Lungmen Profanity / Cloud Split

In the past, she was taught the Chixiao Swordplay by Wei Yenwu.

Feeling she had achieved something, Chen wanted to show it to Wei Yenwu, but never succeeded. It wasn't until she was in a coma for five days and handed over Jueying Wei Yenwu placed Chixiao by her bedside.

After that, they ignored it again.

"How is it now?"

For the first time in over a decade, Wei Yenwu took advantage of Bai Ye's opportunity to inquire about Chen's swordsmanship.

"The Jueying is complete, but the Cloud Split is not yet finished," Chen replied honestly.

Bai Ye was right. Her swordsmanship was not complete. If Bai Ye wanted to learn it, he could only learn the first five moves.

Although Bai Ye is very likely to deduce the subsequent sword moves, it cannot be guaranteed that they will be exactly the same as the original.

Chen's answer left Wei Yenwu speechless.

After a moment of silence, he slowly stood up.

"Bai Ye, Hui Jie, watch carefully. I will only demonstrate this Chixiao Swordplay once."

For Chen, she has already mastered swordsmanship; all she needs to do is review and learn new skills.

As for Bai Ye, with his level of skill, demonstrating it once was enough.

Therefore, once is enough.

"Here you go." Chen took the Crimson Cloud Sword from behind her back, intending to hand it to Wei Yenwu.

However, Old Wei reached out and blocked Chen.

He didn't take Chixiao, but instead extended his finger.

Immediately, Bai Ye and Chen felt an imposing and awe-inspiring aura emanating from him.

It seems that the Chixiao Swordplay is not limited to weapons; it can be performed even with just one's fingers.

Chen's eyes widened. Clearly, even though she already knew that Wei Yenwu's swordsmanship was far beyond her reach, she still couldn't have imagined that this person could perform the Chixiao Swordplay with just his fingers.

How could he save face after using the Sword of Tears Edge to cut down the old tree? No wonder Wei Yenwu didn't even express his opinion back then; his words were probably not enough to refute it.

While Chen felt inferior, Bai Ye accelerated his Thought Acceleration. He was very interested in swordsmanship that involved mindset and willpower.

His intuition told him that this was the key to further improving his swordsmanship from the expert level.

Bai Ye's skill level has been stuck at [Cold Weapon - Swordsmanship (Expert)] for a long time, although with the mastery of his powers, the actual destructive power he can cause has long exceeded this level.

However, increased destructive power does not mean that the essence has changed.

In the past, he believed that all the outcomes of a battle could be reduced to data calculations and predictions. However, swordsmanship, which involves will and mind, is indeed a huge variable that he cannot predict.

Or rather, it is indeed possible to perform the calculations, but the computational load is far too large, and the amount of data that needs to be collected far exceeds its capacity.

Therefore, Bai Ye's intuition told him that the opportunity to further improve his swordsmanship lay in this.

Although my current strength is more than enough, as Players, the pursuit of higher-dimensional power has long been an instinct.

He watched Wei Yenwu's movements intently, sensing the will contained within them.

Although this person's destructive power and combat strength were indeed inferior to his own, in some aspects, he was still ahead of Bai Ye—

"... How many moves did you see?"

Wei Yenwu lowered his fingers.

Bai Ye did not answer, but closed his eyes and pondered. After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes and said, "I saw the Seven Forms, but now, I have forgotten them all."

Bai Ye's swordsmanship does not require specific moves; everything about Chi Xiao has been integrated into his own database.

The rest is about digesting it and making it your own.

"That's right, it's the seventh form." Wei Yenwu nodded. He was very satisfied with this young man. "The Chixiao Swordplay has seven forms: Draw Sword, Tears Edge, Run Night, Raise Eyebrows, Jueying, Cloud Split, and Heaven Stare."

"Hui Jie is already able to use Jueying, Cloud Split is not yet fully developed, and Heaven Stare is completely clueless."

