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When Butler Ito passed by, the maids in the dining room immediately fell silent. Although all the maids would gossip about their masters behind their backs, it was still very inappropriate for the person in charge to overhear them.

Fortunately, the old butler was just passing by and didn't have time to delve into the conversation. He walked through the corridor to the backyard, coughed a few times at the entrance to the small dojo, and then pushed open the door and went inside.

What Ito saw was Kanon and Kuroki facing off, both panting heavily.

"Huff, huff, this is really tough... As expected of Master Kuroki." Sweat dripped from Hanon's forehead, clearly indicating that she had exhausted a lot of energy. There were also many wounds and bruises on her face and body, especially the wound on her abdomen where Musashi had stabbed her; the originally perfectly bandaged wound was now oozing blood.

In just one morning, she and Kuroki sparred more than four times. The more they fought, the more familiar they became with each other, and the longer it took to determine a winner. Kuroki had completely adapted to Kanon's various moves and was responding to them with increasing ease. With his "first move of the first move" and rich experience, Kanon was even countered by him and won a move.

Of course, Kuroki paid a heavy price as well. Not only was he physically exhausted, but his body was also covered with various wounds, making him look quite miserable: "You... are not bad either."

This was his heartfelt praise for Hanon; this disciple, though not officially recognized, was already ready to graduate!

Upon seeing the old butler arrive, Hanon and Kuroki realized the time. Hanon slapped her forehead: "Oh dear, it's already noon! We were so engrossed in the fight that we didn't even notice the time... Uncle Kuroki, let's go eat! We can continue after we finish eating."

Kuroki was getting on in years, and after all that running around with Kanon, her energy was completely depleted, so she readily agreed to the suggestion of eating. However, it was the old butler, Ito, who suddenly said, "Young Miss, your afternoon training plan might change—Guo Haihuang and Lie Haiwang have arrived."

Author's Note: Whew, I'm a little sleepy after dragging my feet for a bit... I finally managed to post three chapters today, congratulations! 23333

Section 855, Chapter 846: Guo Haihuang's Etiquette

Hanon and Kuroki's practice lasted a long time, and by then the sun was already setting. Guo Haihuang and Lie Haiwang had already eaten lunch before they arrived, so Takakaze Kiriji sent word that there was no need to rush, that he would keep Guo and Lie company and let Hanon eat before meeting them.

So Hanon obediently took a shower, ate a meal, and tidied herself up before coming to the living room to greet the guests.

When she entered the room, Kuroki, Kiri, Guo Haihuang, and Lie Haiwang were chatting happily... well, mainly Guo Haihuang, Kiri, and Kuroki. Lie Haiwang was rather silent, with a tall iron box next to him that was more than a person's height.

When Guo Haihuang saw Hua Yin arrive, he laughed and said, "Girl, after you're all dressed up, you look like a delicate and noble lady. If we didn't know beforehand, who would have thought you were a top-notch expert who could rival anyone in the world?" He then turned to Qie Ji and said, "Brother Yingfeng, you've raised your niece well!"

Uh, bro? I'm not young anymore, but compared to Guo Haihuang, who's almost 150...

What's even more remarkable is that he didn't mind at all, readily accepting the title, and even smiling humbly saying, "Not at all, this girl wouldn't have achieved what she has today without the guidance and instruction of several teachers."

"Hehehe, she is exceptionally talented. Even without me and Brother Kuroki, she would definitely stand out in the future."

"Sigh, I wish she would turn her interest elsewhere... but it's too late to say anything now. It's a small comfort that she didn't go astray."

"It's clear that the Yingfeng family has strict discipline; this child won't go astray."

“I only did a small part of the work. This child grew up in China and was greatly influenced by the country’s tradition of etiquette and manners…”

"What the heck..." Hanon was completely dumbfounded. Putting aside the fact that Kuroki had also become Guo Haihuang's "brother"—after all, from Hanon's perspective, they were indeed equal in terms of seniority—what kind of divine business nonsense was this between Guo Haihuang and Kiriji? Was this some kind of in-law meeting?

Guo Haihuang and Qieji were good friends for several reasons. First, they genuinely clicked, sharing the common topic of "Huayin" (a type of Chinese opera) and could talk about things in common. Second, Guo Haihuang lived during the Qing Dynasty, which was still in existence at the time, and he had his own set of ancient customs for welcoming and seeing off guests. He didn't usually interact much with the Yingfeng family, so he had to be even more polite to them. Thirdly...

