One Sword, Instant Kill—You're the Strongest Sequence

Su Xing clicked into it.

Somewhat surprised, he watched footage play on the screen, filmed by someone from a distant building. He had never expected the scene of him using White-Line Slash last night to have been recorded by a passerby and uploaded online.

But the distance had been too great.

All they could see was the blurry gleam of his sword; they could not make out the Spirit Cult follower shrouded within it.

In the footage, beneath the originally tranquil and peaceful night sky, more than a dozen blinding white lines suddenly flashed into existence. It looked like someone wildly swiping across the screen in Fruit Ninja, leaving viewers dazzled.

Su Xing subconsciously scrolled down to look at the comments.

"What kind of special effect is this? It's way too cheap!"

"If you believe this is real, you might as well believe I'm Qin Shi Huang. Send me 50."

"Handsome, I believe you. So can you help me shovel some dirt?"

"Holy shit, did you guys see that? There seems to be someone in that white light!"

"Someone my ass. The guy upstairs must've got something in his eyes!"

"Something in his eyes +1"

"+1"

Apart from these skeptical comments, there were also so-called experts from who knew where, explaining that this was some sort of unusual astronomical phenomenon. Others analyzed it with all kinds of data, insisting it had to be special effects. In short, everyone had something to say.

Because of that,

the popularity of this trending topic kept rising.

Very quickly, it reached the number one spot on the trending list.

Su Xing read the comments for a while,

then suddenly noticed Su Yu standing beside him, looking at his phone as well.

Su Xing smiled and said, "Xiao Yu, why are you standing there without saying anything? You scared me."

"Bro, do you think this is real or fake?"

"This video?" Su Xing revealed a slightly surprised expression, then said seriously, "It looks fake. I've never heard of an astronomical phenomenon like this. It should be special effects."

"Hehe, yeah." Su Yu smiled as well and scratched the back of his head. "I just thought it looked a little real."

"Oh, right, Bro. Around this evening, one of my classmates will come looking for me. He wants to live with me. Is that okay?"

"Live here with us?"

Su Xing looked surprised.

But inwardly, his thoughts had already taken eighteen twists and turns. He immediately caught Su Yu's unspoken meaning. The authorities were sending someone to protect his little brother.

So,

that Spirit Cult follower last night had really been targeting Su Yu?

Su Xing narrowed his eyes. A somewhat terrifying killing intent flashed through them, but it quickly returned to normal. He merely smiled and said,

"Of course."

"Is there anything you need me to prepare for you?"

Su Yu waved his hand and left behind a single sentence. "Thanks, Bro. There's no need for anything. I should go back and do my homework."

After last night's defeat,

Su Yu understood the importance of strength even more deeply. He could not possibly activate the Judgment Sequence or ask someone to save him every time he encountered some minor thug in the future, could he?

He had to cultivate even harder.

Otherwise, if he could not even protect himself, how could he talk about protecting his brother?

That afternoon, at the sword dojo.

Students stood one after another on the light-blue rubber mats. Before them, Coach Su Xing walked over to the sword rack, put back the greatsword, and said,

"Class dismissed."

"Goodbye, Coach!"

"Oh, right. Tomorrow, we'll try having class online. Tell your fathers and mothers. If it doesn't work well, we'll go back to having class at the sword dojo."

"Okay!"

Online classes

were the happiest thing for some students,

because slacking off during online classes came at virtually no cost. Some students who already found it difficult to pay attention in class immediately cheered. The great age of slacking had officially begun.

Changing swordsmanship classes to online classes

was a decision Su Xing and the dojo owner had made after discussing it.

Recently, fewer and fewer students had been coming to the sword dojo each day. That showed that most parents were feeling uneasy about the public safety in this area. Who would let their child come to class every day in a place where people often died?

To keep those parents from forcibly withdrawing from the classes,

and to avoid ending up with no classes to teach in the future, Su Xing had chosen online classes. If online classes could also earn him points, then they were naturally a better choice than teaching classes properly in person.

If they could not earn points,

then he would just go back to normal sword dojo classes later.

Su Xing nodded to himself at his decision. After all the students had left, he opened the system panel to check today's gains.

[Swordsmanship Points: 3]

Three Swordsmanship Points.

This was the most he had had in recent days.

When he got back later, he would add points like crazy.

But whether to add them to [White-Line Slash], [Sword Breathing], or consider upgrading another first-stage skill was something he needed to think over carefully.

Knock knock knock—

Knock knock knock—

"Excuse me, does Su Yu live here?"

"Excuse me, does Su Yu live here?"

A woman's voice came from outside the sword dojo. It was soft with a touch of crispness, making a good first impression.

"Coming, coming! Please wait a moment!"

Su Xing hurriedly called out. He strode toward the entrance, his footsteps making pattering sounds against the floorboards. Soon, he reached the wooden door, grabbed the handle, and pulled it open. The first thing that drifted over was a fresh fragrance that he could not tell was body wash or shampoo.

Standing outside was a young girl with a neat ponytail and bangs that did not reach her eyebrows. She wore a traditional light-blue short-sleeved school uniform and carried a backpack on her back, looking every bit like a schoolgirl.

Although Su Xing had never seen this uniform before, he could recognize the school emblem reading Cang City High School. This was indeed the high school Su Yu attended.

"You must be Xiao Yu's classmate, right?"

"Xiao Yu told me about you. He's still in his room now. Would you like me to call him out?"

Su Xing smiled as he spoke.

As expected of an official organization. The bodyguard they had selected was truly flawless. An ordinary person would never suspect that there was anything wrong with the girl before him. They would probably only take her for an ordinary high school student.

It was just... a little unreasonable for a girl to stay overnight at a boy's home.

Still,

Su Xing did not really care.

His little brother was valued by the authorities and receiving official protection. Su Xing was happy about that, so there was no way he would harbor any negative feelings toward the girl before him. At most, he might gain a younger sister-in-law. As long as it did not interfere with his teaching and earning points, it was fine.

"You must be Su Yu's older brother. My name is Shen Ruyun. I'm really imposing on you by coming here this time. If Su Yu is in his room, Brother Su, may I go see him directly?"

Shen Ruyun smiled shyly. She used a finger to tuck the hair blocking her view behind her ear, then spoke softly.

"Ah, sure. Go find him yourself first. Walk straight through the training hall, then his room is the fourth one from the left."

"I'll go prepare a room for you first."

"You're staying here tonight, right?"

Su Xing agreed right away.

Shen Ruyun seemed somewhat surprised that Su Yu's older brother was so easygoing. She froze for a moment, then a lovely curve appeared on her lips as she said gratefully,

"Yes. Thank you so much."

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries.

Then Shen Ruyun followed Su Xing's directions into Su Yu's room. Su Xing chose a guest room relatively close to Su Yu's and tidied it up simply for Shen Ruyun to stay in that night.

As for why he had chosen a room nearby, there was naturally a reason for it. Close protection required staying close, after all.