A Maddening Early Morning

A Maddening Early Morning

Taishi Ming: "I always feel like you're insulting me!"

Snake Princess: "I'm praising your talent for swordsmanship! Really!"

And then came ten thousand words of water-fight antics.

Early the next morning.

Snake Princess felt a heavy weight on her chest, and her breathing was a little labored.

She woke up groggily.

It felt as though something was pressing down on her.

Once she became a little more alert, she looked and found that Taishi Ming had one leg draped over her thigh, while one hand rested on her flat lower abdomen.

Worst of all, his head was buried in...

No wonder I felt like I couldn't breathe.

This guy is infuriating!

Wait, he's actually drooling...

"Ah!"

Snake Princess screamed and directly lifted Taishi Ming up.

She tossed him aside, then rushed into the bathroom.

At that moment, Taishi Ming, who had been thrown to one side of the bed, woke up groggily as well. "Wifey, what time is it? Do you need to pee? You didn't have to wake me up just because you needed to pee! I'm still growing!"

After saying that, he drifted back to sleep in a daze.

Snake Princess: "..."

In the bathroom, her entire face had gone dark.

He drooled all over me, and then said I needed to pee? I'm so mad!

Half an hour later, Taishi Ming finally woke up.

By then, Snake Princess had already bought breakfast.

However, her expression was still unpleasant.

Taishi Ming asked worriedly, "Wifey, you don't look so good today! Is it that time of the month? No, it should still be a few days away. Did I remember wrong?"

Snake Princess's expression turned even uglier. "Eat by yourself! Hmph!"

With that, she stood up and walked out.

Taishi Ming was left standing there in utter confusion. "...I was just concerned about you! Was that really necessary? Women really do change their moods without warning!"

After finishing breakfast in frustration, Taishi Ming headed out toward the first-year area.

But before he reached it,

he ran into a man in black.

The man bowed to Taishi Ming and said respectfully, "Greetings, my lord!"

"My lord? The only people who called me that seemed to be some of the people from Snake Manor."

But Taishi Ming had no impression of this man at all.

As if seeing through Taishi Ming's thoughts, the man in black smiled. "My lord, I am not from Snake Manor. I was sent by the Second Prince."

As he spoke, he handed the long box in his hand to Taishi Ming. "The Second Prince heard that you wished to practice swordsmanship, so he specially sent this as a gift."

"The Second Prince?"

Is this a return gift?

But no matter what, it was a good thing that the Second Prince had sent him something. This way, others would think that Snake Manor was still standing with the Second Prince.

That way, at least for the time being, the king would abandon any thoughts of destroying Snake Manor.

Thus, he accepted the long box without hesitation and said, "Please thank His Highness the Second Prince for me."

The man in black said, "His Highness the Second Prince also liked the gift you sent him very much."

Taishi Ming's face darkened. He had sent it through a guard, so he didn't even know exactly what had been given, okay?

Besides, no matter what it was, it could not have been anything particularly rare.

After all, the money he had given the guard was only enough for that much.

So he truly did not understand what the guard had sent that could make the Second Prince like it.

The man in black said, "The item has been delivered, so this humble one shall take his leave."

As soon as he finished speaking, he slowly backed away.

Taishi Ming lowered his gaze to the long box in his hands, curious about what gift the Second Prince had sent him.

He opened the long box and found an ancient-looking shortsword lying inside.

Taishi Ming's pupils contracted slightly.

After all, he had only asked Situ Yulu for a basic swordsmanship manual yesterday, yet the Second Prince had sent him a treasured sword first thing this morning.

It had to be said that the Second Prince's intelligence network was somewhat terrifying!

Still, no matter what, the ancient-looking shortsword made Taishi Ming's eyes light up.

He could not help drawing it slowly.

Only a small portion of the blade was revealed, but beneath the morning sunlight, a glint of cold light immediately flashed out.

That was right. Although this world revolved around Soul Masters, ordinary generals and soldiers were also indispensable to a nation.

Therefore, all sorts of weapons existed as well.

And this sword was definitely an exceptional weapon. It had likely reached the level of a Soul Tool, though Soul Tools were not yet very advanced at this time.

They could only make a sword sturdier and sharper.

Still, that was enough for Taishi Ming, since he would only use this sword for everyday sword practice.

When it came to a true life-and-death battle, he would definitely use his other martial soul, the Seven Sha Sword.

Taishi Ming made a few practice swings with the sword and found that its length was neither too long nor too short in his hand—it fit him perfectly.

This delighted him greatly.

Thus, a short while later,

the first-year students stared wide-eyed as Taishi Ming approached with a shortsword in hand.

This was the first time in their lives that they had seen a Soul Master carrying an ordinary person's sword.

It practically shattered their entire worldview!

Si Tingxuan, Hua Qingluo, Xing Xiyang, and Feifei were laughing so hard they nearly squatted on the ground.

They swore that this was the funniest thing they had seen since childhood.

Si Tingxuan said, "Hahaha, Taishi Ming, are you stupid? You don't think carrying a sword makes you an Assault System Battle Soul Master, do you?"

Xing Xiyang said, "Honestly, this is the first time I've seen a Soul Master carrying a shortsword used by ordinary people!"

Hua Qingluo said, "Don't say that. Maybe the sword in his hand is some peerless treasure capable of rivaling a sword martial soul!"

Feifei said, "Tsk, tsk, Taishi Ming, a person's martial soul is predetermined. No matter how much you wish for it, you're still only a support-type Soul Master, so wake up! Hahaha!"

Taishi Ming smiled faintly. "Some people have martial souls, yet they never release them. What's the difference between having one and not having one? Don't you agree, Feifei?"

"You!"

Feifei was left speechless. Taishi Ming had truly hit the nail on the head!

Taishi Ming then glanced at Si Tingxuan and Xing Xiyang. "I may be a support-type Soul Master, but you two Assault System Soul Masters can't even beat a little support like me."

Si Tingxuan and Xing Xiyang: "So annoying."

Seeing that he had rendered them speechless with just two sentences, Taishi Ming suddenly felt the pleasure of beating up little kids.

As he drew his shortsword and began learning the basic sword moves from the book bit by bit, he sang, "So hyped, it feels like my life has reached its peak!"

Situ Yulu, who had just arrived, happened to hear that.

Seeing her daughter and her little companions puffing up in anger, she could not help rubbing her forehead. "This brat is maddening without mercy! And my daughter is so foolish too. She can't beat him, and she can't outtalk him, yet she insists on offering herself up to be bullied every day! I'm starting to wonder whether she's really my daughter. Otherwise, I'm so smart, so why didn't she inherit even a little of it?"

Time passed quickly, and more than half a month went by in the blink of an eye.

A very special guest arrived at the Soul Fighting Arena in the royal city.

Unlike ordinary Soul Masters, he had actually come to register while carrying an ordinary person's sword.

It was simply unbelievable.

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