The Devil Sword Swordsman
Ch. 35 - Farewell
A death kick with a 180-degree rotation successfully hit the head of Lan An who had just been hit by wood from above. In that shock Lan An did not have time to dodge, in an instant he had fallen to his knees with a throbbing head sore.
Xin Fai landed smoothly with her widest smile, she picked up the fallen wood beside Lan An.
Lan An snorted as Xin Fai unsheathed the wood towards him who was in a seated position. With a face as if he could do nothing else, he finally let out a voice.
"Well, I admit defeat..." Sighing heavily, Lan An tried to understand the surroundings. He came to the conclusion that when his gaze was sidetracked Xin Fai threw his wood up, then the boy ran as if he wanted to attack him with the wood.
When Lan An was fooled that very moment his head was hit by the wood that fell from it, a very powerful tactic to trick people like him who only knew of slashing with sword techniques.
Xin Fai reached out and was greeted by Lan An with a warm smile.
"I don't think about you, little brother... You're so full of surprises." Honestly Lan An, he was amazed despite having lost.
"I've realized from the beginning that with my poor strength this can't just beat you."
Lan An was about to refute Xin Fai's words, according to her little sister's strength was not bad. Xin Fai was even younger than him by one year and their sword techniques were almost evenly matched, if only their age was the same Lan An would not necessarily be able to win from him either.
"But I have something other than strength. Which often makes me win every fight."
Lan An put on a curious expression. Was it magic like a lost jewel on Xin Fai's back? He put on a serious face, even very serious. His face was stiff like a statue.
Xin Fai pointed at his head with a small smile. "Switch."
"Basic little sister! Ahaha!" Lan An's laughter sounded blaring, she increasingly shook the head made Xin Fai.
Lan An embraced Xin Fai warmly. Chuan Gui walked up to them while saluting.
"I hope Master Lan An is willing to join our sect. Your strength is great and I hope you don't mind joining us."
"It's with pleasure, Old Man."
Xin Fai glared at his ferocious eyes, Lan An sounded impolite if he called out to someone like Chuan Gui as Old Man.
"It's okay, I don't mind. Consider it a call to make us more familiar."
Instantly Lan An smiled widely. "True Old Man! We'll be true friends too, hahahah!"
On the other hand Chuan Gui felt he had found someone right, the Thousand Feet Army needed a figure like Lan An and he was grateful to Xin Fai for introducing the young man to him.
Lan An gave Xin Fai the Book of Seven Keys by giving a little direction.
"This book originated in the Qing Empire and this style is rarely used here. In it you can learn some techniques without deep energy. This is what makes the Book of Seven Keys very targeted in the martial world. And one more thing, the contents of this book are very mysterious. I just found two keys in this book, the key of the moon and the key of the spirit."
Lan An gave directions after taking a breath for a moment. "During studying this book I hope you do it carefully, the spirit in this book is numerous. I don't know what else to say. Keep the book from falling into the wrong hands."
Xin Fai had regretted taking the book from Lan An but Lan An said that he did not need it anymore because he had rarely studied it and was frustrated at not finding the 5 keys left.
"Hopefully you can unlock those 5 keys again. I will wait for your name to be famous as the Second Celestial Emperor."
Xin Fai who was daritadi just listening finally let out a sound, maybe you could say at this time he he had to part with Lan An.
"Sister An. I'm so grateful for the knowledge you taught me, I'll study this whole book as you requested."
Lan An smiled weakly, she thrust out a bracelet she made from the roots of the tree.
"I don't know what to give you, this bracelet as our farewell. It doesn't matter the price, the most important thing is to be sincere, right?" Lan An's warm smile was accompanied by a gust of wind that afternoon. Xin Fai would not forget the figure of the young man with the similar body of this wind spruce tree.
Xin Fai received the bracelet and immediately put it on, Chuan Gui who stared at their parting inwardly was moved but he was quite good at hiding it.
Lan An's kindness made her always amazed at the young man, Xin Fai hugged Lan An for a while after saying goodbye.
That afternoon Xin Fai had disappeared from Lan An and Chuan Gui's sight. Lan An only hoped that they would be reunited someday.
On the way through the forest Lang caught up with him from behind, Xin Fai intended to continue his journey to Zhu city. The full moon shone brightly at that time, but Xin Fai's heart felt uneasy.
He briefly opened the contents of the book and found Lan An's mustika tucked there.
"Isn't this the precious mustika of Brother An? I have to give it back."
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