"Back to the topic, I want to share a story of my family first. My family is situated not far from here in a quite big town. In that town, we are living with two more influences, the Grayfig Family and Femule Family. Because we got a recomndation letter, the Grayfig Family started fighting it out with us, trying to kill both my brother and .
"Everything went well until my father decided to hold a competition because he couldn't choose one of us. After all, I may be stronger than my brother, but because I am blind, people may look down on , ruining the chance that this recomndation gives. Yeah. That was the reason for this small competition.
"Even after knowing it was a trap, I still chose to do it, thinking it was a gamble. If I die here, I lose and vice versa. I had set up several traps if my brother ordered many people to chase down, but it was useless because I never realized the real assassin was right beside .
"That's why if you are going back with today, my brother will surely target you. And the people of the Grayfig Family will also start approaching you. In other words, you will beco the center of attention all of sudden." She explained the second problem.
Alex looked down, stroking his chin a few tis before asking. "If I beco famous here, will it reach Unsurpassed Blade Sect's ears?"
"I am not sure myself. I think, as long as you don't make a big move, they won't notice you. And I can start a rumor about you as my protector."
"I see… Now that I am thinking about it, how do I even enter the Unsurpassed Blade Sect? Although you are guaranteeing my identity, it's not like the recomndation letter allows to enter together with you, right?"
She paused for a mont and nodded. "Yes. You need to undergo the trials with . Well, I also need to undergo the tests with a slightly higher starting point, but I think we will do it together. So, if possible, stay close to ."
Alex thought for a mont and nodded. "Alright."
"Don't worry, it's going to be alright. Because I have reached 8-Star Martial Monarch before even getting inside the sect, my starting point is high. In fact, I might beco an Inner Disciple before long. I might be a candidate with the highest strength… But let's not be too proud because I heard that there were two people that imdiately beca an Inner Disciple after finishing the tests."
"I don't really care about that since I have no plan in getting involved with the sect problem."
"In that case, I don't need to worry then." She nodded. "Oh, by the way, I need to know your age first. They will surely test your age to see your cultivation talent."
"I am in my forties," Alex answered imdiately.
"Forties…" The girl drew a cold breath as she just couldn't believe it. "How could there be a Martial Saint in their forties? Even I, who is known as a genius, can only reach 8-Star in my seventies. And people already deem as a peerless genius.
"Most of the Martial Saints are around one hundred years old. That's the genius age in the sect." She paused for a mont as a thought ca into her mind. "Are you a Young Master whose family concentrated their resources for you? If that is the case, then your foundation won't be stable, and you will—"
Alex placed his hand on her mouth and let out a long sigh. "I am not like that, and my foundation is stable, so you don't need to care about that."
"Is this the wonder of outside worlds?"
"It's not, but you can treat it that way to simplify our talks." Alex shrugged.
"…" She furrowed her eyebrows. Every knowledge in her brain wanted to deny his claim, but she couldn't say it. When he touched her, she inspected her bone, and it seed he told the truth about the age. If that were the case, what kind of monster was in front of her? Was it right to make a deal with him?
Still, deep inside her heart, she believed it was an interesting deal. To be taught by such a genius, she might reap sothing that she would never expect. Once again, she rembered Alex's offer and put it as one of the most important mories in her mind.
"Well, I shouldn't ask about it anymore then." She nodded before moving on. "The third matter is about my father. Since I am bringing a stranger, there might be so opposition from the family, so I want you to not say anything and let deal with it. You can simply stay in my courtyard and hide there for three weeks."
"Alright. I am used to lying low." Alex agreed imdiately.
"Then, one more thing… Although my brother wants to kill even right now, please don't show any hostility, alright? Instead of killing him, I rather stay away from the family, which I can only do after getting admitted."
"That's your family problem, I won't interfere as long as he doesn't co personally to kill ." Alex didn't forget to put a warning for it because he wasn't a good person.
"In that case, I have nothing to say." She nodded. "Last but not least, can I know your na? Ah, my na is Aria Cypress. You might have heard it earlier."
"I am Nyx." Alex gave her his alias.
"It's not your real na, huh." She sighed before shaking her head. "Never mind."
"Since you have finished, I have two demands."
"Sure. Please tell ."
"I want to learn about Sword Qi."
"Sword Qi is the basic in this world, so I am planning to teach you. Since you have deep attainnt in the way of the sword… Even though it's from another world, I am sure you won't need a long ti to grasp it."
"Then my second demand is… I hope you don't pry much about my identity."
