Ella has a high talent for swordsmanship.
She only started learning swordsmanship when she was 15 years old, but after only one year, her swordsmanship surpassed that of Chen Xuewei.
Her sword is more accurate than Li Yuxuan's because her skill level is SS+.
In order to teach her a lesson, Li Yuxuan should have gone out in person, but he didn't want to do that, so he found some young knights to compete with her.
"Don't be soft when you compete with the princess."
Li Yuxuan pretended to teach them while observing their duel.
"Well, your posture is generally good, but it needs to be more regular."
Sometimes Li Yuxuan even mixes in some industry jargon and pretends to be knowledgeable.
Of course, if Li Yuxuan said something wrong, it might be exposed, so he had to combine knowledge from other worlds to get through.
Later, they came to a waterfall deep in the mountains.
Accompanied by a dozen knights, it was not difficult to get here.
Now, Ella and Li Yuxuan are sitting on a big rock, letting the water of the waterfall lap at their backs.
This is the first time Li Yuxuan has tried such a thing, and it is much more painful than he imagined.
"Uh, yeah."
Ella frowned as she was struck by the waterfall.
Why did Li Yuxuan do this?
In fact, he was just wasting his time and filling his days with useless courses.
It was impossible for him to teach Ella any powerful sword skills.
Moreover, training an enemy you must kill is simply stupid.
Therefore, Li Yuxuan came up with an idea that can only be found in novels, called "Waterfall Meditation Training Method".
"Miss, swordsmanship is more than just holding a sword."
"Then what?"
"I used to just swing the sword unconsciously, but then I encountered a bottleneck. I realized that my foundation was not solid enough, so I had to start over and walk the same path I had taken."
"Then what?"
Now, Li Yuxuan wants to teach them a technique called "Trinity", which includes three aspects: essence, qi, and spirit.
Li Yuxuan actually only told about 0.0002% of the truth, but when a teacher asks students to do something impossible, what should students do?
Ella has no reason to doubt Li Yuxuan, the mentor.
So, they just let the waterfall wash over them and kill time.
"Ah! I suddenly seem to understand something!"
[The protagonist Ella has an epiphany. 】
...Isn't this crazy?
Li Yuxuan underestimated the protagonist.
Little did he know that sometimes insights can be gained by doing the simplest things.
Like watching leaves fall, or picking up a pebble.
Fortunately, Ella's level did not increase.
But her sword skills became even faster and more efficient.
Different from Li Yuxuan's complicated mood, the people in this mansion are very crazy.
The unique training method has aroused great interest from everyone.
In this world, swordsmen can even defeat witches.
Even experienced swordsmen have never seen such an unheard-of training method as waterfall training and think it is impossible.
Although Ella has some understanding after experiencing the "plot correction", for Li Yuxuan, this is not without benefits.
After basically proving that Li Yuxuan is a master of swordsmanship, his reputation has been firmly established.
And now Ella's reputation has grown even further after he took inspiration from his unconventional methods.
"Master Li Yuxuan, can you teach me your training methods?"
Erach once mentioned that there hasn't been another master swordsman in more than ten years.
No wonder Erach asked to compete with him as soon as the two met.
"Come on...take off your shirt and let the waterfall hit you..."
"Oh, thank you!"
To be honest, lying to an honest person like Ellah made Li Yuxuan feel uneasy, but he couldn't stop now.
…
"boom!"
The wooden sword was swung out, making an astonishing sound, and then a knight fell.
Now, even adult male knights are no match for Ella.
Her swordsmanship is very interesting, but Li Yuxuan cannot imitate it yet.
Swordsmanship is not just about movements, but also about the rhythm of breathing, which needs to be learned.
Although Li Yuxuan cannot fully unleash Ella's full potential, he can imitate her skills to a certain extent.
How a small woman defeats her enemies.
How to overcome deficiencies in strength and speed.
Ever since Ella showed her talent for swordsmanship, just watching her swing a sword has given Li Yuxuan pleasure.
Even her opponent Li Yuxuan was impressed by her progress, but what about the people here?
"Oh, you are indeed a young lady, you are so amazing."
"Won again!"
The maids behind them exclaimed.
Li Yuxuan has a good memory for people's faces, and he knows what these people have experienced.
