Chapter 8

"Gu Zhenhun!?"

"Gu Senior?"

"Ah!"

Seeing Gu Zhenhun being instantly slapped away, the dozen or so students who were waiting for the show couldn't help but exclaim in shock.

Gu Zhenhun.

One of the elite students of Qingyuan Academy, a Second Stage True Cultivation expert, his cultivation level was among the top hundred in the entire Qingyuan Academy.

But now, he was actually slapped away by Lu Qinghe, who had his meridians severed and his true qi wasted?

"Wuuu!"

Gu Zhenhun's half face was blood-red, most of his teeth were broken, and he looked extremely miserable. However, his face was filled with anger.

In addition to anger, there was also fear.

Fear of Lu Qinghe's sword that had dismantled his attack and instantly slapped him away.

If it happened again, he still wouldn't be able to dodge that sword.

...

"What's all the noise about!"

At this moment, the commotion outside seemed to catch the attention of the person causing the destruction. Soon, a young man wearing the uniform of an elite student of Qingyuan Academy walked out.

When he saw Lu Qinghe, who was already at the door, his eyes lit up: "Hey! Who is this? It's Lu Qinghe, the top genius of our Qingyuan Academy, Senior Lu. Senior Lu, what brings you to our advanced student dormitory area today? Aren't you usually focused on your mathematics club?"

Lu Qinghe glanced at the young man.

Qin Huailing, an elite student of Qingyuan Academy, ranked thirty-first.

"Oh, oh, oh, sorry, sorry. I seem to have forgotten that this room was Senior Lu's not long ago."

Qin Huailing said with a somewhat sarcastic tone. "Smash."

At this moment, the sound of something being smashed came from inside the room.

A young man about the same age as Qin Huailing was letting a beautiful white jade sword case fall and shatter on the ground.

Lu Qinghe looked at the new young man.

Luo Xiao.

An elite student of Qingyuan Academy, ranked sixth among the top ten.

"Sorry for breaking your things. I'm sure Senior Lu, with your wealth, won't mind."

Luo Xiao said calmly.

As he spoke, he picked up a crystal vase representing the first place in swordsmanship, and let it fall to the ground...

"Smash!"

The crystal vase broke into four pieces.

"Right, Senior Lu Qinghe?"

Luo Xiao said.

He called him "senior," but the indifferent tone, the matter-of-fact attitude, and the condescending look were clearly a deep mockery of Lu Qinghe.

For a moment, everyone stared at Lu Qinghe, waiting for his response.

Especially Gu Zhenhun, who had just been beaten almost to disfigurement, his eyes were filled with resentment.

"Would it matter if I minded?"

"Of course, at least we would be a bit quieter so the whole building wouldn't know."

Luo Xiao said playfully.

"Oh."

Lu Qinghe responded calmly and then said, "Please continue."

"Huh!?"

Luo Xiao's calm expression showed a hint of interest, and he said to Qin Huailing and another person in the room, "Since the top expert of Qingyuan Academy, Lu Qinghe, has chosen to ignore it, what are you waiting for?"

"Hehe, Senior Lu, you truly have a great demeanor."

Qin Huailing said and then strode into Lu Qinghe's room. He was no longer just smashing things; he drew his sword and slashed at the wardrobe on the wall.

"Bang!"

The wardrobe shattered.

The sword flashed, and the clothes inside turned into rags.

"I'm sure Senior Lu won't mind this, right?"

After recklessly damaging the wardrobe, Qin Huailing turned to Lu Qinghe, looked him up and down, and laughed.

Lu Qinghe's response was just two words.

"Continue!"

"Do you think I won't dare?"

Qin Huailing's sword swung again, true qi flowed, and the bookshelf shattered. The many books on it were all torn to pieces by the sword.

"Senior Lu won't be angry about this, right?"

"Continue."

"Bang!"

The bed shattered.

"About this?"

"Continue."

"Rip!"

Some famous paintings and sword manuals were all torn.

"Doesn't matter, right?"

"Continue."

...

In the room, items, decorations, and practical items were shattered one by one under the swords of Qin Huailing and another student, Yan Wuchi.

Soon, the entire dormitory room was in ruins. Looking around, the ground was littered with broken clothes, books, furniture, and personal items, and there was not a single intact item left.

"This is the top swordsman of Qingyuan Academy, pah."

Some of the onlookers, seeing this, couldn't help but spit in disgust at Lu Qinghe, who stood there doing nothing.

"If it were me, even if I couldn't win, I would still fight them. The former top expert of Qingyuan Academy? Is he just a coward!?"

Those who had already seen Gu Zhenhun's fate did not speak out, but their gazes towards Lu Qinghe had become somewhat disdainful.

"Clap, clap, clap."

Seeing that almost everything that could be destroyed was destroyed, Luo Xiao clapped his hands and said to Lu Qinghe with a look of great admiration, "Good! Good! No wonder you are the top expert of Qingyuan Academy, the title is well-deserved. The top coward, hahaha!"

