Chapter Ten: I'll Marry Her

"Who said I couldn't." Everyone looked surprised as they stared at the sky, as if searching for someone. The voice seemed to come from a hundred meters away, and in an instant, Yu Shi appeared beside everyone.

People knelt in fear, "Supreme Commander!" The captain was nervous and whispered to Su Xue'er, "Miss Su, this is the Supreme Commander. Quickly kneel."

Su Xue'er hesitated for a moment, not understanding why they were so nervous.

At this moment, everyone whispered, "It's over, Miss Su is finished, she has angered the Supreme Commander."

"Yeah, such a good girl, sigh."

"What are they murmuring about?"

"What's going on? Could it be the Supreme Commander's wife?"

"It's over, it's over."

The captain quickly spoke, "Miss Su, please forgive our rudeness as we didn't properly entertain you. Please forgive us, Supreme Commander's Lady!"

Su Xue'er was about to say she wasn't the Supreme Commander's wife when Yu Shi coldly interjected, "Since you know, why hesitate?"

The captain slowly raised his head, about to commit seppuku, but Su Xue'er stopped him.

Su Xue'er said with some anger, "Yu Shi, they were just practicing swordsmanship. You can't be like this."

Yu Shi smiled, "See, even the Supreme Commander's Lady is pleading for you. Why kneel?"

The captain quickly got up and thanked Su Xue'er.

Su Xue'er looked at Yu Shi with some unease. "I know your methods, I'm worried."

Yu Shi looked at the adorable Su Xue'er and chuckled. "Don't worry this time. He's an elder of our Spiritualist Pavilion. I wouldn't dare harm him."

Upon hearing this, the captain just smiled amiably.

Su Xue'er looked at Yu Shi, half believing, half suspicious. Soon she realized she had been tricked by Yu Shi. Yu Shi turned to the captain, his tone stern.

"Yu Dui, there's less than two years until the Continental Elite Competition. I hope you can train a group of excellent Spiritualists."

"Yes, Supreme Commander."

Su Xue'er thought to herself, 'Yu surname, seems like someone from his family. No wonder.'

With that, Yu Shi took Su Xue'er away from the place.

"It seems your training today was good, quite an improvement. You've really discouraged those students," Yu Shi said with a smile.

Su Xue'er didn't say anything for a while. After a moment, she spoke, "You were quite something today too, using your family's people to intimidate me."

Yu Shi shook his head, stopped, and looked at Su Xue'er. "Xue'er, you don't understand. If he didn't perform well, he would have been dead long ago." He looked up at the sky and continued, "You only know me for being decisive, ruthless, and unkind. But do you know? If I hadn't acted like this, the Spiritualist Pavilion would have been taken over by the other three empires long ago, and Qingyun City wouldn't be within the Western Cloud Empire's borders."

Su Xue'er remained silent, just walking forward quickly. Yu Shi followed behind. Su Xue'er turned around, speaking softly.

"If one day, all the people from the other three empires gather in Qingyun City, and their target is me, would you hand me over?"

As Su Xue'er asked this, Yu Shi didn't hesitate. He walked to Su Xue'er's side, gently placing his hands on her shoulders, his gaze firm.

"If they're just talking, I can tolerate them. But I'm the Supreme Commander of the Spiritualist Pavilion, not a pushover. If they dare touch you, they'll face the destruction of their nation."

Su Xue'er's expression didn't change. She pushed away Yu Shi's hands and continued, "If one day, I find out that I have wronged you, that I was once your enemy, I will do my utmost to help you."

Su Xue'er's eyes carried stubbornness.

After hearing this, Yu Shi lightly tapped Su Xue'er's head. "Silly girl, do I still need your help? Haha!"

Yu Shi's laughter puzzled Su Xue'er, who looked at him innocently.

"Let's go home."

Home?

In the following months, Su Xue'er remained in seclusion in her room, focusing on her cultivation. Yu Shi, on the other hand, was busy with his own affairs, occasionally guiding Su Xue'er in mastering spiritual techniques whenever he had time.

