Chapter 18 Visiting the door, the appointment in March
Become stronger!
Must become stronger!
Lu Tianying was promoted to Huayuan and sent someone to the Su Mansion to find him, telling him that he wanted to cancel the showdown in half a month.
In the eyes of others, especially Que'er, this is a perfectly normal thing. Because even Que'er, who has never practiced cultivation, knows that the gap between the four realms of martial arts is like a chasm.
Take body tempering and qi gathering as an example. When body quenching is completed, a warrior has the strength of a hundred oxen, and can lift a hundred kilogram boulder as easily as if he were raising his hands and feet. However, a qi gathering warrior can draw the vitality in his Dantian to the back of his limbs.
Its power cannot be described by simple bull power. A simple punch can seriously injure a body-tempering warrior.
In the Huayuan realm, after the spiritual roots mature, they begin to radiate their own attributes to the Dantian, subtly transforming the attributes of the martial artist's vitality. Every move of the Huanyuan martial artist covers his own attribute vitality. Compared with fighting at this stage,
In terms of Qi gathering, it is another level of duel.
Therefore, Lu Tianying's cancellation of the duel could even be said to have left Su Xing with the last bit of face.
But Su Xing knew that things were not that simple.
Lu Tianying sent people to the door to cancel the duel, but kept silent about hurting Lu Tianqi. He must have known that when the news of his breakthrough to Huayuan spread throughout Kaiyan City, the previous incident of his third son being bullied would become a
Trivial things that are not worth mentioning.
People will only remember that the Lu family has a second young master in the Huayuan realm, but not the third young master who was bullied by Su Xing.
In the eyes of everyone in the city, the cancellation of the duel was an extremely elegant act by Lu Tianying. In this way, not only would people respect Lu Tianying more, but the slander suffered by Su Xing would no longer be cleansed.
For the Lu family, canceling an insignificant duel and losing six spiritual stones can gain respect and praise from everyone in the city. It is really a good thing to kill two birds with one stone and get the best of both worlds!
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Late at night, Su Xing sat in the study and read with the light on. He turned over the pages of the book and stared at the words, but his mind was not on knowledge.
After realizing Lu Tianying's intention, he has been thinking about how he can fight back.
The candlelight illuminated his eyes, and for a moment, he had a plan in mind.
After a few days, the news of Lu Tianying's promotion to Huayuan and the cancellation of the fight spread throughout Casterly Rock City. Everyone would think that Lu Tianying was giving alms to him. And by that time, he would have no chance to prove his innocence.
If you want to break the current situation that is unfavorable to you, you must strike first...
Su Xing put out the candle, got up and went back to the house.
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The next morning, Su Xingxian came to her house and said he wanted to take her out. The girl couldn't help but be overjoyed. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, the maid of the Su family had very few holidays.
Today, the sky above Casterly Rock City was covered with dark clouds and gray. Just as the two were preparing to go out, a drizzle suddenly fell from the sky, blocking their movement.
After Que'er fetched a white-flowered oil-paper umbrella from the house and followed Su Xing to hold up the umbrella for him, the two set off.
After leaving the Su Mansion, Su Xing took the lead and walked all the way to the west of the city. He walked with his hands behind his back, his steps were neither fast nor slow, and very steady. His face was calm and his eyes were like water.
Seeing the young master's appearance, Que'er couldn't help but wonder and asked: "Master, where are we going?"
The maid's voice combined with the patter of rain turned into a strange sound that reached Su Xing's ears.
Hearing this, Su Xing smiled and looked sideways at Que'er, who was holding an umbrella for him, and said, "Go to the Lu Mansion."
Que'er was suddenly startled, her little cherry mouth opened as big as a goose egg, and her right hand holding the paper umbrella began to tremble slightly. But her heart was filled with disappointment. She had originally been traveling with the young master today,
Who would have thought that on this autumn rainy day, he would visit the house of his young master’s enemy?
Could it be that the young master was stimulated by what happened yesterday? She thought to herself, if he wasn't stimulated, why would the young master visit the Lu Mansion?
The two of them had their own thoughts and before they knew it, they had reached the main entrance of Lu Mansion.
They climbed up the stairs and informed the guard in front of the door of their purpose. The guard first ran back to the house to report. After a while, a middle-aged man in white walked out of the door, bowed slightly to Su Xing, and greeted the two of them.
Please come in.
"I am Lu Ting, the deacon of the outer sect." A man named Lu Ting took Su Xing and the two of them into the Lu Mansion and introduced his identity.
"Why did Master Su visit the Lu Mansion today?"
"I heard yesterday that Lu Tianying had been promoted to Huayuan and wanted to cancel the duel with me, so I came to visit, hoping to meet him." Su Xing got straight to the point and stated his intention directly.
"This..." Lu Ting suddenly stopped and looked troubled, "The second young master has indeed been promoted to Huayuan, but now it is the time when the young master is dining in the entrance hall, and it is inconvenient to see people. Why don't you sit in the main hall for a while and wait for a while?
I will call you after the second young master has finished his meal."
Su Xing glanced at Que'er beside him and said calmly: "That's fine."
In this way, Lu Ting took the two of them to the main hall to wait, and brought them tea and snacks.
The architecture of the Lu Mansion is similar to that of the Su Mansion. Sitting on the mahogany chair in the main hall, Su Xing feels like he is at home.
At this time, the rain stopped and the sky became clear again.
While waiting, Su Xing suddenly heard a noisy sound outside the door. He got up and walked towards the door to see what was going on outside.