"Brother Yingfeng, we'll be doing special training with Huayin later, so don't feel bad about it."

“Not at all. This child is about to face Miyamoto Musashi. I have no complaints about any progress he can make. I am deeply grateful that you two have come all this way for this.”

Hua Yin sighed, realizing that Guo Haihuang had heard her say that her uncle was particularly protective of his own, and was here to prepare in advance, afraid that if she practiced too hard or injured herself, he would take offense.

"That's good." Guo Haihuang chuckled, but Hua Yin couldn't help but feel that he had ill intentions... "Hua Yin, where in your house is there a place where I can practice?"

The answer was naturally the small dojo. Right then and there, Hanon led Guo Haihuang and Lie Haiwang there. As she closed the door, she laughed and said, "Grandpa, you're too kind. I've already convinced my uncle not to stop me from challenging Musashi. We can practice right away..."

After closing the door, Huayin turned around and saw that Liehaiwang, who hadn't said much, opened a long iron box and shook out a pile of weapons: swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, forks, whips, maces, hammers, grappling hooks, and crutches... It wasn't as exaggerated as having all eighteen kinds of weapons, but it was definitely a feast of cold weapons.

"Ah, this is..." Hanayone was slightly taken aback, but quickly understood: "Brother Lie, are you going to practice weapons with me?"

“Of course.” Lie Haiwang remained silent, but Guo Haihuang explained, “You are also a powerful figure who has roamed the world, and your strength is even greater than mine and Lie’s. We don’t have much to teach you, except for our richer experience in hand-to-hand combat. So we’ll let you get used to the rhythm of fighting against weapon masters.”

Guo Haihuang had taught Huayin the most profound "power dissipation" technique a long time ago. Every time he met Huayin, they would discuss martial arts. After the grand arena match, they had a long talk, during which he shared all his martial arts theories and ideas with Huayin. Now, all he could pass on to Huayin was his experience, which was actually a very crucial thing.

"Grandpa, Brother Lie... thank you." Hua Yin was deeply moved by Guo Haihuang's thoughtfulness.

However, this feeling of being moved quickly turned into surprise, because she not only saw Lie Haiwang pick up a nine-section whip, but also saw Guo Haihuang raise two steel knives.

"Old man?"

"what happened?"

"What happened? Why did you both pick up weapons at the same time?"

"Oh, that means that Lie and I will attack you at the same time."

"W-what..."

"Hehehe." Guo Haihuang's smile was indeed malicious... "Although Lie has mastered all kinds of martial arts, the gap between him and you is already very large. In a one-on-one fight, he can't create any tension for you no matter what. So this old man will also join in to add some excitement."

This is too exciting! Hana felt her blood rushing and her blood pressure soaring; she was almost getting a nosebleed: "Then why don't you and I spar one-on-one, Grandpa? Swords have no eyes; it's easy to get hurt if there are two of us..."

However, Guo Haihuang feigned a shocked expression: "What?! You saw me greeting your uncle with your own eyes, don't you realize you're going to get hurt?"

So that's why she greeted him... Kanon was speechless.

She wanted to complain a bit more, but her two heartless friends didn't give her a chance. Guo Haihuang gave Lie Haiwang a wink, and Lie Haiwang immediately flicked his wrist—before the nine-section whip could even be unleashed, he had already thrown four or five flying knives!

"Ah!" Hua Yin exclaimed in surprise and quickly dodged. Although it was hasty, just as Guo Haihuang said, there was already a gap in level between her and Lie Haiwang. No matter how hard Lie Haiwang tried, he could not threaten Hua Yin. Hua Yin could always avoid his attacks.

Just as Guo Haihuang said, when this 150-year-old ultimate martial arts master joined in, he and Lie Haiwang combined their swords—no, they combined their "swords, spears, halberds"—and were able to pose a threat to Hanon!

It's still a huge threat...

As the sun set and dusk fell, it was six o'clock in the evening. Butler Ito opened the door to the small dojo: "Grandpa Guo, Mr. Lie, Miss Hanon, have you finished your practice? Why don't you rest for a bit and continue after dinner? Or I can bring dinner over here..."

