The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#187 - A dead duck is still stubborn

Chapter 186: Stubborn as a Dead Duck

The old butler, following Lü Chaoge's request, brought him seven small teacups.

However, Lü Chaoge didn't reach out; he simply glanced sideways at Lu Jing, who was standing nearby.

Seeing this, Lu Jing smiled, not taking it to heart, and accepted the teacups. Then he asked, "Where should I put them?"

"Place one on your head, one on each shoulder, and one on each palm and forearm. That makes seven…"

Before Lü Chaoge could finish speaking, Gu Caiwei interrupted decisively, "That's inappropriate. If it's to demonstrate swordsmanship, why place the teacups on someone else? A wooden frame would suffice."

"A wooden frame can't showcase the exquisiteness of my Qilian Sword School's swordsmanship," Lü Chaoge shook his head. "Since the previous few have revealed their true skills, I naturally can't hold back either.

"What's so impressive about slicing teacups that are stationary on a wooden frame? Placing the teacups on this Brother Lu, after I draw my sword, his body will inevitably tremble with fear. But if I can still steadily strike the teacups, that's true skill."

"Indeed, in terms of difficulty, the latter far surpasses the former," Monk Yuan Xin, never one to shy away from excitement, chimed in with a smile still on his face.

Upon hearing this, the expression on Gu Caiwei's face became somewhat strange.

Then, Lu Jing, who was standing beside her, said, "Then let's do as you say. Anyway, I have nothing else to do."

After speaking, he actually followed Lü Chaoge's instructions and arranged the seven teacups on himself, one by one.

His swift movements surprised Lü Chaoge.

Lu Jing came to find Gu Caiwei without bringing any weapons, wearing only casual clothes. Furthermore, he had been eating melon seeds in the corner, not saying a word, and hadn't commented on anyone.

Therefore, apart from Gu Caiwei, who knew his background, everyone else in the courtyard assumed that Lu Jing was not a martial artist.

In reality, even among martial artists, few would willingly place their lives in someone else's hands like this.

Moreover, Lu Jing wasn't familiar with Lü Chaoge and didn't know the latter's true strength. If Lü Chaoge's hand trembled and he didn't control his strength properly, Lu Jing might lose his life.

Therefore, his current actions, in the eyes of Yuan Xin, Luo Nie, and others, carried a hint of bravado.

It's said that the older you get, the wiser you become. These people were not only skilled in martial arts but also had keen eyes. As soon as Lu Jing entered the courtyard, they knew that this young man had a special relationship with the Gu family's current head.

They had long seen through the intentions of Lü Chaoge, this highly skilled disciple of the Qilian Sword School, in lowering himself to become a security guard in the Gu residence. Therefore, they could understand Lü Chaoge's current displeasure and targeting of Lu Jing.

Most people simply watched the rivalry between the young men with a cold eye, while Yuan Xin's instigation was somewhat insidious.

This Jinshan Temple monk clearly had ulterior motives. With Wei Changsheng and Mr. Shen gone, only four people remained to compete for the two security guard positions.

The fiercer the conflict between Lü Chaoge and Lu Jing, the lower the possibility of Gu Caiwei choosing Lü Chaoge. If Lü Chaoge couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and accidentally killed Lu Jing with his sword during the demonstration, that would be even better.

This was the capital city, under the Emperor's feet, not a place where one could commit murder casually. The Imperial Constabulary wasn't just for show. If Lü Chaoge was involved in a murder case, he would have no choice but to flee the capital to avoid being arrested and imprisoned.

In this way, one less competitor would remain.

Yuan Xin's calculations were flying, and on the other side, Lü Chaoge's gaze towards Lu Jing indeed became malicious.

Seeing that Lu Jing wasn't intimidated, after the initial surprise, he didn't get angry but instead revealed a sinister smile.

To prevent Gu Caiwei from intervening and causing further complications, he almost couldn't wait to draw his treasured sword from its scabbard.

At the same time, he said to Lu Jing, "Alright, alright, then I, Lü, won't be polite. Brother Lu, don't worry, my sword will definitely not hurt you."

Although his last half-sentence was a guarantee, it was said with a rather profound meaning.

However, Lu Jing, as if he didn't hear the hidden meaning in his words, even turned around and comforted him, "It's okay, you don't need to worry about my safety. Just do your best to display your swordsmanship."

Heh heh, even at this time, he's still as stubborn as a dead duck?

Lü Chaoge sneered in his heart.

Lu Jing's words just now were usually said by seniors when guiding juniors in martial arts, and they were particularly grating to Lü Chaoge's ears.

However, as things stood, Lü Chaoge wasn't in a hurry anymore. Since Lu Jing was ignorant and dared to accompany him in demonstrating swordsmanship, then he would definitely make the other party look ugly, preferably exposing his ugly state and making Gu Caiwei lose interest in him.

Lü Chaoge didn't believe that when the bright sword flew past Lu Jing's nose, this guy could still remain calm and not wet his pants.

Then, without further ado, he channeled his inner strength and thrust the long sword in his hand straight out.

It was actually the 'White Rainbow Piercing the Sun' move from his swordsmanship.

However, this sword was unbelievably fast, and it wasn't aimed at the teacups but directly at Lu Jing's throat!

Looking at his posture, it was as if he wanted to pierce Lu Jing's throat fiercely with one sword. Even Gu Caiwei, who had enough confidence in Lu Jing, couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

However, Lu Jing remained motionless in the face of this aggressive sword.

It had a bit of the feeling of Yuan Xin and Wei Changsheng's battle earlier. However, everyone knew that Yuan Xin didn't move because he was confident and had already thought of a plan to defeat the enemy, while Lu Jing's immobility at this time seemed more like he was frightened by this sword.

He also deliberately slowed down the movements a little, so that Lu Jing could fully feel the threat of death.

Unfortunately, to his disappointment, he still couldn't see any fear in those eyes. No, he couldn't even see a pretense of composure!

Even though Lü Chaoge kept changing his moves, drawing the long sword back and forth in front of Lu Jing's face, each sword seemed more dangerous than the last, the latter still didn't move, as steady as Mount Tai.

It wasn't until a moment later that Lu Jing opened his mouth again, kindly reminding him, "Twelve swords already, and you haven't broken a single teacup yet."