Unsheathed

Following the unexpected commotion at the outer wall of the Lion Garden...

...Daoist Nun Liu Boqi was the first person to leap onto the roof of a pavilion. She nodded lightly, with a rare look of approval in her eyes.

When cultivating at Stalactite Mountain's Daoist Saber Room, one could witness more interesting people and matters compared to any other continent in the Majestic World. Liu Boqi was also a cultivation prodigy whom the Great Heavenly Lord at Stalactite Mountain had placed extremely high hopes in, and she had often gone out to sea with her seniors to capture old flood dragons that were exhausted after controlling the rain in a certain region and returning home. Thus, she naturally had very high standards.

Zhu Lian was standing beside the railings in a corridor, while Pei Qian was standing on top of the railings as she asked in curiosity, "Was that my master?"

Zhu Lian smiled and replied, "I knew that Young Master is able to use talismans; I personally witnessed that during the battle in the mountains at the border of the Great Quan Empire. He used three Cavalry Circling City Talismans to create a weapon talisman formation, and the incredible might of this formation was able to trap that great demon in the Burial River. But it's quite surprising that he is also able to draw talismans by himself. Not only that, but he's quite skilled..."

"What can't my master do? What's so surprising about this?!" Pei Qian snapped.

"Then why did you open your eyes as wide as a dustpan just then? And why did you smile so widely that you cracked open your bloody maw?" Zhu Lian teased.

Pei Qian put on a stern expression and didn't engage in a nonsensical argument with the old cook. She looked up and glanced at the eaves above her head, after which she looked straight ahead at the ground beyond the railings. She took a deep breath before leaping high up with vigor, grabbing the eaves with both hands and attempting to swing herself onto the roof. However, both she and the roof tiles slid down and plummeted toward the ground.

Zhu Lian was just about to reach over to grab the reckless little girl's collar and drag her back into the corridor, yet he suddenly changed his mind, allowing Pei Qian to fall toward the courtyard ground. Pei Qian's mind went blank as she fell, and she simply relied on instinct. A burst of fiery Qi surged through her body, causing her to curl up and adopt a position somewhat similar to Zhu Lian's ape-like fist stance from before. Her arms and legs suddenly spread apart when she was three meters above the ground, and she appeared like a small wild cat as she nimbly landed in the courtyard.

Zhu Lian leaned on the railing and clicked his tongue in wonder, remarking, "Ah, this gallant young lady is even able to fly across eaves and run along walls. Your qinggong is truly very impressive.[1]"

Pei Qian plonked to the ground, so afraid that her face had already become as white as a sheet. When she finally returned to her senses, she looked at Zhu Lian who was standing there in an idle manner and let loose a torrent of abuse, scolding, "Why didn't you rescue me, old cook?! What if I smashed into the ground and ended up half dead with a missing arm and a missing leg? What if Master dislikes me even more? I'm already slowing Master down to begin with, and my slow speed always delays his journeys. What if Master becomes unhappy and directly abandons me...?"