Dragon Gate Swordsman

"No, no, I am immune to all diseases!"

"Please... please don't say such things! Otherwise... it's easy to get sick!"

Unexpectedly, Xue'er seemed to be giving instructions very seriously, which made Chongxiao feel a little amused.

The girl's parents sitting next to them exchanged meaningful glances when they saw this...

Today's dinner was initiated by Ji Xueer's father. Although Chongxiao was the only guest, they chose a mid- to high-end restaurant on Kowloon Street and the dishes they ordered were relatively expensive.

Mr. Ji even brought a bottle of aged wine, saying that he had gotten it from a friend with great difficulty, and he insisted on having a couple of drinks with Chongxiao.

It was obvious that there was something going on between the couple... but they hadn't done anything like this in the past two years, so Chongxiao was very curious.

Until Xueer handed him a letter with some excitement.

"What is this for me to see?"

"Uh-huh……"

Xiao Xueer, who is almost fourteen years old, has entered the puberty of the Liberian people. However, due to her poor "foundation", she still looks too petite, and her figure and face are more immature than her peers.

At this moment, her face was full of excitement and anticipation, like a child who was about to be praised.

Chongxiao's heart moved slightly and he opened the letter.

This is an invitation letter to study... The difference between it and an admission letter is that it is only for young talents who have outstanding performance in specific fields, so they can directly obtain student qualifications without taking the entrance test.

If you perform well after admission, you will be directly qualified for postgraduate study and can continue your studies under a supervisor. But if you do not perform well after admission, I'm sorry, you will be expelled without any negotiation and your tuition will not be refunded.

As far as Chongxiao knew, this teaching method that was despised by the academic community seemed to be something that only Columbia University could adopt.

At the coronation ceremony of the capital, the Colombian delegation was the one that received the most complaints, and many countries and regions seemed to have a bad impression of them...

When I saw the signature, it was indeed: Tremont Polytechnic Institute.

Chongxiao, who didn't take it seriously, had a gratified smile on his face. After all, the fact that Xiaoxueer could receive an invitation letter to study at this age was enough to show how talented she was.

"I never expected that. It looks like your name will appear in the history of science on this land in the future, Xue'er."

"How can it be so exaggerated!?"

Although she said this, the girl still lowered her head shyly.

Xue'er's parents' eyes were also filled with pride, and to some extent, gratitude towards Chongxiao.

In fact, the two had already discovered their daughter's uniqueness when she was young, but due to the poor family conditions, it was difficult for them to come up with any ideas... Don't forget, when Chongxiao went to visit Nian and met Mr. Ji by chance, Xueer had to go with him to help.

Now that their family financial situation has improved and they are able to support their daughter's further studies, the couple tried to send the materials that Cher had researched and invented on her own to Columbia.

Money is indeed the most important thing there, but the level of education in science and engineering is also top-notch in this land.

"The date on this... is next month? So Xue'er, you have to go to Columbia?"

"Yeah, I've already started packing my bags, and I even picked a Victorian name!"

Colombia is the youngest country on the Terra continent and was originally part of Victoria, so the official language is naturally Victorian.

But the name Xue'er gave herself seemed a little weird...

"Snowsant, snow pheasant?"

Chongxiao smiled slightly and was about to say a few words of praise to make the girl happy, but was interrupted by a sudden explosion.

I saw the top floor of a building hundreds of meters away suddenly explode, and red flames surged out, pushing a huge amount of energy into the sky, but it soon dissipated into nothingness...

Countless civilians were attracted by the commotion, and the guests in the hotel were no exception, and they all started talking about it.

Chongxiao already showed a look of surprise... He could naturally see that the source of the violent flames was definitely the Chaos Blade!

"I have to go see what's going on. You better get out of here."

"Little...be careful, Brother Chongxiao!"

"Don't worry, don't forget who I am."

Chongxiao rubbed the girl's soft hair vigorously. "By the way, congratulations on being able to study there. Remember to pay attention to your own safety when you go out."

