Ya saw her not saying anything and sighed, "The incident just now was indeed an accident; I might have really hallucinated."
"Fine then, one last chance. If you look carelessly again, I won’t trust you anymore," Gu Xiaoxi glared at him, her gaze turning cold as she looked down.
This time, Ya took a deep breath and placed his finger on her forehead.
Just now, it was indeed her thoughts that had led him, causing him to have hallucinations.
Therefore, when he checked again, he didn’t find anything unusual.
It seemed as if the scene he witnessed earlier was just a dream. Or perhaps, it was a figment of his imagination.
After examining Gu Xiaoxi’s "Chopping Wind," Ya withdrew his hand and said, "I know how to help you now."
Gu Xiaoxi opened her eyes and sized him up, "You can really understand even this?"
"Of course!" Ya said. "The ’Chopping Wind’ is a cultivation technique created by an ancient Sword Sect. Its true power is not as simple as just slashing and killing."
Saying this, Ya extended his hand to Gu Xiaoxi.
Gu Xiaoxi was puzzled?
Yah looked at her dagger and said, "Give me all your daggers. I will show you the true power of ’Chopping Wind’."
Gu Xiaoxi immediately took out her daggers, handing over all seven of them to him.
Then, she took a step back.
Ya levitated all seven daggers in front of him, and then suddenly stretched out his hand, forming a gesture with his palm.
Quickly, the seven daggers began to spin rapidly.
Followed by, in Gu Xiaoxi’s astonished gaze, the daggers suddenly multiplied, turning into fourteen... twenty-one... twenty-eight...
Soon, the small daggers had weaved into a huge net of death.
Not even a butterfly could fly through the daggers.
Gu Xiaoxi stared wide-eyed in amazement, her palms sweating with excitement.
As the owner of the daggers, she actually possessed such a heaven-defying item, yet she had never realized its potential.
It was truly embarrassing.
"Watch closely!" As Ya controlled the daggers, he said, "Its function is far more than this."
So, Gu Xiaoxi saw countless daggers slashing forward from in front of Ya. Everything in their path was sliced to bits, with trees reduced to dust and even stones turned to powder.
The daggers were like numerous Small Flying Swords, ceaselessly dancing before him and shooting into the distance, as if they were inexhaustible.
Afterward, Ya suddenly stopped, and the daggers reverted to the original seven.
He turned to look at Gu Xiaoxi and said, "Watch closely! They can also merge into a Longsword!"
Saying this, the daggers immediately connected with each other, and under the influence of Spiritual Energy, the seven daggers merged into a three-foot Longsword.
Ya wielded the sword, and with just a couple of swings, two bursts of Sword Qi flew out, carving a large pit in the ground not far away.
"Oh my!" Gu Xiaoxi immediately clasped her hands together, looking up at the man before her with admiration.
"Ya, you’re simply too amazing."
It was only at this moment that Gu Xiaoxi felt that she had truly wasted her role as the owner of the daggers.
In her hands, the daggers hadn’t demonstrated even a third of their effectiveness.
At this moment, the weapon truly seemed invincible.
No wonder the mysterious Ya could display such prowess; it was clear that his Spiritual Energy, Inner Strength, and Comprehension Power were all exceptionally strong.
Seeing her moved expression, Ya couldn’t help but smile.
He had never felt that being praised by a woman could be such bliss.
He handed the daggers back to Gu Xiaoxi and said, "Come on! I’ll teach you. Follow my instructions. Before nightfall, you should be able to control these seven daggers."
Gu Xiaoxi had potential.
Especially since she practiced very quickly, and no Cultivation Techniques or Spiritual Medicines had any side effects on her.
Gu Xiaoxi nodded; now that she had such a good tutor, she naturally would study well.
As long as she could control the seven daggers, and then produce many Small Flying Swords...
She guessed that dealing with two Rat Kings alone shouldn’t be a problem for her.
Gu Xiaoxi practiced for a while, then suddenly thought of a question, "What about my headquarters? How do I report back if I go after the Rat King once I’ve mastered this?"
Ya smiled faintly and said, "I’ve already sent a message to Jing Rui on your behalf. I gave her the whereabouts of the Rat Kings. Right now, the International Alliance is probably using heavy weaponry to deal with those two monsters."
"Ah! If they’ve killed them, what use is there in me practicing this?" Gu Xiaoxi hadn’t expected that Ya would know the location of the Rat Kings from the start.
"Even with heavy weaponry, they won’t be able to kill them," Ya said with a serious expression, seemingly certain of this.
Gu Xiaoxi nodded in understanding, then expressed her concern, "Won’t everyone be in danger then?"
"You worry too much."
As the two interacted more, Gu Xiaoxi’s vigilance softened greatly.
In fact, having spent more time with Ya...
She found him to be quite a good person.
Gentle in speech and patient.
Especially when he was teaching her, he was never tired of demonstrating the movements repeatedly and teaching her the incantations.
When she was thirsty, he would find water for her, and when she was hungry, he would bring her fruit.
In just one morning, Gu Xiaoxi had mastered the control of the seven daggers.
This was twice as fast as Ya had anticipated.
In the afternoon, Ya taught Gu Xiaoxi about the sword formation, that is, to double the seven daggers and then attack enemies from distance.
"So tired!" Gu Xiaoxi felt that even the Spiritual Energy she had cultivated the night before could not make up for the exhaustion of her spirit.
"If you’re tired, just take a nap!" Ya said in a nonchalant tone, "Spiritual Power can’t be restored by anything else. It can only be recovered through sleep."
Without a second thought, Gu Xiaoxi climbed onto a tree branch and immediately fell asleep.
She was truly exhausted.
She had practiced with the daggers from morning until night, always biting down on her teeth and persisting without complaints of fatigue.
Ya didn’t disturb her.
However, just as she lay down, her phone began to ring.
The phone rang for a while, but Gu Xiaoxi didn’t wake up.
Seeing this, Ya took the phone out of her jacket pocket and answered it for her.
"Who is this?" Quan Shaoqing’s voice was instinctively filled with wariness.
Ya was taken aback for a moment but immediately recognized his voice, "It’s me!"
"Ya? How do you have Xiao Xi’s phone, where is she?" Quan Shaoqing suddenly became alert.
Just as Ya was about to explain, in the next second, Quan Shaoqing had already arrived by their side.
When he saw Gu Xiaoxi lying on the tree branch sleeping, Quan Shaoqing looked at Ya with confusion, "What are you doing?"
Behind them, the ground and trees were a mess, looking like they had been trampled, like a battlefield.
"I’m teaching her Practice Techniques!" Ya said casually.