One Sword, Instant Kill—You're the Strongest Sequence, Part 3

"Yes."

Su Yu nodded firmly.

He knew that in two months, it would not be some damn study camp, but a real bloody battle—a fight where many people would die. But he would not, and could not, lose.

He had to win.

Only then could he protect his brother.

"Alright."

Seeing Su Yu's expression, Su Xing nodded in agreement.

"That's great. Then we—"

Just as Li Yu heard Su Xing agree and was about to say something, a phone ringtone suddenly shattered the harmonious atmosphere of this "home visit."

He picked up his phone and glanced at the screen.

There were only three words saved as the contact name: "Little Disaster Star."

"Li Yu, where are you? Come back quickly! Those Spirit Cult people in northern Cang City are making a move!"

He calmly answered the call. Upon hearing the woman's voice on the other end, he merely burst into laughter and said:

"What? You're going into labor? That's wonderful news! I'll be right there, I'll be right there!"

"??? What the hell are you—"

Ignoring the reaction on the other end, Li Yu hung up directly. Then, with an apologetic smile, he said to Su Xing:

"Brother Su, I'm sorry."

"I wanted to chat with you a little longer, but you heard her. My wife is about to give birth."

Li Yu pointed at his phone, then bowed to Su Xing in apology.

"Teacher Li, you're being too polite. Should I see you out?"

Su Xing nodded understandingly.

Nothing was more important than family.

Su Xing did not think there was anything wrong with Li Yu's behavior.

It was just that the last words from the other end of the call had sounded a little emotional. Had she already started pushing...?

"Heh, no need. I'd be troubling you too much."

"Student Su, make sure you study hard at home too. I'll come check your learning progress when I have time. Also, during summer break, try not to go out too much. Stay safe."

Stay safe?

Watching Teacher Li leave through the door, Su Xing sharply caught those four words. Stay safe... safe from what?

Li Yu left the sword school and got into his sports car.

Thinking back on Su Xing's appearance and circumstances, he slowly shook his head. He took out his phone, opened Su Yu's contact page, thought for a moment, and changed Su Yu's contact name to "Little Liar Who Tricks His Brother."

"Your brother should just be an ordinary person."

"When I spoke with him, aside from being physically rather strong, I didn't sense any sequence energy from him at all, nor any sign that he was about to awaken."

"This situation is urgent. The Spirit Cult is causing trouble in the north, so I have to return immediately. Stay with your brother and grow peacefully."

When Li Yu saw that Su Yu had not replied for a long time, he thought about it and still felt uneasy, so he typed:

"Su Yu, since sequences first appeared in Xia Nation, you are the highest-ranked sequence we've seen. You are very important to us! If you want to protect your own life and protect your brother, then you must cultivate diligently for me!"

"Remember the trip to the capital in two months."

"You should know what will happen then."

This time,

Su Yu replied quickly.

Only a few seconds after Li Yu mentioned protecting his brother, Su Yu immediately replied:

"Don't worry. I'll definitely cultivate hard."

"Heh, what a brother-obsessed kid. I'll come inspect your cultivation results when I have time. Delete the chat history after reading this. Don't let your brother see it."

After saying that, Li Yu put down his phone, started the engine, and slammed on the gas. With a vroom, he drove away.

"Xiao Yu, summer break has finally started. How about your brother treats you to dinner tonight?"

After seeing Teacher Li leave, Su Xing stood up and patted Su Yu on the shoulder with a smack, then said with a smile.

Su Yu's body tilted from Su Xing's pat like a roly-poly toy that had nearly toppled over, then suddenly swung back. He could not help crying out in pain.

"Bro, you're way too strong!"

Su Yu's body had been strengthened by sequence energy and could already be considered very sturdy. If an ordinary person's physical condition was a one, then he was at least a two. Yet a single pat from Su Xing still sent pain through him. If Li Yu had not confirmed that Su Xing had no sequence yet, Su Yu would never have believed it.

Su Xing smiled.

"Heh, I've been practicing swordsmanship a lot lately. My strength really has increased quite a bit."

"So, are you coming or not?"

"No. There's a lot, a lot of summer homework this time. I'll go back and do my homework first. I'll consider other things after I finish it."

Su Yu shook his head.

He stood up from his chair.

Su Xing looked at his younger brother in surprise and asked in astonishment:

"Didn't you always put off your homework until summer break was almost over?"

"This doesn't seem like you."

"I was immature before. I'm about to go to the study camp, and I don't want the students there to leave me behind."

Su Yu picked up the backpack that had been sitting beside him, stood up, and took a few steps. Then he suddenly remembered that this was not his home and turned back to ask:

"Bro, where am I staying?"

"You're Xiao Su's younger brother, so I'll call you Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu, walk straight out of the training hall, then turn right. Count from the inside outward—the fourth room is the guest room. You can stay there."

The owner silently took a sip of tea.

Then he silently chewed up the chrysanthemum petals that had flowed into his mouth and swallowed them, leaving a bitter yet fresh fragrance on the tip of his tongue.

"Alright, thank you, Uncle Owner."

Xiao Yu glanced at the owner chewing chrysanthemum petals, nodded, and walked away with his backpack. His footsteps rang out crisply against the floor—tap, tap, tap—as he gradually disappeared from Su Xing and the owner's sight.

"Go to bed early tonight! Don't exhaust yourself!"

Just as Su Yu was about to leave Su Xing's view, Su Xing suddenly raised his hand and called out.

"Got it!"

Su Yu left, and for a while, no one spoke.

Su Xing also picked up the chrysanthemum tea in front of him and took a small sip, then spat the chrysanthemum petals back into the cup.

The owner suddenly said, "Did you notice?"

Su Xing turned toward him and asked in confusion, "Notice what?"

The owner took another sip of tea and quietly said, "Your younger brother's body is very strong, but there are no traces of training whatsoever."

"What's wrong with that?"

"You've practiced swordsmanship for a month. Maybe you've become quite proficient with the sword, but you definitely aren't as good at reading people as I am. There's something wrong with your brother's situation... It's like some unknown force is strengthening his body from within. It doesn't look like the result of his own training."

"With the force of that pat just now, you might not have noticed it yourself, but if you patted any of your swordsmanship students like that, you'd probably knock them straight to the ground. But your brother only tilted slightly before bouncing right back."

"Is Xiao Yu naturally super strong?"

"No."

Su Xing replied.

His heart skipped a beat.

After the owner's reminder, he immediately realized that something extraordinary must have happened to his younger brother.

Before he entered the psychiatric hospital,

his younger brother had been obedient, but he definitely had not been an especially outstanding student. He also caught colds, ran fevers, and fell sick every day. Otherwise, their parents would not have worried themselves sick all the time.

But now...

Not only were his grades good enough for a teacher to visit personally, his health was also far better than before. Though those were all good things, they still made unease rise within Su Xing.

This brat...

Could he have a system too?