My Apprentice Is Too Diligent

Chapter 7: [007] Dual Souls in One Body

"I... I'm telling you, you... you let me go?" The round-faced young man struggled.

"I've told you, let you die without pain," Chen Wuji said coldly.

"If you don't speak, I'll make you suffer."

The round-faced young man trembled and weakly revealed the address.

Crack!

Chen Wuji snapped his neck, not the least bit worried that he might be lying.

Given Xiong Zengming's fame, there were quite a few people who knew where he lived.

Even if the round-faced young man lied, it would only waste a little of Chen Wuji's time to investigate.

Sure enough, when Chen Wuji went to the address he was given, Xiong Zengming's residence was brightly lit, with servants and guards moving about.

Scaling the wall, Chen Wuji grabbed a servant and asked for Xiong Zengming's location.

Chen Wuji's footwork unfolded as he slithered through the corners and dim areas.

Until he arrived outside the bedroom where Xiong Zengming lived, he picked up a stone and threw it in.

Whoosh!

"Plup~"

The window was pierced.

"Who's there!"

A low growl sounded, followed by a loud bang as Xiong Zengming swiftly opened the door and dashed out of the room with his burly figure.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Chen Wuji continued to throw stones while leaping onto the top of the wall, lightly pushing off with his toes, and flying towards the distance.

"Trying to escape?"

Xiong Zengming raised his hand and shattered the stones, shouting coldly as he chased after him.

With a burly figure, he moved agilely like a big cat, leaping and flipping over the walls, refusing to let go of Chen Wuji.

Swish!

Swish~

His figure flickered as he headed straight for the outside of the courtyard.

One in front and one behind, they left Xiong Zengming's residence and flew over the rooftops on both sides of the street.

Crash~

Hoo!

Chen Wuji's footwork maneuvered as he moved along the rooftops, leading Xiong Zengming towards the outskirts of the city at a steady pace.

"What a thief!"

Chasing after him, Xiong Zengming looked surprised but had no intention of giving up.

He could tell that although the other party's lightness technique had reached the pinnacle, their purpose was unclear, as if they wanted to lure him out of the city.

However, the figure running away gave Xiong Zengming a strong sense of familiarity.

He knew this person!

Among the people he knew, who had such great strength that could threaten him?

As Xiong Zengming pondered, he followed behind, flipping over the three-zhang-high wall of the county town and arriving outside the city.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Once outside the city, they continued to rush towards the mountains and wilderness, covering a distance of five li.

Until they reached a cliff, Chen Wuji stopped, turned around, and faced Xiong Zengming.

"What's the matter, not running anymore?" Xiong Zengming approached slowly and said, "In the middle of the night, you led me here, what do you want to say? Or perhaps, what do you want to do?"

"Kill you," Chen Wuji said, pulling down the black cloth on his face.

Although the moonlight that sprinkled down wasn't very bright, the two of them, both at the Body Refining Seventh Layer, could easily see each other's faces.

"Chen Wuji?"

Xiong Zengming raised an eyebrow and sneered, "I was wondering who it was, so familiar, turns out it's Master Chen. What's the matter, Master Chen, couldn't hold your anger during the day and specially came to seek revenge at night?"

Before Chen Wuji could speak, he continued, "Speaking of which, I helped you clean up your sect, you should be grateful, so why do you want to kill me? Or perhaps, Master Chen, have you always been one to repay kindness with enmity?"

"Fine, there are plenty of people these days who repay kindness with enmity, and you're not the only one, Master Chen."

"But!"

Xiong Zengming sneered, "Master Chen, where does your confidence come from, thinking you can kill me?"

Whoosh!

His figure flashed, and Xiong Zengming pounced fiercely towards Chen Wuji.

"Roar~!"

A powerful gust of wind suddenly rises.

Chen Wuji no longer holds back and unleashes all his power.

In an instant, the Earth Dragon Fist carries a sudden surge of killing intent, sweeping over Xiong Zengming without any warning.

As Xiong Zengming charges forward, he feels a sharp pain in his brain and his vision becomes blurred.

Fortunately, his spiritual consciousness warns him and stimulates him to quickly switch from offense to defense.

However, it is already too late.

"Crack~"

The bones in his palm shatter, and his arm bones directly snap.

The excruciating pain shoots straight to his brain, and with a loud "bang," his chest collapses.

A mouthful of stagnant blood quickly surges up his throat.

Boom! Boom! Bang!

One punch after another, in just half a breath's time, more than ten punches land.

His collapsed chest is completely pierced through, and as his body retreats, he flies backwards, with blood gushing out of his mouth only when he is in mid-air.

Wow!

Hoo~

The powerful wind carries a whistling sound, echoing through the mountains and fields.

Xiong Zengming's burly body is thrown back five or six zhang, violently breaking three trees, and finally falling to the ground, rolling three times.

