Chapter20:JealousEyes

Itwasnotanillusion.Theseedwasreallygrowingrapidly.

Itspaceofgrowthwastentimesfasterthanusual.YunXicouldevenseeitsrapidgrowthwithhiseyes.

Atthebeginningwhenhejustfinishedthetrialandwokeupinhisroom,thecompletionofHuaHup’sseedwasabout10%,whichwasquitefittobethelastrewardoftheStarTrial.

However,ashedidthreecontinuousattacksusingtheFlyingSwallowjustnowwhilepracticingwithHuaHuo,thecompletionoftheseedsuddenlyroseto15%.

Ifitwereviathenormalmethod,heshouldhaveachievedthisonlyafterhalfamonth.

"LittleXi,youhaveawakenedyourtalentinswordskills?"HuaHuosmiledlikethespringsunshineandsummerfireworks;itwasverybrightandresplendent.

Nothingwasmoreexcitingthantowalkonthepath,linkedtogetherbytheheartandpracticingthesameswordskillswithherownlover.

Certainly,YunXiandherselfwereapairofnaturalloversandnoonecouldseparatethem.

ShefirmlybelievedthatsomedayYunXiwouldamazetheworld.

Atfirst,shewassimplycuriousabouthim.

FromtheprosperousWesternGod’sDomains,shecametoaremotesmallvillageoftheWhiteLotusSwordDomain;sheknewnoonehere.

Atthistime,YunXicametoheranddrewherattention.Shecouldn’tovercomeherfeelingsofwantingknowmoreofhissecrets.

Astimepassed,hercuriosityturnedintofamiliarityandcloseness.Shebecamehischildhoodsweetheartastheygrewuptogether.

Everyday,hour,minute,orsecondsheandhestayedtogether,wasaprecioustreasurewhichshenevercouldreplace.

YunXididn’tknowheridentity,didn’tknowwhereshewasfrom,anddidn’tknowthereasonwhyshehadtocomehere.

Theywerepureandinnocentchildhoodsweethearts.

HuaHuohadseentoomanydirtythingsanddarksidesfromchildhood.Thedaysshewasinthevillage,thetimeshesharedwithYunXi,washermostpreciousgiftandthatcouldneverbereplaced.

Now,YunXiwaswakinguptohistalents.

Shewasproudofhimandfelthappierthananyone.

ThiswasherYunXi,herchildhoodsweetheart,thepersonwhoheldherhandsandgrewuptogetherwithher.

"En.SoIhopeyoucanteachmeswordskills."Referringtothetalentaboutswordskills,YunXifeltashamed.

IfhedidwakeuphistalentonswordskillsasHuaHuosaid,hewouldn’tbelikehewas.

Hetookanothersecretglanceandfoundthatthecompletionoftheseedhadalreadygrownto17%andstartedtostabilize.

HefelthehadunderstoodHuaHuo’sunderstandingaboutswordskillsandthesecretofQuicksilverMotion.Eventhebeginnerskill-God’sSwordSkill:FlyingSkySword-whichwaswithinhissight,butbeyondhisreach;healsograspedlittlecluesof.

AllthesewerecontinuouslyabsorbedbyYunXithroughthe17%processedseed.

TheStarLovingSystem,diditmean...throughHuaHuoandhisswordpracticing,YunXivaguelygraspedsomething.

"Again!"HuaHuosmiledsweetlyandraisedherwoodensword.

"Alright."YunXialsoraisedhiswoodensword,filledwithanticipation.

Again!

Hedidn’tneedanyhints,YunXiheardHuaHuo’sseedemitapleasanthum.

ThisseedhegotfromHuaHuowaslikealittlelifewhowasburiedintheearth,hearingthesoundofthecomingspring.Ittrieditsbesttotakerootandsprout,wantingtobreakoutfromthesoil.

Withthedancinglightoftheirtwoswords,YunXionceagainclearlyfelthowtheseedwasgrowingintheirpairexercise.

