My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 103 - 96: Dangerous Emotions

At the same time.

Chen Lusi finally put away his phone and entered the gourd.

Although being in the spotlight made him uncomfortable,

there was no use thinking about it, as it couldn’t change the situation.

He could only try to adapt.

And besides that, there seemed to be no other way.

"Here you go."

Chen Lusi entered the gourd and glanced at Xia Panqiu, who had landed, finally reacting.

This seemed to be a rare chance for the two to be alone...

Though he and Xia Panqiu had been alone before,

it seemed to be the first time inside the gourd.

When Wu You was around, he would make jokes to lighten the mood.

But now he wasn’t... Xia Panqiu, for some reason, spoke less too, leaving Chen Lusi unsure of what to say. He could only rub a spirit ball and hand it over.

"Thanks."

Xia Panqiu opened her mouth, swallowed the spirit ball, then covered her mouth with one hand while grabbing Chen Lusi’s sleeve with the other, suppressing a gag reflex.

Chen Lusi glanced at her hand on his sleeve, somewhat confused.

Didn’t she use to be like this? Why hold onto me?

Anyway, it had already happened, so he couldn’t avoid it and just stood there patiently waiting.

"Ugh..."

Today, Xia Panqiu’s actions were not only strange, but even her gagging sound seemed harder to suppress.

The sound spilled out.

Chen Lusi stared at her glossy, jet-black short hair, lost in thought.

At this moment.

Xia Panqiu suddenly looked up, tears lingering in the corners of her eyes, her delicate face slightly flushed: "It’s very uncomfortable."

"I thought you’d be used to it."

Chen Lusi came to his senses and shook his head: "But bear with it; it should be good for you, right?"

"Mm..."

Xia Panqiu gently nodded, then seemed to remember something, finally letting go of Chen Lusi’s sleeve, taking two bright, sapphire-like stones from her pocket, and handed them over: "Ah Yue wanted me to give these to you. He said they were extracted directly from the human body. Although they’re essence, he doesn’t recommend you swallow them, as they’re not as good as the spirit balls you directly condense.

But when casting large-scale techniques, you can use them as an auxiliary spiritual source."

Chen Lusi glanced at the two stones dropped by Sun Rensheng but didn’t reach out to take them. Instead, he curiously asked, "Extracted directly from the human body?"

"These things are quite popular internally, as the spirit within them is more controllable than external ones; they can be absorbed or used as a technique amplifier."

Xia Panqiu explained: "So they intentionally collect these things as internal currency from other empowerers, from within themselves... so it’s best not to swallow them; you can use them as tools, your spirit balls are much better."

"...Got it."

Chen Lusi nodded at her words, then hesitated: "But they seem useless to me, right? Do you want them?"

Xia Panqiu replied directly: "I have you, don’t need them."

Chen Lusi: "..."

"..."

Xia Panqiu realized, blushing even more, feeling her words had a vague meaning, and quickly explained: "I mean your spirit balls."

"I understand."

Chen Lusi thought for a moment and pocketed the two stones: "Then I’ll hold onto them for now, maybe they’ll be useful one day."

"Mm." Xia Panqiu nodded.

"So, shall we practice next?"

Chen Lusi thought about it and realized that apart from practicing inside the gourd, there wasn’t much else to do: "Yesterday, I discovered a better way to use the ’Chong’ technique."

"What?" Xia Panqiu was curious.

"...Combine it with my authority ability."

Chen Lusi raised his right hand, activated his authority ability, watching his flesh twist into a blade, lightly swinging it, explaining: "’Chong’ has such a quick start-up speed, it’s a waste to just use it to close in on the enemy. I can intentionally overshoot and then use the speed to make a very fast slash."

Saying this.

Chen Lusi flicked the thin blade of his right hand: "I tried this yesterday, it works, you should try it too."

Xia Panqiu, hearing this, showed a thoughtful expression and said: "A blade? It’s hard to control, it’s a bit difficult for me... and I can’t just stand behind you and then cast techniques, right?"

"..."

Chen Lusi looked in amazement at the petite girl in front of him: "What’s it got to do with me? Can’t you just find a blade? Why would you think of standing behind me to cast techniques to cut people?"

"......"

Xia Panqiu realized, her pretty face turning red, she lowered her head, looked at her canvas shoes, her long eyelashes blinked repeatedly, her face flushed rosy and white.

Embarrassed and shy.

"I’ll try first... you can find a blade later."

Chen Lusi thought for a moment, deciding not to tease her, gently smiled, then turned and walked to the other side.

Xia Panqiu stayed there, until Chen Lusi walked away, she slightly raised her head to watch his back.

Actually, she couldn’t figure out why she hadn’t thought of grabbing a blade.

Maybe it’s because... yesterday’s memory was too vivid.

The figure that lifted Feng Zhen and then softly questioned him... at that moment, all the fear and resentment seemed to vanish.

It was the first time she felt this way towards someone else, even when Xia Yue appeared later, she didn’t have that feeling.

But this person, who saved her time and time again, was left behind by her and Wu You.

If he couldn’t escape the darkness...

She stared at Chen Lusi’s back, lost in thought.

Suddenly, a discordant voice surfaced in her mind.

This sentence, like a thorn, pierced into her memory.

Casting a shadow over the memory.

Xia Panqiu was slightly stunned, then stepped forward, looking at Chen Lusi’s back, opened her mouth... yet didn’t know what to say.

...

Ultimately.

Xia Panqiu didn’t find a blade, just watched Chen Lusi practice.

As for sparring.

That was too dangerous.

Watching Chen Lusi disappear again... the blade cutting through the air, disturbing the lingering mist inside the gourd.

The cold gleam of metal flashed and disappeared in an instant, like a thin line.

Xia Panqiu watched the increasingly skilled Chen Lusi and couldn’t help but whisper: "You really are ’First Line’..."

"First Line?"

Chen Lusi turned his head.

"The official registered name of this technique is ’First Line,’ because a person rushes out along a line, but Ah Yue wasn’t very satisfied with this name because he thought he could turn corners..."

Xia Panqiu explained: "But now, if you’re holding a blade, ’First Line’ is the most accurate name, during the lunge, the blade’s cold gleam seemed to form a line."

"Oh... sounds nice, I’ll try calling it that."

Chen Lusi smiled at her words, then took out his phone to check the time, lightly waved his right arm: "It’s evening already, shall we leave? Tomorrow, you can try bringing a blade."

"Mm." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Xia Panqiu nodded, then stood up from the ground and gently patted her clothes.

The two left the gourd.

The setting sun shone through the glass into the room.

Chen Lusi exhaled a breath, marveling at how fast time had passed, readying himself to leave.

Xia Panqiu watched Chen Lusi’s back, pursed her red lips, suddenly quickened her steps, and reached out to grab his clothes.

Chen Lusi turned his head in confusion.

Xia Panqiu took a deep breath, gathered her courage, and said:

"I ran away and left you yesterday, sorry..."

"It’s okay, don’t worry about it."

Chen Lusi interrupted her halfway, with a smile, shook his head at her, and left the conference room.

Xia Panqiu froze for a moment, then stayed where she was.