Sword Girl
Chapter 141: The Dual-Sword Girl
The intensity of the battle has decreased significantly recently, and the demons seem to be consciously avoiding large-scale battles with human warriors, constantly retreating.
The battlefield was littered with the corpses of countless demons.
On a desolate plain stained with blood, the soil was soaked with blood and compacted by countless footprints.
Even the most resilient weeds cannot sprout from underneath.
At this moment, the lingering stench of blood on the battlefield had not yet dissipated. Many martial artists excitedly looked at the scattered demon corpses on the ground and began to carve up useful materials.
Large rocks are scattered throughout the wasteland. A young girl carrying two swords stands atop a boulder with her arms crossed.
Her bright eyes were scanning the surrounding battlefield.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew by, causing the girl's tightly bound clothes to flutter slightly, and her high ponytail to come loose a little.
Tap tap—
Footsteps approached, and a handsome young man carrying a long sword and holding a white unicorn in his other hand leaped from a distance.
"Hua Zhu, this is the unicorn horn of a mutated dinosaur. It's quite valuable. Take it; you can exchange it for a secret medicine for refining filth when you get back."
Xiao He smiled, his eyes fixed on the girl on the stone.
"Young Master Xiao, these are your spoils of war, I cannot accept them." Hua Zhu's expression remained unchanged as she gently shook her head in refusal.
As soon as she finished speaking, before Xiao He could say anything more, she turned and left.
The figure carrying two swords on his back exuded a dashing and heroic air.
Despite being rejected without remorse, Xiao He showed no displeasure; instead, it fueled his competitive spirit.
"As expected of Hua Zhu." A glint of light flashed in his eyes.
The Taiwu Prefecture battlefield is the second battlefield opened up by demons after Lanjiang Prefecture. Compared to Lanjiang Prefecture, the pressure at Taiwu Prefecture is relatively less, making it more suitable for the younger generation to hone their skills.
Therefore, many families and powerful clans from the surrounding prefectures send their younger generations here to hone their skills.
Xiao He was one of them.
After arriving at the Taiwu Palace battlefield, his strength increased rapidly. In less than a year, he broke through the barrier from the mid-stage of the Flesh Refining Realm to the early stage of the Dirty Refining Realm.
Among their peers, this is definitely one of the most talented.
Xiao He was always satisfied with the speed at which his cultivation improved, until he accidentally encountered Hua Zhu on the battlefield.
This pretty and charming girl shouldn't have caught Xiao He's eye. But her unique personality and extraordinary charm only fueled Xiao He's growing curiosity.
After careful investigation, he learned that when Hua Zhu first arrived at the Taiwu Battlefield, she only had the early stage of the Flesh Refining Realm, but she quickly rose to the late stage of the Flesh Refining Realm; afterwards, she followed closely behind him and broke through to the Dirty Refining Realm.
Currently, Xiao He is still consolidating his cultivation at the Refining Realm, while Hua Zhu has already broken through to the mid-stage of the Refining Realm!
This almost inhuman speed of cultivation improvement has attracted the attention of many powerful forces.
They had come intending to extend an olive branch, but discovered that Hua Zhu was actually from the Leng family of Lanjiang.
"How can the Leng family compare to my Xiao family? Hua Zhu, I will definitely win you over!" Xiao He glanced at the white unicorn in his hand, his eyes gradually becoming firm.
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On the other hand, Hua Zhu did not return to Xianfeng City.
She came alone to a desolate mountain forest, chose a slightly open spot, and began to wield her twin swords.
On the tree trunk in front of her, two palm-sized mantises were leisurely leaning against the tree, their sickle-like forelegs wrapped around their bodies.
Suddenly, one of the smaller, greenish-yellow mantises spoke, its voice like that of an old man: "This girl has a pure heart and a firm desire to seek the truth; she will surely achieve great things in the future."
"Of course, you old man, don't you even know who chose your apprentice?" The reddish-brown, slightly larger mantis next to it stretched out a long leg covered with bristles and kicked the green mantis.
Its voice, however, had the timbre of an old woman.
The two praying mantises, like an old married couple, started bickering.
