Su Lin felt a chill run down his spine, but his expression remained calm as he politely clasped his hands in greeting: "Senior."
"Hmm... Little Wooden Sword, are you done taking a bath?"
The square-faced swordsman drank his wine and spoke with a smile.
A tiny wooden sword?
Su Lin remained silent, sensing the square-faced man's goodwill, and nodded respectfully: "Yes, it's too late, I'd like to go back and rest first."
"You can rest in the cave, why are you in such a hurry?"
The square-faced swordsman looked at Su Lin with a half-smile: "Could it be that you feel guilty?"
Sure enough, they've been discovered!
Su Lin was about to speak when he was interrupted by him raising his hand: "Alright, alright, stop with your father's rhetoric. I was sick of hearing it back then."
"What kind of life you have determines what kind of seed you are. There's not a single good one in your lineage. You refuse the sword manual right in front of you, and instead prefer to steal it."
Why?
What does that mean?
So, Su Qingyang did the same thing back then?
Su Lin, at a loss for words, remained silent, choosing to remain unchanged in the face of all changes.
"Your dad didn't tell you, did he?"
The square-faced swordsman glanced at Su Lin indifferently, then suddenly smiled mischievously: "Let me tell you something. Did you know that he is best at the Zhou Tian Sword?"
"yes."
Su Lin nodded in agreement: "My father is known as the Sword Gentleman. His Zhou Tian Sword technique is like that of a ghost or god, and he is renowned in the martial arts world."
"What a load of rubbish! He's a complete thief!"
The square-faced man stood up and spat out, "That brat is going astray! He stole my Zhou Tian Sword Manual!"
Su Lin was stunned: "..."
Did the Sword Gentleman "steal" the secret manuals of a master within the sect?
This seems a bit unreasonable, after all, given Su Qingyang's status and position within the sect, he is fully qualified to learn openly and legitimately.
But the square-faced swordsman had no reason to deceive Su Lin. If he said he stole... then he stole. After all, he was a senior.
"Don't you believe me? You're just like him!"
The square-faced swordsman pointed at Su Lin and laughed, "Little Wooden Swordsman has lost his mind. He doesn't know what kind of person his son is. If he had known you also loved stealing sword manuals, he would have brought you here long ago. Why did he have to painstakingly persuade you to learn swordsmanship?"
They refuse to learn even when advised to, preferring to learn secretly.
"this..."
Su Lin hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, "What I did was indeed inappropriate. Should I go and return it?"
"Return my ass! A few worthless sword manuals, I can burn them all. If you want to steal them, then steal them."
The square-faced swordsman waved his hand dismissively, seemingly unconcerned, which indeed seemed to be the case.
With the discerning eye of such unparalleled masters, they certainly wouldn't care about a few B-grade or A-grade sword technique manuals.
"So, senior, you blocked my way because of this matter?"
Su Lin was confused. Why would he stop me so late at night, not caring that I stole the sword manual? Was it just to tease Su Qingyang about his embarrassing past?
Come again tomorrow.
The square-faced swordsman tossed the wine jug over and said casually, "Go into the city and bring back some wine. Remember to get the Qingfeng Pavilion brand; other brands are too strong and make your throat feel sore."
Oh, they're treating me like a food delivery guy.
Su Lin took the wine pot and nodded silently, "Yes."
"Get lost."
He waved his hand, and his figure vanished without a trace, disappearing right before Su Lin's eyes.
That's an amazing technique! It's at least a world-class lightness skill!
Su Lin stood silently for a moment, then suddenly turned to look at Xiao Linlin. He saw the little girl looking at him with bright, shining eyes in the night.
Suddenly, she giggled and whispered, "Big brother is so lucky!"
This scenario really does have the feel of a prelude to "a fantasy protagonist being chosen by a peerless master old man".
Even Xiao Linlin noticed it, so Su Lin naturally sensed something was amiss as well.
Perhaps it was because of the "little wooden sword," or perhaps it was simply that they preferred the direct disciples within the sect.
Whatever the reason, at least one thing is confirmed: it's not a problem for Su Lin to take things from the Sword Pavilion. As long as they're not too precious, he can take as many as he wants, and it can all be considered "normal cultivation consumption".
As for the middle-aged swordsman's goodwill towards Su Lin, Su Lin didn't really care whether he could gain any benefit from it.
Ideally, it would be possible, but it's not a big deal if it's not possible.
Having figured this out, Su Lin calmly walked out of the blessed land area.
He had just returned to the mountain gate when he saw a beautiful figure standing alone below, gazing in his direction.
It was Xu Zhenshu. When she saw Su Lin walk out, she couldn't help but smile and go forward to greet him.
"Junior brother, you've finally come out! I thought you were going to stay inside for a few more days."
Xu Zhenshu smiled broadly, and Su Lin cupped his hands in greeting: "Senior Sister, thank you for waiting for me here. Is there anything you need me to do?"
"Look at what you're saying. Do you think I only call you because I need something? You're becoming more and more like your master, too serious."
Xu Zhenshu complained, raising his hand to gently pat Su Lin: "After I finished my work, I saw that you weren't in your room, and I was afraid that you had gone down the mountain to play again, so I came to look for you."
"Later, I heard from my senior uncle, the sect leader, that you had awakened your potential and were practicing swordsmanship here, so I came to wait for you."
"Thank goodness, you've really made some progress. When Master returns and sees this, he'll be overjoyed."
Xu Zhenshu's words were filled with concern, and a gentle tenderness flowed under the night sky.
Su Lin listened attentively with her head down, and gleaned some useful information from it.
Once he entered the blessed land, most of the higher-ups in the Sword Pavilion knew about it, at least the group led by the sect leader.
Even Su Lin's every move after entering the Sword Pavilion may have been known.
But given Su Lin's status, they were happy to see this scene; the fact that Su Lin had "become acquainted with swordsmanship" overshadowed everything else.
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