Although Jingliu knew she could not teach him much about swordsmanship, she did not say so and continued sparring with Xianyu.
They trained together for a week straight. After having breakfast with him, Jingliu left early for the Cloud Knights' camp.
She was growing impatient, but remembering the guide's advice about the timing of a confession made her hesitate again.
So how should she confess?
After much thought, Jingliu remembered a way of confessing that had circulated among the Cloud Knights since the previous Marshal's tenure.
The Sword Champion, always quick to act, settled on her method without hesitation.
Once she had decided how to confess, Jingliu resolved to save up some more money for Xianyu.
Objectively speaking, as someone older and a Cloud Knight, she was bound to let Xianyu down.
She could not stay with him for very long. And as a Cloud Knight, if the Luofu needed her, she would head straight for the battlefield.
The situation on a battlefield could change in an instant. How long would it take for a war to end? No one could give a definite answer.
Since she was taking up the youngest years of his life, she had to find some way to make it up to him.
Xianyu did not need Jingliu to teach him swordsmanship, and she could not stay by his side at every moment. Then she would leave him her property and Strale as compensation.
As for whether Xianyu needed Strale... Jingliu did not think he lacked money. At least, judging by the furnishings in his home, he did not look like someone short on funds.
The Sword Champion, who had once cared for nothing beyond swordsmanship, knew little about expensive objects.
But her friend Dan Feng knew all sorts of rare curiosities inside out.
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