……

Madness is the basis for the ghost clan to survive on the battlefield.

This ability does not belong to the Originium skill, it can be said to be a "plug-in" that comes with the ghost bloodline. Although the effect is single, it has extremely high practicality.

It was even possible for Man Dou, who had lost one hand and one eye and whose strength was far inferior to that of Xingxiong, to temporarily fight on equal terms with this once extremely respected commander... However, this was also because Xingxiong had to take into account the lives of those who were preparing the medicine.

"Get out! Quickly!"

Raising the Chaos Blade to block the powerful heavy naginata, Xingxiong roared at the guys huddled in the corner.

At this time, Man Dou's body seemed to have grown a lot. Blood was gushing out of his left eye, which had turned into a terrifying red color. The naginata held in his left hand showed extremely amazing power, and could even cut the concrete wall into pieces.

The air seemed to become heavy... That was because the strong murderous intent released by the ghosts after going crazy had already formed a tangible existence.

"Star! Bear!"

As the frenzy effect intensified, Man Dou gradually lost his mind and seemed to regard Xingxiong as his mortal enemy on the battlefield. Every move he made was aimed at his vital points.

After several rounds, the laboratory was in a mess... All the equipment was turned into wreckage and fragments under the brutal attacks, and there were shocking broken gaps on the floor and walls.

Fortunately, those troublesome guys finally escaped under the cover of Xingxiong.

"Mandou, I know you can still hear me!"

With a loud crash, the Chaos Blade once again blocked the heavy naginata.

Man Dou, who belongs to the same clan as Xingxiong, is actually not a very outstanding ghost warrior. His strength and will are flawed, otherwise he would not have fallen to the point of becoming a drug dealer.

You know, ghosts are generally proud.

"You still have a chance, put down your weapons and come back with me!"

"Go back? Can you go back? Where to go!!!"

"you……"

Xingxiong was stunned because she suddenly noticed that Mandou's blood-red left eye was actually somewhat crystal clear.

As a result, in this short moment, the frenzied Man Dou suddenly exerted his strength and directly pushed her against the wall...

With a loud "bang", Xingxiong directly penetrated the wall and came to the corridor on the side of the top floor.

This wasn't a big deal considering her physical condition, but Mandou's mouth attack was far more effective than his heavy naginata.

At that time, Xingxiong and her best friend were betrayed by their boss and ambushed by a large number of ninjas... Her best friend fought to death, and she was almost exhausted and it took her a whole year to recover.

During this period, the ghost team led by the two men was also torn apart, and the members were missing, but Xingxiong, as the commander, did not try to find them.

Because she had fundamentally agreed with her boss's idea: in the East Country where a ceasefire was about to be reached, whether it was the Go-Sen shogunate or Emperor Go-Gen, there could no longer be heroes who took pride in killing... Therefore, she could not respond to Mandou's anger and hatred. She did betray her own people and abandoned her original companions.

Man Dou rushed out with a roar, with a faint bright red aura lingering around him.

This means that his frenzy has exceeded the level he can endure. If it continues like this, it will definitely cause irreparable damage, even for the physique of the ghost clan.

"We would rather die for you and Jiutian!"

The sword cut through the wall, raising a cloud of dust and blurring Xingxiong's vision.

"We would rather fight those hypocrites of the shogunate to the bitter end!"

A knife tore through the air, releasing a bloody blade in mid-air, forcing Xingxiong to retreat several steps.

"But you did nothing! You just disappeared without a trace and let us be slandered as executioners!"

He cut the floor into pieces with one blow, unleashing tremendous force, vowing to kill Xing Xiong right here.

The entire top floor was shaking under the terrifying attack of Mandou, as if it would collapse completely in the next moment, causing Ajiu and Jiaju, who were doing the "finishing" work below, to look at each other in bewilderment. Kanelian also had a stern expression, thinking to himself, has Xingxiong met his opponent?