A young maid with short hair and freckles.
After witnessing the Last Witch split her parents in half, she was left traumatized and forced to live in the mansion.
A middle-aged maid wearing puffy clothes.
Her husband joined the war as a mercenary to defeat the last witches, but never returned.
Now, she's here serving Ella.
A maid in her twenties with smooth brown hair.
She lost her entire family to the last witch, including her left eye and three fingers of her right hand.
No one wanted a disabled maid, but Ella was kind enough to take her in.
To be honest, Li Yuxuan's mood was very complicated.
Ella was destined to be killed, but it unsettled him that people here would be heartbroken as a result.
However, Li Yuxuan felt that he did not have time to care about this.
After all, in this world, witches are considered absolutely evil.
They...have no regard for human life.
It's that simple.
Just like a child burning ants with a magnifying glass out of curiosity.
Witches are driven by the same curiosity.
"What? I cooked your newborn baby and fed it to you, and you actually committed suicide? This is too exaggerated!"
"Yes, I originally wanted to feed you my own heart, but now you have no heartbeat and your body is not moving!"
"Why? Why do humans feel more uncomfortable when they see their loved ones suffer? Are your nerves connected?"
This is pure evil.
People have suffered for thousands of years, tortured to death by the curiosity of the ruthless witch.
Finally, people took up arms and martial arts developed rapidly because of those brave geniuses.
After thousands of years of fighting, people finally defeated the witches, and the days of peace finally came.
But only Li Yuxuan, a person from a different world, knew that the witch... was still alive.
weekend.
Ella is still training hard, while Li Yuxuan is talking nonsense next to her.
Just when Ella was about to leave, someone walked in.
Helen Arms.
She is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Arms, a professional swordsman who is very talented in swordsmanship.
"Long time no see, Ella. You look like you've changed a lot."
"I feel so ashamed when I think of my old self."
Helen and Ella were from the same family, but they never got along.
Helen has a cold personality and is very obsessed with swordsmanship.
And Ella has lived a disappointing life since she was a child, never thought of picking up a sword, and has a very bad temper.
So Helen kept ignoring Ella, and Ella was also very afraid of Helen. She would tremble with fear every time she saw her.
But things are different now.
Ella and Helen stood facing each other.
"Your eyes have become very determined lately."
"I just want to face the world proudly."
"You did a great job. I have been observing you for a while and your swordsmanship has improved a lot."
"Compared with my sister, I'm still far behind. I'm lucky to have a good teacher."
At this time, Helen looked at Li Yuxuan, and Li Yuxuan bowed.
Helen walked over and shook hands with Li Yuxuan and said, "Thank you for teaching my poor sister. I heard that you are a master of swordsmanship, but you seem to be a different person."
Li Yuxuan discovered that Helen was not as cold as the maids described.
She was so talkative that even the servants nearby were surprised.
"It's my only gift and I'm happy to be able to help her."
"You are already a master, yet you are still so humble."
Helen briefly greeted Li Yuxuan and then turned her attention back to Ella.
"What are your plans this afternoon?"
"I wanted to go to church and pray."
"That's great, let's go together."
Helen seemed interested in Ella getting better.
This is a common change.
A once prodigal dandy, his personality completely changed, and even the people around him were affected.
This change was even welcomed by the family, which is considered a plot trick.
"Okay, let's leave now."
After simple preparations, Helen, Ella and several attendants went to the church together.
They went to the church to worship the official religion of the Alethian Empire - Alethia, the goddess of war and victory.
Li Yuxuan also followed and looked at Helen's back silently.
Helen Arms has a tragic story.
Her mother was killed by the Last Witch, which led the Duke to kill the Last Witch for his beloved wife.
This church was also built by the Duke of Arms and is quite large.
The Duke's children come here regularly to pray.
Li Yuxuan was an outsider, so he chose to sit in the back and pretend to pray.
Sacred songs rang out in the church, and a man dressed in black, who looked like a priest, came out to speak.
This prayer was a little boring.
"Everyone, please put aside the worries of yesterday and look forward to a better future together."
After the pastor finished speaking, Ella burst into tears.
Although her voice was small, it was quiet so everyone could hear her.
"what happened?"
Helen frowned and said.
