Chapter 455
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Chapter 455: Sword Saint
Cao Yuan: …
“Give it to me?” Lin Qiye was taken aback.
“Yeah, Old Cao goes crazy as soon as he draws his sword. He wouldn’t know how to use it anyway. I saw you using it quite well before, so I’ll just give it to you!” Bai Li Pangpang said matter-of-factly.
“But I don’t know how to use a sword either…”
“You don’t have to use it for close combat; just think of it as a tool,” Bai Li Pangpang continued.
“Alright then.”
Lin Qiye took the 【Qiyuan】, carved a summoning array on the hilt, and set it aside.
“You guys think, why hasn’t that teacher arrived yet?”
After chatting for a while longer, Cao Yuan glanced at the time and couldn’t help but ask.
Bai Li Pangpang pondered for a moment, “Maybe his delivery van broke down on the way.”
“…That’s not impossible.”
“What kind of teacher would require a huge price from Commander Ye to invite? What level must they be?” Bai Li Pangpang began to speculate, “Could it be another human ceiling?”
“That’s unlikely,” Cao Yuan mused. “The human ceiling doesn’t belong to the Night Watchers’ system. Commander Ye shouldn’t be able to invite them, and we’re just a team that lost its qualification to become a special squad. We probably wouldn’t warrant a personal visit from a human ceiling.”
Lin Qiye nodded in agreement.
“It’s already past two in the morning. I doubt that teacher will come tonight. Let’s all go back and rest,” Lin Qiye said, glancing at the time and addressing the others.
At this point, everyone was already exhausted. Jia Lan even leaned on his shoulder and dozed off. Hearing that they could finally stop waiting, they nodded and got up to return to their rooms.
The lights turned off, and the entire warehouse was suddenly plunged into darkness.
…
Half an hour later.
A figure slowly pushed open the warehouse door.
He carried a sword case on his back and stepped into the warehouse, the moonlight stretching his shadow long…
“Is this the place…” he murmured as he looked around.
Then, as if sensing something, he squatted down and lightly brushed his fingertips against the ground.
A thin layer of dust clung to his fingers.
“The ground is quite dirty…”
“The ventilation isn’t good either.”
“The rust on the walls needs to be dealt with.”
“The dishes aren’t very clean either.”
“…”
He moved through the entire warehouse like a ghost, silently observing, his brow slightly furrowed.
“Looks like I’ll have to work overtime tonight…”
…
The next day.
Morning.
There was a rapid knocking at the door.
Lin Qiye opened his eyes, got out of bed, and opened the door to find Cao Yuan standing outside with a strange expression.
“What’s wrong?” Lin Qiye asked, puzzled.
“Qiye… there’s a ghost here,” Cao Yuan finally managed to say after a long pause.
“What?!” Lin Qiye was taken aback.
“Come with me and take a look.”
Cao Yuan led Lin Qiye directly to the kitchen across the hall, speaking as they walked:
“I just got up to prepare breakfast, and as soon as I walked into the kitchen, I saw…”
As they entered the kitchen, Lin Qiye froze in place upon pushing the door open.
Yesterday, it had been too late, and since they didn’t need the kitchen temporarily, Lin Qiye and the others hadn’t cleaned it, so it had remained dirty…
But now, the entire kitchen looked brand new, as if it had just been renovated. The floor, once covered in dust and grease, was now spotless, and every tile on the wall gleamed!
Lin Qiye slowly walked to the sink, staring at the stack of pristine white dishes that looked polished, completely dazed.
“Didn’t I remember… these dishes were originally engraved?” Lin Qiye said with a strange expression. “Where are the engravings? Why have they all turned into plain white dishes?”
“Isn’t it strange?” Cao Yuan said seriously. “Qiye, I consider myself somewhat of a Buddhist. If I really encountered a ghost, I wouldn’t be afraid… but this kind of ghost, I’ve never seen before, not even heard of. To be honest… I’m a bit at a loss.”
Rustle, rustle…
A faint sound came from outside the door.
Lin Qiye and Cao Yuan exchanged glances and quickly ran out of the kitchen, heading straight for the large open space in the center of the warehouse.
As soon as they reached the open area, both of them froze in place.
This… is the warehouse they came to yesterday?
The spotless floor reflected their figures, the mottled rust on the surrounding walls had completely vanished, the previously murky air had dissipated, replaced by the scent of cleaning agents, and even the dust on the ceiling had been thoroughly cleaned.
In the spacious area, a young man was holding a mop, his shirt sleeves rolled up, focused on mopping a section of the floor, his eyes filled with seriousness.
He seemed to sense something, looked up at Lin Qiye and Cao Yuan, his dark circles under his eyes as prominent as a panda’s.
He pursed his lips, a conflicted expression appearing in his eyes, and after a long moment, he slowly spoke:
“Um… hello.”
…
Five minutes later.
In the open area.
Lin Qiye, Bai Li Pangpang, Cao Yuan, Jia Lan, and An Qingyu stood in a row, looking at the unremarkable young man in front of them with strange expressions.
“Qiye, he can’t be…” Bai Li Pangpang nudged Lin Qiye beside him, a look of confusion in his eyes.
Lin Qiye silently nodded.
“He doesn’t look like it.”
Bai Li Pangpang muttered to himself.
The young man wore a black shirt, his sleeves neatly rolled up, a few drops of water still clinging to his hands. He unconsciously kept his head down, his gaze slightly lowered, lacking any aura, looking less like a Night Watcher and more like a restaurant waiter.
“Um… may I ask who you are?” Lin Qiye tentatively asked.
“I’m the teacher that Ye Fan hired to be responsible for your comprehensive education. I was supposed to arrive earlier, but the delivery van broke down last night.”
“My name is Zhou Ping,” the young man added, “Ping as in ordinary.”
Zhou Ping?
Lin Qiye and the others exchanged glances, all seeing the confusion in each other’s eyes.
This name… they hadn’t heard of it before?
“Uh, hello, Teacher Zhou!” Bai Li Pangpang obediently greeted first, just about to say something more when Zhou Ping suddenly tensed up.
“Um, please don’t call me teacher,” Zhou Ping seemed a bit uncomfortable.
Not call him teacher?
What should they call him then?
“Then… how should we address you?” Lin Qiye asked, puzzled. “Do you have any position in the Night Watchers?”
Zhou Ping shook his head, “I’m not a Night Watcher, nor do I have any position.”
Lin Qiye was taken aback, exchanging a glance with An Qingyu, their eyes filled with shock.
The teacher that Ye Fan spent a great deal to invite…
Not a Night Watcher…
Could it be that he really is…
Zhou Ping thought for a moment and said, “If you don’t know how to address me, you can just call me Sword Saint like everyone else.”