He paused, then suddenly smiled, "Forgetting the sword techniques is a good thing, you've already learned them."

Clearly, Bai Ye had grasped the essence of Chi Xiao.

'Not enough...'

Bai Ye could sense the progress of his skill level improvement. Trying to fill this huge gap with experience points was a pipe dream, but learning a few more martial arts similar to Chi Xiao would probably be enough.

It seems that agreeing to go to Da Yan together with Nian was the right thing to do.

Bai Ye's agreement to help Wei Yenwu deal with the Great Yan's inspection team also stemmed from his desire to make contact with the Yan.

Just then, the screen in Wei Yenwu's reception room cracked with a loud crack.

Bai Ye and Chen then realized that the screen had been cut open at some point.

"Oh no—" Wei Yenwu's expression changed.

Ultimately, he was a bit rusty and couldn't fully control the sharpness of his sword moves.

Now, he's going to get scolded by the lady, after all, this screen is Lady Wen-yue's beloved possession.

However, Wei Yenwu did not panic. Instead, he waved for Bai Ye and Chen to leave, then got up and closed the door.

Bai Ye walked out of the reception room, and soon after, he suddenly heard a faint sound of ears being pulled coming from inside the room.

Bai Ye couldn't help but smile. He quickly realized what had happened in the room.

It seems the ninjas of the Higashi are indeed loyal to the princess of the Higashi; it was probably she who informed Wen Yue. Otherwise, the lady wouldn't have known so quickly that Wei Yenwu had done something wrong.

Bai Ye snapped out of his daze and then saw Chen staring at him with dead fish eyes.

Chapter Ninety-Nine: Lungmen profanity

Actually, compared to the beginning, this Sir Chen from the Lungmen Guard Department has changed quite a bit.

In the past Chen always gave acquaintances a feeling of being burdened with a heavy burden, as if she was always moving forward with something on her back; while to strangers, she was a terrible, strict, and somewhat difficult boss.

The entire police force of the Lungmen Guard Department is actually quite afraid of her. On the contrary, the head of the Guards Bureau doesn't have such a strong presence.

Incidentally, there are also factional struggles within the Guards Bureau. The current head of the Guards Bureau is a member of "Adams - Swire".

Yes, that is, Swire's grandfather.

Although Adams himself maintained a good relationship with Wei Yenwu, and had even fought alongside him against Duke Koschei Wei Yenwu, the Swire family's business in Lungmen was growing, and their Commercial Union was expanding, inevitably leading to conflicts and friction with the Lungmen government.

Especially after Adams, known as the "Sick Tiger," had been bedridden for 14 years, his subordinates inevitably engaged in chaotic, foolish, and self-righteous behavior in carrying out his will.

The relationship between the Adams family and Wei Yenwu gradually became distant.

Chen's past wasn't easy either. Although she never admitted it, in the eyes of others, she was Wei Yenwu's person, representing the interests of Lungmen and even the nobles of the Great Yan.

Therefore, even the sharp exchanges between Chen and Swire can be interpreted as an exchange of opinions between two factions, and they were probably instructed by their elders.

However, in Chen's view, this struggle is meaningless, since not everyone has such lofty awareness and such a strong desire to find her sister.

The vast majority of people in this world are ordinary people who don't stand that high; they only care about the small part that they can reach.

Of course, Chen has changed a lot now, even if she herself has not realized it yet, but this change is so great that everyone in the Guards Bureau is wondering if this fierce boss has encountered something good.

Some people even say that Chen is already married, and there are many different opinions about her partner. Some people guess that it is Bai Ye, and some people even guess that it is Swire.

I wonder which brilliant person came up with this idea. If the people involved knew, their expressions would probably be priceless.

Chen naturally wouldn't pay attention to so many trivial matters. She just felt more comfortable than before, and the negative emotions that had been accumulating in her heart for too long were finally released.