AshegotmoreclosertoHuaHuo,hehadahigherclosenesswithher,andmoreinvisible"lines"extendedoutfromhisbody.HisabsorptionofHuaHuo’stalentgrewfasteralongwithhisunderstandingofswordskills.

Hefinallyunderstoodthattheseedscouldbeacceleratedinthisway.

NowonderthesystemsaidthatHuaHuo’sseedwaseasytoabsorbandhehadaveryhighaffinitywithit.

Ifhechosethesleepingbeauty’sseedatthattimeandhadalsofoundawaytogetincontactwiththispowerfulgirlfromnearbythevillageintherealworld,hecouldalsoimprovethepaceoftheseed’sgrowththisway

YunXiimagineditforasecond.Hethoughtifso,maybeitwouldn’ttakehimahundredyearstoabsorbtheseed.

Ofcourse,thiswasjusthiswishfulimagination.Tillnow,hestilldidn’tknowagirlwhohadtheabilitiesof"VacuumSeal","CuttingBlade","VoidBurst",and"GreatCirculation",orwhothesleepingbeautyevenwas.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袟)

Hewasjustthesecondgenerationsuccessorofabreadshop.ItwasimpossibletogetincontactwithsuchawarriorattheHeroRank.

"Keepfocus,LittleXi!Settleyourmindasstillaswater,thenyoucanreflecttheShadowofSwallows!"

YunXijustimaginedtheseedofthemysterioussleepingbeauty,andHuaHuo’s"ChildhoodSweetheart’sJealousRadar"immediatelylaunched!

Atthesametime,YunXifoundtheimprovingspeedoftheseedsuddenlybegantofall,whichmeantthatthelinkbetweenHuaHuoandhimselfhadaseriousfailure.

"En,Iknow!"

YunXiimmediatelytriedtoforgetthesleepingbeauty,especiallyherlittlesnow-whitefeetandsoftpinklips,andbegantofocusonthepractice.

FlyingSwallow,FirstStrike!SecondStrike!ThirdStrike!

Thecompletionoftheseedcontinuedtorise:18%,19%,20%!

Afterthreecontinuousupdatedpoints,theaccelerationofHuaHuo’sseedfinallystopped.Itwasn’tthattheseedhadproblems,butsimplybecauseYunXi’sbodywasunabletoabsorbanynewswordskillsfromHuaHuo.

YunXi’s1st-rankedbodyhasbecomethebiggestcorktoimprovehimself.

HuaHuo’sseedgaveYunXipowerinthespiritualdimensionbutitwasn’tdirectlyenhancinghisbody.

"Well,that’sallfortoday."HuaHuoseeminglyhadfoundthatYunXihadreachedhislimit,soshedecisivelystoppedtheirpractice.

"Welldone,LittleXi."

"Icanassureyouthatyouarethestrongest1st-rankedSwordsmaninthevillage."

"Thanks.Sorryfortroublingyou."

Now,itshowedhowbigthegapwasbetweena3rd-rankedbodyanda1st-rankedbody.TheyusedthesameSwallowStrikedozensoftimes,butHuaHuostillkeptonhernormalpace.Shewasn’tevensweating!

However,YunXiwasalreadysweatingalloverandalmostusedupallofhisphysicalstrength.BecausehecontinuouslyusedtheQuicksilverSteps,hisfeethadtwitchedmanytimes.

"Don’tworry,takeiteasy.There’splentyoftime."HuaHuostretchedoutherhandsanddrewoutherhandkerchief,thengentlywipedthesweatofffromYunXi’sforehead.

Aha,thisismychildhoodsweetheart.

Talented,butneverrelaxed;strong,butalsogentle;simultaneouslyholdingtheadvantageasanactivelytwintailgirlandamadwillmaiden.

Ifshewasn’tthatjealous,shewouldbemoreperfect.

YunXisighedbutdidn’tfindthatinthenearbywoods,apairofjealouseyeswerelookingsteadfastlyatthispairoflovers.