37 Reincarnation Cliff (1/2)

Chapter 37: Reincarnation Cliff

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To avenge his family, Gu Shenwei felt like he had possessed the killing desire for a long time. He had just been trying to keep it hidden and avoid stirring it up.

But he found it hard to convert his killing desire into killing intent, especially when he had to use a wooden saber against his opponent. He could not even treat the twins of the Shangguan family as his enemies, let alone Slave Qian, who had once lived together with him.

However, the feeling of hatred was on call at any time. It mercilessly devoured its owner's viscera, hurting its owner, but it was unwilling to work on its owner's enemy.

Gripping the wooden saber with both hands, Gu Shenwei realized that he had to regard Slave Qian as the person he hated the most before stirring up the killing desire.

Shangguan Fa was the one who ordered the slaughter of the Gu family. Unfortunately, Gu Shenwei could not imagine what he looked like because he had never seen the Supreme King.

Shangguan Nu, the principal villain who killed his parents and elder brothers, was the enemy he had seen and approached. Nevertheless, regardless of whether Gu Shenwei wanted to admit it or not, his fear of the Eighth Young Master's figure had overwhelmed his hatred.

As for Han Shiqi, the traitor that lurked in the Gu's manor, Gu Shenwei had already stabbed him to death. His heart had no fear as it only held hatred for the dead man.

A strange feeling arose in Gu Shenwei's heart. Suddenly, he felt as if the wooden saber was turning into a part of his body. Although it was the first time he used it, he was very confident of his victory. In his eyes, Slave Qian became ”Han Shiqi”, who moved stiffly and could easily be defeated.

A drifting voice said, ”Start.” He felt that the order was like a hand releasing a fully-bent bow and he was the sharp arrow that was notched on the string.

The two teenagers simultaneously launched their strikes. Compared to their speed, their movements were rather bland. One approached by cutting down from above and the other chopped at the opponent's lower abdomen with a flat cut.

The contest ended after only one strike. If they were two famous people or adults, the onlookers would have regarded it as a typical duel between masters. However, they were teenagers. One was a heavily injured slave and the other was the weakest apprentice in his own sect. Therefore, the scene seemed quite ridiculous.

”Oh, what happened? Why did they stop fighting? Who's the winner?” Shangguan Fei shouted. He was confused like the majority of the people.

In the arena, Gu Shenwei was kneeling on one knee, his wooden saber was resting horizontally on Slave Qian's lower abdomen. Slave Qian was standing with a bent back, his weapon was pressing on Slave Huan's left shoulder.

If those were real sabers, one of them would have his abdomen cut through and the other would have his body cleaved in half. Both were fatal blows, so the key was who had been hit first. The one who was struck first would not have been able to move and, of course, would be the loser.

The two separated and retreated. Since neither of them was arrogant, they would not claim the victory for themselves. Therefore, everyone turned their eyes to Hu Shining. As the training tutor, he was experienced and had a sharp eye, so he would not misjudge the result.

Hu Shining kept a poker face, as if the two teenagers had made a big mistake. He walked toward Slave Qian, grabbed his wooden saber, and raised it high without saying a word. Suddenly, he forcibly broke the wooden saber with his bare hands.

Then, under everyone's surprised gaze, he approached Gu Shenwei with the two pieces of the wooden saber in both hands, silently presenting them to him.

Now that his killing desire had already disappeared, Gu Shenwei felt unsure of what was happening. Under Hu Shining's persistent gaze, he felt pressured into having to take the broken saber. He glanced at his opponent, Slave Qian.

Slave Qian flushed with shame. He stared at his own toes, as if he were naked under the watchful eyes of everyone but not daring to cover himself.

”Moonhold School wins.”

As Hu Shining announced the result, Shangguan Ru and her fellows jumped with joy.

”One more round, one more round.”

Shangguan Yushi urged, but Hu Shining declined while shaking his head. ”There's no need for one more round. No apprentice in Carvewood Academy is a match for him.”

The crowd was confused as to why the training tutor thought so highly of a slave. The twins had fought with Slave Huan once, and they felt that he was almost on par with them. They had never heard of such a compliment from Hu Shining.

”Humph! Never mind, let's go.” Shangguan Ru thought the training tutor was just making excuses, so she turned to leave.

Gu Shenwei gripped his own wooden saber in one hand while the other two broken saber pieces were in his other hand. Since he did not know where to put them, he walked over to Hu Shining and, with great respect, handed them back to him.

Hu Shining casually took them back, and could not help asking, ”What's your name? Why aren't you in East Castle?”

”I'm Slave Huan, I practice Internal Strength.”

Hu Shining shook his head in regret. From the killing intent he felt within him, he had thought that Gu Shenwei was a natural killer. It was a pity that he was not a killer in East Castle.

Gu Shenwei turned to catch up with his masters. Hu Shining stared at his back with regret. Suddenly, he thought that it might be risky for the two young masters to keep being around such a special teenager.

The idea just now flashed across his mind but he could not prove that the boy was dangerous. He had better not ask for trouble.

Behind him, the defeated Slave Qian suddenly held his abdomen and began to vomit violently.

When she saw Slave Huan coming out of Carvewood Academy, Shangguan Ru stepped forward and gave him a punch. She said with a smile, ”You're good at saberplay, you've been hiding your strength from us.”

Gu Shenwei knew she did not really mean anything by the punch, so he accepted the hit with a smile. Suddenly, he knelt down and said with inspiration, ”Master Shifu, my Kung Fu isn't worth mentioning compared to yours.”

”Who's your Master Shifu?” Shangguan Ru asked in a loud voice, but her smiling face was as beautiful as a flower. Obviously, she did not hate that title.

”When I stepped onto the arena, you recognized me as your apprentice on behalf of our Moonhold School.”

With a serious expression on her face, Shangguan Ru sized Slave Huan up with her head tilted to one side. Suddenly, she burst into laughter and said, ”Well, since you did quite well today, I'll take you as my apprentice. But remember, I'm strict. If you aren't obedient or don't work hard, I'll punish you.”

”Of course. A strict teacher is as important as a father. My humble life is in your hands.”

A few months ago, Gu Shenwei would have felt embarrassed just by watching others use such flattery. But now, he could do the same without any difficulty.