Volume 3, Chapter 436 – Pills First, Sword After

A three year pact?

Chi Xiyan had heard this story before, a tale from a storybook.

It told of a talented young man whose cultivation had been crippled, and whose fiancee had come to his door to break off the engagement.

Unable to bear the humiliation, the talented young man wrote a divorce letter on the spot, and made a pact with his former fiancee to challenge her again three years later.

Was Song Shixuan bringing this up now because he saw himself as that talented young man from the story?

“Young Master Song, do you wish to make a pact for us to fight again in three years?”

Chi Muxue let out a scornful laugh.

“You don’t actually think that in three years, you will be able to defeat me, do you?”

Song Shixuan heard Chi Muxue’s mocking laughter, yet his face showed no anger.

“This Song is well aware of Miss Muxue’s talent. This Song would not be so arrogant as to believe his own talent could compare to that of a sword dao sacred body.”

Chi Muxue looked at him coldly. “What exactly do you want?”

Song Shixuan smiled and turned his gaze to Chi Xiyan, standing beside Chi Muxue. “Since Miss Muxue cares so much for her younger sister, then let Miss Xiyan be the one to carry out this three years pact.”

“Three years from now, I will await Miss Xiyan atop Snow Peak at the Lingxiao Sword Sect.”

“If Miss Xiyan wins, then this marriage contract will be void from that day.”

“If I win.” Song Shixuan curled his lips into a grin. “Then I ask that both of you young ladies join my Song family’s ancestral registry.”

“You are dreaming!” Chi Xiyan snapped angrily.

Song Shixuan’s expression showed no surprise. “It seems Miss Xiyan does not particularly approve of this proposal. Miss Muxue, what is your opinion?”

Chi Xiyan gritted her teeth, wanting to curse at him again, but the girl beside her blocked her view.

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“Xiyan.” Chi Muxue reached out and gave Chi Xiyan a light tap.

With a series of creaking sounds, the restraining chains binding Chi Xiyan’s body shattered completely.

“Muxue? What are you trying to do?” Chi Xiyan looked at the girl in front of her, and she could see the helplessness and bitterness on the girl’s face.

The unease in her heart grew stronger.

“Go.” the girl said. “From now on, you have nothing to do with the Chi family.”

Chi Xiyan’s breath caught. “You want to marry that beast for my sake?”

Song Shixuan’s expression darkened. “Lu Zhuxin, watch your tongue before I change my mind.”

“Otherwise, as long as you remain in human territory, no matter where you hide, the Lingxiao Sword Sect will hunt you down and tear you to pieces.”

“Song Shixuan.” Chi Muxue cut him off. “Let her go, and we can discuss everything else privately.”

“Heh.” Song Shixuan said, “Little sister Muxue, isn’t that improper? You have not agreed to anything, yet I am to let her go. What if you change your mind afterward, would I not be at a loss?”

“After all, with your talent, if you wished to run, it would take the Lingxiao Sword Sect quite some effort to catch you.”

Chi Muxue shook her head, and she gave a self mocking smile. “What good is talent when I have not yet become a Venerable, in the end I am still an ant.”

“I can help her escape for a time, but I cannot help her escape for a lifetime.”

“No.” Song Shixuan waved his hand. “This Song is a rather practical man. If Miss Chi does not agree first, and swear an oath by the Heavenly Dao, this Song cannot agree to any of Miss Chi’s requests.”

Chi Muxue lowered her head and fell silent.

“Muxue, do not agree to him!” Chi Xiyan gripped the girl’s hand tightly.

Bitterness still lingered on the girl’s face. She raised her other hand and pressed Chi Xiyan’s hand down.

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Chi Xiyan said urgently, “Muxue!”

Chi Muxue turned and looked at Song Shixuan. “Young Master Song, I agree…”

“Song Shixuan! I agree to your three years pact!” Chi Xiyan spoke first.

Chi Muxue’s figure froze, and she stared at Chi Xiyan in shock.

Chi Xiyan stepped forward. “Three years from now, I will come find you at the Lingxiao Sword Sect!”

Seeing this, Song Shixuan’s face broke into a satisfied smile. “Miss Xiyan is indeed decisive.”

“However, regarding this pact, this Song has one small request.”

Song Shixuan’s smile gradually took on a hint of amusement. “Miss Muxue’s sword dao inheritance comes entirely from my Lingxiao Sword Sect. So Miss Xiyan may no longer accept sword techniques taught by Miss Muxue.”

Hearing this, Chi Muxue scolded him angrily. “Song Shixuan! Where do you get so many demands.”

Song Shixuan shrugged his shoulders, his gaze still fixed on Chi Xiyan. “Miss Xiyan, can you agree to this?”

Chi Xiyan clenched her fists tightly.

She understood what this man was planning.

The sword technique inheritance of the reincarnated Sword Venerable was even more profound and powerful than the inheritance of the Lingxiao Sword Sect itself.

Something the mere Chi family could never compare to.

Song Shixuan wanted to cut off Chi Xiyan’s path to growing stronger.

However, he did not know that the path to Chi Xiyan’s strength was not limited to swordsmanship alone.

“I can agree to that.”

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“Good.” Song Shixuan applauded.

“Then, to ensure this contract is binding, please, both young ladies, swear an oath by the Heavenly Dao.”

Song Shixuan left, leaving a scene of wreckage behind him.

After the farce had ended, the hairpin ceremony was forced to a halt.

The elders of the Chi family and the guests who had come to witness the ceremony no longer had the heart to continue the banquet.

Chi Muxue pulled Chi Xiyan along to the back courtyard.

“Why did you agree to him? He is the Young Sect Master of the Lingxiao Sword Sect, and behind him stands the Nanhe Song Clan.”

“Whether in talent or resources, he is at the very top.”

“He is already at the peak of the Fourth Realm now, and in three years, he will only grow stronger.”

“Xiyan, you should not have agreed to him!”

Chi Muxue bit down on her silver teeth, her face turning pale.

Looking at the girl before her, Chi Xiyan let out a sigh.

“I know. He was born into a great family, his talent and resources are beyond what an ordinary clan disciple could match.”

“His cultivation is already higher than mine now, and in three years, that gap will only grow wider.”

Hearing this, Chi Muxue said urgently, “Since you already know that, then why did you still agree to him!”

Chi Xiyan lowered her eyes slightly, and she said softly, “Because you just called me older sister…”

“……” Upon hearing this, the girl’s expression froze for a moment.

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A moment later, she suddenly came back to herself, her eyes flustered.

“You… I… I do not understand what you are talking about, I never called you older sister!”

She fumbled over her words, hastily insisting, “I am the older sister!”

Was this girl actually embarrassed?

Chi Xiyan was surprised.

Was the title of older sister really that special to her?

After a moment of thought, Chi Xiyan took hold of the girl’s hand. “Even if you do not want to admit it, it does not matter.”

“From the moment you called me older sister, you became my younger sister.”

“Looking after a younger sister is an older sister’s responsibility.”

“I will not let you fall into that beast’s hands.”

The girl looked at her, stunned. “Xiyan… are you confident?”

“I am.” Chi Xiyan nodded. “I have a path of my own.”

“Song Shixuan thinks that by cutting off my sword technique inheritance, I will no longer be able to match him.”

Unfortunately, Song Shixuan did not know that Chi Xiyan’s path to fame did not rely on sword talent alone.

The Fairy Xiyan, unrivaled in both pill alchemy and swordsmanship.

Pills first, sword after.