Seeing that the lie he hurriedly came up with, trying to act spoiled, failed to fool Jing Yuan, Yanqing's face turned red.
He knew this trick would not work.
At the same time, he could not help but click his tongue in amazement at Nero, wondering why he could not be like him, asking for money without blushing or his heart racing.
Whenever he thought about the way Nero confidently stretched out his hand to the General for money, Yanqing could not help but feel a bit of admiration.
This was the difference created by personality.
Nero and Yanqing could be seen as peers or even "the same age," yet their styles in dealing with things were very different.
Compared to Nero, Yanqing was more mature and experienced, and also more polite.
Nero's politeness and Yanqing's politeness were completely different.
The former laughed, scolded, and spoke as he pleased, keeping his joy, anger, sorrow, and thoughts inside, and people mostly saw his lively personality.
The latter, however, had proper conduct, and only occasionally showed the frank and carefree nature that someone his age should have.
In other words, Yanqing was a relatively early maturing normal person, while Nero was a bit crazy in a clear minded way.
It could not be helped. After all, he was someone who called the Aeon of Elation his brother.
This also led to another situation, which was that most of the time, Yanqing had thinner skin than Nero.
Seeing that Jing Yuan did not believe him, Yanqing could only slowly tell the truth.
"A few days ago, I sparred with Nero and lost. He used a heavy sword to 'flip' my sword away. So I thought, when the General has time, I could learn a few more moves..."
"The method Nero used to 'flip' my sword is quite similar to the General's Purple Sky Shaking Radiance move from your usual blade techniques..."
Hearing the faintly aggrieved tone in Yanqing's voice, Jing Yuan nodded and understood in his heart.
So the boy was in a bad mood because he thought he had given Nero special lessons.
But that was not entirely the case. Instead of discussing it with Nero on the spot, he had come to him specially, which was probably also a bit of childish sulking.
That was rare for Yanqing.
To be honest, Jing Yuan was actually quite happy to see Yanqing act a little childish like this. It seemed he had lost quite badly.
Then again, Jing Yuan had never really taught Nero anything. That sword move was probably something Nero learned on his own just by watching.
But in the end, it was still a disadvantage in weapon and physical strength. After all, how could a one handed sword compete with a heavy sword in pure force?
Jing Yuan believed Yanqing would never make such a mistake, so it was probably that his physical strength could not match Nero's, which was why his weapon had been knocked away.
But there was nothing that could be done about that. If what the Mirror Holder said was true, then this was a collision between a mortal body and an Aeon's divine body. It was normal not to keep up.
Overall, the result was still very satisfying. Yanqing's sword heart had not shattered from too much of a blow. After all, he was a proud and competitive youth.
Jing Yuan nodded lightly and was fairly satisfied with the situation.
However, when he looked at Yanqing again, he noticed that Yanqing was holding a bag filled with a large number of fragments.
Then he looked up at his disciple's face and saw Yanqing's mouth droop downward, his eyes watery as he looked at him.
This rare expression and emotion on Yanqing's face made Jing Yuan's mind jolt. He felt something was wrong. The next moment, he heard Yanqing shout, "General! Nero smashed all my swords to pieces!"
Jing Yuan, "..." So this was the main reason for the bad mood?
After that, Jing Yuan let out a long sigh and comforted him, "It's fine. The Artisanship Commission has recently released several new swords. Just go buy one."
As he spoke, Jing Yuan was already preparing to take out money.
Then there was a loud bang as the main door was knocked open. Nero flew in from outside while shouting, "Jing Yuan, want to hear some good news!"
Nero rushed over, looked at Jing Yuan and Yanqing, while Jing Yuan stared blankly at Nero.
Then he heard Nero say, "What are you doing? Oh, giving Yanqing money to buy a sword, right? Perfect. Take out a bit more and give me a share too!"
"Huh?"
Yanqing looked at Nero and blinked, his mind not quite catching up.
Even Jing Yuan, the Divine Foresight General, was momentarily stunned by Nero's sudden words.
Seeing their shocked expressions, Nero did not waste time and directly explained about the fake Tingyun.
Of course, he did not specifically mention Phantylia. Nero only said that Tingyun was fake. Although he was straightforward, he was not actually stupid.
After hearing Nero's explanation, both Yanqing and Jing Yuan's expressions changed.
Yanqing frowned, full of youthful spirit, and said directly, "General, let me go capture her!"
Jing Yuan glanced at Yanqing, shook his head, and said calmly, "No need. The enemy is in the open, we are in the dark. We can capture her anytime."
With a faint smile at the corner of his lips, Jing Yuan thought for a moment and then said, "Recently, the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus have been making quite a stir."
"For such a lone boat to cause waves on the sea, there must be someone supporting them from behind."
"The Cloud Knights have investigated for many days without clues. Now it makes sense."
"On the other hand, the Xianzhou has the protection of the Reignbow. Since this 'Miss Tingyun' could sneak in without anyone noticing, she is likely at the level of an Emanator."
"A figure of that level must be aiming for something big."
"We are not in a hurry. Let us wait for now. We will play along and cast a long line to catch a big fish."
"Although the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus have already taken action, they still have concerns. We will give them a bit more confidence, retreat in order to advance, and use this opportunity to eliminate the internal threat in one move."
Jing Yuan spoke calmly, as if he already had a plan in mind.
Behind him, Yanqing's eyes shone as he looked at Jing Yuan with great admiration.
Nero, however, slightly turned his body and stretched out a hand toward Jing Yuan. "Money!"
Jing Yuan looked down at Nero and showed a very helpless yet slightly indulgent smile.
This child Nero really made people both love and hate him.
Breaking into the Divine Foresight without permission was lawless. Pointing and talking to him like that showed no respect for elders. That was already more than just being naughty.
But the key point was that every time this child came, he brought some good news.
"Take it!"
Jing Yuan waved his hand and gave both children money. Then he turned and told someone to call Fu Xuan over, saying they would discuss the next countermeasures and also give Fu Xuan some training.
He had received very important information, and the price was only some money. Jing Yuan was in quite a good mood.
Nero and Yanqing got the money, and the two boys were very happy.
Only the completely unaware Phantylia and Fu Xuan were still kept in the dark. And very soon, Fu Xuan would step out of that group with one foot.
Why not both feet? Because Fu Xuan still had work to do.
But overall, it was a situation where everyone was quite happy.
At this moment, Jing Yuan was fully focused on how to resist the internal and external threats to come, and did not notice that once outside the Divine Foresight, the two sword playing boys had already slung their arms over each other's shoulders.
"We actually managed to get money from the General..." Yanqing looked down at the fragments in the bag, seeming very shocked.
"I told you we could get money along the way!" Nero said while grabbing the bag from Yanqing's hand and tossing it into a roadside trash bin.
Right after that, the sword fragments inside the bag changed and turned into a pile of torn paper pieces.
There was no need to think. This was definitely Black Slash's ability.
And since it was Black Slash's ability, it was obvious who had instructed it.
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