Chapter 18: Learning Swordsmanship

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Didn’t the Young Master already know the benefits of money? Why wasn’t he interested in inheriting the family business at all?

The butler was puzzled.

If he had such a large sum of money to inherit, he would wake up smiling in his dreams.

Why does the young master despise that idea?

“Young Master, there’s no need to be an actor… Should we find something practical to do? For example… Learning about finance…”

Jiang Yu immediately glanced at him and smiled meaningfully. “Butler, I’ll pretend I didn’t hear you this time, but if you say it again next time, I can ask my father to send you back.”

The butler was speechless.

He immediately shut up and left.

If he was sent back by Young Master, he would not get a good ending from Mr. Jiang.

But… He should have persuaded the young master to go back…

Feeling that he was not pleasing both sides, the butler suddenly could see his bleak future.

[Host, are you not going to consider going back to inherit the family business?] The System couldn’t help but tease, [If you go back and inherit the family business, you’ll have more money. Moreover, it won’t disturb your cultivation.]

Jiang Yu paused, and his face darkened.

“Do you think being the CEO has nothing better to do? If I were to go back and inherit the family business…” Jiang Yu snapped, “I should be learning from seniors in the company’s office building now, not cultivating in this villa.”

Alright then… The system indicated that it did not know the survival system of this world.

“Don’t tell me about inheriting the family business in the future. I don’t like it.”

Jiang Yu’s tone suddenly became serious.

He had been instilled with the idea of inheriting the family business since he was young, so he had always rejected it during the process of growing up.

This rejection reached its peak after his father replaced his college entrance examination papers.

Why?

Was it wrong of him not to want to inherit the family business? Why was everyone trying to persuade him to do that? Did they all think that it was a shortcut to success?

Perhaps it was indeed a shortcut for those people, but for him, it was just pain.

The system quickly changed the topic. [I’ll give you a new mission.]

Jiang Yu’s eyes lit up as soon as he heard about the new mission. All his previous worries were swept away.

A new mission? What kind of mission?!

After the system made some adjustments, the mission immediately appeared in Jiang Yu’s mind.

[Mission: Sword control technique reaches level 1. Failure will result in a top-tier sword and a spiritual pouch (Note: Can be controlled by Reiki to store weapons temporarily.)]

“…” Jiang Yu stared blankly.

This mission was really…

[So, how is it? The punishment for this mission is not bad, right?] The system said proudly, [Therefore, you have to work harder and reach the first level of the sword control technique as soon as possible.]

‘How is he supposed to work hard?’

Jiang Yu muttered in his heart. This was probably a prodigal system.

The harder others worked, the more generous the rewards would be. However, when it came to him, it became… The more he failed, the more generous the rewards.

The punishment for failure was a top-grade sword. Wouldn’t it be easier to cultivate after obtaining this top-grade sword?

After thinking about it, Jiang Yu came to a conclusion. This system was a good seedling for squandering.

“Remember what you said.”

After saying that, Jiang Yu opened the shop and found the only sword available in the shop.

“It’s a basic sword,” Jiang Yu guessed. “Perhaps it’s better than the ones on the market.”

[No, no, no. You’re wrong to think that way.] The system explained, [Even if it’s just a basic sword like this, it’s already very rare among ordinary cultivators.]

In conclusion, he had a lot of cheats even though he was new.

This was all thanks to a prodigal system.

“What kind of punishment gives you a top-notch sword?” Jiang Yu asked casually.

[Don’t even think about it.] The system gave a short answer.

Beginner was already so rare, and intermediate was even rarer than a beginner. Then top-tier… It was probably a unique existence.

Jiang Yu didn’t ask any more questions. He immediately took out the sword control technique manual and started cultivating.

Although he was born into a wealthy family and had seen many people perform sword arts, he had never personally held a sword.

This was the first time he held this sword, so he didn’t feel anything special.

[When your sword control technique improves, you’ll slowly be able to sense the difference between swords.]

[Of course, you haven’t reached that level yet,] The system explained carefully.

Jiang Yu snorted, then activated the sword control technique and followed the instructions written on it.

However, after a series of tries, he did not understand the essence of the technique at all.

The system knew nothing about sword techniques, so it thought that Jiang Yu’s swordplay was quite beautiful.

[Good luck, host! If you persevere, you will definitely be able to break through very quickly!]

What kind of nonsense was it lying about?

Jiang Yu was quiet and kept the sword, “No.”

He didn’t even feel any spiritual energy fluctuation.

In other words, the sword technique he was using was just for show and had no offensive power at all.

It was later that the system realized that there was no breakthrough in his sword control technique.

[That shouldn’t be the case, host. As long as you come in contact and do the technique, you should be able to improve your qi. Why is this sword control technique like this?]

Jiang Yu rolled his eyes, “Why are you asking me? How do I know? Didn’t I just practice according to the books you gave?”

The butler had been watching Jiang Yu in the dark.

Seeing that he was practicing his swordsmanship, he hurriedly went forward to fawn over him, “Young master, I have an idea. I can help you practice your swordsmanship.”

“Oh? Tell me.”

Since he did not have any solutions at the moment, it was best to listen to the butler’s suggestion.

Although the butler may not know anything about immortal cultivation, it might still work.

“You can ask a sword master to teach you.”

“There are so many sword-dancing masters in the country,” the butler said confidently. “Young Master, you can choose whoever you want. We have plenty of money anyway.”

In fact, the butler still wanted to highlight the importance of money so that he could guide Jiang Yu to inherit the family business.

However, Jiang Yu naturally didn’t understand the meaning behind his words.

“That’s a good suggestion. Go and make the arrangements. Find me a good sword master.”

The butler immediately went to do as he was told.

It was easy to find an outstanding sword dance master. Wasn’t the park master in the neighborhood one?

The butler immediately invited him over.

“Hey, you. You want to practice your sword, right?” The elderly uncle said, his face full of arrogance. “You’ve found the right person this time. I’m the champion of the community sword dance competition. Let me teach you how to perform the sword dance vividly.”

Community competition? Jiang Yu’s heart skipped a beat. Why did he feel that it wasn’t true?

Jiang Yu’s heart sank as soon as the uncle made his move.

This dance was not even as good as his! He was even more pretentious than him!

“Young Master, what do you think? Is there anything I can learn? The champion of the community competition also knows some kung fu.”

The butler praised in amazement.

Jiang Yu’s expression turned ugly.

He did not stop immediately, but let the uncle finish the last part of the “sword technique”.

After it ended, Jiang Yu felt even more speechless and disappointed.