Chapter 154 (2/2)
When he saw that Rody did not speak, Master Autuetting rid of your identity as the Duke so that you could be with Miss Nicole? Have you thought about how you are going to be with Miss Nicole? Exile to a distant place? You are wrong”
Master Autuht at Rody and lowered his voice ”You are not willing to be the Duke of the Tulip Family, but does that mean you cannot be Duke Rody? You do not want to be the Commander of the Tulip Family but does that mean you cannot be Commander Rody? You are still you, but that does not mean you cannot raise a different banner for the Empire besides the banner of the Tulip Family”
Rody was shocked and his eyes turned bright
Raise a new banner? That's it!
If Rody were to take Nicole and leave, would Nicole be willing to give up on the Tulip Fa to watch her family with centuries of reputation collapse
Even for Rody hi? Leave Gordon? Leave the people that have fought with him on the battlefield or died for him?
”You do not have to see Nicole right now,” Master Autumn whispered ”Stay here for the next two days I will teach you sos”
”You will teach … you would accept me as your apprentice?”
In the end, Rody was still Rody No matter hoerful he became, he was still a simple person at heart
To becoest warrior in the Empire! To become Master Autumn's apprentice!
There werewarriors in the Empire that drea Master Autumn's apprentice when he was still a student in the Imperial Academy
Master Autuor in Rody's eyes and shook his head He then said softly, ”No You will not be th is almost at the rank of a Sacred Swordsman What qualifications do I have to be your teacher?” Master Autuer, the Duke of the Tulip Family had helped me I have said it before that if I were to have an apprentice, I would only accept his son Unfortunately, Seth has no interest in swordsmanshi+p”
Master Autuive you some pointers I cannot help you improve your power but rather, your swordplay”
”Swordplay?” Rody was at a loss
In fact, Rody was proud of his oordsmanshi+p He had the most solid swordsmanshi+p when compared with the other students in the Ith increased, Instructor Carter from the Tulip Fa energy and all of his poere acquired by good fortune It was not gained from his own efforts On the other hand, his swordsmanshi+p was entirely his own effort”
Master Autumn saw that Rody was at a loss and continued, ”The sword is not as si those years, if it was not because of swordsh”
Master Autuazed at the run-down courtyard with apathetic eyes and said, ”Just now I told you not to create a fuss for Miss Nicole and not to be too ie Unfortunately, I did not have your courage during those years”
His eyes glinted as if he was lost in the past
”I said you cannot elope with her… Haha… Elope is such a heavy word If only I could elope with her If only we could just drop everything”
Finally, Master Autureat efforts Do not repeat my mistake”
Master Autuh Master Autumn was famous, he had a sad past
Who was the person that made Master Autumn so heartbroken?
”Curious?” Master Autus that happened when I was younger…” Master Autuer While ood, I fell in love with a noble girl Later… Well, it was never possible for her to marry a civilian warrior like me… In the end, she married…” At this point, Master Autuhts from his mind
Master Autumn then walked slowly to a tree He then looked back and asked, ”In your heart, what is the sword?”
Rody thought for a moment and answered, ”It is power! It is the weapon to destroy my enemies!”
Master Autuhed ”I asked you what is the sword, not eapons are for Any weapon could turn into power to destroy the enemy But, in your heart, what is the sword?”
Master Autuest flaw is that the E! In my opinion, the swordsmanshi+p used by the ! They use the sword to slash and chop… H on brute force I would not be able to see the difference even if you exchanged their swords with sticks”
Rody could not help but laugh ”What else could you do with a sword if you do not use it to slash?”
Master Autu… but swords are not used like that”
He then closed his eyes and seriously said, ”The sword is a noble weapon It is ers, more spirited than axes It has more techniques compared to sci had turned sword into a weapon without depth In their hands, a sword is used to sweep like a spear, stab like a dagger, chop like an axe, or slash like a scimitar Hmph Do you call these swords?”
Master Autumn then opened his eyes and looked at Rody He then said in a serious tone,” The sword is not trained but 'cultivated'”
Master Autuhtly said, ”I will teach you 'Sword Cultivation'1”
His voice was cold as he continued, ”I stopped using the shen I reached forty years old Do you want to knohy?” Master Autuhtly ”That is because the sword is me, and I am a sword” (Author's Note : Sorry I borrowed this line fro's words This is because Ximen Chui Xue is my favorite Wuxia character2)
”Do you see these falling leaves? They are fluttering effortlessly If you were to punch it, chop it or sweep at them, they would just shake and flutter further away”
Master Autu motion A sharp sword qi appeared inbut see leaf into two
After the qi disappeared, an atmosphere of desolation set in It seemed that in its wake, the wind stopped and flowers disappear; time and tide stood still, and sword and passion were dead
”Transers, I wield the sword and thrust it at the warhtness of suance of winter”
These were the words of the Ereatest warrior
Notes:
以身修剑 Yi Shen Xiu Jian 'By means of' 'structure' 'build/repair' 'sword' I just named it 'Create Sword' because that is what it does literally
Gu Long is a martial arts author and Xiend of Lu Xiao Feng'