Chapter 575 - By the Mountains, By the Sea (1/2)

Chapter 575: By the Mountains, By the Sea

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Did Lu Shu have to get into a dispute with Hai Gongzi? Not necessarily.

Who wanted to meet someone who judged them everyday? Who wanted to meet someone who kept commenting “ignorant”? No one would be able to take it!

This was not a laughing matter. Lu Shu genuinely felt Hai Gongzi’s disdain towards him… this made Lu Shu very unhappy. Who was he comparing himself to?

In ten days, the New Year would arrive. Lu Shu was alone at home. He did not feel like purchasing goods for the New Year. He felt that the potatoes he had peeled would be enough to feed a family of three for half a year. He bought so many potatoes at the market that the vendors thought he was running a restaurant…

Every morning, while Lu Shu practiced his sword, Hai Gongzi could not help but pass judgment on his technique and criticize him. After that, Lu Shu would once again force Hai Gongzi back into the sword. It was rare that they lived in some harmony now. At least it was not like in the past, when Lu Shu went crazy using his blood to inflict mutual harm.

During this period, Li Yixiao visited Lu Shu a few times. Li Yixiao found that Lu Shu was very steadfast. Who said that not going overseas would be bad for him!

Before dawn, Lu Shu had appeared in the courtyard even while the sky was dark. But unlike in the past, he did not put his full strength into his swings. His swings were very slow, as if it were the first time he had seen Lu Shu practice the sword.

His swing was like a snowflake gently drifting down. It was as if there was air resisting the sword, not letting it come down.

Although the swings were slow, Lu Shu was at full concentration. His eyes followed the movement of the blade. There was an indescribable, lingering charm about how the sword moved. Throughout this process, Lu Shu’s muscles and celestial powers maintained high levels of energy. It was like a seemingly peaceful sea with raging waves underneath the surface.

The reason why his swings were slow was because he was analyzing the many variations in the process of the sword moving downwards. He was also feeling every little change in his body as the sword slowly moved down.

If a neighbor saw this scene, they would probably be surprised. What was Lu Shu doing?!

The Cheng Ying sword was transparent. So from an outsider’s point of view, Lu Shu was crazy, swinging his arms while holding nothing…

But during an actual battle, the enemy would not even be able to see the sword, let alone determine how wide or how long the sword was. This would make people very fearful.

Hai Gongzi calmly said, “Your progress is fast, but you are too clumsy. Do you think that reducing your speed would allow for more time to think? The best attacks are the fastest. When will you be able to go faster?”

“Can’t I go slow and proceed step by step in an orderly way?” Lu Shu was unhappy. All along, he did things steadily and surely. Thus, he was in no hurry.

He understood what Hai Gongzi meant. His sword had to be fast.

But he had to have a training process. He was patiently waiting for quantitative change to become qualitative change.

Hai Gongzi laughed coldly. “Ignorant people always say, go slow, there is still tomorrow. But you don’t even know whether you will be alive for that tomorrow.”

Lu Shu was not angry. He laughed, “Can I ask you something? I have a feeling that you were an important figure even before you were born. How did you become a sword spirit within the Cheng Ying sword?”