Who says those who retire at the speed of light are not heroes?

Lin Cheng couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows beneath the mask. It turned out that women were such scary creatures.

"Okay."

Qin Wutong agreed so quickly that Ji Zhezhi's eyes showed a hint of surprise, but the surprise disappeared after a moment. She drew the sword in her hand. The sword edge was sharp and the sword flowers were like winter plum blossoms, complex and elegant.

Qin Wutong was indeed somewhat defeated at first. She sneered, "I knew it, I knew it... Ji Zhezhi, you have been hiding something for the past ten years. You have actually already comprehended the tenth level of your family's Pure Water Sword Technique, but you have been hiding it from me, right? Today, you suddenly couldn't figure out where my confidence came from, so you finally revealed it... You have been hiding it for so many years, it must have been hard for you."

Ji Zhezhi's expression was indifferent, "If you are willing to gamble, you must admit defeat."

"Of course, Ji Zhezhi... Watch carefully, this will be the first time you have seen such a fast knife in your life!"

The flame on the blade was burning hot and violent. Ji Zhezhi swung her sword to block, but she found that her moves seemed to be different from her previous Fen Yang sword skills in many subtle aspects. The trajectory of the sword, the strength, and the body shape seemed to have been subtly adjusted. If there were any loopholes in the past, she could have broken them if she was careful. But now it was like a tough rock, without a single leak. Gradually, she could no longer block it. When she came to her senses, the blade was already across her slender neck.

Qin Wutong stood straight, letting out the pent-up energy she had accumulated for more than a decade. Sweat beads slowly dripped down her slender waist. She turned to Lin Cheng and smiled, "There's an ice beauty dancing here. Will sister treat you well?"

Lin Cheng always felt that it was not a good idea for him to stay here at the moment, so he turned around and wanted to escape. At this moment, Ji Zhezhi said calmly, "Didn't you say that he could be there to watch as well?"

Lin Cheng was so embarrassed that he just wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

Qin Wutong put her hands on her hips and said, "I'm talking about us. If you're willing to accept the loss, you'll have to jump."

Ji Zhezhi glanced at the two of them indifferently, then turned and walked back to the dressing room. When she walked out again, she was wearing a nightgown as thin as a gauze. Qin Wutong came to Lin Cheng's side, hugged her legs and sat down, leaning close to Lin Cheng's ear, "Didn't expect it? You usually cover yourself up tightly outside, but you usually wear less in the house."

As she said this, she looked up at Ji Zhezhi and said, "I didn't say I asked you to wear underwear."

After all, Lin Cheng could see the outline of her underwear under the veil very clearly.

"You didn't say I can't wear it." Ji Zhezhi said calmly.

227 Ji Zhezhi

So Lin Cheng has a very clear memory of the scenes of that day.

He could guess that those who practiced swordplay and saber-wielding were very flexible, but he never thought that Ji Zhezhi's dance was particularly good. However, he dared not look directly at her. Although Ji Zhezhi's eyes were indifferent, Lin Cheng was always afraid of making her angry, so he quietly turned his face away. But Qin Wutong even twisted his face to turn it around, "Look, don't worry, look boldly, this guy is willing to accept the loss, at most he will remember you in his heart, but he will never show it."

Then he shouldn't even look at it! Lin Cheng closed his eyes tightly, although he couldn't help imagining those scenes in his mind. Qin Wutong sighed helplessly and rubbed Lin Cheng's head, "Alas, I gave you a chance but you didn't use it, you coward."

Lin Cheng kept silent. When the song ended, Ji Zhezhi said calmly, "It's over."

Lin Cheng opened his eyes at this time. Ji Zhezhi had already turned around to change clothes. The moment he saw her, Lin Cheng still didn't see any change in her expression. He leaned close to Qin Wutong's ear curiously, "Does she really have facial paralysis?"

"According to the Ji family, she is a rare Ice Firefly Delicate Heart, a rare swordsmanship genius. Anyway, I have never seen her smile since she was a child, but she is a bad person at heart. Don't be fooled by her appearance. She is actually very stingy. If someone accidentally provokes her, she will not show it, but if she gets the chance in the future, she will trick you to death."

Lin Cheng believed Qin Wutong. This guy didn't seem like someone who would lie. He couldn't help but ask, "I just saw... she wouldn't want to kill me to silence me, right?"

Qin Wutong laughed so hard that her stomach hurt, "Hahahaha, yes, yes, you have to be careful."

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Later on.