Lu Qinghe looked at the smiling Luo Xiao, his face also showing a faint smile.

"Done destroying?"

"Done. What advice do you have, Senior Lu?"

"No advice, just that since you've destroyed so many of my personal items, shouldn't we talk about compensation? I'm short on money lately."

Lu Qinghe's tone was as calm as ever.

"Short on money?"

"Compensation?"

Luo Xiao, Qin Huailing, and Yan Wuchi exchanged glances. Soon, Qin Huailing stepped forward and said with a smile, "Short on money, of course. We all know Senior Lu is short on money. Since you mentioned compensation, we won't let you down, after all, we are classmates."

As he spoke, a copper coin appeared in his hand.

"One copper coin is enough, right?"

"Senior Qin, no need to be so stingy. One copper coin isn't even enough to buy a bun. In my great kindness, I'll add another one, making it two copper coins. That should be enough for a meal, right, Lu Qinghe? Shouldn't you thank me?"

Yan Wuchi stepped forward and also took out a copper coin from his pocket, mocking him.

"Smash!"

However, the copper coin he took out fell to the ground and rolled to a stop at his feet: "Sorry, my hand slipped. Could you pick it up for me? Thanks."

Yan Wuchi said, pretending to be polite.

"Huh..."

Lu Qinghe glanced at the three of them and said calmly, "I can't remember the exact cost of these items, but I can estimate how long it would take to replace them all. Based on the time, you three need to compensate me 300 gold, 100 each, to split the cost evenly."

"300 gold, not a bad idea."

A sneer appeared on the corner of Luo Xiao's mouth.

"100 gold each, right? I've been saving money to buy the Moon Cold Sword from the Divine Weapon Pavilion. I don't have much money, but I do have 100 gold. However... I have the money, but I won't give it to you. What can you do?"

Qin Huailing asked with a challenging smile.

"Haha, I don't have 100 gold, but my jade pendant and sword, combined, are worth about 100 gold. Want it? Come and get it! Hahaha!"

"As you wish."

Lu Qinghe said and stepped forward.

The sword in his hand...

Drew!

"Hahaha, I've been waiting for you to make a move. Now you're acting like a man! Unfortunately, attacking me is a death wish!"

"Yan Wuchi, just break his limbs. His life is for Senior Beizhen."

Luo Xiao stood aside and gave the order calmly.

"Understood, I won't fight over the prey with Senior!"

"Whoosh!"

As Yan Wuchi spoke, his sword turned into a cold flash and stabbed forward.

However, although Lu Qinghe had only recently recovered to the First Stage True Cultivation, in the Earth era, he had already forcibly reached the Master level of True Qi Cultivation. With his profound sword skills, he had defeated the top expert of Dongfang Academy, Yi Yingying, in a life-or-death battle. How could he be compared to Yan Wuchi, who was ranked outside the top fifty in Qingyuan Academy?

"Bang!"

Sparks flew.

Yan Wuchi's sword was instantly deflected, and in the next moment, Lu Qinghe's sword, like a bolt of lightning, pierced through Yan Wuchi's wrist.

"Ah!"

A sharp scream came from Yan Wuchi's mouth.

One sword!

Lu Qinghe had severed his hand tendons!

"Wuchi!"

Seeing Yan Wuchi being caught off guard by Lu Qinghe's sneak attack, Qin Huailing shouted in anger, "Lu Qinghe, you have a lot of nerve!"

"Clang!"

With a fierce shout, his sword was drawn.

"Hmm?"

Compared to Yan Wuchi, Luo Xiao, ranked sixth in Qingyuan Academy, was more sensitive to the complexity of Lu Qinghe's sword. Thinking of Gu Zhenhun, who was still lying in the corridor, groaning in pain with most of his teeth broken, his hand was already on the hilt of his sword.

"Shooting Star."

Qin Huailing's sword was completely within Lu Qinghe's expectations. The sword tip turned, creating nine sword shadows, like shooting stars flashing through the air.

"Trivial skills! Break!"

Qin Huailing roared, his Second Stage True Cultivation at its peak, and the sword tip almost glowed with the flow of true qi.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Nine sword shadows, but only three collision sounds.

Of the nine swords, three combined to push back Qin Huailing's sword. Then, the sword, like a shooting star, rushed forward and was about to pierce Qin Huailing.

"Qin Huailing, be careful!"

"Clang!"

Luo Xiao, who had been paying attention to Qin Huailing's safety, finally made his move.

His Third Stage True Cultivation allowed his sword to instantly create a powerful true qi pressure, causing Lu Qinghe's sword shadows to pause slightly.

"Luo Xiao, I've been waiting for you!"

Lu Qinghe shouted.

Opponent?

Qin Huailing and Yan Wuchi, both at the Second Stage True Cultivation, were not worthy opponents. Among the three, only one posed a threat.

Luo Xiao.

Ranked sixth in Qingyuan Academy, at the Third Stage True Cultivation.

"Shooting Star from the Heavens!"

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