Chapter 15 (1/2)
pter 15
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Translator: Kuroneko
Editor: Samskor
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Chapter 15: The Magician Exam
Feng Ping only thought that Ah Dai was forbidden fro his teacher’s na as he commented, “You really are a respectful kid, not bad, you’re worthy of being froood chat” As he spoke, he grabbed Ah Dai’s elbow and led him away
Ah Dai did not want to follow him, but Owen had instructed hi School, so he could only reluctantly be dragged away by Feng Ping, to an area behind the Mercenary Guild
The area behind the Mercenary Guild was a large training ground, and o there to practice their round, there were currently quite so their , ’
After Feng Ping greeted everyone one by one, he pulled Ah Dai into the center of the training ground, “Okay, here is good” Using one hand to pull out the large sword behind his back, he smiled and said, “Since you can’t tellit As long as you execute so Sword Techniques, I should be able to guess which senior brother’s disciple you are”
Ah Dai stood dumbly at the center, unsure of what to do He had just stepped into the society and he was like a newborn child, not knowing anything
Feng Ping shouted, “Draw your sword! Let senior uncle give you soripped the sword, and a faint white light radiated from the sword tip, it was precisely the Boundless Life dou qi
[TN: suggestions please, boundless life/sheng sheng? People who cultivate the Boundless Life Art have different true qi and dou qi that contain holy attribute/ are more bountiful In chinese it is called 生生斗气 (Life Life Dou Qi), but it sounds aard, so for previous chapters I just left it as dou qi/true qi ]
Looking at Feng Ping use his Boundless Life dou qi, there was a sense of fah Owen had revived, and wanted to exchange some moves with hi School, then the person in front of hi out his own TianGang Sword, Ah Dai respectfully said, “Senior uncle, please advise uide hihtly red as he raised the TianGang Sword high above his head, letting out a huge shout The Boundless Life dou qi surged out, carrying a wisp of white light It was like his usual splitting of the waves, his indoed forth, causing the red-haired fellow to take a few steps back
Feng Ping’s eyes lit up as he exclairipped the broadsword as he rushed forward to block, just hitting against the edge of Ah Dai’s sword
Ah Dai felt the Boundless Life true qi within his body was surging out like waves, and his white colored dou qi suddenly produced faint ripples With a ‘clang’, the two TianGang broadswords clashed against each other in the air, and the rebound force caused Ah Dai to take a step back However, it felt that the senior uncle’s poas not as strong as Uncle Owen’s
Feng Ping had to take three continuous steps back before he could stabilise himself and he was taken aback The dou qi on Ah Dai’s sas precisely the Boundless Life dou qi that was the pride of the TianGang Sword School, however the difference was that, the child in front of hile strike Its power did not seem to be any weaker than his, and the boy see to his knowledge, none of his senior brothers should have been able to teach such an outstanding disciple Retreating, he gathered his dou qi, and suddenly burst towards Ah Dai, like a streak of rainbow It was one of the h the Sun
The clashi+ng of their strikes just now, allowed Ah Dai’s confidence to increase, and with another loud shout, he swung his sword, using the easiestSword Techniques, cleaving
[TN: update, I’ve changed the names of the 3 basic sword stances in chap 121 from (slash, slice and stab) to (cleave, pick, and stab)]
Feng Ping looked at Ah Dai’s TianGang Sword cleaving against his, but he was unable to counter He did not knohy, but it seemed that Ah Dai’s sword had sealed all the possible paths of countering and he could only forcefully fight head on Clang, another sound rang out, as Ah Dai once ’s strike Their sparring had attracted the attentions of many mercenaries, but these mercenaries were of lower ranks and their ood, so they could only cheer on from the sides
Feng Ping landed on the ground with both feet, his breathing was slightly irregular as he quickly sent away the , “Good sword skills Kid, you eneration disciple in our Sword School Quickly tell ht you?”
Ah Dai placed the TianGang Sword back into his big leather bag behind his back, while he slowly thought and replied, “I, I don’t know teacher’s naht me sword skills”
Feng Ping continued to ask, “Then, tell ht to himself, that his senior brothers from the school who had betteras the silly kid before him reveals his teacher’s whereabouts, he would surely be able to guess which senior brother was the kid’s teacher
Ah Dai’s eyes turned red as he replied, “My teacher, he, he is already dead” Thinking of Owen’s death, sorrow surged within his heart, and he could not help but start weeping
Feng Ping was shocked, and involuntarily exclaimed, “What?” He continued to question Ah Dai, helplessly Ah Dai could only describe Owen’s appearance However, no ure out as the dead senior brother It seemed like, he would have to wait till he returned to the mountain, and ask his master about this
“Ah Dai, how did your master die?”
Ah Dai knew that he could not answer this question, thus he hesitated for a long while before he finally said, “He was killed by a bunch of people in black clothes I also don’t knohy, but before teacher died, he told me to wander the continent, so I came here”
Feng Ping patted Ah Dai’s shoulder, and consoled, “Okay, don’t be too sad How about this, in a few days’ time, you can follohen I return to theyou to et justice for your master”
Ah Dai was shocked, thinking, Does Uncle’s master still have a master? However, he did not dare to ask and merely replied, “Senior Uncle, I, I can’t return to the mountain with your now Teacher had instructed o with you after I have finished the tasks” Right nohat he wanted to do first was to register and becoician, and secondly, to return to the Illusionary Forest and see his Teacher Gliss If he followed Feng Ping back to the TianGang Sword School, he would surely be delayed
Furrowing his brows, Feng Ping said, “What is so urgent that you must do it immediately?”
