Naked Sword Art

me he committed was worth a punishment far worse than that.

No one questioned the reason why she kicked him.
The blood trickling down his nose and the southern bulge that could be seen extruding out of his robes was enough to explain what exactly happened.

”You lucky bastard! Tell me everything, ” the disciple next to him demanded once Xiao Jing was gone.

There wouldn ’t be much to say in a normal situation, but his simple reply made the other disciple crazy with envy.

”It was Heavenly… ”

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Inside the Patriarch ’s hall.

The sound of the two large doors being busted open, attracting everyone ’s gaze.

”Xiao Jing! What the hell do you think you are doing!? ” Her mother spoke furiously.

From all the powerful Elders in that room, only her mother was seated next to the Patriarch ’s throne.

Xiao Jing frowned when she saw her mother sitting up there.
She hated the Divine Sword sect for the longest time, but it seemed that her mother had already fitted right in.

”Why am I being excluded from this meeting? Aren ’t I next in line to become the Matriarch of this sect? ” Xiao Jing complained arrogantly.

”Little Jing, how has your swordsman training been coming along? ” Xiao Jianhong spoke to her kindly.

”How can I focus on training when the future of this sect is being discussed behind my back? ”

”This is a meeting for grown-ups.
There will be a time when you ’ll be included in our discussions, but for now, you should just focus on improving your swordsmanship, ” Xiao Jianhong said.

Xiao Jing raised an eyebrow and replied.
”Is that a wise decision? It won ’t be long till you are leaving for the royal court.
The sooner you teach me how to rule over this sect, the more prepared I ’d be in the future.
Wouldn ’t you agree? ”

The elders quietly spoke amongst themselves.
It was true that Xiao Jianhong didn ’t have long in the sect.
He was currently at the 9th stage of the Divine Body realm, so he would have to leave to the Royal Court once he reached the Heavenly realm.
If he were to leave before properly educating Xiao Jing, it would be a huge detriment to the future of the sect.

Seeing that her words were swaying the elders, Xiao Jianhong quieted them down.

”Xiao Jing, there ’s reason in your words.
Allow me to discuss it with my elders.
Till then, go back to training. ”

”But- ”

Xiao Jianhong finally frowned; although it was hard to tell, she could feel the atmosphere in the room dramatically change.

”Elder Sun, please escort little Jing out.
Don ’t let her back in unless I say so. ”

”Yes. ”

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Later that day, in Xiao Jing ’s room, her mother had visited her to talk about the behavior Xiao Jing showed to the elders in the Patriarch ’s hall.
Still, Xiao Jing didn ’t agree with anything her mother told her, so they ended up being in a heated argument.

”But uncle said- ”

”Forget what your uncle told you; he ’s just trying to use you.
The Divine Sword sect is our home now.
The Chaos sect has always been our enemy.
Stop being such a spoiled brat! ” Her mother shouted with a frustrated look on her face.

Xiao Jing started to get teary, but she fought against it because she didn ’t want to cry in front of her mother.

”Jing ’ah, you know just as well as I do.
Since I left the Divine Sword sect, the Chaos sect had never treated me the same.
They treated us like outcasts, and your cousins bullied you any chance they could.
You don ’t have to suffer anymore.
This is where we belong. ” Her mother whispered as she hugged her daughter.

”Uncle was right about you! You love Xiao Jianhong so much you can ’t even think straight.
He abandoned you for another woman, and we had to suffer because of that.
How could you love such a pathetic man? I hate him! ” Xiao Jing screamed.

*Slap*

Xiao Jing fell to the floor from her mother ’s vicious slap.
When she looked back up, she saw her mother ’s scary frown and blood red eyes as her dark aura began to seep out of her body uncontrollably.

”Don ’t you ever speak about your father that way! If you can ’t be a good little girl, then say nothing at all.
If you embarrass me like this again, I will definitely make you regret it! This is your first and final warning. ”

Her mother finally walked out, leaving Xiao Jing in her dark room.

Slowly getting up from the assault, Xiao Jing spat out a mouthful of blood, then a deep frown appeared on her face as a menacingly dark aura seeped out of her skin.

”I hate swordsmen, I hate this sect, I hate Xiao Jianhong, and I hate you too, mother. ”

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