The Future Captain of the Bishop's Personal Guard

Seeing that his disciples all wanted to leave the mountain, Fu Hua asked Lin Chaoyu, who had been by his side the longest.

"I still wish to serve my master... In terms of martial arts, I am far inferior to my second and fifth junior sisters, and I do not have the cooperation of my third and fourth junior sisters. I think that there is no need for me to slay demons and monsters. It is more appropriate for me to help my master manage this Fuyun Temple."

Lin Chaoyu's reaction was not unexpected by Su Mei and Liu Bai.

"What about Little Ma?" Fu Hua asked his youngest disciple.

"I... I don't know either," Ma Yanqing said timidly to Liu Bai.

He did want to go down the mountain with the patriarch, but the distance of ten thousand miles was too terrifying.

"With Little Horse's personality, he probably won't be able to go anywhere."

When Su Mei said that, everyone else smiled kindly.

Among the seven disciples, Ma Yanqing was the most shy and timid, even more so than Su Yi.

"Then this disciple should stay on the mountain and venture out into the world in a few years..."

This kid still wants to get out.

Fu Hua nodded, which was taken as agreement.

Meanwhile, Qin Suyi also made up her mind.

"Um... we can still come back to see Master, right?"

"Of course, our Fuyun Temple doesn't lock its doors, Suyi, you can come back whenever you want," Lin Chaoyu said with a smile.

Although Master might be away traveling...

"Then... then Suyi will go down the mountain with Second Senior Sister."

In Qin Suyi's eyes, she had found a way to have the best of both worlds.

Su Mei was not surprised by this.

With such a sight to behold on Tai Xu Mountain, how could a child not have the urge to descend the mountain? Even the sixth brother, with his temperament, was somewhat tempted, let alone the seventh brother.

Su Mei had seen this idea years ago.

Seeing this, Fu Hua simply waved her sleeve and said softly:

"Since you have each made your decisions, let's have this last meal together."

Chapter 263 The Future Captain of the Bishop's Guard

At the Tai Xu Mountain, Su Mei led Otto... or rather, Liu Bai's horse, along the path.

"I never expected that you, Fifth Brother, would choose to go to the Western Regions with the Ancestor."

"It doesn't really matter where my junior sister goes, I just think that she can be more comfortable following my grandmaster."

Cheng Lingshuang shook her head.

"Where is Second Senior Sister? Where are you taking Xiao Qi, Third Senior Sister, and Fourth Senior Sister?"

"I have no say in the third or fourth son."

Su Mei smiled.

The Jiang Sisters gave somewhat awkward smiles.

"But me..." Su Mei hesitated for a moment, resting her chin on her hand, "I'll go back to the Northern Wilderness first, after all, that's my hometown... Although I don't remember much about it, I still have to go back. And then... it would be nice to travel the world with Xiao Qi."

"My sister and I have similar plans to Second Senior Sister, but once we're tired of walking around, we'll find a place to live in seclusion."

Jiang Wanru also spoke softly from the side.

"After this parting, we don't know when we'll see each other again."

Su Mei shook her head upon hearing this. If he leaves like this, it will be difficult for the Seven Swords to reunite again...

However, judging from the master's expression, he might be happy to see this scene.

"Doesn't any of you want to start your own sect?"

Liu Bai smiled.

"Aren't you all top-notch martial arts masters?"

"With our master still alive, how could it be our turn to establish a sect? Wouldn't that just make us a laughingstock?"

Su Mei smiled wryly. By this time, the others had all reached the foot of the mountain.

"Call..."

Looking at the bustling market at the foot of the mountain, Su Mei inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief, then handed the reins to Cheng Lingshuang.

"I'll accompany you here, Grandmaster. From now on, I'll leave the task of serving you to you, Ling Shuang. When you go to the Western Regions, don't disgrace the Seven Swords."

Although Su Mei's destination was also the north, she was clearly not in as much of a hurry as Otto and the others, as she was accompanied by Qin Suyi.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Lingshuang clasped her hands in a fist salute and gave Su Mei a slight smile.

Of course!

"Second Senior Sister, farewell."

Although Cheng Lingshuang usually treats her sisters with the same attitude, in truth, the only people she cares about are her fellow disciples and the ancestor; even her master is a little less important.

"May we meet again someday."

Su Mei held Qin Suyi's small hand and smiled at Cheng Lingshuang.

September, the Kipchak Grassland

"Hey... I told you we couldn't win, didn't I?"

Kallen sat on her warhorse, looking at the retreating remnants of her army around her, forcing a smile despite her frustration.

Just as they had predicted, Schicksal was utterly defeated by the immortals' power after retrieving the "secret weapon".

