Night of the Broken Gliph

Chapter 538

To be precise, Kam Chin Kee never left his spot, his figure had simply turned illusory.

“Impossible!” Kung-Suen Ching Lau whispered to herself. She was still launching her gliphility, but Kam Chin Kee had left her thunderstruck.

Whoosh… Kam Chin Kee was like a willow branch, swaying along the wind even amid the harsh weather. It was a fearsome fight to watch as Kung-Suen Ching Lau’s light beams shot past him while Kam Chin Kee dodged it all perfectly.

On the other hand, Chui Yim was still busy feasting on his breakfast. He only spared the fight a glance before returning to his meal. He frequently sparred with Kam Chin Kee over these four years and knew how capable the other party was. Those who believed Kam Chin Kee to be a puppeteer who could only fight from a distance were naive.

Kam Chin Kee was best at precise footwork and rapid dodging skills with short-ranged attacks.

With Kam Chin Kee’s basics in footwork, he could easily perform Willow Branch Ghost.

Plop. All light beams disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Kam Chin Kee was now standing in front of Kung-Suen Ching Lau, grabbing her soft ankle with his right hand.

“You’ve lost.” Kam Chin Kee laughed. At the same time, he realised that Kung-Suen Ching Lau was as red as a tomato, although he didn’t know if it was because she was exhausted from the fight or because he was holding her ankle.

Having exquisite footwork, Kung-Suen Ching Lau planned to have this attack land on Kam Chin Kee’s head, but now that he was grabbing her ankle next to his ears, they ended up in a weird position.

Realising this, Kam Chin Kee released his grip immediately. Being too angry and shocked or unable to react in time, Kung-Suen Ching Lau failed to balance herself, thus, she ended up in Kam Chin Kee’s arms, who caught her subconsciously.

The spectating teenagers had their jaws dropped, while Kung-Suen Ching Lau’s younger brother, Kung-Suen Fei, had to do a double-take.

Who is this girl acting all shy and angry? Where’s my sister, the little witch of Great Wisdom that kicks others dumb out of slight unhappiness?

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“Erm… you let me win.” Kam Chin Kee helped Kung-Suen Ching Lau stand before moving backwards.

Kung-Suen Ching Lau’s cheeks still flushed bright red as she looked at the ground silently. The teenagers behind her started making a commotion with the intention of taking revenge for Kung-Suen Ching Lau.

“I’m up next!”

“Pfft! You? It should be me! Can you even defeat me?”

“Bullshit!”

“Shut all your mouths!” Suddenly, Kung-Suen Ching Lau turned around coldly. “How can you guys defeat him if none of you can even defeat me?”

With that, she turned back with a normal expression. “Indeed Cloud Palace’s sixth teacher. Please head in, Great Wisdom City welcomes you.

“As for the rest of you, stay here unless you’re able to pay the price of having someone sneak into the city.” She glared at the group of teenagers after welcoming Kam Chin Kee.

“You as well!” Kung-Suen Fei who wanted to follow sneakily was caught by her.

At the same time, Chui Yim and Lam Ming Sum were already done with their meal. Chui Yim even scooted towards Kam Chin Kee. “Haish, she only welcomes you and not us.”

This earned Chui Yim a glare from Kam Chin Kee who pulled him and Lam Ming Sum into the city.

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It was a quiet journey with Kung-Suen Ching Lau leading the way.

After passing the huge signboard, they took a road made of blue stones. Chui Yim enjoyed the scenery as they went. This feels like Cerulean Mountain. There’s no tall city walls that makes one feel pressured and adds a touch of nature.

Kung-Suen Ching Lau broke the ice first. “Does Sixth Teacher have a fiancee?”

“Nope,” Kam Chin Kee’s heart fell as he replied subconsciously.

“Then do you have someone you fancy?” Kung-Suen Ching Lau asked. This left Kam Chin Kee speechless, while Chui Yim and Lam Ming Sum exchanged a meaningful glance.

“Do you?” Suddenly, Kung-Suen Ching Lau stopped in her tracks and turned to make eye contact with Kam Chin Kee. Her cheeks were burning red, but determination swam in her eyes.

Her glance made Kam Chin Kee’s heart race and he replied subconsciously. “No…”

“That’s great.” Kung-Suen Ching Lau smiled happily.

Great? What’s great about that?

“She likes you…” Chui Yim whispered.

“I’ve heard that Seventh Teacher is a straightforward person who doesn’t beat around the bush.” Kung-Suen Ching Lau turned to Chui Yim. “Seems like it’s true.”

Chui Yim coughed, but he didn’t feel awkward. “Of course, my brother is handsome and capable. He’s the ideal type for many, and naturally, girls fall for him.”

“Little Junior Brother, that’s enough,” Kam Chin Kee glared at him and said softly.

However, Chui Yim’s face fell. Every time Kam Chin Kee addressed him as Little Junior Brother, Chui Yim would wear an expression like he had just eaten a dead rat and stop speaking.

With that, the four of them continued walking forward until some buildings appeared in their sights.

Squarish design was the mainstream in Great Wisdom City. The city was filled with squarish arenas and martial arts schools since excelling in martial arts and short-ranged fights was the culture of Great Wisdom City. Here in Great Wisdom City, the strong held the most authority, and capability spoke the loudest. Thus, all gliphers had high status and non-cultivators were just to complement them.

Success in Great Wisdom City would be to open a martial arts school. All that were capable would choose to do so because if they achieved satisfactory results, they would have fame, fortune, and status in Great Wisdom City.

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Other than some shouting by vendors to attract customers, the entire street was filled with sounds from practising martial arts. The doors of the martial arts academies were huge, more than five meters wide, and they opened their doors for all to have a clear view of what was happening inside.

Knowing that the trio was curious, Kung-Suen Ching Lau introduced it to them. “This is Great Wisdom City’s culture. We open our doors to show off how the lessons are conducted as well as the school’s standard. As the saying goes, spectators just enjoy the show while experts see the essence. The city is filled with experts who can tell the school’s standard with just a glance.”

Chui Yim was in awe and enjoying the process because he could tell that martial arts taught in most academies were exquisite.

Kung-Suen Ching Lau led them deeper into the city and the Cloud Palace members realised that the city was larger than they imagined. After some time when it was noon, Kung-Suen Ching Lau stopped in her tracks. “Welcome to the Hung Clan.”

Kam Chin Kee and the rest looked over to see a cliff, or rather a solitary peak.

It was way higher than the Barren Cliff back at Cerulean Mountain, and extremely steep. It looked just like a sword sticking out of the ground, and at the tip where the cliff was, there were silver streams of water plunging down again and again. Witnessing such magical natural scenery was the heart’s desire for the trio.

No matter how detailed it was recorded in the scrolls or the Classic of Mountains and Seas, it was not as amazing as seeing it with their own eyes. The saying of “experiencing the world firsthand is better than reading it in the books” was extremely accurate.

This was the Hung Clan’s famous forbidden area, the Heavenly Silver Waterfall, and the Hung Clan was built around the peak.

Kung-Suen Ching Lau turned to the trio. “I can only lead you to here, so I shall bid goodbye first.” She then took a long look at Kam Chin Kee before returning to where she came from.

When Kung-Suen Ching Lau was no longer in their sights, Lam Ming Sum whispered, “Brother Chin Kee, that girl looked at you like how I look at my ingredients.”

“What kind of metaphor is that, Ming Sum?” Kam Chin Kee wiped the sweat off his forehead with his handkerchief.