However, Chen was now staring at Bai Ye with a fierce look on her face, full of resentment.

"What's wrong?" Bai Ye turned around and was startled by her appearance.

"I feel a little resentful... no, this is a matter of dignity." Chen gritted her teeth.

Bai Ye still didn't quite understand.

"I've practiced swordsmanship for over a decade, and you learned it in just one look. I feel a sense of defeat." Chen looked at the Crimson Sky swordsmanship behind her.

Bai Ye shrugged.

Chen continued, "Don't tell Swire about this. I don't want her to laugh at me."

"What? What? Chen, what are you hiding from me?" Swire's voice suddenly rang out behind the two of them, startling Chen.

"You... you rascal, how come you appear and disappear like a ghost?" Chen glared at the little tiger with annoyance.

"You guys were too engrossed in your conversation to notice. By the way, Bai Ye, is there anything interesting that Chen is hiding from me?" Swire rolled her eyes, ignoring Chen, who was now clenching her fists.

"Oh, Chief Chen bought a martial arts novel in the Core City before." Bai Ye made up a reason on the spot.

That's true; some books really can only be bought in the Core City. This is because these books are produced by Players who don't want to participate in combat.

They find great fun in other ways, such as cultural invasion of other worlds.

This includes some martial arts novels, which is the type of novel Chen likes to read.

"Haha, Ah Chen, it turns out you haven't changed at all." Sure enough, the little tiger was easily fooled by Bai Ye.

She looked at Chen and laughed.

"None of your business!" Chen breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed this guy knew nothing.

"By the way, Chief Chen, when did you get back?" Bai Ye finally had a chance to ask.

"There was Catastrophe in Lungmen before. After the disturbance subsided, I returned with Lady Wen-yue."

Bai Ye fell silent; it turned out this was also his fault...

"It's been a long time since the three of us have seen each other." Swire was happy to see Bai Ye and Chen.

"You might be assigned to the special inspection team of the Guards Bureau in the future," Chen said suddenly, looking at Swire.

"Huh?!" Swire was taken aback after hearing this, as if she doubted that she had heard clearly.

Chen repeated, "I said, from now on, I will no longer be the head of the Special Inspection Team of the Guards Bureau. This position will be handed over to you."

"Why!" Swire's voice suddenly rose an octave, and Bai Ye, who was standing next to her, immediately covered his ears—the cat's meow was too loud.

Chen tilted her head. "What, you're not happy? Haven't you always wanted to replace me in this position?"

"I..." Swire choked.

"Work hard from now on," Chen patted Swire the shoulder.

The little tiger asked in a low voice, "Where are you going in the future? I don't want to take your place in this way."

"Me? In the future, I'm going to—pfft... I'm going to be the director of the Guards Bureau." Chen couldn't hold back her laughter any longer and burst out laughing.

"Of course I won't leave so easily. How do you feel now? Aren't you much happier?" After Chen finished speaking, she began to observe Swire's expression.

"??"

Swire's expression froze, revealing an expression as if he knew the world was about to be destroyed.

A moment later, she let out a roar and lunged at Chen—

"So sudden? The former bureau chief is retiring?" Bai Ye asked curiously.

On the other side, Chen and Swire were panting heavily, their clothes disheveled.

Bai Ye kept his eyes straight ahead.

Chen took a breath and then shrugged. "Yeah. That person is getting old and will be retiring soon, so he was transferred to another position."

"To take your place in this way is even worse... * Lungmen profanity *" Swire also gritted her teeth.

However, at this moment, the factions within the Lungmen Guard Department are still in balance. The director is Chen, but the head of the Major Crimes Unit is Swire, so it can be considered that the situation is fairly balanced.

Chapter 100 Cloud Split

Chen was not joking.

Normally, personnel changes at this level involve many aspects, but this time, the changes were completed in a short period of time.

It seems that Wei Yenwu had already discussed and arranged this matter with Chen before meeting Bai Ye.