The Demon Swordsman 2
Ch. 44 - Water, Fire and Wind
Xin Chen's hand stopped bribing, "Is the person who attacked me with Zhan Gege the same person as Liu Fengying?" he mumbled asking himself. One big question suddenly came to his head.
"Focus first with our initial goals, over time their plans will be revealed by themselves." The Lightning Fox replied to him, telling Xin Chen to finish his food so they could continue on their way back.
"By the way last night you did prank me or something?" Xin Chen shifted the topic, making the Lightning Fox unwillingly turn his head towards him.
"Take out your sword."
Xin Chen followed his orders, now a sword was within his grasp. "Then?" seriously said.
"Then think for yourself." The Lightning Fox turned around unconcernedly, Xin Chen's seriousness instantly shattered.
"What the fuck? Where can I-"
"Then you can't be a strong man forever." Cheeked the Lightning Fox then, there was shortly a sigh behind him. It had no power to argue anymore with the Lightning Fox.
"Alright, alright... Then give me some time to practice the sword."
The fox nodded slowly, while waiting for Xin Chen to practice his sword skills he meditated. Gathering natural energy into the stone of life. Every now and then he peered at Xin Chen's practice, feeling there was little in common of the sword technique with Xin Fai.
"It looks like your father taught you the same techniques he had."
Xin Chen stopped shaking his sword, "Ah yes, this sword style... Dad taught it to me. It's just that time I didn't take it too seriously."
He resumed training, half an hour passed without him noticing. Beyond the limit Xin Chen had said at the beginning. However, the Lightning Fox did not bother him if indeed Xin Chen wanted to train, he also allowed. But the problem is only one.
"Have you practiced for two hours and couldn't bring out the power of lightning in your body at all?!" Enormous emotions began to overwhelm the Lightning Fox, Xin Chen's shoulders rose in fear. From the very beginning it was possible that the sweat pouring down his face was not due to fatigue, more to fear by the scolding of the Thunder Fox.
"Heheh... Learning takes time, Teacher."
Xin Chen had almost been cursing himself, those words had instead burned the emotions of the Lightning Fox higher and higher.
"I don't have the tolerance you'd expect. If you still want to become my disciple quickly finish this exercise of yours and master the lightning energy change in ten minutes. If not..." The furious gaze began to turn menacing, filled with a gripping aura as well as rumbling above the sky.
"Never call me your teacher again."
Xin Chen's breathing seemed to have come to a halt after listening to the threat of the Thunder Fox, the sword in his grip grew tighter along with the distance the Lightning Fox's footsteps were currently moving.
"Chen, I reminded you from the beginning. You have absolutely no time to play around. Maybe someday something will happen that you don't want. When that time comes, with your only strength, what can you do?"
Knowing his current position how Xin Chen was unwilling to waste time, ten minutes was too short just to find a way for the energy changes in his body to form.
While recalling the knowledge that his father Xin Chen had taught him also brought out the strength he had, the sword in his grasp felt trembling. The grip that is too strong makes his emotions more crumbly at those important times.
"I can't fail, otherwise..." Xin Chen could already imagine how the countenance of the Thunder Fox would look when he returned later, he would definitely lose the trust of the fox.
The five minutes intersected so quickly, just as fast as Xin Chen's current heartbeat.
His teeth docked while trying to pull out the power he had, but in two minutes later still nothing happened to the sword. There was no such thing as a change in energy or a lightning element form appearing on his sword.
What was seen in Xin Chen's eyes at this moment was only his sword that was moving incoherently while he was already desperate. One minute the Lightning Fox will return, then leave alone to leave it, not to help her again look for the Steel Phoenix.
"Dam... Damnit... Comeon!" Xin Chen yelled stifled, despite knowing it would have no effect on his sword. He gulped roughly, time getting thinner with each second. And now, from a distance the clattering footsteps of the Thunder Fox began to sound.
"I can't fail again... Come on, go unlimited and go beyond it!" He brandished his sword high, his face looking increasingly worse. No matter how hard he forced himself, nothing would happen.
Xin Chen's expectations began to fade when he knew the Lightning Fox was only tens of meters away from him. The wind blew gently, calming Xin Chen's panic at that moment.
"I think I forgot something.." Xin Chen realized his mistake, precisely from all the directions given by his father none of whom he could fully understand. Xin Chen recalled the times when he and Xin Zhan were invited for the first time to the bridge connecting the White Fog Valley with his home. A place full of old memories.
In that afternoon Xin Fai once asked him something he could not understand, absolutely not. Only Xin Zhan was able to answer that question with certainty.
"When you're an adult, the road to becoming a swordsman is very difficult. If you have to choose between being Water, Fire, or Wind. Which one will you choose?" asked her father that afternoon.
Xin Zhan replied loudly. "I want to be like water. By controlling emotions and showing a calm demeanor like water, I was sure the fight would be completely within my grasp."
"Water is a form of tranquility, it has no name, but with its gentleness it can scrape stones and live thousands of lives. Zhan'er, you have a good choice." Xin Fai turned to Xin Chen.
At the same time Xin Chen just lowered his head in silence, never thinking about what would happen in front of him. That day, he did not say a word at all in response.
And on this day, the day where he was trained so unreasonably by the Thunder Foxes Xin Chen finally got an answer to the question. A very simple question yet difficult for him to find without his identity.
"I want to be like Fire, burn and perpetuate all forms of human greed" he said with complete confidence. As if his father could hear that answer. Over time the sparks re-ignited on his forehead as more power flowed in his sword.
"I want to be like Water, saving thousands of lives with both hands. Become like the Wind, flying free without the restraints and obstacles of the people. I want to be everything Dad, that's the answer I have right now!"
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