Collapse Iron: My Past Life Revealed, I Was Everyone's White Moonlight

Chapter 117 Next, of course... it's time for the banquet!

The surrounding wind, the sound of flowing water, and the chirping of birds in the distance.

Even the dust floating in the air...

All of this was clearly imprinted in Jingliu's mind.

She felt life, she felt the pulse of the world.

Feel everything around you.

After a long while, Jingliu slowly drew his sword.

"Buzz—"

The sword emitted a clear, melodious sound.

A dazzling sword light shot into the sky, only to vanish in an instant.

Gone is the sharp edge of the past, and the decisiveness to cut off everything is gone.

This sword strike was quite ordinary.

It was as bland as a casual wave of the hand.

But Lu Li, standing to the side, narrowed his eyes slightly.

He could sense it.

The sword of the Mirror Style has changed.

If the Mirror Style of the past was a peerless divine weapon unsheathed, it was incomparably sharp.

So now she is like an ancient sword hidden in its sheath, heavy and restrained.

Her sword finally gained a "soul".

Looking at the mirrored flow ahead, Lu Li lowered his eyes slightly.

Next...

Soon.

Jingliu sheathed his sword and stood still.

"Not bad." Lu Li nodded and stepped forward to praise him.

For the first time, a faint smile appeared on Jingliu's usually aloof face.

Thank you.

Just then, a crisp sound broke the tranquil atmosphere.

"Wow! Kagami-nee, you're amazing!"

Suddenly, Bai Heng appeared out of nowhere, followed by Jing Yuan, Ying Xing, and Dan Feng.

"Why are you here?" Lu Li asked, somewhat surprised.

"If we hadn't come soon, Jingliu would have been kidnapped by you!" Bai Heng ran to Jingliu's side with a grin and took her arm.

"but……"

Looking at Jingliu beside him, Bai Heng's eyes were filled with curiosity: "Lu Li, what exactly did you do to Sister Jingliu?"

"I feel like her whole demeanor has changed!"

"It's nothing, it just helped her find her former self." Lu Li shrugged.

"Tch, all mysterious about it." Ying Xing scoffed, but a hint of curiosity lingered in his eyes.

Jing Yuan cupped his hands in thanks to Lu Li and said sincerely, "Brother Lu, thank you."

He could sense it.

It seems that his master's inner conflict has truly been resolved.

"Why thank me? If you want to thank someone, thank her for her high level of understanding." Lu Li waved his hand, looking completely indifferent.

Danfeng also spoke up, which was rare for him: "Your method is very special."

"So-so, third in the universe," Lu Li said lazily.

"Anyway, now that Kagami-nee's matter is resolved, we definitely need to celebrate properly."

"So..." Bai Heng raised his hand excitedly, "It's time to have a banquet!"

Lu Li was speechless: "Celebrating for Jing Liu... It's clearly just that you want to drink again, isn't it?"

Bai Heng: "..."

Bai Heng turned his head away guiltily.

Seeing Bai Heng's expression, the group all burst out laughing.

But as Bai Heng said, good things should naturally be celebrated with drinks.

It is worth mentioning that.

Halfway through the banquet.

Yingxing gave Jingliu his newly completed work, which he had always boasted was the best he had ever created.

They said they simply couldn't stand seeing the powerful Kagami-ryu still using such a poor sword.

of course.

It was obvious to everyone that Yingxing was just using the excuse of giving a gift to celebrate Jingliu resolving his inner conflict.

Or perhaps, this "Zhili" weapon was originally crafted by Yingxing for Jingliu.

Jingliu naturally understood and accepted Yingxing's kindness.

This is the end.

Jingliu's famous sword [Zhili], Jingyuan's array blade [Shihuomengshen], Danfeng's long spear [Jiyun], and Baiheng's [Qugong].

Apart from Lu Li, everyone else had a famous artifact crafted by Ying Xing.

Seeing this, the audience couldn't help but start discussing it.

[The Fragmented Blade, the Dreamlike Body of Stone Fire, the Cloud-Striking Blade, the Curved Bow... these really are the four famous weapons used by the Five Valiant Warriors of the Clouds back then. I never thought we would actually be able to see them with our own eyes one day.]

[Yes, and the key point is that all of these were made by one person. Ying Xing truly deserves to be called a peerless genius in weapon forging...]

[Hmm, although [Fragmented] looks cool, I'm still curious about what Lu Li's weapon is.]

[Ying Xing mentioned it earlier... was it a ruler-shaped knife?]

[I'm not surprised it's a sword, after all, Lu Li said he's a swordsman, and he used a sword in the Kaffa arc, but... what the heck is a ruler?]

Come to think of it, there hasn't been a single scene of him using a knife yet.

[It should be said that it has already appeared, but the sky screen didn't show it to us. After all, if Ying Xing and the others inside the sky screen knew about it, they would have already seen it.]

[Has this canopy come to life? It's even learned to whet people's appetites?]

Amid the audience's discussions, the images on the dome continued to rotate.

This seemingly never-ending drinking party has finally come to an end.

Everyone dispersed.

Ying Xing was being held on either side by Bai Heng and Jing Yuan, muttering Lu Li's name under her breath.

Danfeng remained aloof, walking alone at the very front.

Lu Li followed slowly behind Jing Liu.

The two walked along the quiet streets of Luofu, the moonlight casting long shadows of them.

"Have you figured it out?" Lu Li's voice rang out in the night, breaking the silence.

Jingliu didn't turn around, but simply gave a faint "hmm".

"What do you understand?" Lu Li asked, seemingly intrigued.

"The meaning of protection." Jingliu's answer was concise and to the point.

"Oh?" Lu Li raised an eyebrow. "Tell me about it."

"Before, I thought that protecting meant eliminating all invading enemies." Jingliu paused, "But now, I understand."

"To protect is to protect those smiles."

She remembered the little girl who received the sugar figurine, and the vibrant faces in the market.

I also recalled the unrestrained laughter of my companions at the dinner table.

This is the true meaning behind their bloody battles.

"Not bad, a promising student." Lu Li nodded in satisfaction. "And your sword?"

"Have you decided how you want to change?"

Jingliu fell silent.

She knew that her swordsmanship had reached a bottleneck.

Her ruthless swordsmanship makes her invincible against opponents of the same level.

But this also made her incredibly vulnerable when facing "demons".

She needs to change, but she doesn't know how.

"Your sword is too lonely." This time, Lu Li didn't keep him in suspense and said calmly, "It needs a companion."

"Companion?" Kagami was taken aback.

"Yes, a companion who can resonate with it, who can dance with it."

"Or rather, a reason that would make you...willingly draw your sword."

Jingliu fell silent again.

The reason for drawing the sword...

She thought of her hometown, Cangcheng, and of her loved ones who had perished in the war.

Her initial intention in taking up the sword was to avoid losing it again.

But now, she wields her sword not so much to protect.

It's more like an instinct, a habit.

A thousand years have long since worn away that original aspiration beyond recognition...