The night wind carried a few strands of chill, and with Su Fu’s deliberately drawn-out tone, the atmosphere momentarily carried a hint of desolation.
“How could that be!” Yin Feng’s blade quivered, hurriedly conveying its consciousness. “I haven’t forgotten. Really, I’ve been thinking of you too!”
“Besides, stop calling me ‘Ma, Ma’—it’s ‘creator,’ got it?”
Su Fu: “…”
She sighed with melancholy and rubbed her temples:
“Children grow up and rebel…”
“Where is the obedient little short blade from back then?”
Yin Feng: “…”
Its blade visibly stiffened.
Wait, when had it ever been obedient?
Tao Tao took the opportunity to snuggle into Su Fu’s arms, tilting her little face up and saying softly:
“Sister, I won’t rebel.”
“I like you the most~”
Her face pressed tightly against Su Fu, arms wrapped around Su Fu’s waist, her voice sweet and pleasant—the contrast was immediately apparent.
Yin Feng: “…”
Tao Tao, you’re making me look stupid. Really.
Su Fu was amused by Tao Tao’s adorable behavior and patted her soft head: “Sister likes you too.”
She looked at Yin Feng again, understanding: “So, it seems you really do like the Tang Laoshi I found for you.”
“So, didn’t I tell you you’d be satisfied? I wasn’t lying, was I?”
Asked by Su Fu like this, Yin Feng suddenly became shy, its voice lowering:
“Master… is truly good.”
“From the first glance, I knew she was my master for this life!”
Upon hearing this, Su Fu’s heart skipped a beat.
She knew Yin Feng too well—when had it ever acted so coy, and even said things like ‘master for this life’?
Something was wrong, definitely wrong.
Even Tao Tao sensed the anomaly. She pulled out of Su Fu’s arms and circled around Yin Feng several times.
Finally, she concluded: “You’ve got a problem.”
For a moment, Yin Feng didn’t even argue.
That reaction made it even more suspicious.
Su Fu held her forehead. A ridiculous yet seemingly reasonable thought surfaced. She ventured to ask:
“This blade of yours… you’re not having love at first sight, are you?”
“Let me tell you, master is master! Do you understand?”
Yin Feng:
“As a blade, I think I should know better than you, right?”
“De……”
That’s true.
When it came to the bond between weapon and master, as its creator, she might indeed have less say than Yin Feng itself, the blade in question.
“What about Tang Laoshi?” she couldn’t help but ask. “Does she like you that much too?”
“Of course!” Yin Feng said with absolute confidence. “Who wouldn’t like a blade as handsome and powerful as me?!”
Su Fu:
Tao Tao:
“What’s with those expressions? Fine, I’ll tell you the story of our first meeting.”
First meeting story?
Su Fu was genuinely curious. She immediately sat up straight and gestured: “Go ahead.”
Tao Tao quickly pulled over a small stool, rested her chin on her hands, her eyes sparkling, ready to listen.
Yin Feng cleared its throat, though it didn’t have one, but it was quite solemn:
“At that time, the situation was extremely dangerous!”
“Master was ambushed by those despicable monsters from the Dark Realm, lost the concept of legs, and had thrown her sword away to save her teammates…”
“But it was affected—just a hair short, just that one hair!”
“Just as Master and her teammates were about to die under the claws of those ugly monsters…”
Its blade quivered, its voice rising sharply:
“I appeared instantly!”
“Shwoosh——!”
“A streak of light came from beyond the heavens, like a startling apparition, like a galloping thunderbolt!”
“With unparalleled sharpness, it precisely entered the battle, cutting down the Dark Realm monsters in one stroke!”
“Turning the tide! Reversing the fate!”
“In short,” Yin Feng’s blade vibrated proudly, “I impressed Master the moment I appeared!”
“And then, she never let go of me.”
“She only uses me, never changed!”
It said contentedly: “So, of course she likes me.”
