Chaotic Sword Emperor-Chapter 42 – Fierce and powerful!

Seeing the new students' utmost admiration for Su Mu, Huang Yiyun's smile deepened.
"Su Mu, I admit defeat this time." Wei Zhuo took a deep breath, turned to Su Mu with a fist salute, accepting his loss, yet his gaze remained resolute.
"But don't get too pleased with yourself, I will definitely claim the top spot this time!"
"We should hurry and pick the Purple Orchids." Su Mu said with a slight smile, tilting his head and dashing towards the mountain, determined not to let the hundred-plus people beat him to it.
"Stop right there!"
Just as the trio made their move, a thunderous shout erupted from the base of the mountain. Turning around, they saw all the instructors from the first four divisions glaring at them furiously.
"Su Mu, your attack injured people, and they are your fellow schoolmates. Such a vicious approach!"
"They've been hurt by you, losing their chance to compete for benefits. You're heartless as a snake!"
"Malicious in thought, ruthless in action, a scoundrel like you doesn't deserve to join the Martial House!"
All the instructors from the first four divisions targeted Su Mu, and only Su Mu!
They still had some shame left, after all. The three of them blocking over two hundred people was a huge disgrace, they had no face left to speak, so they directed their anger at the ruthless Su Mu.
Of course, there was another reason; Su Mu was the easiest target. He had cost the Martial House a Twin Fate Palace genius and had a worthless Fate Palace himself. Aside from the fifth division, no one in the entire Martial House would stand up for him.
"Bullshit!" Before Su Mu could even speak, the hot-tempered Guan Yifei stood up and pointed at the instructors from the first four divisions, cursing them out.
"A bunch of shameless things, you allow yourselves to gang up and strip the benefits from our fifth division's new students, but we can't thwart your schemes?"
"You only allow yourselves to bully us, and we can't fight back? What kind of twisted logic is that!"
"And you talk about him being ruthless? Each of you is despicable and shameless. It's already merciful not to have killed all of you, and yet here you are, yapping away!"
"You like to bully others because of your position, right? What skill is there in picking on a new student! Come on, I'm right here. If you dare, come at me. I'm ready to fight to the end!"
As Guan Yifei ranted, she rolled up her sleeves, ready to throw down.
Even Tian Yuyue and Gu Siqing had cold, determined looks, silently gathering their strength, ready to strike with lethal force if necessary.
The instructors from the first four divisions were left speechless by Guan Yifei's tirade, and even the senior students were stunned. This woman was fierce.
"Go heal them!" The deans from afar couldn't help but speak up, all holding a fire in their hearts. Today, they had truly lost face!
The instructors from the first four divisions could only hang their heads and hurriedly went to heal the new students.
"Hmph!" Guan Yifei snorted, holding her head high, glancing at everyone from the first four divisions, then turned to Su Mu on the mountain and shouted, "Su Mu, don't mind those scum. Just go and pick the Purple Orchids. Better yet, secure the first place for me and crush them completely!"
Su Mu couldn't help but smile. Guan Yifei's temperament was much like the dean of the fifth division; she didn't act unless necessary, but when she did, it was with full force.
"Also, I like your spirit. If you can secure the first place, I'll reward you with a kiss as a prize!"
What the heck?
Not only was Su Mu stunned by her words, but everyone present was dumbfounded. Was this woman really that fierce?
"Hmph!"
A cold snort sounded beside him, and Su Mu could already feel the murderous intent nearby. He quickly pretended not to hear and rushed up the mountain.
Huang Yiyun gave Guan Yifei a glare and followed suit.
Wei Zhuo's mouth twitched as he watched Su Mu's retreating figure, shaking his head. This guy had just joined the Martial House and already caught the instructors' attention. He prided himself on being suave, but suddenly felt outdone in his own domain, which left him speechless.
"Sister Guan, are you really going to give a kiss?" Gu Siqing asked in a daze. She was the most innocent and conservative at heart, and Guan Yifei's openness was hard for her to accept.
"What kiss?" Guan Yifei turned her gaze back to Gu Siqing, asking in confusion.
"Uh…" Gu Siqing's mouth hung open. Had she forgotten what she just said?
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Seeing Gu Siqing's speechless expression, Guan Yifei realized what she had blurted out and slapped her forehead in annoyance. She had been carried away by the heat of the moment to say such a thing in front of so many people.
Even the fiery and open-minded Guan Yifei couldn't help but cover her face in embarrassment.
Seeing her awkward demeanor, Tian Yuyue and Gu Siqing couldn't help but laugh. It was rare to see Guan Yifei like this.
"A lifetime of wisdom is destroyed..."
Guan Yifei lamented internally, but then steeled herself, dropped her hands, and put her hands on her hips. "I said it, so what?"
"That's only if he gets first place. If he does, what's wrong with me happily rewarding him with a kiss?"
"I'm not an old cow eating tender grass, you know. I like women!"
Tian Yuyue and Gu Siqing exchanged a look, their faces filled with amusement as they regarded Guan Yifei. They hadn't said anything about her being an old cow, she really didn't need to explain.
After speaking, Guan Yifei realized she had said too much, a flicker of panic crossed her eyes, but she quickly forced herself to calm down.
However, this was tough for many male instructors, who eyed Guan Yifei's fiery figure with discomfort. Among all the instructors, Guan Yifei was definitely the most popular; beautiful and voluptuous, who wouldn't want her?
But over the years, no matter who pursued Guan Yifei, they were all turned away. Now, she had publicly declared she would kiss a new student, which made them feel even worse.
Were they really inferior to a new student? Was it because the new student was more aggressive?
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Purple Orchids grew halfway up the mountain, preferring to nestle in rock crevices, so the highest yields were found on cliffs and precipices.
"Yiyun, we should split up to search. That way, we'll have a better chance." Watching Wei Zhuo head in another direction, Su Mu turned to Huang Yiyun.
With over a hundred people from the first four divisions already ahead, their chances of picking Purple Orchids would be even slimmer if they didn't split up.
Huang Yiyun nodded, chose a direction, and left. But before she did, she slipped something into Su Mu's hand.
Watching her leave, Su Mu opened his hand to find half of a jade pendant, identical in shape and design to the one Huang Yiyun wore!
Huang Yiyun never took off her jade pendant; this half must belong to Little Huan.
Tucking the jade pendant into his chest, he chose a direction and dashed off.
On the south side of the mountain behind, a cliff towering eight hundred meters high took up half the height of the peak, reaching straight to the top!
But what drew the most attention wasn't the height of the cliff, but the clusters of purple six-petaled flowers growing on the face of the cliff. Those were the Purple Orchids!
"So many Purple Orchids!"
"Haha, they're all mine!"
The abundance of Purple Orchids naturally attracted many. About thirty people were climbing the cliff, and the lower-hanging orchids had already been picked.
The higher the orchids, the more difficult they were to harvest, and the higher the position, the denser the orchids, until they thinned out near the peak.
However, none of the new students chose to rush to the peak and pick the orchids from top to bottom. One reason was that no weapons were allowed to assist, so descending from the top would require hand-made vines, which was time-consuming and laborious.
The most important reason was the unpredictability of people's hearts. If someone cut the vines while descending, the eight hundred meter drop would be fatal.
For just a few orchids at the peak, it clearly wasn't worth the risk.
"So many Purple Orchids!"
Su Mu paused, appearing at the base of the cliff. His eyes lit up at the sight of the dense Purple Orchids above. If he could harvest them all, he would surely take first place!
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