At the end of a day's training, when everyone was saying goodbye and preparing to go home to rest, Ji Zhezhi passed by Lin Cheng and said calmly, "I'll wait for you here at nine o'clock tonight."

Before Lin Cheng had the chance to ask, Ji Zhezhi left lightly.

He was completely confused, but still came to the appointment at nine o'clock. Ji Zhezhi still wrapped herself tightly, only revealing her neck and white tender feet under her trouser legs. She stood in front of Lin Cheng and asked lightly, "Qin Wutong's swordsmanship, is it related to you?"

Lin Cheng didn't know whether to say it or not. After a moment, Ji Zhezhi said calmly, "If you don't say it, it's the same as tacit consent. The Qin family's swordsmanship is generally not allowed to be passed on to outsiders. It's not a good thing for the Qin family to know about this, but I will keep it a secret for you."

So Lin Cheng had no choice but to nod. Ji Zhezhi asked a few more questions, and Lin Cheng told this guy the reason why Qin Wutong's swordsmanship improved. Ji Zhezhi was silent for 30 seconds, as if thinking about something, and then asked, "Do you want to learn the Ji family swordsmanship?"

Lin Cheng really wanted to do that.

Because in his impression, Ji Zhezhi had always defeated Qin Wutong easily before. Maybe the Ji family's swordsmanship was really more powerful. He nodded hesitantly. Ji Zhezhi said lightly, "I can teach you, but you must keep this a secret. Even if Qin Wutong asks you, you can't admit it. She has an eccentric personality and doesn't care about many things. If you carelessly publicize this, it will be troublesome for both you and me."

Lin Cheng thought about it and realized this was the truth, so he nodded. Ji Zhezhi handed the sword manual to him. Lin Cheng sat there and read it carefully for another hour, then returned the sword manual to her.

"Can't learn it?" Ji Zhezhi looked at him in confusion.

"No, I'll go back and study for a night. See you at this time tomorrow night?"

"Okay." Ji Zhezhi turned and left without any hesitation.

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The next day, Lin Cheng and Ji Zhezhi met here secretly again.

The two held wooden swords and fought. It took Lin Cheng thirty minutes to perform the tenth level of the Pure Water Sword Technique. In the end, the tip of the sword stopped at Ji Zhezhi's collar. She lowered her head and looked at the tip of Lin Cheng's wooden sword. She was silent for a moment, "You are really a genius."

Lin Cheng was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say. Ji Zhezhi continued, "I want to learn. Can you teach me?"

"of course can."

After all, it was she who gave him the opportunity to read the sword manual. Lin Cheng always repays favors, so in the next month, they met here at nine o'clock every night. Lin Cheng always had a sneaky feeling, after all, this matter was still hidden from Qin Wutong. Qin Wutong always wanted to call her out at night to accompany her shopping, buying clothes, and visiting the night market, but he always refused politely. Qin Wutong would also throw a tantrum. Although she deliberately ignored him for a few hours during the day, she would soon stop being angry and come over to chat with him.

Later, the place for practicing sword was changed to Ji Zhezhi's home. Ji Zhezhi's contribution to the alliance was rewarded with points. She asked for a villa in the suburbs because she preferred silence compared to the hustle and bustle of the city at night.

But when Lin Cheng first arrived at her house that night, he saw her wearing that white gauze dress and was stunned for a few seconds. Then he heard Ji Zhezhi say lightly, "What are you looking at?"

"I'm sorry... I just noticed that you were wearing too little... I'm not used to it..." Lin Cheng's voice was somewhat awkward, as he was not good at speaking at that time.

"I don't like other people's eyes on me." Ji Zhezhi explained lightly. Lin Cheng was about to subconsciously ask why she was still wearing a gauze skirt today, but she heard her say lightly, "But your eyes are very clean, I don't mind."

Lin Cheng was flattered to receive this honor, and he practiced sword even harder that night. At that time, Lin Cheng and Ji Zhezhi had been together for a long time, and he thought that Qin Wutong was really bad, bullying such a simple guy... But now Lin Cheng changed his mind and wondered if he had been tricked by Ji Zhezhi at that time?

Of course, she was wearing underwear under her white gauze skirt, but it was still slightly transparent in the moonlight, which made her even more attractive. Lin Cheng was distracted accidentally, and Ji Zhezhi poked his chest with the sword. He said calmly, "It is a taboo to be distracted when discussing swordsmanship."

"You...are so beautiful..."

"Have it?"

"of course."

