Do You Really Want to Teach Me

The night breeze was cool.

The tree-lined path on the Jingwu campus was exceptionally quiet.

Following Nie Changkong’s instructions, Su Yu used the navigation on the tactical terminal around his wrist and headed toward the freshman dormitory—the most heavily secured residential building on campus.

He had just turned a corner when—

Smack.

A soft hand lightly tapped him on the shoulder.

Su Yu paused but did not turn around.

With his spiritual power already at the Martial King level, he had clearly detected the other person’s presence the moment she came within a hundred meters of him.

There was no killing intent.

Only slightly hurried breathing, along with a faint, clean fragrance mingling sweat and shampoo.

Su Yu turned around.

Beneath the streetlamp, Lin Xiaoxiao stood behind him.

The top heiress, who normally dressed with exquisite care, looked rather disheveled at the moment.

She had clearly just come from the fist-style training grounds.

She wore a tight black training outfit that had been thoroughly soaked with sweat and clung closely to her body, outlining her astonishingly graceful youthful figure.

A few damp strands of hair stuck to her fair forehead.

She was breathing lightly, her chest rising and falling rapidly.

“Su Yu.”

Lin Xiaoxiao looked at him. Her pure, beautiful face was flushed from her intense exercise.

Her bright eyes held a trace of cautious anticipation.

“Class is over?”

Su Yu glanced at the sweat covering her forehead and asked casually.

“Mm.”

Lin Xiaoxiao nodded, her ponytail swaying lightly behind her.

“Director Liu Ruyan is way too strict.”

“She kept watching me practice the Great Desolate Starfall Fist and only let me leave just now.”

As she spoke, she secretly studied Su Yu’s expression.

Only after seeing that he did not look annoyed at being interrupted did she secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Lin Xiaoxiao bit her lower lip.

With both hands behind her back, she twisted her fingers together unconsciously.

“Um…”

“About earlier today, by Nameless Lake…”

Lin Xiaoxiao raised her head, her eyes sparkling with undisguised admiration.

“You were really… amazing!”

“You took down that annoying Chen Feng in a single move!”

“Even the vice principal came out personally to protect you!”

As she reached this point, Lin Xiaoxiao’s voice gradually grew softer.

She lowered her head and stared at her toes.

Her tone held a hint of probing, along with a deeply hidden trace of the secret infatuation unique to a young girl.

“Su Yu.”

“Could you…”

“Teach me how to use a spear?”

Lin Xiaoxiao’s heart was beating rapidly.

She knew Su Yu’s personality. He disliked owing others favors, and he disliked being troubled even more.

Making such a request was actually rather presumptuous.

But she simply wanted an excuse—an excuse that would allow her to spend time with Su Yu every day in a perfectly reasonable way.

She did not want to be left too far behind.

Even though she had chosen the fist-style branch, and even though she possessed a top-tier family background and abundant resources, she still felt an especially intense sense of danger in the face of Su Yu’s unparalleled talent, which had appeared out of nowhere.

She was afraid that if she did not work hard to draw closer to him, then one day she might even lose the right to look up to him.

The air fell briefly silent.

Su Yu stood where he was.

His deep, clear eyes quietly studied the girl in front of him, who had lowered her head and was so nervous that even her breathing had become uneven.

Teach her spear techniques?

Several memories instantly flashed through Su Yu’s mind.

Back in Jiang City, when he had just awakened his system and possessed nothing, Lin Xiaoxiao had been the one to step forward and offer him a special-admission spot at Kyoto Martial University.

Although he had not accepted it, that favor had been genuine.

Later, after arriving in Kyoto, she had given him the priceless Martial Emperor-grade weapon, the Abyssal Dragon Spear, without the slightest hesitation.

She had even forced a bank card loaded with one hundred million in cash into his hands.

The Abyssal Dragon Spear.

One hundred million.

Both were hard currency that could be directly converted into cultivation through the system!

For Su Yu, who desperately needed resources to spend in exchange for power, this had been nothing short of timely aid.

When one accepted another’s gifts, one naturally owed them something in return.

Su Yu might be a money-grubber, but he was also someone who clearly distinguished between gratitude and resentment.

Teaching her a little spear technique was hardly a big deal.

“Sure.”

Su Yu nodded. His tone was calm, but there was not the slightest hesitation in it.

“I’d be glad to.”

At those words, Lin Xiaoxiao abruptly raised her head.

The uncertainty in her large eyes instantly erupted into overwhelming delight!

“Really?!”

She was so excited that she nearly jumped.

“You’re really willing to teach me?!”

“You don’t think I’m stupid?”

Seeing how happy she looked, Su Yu gave a slight shake of his head.

“I don’t.”

“You have pretty good talent.”

This was not merely polite praise.

Lin Xiaoxiao’s vitality had already reached an astonishing four hundred points during the Jiang City martial exam. She was unquestionably a top-tier genius in the making.

After receiving Su Yu’s approval, the weight in Lin Xiaoxiao’s heart finally disappeared completely.

In its place, the haughty streak inherited from her wealthy heiress upbringing once again took the high ground.

“Hmph!”

Lin Xiaoxiao raised her delicate chin.

She abruptly rolled up the sleeve of her training outfit, revealing a section of fair, jade-like arm with barely any muscle on it.

Then she forcefully bent her arm.

With considerable effort, she squeezed out a faint, almost imperceptible line of muscle.

“Give yourself some credit for having good judgment!”

Lin Xiaoxiao waved her little fist at Su Yu with an air of arrogance.

“Don’t get too proud!”

“My talent is obviously excellent!”

“Maybe I’m even more talented at spear techniques than you are!”

She stepped closer and tilted her head back to look at Su Yu, who was a full head taller than her.

A crafty glimmer danced in her eyes.

“When the time comes…”

“When I surpass you and beat you flat…”

“Don’t you dare cry!”

Looking at Lin Xiaoxiao’s attempt to appear fierce—though she only came across as adorably charming—a smile flickered through the depths of Su Yu’s eyes, one he did not even notice himself.

“Okay.”

“I’ll be waiting.”

Su Yu replied in his usual flat tone.

“It’s a promise!”

Lin Xiaoxiao clapped her hands happily.

“I’m going back to the dorm to take a shower. I’m covered in sweat and feel awful.”

“See you tomorrow!”

She waved at Su Yu, then turned and ran off with light, quick steps, like a cheerful lark disappearing into the night.

Su Yu stood beneath the streetlamp.

He watched Lin Xiaoxiao’s back vanish into the darkness.

Then he shook his head slightly.

Surpass me?

That might be a little difficult.

He withdrew his gaze and continued toward the freshman dormitory.

Ten minutes later, Su Yu used the student card Nie Changkong had given him to unlock the entrance to the freshman dormitory.

As expected of Jingwu.

The men’s dormitory building specially prepared for freshmen had astonishing security.

Along the way, Su Yu’s Martial King-level spiritual power had detected at least three hidden sentries at the Grandmaster level, as well as a high-grade defensive formation enveloping the entire building.

He pushed open the door to his private suite.

The room was spacious and fully equipped.

There was even a quiet room specifically designed for seated cultivation. Its walls were built entirely from soundproof, exceptionally sturdy ironwood stone.

Su Yu entered the quiet room.

He sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion.

He didn’t begin cultivating right away. Instead, he closed his eyes and calmly assessed his current strength—and searched for his own weaknesses.

The assassination attempt tonight had sounded a warning bell.

Although he had managed to kill the ace assassin known as Shadow Blade in retaliation...