Shi Hong looked over at Lu Yin, who was leaning against a wall. She could not be sure whether he was telling the truth or not. It was indeed possible that he really was good at finding weaknesses and spotting flaws, which had allowed him to survive the various battles he had survived.

"Sister Hong, you shouldn't abandon Dragon Flash." One of the boys was unable to contain himself. He dreamed of learning that particular sword technique, but no matter how much he practiced, he had never been able to master it. He greatly admired the technique. How could it be seen through so easily?

Shi Hong drew a deep breath and blew it back out. "I won't give it up. I didn't execute it correctly and was too careless. After I return to the academy, I will continue to train with it."

As she spoke, Lu Yin set the tip of the sword onto the floor and spun the hilt with his fingers. The sword spun, reflecting light along its edge as it did so. The spots connected to form a single line.

The girl's swordsmanship was decent, but the critical aspect of the skill that she had used was not the rotating blade edge. Instead, it lay in the spots of light. The spots of light reflecting off of the sword were supposed to form a dragon, and that was the actual deadly aspect of the attack. Whoever had created the...