"Poof~ Poof~"

Xiong Zengming, lying on the ground, breathes heavily, blood continuously overflowing from the corners of his mouth.

Click!

Chen Wuji moves and arrives next to Xiong Zengming.

"You... you..."

With a breath remaining, Xiong Zengming tries to lift his head and look at Chen Wuji.

Crack!

Chen Wuji raises his foot and crushes Xiong Zengming's neck, completely exterminating this vice leader of the Bear Gang.

Unexpectedly, with a calculated move, Xiong Zengming loses all advantage in just one encounter, defeated step by step, and ultimately dies!

This result is even smoother than Chen Wuji estimated.

Fortunately, the outcome is the same.

Squatting down, Chen Wuji searches the corpse but finds nothing.

It's late at night, and Xiong Zengming didn't bring anything with him, not even silver coins.

Chen Wuji is not disappointed because he didn't have any expectations to begin with.

From the beginning, Chen Wuji's goal was to lure Xiong Zengming out of the county town and then make a move to kill him.

Now that the goal has been achieved, he sincerely breathes a sigh of relief.

Lifting Xiong Zengming's body, he walks to the edge of the cliff and with a powerful throw, the corpse of Xiong Zengming is instantly thrown into the air, flying towards the bottom of the cliff, into a deep ditch covered with dense weeds.

This deep ditch is usually inaccessible.

To enter, one can only climb down the cliff.

But who has nothing better to do than to climb down a fifty to sixty zhang high cliff and go to a deep ditch where poisonous insects are active?

The reason why Chen Wuji disposed of the body in this way is simply to delay the news of Xiong Zengming's death.

Without a body, the initial judgment will only be that he is missing.

By the time Xiong Zengming reacts and an investigation is conducted, suspicion will fall on Chen Wuji, at least half a month later.

This half a month is the time Chen Wuji has worked hard in the middle of the night to gain.

The time to break through to the Eighth Layer of Body Refining!

...

The Seventh Layer of Body Refining is Blood Transformation.

After Blood Transformation, the physique of a Martial Master is basically at its peak, with abundant qi and blood.

For this reason, the next step, the Eighth Layer of Body Refining, begins to involve the spirit.

This step aims to nourish the spirit and strengthen the mind.

It is called Nurturing Spirit!

Breaking through Nurturing Spirit after Blood Transformation is primarily a breakthrough in the spirit and mind.

Without the assistance of spiritual objects, completing this step requires the constant practice and repeated impact of cultivation techniques day and night.

After dealing with Xiong Zengming, Chen Wuji starts this step when he returns.

And in the constant practice, the key is to accumulate power.

There is no need to wait for a long time in the practice room to accumulate power. Going out for a walk or even shopping does not affect it.

For some special techniques, deliberately being in the bustling city allows one to experience the hustle and bustle while refining the mind.

The "Fish Swallowing Technique" does not have this requirement, but it doesn't matter.

Chen Wuji didn't leave the Chen Family courtyard, he just walked slowly between the garden, pavilions, and towers, accumulating power little by little.

When he arrived at the backyard and stood by the pond with floating leaves, feeling the gentle breeze and rippling water, his heart suddenly trembled.

The technique started to operate, and the speed of accumulating power suddenly increased.

It was at this moment that a cheerful shout came from afar.

"Haha, you can't catch up, you can't catch up!"

With a childish and lively voice, full of joy.

"Stop!"

"Nie Xiaoxiao, today I won't just beat your ass, my last name is not Chen!"

"Not only will I beat her ass, I will also tie her up and let her bask in the sun for three days!"

Two angry voices of a man and a woman followed behind.

"Hehe, you guys have such malicious intentions, but catch up with me first, come on, come on!"

The pleasant childlike voice showed no fear and remained cheerful.

"You can't run away! Today, I'll see where you can run!"

"Sister, you go that way, I'll go this way, let's split up and chase!"

"Okay...oh, Master!"

A cry of surprise woke all three of them up at the same time.

The girl who was running in front, about ten years old, looked up and indeed saw Chen Wuji standing by the pond, expressionless.

She immediately stuck out her tongue, stopped her steps, lowered her head, and her eyes darted quickly.

"Master!"

"Master."

Chen Yifan and Chen Qingning also stopped chasing and looked at Chen Wuji, respectfully calling out.

"Xiaoxiao, what's the matter again?"

Chen Wuji nodded and looked at the girl with two ponytails, frowning, "Tell me, what did you do again?"

"Nothing, really nothing." The little girl waved her hand and smirked, "Master, don't listen to them, I really didn't do anything."

"You really didn't do anything?"

Chen Yifan's voice subconsciously raised, feeling embarrassed, "Master, this girl threw a snake at me when I was using the bathroom, scared me...wet my pants. Master, isn't she extremely wicked?"