“Absolutely!”
“The situation was that dangerous?” Su Fu listened with lingering fear. Luckily, she had sent the blade in time, delivering Yin Feng to Tang Yu’s side, or the consequences would have been unimaginable.
As for the slight deviation Yin Feng mentioned, Su Fu understood—it was probably because Tang Laoshi’s newly replaced sword hadn’t been fully mastered yet, leading to that mistake.
She looked at Yin Feng, her gaze softening:
“It seems sending you to Tang Laoshi was the right choice.”
It had protected Tang Laoshi.
“Of course!” Yin Feng replied without modesty. “We have perfect默契, like we’ve coordinated countless times!”
“She doesn’t need to speak, I know what she wants to do.”
“We are destined partners, this is heaven’s choice.”
“Perfect match! Get it?”
Su Fu:
Was it possible that Tang Laoshi used it so smoothly because she had forged Yin Feng exactly according to Tang Laoshi’s previous blade?
And Yin Feng knew nothing of this.
……
Su Fu gasped. What was this, a replacement romance?
No, no, she quickly shook her head to dispel this dangerous thought.
The blade would go crazy if it found out.
“Then that means…” she coughed lightly, changing the subject, “The name Yin Feng was also given by Tang Laoshi?”
Just as she was about to praise, she saw Yin Feng fall silent.
After a long while, it transmitted a somewhat vague thought: “Ahem… I came up with it myself.”
As if a bit embarrassed.
Su Fu: “?”
“Really?” Her expression changed. “You can come up with a name like that?”
“Of course,” Yin Feng said confidently. “Look, Tang Yu—take apart the characters, it’s ‘gold’ and ‘jade,’ symbolizing treasure, bright like jade.”
“And ‘Feng’ represents metal and stone, ‘Yin Feng’ meaning the blade hides its edge in the sheath, a dark blade, matching the bright jade.”
“One light, one dark. From now on, I will accompany her in the Dark Realm, walk side by side with her, and protect her forever!”
Su Fu:
Say what you will, the explanation was actually quite reasonable. She was momentarily speechless.
When did this kid become so cultured?
And the master and blade… it had a damn sense of fate.
She was definitely really into Tang Laoshi.
“So…” she said softly, “it took you this long to come see me once?”
Yin Feng’s blade stiffened, stammering: “…It’s not that I didn’t want to come.”
“It’s because the Dark Realm’s erosion has been too fierce lately.”
“They came in full force, leaving me no time.”
“This time I could come back only because your Genesis Academy has some Freshman Day, and Master was summoned back to the Central Star System as a guardian.”
“Look, tomorrow is Freshman Day, and we only rushed back today.”
The subtext was: I’m really busy.
“Ah…” Su Fu pondered. “So this Freshman Day is indeed significant, enough to make a guardian like Tang Laoshi come back.”
If it really was a city-wide open celebration as Emilia said, then it was worth looking forward to.
“Alright then,” she reluctantly accepted Yin Feng’s explanation. “I accept that reason.”
“Besides, let me tell you,” Yin Feng lowered its voice sneakily, “I sneaked out to see you now.”
Su Fu: “?”
Yin Feng explained: “Remember last time before the exam, Master came to find you? You remember, right?”
Su Fu nodded. At the time, Tang Laoshi’s appearance was sudden but came at the perfect moment to help her out. The timing was perfect.
“Know why we arrived so perfectly?” Yin Feng said. “Because your Master asked mine to come.”
“Not only that, after we left, we even went to find that Fuzi, also entrusted by your Master.”
Su Fu was stunned.
Entrusted by her master?
“Don’t know what your Master has been busy with lately, mysterious. Anyway, you should be more careful yourself. I think this is something worth telling you.”
Yin Feng’s tone was unusually serious.
Su Fu felt a warmth in her heart. “Now I believe you really do care about me.”
“Of course!” Yin Feng snorted. “You’re my creator.”