Ah Dai lowered his head, “Senior Uncle, don’t make it difficult for me, it’s all some private matters of teacher, he had specially instructed me to finish those tasks before he died”
Sighing, Feng Ping relented, “Okay then, follow me” As he spoke, he took Ah Dai into a small room behind the Mercenary Guild The Red Lion Mercenary Group that Feng Ping was in, could be considered to a First Grade roup, and had quite soinally, he wanted to pull Ah Dai into joining the group, but looking at Ah Dai now, he could only give up on this idea
Feng Ping took out a small sack from the cabinet, and passed it to Ah Dai, “Take this on your way After you have finished your master’s tasks, just come back and find me here Generally, I will always be here, but even if I’m not, I will usually return within ayou to the mountain Be careful on your journey, the continent is not very peaceful right now”
Ah Dai took the heavy sack, with his experience as a thief, he only needed one touch to realise that it was a sack of money, “Senior Uncle, thank you, but, how can I take your money?”
“What’s there to be polite with senior uncle, we are all a faht, Ah Dai, don’t you have a proper name?”
Shaking his head, Ah Dai replied, “Ever since I can recall, I was always called Ah Dai”
Feng Ping sighed and said, “YouAh Dai, although I have only exchanged two moves with you just now, I feel that your Boundless Life dou qi does not seee are you at now? It see the essence of the boundless life”
“I have cultivated the Boundless Life Art to the Fourth Stage, it should be at the Fifth Stage soon,” Ah Dai scratched his head and answered
Hearing this, Feng Ping was shocked, he had only just reached the Fifth Stage last year, while the silly looking kid seemed to cultivate even faster than hie, every subsequent stage becoeneration, only one or two people had cultivated to the Eighth Stage, and only Grande of this child before hie, and his master was already very pleased with him
“Reaching the Fifth Stage is already very good You lory of our TianGang Sword School in the future”
Ah Dai nodded, “Senior Uncle, I will surely do that” He had already planned that, after finding his Teacher Gliss, he would focus on training and cultivation for a few years
“Since you still have er If there’s a chance in the future, let us have a good chat” Feng Ping escorted Ah Dai all the way out of the Mercenary Guild before he finally stopped Under his concerned gaze, Ah Dai did not dare to go straight to the Magicians’ Guild, but instead walked away and took a roundabout route to return This was not because he had become clever, but rather, it was because he felt that it would be inappropriate for Feng Ping to see hiicians’ Guild
“Kid, did you enter the wrong place” A deep voice rang out
Ah Dai had just stepped across the entrance of the Magicians’ Guild and he was still thinking about the kind-hearted senior uncle The sudden voice gave hiic hexagrae white wooden board on the wall across hi froe, but there were no names below it, only the word ‘Vacant’ After that was the Grand Magician, with only one naicians and Junior Magicians, there were the icians title Under the wooden board was a counter, and in the whole hall, there was only the old ician robes behind that counter It was the old ician who had spoken out earlier
Ah Dai scratched his head and tentatively asked, “Here, isn’t this the Magicians’ Guild?”
The old icians’ Guild Please leave, we do not have anyto become mercenaries”
Ah Dai was stunned, the old ht had he was one of roup I, “No, no, I’ician’s exam as well as to receive stipends” He had finally found the Magicians’ Guild, and he wondered hoould look like when he donned the ician robes
The old ician was du? Do warriors practice ht”
Ah Dai blinked his eyes, and retorted, “Why can’t warriors learn ician! Uncle told ician”
The oldwarrior clothes did not see Sword behind his back, he seemed to have quite decent ic was not soh natural talent could learn it, even he hiician after practising for so many years As he had no titles of nobility, he could only be a custodian in this building Looking at the silly looking kid before hier than him He waved his hand towards Ah Dai and said, “Come over here”
Ah Dai stepped forward, walking before the old , “No matter how I see it, you look like a warrior However, since you are willing to accept the exae to pass the exam, the fee will be returned to you, if not, theto the Guild”
Shocked, Ah Dai asked, “There’s still an exam fee? I haven’t heard Uncle mention it, how much is it?”
The old led theold coins”
Five gold coins, Ah Dai started using his fingers to count 1 gold coin was 10 silver coins which is 100 copper coins, 1 copper coin could buy 2 steaold coins could buy 1000 buns 1000 buns? That was enough buns to last hi, Ah Dai asked, “Uncle, can, can I pay less?”
The old ician hmpf-ed in disdain and snapped, “Less? You want to pay less? There are rules here, if you don’t have the h money”
Ah Dai felt for the sack of coins that Feng Ping gave hiritted his teeth, and took out the sack He hoped that the sack was full of silver coins, so that he could have enough to pay for the exa the sack on the table, he loosened the strings, and glanced at the oldthe sack Once he opened the sack, both Ah Dai and the old ician were stunned, this was because, the sack was actually full of gold coins, and there were even 7 or 8 purple colored amethyst coins inside
The oldyour shabby clothes, ould have thought that you were so rich”