Chapter 397 - Daily Life in a Demon Sect (7) (1/2)

‘Sect Head, I didn’t expect you to be this kind of sect head. What’s with the puppy? This sect head is really…’

Unable to help herself, Shi Sheng burst into laughter.

Since everyone else was quiet, her laughter couldn’t help but draw their attention. They all cast odd looks at her.

Sect Head Jiang also glared at her. But with a face like that, it looked more like he was pouting[1].

“Wu Zheng, what’re you laughing for?!”

Shi Sheng’s laughter halted.

‘Wu Zheng knew this loony?’

Shi Sheng diligently searched through Wu Zheng’s memories for the answer, but…

‘I think…it seems…like…they’ve never met?’

Jiang Zhan strode aggressively towards Shi Sheng.

His sleeves billowed as he moved, the bells hanging from Scarlet Heaven’s pommel emitting crisp, ringing sounds.

Shi Sheng remained seated, one leg placed on the chair beside her. She kept one hand rested on her knee, while shaking her leg in a very unladylike manner.

She watched as Jiang Zhan got closer.

But right as she wondered what he was up to, the sword in his hand suddenly swung towards her.

Shi Sheng leapt up from her seat and jumped towards an open area by the side. Scarlet Heaven reduced the chair she had just been sitting on to dust.

“The fuck?! Are you sick in the head or something?!” Having been attacked out of nowhere, Shi Sheng’s temper flared. ‘I(bbb) don’t even know you! The hell do you mean by trying to hack me eh?!’

“Yeah, I’m(lz) sick! Haven’t you already given me this diagnosis before?!”

‘Wut? Speak human dammit!’

Jiang Zhan charged forward once more with Scarlet Heaven, so Shi Sheng could only draw her own sword to meet him in battle. ‘You want a fight? See if I(bbb) don’t beat you to death!’

The surrounding onlookers, “…” ‘Wasn’t it supposed to be Jiang Zhan and Fu Yiyun fighting? How come it turned into Jiang Zhan vs Wu Zheng?’

“Wasn’t Wu Zheng’s sword Frostmoon? What’s that sword of hers? I’ve never seen it before.”

“Scarlet Heaven is actually being suppressed…”

Everyone was shocked by Shi Sheng’s sword.

With such a chuuni name as Scarlet Heaven, it should come as no surprise that this sword was ranked number one on the list of top weapons.

Yet the top-ranking Scarlet Heaven was actually being suppressed by an iron sword that seemed completely normal…

Was it because Jiang Zhan couldn’t exert Scarlet Heaven’s true potential? No.

There were plenty of experienced people present. They could tell that Jiang Zhan’s inner energy was strong, so he was able to bring out at least 90% of Scarlet Heaven’s potential, which was even better than his predecessor. The only downside was that his technique was pretty mediocre…

But that shouldn’t have been enough to cause Scarlet Heaven to be suppressed. So the truth was…that sword was stronger than Scarlet Heaven?

Clang—

Sparks flew as the two swords clashed against each other, the ear-piercing ringing seeming to last for a long time.

Shi Sheng turned her wrist and flicked her blade up, smacking Scarlet Heaven out of the way before she stabbed towards Jiang Zhan’s chest with her own sword.

It only just sank into his skin when she felt unable to stab it in any further.

It was as if there was an impenetrable barrier stopping her.

[Host has attempted to kill a quest-related target. The punishment will be delivered within 24 hours. Please check to make sure everything is in order.]

‘Da hell? Repeat that if you have the guts!’

[Host has attempted to kill a quest-related target. The punishment will be delivered within 24 hours. Please check to make sure everything is in order.] System fearlessly repeated.

‘Punishment? Delivered within 24 hours? And “make sure everything is in order”?! Do you think you’re a fucking express delivery company?! Does your master know you keep adding rules randomly?!’

[……] ‘Yes.’

No matter how Shi Sheng cussed, System played dead. Once she’d had enough, she turned her attention back to Jiang Zhan.

The latter felt like he was enveloped in a cocoon of killing intent that seemed as if it would take physical form and jab into him.

But soon that killing intent receded. Shi Sheng exerted more force on the sword pressing against his chest, but the odd thing was, it merely caused him to retreat a step but didn’t sink into his body.

Shi Sheng, “…”