
Chapter 80: Saving Only Pretty Hard (Part 3)
Spring was still very cold, but even so, when Lu Shu tried her best for each swing, her clothes were fully soaked in no time.
He took off his shirt and continued with his shirtless sweep. From the side, Li Xianyi suddenly asked, "Hey son, what kind of person do you think would be someone strong?"
While Lu Shu felt a change in his muscles as he continued the swing, he replied, "A person strong enough to ignore all the rules in the world must be someone strong."
Li Xianyi shook her head, "What you mean is the end point and not the process. What I'm asking is, how did you become someone strong?"
Before Lu Shu could answer his question, Li Xianyi took the initiative to say, "In a single slash, one must be able to show sky-high trust and this kind of trust must be embedded in his heart and instinct. Such confidence comes with training. "
So, this was the reason that Li Xianyi was trying to tell Lu Shu.
With such a fast training method, why would he have to train his sword skills like an ordinary person? Was it through countless swings that would make Lu Shu understand his own strength, understand what could be cut and to understand life and death?
A quick training method seems too good to be true but it lacks the necessary process. If one was not sure how precise his strength was, he would definitely lack confidence.
Li Xianyi suddenly asked again, "If one day you will have an enormous power, are you willing to accept greater responsibility?"
"Greater responsibility?" Lu Shu was startled and immediately shook his head, "My responsibility is to move on with life and take good care of Lu Xiaoyu. If any other responsibility is given to me by others, I will not accept it."
Deep down, he was afraid that Li Xianyi wanted him to do something in the future and decided to reject her now.
Lu Shu stopped his swing as he looked at Li Xianyi while Li Xianyi calmly asked, "But at that moment, it was, you will not only be able to take good care of your little sister but also have the power to help others."
"But what does this have to do with me? Maybe if Uncle Li and the others are in danger, I will go and save them. But for others, I did not rely on them when growing up and I believed that one had to rely on their own efforts in whatever they did to get better, "as Lu Shu shook his head.
He was no longer a child and since he lived a poor and bitter life, Lu Shu had developed his own view of the world, of life and even on values; and all these views will not change from just a few words.
Correct . He was an orphan since young and even his parents did not fulfill their duties. So how could he let others lecture him about their idealistic views; this was something he could not accept.
Lu Shu handed him his sword, which meant that if he did not comply with the requests and provisions, Li Xianyi could also stop teaching him swordsmanship altogether.
Therefore, he would rather not study this swordsmanship and continue searching around with his mysterious celestial map. Maybe it could be more tiring and maybe he would have a slow progress. But either way, he was unwilling to accept the confusing responsibility.
This is his own principle. Since he couldn't fulfill that request, he wouldn't want that swordplay technique either.
Li Xianyi did not receive the sword back, only to answer gently, "You don't have to go to such extremes."
This stubborn young man had struggled his entire life to survive and he would reject anyone even if they offered him help. Li Xianyi respected his stubbornness, but it turned out to be the biggest obstacle in his future plans for Lu Shu.
The Golden Foundation has a big heart and not everyone can inherit it. If Li Xianyi could not find someone to inherit his sole director role before leaving this world, perhaps it would remain empty forever.
Lu Shu shook his head, "I don't consider myself unlucky and I don't have any problems with my psychology either. The difficult times I went through could not compare to many others who had worse circumstances. But, trying to survive in this world already took everything I had. "
"So I'm sorry but I don't have any plans to have such a glorious dream."
Li Xianyi understood that Lu Shu would never join the Gold Foundation because her beliefs were too different.
He sighed, "From today onwards, I won't be your teacher nor consider you my disciple, but I can still continue to teach you."
Under Lu Shu's hesitant eyes, Li Xianyi added another statement, "I will not hold back my knowledge but I have a condition. Don't worry, I won't let you shoulder the strange responsibility but I only have a personal request."
This time, it wasn't for the Gold Foundation or his own ideals, it was for this stubborn Lu Shu.
Li Xianyi also wanted to know how far this youngster could go on his own.
Lu Shu considered for 5 minutes before finally replying, "OK."
… . .
After finishing the swing, Lu Shu returned home to cook for Lu Xiaoyu. As the two of them ate their food, Lu Shu did not tell Lu Xiaoyu about the disagreement she had with Li Xianyi, but Li Xianyi's willingness to impart all of her knowledge and skills still greatly shocked Lu Shu.
A personal request in exchange for a suitable swordplay, Lu Shu thought this was beneficial.
Breakfast was an herbal egg for each with a bowl of rice, and one pancake each.
Simple pancake recipe. Flour and eggs with added water are beaten until flaccid, before adding some green onions and pouring them into an oil-coated pan to be flipped and fried.
Lu Xiaoyu had always liked a grated cake that had many layers but Lu Shu could never master it. Her aunt outside the store bought her a grated cake right from the supermarket, so she never had anyone to study with.
There were times when Lu Xiaoyu craved them so much and she had to buy frozen ones from the supermarket to store them in the fridge.
Just as Lu Shu had just left to sell rotten tofu, the light bulbs in the living room started flickering and making noises. This was the light bulb used for his last moments.
Lu Xiaoyu stared at the light bulb for a while before going next door to Li Xianyi, "The light ball in my living room is wrong, can you help me change it?"
Li Xianyi was overjoyed and immediately agreed as she took the stairs and followed Lu Xiaoyu to change the light bulb.
He suddenly thought – because Lu Shu could not join the Golden Foundation, maybe Lu Xiaoyu would? Although Lu Xiaoyu said she did not want to learn about swordsmanship, it was under different circumstances and the children forgot their grudges very quickly. The fact that he came looking for me when there was a problem was already an improvement.
Perhaps after spending some time together, Lu Xiaoyu was willing to learn sword arts?
Li Xianyi turned off the switch to the lights and climbed up the stairs, and when she changed the light bulb, she casually asked, "Why don't you ask Lu Shu to change the light bulb?"
Lu Xiaoyu replied as she was cleaning the dishes, "What if she is electrocuted?"
Li Xianyi, "???"
"From Li Xianyi's distress, +388!"