Chapter 88

"Brother Xiaoshou!"

As soon as the door opened, Su Qianqian leaned forward, holding the hem of her dress, and called out sweetly, showing no sign of having just finished a fight.

"Hey, you still come back to see your little brother?" Xu Xiaoshou was delighted to see the girl in front of him, but his words were merciless, "I thought you would forget me once you entered the inner courtyard."

"Not at all!" Su Qianqian immediately became anxious and said earnestly, "I've always been paying attention to Brother Xiaoshou. I went to the 'Fengyun Struggle' and even saw you win the championship!"

"Good, good..."

Xu Xiaoshou looked at the little girl who had to tiptoe to reach his chest and couldn't help but reach out to ruffle her hair, which still felt the same.

The little girl frowned, clearly unhappy that her carefully styled hair was messed up again.

"You haven't grown at all..."

"What?!"

"Uh, uh, never mind, I mean... so you came to celebrate my championship?"

"Hmph!" Su Qianqian pouted, "I was, but not anymore."

Xu Xiaoshou smiled awkwardly, unable to resist speaking his mind.

After all, she wasn't his little follower anymore. As a guest, he should treat her properly.

He waved his hand, "Come in and sit down."

However, when he turned around, the bright courtyard almost blinded him. The pits and holes on the ground were still there.

Xu Xiaoshou's face darkened. What could he use to entertain a guest?

The main house was gone, and the guest room only had one chair. Should they sit on the bed and chat?

If he really had to say... it could work!

But they would need water to drink, or they would get thirsty. But all the water storage here had been burned. Should they go to the pond to drink the fish's bathwater?

"What's wrong?"

Su Qianqian saw Xu Xiaoshou being polite with his words but blocking the door with his body, so she stopped in her tracks.

"Qianqian, I just remembered we haven't seen each other in a long time. Staying at home all the time is boring. I was thinking of going out for a walk. Want to come with me?"

Without waiting for a response, Xu Xiaoshou closed the door behind him and pushed the little girl out.

"Sure!" Su Qianqian didn't seem to mind, biting her finger and thinking for a moment before exclaiming, "Let's go to Ehu Lake. It's been a long time since we've been there!"

Xu Xiaoshou stumbled, almost falling to the ground.

Ehu Lake...

Ehu Lake again!

That place is a nightmare!

He had just escaped death last night, and the memory was still fresh. Did he have to deepen the impression?

Su Qianqian, being pushed ahead, couldn't see Xu Xiaoshou's expression and said to herself, "I remember when Brother Xiaoshou used to take me there to practice swordsmanship..."

"Right, you always said I couldn't master the first move of 'White Cloud Sword Technique,' but I asked Master, and he said I did well. This time, you must teach me the second move!"

Su Qianqian didn't even need to turn her head; she just lifted her head, and her big eyes stared at Xu Xiaoshou with determination.

Xu Xiaoshou's lips twitched. If I could, I would teach you!

But with your talent, you learned the first move in less than an hour, and it took me three years to learn it. How can I teach you?

He took a deep breath and said with a deep tone, "Forget about 'White Cloud Sword Technique,' it's outdated... How about this, I'll teach you something advanced."

Su Qianqian's eyes lit up, "What advanced technique?"

"Hmph!" Xu Xiaoshou was confident, "Sword Control Technique!"

Su Qianqian's mouth opened slightly, showing a "I know this" expression. She leaned forward, and her giant sword immediately flew into the sky, moving like a dragon in the air, as if it were an extension of her arm.

"Is this it?" she turned her head.

Xu Xiaoshou was stunned.

Her sword control was far better than his. What was there to teach?

But he couldn't lose his image as a big brother, so he nodded slightly, "Not bad."

"But what I want to teach you is not just this, but the legendary 'Sword Flight Technique'!"

Su Qianqian suddenly understood and showed a "I know this too" expression. She leaped up and lightly landed on the sword, looking like a female sword immortal.

"How's that?" Su Qianqian said excitedly, eager to show her year of practice to her Brother Xiaoshou.

Xu Xiaoshou was speechless.

Was it really because of me that she was held back?

Back then, the little girl spent a month learning the first move of 'White Cloud Sword Technique.' Now, after a year, she knows everything?

"Very good, you've improved." He said calmly, his eyes twinkling, "But what I want to teach you is not these simple things."

"Huh?" Su Qianqian jumped off the sword, were these simple?

She remembered it took her several hours to learn.

"What is it then?"

Xu Xiaoshou smiled mysteriously and said slowly, "Reverse Sword Control Technique!"

"Reverse Sword Control Technique?" Su Qianqian pondered, what kind of sword control technique was this? It sounded so powerful, and her Master never mentioned it!

"Hehe, you don't know this, right?" Xu Xiaoshou was smug.

"Uh-huh."

"Do you want to learn? I don't teach just anyone..."

"Yes!"

"Very good, then what should you call me?"

"Brother Xiaoshou!"

Xu Xiaoshou nodded in satisfaction, showing a "you can be taught" expression, "Before learning 'Reverse Sword Control Technique,' we need to learn 'Reverse Sword Stance'..."

"Huh? What is 'Reverse Sword Stance'?"

"Hehe, it's quite profound."

"This is a super-strong technique I created based on the 'White Cloud Drifting' stance. With this sword stance, I crushed all my opponents and won the championship in the 'Fengyun Struggle'!"

"Created?" Su Qianqian's eyes widened, her interest piqued, clearly noticing the emphasis in his tone.

And... creating a spirit technique?

Only a master-level expert could do that!

"It's not a big deal." Xu Xiaoshou nodded modestly, "Are you eager? Let's start!"

In front of the courtyard, the two figures, one tall and one short, each drew a sword and began to practice.

"Come, come, come, listen to me. First, we need to reverse the sword..."

"Uh, why reverse it?"

"Of course, to... um, I won't answer such a simple question. Use your brain and think about it."

"What? You can sense the sword's spirit without reversing it?"

"No, it must be reversed. That's the essence of this move!"

...

"Alright, I give up. Throw it out and call it back when it's far away... How can you control the direction it comes back?"

"No! You must aim at yourself!"

"Don't ask, it's the essence!"

...

After a quarter of an hour, Xu Xiaoshou looked up at the sky, speechless. Is this the difference in talent?

He spent a whole night figuring this out, and the little girl did it in just a moment!

Look...

She's controlling the sword in reverse in the sky...

Su Qianqian was having a great time. The 'Reverse Sword Control Technique' really opened her mind, but after a while, she started to feel a bit dizzy.

"Brother Xiaoshou, why am I feeling a bit dizzy?"

Xu Xiaoshou took a deep breath, suppressing the pain of being outdone, and said slowly, "Don't ask, it's to strengthen your will!"

"If you can't overcome dizziness, how will you fight in the sky?"