"But in your eyes, I should be the more unkind one, so you have a better relationship with Qin Wutong?" Ji Zhezhi's voice was light and leisurely.

Lin Cheng didn't know how to defend himself for a moment, but then he saw her say, "You don't have to defend yourself. I'm not good at using my beauty to please people."

Oh my God, recalling that past, Lin Cheng found that he really seemed to be the poor Shu Shu who was being toyed with.

Out of some inexplicable sense of trust, Lin Cheng worked hard to pass on everything he had learned to Ji Zhezhi, and even added the double sword method to two of the moves based on the shortcomings of the Jingshui sword technique that were difficult to improve. At this point, the Jingshui sword technique had reached perfection. If we only talk about sword technique, Jingshui was definitely better than Fen Yang at that time. After all, Lin Cheng had put in a lot of effort. He thought all night that she trusted me so much, I must repay her well.

Lin Cheng went to her house for several nights in a row and every time he saw her wearing the same gauze dress. Sometimes she looked like she had just come out of the bath, with wet hair that smelled pleasant, and crystal clear water droplets on her collarbone.

Lin Cheng's hard work even paid off. During a break from sword practice, he heard Ji Zhezhi suddenly ask, "Do you want to see me dance?"

Lin Cheng was stunned. This was a benefit that Ji Zhezhi and Qin Wutong only got after they lost, and she was obviously reluctant that day, but at this moment Lin Cheng actually heard a hint of tenderness in her voice.

"Can, is it okay?"

"I'm not a good dancer, actually. I just learned a little from my mother when I was a kid." She said calmly, "My mother said that a woman should not dance in front of others easily."

"Thank you for closing your eyes that day," she said.

Lin Cheng's face was slightly red under the mask. She continued, "But it's okay for you to see it. Wait for me for a moment. I'll go change into my dance dress."

Lin Cheng looked at her as she put on an ancient dance dress with tulle on the hem, swaying tassels, and fluttering sleeves. She was a woman dancing silently in the moonlight. The night was clear and dust-free, and the moonlight was as silver. Even without the wine cup, he always felt dizzy as if he was drunk.

Later, Lin Cheng suddenly understood what Qin Wutong meant when he said that this guy would take the opportunity to trap people to death.

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One evening a month later.

Ji Zhezhi and Qin Wutong came to the training ground again. This time, Lin Cheng also came. Lin Cheng was still sitting in the corner, while Qin Wutong smiled happily. She looked at Lin Cheng and said, "Believe it or not, this woman must have been practicing swordplay all night long recently. She looks like she doesn't care about anything, but she is actually too proud. She absolutely cannot stand losing to me, so she has been practicing for a long time. Today, she wants to come and save face again."

A few drops of cold sweat dripped from Lin Cheng's forehead under the mask.

He suddenly felt something was wrong. It wasn't a feeling, it was just wrong! It was over, it was all over!

He and Ji Zhezhi have been practicing sword skills every night these days. He now knows very well that Ji Zhezhi can easily beat Qin Wutong, but Qin Wutong seems to be completely unaware of this. There is more than a little contempt in her eyes. "You can't beat me. I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible. It's better to practice less sword skills at night, rest early and have a good dream."

She repeated to Ji Zhezhi everything that he had said to her during the last sword practice, but Ji Zhezhi just looked at her indifferently and said, "It's not even started yet. Being too indulgent is not a good thing."

"You want to teach me a lesson after being defeated?"

"I only lost to you once, but you have lost to me 482 times in the past." Ji Zhezhi said calmly, "After today, it will be the 483rd time."

"I don't know where you get your confidence from, is it from that little bit of flesh on your chest? Hahahahahahaha."

Sometimes Lin Cheng really thinks that wearing a mask is a good thing, otherwise he would like to find a hole in the ground to hide in shame for Qin Wutong. Ji Zhezhi just drew his sword silently, "We'll know after trying it."

"So what do you want to bet on this time?" Qin Wutong also slowly drew his sword.

"Don't you want to humiliate me?" Ji Zhezhi said calmly, "If I lose, I will take off my clothes and let you leave marks anywhere on my body with your pen. I will never resist."

The stupid Qin Wutong hadn't noticed anything was wrong yet, but her eyes were full of surprise, "Turtle, are you crazy? Where on earth do you get your confidence from? Hahahaha, you don't really think you can beat me, do you?"

"What if you lose?" Ji Zhezhi looked at her indifferently.

"Then if I lose, hehe, let me think about it... I can't think of anything, why don't you decide?"