However, this time, Xingxiong did not retreat.

Did nothing...?

He took a step forward suddenly, and before the heavy naginata could be completely cut down, the Chaos Blade took the initiative to meet it with the force of thunder.

There was an extremely crisp sound, and Man Dou's weapon shattered directly... It was not an existence that could fight against the Chaos Blade. After several collisions, it was already "covered with scars", and Xingxiong seized the opportunity to chop it into pieces.

Then she swung the chain and strangled Mandou's neck tightly.

"Then do you know that if I do something, all of you will die?"

“Can you call this being alive?!”

After struggling desperately, Mandou regained some of his sanity. Perhaps it was because the flames of the Chaos Blade caused him unbearable pain, so even the frenzy effect was suppressed. "We were disbanded, deprived, expelled, and excluded. The shogunate took away everything from our people, and you didn't even look at it!"

Xingxiong narrowed his eyes slightly and tightened the chain of Chaos Blade.

Verbal persuasion is usually useful, but it usually doesn't work all the time... She can't kill her own people, but she can make them lose consciousness.

But at this moment, Mandou tore off his coat with a distorted expression, revealing the spell seal attached to his body... Due to limited resources, the Eastern Shinto priests often use Originium techniques to make this kind of consumable weapons, and the most common one is the explosion seal.

"Mandou, you..."

"This day should have come a long time ago."

Ignoring the chain around his neck, he grabbed his chest with both hands and tore open his skin and flesh.

The spell sigils that came into contact with the blood began to glow, and the Originium energy contained within them was activated. Within one to two seconds at most, they would be able to completely shatter this floor.

Xingxiong knew that he couldn't hesitate any longer.

For a moment, the flames on the Chaos Blade burst out as if stimulated by something, wrapping up the figures of the two people, and at the same time breaking through the ceiling, attracting the attention of countless people.

But no one noticed that a figure fell in the countless rubble and dust, and hit the ground heavily.

……

When Xingxiong regained consciousness from her daze, she was sitting next to the ambulance, still wrapped in a clean blanket.

What just... happened?

Oh, and by the way, I was knocked out of the building by the energy of the explosion and fell to the ground, and then someone saw this and brought me here.

That person is...

"Well, it looks like she's sober now."

Chongxiao?

Xingxiong slowly raised his head and saw the familiar face.

Not only him, Ah Jiu was also here, looking at him worriedly...

"Sister Ghost, how are you feeling? If you're not feeling well, go to the hospital!"

"I...it's okay."

After calming himself down, Xingxiong pulled down the blanket wrapped around him and said, "This is not considered an injury."

Ajiu looked anxious and was about to say something, but Chongxiao raised his hand to stop him.

"Since you're alright, how about going for a drink?"

Damn you, Chongxiao...

The shocked Jiu almost burst out with a classic Longmen curse, but what made her even more speechless was that Xingxiong actually smiled and nodded! ? What was going on!

The problem is that this is not the end. Xingxiong, as the supreme commander of the operation, left due to injury. The subsequent arrests, interrogations, inventory of stolen goods, elimination of dangers, summary and reporting of the operation all fell on Ajiu.

So, with her petrified gaze in front of her, Chongxiao supported Xingxiong and walked farther and farther away until they disappeared on the street.

Kowloon Street is bustling and bustling, but there are also many shops with quiet and elegant environments or unique styles, such as the one that Chongxiao brought Xingxiong to...

As they strolled here, it was almost dusk and Xingxiong's condition had recovered a lot. But whether intentionally or unintentionally, she never let go of Chongxiao's arm, but her action changed from supporting him to gently holding him.

Chongxiao seemed to understand something and took her into the private room in silence.

Soon, the good wine recommended by the boss was served...

"Aren't you going to ask me what happened?"

"Whenever you want to talk, I'll ask."

"Then...what if I don't want to say it?"

"This meal is on you."

Xingxiong's expression froze for a moment, and then he glared at him with some anger.