"And me, I found a centipede in my rice ball!" Chen Qingning said with a crying tone, "It scared me so much, I was really scared at that time. Xiaobao even laughed and said I like to eat bugs. Master, is she still human? This girl can't continue like this, she must be disciplined properly, if we don't discipline her soon, it will be too late."

Chen Wuji, "..."

"Really."

The little girl pouted and muttered, "The snake was dead, the centipede was dead, do you guys have to make such a big deal out of it?"

"Master, listen, listen! It's already this late, and she still doesn't repent!" Chen Qingning stomped her foot in anger and shouted for justice.

"Master, if you can't bear to do it, I'm willing to do it!" Chen Yifan rubbed his hands and volunteered, "I don't need much, just a beating will do."

"You dare!"

The little girl jumped up and ran to Chen Wuji's side, pouting, "Chen Yifan, you bully the weak, you're not a man!"

"I..."

"Enough." Chen Wuji maintained his composure and calmly said, "Xiaoxiao, apologize to your senior brother and sister. It's okay to be mischievous, but when you make a mistake, you have to admit it."

"Fine."

The little girl muttered twice lazily and said, "I'll listen to Master. Chen Yifan, Chen Qingning, I'm sorry!"

"...You're ruthless." Chen Yifan gritted his teeth, "If it weren't for Master's presence and the fact that you're sick, this matter wouldn't be over today! Hmph!"

"I'm not sick, you're the one who's sick!" The little girl jumped up and shouted.

"Haha, you're angry, you're angry." Chen Qingning laughed, "Little girl, this isn't the first time you've acted like this. You know it yourself, it's useless to argue now."

"Hmph!"

The little girl sneered, "Anyway, I'm not sick, say whatever you want!"

"Ah ah ah!"

"Nie Xiaoxiao, I'll kill you!"

Han Ying's frantic shout came from a distance.

The little girl shrank her neck, ran away with her legs, and said, "Goodbye, Master!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she used the Winding Snake Steps at the Grand Completion realm, swiftly gliding along the ground, and disappeared behind the Moon Gate.

Right after she left, Han Ying came running, appearing in the sight of Chen Wuji, Chen Yifan, and Chen Qingning.

"Pu~"

"Hahaha!"

At first sight of Han Ying, Chen Yifan burst into laughter, while Chen Qingning bent over laughing.

The corners of Chen Wuji's mouth twitched as well.

All because Han Ying had a big cat face clearly visible on her face.

The paint seemed difficult to wash off, making the whole cat face cute and funny.

"Sister, how did you end up like this?" Chen Qingning asked while laughing.

"I was just tired from practicing and took a nap in the courtyard."

Han Ying scratched her teeth, wiping her face and said with a resentful voice, "Who knew that when I woke up, I found my face painted like a cat. It was only after asking Xiaohui that I found out Xiaoxiao had come."

"Speaking of Xiaoxiao, where did she go?"

"She just ran over there." Chen Yifan pointed in the direction.

"She can't run away! Watch me catch up to her!"

Apologizing to Chen Wuji, Han Ying ran after her.

"I'm going too!" Chen Qingning followed behind.

"And me too." Chen Yifan saw the situation and also chased after them.

"Just teach her a lesson."

Chen Wuji said calmly.

"Master, don't worry, we won't hurt her!"

Chen Yifan waved his hand without looking back.

"This girl..."

Watching the three of them disappear, Chen Wuji shook his head and withdrew his gaze.

The little girl, Nie Xiaoxiao, was his eighth disciple and was ten years old this year.

However, this girl had a strange condition.

It's unclear if it's psychological or not.

Usually, she was very timid and basically stayed in the small courtyard where she lived, never venturing out.

However, once she had an episode, she became bold and mischievous, playing pranks everywhere.

This kind of situation had happened countless times before today.

Chen Wuji had already gotten used to it.

However, he still subconsciously opened the panel and checked Nie Xiaoxiao's information.

[Name: Nie Shuangshuang (Nie Xiaoxiao) (Hidden Dragon Gate's eighth disciple)]

[Age: 10/19]

[Gender: Female]

[Status: Dual Soul in One Body]

[Location: Chen Family's courtyard]

[Cultivation: Body Refining Realm, First Layer]

[Skills: "Fish Swallowing Technique" (53%), "Winding Snake Steps" (88%)]

[Talent: Opportune Luck]

[AFK: No]

[Loyalty: 59]

...

Dual Soul in One Body?

Nie Shuangshuang?

Chen Wuji's eyes widened.

There were actually two souls in the little girl's body!

Dual Soul in One Body, no wonder she had episodes.

It seemed like there were two personalities...

No, this wasn't just personalities.

Dual Soul in One Body referred to two souls sharing one body.

It wasn't as simple as one twin dying at birth and the soul remaining.

Chen Wuji couldn't be sure of the specifics.

But from the information, it could be seen that this little girl was exceptionally gifted.

And there was the talent...

"Opportune Luck!?"

(End of this chapter)