She even gritted her teeth and retorted, and if they hadn't all been acquaintances, Kallen probably would have been beaten to death.

"That's the Scarlet Bird Immortal, how could I possibly win? It would be more appropriate to let Ling Shuang do it."

"I can't win either."

Cheng Lingshuang sighed softly, "Although it seems that Master's moves are not so invincible now... but if you can't win, you can't win. That's the fundamental difference."

Cheng Lingshuang's words were actually quite polite. If it really came down to a fight, based on her master's performance on the battlefield, she might be able to overpower him.

But as she said, if you can't win, you can't win—your master's health bar is just too long.

Cheng Lingshuang really didn't know how she could defeat an immortal person.

"I seriously doubt that there is anyone in this era who can defeat my master."

In the new environment, Cheng Lingshuang became a little more talkative... but only a little.

Actually, there are more topics to discuss here than on Tai Xu Mountain —after all, there are only so many topics to discuss on Tai Xu Mountain, not even much gossip.

However, this only applies to people she knows well; otherwise, Cheng Lingshuang still acts like she doesn't care about anyone.

"So he just got beaten up for nothing..." Kallen, quite annoyed. "But after this incident, with so many people dead, shouldn't Schicksal wake up a bit?"

"I hope so."

Otto said absentmindedly.

Sober? No, no, no! It should be even more insane!

However, Otto also knew that Kallen was soft-hearted, and that too many people had died in this expedition. In any case, they were the ones who started the war, so it was only natural that Kallen would be depressed.

"I really hope you two can be understanding of me..."

Nagatsugu was quite unhappy following behind.

"After you left, I've been under constant pressure from your general. If it weren't for my skill and superior fighting ability, I might have been hanged long ago—so why haven't you replied to a single letter?"

"Didn't that general die too?" Otto spread his hands, trying to change the subject.

Nagatsugu pretended to be just an ordinary blacksmith, but let's be honest, what kind of ordinary blacksmith would handle the body tissue of Honkai Beast? He probably would have been infected shortly after coming into contact with it.

Moreover, Nagatsugu can travel the world... Even if everyone were to fight bare-handed, Elinor might not be able to beat this blacksmith's wife.

"Dead or not... I'm still not happy, especially about you guys."

"I'm sorry, Ms. Nagatsugu."

Elinor apologized very sincerely, then nudged Cheng Lingshuang.

"...ah?"

Cheng Lingshuang turned her head with an innocent and bewildered expression.

"Is there something you need, Miss Elinor?"

"..."

Seeing Cheng Lingshuang's ignorant little eyes, Elinor, being a proper person, wanted to cover her face.

She swore that this man had absolutely forgotten that he had killed a carrier hawk!

"...fine."

Elinor thought for a moment, then said with a rather aggrieved tone.

Although this person is only a third-rate teacher, he's still practically my teacher... I'll tolerate it.

"But speaking of which, my eagle hasn't flown back either... Could it have gotten lost or been shot down?"

Nagatsugu started talking to himself again, gradually doubting himself.

At this moment, Cheng Lingshuang looked enlightened upon hearing this.

"That gyrfalcon? I roasted it, it was quite delicious."

"..."

—Don't suddenly realize it now!

Elinor silently turned her head away, while Otto and Kallen also pretended to look up at the sky as if nothing had happened.

"Cheng-Ling-Shuang!"

"Hmm?" Cheng Lingshuang subconsciously touched her sword as she watched Nagatsugu about to leap off his horse.

"...fine."

Seeing this, Nagatsugu silently sat back down.

Although she was in the right, not everyone can be persuaded by reason!

This guy doesn't give face to anyone except Liu Bai, does he?

Although the others in Schicksal thought Kallen was the strongest among them, in reality, the strongest was this white-haired swordsman who had been slacking off since he arrived!

They're unreasonable and can fight... I can't live like this anymore.

"I just want to ask... was that eagle tasty?"

"It's quite delicious."

"As long as it tastes good..."

Nagatsugu's face twitched, and he decided to let the matter drop completely.

"Is compensation required?"

Cheng Lingshuang realized at this moment that she wasn't really unreasonable—it was just that her usual indifferent attitude made her seem unreasonable.

"Aren't there a few eagles over there? Which one do you fancy? I'll cut it down for you."

"There?"

Nagatsugu turned his head in surprise in the direction Cheng Lingshuang pointed.

"If I remember correctly, that's a village that was destroyed by the army before... and those are vultures in the sky, right? They're some kind of monstrous eagles."

"A vulture is still an eagle, at least..." Liu Bai said quietly.

"... I think instead of focusing on this, shouldn't we be more concerned about why vultures are circling above that village?"