Ji Zhezhi thought for only a second before speaking calmly, "If you lose, you have to give it to me when I ask you for something in the future."

"what?"

"I don't want it now, but I might want it later. I'm just preparing for a rainy day."

After Ji Zhezhi finished speaking, he calmly swung his sword.

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228 I'm waiting for you in this world

The result of that competition naturally ended with Qin Wutong's miserable defeat.

When the two of them compete, neither of them would intentionally hold back. Therefore, Ji Zhezhi's wooden sword left several blue marks on Qin Wutong's body. She had long been accustomed to the pain in her body from practicing swordsmanship day and night, but the feeling of humiliation in her heart was difficult to heal at this moment.

After all, the more big talk you make before the competition, the more embarrassing it will be now.

Qin Wutong's eyes were still filled with disbelief. She had already comprehended the tenth level of the Qin family's swordsmanship through practicing swordsmanship with Lin Cheng day and night. Lin Cheng had even improved it in many details. She had been competing with Ji Zhezhi since she was a child, and she was very familiar with everything about the Ji family's swordsmanship. Because of this, she could notice that Ji Zhezhi's swordsmanship had added many changes. She was even very sure... She didn't lose because of any omissions or because she underestimated the enemy. If she couldn't win, she couldn't win. Whether it was ten times or a hundred times, the result would be exactly the same.

"How did you..." Qin Wutong gritted her teeth.

Ji Zhezhi just looked at her calmly, "Are you the only one allowed to win, but not me?"

"You've been practicing swordplay for so many years, and I've seen all your progress, but this time something is definitely wrong... How did you make such great progress?"

Lin Cheng's heart was in his throat at that time. He was so afraid that Ji Zhezhi would say that he was the one who taught him the task the next second. Then Qin Wutong would probably explode with him. In Qin Wutong's eyes, this would undoubtedly be a betrayal.

But fortunately, Ji Zhezhi just said lightly, "I just suddenly realized something. This is the difference between you and me. Just recognize it."

Qin Wutong was powerless to refute, her face turning pale and blue, and after a few seconds she straightened her back again, "I hope your breasts can be as good as your swordsmanship one day, otherwise you will be a washboard for the rest of your life."

Ji Zhezhi looked at her calmly, "Saying these things will only make you look even more embarrassed."

"If you lose, you lose. Do you think I will cry like before? Humph, I don't care anymore... Just practice, practice slowly, it would be best if you practice alone for the rest of your life."

Qin Wutong came to Lin Cheng who was sitting on the ground and stretched out her hand to him, "I heard that there is a delicious ice cream shop in the west of the city. I'd like to treat you."

Lin Cheng grabbed her hand and stood up, then let go. The two walked out of the training hall shoulder to shoulder. Qin Wutong's steps were still bouncing. Lin Cheng couldn't help but say, "I thought you would be very disappointed."

"If we were in a paradise, maybe. After all, sword and knife training was everything to us back then."

"Why has it changed now?"

"Because I suddenly realized that the world is huge, and there are many more interesting things in this world than practicing swords and knives. I may never be able to beat Ji Zhezhi in my lifetime, but so what? As long as I am happier than her, I will be considered a winner."

"Very good." Lin Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, but Qin Wutong still tugged at the corner of his clothes, "But I lost... I'm still very unhappy. If you have time next time, can you practice sword skills with me again?"

"of course can."

"You're a really nice guy, a real brother." Qin Wutong casually exposed his shoulder, and the faint fragrance from the girl's body reached his nose. Lin Cheng always wanted to break free, but she held him too tightly.

"Huh? Why aren't you talking? Are you shy? Hahahaha."

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At twelve o'clock late in the night, Lin Cheng sneaked into Ji Zhezhi's villa wearing the Sima Ming mask.

This was definitely not because he wanted to come, but because Ji Zhezhi invited him. The girl was sitting in the pavilion of the villa, wearing a white long skirt, her long black hair like a waterfall, and a tie that made her slender waist look even more fragile. Lin Cheng came to her side, hesitated for a while, and asked, "Do you want to... practice sword?"

"I have learned a lot from you, which is far more than the reward I gave you for reading the sword manual, so I have no right to pester you to practice swordsmanship anymore."

"It doesn't really matter..."

"You're tired, right?" Ji Zhezhi said softly, "You're different from us. For me, the sword has been a part of my life since I was a child, so every time I improve my swordsmanship, I feel more complete. But for you, swordsmanship is just a means."