9: Chapter 9 My Senior Brother is a Sword Prodigy?!

Was this Senior Brother of hers a Sword Dao Prodigy?

The Sword Qi was annihilated.

Under Lin Ming's Perfection Sword Intent, all of that Sword Qi was directly slashed into oblivion.

However, Yu Yaoqin's attack struck again right after those few strands of Sword Qi.

To prevent harming Yu Yaoqin, Lin Ming also took the initiative to disperse his Sword Intent.

But this battle had lasted long enough; it was time to end it.

“Junior Sister Yu, you lost.”

Lin Ming's sword came to a rest in front of Yu Yaoqin, no more than a thumb's width away from her throat.

“Mother clearly said I could win.”

Seeing this, Yu Yaoqin put away her longsword with a look of slight reluctance.

Her mother had clearly said she could beat her Senior Brother, but in the end, she had lost to him again.

“What Peak Master Yu said wasn't necessarily wrong, it's just that I happened to have a bit of a Breakthrough recently.”

Lin Ming consoled her.

Comparing his past performance, he indeed might not have been Yu Yaoqin's match.

But unfortunately, he had a small 'Breakthrough'.

Lies.

Su Lianxue knew Lin Ming was absolutely lying; this wasn't a level that could be reached just by a recent Breakthrough.

Lin Ming had likely been hiding his true strength all along.

This Senior Brother of hers definitely deserved the title of 'Prodigy' in terms of his talent in the Sword Dao.

Even in the Upper Realm, he would be worthy of those two words.

She hadn't expected her Senior Brother to hide himself so deeply.

For a moment, Su Lianxue gradually became curious about her Senior Brother.

Why would someone with such strength deliberately hide it?

“Next time, I will definitely defeat you next time.”

Yu Qinyao said with a huff, her Face full of refusal to admit defeat.

She looked quite adorable like that.

“Then I'll wait for your challenge next time.”

Lin Ming said with a smile.

According to their agreement, this month's battle was over. If she wanted to challenge him again, she would have to wait until next month.

“Next month it is then,”

Yu Qinyao said.

“Then will you stay to have lunch together?”

Lin Ming asked.

“Seeing as you've invited this young lady, I'll give you this Face.”

Yu Qinyao immediately nodded.

At the thought of the delicacies Lin Ming made, Yu Qinyao felt like she was already hungry.

The food Lin Ming made was much more delicious than what those people in the cafeteria made.

And so, under the temptation of gourmet food, Yu Yaoqin temporarily stayed at Zichen Peak.

Time quickly reached noon.

Lin Ming went to a small lake above the waterfall, where a school of Spirit Fish was being raised.

“You'll do.”

Lin Ming's gaze fell upon a Black-Tailed Brocade Fish. With a quick grab, the fish left the lake water and was caught in Lin Ming's hand.

The Black-Tailed Brocade Fish tried to struggle, but its struggles were futile before Lin Ming, and it was carried back to the kitchen.

“How did these two become close so quickly?”

Lin Ming glanced at the two women not far away.

At some point, Su Lianxue and Yu Yaoqin had sat down together and started chatting.

They didn't know each other just a moment ago, and now they were chatting warmly.

Lin Ming didn't mind much, after all, there were ingredients waiting for him to process.

A kitchen knife appeared in Lin Ming's hand.

The flat of the blade slammed down onto the Black-Tailed Brocade Fish's head.

Under Lin Ming's strength, the Black-Tailed Brocade Fish was directly knocked unconscious.

Next came the slash of the knife.

Before long, bowls of steaming, fragrant dishes were brought to the stone table.

Yu Qinyao had long been waiting at the stone table, her gaze fixed on the Black-Tailed Brocade Fish, refusing to look away.

“I love eating fish the most.”

Yu Qinyao said impatiently.

“Then eat more.”

Lin Ming said with a smile.

“Then I'm digging in!”

Yu Qinyao immediately picked up a piece of fish meat and put it into her mouth.

In an instant, a sense of inexplicable happiness surfaced on her Face.

Su Lianxue was not polite either, sweeping through the dishes on the stone table.

She wouldn't miss out on anything beneficial to her cultivation.

Just like that, most of the dishes on the stone table fell into the mouths of the two women; especially that Black-Tailed Brocade Fish, nearly two-thirds of which was eaten by Yu Qinyao.

“By the way, Senior Brother, I'm going to Mingshan City in three days. Do you want to go?”

Yu Yaoqin looked at Lin Ming and asked.

“What are you going to Mingshan City for?”

Lin Ming asked back.

Mingshan City was a city established by Yuanxu Mountain. It was a place where many cultivators resided, practiced, and traded. It was located south of Yuanxu Mountain, several hundred miles away.

“There's an auction in Mingshan City in seven days, and there's something I need at the auction.”

Yu Yaoqin spoke truthfully.

It was precisely because there was something she needed that she would go to Mingshan City in person.

“Senior Brother, can you come with me?”

Yu Qinyao asked somewhat playfully.

“Sure, I happened to be planning a trip to Mingshan anyway.”

Lin Ming thought for a moment and said.

He had indeed been planning to find some time to handle some matters in Mingshan City recently.

Since Yu Yaoqin had extended an invitation, he accepted.

“Then I'll notify you when it's time to leave.”

Yu Yaoqin said to Lin Ming.

“Lianxue, you come too. I'll take you for a stroll around Mingshan City when the time comes.”

Yu Yaoqin also invited Su Lianxue.

“I'll see when the time comes.”

Su Lianxue shook her head.

She was temporarily uninterested in things outside of cultivation, and she didn't want to waste time on other matters.

“Then it's settled. I'll notify you both then.”

Saying so, Yu Yaoqin stood up and left, heading straight down the mountain as if she hadn't heard Su Lianxue's words at all.

“Don't mind her, Junior Sister Yu is just that kind of lively person.”

Lin Ming said to Su Lianxue.

“Senior Sister Yu is actually quite interesting.”

Su Lianxue remarked.

On the other side.

After leaving Zichen Peak, Yu Yaoqin returned all the way to Hidden Sword Peak, eventually arriving at the peak's summit, at the residence of her mother, the Peak Master of Hidden Sword Peak, Yao Churuo.

Yao Churuo was sitting in a chair with her eyes closed, resting. On the table beside her was a cup of tea that had just been brewed, still steaming.

“Mother.”

Yu Yaoqin greeted her as she entered the room.

Yao Churuo slowly opened her eyes. When she saw Yu Yaoqin appear, a trace of hard-to-detect doting flashed in her expression.

“Qin'er, how did the sparring result turn out?”

Yao Churuo asked.

“Mother, you lied.”

Yu Yaoqin said to Yao Churuo with a serious Face.

“Where did I lie to you?”

Yao Churuo looked innocent.

Only in front of her daughter would she show such an expression.

To the outside world, she was the cold-blooded, ruthless, and decisive Peak Master of Hidden Sword Peak.