Chapter 740: Making A Choice
Li Xiaofei had been to Jiepeng before, before he had been transported by the Moonlight Treasure Box. Back then, he had traveled to this country with his friends as a tourist.
His second visit had been after he had faked his death and escaped following the massacre of the foreign Saints in Haijing City. He had infiltrated Jiepeng with Tsukiha Yaiba. In the end, he had ended up sleeping with the queen and, incidentally, took care of their emperor as well.
Kitagawa Keiko looked at her prized disciple, her eyes filled with admiration and affection.
Two elderly figures, stooped and diminutive, stood unsteadily before a new grave within the Sword Mound cemetery. The deeply lined wrinkles across their weathered faces were etched with grief, hatred and sorrow.
In the past, he might have accepted letting someone like Fujisai Jirō, a disciple of only average strength, serve as a transitional leader while slowly selecting and nurturing a true successor. But now, Kojirō clearly understood that the Sword Sect no longer had the luxury of time to patiently cultivate a new Sword Saint. After a brief moment of hesitation, Kojirō took out his phone and made a call.
The girl placed her delicate hands neatly over her lower abdomen and replied respectfully, “Six years, seven months, eleven days, and eight hours.”
But Asuka and several others had been killed during the exchange conference with Great Xia. The remaining noble disciples like Maeda Daisen now represented the strongest group within the sect.
The roads were narrow, the houses were small, the buildings were short, the elevators were cramped, and the people were short. Even the tourist attractions felt compressed.
Such a genius in the way of the sword, still so young and full of potential, was originally the ideal candidate to succeed Oniba Henzō. But there was a fatal flaw. Ishihara Masami was of common birth. Her parents were fishermen who couldn't even afford a home.
“Masami, how long have you been at Silent Lake?” Kojirō asked, seemingly casually.