“So…” Su Fu pondered, connecting the dots. Her master must be fighting against some tricky dungeon boss and couldn’t spare time, so she asked Tang Laoshi to look after her.
She suddenly thought of something, her gaze sharpening: “Wait, you said the Dark Realm erosion has been really fierce lately?”
“Yes, several times more intense.”
“Those monsters are like crazy, wave after wave, endless, and their attacks are stronger than before.” Yin Feng’s tone was heavy.
Su Fu was momentarily dazed.
The intensifying erosion of the Dark Realm… could this be the counterattack of those false gods?
“Anyway, you need to be extra careful,” Yin Feng warned again. “I don’t know if you’ll ever go to that damned place, the Dark Realm, but if you do, be extremely careful.”
“Inside, ‘concepts’ lose control terribly, very dangerous!”
“For example, if you don’t have the concept of ‘legs,’ you will truly lose your legs, and even forget that you ever had them.”
“Unlike me, I have no hands or feet to begin with, so concept loss doesn’t affect me much.”
“Before you go, make sure to get plenty of protective equipment. Don’t rely solely on Divine Power, and also…”
Yin Feng rambled on with a long list of precautions.
Su Fu listened, feeling both warm and heavy.
She reached out and gripped Yin Feng, her expression softening:
“You do have some conscience after all.”
“Let me see how you’re doing now.”
She carefully inspected. Scenes of Yin Feng’s recent fierce battles flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern.
The high-intensity use had caused considerable wear. Though the blade was still sharp, there were a few fine cracks.
The Divine Power circulation inside the blade was a bit sluggish, clearly from overconsumption without full recovery.
“Here,” Su Fu said after finishing the inspection, “tonight, I’ll upgrade you and do maintenance. I’ve saved up plenty of good materials.”
“Really?!” Yin Feng instantly got excited. “Then I can become even stronger?”
“Hurry, hurry! I can’t wait!”
Su Fu was amused by its impatience and sighed helplessly: “You.”
She wasted no time. She lit the forge and took out the prepared materials one by one.
Star Iron Essence, extremely hard, greatly enhances blade durability and armor penetration.
Mother of Geng Metal, the sharpest metal under heaven, the perfect choice to improve blade sharpness.
Dragon Blood Sand, tempers the edge to cut through anything…
Su Fu added these heavenly materials into the forging furnace in a specific order and proportion. The flames surged instantly.
The goal of this upgrade was clear:
Sharpness and speed.
The supreme martial art is speed; a divine weapon’s edge is unstoppable.
She would delete all extra functions and forge Yin Feng into an ultimate assassination blade—one strike, one kill, penetrating all defenses.
A blade of death that haunts the night.
As time passed, the fierce flame burned, and Yin Feng’s color grew darker, exuding a chilling sharpness.
Finally, Su Fu perfectly fused all materials. The furnace fire subsided, and the lid opened.
Yin Feng flew out automatically, hovering above the embers.
“Sister! It’s even darker!” Tao Tao pointed at Yin Feng and shouted excitedly.
Indeed, Su Fu looked closely. Yin Feng was now profound as ink, as if absorbing all light.
“Really?!” Yin Feng was delighted. “Then I can hide even more perfectly in the darkness!”
The upgraded Yin Feng circled proudly in the air a few times, then approached Tao Tao:
“Tao Tao, want to come out and roam the world with me? I’ll take you through the Dark Realm!”
“I’m now a bully in the Dark Realm! I’ll show you how awesome I am!”
As soon as it finished, Su Fu’s angry shout came from the side:
“Yin Feng! If you dare to lure Tao Tao away, I’ll split you in two!”
Yin Feng’s blade suddenly stiffened, instantly obedient.
Tao Tao laughed uncontrollably: “I don’t like fighting and killing.”
“Little Peach only likes sunbathing, drinking dew, and being with Sister!”
The next day.
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