On the other side, Hua Zhu had just finished practicing a set of sword techniques and was somewhat helpless upon seeing this.
"Grandma Red, Grandpa Green, can't you two just keep quiet for a few days?"
As soon as the words were spoken, the two praying mantises fell silent, glanced at each other, and then spoke:
"Tch, who wants to talk to an old woman like you!"
"Hmph, I don't want to nag you, old man!"
Not two seconds later, Grandpa Green said again, "Disciple, I'll teach you the Supreme Demon-Slaying Blade Technique, it's incredibly powerful!"
Grandma Hong immediately retorted, "Bah! My disciple, don't learn his lousy swordsmanship. My Instant Shadow Splitting Sword technique is the most powerful!"
"..."
Hua Zhu sighed and rubbed her forehead. Her two masters were good in every way, except they always loved to argue and always compared whose swordsmanship was better.
She now wields the knife with both hands; the knife technique in her left hand was taught by Grandma Red, and the one in her right hand was taught by Grandpa Green.
Seeing that the two were arguing non-stop and had no intention of stopping, Hua Zhu walked over and sat down, taking out an envelope from her bosom.
This letter was sent just before she was about to go to the battlefield. At that time, with battle imminent, she didn't have time to open it immediately, so now she can finally see its contents.
"It's a letter from Xiaocheng." Huazhu wasn't surprised after glancing at the signature.
She didn't know many people, and the only letters she received were from Hua Cheng and Leng Ruxue.
Most of the time, the two would send a letter together; only when there was something that was inconvenient for Hua Cheng to know would Leng Ruxue send her a letter alone.
"Are Xiaocheng and Sister Leng coming to Taiwu Mansion?"
After reading the contents of the letter, Hua Zhu was somewhat surprised.
The letter contained little information, only stating that the Leng family would send a group of people to the Southern Prince's Mansion to develop new businesses; this time, Leng Ruxue would lead the team, and Hua Cheng would also accompany them, and they would pass by Taiwu Mansion in a couple of days.
Hua Zhu smiled. She hadn't seen her younger brother, Hua Cheng, for a long time, and judging from the letter, her parents would probably come along as well.
Suddenly, her shoulder felt heavy. Grandma Red and Grandpa Green had stopped arguing and jumped onto her shoulder.
"Go to the Prince of Nan's Mansion? I think it's a good idea, let's go too." Grandma Hong suddenly spoke up.
Grandpa Green nodded in agreement: "A very strong bloodthirsty demonic energy has accumulated in the south, and recently there have been signs that the seal is manifesting. It's estimated that someone wants to loosen the seal on the ancient demon."
"You old man, you've finally become somewhat useful." Grandma Hong glanced at it, then said to Hua Zhu, "Disciple, let's go to the Southern Prince's Mansion. Now that your cultivation has been consolidated enough, I'll teach you a method to quickly pass through the Refining Realm."
"You old woman..." Grandpa Green was about to retort again.
Seeing that the two masters were about to start arguing again, Hua Zhu quickly spoke up to stop them: "Alright, once Xiao Cheng and the others arrive, we'll go to the Southern Prince's Mansion together."
Hua Zhu put the letter back into her bosom and was about to get up and leave when she suddenly remembered something else.
"By the way, Xiaocheng mentioned before that Brother Zhang is also at the Southern Prince's Mansion..." She thought of the time she lost to Zhang Ping when they exchanged sword techniques, and couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation for their reunion.
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"Achiu—"
In the small courtyard of the pavilion, Zhang Ping rubbed his nose, his face full of doubt.
"That's strange. I've already reached the marrow level, so why am I still sneezing? Someone must be talking about me."
Just then, a voice came: "Brother Zhang, the King of Chu Nan has sent the materials."
Lu Wanrou directed people to move the materials to an empty room next to the secret room. When she turned around and came out, she saw Zhang Ping reading a book in the pavilion and spoke to him.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ping put down the book on medicinal herbs he was holding and replied, "Coming!"
The Southern Prince's Mansion was much more prosperous than Lanjiang City, and with the help of the Chu Southern Prince, the materials needed to brand the three beast patterns were quickly collected.