However, he saw a group of Lu family members gathered in the large open space outside the main hall. They were young-looking, most of them under the age of twenty.
When Su Xingxing walked to the door of the main hall, the disciples outside also saw the guests who visited his Lu Mansion today.
A pair of hostile eyes immediately focused on Su Xing, and for a while, Su Xing became the target of public criticism.
When they saw Su Xing, the Lu family disciples no longer concealed their discussions. Noisy gossips could be heard one after another in the courtyard.
"Look, this is Su Xing!"
"Is this the Su Xing who attacked Senior Brother Tianqi? He actually dared to come to our Lu family alone. He obviously doesn't take our Lu family seriously!"
"Ha! Why be anxious? He has a bet with our senior brother Tianying. In half a month, let's see if he can still laugh. It's overestimating his own abilities!"
"Then why do you think he came? Could it be that after half a month of reflection, he realized the fact that he could not defeat Senior Brother Tianying and came to cancel the game?"
"I'm afraid that's the case."
People tutted, and all the disciples present were talking loudly, not paying any attention to the fact that Su Xing was also the young master of the Su family.
But Su Xing didn't pay attention to people's slander and abuse. Instead, he confirmed one thing from their words, that is, Lu Tianying had not informed the family of his decision to cancel the duel.
In other words, my arrival today was very timely.
"Look, senior brother Tianying is here!"
Suddenly, an exclamation came from the back of the crowd, and the chattering crowd fell silent instantly. Everyone looked back, and the crowd unconsciously made way for the person who walked into the courtyard to make way for a spacious path.
Su Xing stood on the steps, narrowed his eyes, and took stock of the man's appearance.
Just like the first time we met, the bookish Lu Tianying was wearing a Taoist robe, with a calm expression and steady steps. He held a paper fan in front of his chest and put his other hand behind his back. From the moment he entered the hospital, his eyes never changed.
Looking to both sides, he also looked at Su Xing who was not far away.
Compared to that day, Su Xing clearly felt that Lu Tianying's body exuded a stronger aura at this time. His whole body seemed to be integrated with the heaven and earth, but when he looked carefully, he seemed out of place, which felt very strange.
"Is this Huayuan?"
While Su Xing was secretly speculating in his mind, Lu Tianying had already climbed up the steps and walked in front of him.
The two stood opposite each other, their eyes exuding solemnity and indifference respectively.
Lu Tianying was proud and composed, but Su Xing was solemn and solemn.
"The young man named Lu Sheng told me that you have become Huayuan."
A plain but somewhat heavy voice came from Su Xing's mouth and spread throughout the courtyard, shocking everyone.
"What!? Did I hear correctly?"
"He said that Senior Brother Tianying has been promoted to Huayuan?"
The disciples present all turned their attention to the disciple named Lu Sheng. Being watched by everyone all of a sudden, Lu Sheng couldn't hide it anymore and nodded sheepishly.
At that moment, the scene was filled with people, and the deafening cheers reached into the sky of Lu Mansion.
"God bless our Lu family, and another powerful Yuan Hua Yuan under the age of twenty has been born!"
"Senior Brother Tianying is really the glory of our family. With this, our Lu family will be unrivaled among the younger generation!"
"That's right! Previously, the Su family hoped that Su Ying could compete with our senior brother Tianying. From this point of view, the fairy Su Ying is just an ordinary female cultivator after all, and cannot be compared with our senior brother at all."
Suddenly, another disciple said: "Then Su Xing knew about this matter earlier than us. So it seems that he came today to cancel the duel?"
"I'm afraid that's the case. I heard that half a month ago, he was only a warrior who had perfected his body tempering. The gap between the transformed element and the tempered body is like the chasm between heaven and earth. Even if there are ten Su Xings, they will never be the opponent of one senior brother."
Everyone echoed, as if they had already determined Su Xing's intention.
There were a lot of chatter in his ears, and Lu Tianying smiled helplessly and replied: "That's right. I was promoted to Huayuan yesterday, and I'm still getting used to it. Lu Sheng told you what I meant yesterday, but I don't know why you still come to my house today?
"
Su Xing stepped over Lu Tianying's body, glanced around the crowd, and said loudly in a broad voice that everyone could hear:
"Yesterday, you sent Lu Sheng to my house to tell you that you wanted to cancel the duel. I think you felt that I was definitely not your opponent when you were promoted to Huayuan..."
When Lu Tianying heard Su Xing's contemptuous tone, another cold light flashed in his narrowed eyes.
"I thought about it for a whole day and decided to come to Lu Mansion to see you."
"I won't send anyone to deliver a message for me, just because I respect you. So, I came here in person today."
"You have been promoted to Huayuan, and now I am no match for you. However, we might as well make a three-month agreement. After three months, I will personally come to your Lu Mansion to ask for advice."
"Ha..." Lu Tianying raised the corner of his mouth slightly, pretending to be surprised, "Young Master Su said so loudly, I guess you have gathered your energy now, but if you think you can catch up after practicing hard for three months,
I can only say that my steps are wishful thinking."
"How about this..." He opened the paper fan with a snap, and saw a big Chinese character "LU" written on the paper fan, "I'll give you one year. We will be together today next year -"
But Lu Tianying was severely interrupted by a cold voice.
"No need. Today after March, I will come to visit you after breakfast."
"At that time, you will clear my name and apologize to me."
Su Xing, who was full of confidence, interrupted Lu Tianying categorically. After saying this, without looking at the other person's expression, he tossed his robe and walked away gracefully with Que'er holding an umbrella in full view of everyone.