"Grandpa Ito! Waaaaah!" Hanon cried out, activating "Valkyrie Mode" and "Unpredictable Transformation," instantly appearing in front of Ito. With snot and tears streaming down her face... well, she was covered in blood. She hugged him, her voice trembling with sobs: "It's over, it's over."

The amount of bloodshed in the small dojo wasn't significant, since it was practice, not a real life-or-death struggle. However, all three were very serious, so Hanon had quite a few wounds and bruises from blunt force trauma. There were splattered bloodstains on the dojo floor and windows, and everyone inside—Guo Haihuang, Lie Haiwang, and Hanon—was panting heavily and covered in sweat.

"Grandpa Guo, Mr. Lie, thank you so much for taking such good care of my young lady!" Ito was very polite and his first reaction was to thank Guo and Lie. These two were indeed very thoughtful, especially Guo Haihuang. At his age, he actually spent the whole afternoon practicing with Hanon. If this is not true love, then it is. He was full of affection for Hanon!

So, despite being exhausted and in pain, Kanon was incredibly grateful to Guo Haihuang and Lie Haiwang. She gritted her teeth and persevered until the very end, when Ito arrived, which effectively stopped the practice. Only then did she quickly arrange to finish, eat, shower, and rest properly.

But as everyone was walking toward the dining room, Butler Ito suddenly said, "Young Miss, your training plan for tonight may change—Master Shibukawa and Adam have arrived."

Author's Note: I went on a short trip this afternoon, so the update is a bit late, but I'll try my best to update three times a day. If that's not possible, I'll consider updating twice... I'll check back later.

Section 856, Chapter 847: It can certainly be used next time... Whew, Whew...

Shibukawa and Adam came with the same purpose as Kuroki, Guo Haihuang, and Retsu Kaiou: to accompany Kanon in her practice.

Practice is impossible now, in this lifetime… well, at least not tonight. Kanon had just had a hole pierced in her stomach by Musashi the day before, and today she was further assaulted… She was in a terrible predicament, her body ravaged by Musashi's attacks.

But since they were already there, she couldn't just ignore them. Hanon took another shower and had dinner. When she entered the living room, she saw Takakaze Kirito and Shibukawa Goki chatting happily. This time, Kuroki, Guo Haihuang, and Retsu Kaiou were also there, a bunch of men chattering away like a gossipy old auntie—can you believe it?

For a moment, Kanon even suspected that her uncle never intended to let her challenge Musashi, and that it was all a deeply hidden scheme, a deliberate prank to discourage her.

"No, I can't give up like this!" With the illusion that she couldn't bow down to her evil uncle, Hanon forced herself to go to the dojo with Shibukawa and Adam. Fortunately, the first words Shibukawa said put Hanon at ease: "We won't spar tonight."

At that moment, Kanon almost burst into tears: "Waaah, Shibukawa-sensei, you're so kind..."

"Oh dear, what kind of behavior is it for a dignified martial arts provincial sea king, arena champion, and rich young lady to sob in front of an old man like me!" Shechuan Gangqi patted Hana's shoulder kindly. At this moment, he really looked like a grandmaster and a senior in the martial arts world!

...Well, at least that's how it is in Hanon's eyes.

Then the senior asked a question: "Kane, I heard... you're going to kill that monster, Miyamoto Musashi?"

"Yes."

"Heh, that's easy for you to say." Shibukawa, annoyed by Kanon's straightforward answer, continued, "Even if the other party is a vicious madman, an anti-human lunatic, or a bizarre individual who believes that killing can save the world, killing and not killing are two completely different concepts. The same applies to intentionally causing death versus unintentionally causing death. Kanon, I came here tonight hoping you would think carefully about whether you are truly prepared, whether you understand what you can gain and what you will lose after killing... Have you thought about these things?"

This question touches on the metaphysical level, and a thoughtful person could talk at length about it, but Hanon quickly gave an answer, and the answer was very straightforward, because she had indeed thought about it: "I have thought about this question and have already arranged for someone to handle it, but I was too busy today to keep an eye on the results, and I think it won't be finished in a day or two."

Now it was Shibukawa Takeo's turn to be puzzled: "Huh? What did you send someone to handle?"

"Well, that's a secret for now~" Hanon had regained some of her energy and was even able to be a little cheeky. She winked at Mr. Shibukawa but didn't say anything.

