In back-to-back matches every three days, his speed of attack and the variation in his moves steadily improved.
Under the relentless assault of Lin Jinyu, from thirty moves, to thirty-five, to forty, then to forty-five, he made noticeable progress again and again.
Lin Jinyu valued his potential and patiently sparred with him in good temper.
It was less of a competition and more of a process of leading him into new techniques.
Every time he found a new way to break through, he was exuberantly happy, and his interest in his master, who avoided talking about this, grew even further.
*****
The time spent on martial arts competitions flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed.
Su Ziqin's imprisonment was lifted and he returned to the academy to continue his studies.
Seeing that their daughter, Su Hu's wife, had regained her calm and hadn't allowed the imprisonment to affect her studies, they felt relieved.
