Swords emerge from the human world

Chapter 93: A Head-to-Head Standoff, Goodbye

Malice is like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, unpredictable, disappearing in an instant, and well hidden.

Old Ma, with his white beard, lowered his eyelids, concealing the cold glint in his eyes.

But Magistrate Zhao's gaze remained fixed intently on Chen Jin, and he was secretly surprised: the other party's appearance was quite different from what he had expected; he was much younger and more presentable.

He immediately said, "Seeing is believing, Chen Jieyuan is indeed a man of great talent."

Chen Jin smiled and said, "I have long heard of Lord Zhao. His name is known throughout the streets and alleys, and is truly renowned."

Magistrate Zhao narrowed his eyes: "It's just an empty reputation, as fleeting as clouds."

The two were locked in a heated argument inside the house, while something else happened in the courtyard.

As Guo Ai led the girl Chen Min out, someone suddenly called out to her: "Junior Sister, what are you doing here?"

"Ok?"

Guo Ai looked up, recognized the other person, and asked in surprise, "Senior Sister, what are you doing here?"

She was a tall woman with a cold and beautiful face. She was wearing a blue sangha dress, and her long black hair was tied up, which added to her unique charm.

Zhang Lingyun is the eldest disciple of Master Meihua, and also Guo Ai's senior sister.

The two sisters were overjoyed to be reunited after so long and immediately found a quiet place to catch up.

Guo Ai asked doubtfully, "You mean my master will also come to Maoxian?"

Zhang Lingyun nodded and replied, "The Zhao family has invited me several times with great sincerity, and my master is somewhat moved. Therefore, he is preparing to come out of seclusion to become a retainer of the Zhao family. But before that, he needs to do some research, so he sent me to scout ahead."

Guo Ai responded with an "oh," not finding it surprising at all.

In fact, the Guo family also wanted to invite Master Meihua to be their retainer, but clearly, after weighing the options, Master Meihua chose the Zhao family.

Zhang Lingyun then asked, "Junior Sister, what about you?"

Guo Ai hesitated for a moment, then briefly explained Chen Jin's situation, but withheld some details.

Zhang Lingyun looked at her: "I see. So, what was your grandfather thinking when he asked you to be Chen Jin's bodyguard, a lone man and a lone woman?"

Guo Ai quickly replied, "I'm willing too."

Zhang Lingyun snorted coldly: "Don't I know your personality? You're gentle and refined, and filial. How could you disobey your elders? If your maternal grandfather made you marry Chen Jin, you would have done the same."

Guo Ai blushed and whispered, "Not so fast."

Zhang Lingyun raised her eyebrows in anger: "Outrageous! Junior sister, don't worry, I will report this to Master and ask him to uphold justice for you. He won't let you marry just any Tom, Dick, or Harry."

Guo Ai was taken aback: "Senior Sister, you've misunderstood. No one forced me. Besides, Chen Jin is a very good person."

Zhang Lingyun affectionately stroked her long hair: "Although you come from a prestigious family, your parents died early, and you have been lonely and helpless since childhood, wanting to find someone to rely on. But listen to your senior sister, there are no good men in the world, so you must not be deceived by anyone."

Guo Ai: "..."

She became a disciple of Abbess Plum Blossom and studied swordsmanship at the Taoist temple for several years. She had some understanding of the temperaments of her master and this senior sister, who were quite extreme.

Especially in matters of male-female relationships.

Later, Chen Shounian realized something was wrong and quickly brought his granddaughter out.

It has been more than three years since Guo Ai left Plum Blossom Temple.

Now, meeting my senior sister again, I suddenly feel a strange sense of unfamiliarity.

Zhang Lingyun suddenly said, "Regarding Chen Jin, I actually learned something from Lord Zhao before coming here. Whether it's his background, age, or ability, what aspect of him is he worthy of you?"

Guo Ai said in a deep voice, "Senior Sister, you don't understand Chen Jin at all, so please don't make unwarranted judgments about him. Besides, I don't know what Magistrate Zhao told you, but is everything he said necessarily true?"

Zhang Lingyun was quite surprised by her reaction and looked her up and down: "Junior sister, you've changed. You've been misled and can't distinguish right from wrong."

Guo Ai did not back down: "Senior Sister, you have changed. Because Master is going to be a retainer of the Zhao family, you chose to sit at the table with Magistrate Zhao."

Zhang Lingyun said, "I know the Zhao family and the Chen family are at odds. But junior sister, what I'm talking to you about now isn't a conflict between prestigious clans, but your own life's most important matter. I hope you won't act on emotion and make the wrong choice, one that you'll regret for the rest of your life." Guo Ai suddenly laughed: "A life's most important matter, if there's no emotion involved, what kind of matter is it?"

Zhang Lingyun was astonished. She never expected that her quiet and innocent junior sister could say such philosophical things.

She was convinced that she must have been misled by Chen Jin.

A naive and innocent girl like my junior sister, who is inexperienced in the ways of the world, is the easiest to be deceived.

However, Zhang Lingyun was unwilling to argue with Guo Ai too much, because arguing would be useless and would only hurt the relationship between the master and disciple. It was best to wait for the master to arrive, and then everything would be clear.

So the topic changed: "By now, Lord Zhao should have finished talking with Chen Jin. Let's go back and check, just in case something goes wrong."

"it is good."

Guo Ai was also somewhat worried.

Today, when Magistrate Zhao came to visit, Chen Jin showed no respect whatsoever, displaying an extremely tough attitude, almost to the point of overturning the table.

The conflict between the two sides, broadly speaking, was a dispute between two families; more specifically, it stemmed from Magistrate Zhao's attempt to prevent Chen Jin from qualifying for the provincial examination.

The enmity between them had long been established.

Ordinary people might feign politeness and give perfunctory responses.

But Chen Jin was clearly unwilling to talk to the other party anymore, or perhaps he wanted to take the opportunity to vent his pent-up anger.

They do indeed have that confidence now.

It wasn't just because he had a powerful family backer, but also because of his own swordsmanship skills.

Guo Ai was quite disheartened after their sword-fighting session in the grove: it turned out that the people she was supposed to protect didn't need protection at all.

Later, when I had the chance to ask Chen Jin how long he had practiced swordsmanship, the answer I got was "about a year".

How could the girl believe that?

They assumed that Chen Jin was deliberately concealing the truth and was unwilling to tell them the truth.

When asked what level of cultivation Chen Jin had reached, he replied, "I don't know."

This is so perfunctory...

What Guo Ai didn't know was that Chen Jin was indeed not very clear about it.

There is currently no clear reference or comparison for how his cultivation of immortality corresponds to the realm divisions of martial arts, making it difficult to explain clearly.

The fact that she easily defeated Guo Ai doesn't prove anything, after all, the girl's strength is just so-so.

What Guo Ai didn't know was that Chen Jin and Magistrate Zhao had already reached a life-or-death point.

Since your enemy is going to kill you, are you still going to pretend to be nice to him?

Anyway, Chen Jin can't do it.

If this is what they call "putting the big picture first," then screw it.

……

The atmosphere in the courtyard was rather tense, with two groups of people standing on opposite sides, staring at each other.

Tensions.

If cups or saucers were to break inside the house at this time, a scene of "throwing cups as a signal and then a fight breaking out" would surely unfold.

Chen Yuan and the others were all sweating bullets, hiding in their rooms and not daring to show their faces.

call!
But then Magistrate Zhao walked out with a livid face and a furious expression, followed closely by Old Ma.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Jin's voice rang out: "Lord Zhao, please take care. We won't see you off."

(End of this chapter)