"It's nothing. I'm so sorry for what I did, I'm ashamed, I'm sorry for everything. So... ugh... I'm sorry, I'm really sorry."
"..."
Seeing her sister crying, Helen had a surprised expression on her face.
At this moment, the system popped up a prompt.
[The protagonist Ella's emotions are slowly awakening. 】
Ella, a witch, has never experienced true emotion.
Even at the moment when her body was pierced by the Duke's sword, she remained unusually calm.
revenge?
Such thoughts had never occurred to her.
She just felt like she died because she was too weak, and she didn't understand why the Duke wanted to kill her.
However, when her soul took over Ella's body, she began to feel joy and sadness.
She feels happy when she is recognized by those around her, and at the same time begins to despise what she has done in the past.
She began to reflect on how many people she had killed and how many terrible things she had done.
"From now on, I will live a life of atonement!"
This is Ella's new determination.
"Really! I'm really sorry for everyone..."
"Oh, no, oh, miss..."
"I don't even remember Miss bullying me."
"You look so beautiful and upright."
For some reason, Li Yuxuan felt his throat getting choked when he saw people showing sympathy.
He knew that Ella was apologizing for what she had done as a witch in the past, not for what Ella had done before.
Nonetheless, everyone around her was moved by her tears, and the church soon became a sea of tears.
Li Yuxuan felt that if Ella really regretted it, she must tell the truth.
How many people did her actions affect?
How many people have been implicated by her curiosity?
But Ella only tried to relieve her guilt by apologizing, but she had no intention of revealing her true identity.
"I am truly sorry and I will live a life of atonement and self-reflection."
Ella also knew very well what would happen once she told the truth.
She was afraid because even though she said she was sorry, she still wanted to protect her image.
She is deceiving everyone.
Empty words are not enough.
Apologizing by deceiving everyone is not a true apology, nor is it atonement.
"Everyone, I apologize from the bottom of my heart..."
Ella said, while Li Yuxuan listened quietly without speaking.
In reality, it doesn’t matter whether Ella apologizes or not.
But looking at those apologies that pretended to be sincere, Li Yuxuan thought of a way.
Do you really feel guilty?
He will help Ella truly apologize.
late at night.
When everyone in the mansion was asleep, Li Yuxuan had already reached the top of the highest mountain nearby.
Although the actual situation was different from his original plan, now was the time to start hunting.
Li Yuxuan took out the Super Hunter, installed all the equipment, and then aimed at the target.
Although the distance was far away and the cool wind was howling, Li Yuxuan's scope automatically locked on the target.
In the past, snipers had a tough time, having to consider factors such as wind direction.
But now that modern science has made great progress, these concerns no longer exist.
In fact, if Li Yuxuan's goal is precise shooting, then using a sniper rifle would be more appropriate than a shotgun.
But Li Yuxuan didn't want to hurt Ella, he just wanted to leave some traces of destruction.
Huhu...
The wind blew through Li Yuxuan's hair.
He held his breath for a few seconds, then pulled the trigger.
boom! !
A huge roar sounded.
Ding, clang, rumble...
There was a huge explosion in Ella's bedroom.
In less than a second, the knights reacted.
"What happened, miss!"
They quickly opened Ella's bedroom door and rushed inside.
The room was a mess, everything was reduced to ashes, and half of the bed was blown away.
However, Ella was safe and sound.
"Ah...I'm fine, don't worry."
Soon after, Helen Arms walked in wearing pajamas and holding a long sword.
"Ella! Are you okay?!"
"elder sister!"
Helen ran over as soon as she heard the explosion, which moved Ella so much that she ran into Helen's arms.
Helen also stroked Ella's hair, relieved to know that her sister was safe.
"It's okay, don't worry... Zesu, Kalmo. Organize a search team now!"
"yes!"
After Helen ordered the guards, she continued to stroke Ella's hair, who was still in her arms.
Then, suddenly she noticed something strange.
"What's this?"
The bed where Ella had been lying was cut into a semicircle.
Except for the three-meter-long semicircular bed, everything in the room had been reduced to ashes. Only the place where Ella lay was unscathed.
"Semicircle..."
A terrifying thought arose in Helen's mind.
An intact semi-circular area…
Shouldn't this ability have disappeared from this world long ago?
