Chaotic Sword Emperor-Chapter 37 – Guan Yifei

"This old man is probably much stronger than those four deans!"
Su Mu pondered as he glanced at the deans. Although they appeared cleaner and more refined than Hua Lingfeng, their strength likely paled in comparison.
The fact that they didn't dare utter a word when Hua Lingfeng struck down four instructors spoke volumes.
"Su Mu, come over here, I'll process your enrollment." Tian Yuyue spoke up, her face showing a hint of resignation. It seemed this task was hers alone.
Su Mu shifted his gaze and went over to complete the procedures.
While they were busy with enrollment, four groups entered the recruitment office, each led by an academy instructor. They were beaming with satisfaction, each followed by at least thirty new students who had just joined the Martial House!
The instructors from the first four divisions felt their earlier frustrations melt away at the sight of these large groups. Aside from Anqing City, their recruitment had been quite fruitful!
The last group to enter was a sparse gathering of about a dozen people, prompting a look of disdain from the four deans.
"What the—!?"
Suddenly, an exclamation rang out. Tian Yuyue and the others turned to see a stunning woman with an oval face and a proud figure, her mouth agape in shock.
"Yuyue, did you recruit all these new students?" Guan Yifei couldn't believe her eyes as she looked at Su Mu and the others, then at her own meager group of ten or so, feeling a mix of emotions.
As an instructor from the fifth division, why was there such a huge gap?
Seeing Tian Yuyue nod, Guan Yifei eagerly pushed through the crowd, her face full of curiosity. "Sister Yuyue, how did you do it? What's your secret to recruiting so many new students? Teach me!"
Guan Yifei's breath was warm in Tian Yuyue's ear, causing her to blush as the new students watched the two enchanting and proud female instructors, swallowing hard. They were teenagers and young men, after all, and such a sight was too stimulating.
Even Su Mu couldn't help but stare. After all, he was only eighteen—if he had no interest in beautiful women, that would be a real shame.
"Hisss!"
Suddenly, a sharp pain struck his waist, and Su Mu gasped, turning his head to see Huang Yiyun glaring at him.
"Do you like what you see?"
"Uh... yes."
"Hisss!"
Su Mu shuddered, looking at her with confusion.
I'm not a saint, what's wrong with looking at a beautiful woman?
"Are you being fair to sis?" Huang Yiyun asked, her tone full of righteousness.
Su Mu fell silent, but soon realized something was off. Wait, why was she meddling so much?
Shaking his head, he decided not to look if it caused such a fuss.
Only then did Huang Yiyun let go, glancing at Guan Yifei and Tian Yuyue before puffing up her chest.
Am I not attractive too?
Seeing this, Su Mu's mouth twitched.
Don't bother, you can't compete.
"Sister Yifei, what are you talking about?" Tian Yuyue said coyly, as if Guan Yifei was asking for some secret women's knowledge, with so many eyes on them.
Guan Yifei, seeing Tian Yuyue's awkward expression, smiled slightly, seeming to enjoy the attention.
"Ah, Yuyue, you're amazing. Unlike me, I hardly recruited anyone." Guan Yifei spoke with a touch of melancholy, but Hua Lingfeng, who had been dozing off, suddenly perked up as if injected with adrenaline, his eyes snapping open and fixating on Guan Yifei.
"Yifei, you're back." He wiped his mouth, drooling even more.
"Old Thing, if you keep staring like that, I'll gouge out your eyes!" Unlike Tian Yuyue's resignation, Guan Yifei immediately raised her eyebrows and provocatively pointed two fingers at him, as if ready to blind Hua Lingfeng.
"Such a temper, no wonder you can't get married." Hua Lingfeng pursed his lips, infuriating Guan Yifei, but before she could retort, he closed his eyes and went back to napping.
"..."
The new students watched the exchange, their faces lined with bewilderment.
"Yuyue, these are the new students I recruited from Dingping City. Can you help them with their enrollment?" Guan Yifei handed over the new students to Tian Yuyue, who reluctantly nodded in agreement.
"However, Yuyue, although you've recruited many new students, I've done well too. I've recruited a genius with a seventh-grade Fate Palace!" Guan Yifei suddenly boasted, her proud figure drawing more attention.
"That young man there, Wei Zhuo, only twenty years old and already at the sixth level of the Fate Palace Realm. He alone is worth ten others!"
The new students from the fifth division were moved, following Guan Yifei's gaze to see a young man standing straight with a pale and somewhat sinister face, fanning himself with a folding fan.
The new students from Anqing City exchanged glances, saying nothing. A genius with a seventh-grade Fate Palace indeed had the right to be proud. They couldn't help but look at Su Mu, wondering how he would compare...
"Dingping City is truly abundant in talent; this time they recruited over a hundred in total."
"Anqing City is declining even more. It was lucky to have Su Mu before, which brought some fame to the city."
The crowd couldn't help but sigh. Among the three major cities, Anqing City had the least talent, but there was no helping it. Fortunately, they had Su Mu before, whose top-tier seventh-grade Fate Palace outshone the geniuses from the other two cities!
The other two cities had geniuses with seventh-grade Fate Palaces too, but that was their limit. If Su Mu had had the resources, he might have reached the eighth grade!
"Hey, tell me, did you recruit any outstanding talents this time?" Seeing Tian Yuyue silent, Guan Yifei nudged her, her smile deepening. What's the use of having many recruits when her single seventh-grade Fate Palace genius could outshine twenty of yours?
"Yes." Tian Yuyue nodded silently as she processed the enrollment.
"Who? How is his talent? What about his strength?" Guan Yifei's interest was piqued, her eyes full of pride, not believing Tian Yuyue could have recruited anyone more outstanding than Wei Zhuo.
"His talent... he has comprehended Sword Intent." Tian Yuyue looked up at Su Mu briefly before continuing her work.
"Comprehended..." Guan Yifei nodded, convinced it couldn't be that impressive...
"What? Sword Intent!" But the next second, her expression changed dramatically!
"Sister Yuyue, what did you just say? Sword Intent?" Guan Yifei's lips trembled. Comprehending Sword Intent before twenty-five? How could such a monstrous person exist?
Seeing Guan Yifei's incredulous look, Tian Yuyue shook her head. Why insist on torturing oneself?
"His strength... before arriving here, he had already killed someone at the ninth level of the Fate Palace Realm and one in the Transcendence Realm."
Holy shit!
Is he even human?
Guan Yifei was petrified, while Wei Zhuo's arrogance vanished as he looked at the twenty-some new students from Anqing City, his expression frozen.
"How could Anqing City produce such a monster!" Wei Zhuo clenched his teeth in frustration. He had joined the fifth division to be the top dog; he couldn't be overshadowed!
"Anqing City couldn't possibly have another like Su Mu!"
"Su Mu!" As the thought crossed his mind, Wei Zhuo saw Su Mu among the crowd, his gaze sharpening.
"He's not dead yet!"
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