Eternal Saber

Chapter 418 - 24: Gathering of Heroes

Chen Tang cleared his throat lightly and said, "I wrote it, excuse me."

Caught red-handed, he had no choice but to admit it.

Seeing Chen Tang’s frankness, Shen Zhiyuan didn’t intend to pursue the matter further.

At this moment, a group of young people entered one after another behind them. Including Shen Zhiyuan, there were exactly five men and five women. Each was handsome and extraordinary in demeanor.

"Brother Shen, what’s going on?"

A man with a cold expression and chiseled face stepped forward. He glanced at the handwriting on the desk, his face changing slightly, and he questioned Chen Tang sternly, "Did you continue writing this?"

The remaining people also stepped forward, and upon seeing the page of white paper, they all frowned deeply.

"Alas, what a pity."

Another calm-faced man in white shook his head slightly and sighed softly.

Beside him, a burly man carrying a large saber grinned and said, "I, Han Yue, don’t understand these scholarly writings."

"Mountain-Breaking Saber, Han Yue!"

Mei Zhenyu’s heart skipped a beat.

He had already noticed that this group of people had extraordinary backgrounds. After all, anyone who could travel with Shen Zhiyuan at their age must be figures on the Wind and Cloud Ranking.

Just now, this Han Yue was ranked thirteenth on the Wind and Cloud Ranking.

"It’s like burning zither and cooking cranes, ruining Brother Shen’s half piece of Riverside Preface. Who is so annoying?"

One of the women in a pink dress showed a face full of disdain, waving her long sleeves.

"Miss Liu, these are trivial matters, hardly significant."

Shen Zhiyuan waved it off and didn’t care.

It was originally a piece he had casually penned. Because these people arrived one after another, he temporarily put down the pen and ink to welcome everyone back.

"Let me introduce them."

Shen Zhiyuan changed the subject and pointed to the white-clad man who had just sighed, "This is ’Thousand Shadows Sword’ Lin Mubai."

Mei Zhenyu and Zhu Lingxue exchanged glances, secretly clicking their tongues.

The top of the Wind and Cloud Ranking, from the Lu Mountain Sword Sect.

"This is ’Zither Rhythm Sword Heart’ Dongfang Qing."

Shen Zhiyuan pointed to another woman holding a guqin, with a dignified demeanor.

Second on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, from the Celestial Sound Valley!

"This is ’Sword Immortal’ Su Muzhe."

Shen Zhiyuan looked at a tall and handsome man.

This person wore a white long robe, embroidered with the pink peach blossom pattern symbolizing Peach Blossom Village.

A simple long sword hung from his waist, the scabbard intricately carved from thousand-year-old peach wood, exuding a gentle and ethereal aura, worthy of the title of Sword Immortal.

Fourth on the Wind and Cloud Ranking.

This person had a closer relationship with Shen Zhiyuan, being from the Su Clan in Wu State, the household of Madam Su.

Shen Zhiyuan continued his introductions, including sixth on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, ’Feiyanzi’ Yan Shu from the Huanhua Sword Sect.

Seventh on the ranking, ’Yu Linglong’ Lin Yu from the Linglong Blade Academy.

The woman in pink just now was from the Sleeved Water Sect in Jingzhou, ninth on the ranking, ’Thousand-Faced Fox’ Liu Yingxiu.

She was charmingly looking over at Lin Mubai intentionally or unintentionally.

The one who initially questioned Chen Tang, the Blade Master, from the Water Moon Blade Sect, tenth on the ranking, ’Traceless Saber’ Xiao Wuhen.

Also present was a gentle girl in plain clothes, sixteenth on the ranking, from the Medical Hidden Hall, ’Medical and Poison Dual Mastery’ Su Li.

After Shen Zhiyuan’s introduction, Mei Zhenyu and Zhu Lingxue were greatly shocked.

You must know, when Mei Zhenyu was on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, he was only ranked in the four hundredths, near the bottom of the ranking.

At that time, he was only in the Sixth Grade Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm.

Most of the five hundred on the ranking are in the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm.

If they reached the Fifth Grade, cultivated Inner Qi, there would be a chance to rank in the top one hundred.

