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The shadow guard stood beside Wei Yanwu and whispered, "Is this... all right?"

"what are you worried about?"

Wei Yanwu, sitting on a chair, blew out a smoke ring and chuckled:

"A clown... and you dare to call yourself a fierce dragon?"

"From the moment they set up the battlefield at Longmen, there was no suspense in this game."

His tone was very calm and peaceful, without any disdain.

It’s not that I don’t feel disdain, but I’m so disdainful that I’m too lazy to express this emotion.

"I wouldn't worry about Lord Wei failing," the shadow guard replied, "but... regarding the matter of Miss Chen, you..."

"she?"

Wei Yanwu held his chin with one hand, tapped his pipe, and said softly:

"Let her do whatever she wants to do."

"She had a falling out with Lord Guanyue's sister at the door of the interrogation room."

"is it?"

Hearing this, the man in charge of Longmen suddenly laughed softly:

"Very good. I actually hope that Xiao Chen makes some mistakes. After all, no matter how many mistakes she makes, it won't affect the final result. Instead, it will prove that the omnipotent Master Guanyue is good at educating children..."

"It's nothing more than that."

Chapter 157 - Chen: silence wench!

Chen's chest was heaving in disarray.

She lay on the ground, and her panting sounds, as if she was trying to expel all her lungs, echoed throughout the dojo.

"Wow—"

A bucket of ice-cold water was poured over her. Her muscles suddenly contracted due to the sudden drop in temperature. The bulging meridians on her snow-white neck were clearly visible. Her originally beautiful face now looked extremely hideous.

"Break time is over."

The woman's casual voice reached Chen's ears.

The muscles on both sides of Chen's cheeks bulged slightly due to excessive biting. She clenched her fists on the ground with a grim look on her face, and her trembling arms supported her upper body with great difficulty.

And just as she stood up, the wooden bamboo sword wrapped in pure violence hit her abdomen directly.

"Goooo!"

A depressed groan was squeezed out from between his teeth. Chen flew backwards and slammed hard against the wall of the dojo. He lay on the ground like a dead fish, no longer having the strength to move.

Holding a bamboo sword, Guan Yueli slowly walked over to Chen and squatted down, fiddling with the girl's hair:

"Isn't this possible?"

She smiled and said, "Xiao Chen... With your current condition, you won't last more than two rounds against Xiao Xing—and that's without her using Prajna."

"Cough...cough cough cough..."

Chen murmured weakly, "I'm learning something... not looking for a fight with her."

"Huh? Really?" Guan Yueli was a little surprised. "But you and Xiaoxing had a fight. Given the two of you guys' personalities of not wanting to give in, well... it was impossible for them not to fight."

When she thought of that scene, the scumbag woman's eyes immediately lit up: "I definitely won't miss it!"

Chen no longer had the energy to argue with Guan Yueli. If possible, he would even rather save the energy to listen to Guan Yueli.

In 2011, someone commented: "Only people with mental problems would accept Guan Yueli's training."

Facts proved her right. Every successor to the Killing Style was a complete psychopath, and the more severe the condition, the higher their attainments—Ghost Tower being the prime example.

And Chen is obviously not a normal person.

After an unknown amount of panting, Chen asked hoarsely, "At this rate...how long will it take me to master the Burning Life?"

"About three or four years." Guan Yueli answered casually, "Xiao Chen's health isn't very good, um...actually it's enough, mainly because you don't have that smell."

"……smell?"

"You don't understand. You will understand when the time comes."

Guan Yueli muttered incoherently, then patted her head. "So now I can only use the crude method to make your body instinctively remember the steps of the Life Burning Technique. Although it's not the complete method... it should be enough."

At this point, she seemed to have thought of something, and said seriously: "Also, don't think that just because I teach you this and I can replenish your life span, you can use it indiscriminately. There is a fee for it!"

"As long as it's not something too outrageous..."

Chen pressed his face against the cold floor. After taking a breath, he whispered, "I can afford it—tell me, what's the price?"

"Last time, I want to give it back to you."

Sixty years is the peak lifespan... Chen didn't know how she was going to repay him. She owed Guan Yueli so much that she couldn't repay him anymore, but that wasn't a reason for her to beg for mercy and just let herself go.

"Ah this..."

Guan Yueli's expression suddenly became a little subtle: "Let it go, Xiao Chen."

Chen couldn't see Guan Yueli's expression at the moment, so he assumed she simply didn't care and naturally refused to agree. "It's just the price... You won't even tell me something like this?"

"Not really." Guan Yueli scratched his head, thinking about the "price" paid by Xingxiong and Guiminglou, and then said righteously, "Anyway, Xiao Chen, you will definitely not agree to it, so there is no point in telling you."

"You mean—"

"Alright, alright, stop asking. You can still talk so much, don't you still have quite some energy?"

Guan Yueli interrupted Chen and smiled kindly, "How about practicing a little longer?"

She silently gave herself a thumbs up for keeping the promise she made to her lovely sister.

I, Guan Yueli, keep my word. If I say I won’t attack Xiao Chen, then I will definitely not attack Xiao Chen!