Shibukawa Takeo was even more uncertain: "Hey, Hanane, you're young, you don't understand death yet..."

"Slap." Hanon placed her hands on Shibukawa Takeki's shoulders, looking directly at the old martial saint with an unusually solemn expression and tone: "Death is mysterious, and no one can say they fully understand it, but if we've only 'seen' death, I might not be any worse than Musashi."

Musashi died once, and Kanon also died once in her previous life. Both are martial artists who have experienced resurrection, so their feelings about life and death are actually similar. It's just that Musashi killed countless people in ancient times, making him a living grim reaper, which is the opposite of Kanon's attitude as a good person in both of her lives, living in the civilized world of modern society... But if we're talking about reasoning, Kanon has read many more books and received a systematic philosophical education, so her views on life and death are far more superficial than her apparent age suggests.

"Ugh, ugh..." Under Hanon's intense gaze, Shibukawa Takeki saw unwavering determination in her eyes. Although he still couldn't figure out what Hanon had "arranged," at least her attitude was firm: "Since you're so prepared, I have nothing more to say. When a man is about to bleed, others can only watch him go without saying a word... Oh, right, you're a girl, hahaha."

Amidst the laughter, Shibukawa suddenly extended his right middle finger and stabbed it into Hanon's ear canal—undoubtedly, this attack was a deadly surprise attack!

But before Shibukawa could even finish handing it over, Kanon had already vanished from his sight.

Not only did it disappear from his sight, but it also appeared behind Shibukawa Takeki, saying softly, "Shibukawa-sensei, didn't we agree not to fight?"

"Hehe, I couldn't resist the urge to show off." Shibukawa's face turned red with anger. He withdrew his outstretched finger and rubbed his nose. "You managed to dodge my sudden attack. It seems you've really entered your peak condition... I have nothing more to tell you."

"Thank you, Teacher Shechuan!" Hana bowed deeply to Shechuan Gangqi. This bow came from the heart, much more so than when she was practicing martial arts.

After bowing, Hanon wanted to see Shibukawa Takeo off, but seeing the old man standing still, she asked curiously, "Shibukawa-sensei, is there anything else?"

"Young Miss, it's me!" Adam, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke up—and not only did he speak, he also started taking off his clothes.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?" Hanon looked at Adam, her voice trembling. It wasn't because she was worried about being harassed by Adam's bare upper body, but because Adam's actions meant...

"Huh?" Adam looked innocent and dazed. "Of course, it's to accompany you in your combat training, Miss! Teacher Shibukawa said that Musashi's strength and balance are amazing. Although my martial arts skills are far behind yours and Musashi's, I can imitate him in this aspect and let you get used to it."

"I really want to thank your whole family..." Hana rolled her eyes and held out her hand.

Originally, she couldn't refuse Kuroki, Guo Haihuang, and Lie Haiwang, but at least she could refuse Adam Kanon! However, he came tonight as a disciple of Shibukawa Gangqi, and the old master Shibukawa was watching from the side, so Kanon couldn't very well refuse.

Helpless, Kanon had no choice but to spar with Adam again. Shibukawa, with his sharp eyes, had a keen eye; Adam's peak-level erector spinae muscles combined with his aikido techniques were indeed formidable in grappling. Kanon had learned a great deal from sparring with him, which she would surely be able to use next… huff, huff…

After seeing Shibukawa and Adam off, Kanon immediately lay down and fell asleep in the small dojo.

She had a dream in which many familiar faces came to the small dojo, all of them seeking her out for "practice." In the dream, Kanon seemed to have lost the ability to refuse others, and could only drag her injured and exhausted body to keep fighting, making herself more and more tired and miserable...

"Waaaaah!" Kanon woke up screaming and found herself moved from the dojo to her bed in the bedroom. It was probably the old butler Ito or Uncle Kuroki who found her asleep and carried her back to the room.

"Phew, it was just a dream. I'm really something, managing to wake myself up from sleep." Hana chuckled self-deprecatingly, then lay back down on the bed and drifted off to sleep again. "I should rest now. I'm so tired today, so very tired... *sigh*..."

She fell asleep again.

Meanwhile, in the brightly lit living room of the Takakaze family, Takakaze Kirito continued to use his awakened social butterfly, no, social butterfly, attributes, chatting with a group of martial artists who had come to visit Kanon late at night.