Generally speaking, each session of the Wind and Cloud Ranking would have one or two reach the Fourth Grade Awakening Realm.

Reaching this realm provides the opportunity to compete for the top of the Wind and Cloud Ranking.

Mei Zhenyu observed closely that among the ten people, the temples of ’Thousand Shadows Sword’ Lin Mubai showed signs of bulging!

This person had already cultivated to the Awakening Realm, truly deserving the top of the Wind and Cloud Ranking.

Mei Zhenyu could be considered a leader among the young generation in the entire Jianghu.

But compared to these ten people, he was significantly inferior.

After all, he was a few years older than Shen Zhiyuan and others, yet his cultivation was similar.

The ten present were all from the top forces in Jianghu; they were truly the proud elites!

Unlike Mei Zhenyu, Chen Tang felt his head spinning, sleepy, muttering ’I’ve long admired you,’ but in his heart only wanted to find an opportunity to leave early.

Shen Zhiyuan then introduced Chen Tang’s group of four to everyone present.

Hearing the nickname ’Cyan Plum Sword Hero,’ there was no reaction from anyone.

A few years ago on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, ranked in the four hundredths, who could remember.

When it came to Chen Tang, Xiao Wuhen raised his eyebrows and asked, "What nickname does this friend have in Jianghu?"

Chen Tang answered, "No nickname."

"Which sect or school are you from?"

Xiao Wuhen continued to ask.

"No sect, no school."

Chen Tang replied calmly.

"Heh..."

Xiao Wuhen sneered, "So, no nickname, no sect, no school, a nameless nobody; no wonder you don’t know etiquette or the rules."

Ah Li’s expression remained unchanged, his footsteps moved slowly.

Almost no one at the scene noticed!

Only Chen Tang seemed to think of something, turned to look at Ah Li, and shook his head slightly.

They were temporarily hiding in Langya Pavilion. There was no need to get into conflict over trivial disputes.

Moreover, if Ah Li were to take action, it wouldn’t be a simple conflict; it could result in casualties.

Ah Li paused, only staring at Xiao Wuhen for a while before withdrawing his gaze.

"Brother Xiao, that’s too harsh!"

Shen Zhiyuan frowned slightly and said, "It’s just a piece of calligraphy, the matter is already over, there’s no need for everyone to hold onto it."

Su Muzhe also smiled and remarked, "Indeed, we haven’t seen each other in a long time, it’s a rare opportunity to gather, shouldn’t we drink and enjoy ourselves a bit? Why bother with these trivial matters. Brother Lin, I heard you came from afar and brought some good wine?"

"Indeed."

Lin Mubai chuckled and replied, "I went to great lengths to obtain this wine, today is the perfect time to share it with all of you."

"What kind of wine?"

Han Yue’s eyes lit up as he quickly inquired, "Could it be the Drunken Eight Immortals?"

"Haha!"

Lin Mubai chuckled lightly, "Brother Han guessed it right!"

"It’s really the Drunken Eight Immortals!"

"This wine is a fine vintage from the Drunken Immortal Tower, very rare, only sect leaders usually have the chance to drink it."

"I’ve long heard of the Drunken Eight Immortals, today I finally get to taste it."

Han Yue and Xiao Wuhen seemed quite excited, rubbing their hands together.

The women on the Wind and Cloud Ranking were much calmer, not very interested in the wine.

The one from Medical Hidden Hall, Su Li, seemed rather repelled when she heard the name ’Drunken Eight Immortals,’ and frowned slightly.

As they conversed, Lin Mubai’s servant came to wait outside the courtyard, carrying a jar of wine.

"Here it comes."

Lin Mubai took the wine jar and invited everyone over to the nearby pavilion, arranging the wine bowls.

Chen Tang, seeing this, signaled to Mei Zhenyu, preparing to say goodbye and leave.

This group were all prodigies ranked in the top twenty of the Wind and Cloud Ranking, each from prestigious lineages, with high and proud spirits. Not to mention Chen Tang, even Mei Zhenyu, who had been on the Wind and Cloud Ranking, wasn’t in the same league as them.

Staying here would only invite self-embarrassment.