Chapter 14: I Was So Inexperienced in My Past Life
Did the ability awaken?
Although Bai Wei realized that the ability from the past might resurface, he didn't expect it to happen so soon.
If it continues like this, perhaps I will soon be able to retrieve the golden eyes of the emperor?
[Begin visualization]
Consciousness sinks into the lake of the heart.
Meditation and visualization are a kind of imagination-based practice, but the effect also varies depending on the usage method.
At least, Bai Wei has never had such a clear visualization before.
The appearance of Yagyū Simozi appeared in front of him, extremely realistic, but her murderous aura and fighting spirit were also realistic.
Human beings cannot imagine things beyond their cognition.
As a person who has experienced life as an emperor and a mentor, Bai Wei is no stranger to the battlefield.
Through his visualization, he can construct a battlefield that is almost indistinguishable from reality.
With a gentle squeeze of the fingers, a sharp blade fell into the palm.
Abandoning any additional abilities, only the existing physical condition is preserved.
Let's try and see how good Yagyū Simozi is now.
…
Yagyū Simozi was originally practicing visualization, but suddenly a layer of white mist appeared around her.
A blurred figure appeared before her, but it didn't seem to be the person she had visualized.
He was wearing golden royal attire, with an air of nobility as if he was a shogun of the era. His pupils sparkled with a glimmer of golden light.
She thought that she had made a mistake in her visualization technique, and subconsciously relaxed her spirit, but didn't withdraw from the visualization.
Soon, the figure opposite her also changed, from an emperor to a different attire.
At first, the figure was vague and indistinct, but it now settled into a defined shape.
He was wearing an exquisite yet simple dark blue robe, with a red scarf around his neck. He held a red paper umbrella in his hand and a long sword in its scabbard at his waist.
He looked like a suave wanderer straight out of a television drama.
"Who are you?" Yagyū Simozi wanted to ask, but the other person remained silent.
Immediately after, a glint appeared before her eyes, and the wanderer drew his sword.
Instinctively, she raised her weapon to block, but the wooden sword in her hand was totally inadequate for parrying a real blade.
She thought she was about to be cut in half, but all she heard was a clear ringing sound.
The sound of hammering metal filled the air.
Yagyū Simozi took a few steps backward and only then noticed a sword in her own hand. Instinctively, she raised the weapon to examine it carefully. At a closer look, the sword was adorned with elegant yet beguiling hamon and rai-mei patterns.
It was a real sword, and the weight and feel of it were incredibly authentic.
However, she didn't recall having ever handled a real sword before.
"Is this also a visualization technique?"
She couldn't be sure, but she noticed a hint of a smile forming on the other person's lips. The smile seemed kind, but in the next moment, it was completely concealed by the deadly sharpness of the menacing blade.
Suffocating killing intent!
The girl, intimidated by the forceful presence, failed to react accordingly.
The blade grazed her neck.
One second later, she knelt on the ground, gasping and holding her throat, instinctively thinking that she was going to die.
The sensation of pain and the feeling of death were so distinct and vivid.
However, she was unharmed.
The score sheet, which appeared at an unknown time, flipped one page.
[0:1]
"It really is an illusory realm conjured by visualization…"
Once Simozi realized she wouldn't be killed, her courage grew considerably.
She earnestly said, "No matter who you are, be prepared to…"
Just as Yagyū Simozi was about to say something, the man strode towards her again.
Standing three to five steps away, she had already assumed a defensive posture, but the next moment her whole body was pierced by a blade through her chest.
…So fast!
Yagyū Simozi raised her eyes from death, her heart filled with fear. What kind of move was that just now? She was killed in an instant.
[0:2]
She carefully recalled the opponent's moves, and at this moment the other side once again made the same forward-leaning motion.
Shake before attacking!
Her first reaction was to jump back and swing her sword to block, but the sword was not the best weapon for blocking.
She found that the opponent's knife was extremely fast, and unsurprisingly, she was pierced through with a single stroke.
[0:3]
"Come again!" Simozi gritted her teeth and brandished her sword in discontent.
The man, however, didn't listen and used this move for the third time, changing to a different stance.
Draw the sword and sweep horizontally.
Compared to the extremely fast charge, this move has a wider range but slower speed.
Yagyū Simozi successfully caught the opponent's blade, which delighted her.
But in the next moment, her vision blurred and a sharp pain lasting for a few seconds struck her again.
"Change the move."
After her death, the little girl realized that at the sound of the blade, the opponent's blade had already changed from one section to two sections.
"Very strong."
Yagyū Simozi glanced at the scoreboard and realized that it had not even been three minutes, but she had already died four times.
If she were to face a swordsman now, the outcome would not be any better than before. She would still be defeated in a single move.
"Do your best."
Yagyū Simozi wielded both hands on her sword, adopting the most solid middle stance as the air swirled around her, like wind pressure wrapping around her.
Rage?
The man raised an eyebrow and then switched to a new set of moves.
After seven minutes, it ended with a score of zero to ten.
Just as Yagyū Simozi was about to engage, she heard the sound of a bell tolling, it was like the musical sound of the end-of-class bell.
As the visualization naturally ended, the surroundings once again became her own dojo, and the weapon in her hand was no longer a sharpened blade but an ordinary wooden sword.
"…What happened?" She looked at the time and exclaimed, "Oh, how has an hour already passed by?"
Looking to the side again, Bai Wei was already gone.
"What exactly happened just now?" Yagyū Simozi became lost in thought on her own.
…
Bai Wei walked in the corridor with his hands tucked in his pockets.
[Ability: Fangtou… has been obtained]
[Ability: Feiyan Level 2… has been obtained]
[Ability: Ascending Dragon Cut… has been obtained]
[Ability: Evade and Counter… has been obtained]
[Ability: Disarming Weaponless… has been obtained]
[Swordsmanship · Level 7]
"I basically don't recognize any of the swordsmanship skills used in visualization."
"But once I can perform it and use it once, my body will remember it."
"It should be the memories that were sealed in a certain lifetime are now being restored, and also that attire… in the past, was I a wandering swordsman?"
"My own swordsmanship doesn't seem to have reached the level of founding a school… tsk, I'm so untalented."
He stopped and looked at his palm.
"And there is this ability, for the moment I don't understand which level it belongs to, apparently it can't provide direct promotion, but it can still be helpful in a supportive role."
"Daily tasks allow me to quickly acquire the skills of my past life, but it seems that there are no additional positive or negative feedbacks? Come on, at least give me some credit."
If another colored exclamation mark is triggered…
Bai Wei couldn't help looking outside the courtyard, but Yagyū Simozi is unlikely to agree to let him go out alone.
"I hope the exclamation mark comes to me on its own." He folded his hands together.
…just kidding.
Ding-dong~ The doorbell rang at the front door.