It was another round of merciless training, until... no, until Chen didn't even have the strength to move a finger, Guan Yueli nodded in satisfaction.

"Almost there. Xiao Xiao He's Shikigami will carry you to Xiao Deng's room later. Have a good rest."

Chen stopped panting for a moment, squeezed out the last bit of strength and said, the voice almost floating out of his throat:

"Guanyue, you treat me and... and Xingxiong..."

She didn't continue talking because Guan Yueli had already left. This woman was always like this. She seemed to be idle every day, but she always looked like she was too busy with a lot of things.

The girl closed her eyes, feeling her limbs and bones frantically draining the vitality and power from her heart.

Burning life...burning life...

She was a bit dazed. This power… to be honest, it wasn't anything special. Many powerful spells would sacrifice the user's vitality in exchange for extremely terrifying effects. Ultimately, Burning Life was just a significant improvement in physical fitness.

But if it was really that simple, why did Guanyue say that it would take him three or four years to master it? Why did he say... that he was missing something?

And there was a price... What was the price of taking her life? Why wouldn't she tell him?

Is it because you feel you can't afford it, that you'll feel ashamed of the high price, or is it...

And the most important question she hadn't asked yet.

Clusters of weeds grew in Chen's mind.

Cut constantly, the rationale is still chaotic.

"That's not good..."

After an unknown amount of time, Chen murmured softly.

Outside the dojo, a pink cloud slowly came in and wrapped Chen up gently and skillfully.

"Ms. Kamo."

"Yes, Miss Chen, what can I do for you?" Xiao Xiaohe's voice came from the clouds.

"Please tell Guanyue for me that I won't be coming tomorrow."

Having said that, Chen paused and was silent for two or three seconds.

"No, it's this week... or even longer. I might not come back."

He Mao Jingyu's surprised voice came from the cloud supporting Chen: "Miss Chen, is there something urgent?"

"Ah."

Chen, lying on the cloud, gazed at the clear sky above the courtyard and replied softly:

"I have something important to do, and I won't be back until it's over."

"It doesn't matter. It's your freedom to come or not, Miss Chen."

Xiao Xiao He said carelessly, "Just think of it as a vacation. The Master's trials are terrifying. Ugh... I'm a little scared just thinking about it."

"Not really... Never mind, it's nothing."

The reason why Chen didn't want to contact Guan Yueli during this period was actually very simple.

It wasn't because of the physical stress and fatigue after undergoing that inhumane training.

But when facing that woman who is sometimes stern, sometimes casual, sometimes cruel, and sometimes gentle; when facing that woman who always likes to touch his head, rub his cheeks, and make some tasteless jokes when he is not prepared or exhausted... Chen will never be able to become the most perfect self.

She felt like she was destined to be with Guan Yueli, but it seemed... that was not the case.

When she was doing things, she didn't want to stay with Guan Yueli, not because she didn't want to accept the cruel training that was like being in hell.

It's just simple... I don't want my mind to be filled with that woman's evil smile.

Chapter 4.8 - Laozi, Return! (K)

Guan Yueli looked at Nian who was walking in front of her with his tail swaying: "I say... Little Nian Nian."

"Ok?"

The white-haired woman with her hands behind her back turned around and looked at her with a smile: "What's wrong?"

"Didn't we agree on this?" Guanyue Lixu said, "You can't follow me around all day."

"But the day isn't even half over yet."

Nian raised his eyebrows: "What day is it?"

"Oh?" Guan Yueli's eyes lit up, "You're not coming tonight?"

Nian curled his lips: "You talk as if no one cares. I'm going to have some fun tonight and not waste my time in your bed."

The scumbag woman immediately smiled brightly, took two steps forward and took Nian's arm: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? It wouldn't be a problem for me to accompany you for a whole day."

Nian tugged at his arm in disgust, but he was trapped in the abyss and couldn't get out, so he had to give up.

"Just do your own thing." Nian said lazily, "I'm just killing time."

"Do you really have to be with me?"

Guan Yueli asked with a smile, lowering her head.

"Don't use the same tricks you use to tease little girls on me." Nian squinted at Guan Yueli, "Tell me what you're doing running over here?"

Guanyue Li and Nian are now in the lower city of Longmen, where the city is reflected in the sunlight.

Unlike Nian, Guan Yueli's fun-loving nature is actually not that high, and in a place like the slums, if one is not looking for fun, then he must have something to do.

"I'm, uh..."

Guan Yueli pondered for a moment, then said calmly, "Take care of the funeral."

"...What a good way to take care of the aftermath."

Nian gave a thumbs-up. "If you really start preparing for your funeral, the whole of Longmen will be filled with gongs, drums, and firecrackers—Oh, and do you want to hire a suona player? I know a professional team!"

Guan Yueli's funeral arrangements are of course the "afterlife" she has to deal with before leaving Longmen.

The hundreds of ghosts following her and their own subordinates have already taken root in Longmen. They have their own rules and independent ways of operating, and do not need Guan Yueli's intervention at all.

Therefore, the "aftermath" handled by Guan Yueli naturally has nothing to do with the operation of these forces themselves.

"You don't seem like someone who would care about such things."