Just Discharged From the Military and Got Tied Down by A Cold Beauty
Chapter 435: The Temptation of Tenfold Salary

Chapter 435: Chapter 435: The Temptation of Tenfold Salary

On the platform, Luo Hanyi was dressed in a black practice outfit, her hair tied into a braid, looking both beautiful and fierce.

"What weapon will you use?" Seeing Lu Xiao step onto the stage, Luo Hanyi asked directly.

"Anything works," Lu Xiao replied casually.

He really wasn’t picky about weapons; nearly anything would do.

Once you master techniques to a certain extent, it becomes easy to adapt.

Otherwise, on the cruise ship earlier, he wouldn’t have been able to take out Liuli Hong just with a belt.

"Anything works? You really have no shame," Luo Hanyi said, her face darkening.

She was truly starting to regret recruiting Lu Xiao as a sparring partner.

Initially, she had thought this guy was talented, interesting to talk to, and somewhat poor, which had led her to let him into Mansion Luo.

Thinking about it now, she had been too impulsive.

She didn’t like Lu Xiao’s personality, finding him rather arrogant.

You say ’anything works’ when I ask you to choose a weapon, What do you mean, ’anything works’? Do you really think you can master every weapon?

"As you wish, get ready on your own. We’ll start in a minute," Luo Hanyi said, taking her sword.

Lu Xiao instinctively thought about reaching for his belt.

He barely touched his waist when he realized that, to avoid blowing his cover, he had stowed his belt away already.

Plus, he was currently wearing the uniform of Mansion Luo’s guards, which didn’t include a belt at all.

"Then I’ll... choose this," Lu Xiao said, squatting down and forcefully prying a brick from the ground.

The weapons rack was too far, and he couldn’t be bothered to fetch something from it.

A brick was quite good, good for both offense and defense.

Seeing Lu Xiao settle on a brick as his weapon, Luo Hanyi’s displeasure peaked.

She had decided that by tomorrow she would send Lu Xiao packing. What a joke!

Some guards and servants nearby also found Lu Xiao rather amusing, using a brick as a weapon; did he have something wrong in his head?

It was said that he was a new sparring partner recently hired by the Third Young Miss, but it was unclear what she saw in him.

Could it be... his youth and good looks?

To give him his due, this new sparring partner was indeed younger and better-looking than the previous ones.

"Third Young Miss, this... It’s my first time as a sparring partner, what’s the approach?" Lu Xiao asked Luo Hanyi.

He really didn’t know how to be a sparring partner and was worried about hurting someone if he used too much force; he certainly didn’t want to be kicked out right away.

"There’s no specific method. You attack first, and I’ll defend. Then I’ll attack, and you defend," Luo Hanyi said offhandedly.

"I attack first?" Lu Xiao frowned. In that case, you might not get a chance to attack at all.

"Then... how much force should I use?"

Luo Hanyi almost burst out laughing at Lu Xiao’s question. How much force? What do you think you are?

You are at the First Level of Transcendent, and I am at the Transcendent Second Level; I am obviously stronger.

"Use all your strength!"

"What if... I mean, just if, I end up hurting you, you won’t fire me, will you?" Lu Xiao asked again, feeling it was better to clarify such matters beforehand since he didn’t want to be driven out after finally finding a place to stay.

The surrounding guards and servants could not help but let out muffled laughter.

This new sparring partner was young, but he sure had a lot of thoughts.

Injuring the Third Young Miss... you really think highly of yourself.

The Third Young Miss was not only at the Transcendent Second Level, but her combative abilities were formidable too; she had encountered opponents of the Transcendent Third Level and was able to hold her own.

"If you can hurt me, I won’t just keep you, I’ll increase your salary — by tenfold!" Luo Hanyi scoffed.

Lu Xiao’s eyes instantly lit up. Three thousand turning into thirty thousand?

Wow, that’s actually possible.

He had observed from the side of the tavern before that Divine Treasures indeed had significant purchasing power.

Twenty Divine Treasures could afford a meal of three dishes and a soup at the tavern.

If he had thirty thousand, he would almost immediately join the ranks of the wealthy.

With money, everything becomes easier.

"Then what are we waiting for, let’s start!" The next second, Lu Xiao swung his brick and charged forward.

Watching Lu Xiao charge straight ahead, Luo Hanyi clenched her teeth.

What kind of fool is this?

Your headlong rush is essentially suicidal. Don’t you know you can attack from a distance?

"Luo Xue!" Luo Hanyi rebuked softly, her sword dancing quickly in her hand.

Streams of Inner Qi burst forth from the tip of the sword, weaving into an indiscernible net of energy slicing towards Lu Xiao.

For a cultivator of the Divine Land to be able to project Inner Qi into an attack didn’t surprise Lu Xiao at all, as he had even figured it out himself.

If they couldn’t do it, that would be the real surprise.

"Mere ducks and drakes!" Lu Xiao grinned and channeled his Inner Qi into the brick, then started wildly swinging it left and right.

Sword energies were shattered and dispersed by the brick, while Lu Xiao charged towards Luo Hanyi like a wild bull, not even bothering to dodge.

Luo Hanyi was evidently startled by Lu Xiao’s aggressive approach.

She had never imagined someone could deflect all her sword energies with a brick, especially since Lu Xiao was only at the First Level of Transcendent, lower in realm than she was.

Typically, even those at the Second Level of Transcendent were pressed hard by her.

"You’ve got some skills, but not enough!" Seeing Lu Xiao closing in, Luo Hanyi no longer got distracted and swiftly stepped back.

Intense Inner Qi gathered at the tip of her sword, and within nearly a breath, that force made Lu Xiao’s heart race with anxiety.

Indeed, the cultivators here had something up their sleeves.

But, your brother isn’t a vegetarian.

Such pre-informed skills, although powerful, clearly had their flaws.