If you have the ability, go outside and learn martial arts! Whether you learn it by stealing or robbing, just don't cause trouble for the sect. If you can learn it, it's your own skill!
Even if they are truly blinded by external martial arts techniques and lose interest in swordsmanship, it doesn't matter. They can still stay in the Sword Pavilion, but they definitely won't be able to enter the inner sect or become a "seed player." They can only be a "security guard" type of henchman.
The Jiange family is large and powerful, and apart from matters of principle that cannot be violated, they are quite free in other aspects.
"This method lays a solid foundation and does not conflict with other methods, making sword learning smoother."
Su Lin's reply remained the same, which Senior Li was tired of hearing: "I don't care about your many things. I'm not your father. You can learn if you want, or not if you don't."
"You flatter me, senior."
Su Lin nodded and was about to get up and put on his clothes: "I'll go down the mountain to get some wine for you, senior."
"I didn't come for the wine, I came to deliver a message."
Senior Li spoke calmly, his old legs swinging in the tree: "A girl has come to the Shuyu Heavenly Palace with some news. She said that the Peace Stone is almost secured, and she wants to persuade the younger generation of the Sword Pavilion to send some people to help. The sect leader and elders have already selected candidates, and you are among them."
Hearing this, Xiao Linlin, who was pretending to be asleep, couldn't help but open her eyes and peek.
There's news about the Peace Stone; is it about to be acquired?
News of the escape location won't be long!
"Of course."
Su Lin paused for a moment before continuing to dress: "The martial world is ever-changing. Our sect is the leader of the righteous path, and as its disciple, I should naturally share the burden and shoulder more righteous responsibilities."
"Where did you learn all these fancy words? Didn't Little Wooden Sword teach you anything good? Are you really going to learn from your uncle and become a swordsman with words?"
Senior Li sneered and mocked, "What sharing of worries? You're just there to loaf around. If there really is to be a fight, that's your father's business. Since you're letting the younger generation of disciples go out, it must be nothing serious."
"You're just a knife-wielding novice. You can't even handle a knife properly, and you're terrible at swords. What use would you be if you went there?"
"It's nothing more than having you go along on this trip, to get a name for participating in the Battle of Peace Stone. It's just your dad paving the way for you."
Su Lin understood; this was a way for him to gain experience and prestige.
It's so great to have someone backing you up!
They paved the way, but didn't forget to pick some fruit for themselves and share in the credit.
Senior Li's tone sounded quite disdainful. He had spent his life practicing swordsmanship to the extreme, and naturally looked down on these petty scheming people in the sect who didn't value strength but insisted on talking about background and origin.
Su Lin didn't know how to answer, so she silently got dressed and led Xiao Linlin out of the blessed land.
But after walking only a few steps, they heard Senior Li calling from the tree again.
"A tiny wooden sword!"
"senior?"
Su Lin turned around and looked at the middle-aged swordsman in the tree.
"You are quite diligent, even more so than your father was back then. If you put more effort into swordsmanship, that would be good too."
Senior Li tossed down the wine jug, which Su Lin quickly caught. He then heard him say calmly, "After you leave, work harder. Whether it's a knife or a sword, if you can't make a name for yourself, don't come back here again, so I won't have to see you."
Give it back?
It seems unlikely.
Su Lin knew that once the ownership of the Peace Stone was stabilized after they left, regardless of whether it belonged to good or evil, all the players in the game world would start vying for a chance to escape, and he would be no exception.
Escape is the most important thing; once you escape, there's no going back.
Even though Su Lin knew this would happen, he still silently cupped his hands and did the formality: "This junior has remembered."
After he finished speaking, when he looked up again, the swordsman was nowhere to be seen.
Su Lin walked outwards until he was outside the gate of the blessed land, standing alone on the mountain path, but no one came to greet him.
Well, Senior Li was just passing on a message; he still had to go to the main hall to report himself.
Sword Pavilion is vast and its roads are complex. As Su Lin was pondering the route to the main hall, Xiao Linlin beside him kept turning back to look into the blessed land, taking several steps back and forth.
Finally, she couldn't help but tug at Su Lin's sleeve: "Brother, if you can come back, you might really benefit from this."
"What's the meaning?"
"Senior Li thinks highly of you. He probably has never seen such a diligent and self-disciplined disciple as you. Although he has set requirements for you, you can still come back if you don't make any significant progress. This wine pot is proof of that."
Xiao Linlin pointed to the wine jug in his hand: "This is your ticket back. As long as you can still bring him wine, at most you'll get a few scoldings for not making any progress, but taking a bath will definitely be no problem. You might even get some pointers and be taught something."
"In my opinion, Senior Li probably didn't have much talent when he was young, but he worked hard and diligently, which is why he favors people like you."
"What's the meaning?"
Su Lin repeated himself, then chuckled, "Coming back? So we're not leaving?"
"It's not impossible!"
Xiao Linlin chuckled: "Staying here as a carefree wanderer of the Sword Sect, with a powerful father, a senior to guide me, and a beautiful senior sister... it's quite a happy life."
"This is also a danger in the escape mechanism."
Su Lin saw through it all, shook his head, and said nothing more.
Xiao Linlin understood what he meant. The dangers of the escape world were not only the obvious enemies, battles, struggles, and resource exploitation, but also the ubiquitous temptations and attractions.
Some beautiful, colorful worlds are real, relaxing, and full of temptations, making it hard for survivors after high-pressure matches not to have thoughts like "why not stay?"
But would staying really be a good thing?
This could also be a deception created by the mechanism, a beautiful lie that was prepared long ago.
Once the thought of indulgence arises, the chance to escape is fleeting.
Su Lin never considered this possibility; he knew what he had to do and always did it step by step.
"elder brother..."
Looking at Su Lin's profile, Xiao Linlin suddenly said, "You are so perfect. Nothing can shake your convictions."
"Huh?"
Su Lin suddenly stopped and looked at Xiao Linlin seriously: "I have reason to suspect that you are calling me a stubborn person."
"No way! No way! Oh, I was just complimenting you!!"
"Haha, just kidding."
Su Lin laughed heartily, and the two of them dispelled the gloom with their conversation, already approaching the main hall entrance.
As Su Lin stood on the long steps in front of the main hall, he looked up and saw a woman already standing in front of the door. She was wearing a light green dress, looked pure and lovely, and was smiling at him.
It was Xu Zhiyi; she was waiting for him.
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