"Hey!"

"Ha!"

The young girl wielded a longsword, one hand behind her back, stepping in a T-shape stance, slowly moving her body around a wooden stake as tall as a person. Her youthful face was full of stubbornness and confidence.

"Take this!"

She let out a delicate shout.

Her foot tensed slightly, exerting force to leap up two feet high. The sharp sword in her hand didn't quite match her physique, but the heavy iron sword twirled effortlessly in her hands. With deft techniques and light footsteps, she continually twisted and turned.

After stabbing into the wooden stake, she lifted her leg to directly step on the sword hilt, leveraging into a backflip. With a point of her finger, a water arrow immediately splashed forth.

Whoosh—

A strike pierced through.

Her wrist flicked with power, and the unbreakable water arrow was instantly shattered. With a sweep, countless raindrops, like bullets, swarmed towards the stake, leaving dense tiny holes in the thick bark.

Her movements were fluid and graceful, with some influence of the Purple Cloud Palace techniques in her form, but it was mostly the style she learned from her mother.

"Phew~ This Water Cloud Sword Technique is indeed difficult to practice."

"I heard that practicing this technique requires a Sunflower Water Body. I somewhat match that requirement, but the Sword Control Technique and the art of controlling the sword are still hard to grasp. If I can successfully reach Foundation Establishment, I should be able to slowly master it."

"Let's try again."

The girl's expression was focused, looking only around the age of fifteen, even younger than Lin Jiangxian back then. Her body had just begun to develop, appearing a bit petite.

Gripping the longsword, she slowly swung it in the courtyard. Although her speed was slow, each time she swung the three-foot Green Blade in her hand, the splashing water drops would move automatically with the surrounding "qi" without any wind, gradually circling around her, showing that her physique was decent.

The sword is the noble weapon of a hundred types.

Whether young or old, male or female, when traveling through the martial world, everyone chooses to carry a sword. The sword ranks at the top among many weapons for a reason, the main reason being one word.

Appearance.

For practicality, it's two words.

Convenience.

The length is just right to carry easily; carrying a longspear or other heavy weapons is not only inconvenient but also gets restricted when entering cities. But a sword serves as both an ornament and a weapon for self-defense, and it's easy to carry, so its usage rate is high.

Moreover, when first stepping onto the Immortal Path, most of the martial arts available to learn involve swords. Whether used as a medium or to perform Daoist skills, it is an excellent choice. Is it faster to swing a longsword and unleash an already condensed Daoist skill, or to wield a long spear or broadsword?

For most cultivators, the convenience of a sword surpasses that of a magic treasure. She slowly swung the longsword, sensing the changes around her. Before she could react, a dull sound came from behind.

"Huh."

"Not only was the lock replaced, but even the house was repaired for me?"

The person who kicked open the main door exclaimed with wonder, wearing a smile.

"This wall is newly built, isn't it? Nice, the stone selection is good. That kid from last time dismantled my home's fence during a fight, and the backyard looked plowed by a bull. Now it's flat, with bricks and everything still intact."

"Quite well repaired."

"And then my senior sister even added insult to injury, with a detonator blew my room sky-high. Never thought coming back would have everything fixed. Let me guess, could it be that little girl, Yu Rou... huh?"

The person who just entered the house was stunned.

The girl practicing swordsmanship was also frozen in place, her eyes wide, both of them staring at each other.

"Did I enter the wrong house?"

This was Jiang Feng's first reaction.

He looked around and found that both the layout of the main house and the kitchen, as well as other areas, were exactly as he remembered. The patterns on the bricks before entering were identical too. Although he had been away for three years, he couldn't have gone to university abroad and forgotten his own home, right?

The girl was similarly stunned, but noticing the other approaching, she immediately raised the longsword with a delicate shout.

"What... what are you doing? Why are you, a thief, intruding into my home? Leave at once!"

"Your home?"

He gaped.

Their minds were both drawing blanks. Jiang Feng even took a few steps back, went outside to check the familiar surroundings, then ran back in, looking perplexed.

"Young lady, this is my home. I should be asking you why you are in my house."

"Nonsense! This place was purchased two years ago by my mother and given to me as my residence. When did it become your home? You rogue, stop finding excuses and leave quickly! Or I won't be so courteous!"

She pointed with her longsword.

Her small face showed no fear. As they say, ignorance is fearless. With her strength at the ninth level of Qi Refinement, daring to point a sword at someone in the Core Formation Stage was already quite brave. She just didn't know who the man before her was and couldn't detect any trace of cultivation energy from him.

Since Jiang Feng learned the Heavenly Clarity and Serenity True Technique, unless he intentionally leaked spiritual energy or engaged with others, his spiritual energy remained completely stagnant, making it hard for others to detect. Yet Jiang Feng widened his eyes in disbelief.

"The land deed? Let me have a look?"

"Land deed..."

Upon mention of the land deed, the girl's expression was noticeably puzzled. Clearly, she didn't have this in her possession, but how could she doubt the place she had lived in for two years? She remained full of confidence.

"The land deed is with my mother."

"And who is your mother?"

"Humph, my mother is a disciple under the Purple Cloud Palace, with the immortal title An Xuan! Assigned by the sect to guard the border of Long Country. If you have any sense, leave quickly."

"..."

His mind was racing.

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