Swordsmanship Coach: Kill with One Slash

Chapter 157: Chapter 127: A Visit (2)

He went into the bathroom to wash up, then followed the hallway to the training hall.

At the Sword Hall, Su Yu and Shen Ruyun had not yet returned. Lu Anning had woken up early, finished breakfast, and immediately started her sword practice. Xiao Yu had also arrived early and was by her side, imitating her movements.

"Morning. You two are working hard."

Su Xing complimented them.

"Coach Su, good morning. When will today’s lesson begin?"

Lu Anning asked.

"In a bit. No rush. Yu, how has your practice been these past couple of days?"

Su Xing asked, glancing at Xiao Yu.

"Uh... Senior Sister Lu said I’ve made great progress!"

Xiao Yu shot Lu Anning a look, winking as he spoke, then immediately changed the subject.

"Coach Su, is this little cat yours? I saw it lying here when I arrived this morning."

Xiao Yu pointed in a certain direction. Only then did Su Xing notice an orange-furred cat staring intently at Lu Anning and Xiao Yu as they practiced.

Partway through, it suddenly began waving its paws as if practicing with a sword. But the moment it saw Su Xing turn around, it let out a "MEOW," dashed out of the Sword Hall, and disappeared.

"It’s definitely not mine. It must belong to one of the neighbors."

Su Xing didn’t think much of it. ’It’s just an ordinary cat, nothing to dwell on.’ He looked away from where it had been and back to Xiao Yu, asking:

"Don’t change the subject. Lu, how has Yu been doing with his practice lately?"

Although Su Xing could see the Sword Disciple panel, it only showed a person’s current realm and sword skill level; it couldn’t show whether they had made any progress.

As Xiao Yu’s junior instructor, Lu Anning was naturally the person who best knew if he had improved.

"Hmm... a little better than when he first started."

Lu Anning glanced at Xiao Yu, who had his hands pressed together in a pleading gesture. She gave a helpless smile and said:

"But he’s still learning the very basics. It’ll probably be a long, long time before he can produce a white line with his slashes."

"That’s fine. As long as he’s improving, there’s always a chance."

This wasn’t just empty comfort. Su Xing glanced at Xiao Yu’s panel. His talent wasn’t activated yet, so it was perfectly normal for him to be unable to step into the Extraordinary realm.

Back then, Lu Anning had also encountered danger, which awakened her Sword Bone. After that, her cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and breaking through realms became as easy as eating a meal.

’Xiao Yu, after all, was chosen by the system. As long as he can awaken his talent, he won’t necessarily be any worse than Lu Anning.’

’The problem now is that I have no idea how to activate his talent. But this isn’t something that can be rushed.’

Just then, Su Yu’s voice suddenly appeared, asking:

"Bro, the organization is busy as hell over here. Was that line of bloody words you left for Senior Li Yu and the others?"

Su Xing was already used to the sudden voice transmissions. His expression didn’t change. He simply told Lu Anning and Xiao Yu to keep practicing well and that he would come back to teach them later.

Then he walked toward his room. Once inside, Su Xing took out his phone, opened the chat with his younger brother, and replied:

"Yeah. You’re only just finding out?"

After he sent the message, more than a minute passed before Su Yu’s voice appeared again:

"I found out yesterday. Senior Li Yu held a special meeting to tell us about it. I’ve just been too busy to get free until now."

"Bro, you’re getting more and more incredible. I heard about that research institute. They found the body of a Peak Tier Four Martial Artist inside. Does that mean you’re a Tier Five Martial Artist now?"

Su Yu had long known that his older brother could kill a Tier Five Sequencer, but his realm was still Tier Four. If his brother actually reached Tier Five, he couldn’t even imagine how powerful he would be.

"Not yet. I’m still Tier Four."

Su Xing didn’t hide anything. He typed out his reply directly:

"But I am getting close to Tier Five."

Close, he was indeed very close.

As long as Su Xing could raise all his sword skills to Tier Four, he could start preparing to break through to "Spirit Sword." That wouldn’t even take a month.

A month. It could feel fast or slow. A lot could happen in a month. Recalling the Spiritual Sect’s various actions gave Su Xing the unsettling feeling that he was running out of time.

"Yu, have they figured out anything about that drawing?"

Su Xing typed and asked. This time, Su Yu replied quickly. The moment Su Xing sent the message, Su Yu’s voice echoed in his mind.

"That’s what I wanted to talk about."

"After analysis, the organization has determined that the Ghost Painting left by the Spiritual Sect is an encrypted map."

"A map?"

Su Xing asked in confusion, "So what location does this map point to?"

"Not in Cang City. The area marked on the map is in the outskirts of Shanzhou City. Our organization just confirmed this this morning."

Shanzhou City, though also a coastal city, was known for a landscape composed of seventy percent mountains, twenty percent water, and ten percent fields, which is how it got its name.

Shanzhou City was some distance from Cang City, but not extremely far—about one and a half times the distance to Ninghai City.

’But what does the Spiritual Sect mean by leaving a map like this?’

Su Xing muttered to himself, but his fingers never stopped typing as he asked:

"What does your organization think?"

"I’m not sure what they think, exactly, but a plan of action has already been decided."

"Li Yu and Elder Lu are contacting the special organization in Shanzhou City to handle this. Everyone else is staying at headquarters to guard against any other tricks from the Spiritual Sect."

’I see.’

’Then there shouldn’t be any problems.’

Su Xing had never been the type of hero who meddled in other people’s business. He couldn’t see any benefit for himself in this, and since it had nothing to do with Su Yu or his other acquaintances, he had no intention of getting involved.

He just shook his head and continued asking:

"Have they found anything out from those clothes?"

"Not yet. It seems to be more difficult than expected."

Su Yu’s voice came again:

"Bro, something else has come up on my end. I should be able to head back this afternoon. Let’s talk later."

"Alright, we’ll talk later."

Su Xing put down his phone. After sensing that the voice transmission sequence had disappeared, he pushed open his door and headed outside, ready to begin his daily teaching routine.

...

On the road,

a black car was speeding along.

The buildings on both sides of the car flew past. Most were ancient, sprawling courtyard residences—stately, magnificent, and clearly very expensive.

Two men sat in the driver and passenger seats of the black car. A glance through the window revealed them to be Li Yu and Elder Lu.

"Li Yu, how much longer until we get to your house?"

As Elder Lu spoke, he felt his throat tighten.

He suddenly recalled what Blade—Li Yu’s father—was like when he was still in power. Back then, he had been heroic and domineering, an unrivaled figure of authority and Elder Lu’s direct superior. Elder Lu thought for a moment, cleared his throat twice, and said:

"Maybe I should go buy a fruit basket."

"It doesn’t feel right to show up at someone’s house empty-handed."

Seeing Elder Lu—who was normally calm and unfazed by anything—so nervous about meeting his father, Li Yu said with a hint of helplessness:

"We’re not here for a social call. There’s no need for that. We’re on a mission. Besides... he’s my dad. Wouldn’t it be weird to bring him a fruit basket?"

"That’s true."

"We need to explain the current situation to your father, then get a Tier Five to come out and handle things, but..."

These were all things they had confirmed with Li Yu yesterday, but Elder Lu was now muttering them over and over. After a long moment, he took a deep breath, let it out, and mumbled:

"I really am a little nervous about seeing your dad."

"It’s alright, Elder Lu. My house is just up ahead. You should prepare yourself."

"Mm, don’t worry."

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