Chapter 1113: 17: When We Were Young, Spring Shirts Were Thin

Capítulo 1113: Chapter 17: When We Were Young, Spring Shirts Were Thin

Nie Susu always felt that she was a lucky person.

The Nie Family she belonged to was the number one aristocratic family in Tan City, and she had lived a privileged life since childhood.

The Nie Family valued martial arts, and Nie Susu happened to have great talent in martial arts, making her like a little princess in the Nie Family.

At the age of seventeen, after undergoing a test that confirmed her martial arts talent, her family sent her to East Peace University, where she successfully became a martial artist.

That same year, she met a mysterious woman, who took her as a disciple and taught her swordsmanship.

Since then, her martial arts rapidly advanced, and she became the renowned swordsmanship prodigy of East Peace University, hailed as the most gifted martial artist in Tan City in the past thirty years!

This year, she was nineteen years old, and with the school on break, she returned to Tan City. While practicing sword in the independent courtyard her family had given her, she unexpectedly encountered her mentor again.

This greatly delighted Nie Susu.

Her mentor said she would stay in Tan City for a while to continue guiding her in swordsmanship, so for the next few days, Nie Susu had a joyful time.

One morning, Nie Susu woke up early as usual and had breakfast.

“Susu, ever since you came back, you’ve been out every day and haven’t spent much time with us.”

“Oh, Mom, I need to practice swordsmanship. Once I master it in the future, I’ll have plenty of time to be with you.”

Nie Susu stuffed a bun in her mouth, then walked over to her mother’s side and kissed her on the cheek:

“I’m off now….”

“Hey, you child… eat more.”

“I’m full——”

Nie Susu jogged out of the Nie Residence.

“This girl.”

While wiping the grease from her face, Nie’s mother watched her daughter’s energetic back, her eyes full of smiles.

Suddenly, she covered her mouth as a strong wave of nausea surged within her.

“Madam, are you alright?”

The maid nearby hurriedly stepped forward to check.

“Ugh——”

With dry heaves, Nie’s mother pushed the maid aside.

Bang!

Crash——

The maid was shoved with such force that she stumbled into the dining table.

Having recovered, Nie’s mother looked in astonishment at the maid sprawled on the ground with a horrified expression. She then glanced down at her own hands.

For some reason, when the maid approached just now, she had been suddenly filled with an intense violent emotion, which made her push the maid away.

“What’s happening to me?”

Nie’s mother felt a bit scared.

This strange emotion had surfaced several times in recent days.

“Someone, please fetch Doctor Wang from East Town to our residence.”

Nie’s mother instructed.

…

On the other side, Nie Susu was unaware of her mother’s peculiar condition after she left; her face still beamed with a smile as she ran lightly down the street.

Rickshaw pullers came and went, street food stalls exuded aroma and steam, children holding toys played noisily by the roadside…

After passing through several streets, she saw a group of people gathered in a circle ahead.

Being a person who enjoyed witnessing lively scenes, Nie Susu immediately squeezed forward.

“Has she gone mad?”

“Alas, Widow Wang, such a pitiable person.”

“Another one gone mad?”

“….”

Nie Susu squeezed to the front row and saw several inspectors in uniform tightly holding down a woman with disheveled hair.

This woman was the Widow Wang everyone mentioned, continuously letting out piercing screams. Her heavily powdered face was grotesquely twitching, with her left corner of the mouth pulling upward desperately, while the right corner was pulling downward fiercely, like a human skin lantern being torn by two forces!

The horrendous scene startled Nie Susu, and she instinctively took a step back.

She shook her head, deciding not to watch any longer, and turned to leave, hearing the crowd’s discussions:

“What’s happening lately? Someone in that big compound of ours went mad too.”

“Old Li, who sells fruits next door, his wife suddenly caused a commotion at home yesterday.”

“…”

Nie Susu frowned slightly, feeling something strange.

But she didn’t think too much, and soon arrived at her dedicated courtyard for practice.

Her mentor hadn’t come today, but she didn’t slack off, focusing on practicing swordsmanship according to the pointers she’d previously received.

Nie Susu loved the sword!

When she was six years old, during martial arts classes arranged for all the Nie family children, she chose a wooden sword at first sight and decided to practice swordsmanship from then on.

Despite finally coming home, she ran to this small courtyard every day simply because she enjoyed the feeling of being immersed in swordsmanship and constantly improving.

Practicing from morning until dusk, aside from resting and taking elixirs, Nie Susu spent almost all her time practicing the sword.

Suddenly, she sensed some movement and swiftly turned to look.

She saw that there were two more people in the courtyard.

One wore a green robe with a cloak.

The other wore a golden robe, looked very young, but had a commanding presence, even more so than the prominent figures Nie Susu had seen at East Peace University.

Nie Susu blinked, her gaze lingering on the green robe, unsure as she asked:

“Divine Sister?”

She always felt she was a lucky person.

Besides meeting a mysterious mentor at the age of seventeen who taught her swordsmanship, she also had some fortunate encounters in her childhood.

Children from aristocratic families and notable schools in the world wouldn’t wait until the age of seventeen to test for martial arts talent; rather, they’d start training from a young age.

Even without the implant, basic martial arts could be practiced to refine the body and temper the will.

So Nie Susu began martial arts training at a young age; her talent was immense, and she frequently emerged as the top contender in the family competitions.

But at the age of twelve, she hit a bottleneck in her swordsmanship, losing several family competitions and achieving poor results.

After losing another competition, Nie Susu ran out of the city crying, arriving at a small river outside the city, practicing her sword in a venting manner.