"No."
Xu Taiping shook his head.
"What is the Red-Haired Blade Ghost?"
Zhao Linglong shook her head as well.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhi stopped keeping them in suspense and explained earnestly to everyone:
"About two hundred years ago, an evil ghost appeared within Cloud Cottage Mountain. This ghost had red hair and green eyes, was tall and imposing, and possessed unfathomable sabre arts. He often appeared at midnight, specifically seeking out lone disciples to test his blade."
"In little more than a month, over a dozen disciples had already died at his hands."
"But just as the Azure Profound Sect gathered its forces, preparing to destroy him in one fell swoop, the Red-Haired Blade Ghost seemed to vanish into thin air. They could not find him anywhere."
"Yet from that year onward, the Red-Haired Blade Ghost would appear for a time every so often. He no longer killed indiscriminately, however, and instead preferred to choose disciples who were likewise skilled with a sabre to test his blade against."
"According to the rumors, if you defeat him, he will even give you a treasure."
"But no one can say whether that is true, because every disciple who has encountered the Red-Haired Blade Ghost has either died or suffered grievous injuries. No one has ever defeated him."
Eldest Senior Sister Jiang Zhi's tone gradually grew solemn as she reached this point.
"Eldest Senior Sister, how can you be sure that Fourth Senior Brother encountered the Red-Haired Blade Ghost?"
Zhao Linglong asked in puzzlement.
"Fourth woke briefly earlier. Although he could not clearly remember much of what happened last night, he told us with absolute certainty that the one he encountered was the Red-Haired Blade Ghost."
Qingxiao answered in Eldest Senior Sister Jiang Zhi's stead.
"Yes, Fourth was very certain. He also said