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 pa.s.s 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 a.n.a.lyzing 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 quant.i.tative 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?”

Lu Shu had guessed that Hai Gongzi was different from the weapon spirits he had encountered in the past. First, his human form was very unique. Second, he had a complete mind of his own. It would not be an overstatement to say that he was a complete soul that resided within the Cheng Ying sword.

This made people slightly uncertain. If Hai Gongzi was so impressive, then how did he end up inside the Cheng Ying sword?

But Lu Shu felt that things were not as simple as he had thought, as he could sense the feelings Hai Gongzi had towards the Cheng Ying sword. He treated the sword like a close friend. If he had been forced inside the sword, how could he form such feelings?

Suddenly, something unexpected happened. Hai Gongzi coldly looked at Lu Shu. “From now on, tell me when you want to take a break. My patience has a limit. You may be the current owner of the Cheng Ying sword, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t take action against you!”

Lu Shu smacked his lips. He suddenly realized that Hai Gongzi was not slacking around while watching him practice his sword. Earlier, Lu Shu did not pay much attention. But now, Lu Shu realized that there was something different about the backyard…

What was different? Lu Shu recalled what had happened just now. It seemed as if Hai Gongzi was silently arranging the items in the backyard while watching Lu Shu train.

The items in the backyard had been arranged neatly. Even the handles of the bottle and the cup on the stone table were facing the same direction…

Wait a minute. Lu Shu looked at Hai Gongzi. “Do you have OCD?”

Hai Gongzi said with scorn, “That is what you humans call it. I am only seeking perfection in this world. How would someone like you understand?”

Oh… Lu Shu nodded his head. There were times when he also felt that in this world, mental illnesses came about because people labeled those who suffered from them as “patients”. For some with OCD, they had to have an accurate routine. For example, they had to each lunch at 12 noon sharp, or reach home and 8pm sharp, or arrange their items neatly. Once, a railway worker with OCD was interviewed. He said that while repairing the tracks, he had to ensure that the tracks were not even one millimeter off. This was his pursuit of beauty.To many of these people, they were unable to accept any angle other than the right angle. They could not accept items being haphazardly thrown around. Was this necessarily a disease? Not necessarily. Lu Shu felt that one could not say that because most people did not behave this way, these kinds of mental rules should be defined as a sort of illness. This was just like how many deep sea fish did not have the sense of sight. Could you say that they were disabled? No, right?

Lu Shu nodded his head, showing that he understood what Hai Gongzi had said. “Did you know?”

Lu Shu finished speaking and stored his sword before going inside. Hai Gongzi was dumbfounded. “Did I know what? What were you going to say? Hey, don’t leave me hanging like that! Finish what you wanted to say!”

“From Ao Hai’s distress, +999!”

Lu Shu had no intention to talk to him. He locked the toilet door and started to enjoy his bath. After he finished, he walked out of the toilet and saw Hai Gongzi fiercely staring at him. “Finish what you wanted to say!”

“From Ao Hai’s distress, +999!”

Lu Shu thought about it and said, “Did you know? By the mountains, by the sea, there was a group of…”

Lu Shu finished speaking and went to make breakfast.

“By the mountains, by the sea, there was a group of what? Say it properly!” Ao Hai was very angry. How lowly could Lu Shu get? Not finis.h.i.+ng his sentence and leaving him hanging?

“From Ao Hai’s distress, +999!”