My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 114 - 107: The Days Before Departing for Kunlun
The next day.
Early morning.
Chen Lusi heard a strange noise and groggily opened his eyes, just in time to see Lin Ying zipping up her suit skirt, fully dressed and seemingly ready to go out.
"Wait."
Chen Lusi lifted his hand with some effort, and in a dazed state, conjured a magical orb, making sure it wouldn’t harm her, then sat up yawning and handed the orb to her.
"Didn’t you sleep well?"
Lin Ying sat down on the edge of the bed, not in a hurry to swallow the orb, but asked gently.
Chen Lusi ignored her and directly stuffed the orb into her mouth.
"Mmm..."
Lin Ying shot him a light glare, covered her mouth, and left the room.
Chen Lusi yawned again, lay back down, and fell asleep once more.
He really hadn’t slept well last night...
Close to nine o’clock.
Chen Lusi finally climbed out of bed again.
Lin Ying had already left, and a hot breakfast was on the table. After washing up and eating breakfast, Chen Lusi routinely headed to Celestial Strategy Trading.
"Good morning."
Just entering the door.
Si Yujie greeted him, then said, "Xia Yue was here earlier and asked me to let you know that we’ll head to Kunlun in five days. That monkey seems about to give way, and Xia Yue can’t delay any longer... You knew about this, right?"
"Mm."
Chen Lusi nodded in response.
"Then be prepared these few days. I’m not sure if Wu You and Xia Panqiu will go with you... but anyway, be careful."
Si Yujie gave a reminder. Then, thinking for a bit, she said, "You don’t need to worry too much about the high-ups of Celestial Strategy Mansion and Kunlun. Xia Yue can handle them... With him around, there shouldn’t be too much trouble, but remember not to get too close to one person, don’t get tricked."
"Who?"
Chen Lusi was a bit surprised by her serious tone, it was the first time seeing Si Yujie like this: "Really strong?"
"Not really, just that she’s an idiot."
Si Yujie laughed, "Her name is Tang Language, if you’re interested, you can ask Wu You. He should know more."
"...Who’s damn interested? I only have Authority Ability related to a Female Fox, it’s not like I have anything with the fox itself."
Si Yujie’s words had just fallen when a voice suddenly rang out.
Chen Lusi turned his head.
Wu You appeared at the Celestial Strategy Trading entrance, cursing and grumbling.
He had finally been discharged from the hospital.
And upon noticing Chen Lusi’s gaze.
Wu You immediately came forward, gripping Chen Lusi’s hand tightly, excitedly saying, "Lusi, my brother from another mother!"
"..."
Chen Lusi was silent for a moment, "If your brain hasn’t healed, there’s no rush to leave the hospital."
"Hahaha, don’t say that, I just missed you."
Wu You threw his arm around his shoulder, unbothered: "I felt so guilty, if I stayed any longer, I feared I might have to pull my own plug..."
"It should be called pulling out the needle."
Si Yujie corrected.
"Tsk, don’t ruin the mood, Xiaoxiao, can’t you see I’m expressing guilt?"
Wu You guided Chen Lusi inside disdainfully, "Whatever... what do you know?"
Saying this.
Before Si Yujie could react, he hurriedly took Chen Lusi into the gourd before she could explode.
"Ha, my apologies."
Having entered the gourd.
Wu You released his hold on Chen Lusi’s neck, taking a breath, he suddenly spoke seriously.
Chen Lusi looked at him, thought for a moment, then replied, "Wu You, don’t worry about it, having one Xia Panqiu is enough."
Wu You turned his head, asking, "You noticed?"
"Didn’t you say so yourself? There’s really no need."
"I see."
Wu You sighed with relief, then jokingly added, "Then I dodged a bullet... I was even ready to perform seppuku and have you as my second."
"Seppuku?"
"I had reflected on it with Heart Sound Reflection before swapping."
"Can’t understand."
"Then just don’t, tell me, how did Xia Panqiu apologize to you?"
Wu You didn’t continue, instead wrapped his arm around Chen Lusi’s shoulder again, teasingly asked, "She’s been so awkward lately... I’m curious."
"Talking about someone behind their back isn’t good."
"...Can’t even tell a brother from another mother?"
"..."
Just as Chen Lusi was about to respond, the mist inside the gourd suddenly churned, and then a figure landed.
He looked at Xia Panqiu, who appeared not far away, slightly startled.
Wu You turned his head, similarly surprised.
Today’s Xia Panqiu looked different from usual, not wearing the usual jeans.
She had changed outfits.
A pleated skirt with a simple white crew-neck t-shirt, the hem tucked into her pleated skirt, showing a high waistline, a pair of round and long legs were glaringly white, full of energy, very girlish.
"Good morning."
Xia Panqiu greeted both of them.
Wu You widened his eyes and looked at Chen Lusi. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
Chen Lusi knew what he was thinking, remained expressionless, innocent as can be.
Wu You slowly turned his head, looking at Xia Panqiu.
"What? What are you looking at?"
Xia Panqiu glared at Wu You, "Careful, I might break your legs."
After that.
She paused, then looked at Chen Lusi, took a deep breath, confidently showcased her outfit, and then asked, "How is it?"
...Quite a stark contrast.
Chen Lusi remained silent, not yet speaking.
Wu You suddenly let go of his neck, moved to the side, squatted down, and took out a cigarette.