"It's my nature to question everything and beco a bit sensitive… But I will try to not pay attention to that detail around you, but I am sure to pick up a few things about you, you know."
"As long as you don't openly search for my information or investigate ." Alex nodded. "In return, I will teach you a bit."
"Then that's a deal." She smiled and stretched her hand, asking for a handshake. "Hmm? Ah, right. You are from another world, so you might not use a handshake to seal the deal. My bad."
"Nah. I still use it." Alex shook her hand, feeling the roughness of her hand. Girls who wielded weapons usually had nothing like this. Even Evelyn and the others took care of their skin carefully. Besides, the skin of a cultivator wasn't that easy to get into this state.
"Ah, I am sorry that my hand is not lady-like." She apologized to Alex.
"It's fine. You must have swung your swords thousands of tis every single day to make even a cultivator's skin beco like this. I admire your determination… And from what I see, it must be for your high-speed movents. Although this is just what I have observed so far, the way you use those movents are the sa, so you must have programd it first before using them."
"!!!" She opened her mouth in surprise, never expecting Alex to see through her movents within a brief mont. But she also felt a bit happy because she might get sothing useful if she learned from him and used this chance to explain her sword style. "Yes. Those high-speed movents are taking a toll on my brain, so I programd them to make it easier to use."
"I understand the concept. You use many patterns, so it's hard to discern, and that's sothing I should praise you for."
"Thank you."
"Anyway, let's get going."
"Ah, yes. We can talk more in my house." She nodded. "Before that, I need to go back to the worm again to collect the corpse."
Alex nodded. "Let help you since your energy hasn't recovered yet."
She took Alex's hand as he helped her to go to the worm's body. She stored the corpse and let out a breath of relief.
"Do you want to go back now or recover first?"
"May I trouble you to carry to my ho?"
"Hmm?" Alex was a bit surprised. Although he asked for it, he believed that the lady would choose to recover because the distance should be a bit far. "Reason?"
"To handle my younger brother. I can't tell you about it, though."
Alex thought for a mont. Aria wasn't soone who acted on a whim, so there should be a plan for that. Considering it would benefit him if she could handle her brother, he decided to help.
He bent his knee and stretched his hand to the back.
"Then, excuse ." She fixed her attire first before taking Alex's invitation. She then pointed her finger to the left. "The city is that way, three days of flying."
"Sure." Alex then flew out of the forest, heading toward that direction.
To ensure the secrecy of his identity, he didn't use the Teleportation Array this ti like planned from the start.
Because she asured it with her power, they ended up arriving earlier. This might be the first ti Alex felt the ti difference. She said three days, but it was like six days for him.
Luckily, the sun was right above them, so they didn't need to visit the city during the night so as to avoid rumors of him having a relationship with Aria.
He scanned the entire city with his Spirit Eyes, finding three 10-Star Martial Saints. If this was the Moose World, the upper world where he trained to be a God, sothing like this would be unimaginable. After all, only the leaders of each big influence had this cultivation.
However, he had seen a much higher limit when he arrived at Eulja, so sothing like this couldn't surprise him anymore. Instead, he felt it was normal because even these people couldn't beco a Core Disciple in the Unsurpassed Blade Sect.
"I think you can let down." She said as they approached the city.
"Ah, yes." Alex nodded. She had been recovering during the past few days, so her current energy was about eighty percent. It should be enough to handle most of the problems.
She looked at the city a few kiloters away before leading Alex inside with a smile.
Alex followed her without saying anything. The town was brimd with people even from the outside as many people were trying to enter the city.
Aria, of course, didn't need to wait as her reputation was already well known in this city. The guards imdiately let her in before stopping Alex in his tracks.
"Stop! Who are you?!"
"He is with . Can you let him pass?" She asked with a smile.
The guards were bewildered because they clearly rembered that she brought two people with her when coming out of this place, but none of them was in sight. anwhile, only this young man was staying beside her, so it was no wonder it piqued their curiosity.
Still, since Aria had opened her mouth, they imdiately gave way for Alex.
Alex then entered the city under Aria's na.
"Hmm… There are only three families in this city, right?" Alex whispered to her as they walked inside the city.
"Yes. They are from the third family, the current city lord, so you can say they are neutral. But it will surely reach the ears of the higher-ups of their family. Don't worry. They won't do anything, no, I won't let them do anything."
"Alright, then."
They arrived in front of a big mansion a few minutes later.
However, the mont they entered, Alex slled trouble, especially when he saw three people coming toward them.
'Let handle this.' She quickly sent a thought transmission.
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