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Chapter 383: Draining Simon Blowsnow
Chapter 383: Draining Simon Blowsnow
In the northern Yan region, within the Wan Mei Manor.
The one who received them when the four arrived together at the Wan Mei Manor was Sun Xiqing.
"Where's Simon Blowsnow?" Ma Xiuzhen asked.
"He's practicing his sword in the back garden," Sun Xiqing replied helplessly.
Shi Xxue pouted, "He's still so proud."
Hua Manlou shook his head, "If he didn't have this pride, he wouldn't be Simon Blowsnow."
"It seems that the battle at the peak of the Purple Mountain had a great impact on him," Su Shaoying said.
Sun Xiqing nodded, "Ever since he returned from the capital, he's always been in the back garden."
"Has he become even colder than before?" Su Shaoying asked.
Sun Xiqing was taken aback by the question. It had only been three to five days since the battle in the capital, and she hadn't noticed any changes yet. But since Su Shaoying had asked, she thought about it and realized that it seemed to be true.
"It seems so. These days, he rarely speaks, and I have to bring his meals to the back garden," Sun Xiqing said, "Maybe his battle with Ye Gucheng gave him some new insights?"
"It's a good thing to have insights, but I'm afraid he might go crazy," Su Shaoying nodded.
Sun Xiqing laughed, "How could he go crazy?"
"Ye Gucheng went crazy. He's also human, not a god, and he can get obsessed with things," Su Shaoying said.
In the original novel, aside from the unknown time gap before The Sword God's Smile, his appearances in The Silver Hook Gambling House and The Ghostly Manor, compared to Before and After the Decisive Battle, were like two completely different people.
The whole person became much colder and indifferent, as if all human emotions had disappeared. And after that, Sun Xiqing never appeared again.
Outside the Silver Hook Gambling House, he killed the withered bamboo with one sword and told Lu Xiaofeng that he had repaid his debt.
By the Sword Liberation Pond at Wudang Mountain, he even wanted to force Lu Xiaofeng to take his sword.
Just as Shangguan Jinhong always wanted to witness Li Xunhuan's throwing knives, Simon Blowsnow also wanted to know if Lu Xiaofeng could catch his sword.
But once Simon Blowsnow drew his sword, he intended to kill.
"How did Ye Gucheng go crazy?" Sun Xiqing asked curiously.
"What kind of sword is Ye Gucheng's?" Su Shaoying asked.
"A Celestial Fairy?" Ma Xiuzhen suggested.
Su Shaoying nodded, "A Celestial Fairy, glamorous, grand, brilliant, dazzling, like a heavenly sword. I've seen it five times, and each time it was different and stronger."
Against Lu Xiaofeng, against Tang Tianyi, against Su Shaoying herself, against Tang Tianrong, and against Simon Blowsnow.
"Ye Gucheng, as the Lord of Baiyun City, is also a person with a strong desire for power. That's why he colluded with the Prince of Pingnan to usurp the throne. Otherwise, with his arrogance and willpower, he wouldn't have been swayed by the prince."
Su Shaoying continued, "If he was truly swayed, there would be hesitation in his heart, and his sword technique would definitely weaken."
Everyone agreed.
Because Gongsun Daniang mentioned after the fact that Ye Gucheng had hesitated when he drew his sword against the emperor, many people believed that Ye Gucheng had been swayed by the Prince of Pingnan's words and thus participated in the plot.
"But the sword intent of Ye Gucheng's sword technique is inherently noble and brilliant, like a heavenly sword," Su Shaoying said calmly, "And who is the most noble and brilliant person in the world?"
"The Emperor!" Hua Manlou couldn't help but take a deep breath, "So he participated in the rebellion and wanted to kill the emperor himself, just to improve the sword intent of his technique?"
Everyone fell silent, finding it unbelievable.
"I don't know, I'm just guessing," Su Shaoying said, "I've faced Ye Gucheng's Celestial Fairy, and I felt the oppressive intent in his sword technique. It felt like heaven descending, with the heavens oppressing mortals.
This was glaringly obvious.
"He's willing to kill the Emperor just to practice his sword. Don't you think he's gone mad?" Su Shaoying asked.
Everyone nodded in agreement; this was indeed a sign of madness.
"If I can see it, then Simon Blowsnow definitely can too," Su Shaoying said. "And anyone who has seen both Ye Gucheng and Simon Blowsnow would agree that they are very similar."
Su Shaoying spread her hands helplessly. "Do you think Simon Blowsnow will go down the same path as Ye Gucheng?"
Hua Manlou gave a bitter smile. "Simon Blowsnow's dedication to the sword is even greater than that of Ye Gucheng."
Ma Xiuzhen, Sun Xiqing, and Shi Xxue were stunned. They had never expected that there was more to Ye Gucheng's collusion with Prince Pingnan than met the eye.
"I must emphasize that these are all just my guesses," Su Shaoying said.
Hua Manlou shook his head. "But your speculations make sense. Otherwise, how could we explain why Ye Gucheng, a man of such nobility and pride, would stoop to such despicable actions? A base person could never execute such sword techniques."
Hua Manlou had also met Ye Gucheng, and while Jin Jiuling was cunning and worldly, Ye Gucheng's noble bearing was undeniable. At the very least, his keen senses could not be deceived.
"Simon Blowsnow and Ye Gucheng are very similar," Hua Manlou said. "Do you think Simon will draw references from Ye Gucheng's swordsmanship?"
Shi Xxue continued, "Will he also try to kill the Emperor?"
The group fell silent. Hua Manlou sighed in resignation. "While their personalities are alike, their swordsmanship is not."
Ye Gucheng was noble and proud, like a celestial fairy descended from the heavens, while Simon Blowsnow was cold and aloof, like a solitary plum blossom in the mortal realm.
"Simon Blowsnow's swordsmanship is simple, swift, extreme, and merciless," Hua Manlou explained. "He views killing as an art, a sacred act."
Shi Xxue didn't understand. She was young, lively, and full of youthful vitality, so the concept of killing as an art was foreign to her.
But Ma Xiuzhen understood, as did Sun Xiqing, who had lived with Simon Blowsnow for a time. Moreover, Su Shaoying had already mentioned this when they were in the capital.
"What should we do?" Sun Xiqing blurted out, her worry for Simon Blowsnow's recent changes evident.
Su Shaoying fell silent as well.
There seemed to be many options, but whether they would work or not was another matter entirely.
Simon Blowsnow, as he had stated when he first appeared, was a man without worries, easily satisfied, and one who never relied on others. Although he was a sword fanatic, he had no desire to compete with or defeat others. He pursued only his own swordsmanship and lived in his own world.
It was only because Ye Gucheng, a peerless swordsman himself, had proactively challenged him that the story of the duel at the peak of the Purple Mountain had come to be. Otherwise, Simon Blowsnow would never have taken the initiative to seek out Ye Gucheng.
Uninfluenced by others and seemingly without weaknesses, Simon Blowsnow was nearly invincible.
And his only weakness might be that while his sword was merciless, his heart was not.
"So, whether or not Simon Blowsnow goes down the same path as Ye Gucheng depends on you," Su Shaoying said, looking at Sun Xiqing.
"Me?" Sun Xiqing was perplexed.
Su Shaoying nodded seriously. "Drain him!"
(End of Chapter)
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