Six months later, the sound of swords clashing echoed in Yu Shi's residence, where a young girl in a blue dress was practicing swordsmanship. The girl expressed satisfaction, "I didn't expect my strength to improve so rapidly. I must thank Yu Shi for this."

This girl was Su Xue'er, now at the peak of Spiritualist Master.

Having spent over half a year by Yu Shi's side, Su Xue'er had gone from being secretive to somewhat rebellious. But who could know what Su Xue'er was like before?

"My Jade Sword Technique has improved a lot," Su Xue'er examined the Ziyun Jade Sword and glanced towards the door, expressing her anticipation, "I wonder when Yu Shi will be done with his tasks?" Su Xue'er sighed softly and shook her head.

At that moment, a familiar voice sounded nearby, "Oh, who wants to spar with me?"

A gust of wind blew, and Yu Shi instantly appeared behind Su Xue'er.

Su Xue'er turned around to swing her sword, but Yu Shi caught it between his fingers, teasing, "Not strong enough."

Yu Shi released his grip, causing Su Xue'er to stumble back a few steps due to inertia.

Continuing, Yu Shi said, "What's this? Xue'er, a few days apart and you've become arrogant?"

Su Xue'er remained silent, taking a few steps back, raising her gaze slightly, closing her eyes, and gradually rising into the air.

Suddenly, sporadic lightning surrounded her, gradually increasing. Su Xue'er opened her eyes, pointed her sword towards Yu Shi, and said, "Unity of Ten Thousand Swords."

Instantly, the scattered lightning turned into shadowy replicas of the Ziyun Jade Sword. Dozens of these replicas merged into a massive sword with lightning attributes, striking towards Yu Shi.

With a light palm, Yu Shi dispersed the sword, his expression surprised as he looked at Su Xue'er. "Xue'er, you're this powerful now?"

Internally, he marveled, not expecting her to be such a genius before. Despite being only at the Spiritualist Master level, her full-strength attack had the power of an early-stage Spiritual King.

With her hands behind her back, Su Xue'er teased, "I won't tell you." Then she ran towards the edge of a nearby pool, playfully taunting, "Come on, if you're capable, catch up to me without using spiritual power."

Yu Shi happily shouted, "I don't believe I can't catch you today!"

Yu Shi and Su Xue'er chased and played by the poolside. In the eyes of outsiders, this didn't seem like the behavior of the Supreme Commander of the Spiritualist Pavilion at all.

However, Yu Shi didn't mind. He seemed to enjoy it. Ever since he met Su Xue'er, he couldn't be serious in front of her. It was like reminiscing about childhood.

At that moment, Shen Yueru arrived at the entrance of Yu Shi's residence, listening to the voices inside with clenched teeth.

"Come on, come on," Su Xue'er said to Yu Shi with a smile.

"You see, I caught you today," Yu Shi said defiantly, quite pleased.

Su Xue'er ran to the door and saw Shen Yueru. She slowed down, her expression turning indifferent.

Yu Shi hugged Su Xue'er's waist. "Xue'er, caught you." He looked at Su Xue'er, wondering why she didn't push him away or acknowledge him, then followed her gaze to Shen Yueru.

Shen Yueru bowed slightly. "Greetings, Supreme Commander."

Yu Shi felt somewhat annoyed. Why was someone disturbing them even when they were just playing around? Was it intentional?

Yu Shi didn't release his grip on Su Xue'er's waist. Instead, he rested his chin on her shoulder and said coldly, "What are you here for?"

"I came..." Before Shen Yueru could finish, she heard Yu Shi's cold voice, "If there's nothing important, leave. It seems you haven't completed the task I assigned to you."

Enduring Yu Shi's anger, Shen Yueru pretended to be gentle. "I've completed it. I told you already."

Yu Shi lifted his head, holding Su Xue'er, and said menacingly, "I told you, she's not. Since you don't believe me, fine, I'll marry her."