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However, by the time the flying sword circled around and returned to Chen Ping'an's grasp, Xiao Shuye had already fled the scene.
At this point, there was no doubt in this mind that Chen Ping'an really was that Golden Core Tier swordsman from the Golden Scale Palace.
Chen Ping'an drifted back down onto the mountain path, gently fanning himself as he smiled and said, "This should be about the time when you burst into tears of gratitude and thank me profusely. I would then tell you that there's no need to thank me before making an elegant departure, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to go a little off-script here."
He made a grabbing motion with one hand, and the bamboo hiking pole that he had plunged into the earth beside the mountain path earlier flew into his grasp on its own. He then used it to point at Sui Xinyu as he said, "What can I say about you scholars? You're not bad people, but you're not good people, either.
“It wouldn’t be right to call you smart, but calling you stupid isn't incorrect, either. You're all really frustrating people, you know that? No wonder you would entrust your life to someone like Hu Xinfeng. I advise you not to denounce him for his earlier actions. When you think about it, you two are really birds of a feather, so neither of you has the right to denounce the other."
He pointed at the young boy and continued, "This one has potential, but if he continues to remain in this type of household, then eventually, he's just going to become another old assistant minister who is a great Go player, but a less than stellar human being."
He then pointed at the girl as he admonished,...
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