Swordsmanship Coach: Kill with One Slash

Chapter 203: Chapter 148: Surprise Attack

Just then, a somewhat familiar man’s voice suddenly called out from outside the Sword Hall.

"Hey, this is the Sword Hall, right?"

"Su Xing! Yu! Your uncle is back!"

The voice carried along the walls, echoing into the Sword Hall.

Su Xing was the first to react. He immediately raised his voice and shouted, "Uncle, I’m coming to open the door!"

"Hey, no rush! Take your time, don’t want you to trip and fall."

The uncle’s voice called out again.

Lu Anning glanced at Su Xing, her eyes filled with confusion. She asked softly, "Coach Su, you never told us you had an uncle."

"Well, it’s a long story."

Su Xing gave a simple explanation.

He didn’t go into detail about what his uncle had been through, only that he had been missing for some time and had just recently returned, which was why he’d never mentioned him.

"I see."

"Then you should hurry out."

"Don’t keep him waiting."

After listening for a moment, Lu Anning stopped pestering Su Xing. Instead, she pointed toward the entrance, urging him to hurry.

Su Xing nodded and walked over to the main entrance. He pushed the door open. As the gap widened, the first things to enter were the outside sunlight and a sprinkle of snowflakes, followed closely by his uncle’s face, which had aged a great deal.

By age, his uncle should only be in his forties.

But he now looked to be in his sixties or seventies. It was an agedness that he couldn’t possibly hide.

"Heh... Xing..."

The uncle gazed at Su Xing’s face, overcome with emotion for a moment. He seemed to have a thousand things to say, but in the end, couldn’t get them out. He simply asked, "Is Yu home?"

"No, he’s out right now."

"Out?"

"What business could a kid have? Don’t tell me you haven’t been a good big brother and are keeping him from his studies?"

The uncle said, sounding a little displeased.

Su Xing explained helplessly, "Uncle, what are you talking about! How could I possibly stop Yu from going to school? It’s just that... the world is very different now."

"Let’s not just stand here. Come inside and we’ll talk."

"Okay."

The uncle nodded. Just like in the old days, he placed his right hand on Su Xing’s shoulder and walked into the building, step by step.

It had to be said, though the uncle looked ancient, his grip was surprisingly strong. The pat on the shoulder made Su Xing flinch.

When they reached the table, Lu Anning was already standing by. She poured them both some hot water and said, a bit shyly,

"There’s not much to drink at the Sword Hall."

"We only have hot water. I just boiled it, so be careful, it’s hot."

"Okay, Lu, you can take a break now," Su Xing said, glancing at Lu Anning.

"Wait, hold on. And this is?"

The uncle looked at Su Xing, his eyes filled with unconcealable surprise. He couldn’t believe that in the few years he’d been gone, his good nephew had already found himself a wife.

’And here I am, still an old bachelor.’

"Uncle, she’s still in high school. Don’t say anything illegal."

Su Xing knew his uncle all too well. The moment he spoke, Su Xing knew exactly what he was thinking and quickly cut him off.

"A high school student?!"

The uncle couldn’t help but exclaim. He shot Su Xing a strange look, thinking to himself:

’Oh, Brother...’

’I think... I might have corrupted little Xing.’

’Sigh, a high schooler is a high schooler, I guess. As long as he’s happy. In a few years, it won’t make a difference. They all have two eyes and a nose, right? The age gap shouldn’t matter that much.’

"..."

"Lu, why don’t you go to your room for a bit?"

"Is Xiao Yu in the Sword Hall?"

Seeing his uncle’s expression, Su Xing was speechless. He turned to Lu Anning, trying to get his female apprentice to leave the room.

"Yes, he’s resting after his sword practice."

"Then why don’t you go check on him? Don’t let him just sit there, he might pull a muscle."

"Oh..."

Lu Anning nodded.

Although she couldn’t tell what Su Xing’s uncle was thinking, she felt a little awkward all the same.

So she nodded and quickly left.

After Lu Anning left, the uncle leaned in and asked with a serious expression, "Have you met her parents yet?"

"Oh, right, you don’t have parents. But hey, she’s met me now, so that counts."

"..."

"Uncle, she’s my apprentice. It’s not what you think."

"Your apprentice?"

"Since when are female apprentices this pretty and proactive about serving tea?"

The uncle said, sounding unconvinced.

But his expression quickly changed. A gray, dull look came over his eyes, and he said dejectedly, "Fine, fine. Apprentice, then."

"If that other matter isn’t resolved, none of this will mean anything anyway."

"That matter," of course, referred to the people from beneath the Celestial Human Tomb.

The matter of them crawling out of the earth and returning to the mortal world.

"Uncle, why are you so disheartened?"

Su Xing asked, curious.

He understood that the people from beneath the Celestial Human Tomb were incredibly powerful.

But Su Xing didn’t quite get why his uncle was so worried and fearful the moment he returned.

It was as if they had already lost before the fight even started.

"Why shouldn’t I be disheartened?"

"You told me that Spiritual Qi has started to return to the world, but all I’ve seen on the road these past few days are ordinary people."

"That means the vast majority of us are still ordinary people, right?"

"That’s true."

Su Xing didn’t deny it.

"And if ordinary people are the majority, then when the fighting really starts, a massive number of them will be injured or killed. Even if we win in the end, the casualties will be immeasurable."

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