With his inner strength breaking through, his sword speed surged. Lin Hui did not waste any time. Since it was rare for him to make the trip, he simply hunted two more Tree Scorpions. This time, he did not kill them completely, merely severed their tails and brought them back.
For one thing, the tails had a weak point that made them easier to cut off. For another, killing them outright caused too much damage to the Clear River Sword.
Though he was no longer short on money with his father's support, and the elderly wellness class was thriving like a blazing fire, the Clear River Sword had followed him for far too long. He had long since grown attached to it.
It had witnessed him grow step by step from his weakest days.
As dusk approached, he dragged the scorpion tails together into a pile, rented a small room in Stone Bridge Town, hung up a Jade Talisman to ward off the Mist, and waited for the next day to arrive.
At night, gray fog filled the space outside, and from time to time, he could hear hushed whispers that sounded almost human.
Lin Hui sat cross-legged on the bed, watching the suspended Jade Talisman sway faintly. He could not help recalling his conversation with his teacher in the Inner City.
"This Jade Talisman... it can actually be switched on and off remotely... What exactly did the Inner City take the Outer City for...?"
It had been one thing when he did not know. Now that he knew the truth, whenever his gaze fell upon the Jade Talisman, he could not stop himself from staring at it, afraid that it would suddenly fail the next moment.
Only when he could no longer suppress his drowsiness did he slowly close