Click—
He squatted there, holding a cigarette, with a look of pondering life’s meaning.
Can’t figure it out.
What exactly happened during my time in the hospital...
Chen Lu Si shook his head and didn’t bother with it; instead, he replied, "Pretty good, but isn’t it a bit too intense practicing those moves? No issues?"
Xia Panqiu glanced at Wu You, then came up to Chen Lu Si, tiptoed, and whispered, "... I’m wearing safety shorts, it’s fine."
Chen Lu Si thought for a moment and responded, "No need to lower your voice..."
"On purpose."
Xia Panqiu chuckled softly and whispered, "As long as you know, anyway, I’m not practicing with that weakling Wu You."
"Alright then."
Chen Lu Si looked at the petite girl in front of him, although there had been a huge change.
But he didn’t say much, just nodded: "How about trying ’First Line’ today?"
"... Just a moment, let me go grab a sword. There should be one in the company, wait for me, I’ll be right back."
Hearing this, Xia Panqiu immediately replied and then called out Si Yujie’s name, leaving the gourd.
Nearly three minutes later.
She returned, stumbling, and stood firm, holding a... what could only be described as a gigantic Horse-Cutting Saber.
She dragged the saber over to Chen Lu Si, struggling to lift it, and then said, "Xiaoxiao said this is the only sword we’ve got? Is that okay?"
Chen Lu Si looked at the Horse-Cutting Saber, which was about as tall as Xia Panqiu, and was silent for a moment: "What do you think?"
"Not really..."
Xia Panqiu blushed and said, "Swinging it is fine, but if I were to use this sword to activate ’First Line’, it might turn from me flying with the sword to the sword flying with me..."
"Are you stupid or something?"
Chen Lu Si reached out to smooth her slightly messy, beautiful short hair and then looked at her.
Wondering... did she get dumb from wearing white stockings yesterday?
"Hear me out."
Xia Panqiu, a bit shy, instinctively wanted to dodge but finally held back, explaining, "Although theoretically it’s not suitable, my Authority Ability can now control objects lighter than myself. This Horse-Cutting Saber is lighter than me... so I thought, could I make my body feel lighter while also making the sword feel lighter?
That way, the technique should activate, and don’t you think such a big sword looks really intimidating?"
She lifted her head, her eyes bright.
After hearing her out, Chen Lu Si was silent for a moment: "Then try it?"
"Okay."
Xia Panqiu seemed to genuinely think it was feasible, agreed, and then immediately turned around with the gigantic Horse-Cutting Saber, looking ahead.
Cloud Ascension Authority activated.
She lifted the heavy Horse-Cutting Saber with one hand, holding it horizontally in front of her, and activated the technique ’First Line’.
The spirit generated immense kinetic energy.
She instantly flew out.
... It looked especially terrifying.
The sword seemed taller than her, holding it horizontally felt like grasping a person.
It made people’s eyelids twitch uncontrollably.
Then, an even more eye-twitching scene unfolded.
The Authority Ability needed to apply not only to the body but also to the Horse-Cutting Saber while controlling the extremely difficult technique ’First Line’.
For Xia Panqiu, this was clearly over her head.
Just halfway into the flight.
The Authority Ability applied to the Horse-Cutting Saber could no longer be maintained, and the huge saber suddenly plummeted, leaving a clear mark on the ground with a thunk.
Then, Xia Panqiu, holding the sword, stumbled, being led by the sword, fell right out of mid-air.
She held onto the sword handle, trying to steady herself, but the inertia from ’First Line’ was too strong, and she elegantly spun in a circle... then stumbled and plopped right onto the ground.
Chen Lu Si: "..."
But thankfully.
She really wore safety shorts.
It’s just... is this change meant to be like this? It feels kind of silly.
"Seems a bit hard."
Xia Panqiu adjusted her skirt, then bent her beautiful white legs, and said with a red face, "It’s too hard to control."
Chen Lu Si went over to her, pulled her up: "I think you should switch to a smaller sword."
What do you plan to do with a sword taller than yourself...
"No, I want to try again."
Xia Panqiu didn’t agree; instead insisted, "I can do it! I like this sword!"
Chen Lu Si looked at her side profile, hesitated for a moment: "Alright, try again, be careful."
"Mm."
Xia Panqiu nodded, then started trying again.
Then.
"Ah..."
Xia Panqiu let out a short exclamation, once again stumbling out of mid-air.
Chen Lu Si looked at her silently.
Xia Panqiu noticed Chen Lu Si’s gaze, felt a bit bashful but still stood up, stubbornly continued trying.
At the same time.
On the other side.
Wu You heard Xia Panqiu’s voice and finally came to his senses.
He raised his head, looking at Xia Panqiu and Chen Lu Si not far off, blinked, then lifted the cigarette he was holding, taking a deep drag.
"Phew—"
As smoke coiled around.
Wu You tilted his head slightly, unable to help but chuckle.
...
Following that.
Life for Chen Lu Si returned to calm.
During the day, he practiced techniques at Celestial Strategy Trading, and in the evening, he would feed Lin Ying and spend post-work time with her.
As for changes... there were, Xia Panqiu changed quite a lot.
But this clearly didn’t affect his life rhythm.
After the death of Sun Rensheng, the city had not experienced a large-scale outburst of mythological activation.
Chen Lu Si hadn’t gone on a mission for several days now.
The days passed one by one.
Soon.
The fifth day arrived.
