Chapter 47: Good News!

“Is that so?”
Lu Chuan’s gaze carried a hint of a smile.
He could sense that this person was strong.
But definitely not invincible.
At this moment, his greatest strength wasn’t his martial arts, but his killing skills.
It’s just a shame that he lacked a weapon.

“Mm?”
Lu Chuan seemed to think of something.
He casually picked up a big knife that one of the henchmen had dropped on the ground, weighing it in his hand.
“I’ll make a move!”
“If you can withstand it, I’ll leave today. You’ll be able to live peacefully here, and no one will come to trouble you!”

The leader spoke, and to everyone’s surprise, drew out a soft sword from his body.
He stared quietly at Lu Chuan. “I can tell you haven’t trained systematically.”
After saying that, the leader looked at Su Ruan standing beside him. “As his woman, haven’t you told him these important things?”

“…”
Lu Chuan stood there, then turned to glance at Su Ruan.
Su Ruan seemed a bit embarrassed, but didn’t say anything more.
She just kept her guard up, watching the leader with a hint of wariness, as if she feared him.

“Hahaha, interesting, interesting!”
The leader laughed loudly three times.
He looked at Lu Chuan, and in that instant, his body seemed to transform into a shooting star.
In that moment, Lu Chuan was stunned. He had thought his speed was fast enough, but this person was even faster—almost instantaneously, he was right in front of Lu Chuan.
The soft sword in the leader’s hand was like a willow branch, swiftly sweeping toward Lu Chuan’s throat!
One strike, certain death.
Now this was true strength!

Lu Chuan’s eyes flashed coldly.
In that moment, he didn’t dare to be careless.
The strength of this person was far beyond what he had imagined.
He was the first truly formidable opponent Lu Chuan had encountered in this world.

But what did the words the leader said mean?

Though Lu Chuan wasn’t particularly fast, the moment the leader moved, he instinctively twisted his body in the opposite direction.
The soft sword scraped past Lu Chuan’s face.
Lu Chuan felt a chilling rush.

“I lost!”
The leader nodded slightly, then looked at Lu Chuan. “Seems I was wrong. Sometimes, skill does have a bit of its own worth.”
“Let’s go!”
With that, the leader turned and walked away.
Without a moment’s hesitation.

“Third Master, wait for me…”
One of the men hurriedly spoke and followed.

Lu Chuan watched their retreating figures, feeling somewhat puzzled.
Were all the bandits from Heishui Mountain like this?
They came here under someone else’s orders, and when they didn’t succeed, they just let him go?

Just now, Lu Chuan had genuinely felt the threat of death.
This meant that if the leader had wanted to kill him, it would have been entirely possible.

“Master, are you alright?”
At this moment, Su Ruan walked over with concern in her eyes, asking softly.

Lu Chuan nodded slightly, his gaze turning serious. After a brief pause, he continued, “The person just now was an expert!”
“Mm!”
Su Ruan nodded.
“Master, there’s something I haven’t told you before!”

“Although your martial arts are unique, I can tell you haven’t had proper guidance from a true master, and I’m not really a great master myself!”
Su Ruan sighed. While adjusting Lu Chuan’s clothes, she continued, “If I were in the General’s residence, I could find someone capable of teaching you!”

“But…”
Her voice carried a tinge of guilt.

Then, as if a thought crossed her mind, she added, “That person earlier was definitely not simple. With such strength, he would be at least a senior officer in the army, perhaps even a general. His strength is enough to be a deputy general in the military!”

“Someone like that—how could he be hiding in a small place like Heishui Mountain?”

Lu Chuan was stunned.

Back inside the house, Lu Chuan noticed Chen Miaomiao standing nervously, seemingly concerned about his safety.

This girl, although her favorability was low and the increase was slow, was still quite reliable at critical moments. At least she didn’t run away!

“Tell me.”
Lu Chuan felt embarrassed to admit his lack of understanding of the martial arts in this world.
He decided to speak up. “I’ve always been by myself. Even though I’ve received some guidance, I never really grasped the essentials.”

“Just tell me what you know, no need to worry.”
Lu Chuan looked at Su Ruan and asked.

“Well, as the saying goes, ‘Poor in culture, rich in martial arts!'”
“If you want to practice martial arts, the first thing you need is to eat a lot of meat, a lot of it. Only then will your body have the energy!”

“Mm!”
Lu Chuan nodded.
This was reasonable. To put it simply, it’s about supplementing nutrition. Without it, you can’t sustain the physical demands, and this will always be the case!

“Then, you need medicinal baths.”

“Medicinal baths?”
Lu Chuan was a bit confused, raising an eyebrow. “Do you mean bathing in herbs?”

“Yes, but not exactly.”
“To be more precise, there are special formulas for the baths, and they vary. Some formulas become less effective the more you use them, but others, although the herbs are expensive, help accelerate the body’s absorption!”
Su Ruan explained earnestly.

Lu Chuan furrowed his brow slightly. “Why was that person so strong?”
This puzzled him.

In his original world, martial arts was about hard work, and it was easy to tell someone’s strength based on their physical capabilities. But just now, Lu Chuan had underestimated the leader.

Even when the leader drew his sword, Lu Chuan hadn’t regarded him as a threat.

He seemed harmless at first glance.

“You can think of it as inner strength.”
“Medicinal baths help speed up the absorption and refinement of inner strength.”

“Huh?”
Lu Chuan’s eyes brightened with surprise.
This was truly a big surprise for him—this world had inner strength?

So, he could become like the masters in martial arts novels?

“Does this mean I need to sense the flow of my meridians and cultivate inner strength within my body?” Lu Chuan asked, eager for clarification.

“Ah?”
Su Ruan looked at him with confusion in her eyes. “What do you mean by that?”

“What do you mean by that?”
Lu Chuan was puzzled.
Didn’t you just mention inner strength? Did I misunderstand something?

“How should I explain it to you?” Su Ruan hesitated, looking a little troubled.