Chapter 1144: Lu Xiaoyu’s Natural Talent in Swordplay
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lu Shu was silent on the way back. The rest did not say much. Chen Zuan and the rest did not know about the past affairs involving the Puppet Masters. Thus, they simply thought that the thread to finding Lu Shu’s parents had been severed.
Even Lu Shu did not know that the lady, who had been chased and killed on the street, was Tear Tricker, a Puppet Master. When Li Xianyi found out about this, he had been fighting with Dream Chooser. Then, Lu Shu had gone to the Luniverse.
But Lu Shu was very clear about his own history. He also realized why Cloud Yi had come to Luo City for no reason. Perhaps she had known about his ident.i.ty then.
As for how she knew, Lu Shu felt that it was not surprising. The techniques of the celestial map were very unique. Lu Xiaoyu’s techniques were also unique. There was no one in the world who had the same abilities as them.
Suddenly, Cheng Qiuqiao said, “Why don’t we find clues about that woman?”
“How?” Chen Zuan asked curiously.
Lu Shu spoke. “Find Zhong Yutang. He should be able to obtain information.”
It was not that Zhong Yutang knew where Tear Tricker had gone. The Heavenly Network had definitely exchanged information with the Golden Foundation. It was no secret that Tear Tricker was dead. The Golden Foundation would definitely not keep this from the Heavenly Network.
Li Dian, who was sitting between Chen Zuan and Cheng Qiuqiao, carefully asked, “Heavenly King Lu, can my sentence be shortened?”
“Of course.” Lu Shu nodded and said, “According to our agreement, 40% of your sentence will be lifted. You will spend some time in prison before being moved to the Longmen Fortress to work. You will complete the rest of your sentence with limited freedom.”
Li Dian heaved a sigh of relief. Limited freedom was not bad.
Lu Shu said, “Li Dian, we are old acquaintances. I hope you will understand that there is nothing in this world that can be done without a price. Turn over a new leaf. You can do many things in this era. Why do you have to cheat others?”
Li Dian sighed. “I was forced…”
“Stop.” Lu Shu expressionlessly interrupted Li Dian. “I want to say that your tragic encounters have only allowed us to understand the motivations behind your crimes, but you have not earned our sympathy. If you want us to think highly of you, lead a decent life first.”
A large majority of offenders in this world had experiences that were worth the sympathy of others. But did this mean that they could commit crimes? The world did not work this way.
Civilization and humankind had advanced to its present state. One would only be able to respect civilization by respecting the law.
After they returned to the Longmen Fortress, someone came to take in Li Dian. When the handcuffs were put on Li Dian, he suddenly felt that this world was very strange. He had stolen the blanket and toy of a master 18 years ago?!
To Li Dian, the gourd was probably Lu Shu’s toy… this world was very frightening.
Li Dian believed in fortunes. If not, how could he conduct fortune-telling sessions for others? He was not simply a swindler. This skill had been pa.s.sed down in his family.
Li Dian felt that he would cheat people less in the future. He might cheat someone who would become powerful in the future. His luck was not very good…
When they returned to the Longmen Fortress, Lu Shu was walking to Zhong Yutang’s office when he b.u.mped into Li Yixiao and Nalan Que. They were chatting along the corridor.
Nalan Que was upset. “When are we getting married?!”
Li Yixiao was slightly nervous. “Will we be able to be happy once we are married? My friend has married two times. There’s no need to!”
Nalan Que said, “If the marriage doesn’t turn out well, will others marry again?”
Lu Shu did not expect to see Nalan Que forcing marriage on Li Yixiao. Chen Zuan and Cheng Qiuqiao almost burst out laughing. The entire Heavenly Network knew that Li Yixiao was controlled by Nalan Que. His daily pocket money was only 20 dollars at most.
No one quite wanted to marry her…
When Li Yixiao saw Lu Shu, it was as if he had seen his saving grace. He ran over to Lu Shu. “Lu Shu, I have something to discuss with you.”
Then, Li Yixiao pulled Lu Shu along and ran. As they ran, he softly said, “She is getting crazier recently. Brother, show me the way. Can you bring me along the next time you go to the Luniverse?”
Lu Shu laughed. “You have escaped marriage before. Do you think that Nalan Que will let you go?”
“If I don’t run, I will not be able to bear it.” Li Yixiao was about to cry. He recalled how he had been a formidable man who traveled around the country. Now, the only hotpot he was able to eat was a 19 dollar self-service hotpot. It was tragic…
“Don’t.” Lu Shu pushed away Li Yixiao’s hand. “I can’t help you with this.”
Lu Shu said goodbye to Chen Zuan and the rest. Then, he brought Lu Xiaoyu to the wall of the Longmen Fortress. They sat on the edge and looked into the distance. Their field of vision was vast.
“Xiaoyu,” said Lu Shu softly.
“Hm?” Lu Xiaoyu tilted her head and looked at Lu Shu.
“Why don’t you want to learn swordplay?” This was the first time Lu Shu had asked Lu Xiaoyu this question.
In the past, Li Xianyi had wanted to take Lu Xiaoyu as his disciple, but had constantly been rejected by Lu Xiaoyu. At first, it was because Lu Xiaoyu did not trust Li Xianyi. She did not want to interact with Li Xianyi.
But they were on good terms now. Li Xianyi treated Lu Xiaoyu like his own granddaughter and spoiled her.
But back then, Li Xianyi asked Lu Xiaoyu to inherit his swordplay skills, but was rejected by Lu Xiaoyu once again.
Lu Shu had never asked this question, but for some reason, he suddenly felt like asking her.
Lu Xiaoyu thought about it and said, “Probably because it’s not fun.”
“Not fun?” Lu Shu asked curiously.
“Yes. It’s not as relaxing as controlling a few spirits,” said Lu Xiaoyu with a smile.
“Are there any other reasons?” Lu Shu asked.
Lu Xiaoyu was silent for very long. Then, she suddenly said, “Subconsciously, I think that it’s boring.”
Only the two of them would be able to understand this reason. As the puzzle of truth was slowly being completed, everyone gradually understood that their history was not as simple as they had thought.
Lu Xiaoyu smiled and said, “At first, when I saw all of you train swordplay, I felt disappointed. I could remember everything the old man taught after seeing it only once, but did not train. It was as if I had already reached the peak and looked down on basics like this.”
As Lu Xiaoyu spoke, she snapped her fingers. Transparent sword energy shot out from the tip of her finger, distorting the s.p.a.ce around it. Then, Lu Xiaoyu produced more sword energy, breaking the previous sword energy.
Before this, Lu Xiaoyu had never trained in swordplay. She had never even held a sword.
Lu Shu smiled. “You never said that you could produce sword energy at will.”
Lu Xiaoyu stretched. “All I have to do is create swords for you. It is more relaxing. You will protect me too.”