Lu Family Residence
It was easy for Lu Wan to slip back to the residence. He walked into the training hall and took out the wooden sword before facing Ye Jiao.
"Let's have a light spar. I don't want to be that bad when we meet with the others."
"Sure."
As she said that, Ye Jiao dashed from her position and picked up the sword along the way. She swung it from the side, aiming for Lu Wan's side stomach.
Clack!
Blocking the attack, Lu Wan used his power to push Ye Jiao's sword. In the next moment, Ye Jiao already headed back to him with her wooden sword ready to attack him. There was no time for rest as Lu Wan was forced to defend again and again.
Tak! Tak! Tak!
Sound of wooden swords clashing against one another filled the hall. After a while Lu Wan jumped to the back.
"Hey! Pause for a moment! Why are you keep on attacking me?" Lu Wan was annoyed.
Ye Jiao smirked. "I'm used to fighting at close distance, Senior Brother Lu. Unlike you who fight from a distance, I always rely on speed and maneuver to attack my opponent as fast as possible."
"…. Damn you."
"Don't curse your junior sister, Senior Brother Lu," Ye Jiao grinned. "Anyway, if you want to switch, sure."
"Prepare for my attack."
Tak! Tak! Tak!
This time, it was Lu Wan's turn to attack. However, he found out that it was impossible for him to break through Ye Jiao's defense as the girl perfectly defended herself. If anything, he was continuously getting pushed back.
"Senior Brother Lu, you're too slow and weak," Ye Jiao commented after Lu Wan stopped attacking due to exhaustion. She looked at her senior brother with questions filled her small face. "Is it because you always attack from distance?"
"Shut up! I already use all my strength to attack you!"
The two of them did fight with all they got, but Lu Wan was no longer Ye Jiao's match if he didn't use his original weapon. If he had to use a sword, there was no way he could possibly win against his junior sister.
"You should just use your chain, Senior Brother Lu," Ye Jiao laughed. "But at least, your attack speed seems to increase a bit after a while."
"Yeah, I adapt," Lu Wan acknowledged it. He asked Ye Jiao to battle him because the two of them were not used to swords. However, as a sword was similar to a dagger, it didn't take long for Ye Jiao to be able to use it well. Besides, she already has the foundation.
"Let's continue to train like this until it's the time for hunt. We can't possibly let them see your weak skill in sword, right?"
"Wipe that grin from your face!"
"I'm not smiling."
Lu Wan got the urge to throw the sword in his hand to Ye Jiao. He stood up from his place and walked to the door before opening it. In front of the door, Lu Su was standing not far along with his guards.
"You finally come out, Lu Wan."
"I just feel your presence is annoying," Lu Wan replied coldly. "Tell me what you want from me. I'm still training."
Lu Su's eyes landed on the wooden sword on Lu Wan's hand as he nodded in approval. "It's good that you're training well, but there's something that you have to do before the people from the other kingdoms come."
"What is it?"
"You have to go to Wei Family Residence and make a peace pact with Wei Cheng."
"I'm WHAT?" Lu Wan raised his voice as he glared at his brother with incredulous expression. "NO! I'll never go to that accursed residence my entire life."
"You have to! There shouldn't be any dispute…."
As the two brothers were in their own world, Ye Jiao cleaned the training hall. She didn't have any interest to join in their dispute as she was busy putting the sword back in their place. Afterwards, she took a broom and swept the floor.
Aside from cleaning the mess of their fight, she also cleaned the dust that has gathered because it was left behind for over three months. If other servants saw it, there was no doubt that suspiciousness would grow.
'Wei Family Residence, huh?'
Just this morning, she was thinking about something incredulous and now Lu Wan had to make a visit to that residence. If he truly came there, could she take a look at Su Lian and judged whether she should make a move or not?
While thinking, Ye Jiao finished cleaning up. It was then she realized that the two brothers hadn't finished their debate.
"…." Just how long do you want to argue with your brother?
"You have to come into terms with Wei Cheng, and this is final. Father doesn't want any dispute to happen because it'll affect Chen Kingdom's result."
Lu Wan rolled his eyes. "The hunt is for us to team up with people from different kingdoms. Why should I come into terms with him?"
"It's for the image, Lu Wan!"
"I don't care for the kingdom image!" Lu Wan yelled back. He crossed his arm. "I'm not going to have a peaceful bout with someone who wants to bring me down."
"This is an order."
"You can't order me!"
"Lu Wan, are you going to defy Father's order and place our family in a hard position against the Imperial Family?"
Before Lu Wan could retort again, he felt a sudden killing intent directed at him. He turned his head and saw Ye Jiao looking back at him. She smiled gently, but Lu Wan could sense that she was actually directing killing intent.
'Even my junior sister wants to kill me?'
Lu Wan wanted to cry. He looked at his brother again while grumbling. "Fine, I'll talk to him. But if he's the one who didn't want peace, I'm not going to take the initiative."
"Good. You're going to Wei Family Residence tomorrow."
"Fine."
As Lu Su walked out, his mind replayed the sudden pause Lu Wan had before. He didn't sense anything wrong, but he knew that Lu Wan became alert at that time. Also, the way Lu Wan behaved around that particular servant seemed to be weird. There might be a need for him to investigate further.
"First Young Master?" his servant asked worriedly.
Lu Su forced the matter into the back of his mind. "What's my schedule for today?"
"There's going to be a meeting with the minister…."
While Lu Su already returned back to his work, Lu Wan turned his head to look at Ye Jiao. He scrunched his face. "What's that for?"
"Are you planning on debating with your brother for hours?"
"That…"
"Let's get back to train," Ye Jiao threw the wooden sword. "Don't you want to show off how much of a 'genius' you are?'
Hearing that taunt, Lu Wan genuinely wished to beat up Ye Jiao. Unfortunately…
"Hey! Stop it, you're supposed to be defending!"
"Defending alone is not enough. You also need to learn how to defend with your sword, Senior Brother Lu."
"Give more respect to your senior!"
"I already did~."
"#$%^&*(!"