Chapter 171

"Take a look."

Lu Xuan naturally hadn't forgotten Su Yao, who had always silently accompanied him.

He handed the script he had prepared to Su Yao.

While she was engrossed in the script, he secretly waved to the prop crew in the distance.

A staff member understood.

Then, he ran over with a rectangular box.

By the time Su Yao finally finished reading the script and looked up,

a saber was held out in front of her.

Extremely long.

Lu Xuan introduced the saber.

"Qijia dao."

"The blade is three chi eight cun long, the handle is one chi two cun, for a total length of five chi."

"It is the weapon of Ding Baiying, a loyal and righteous person in Brotherhood of Blades 2."

"Now, it's yours."

Looking at the saber in front of her,

Su Yao's breathing hitched slightly.

It wasn't that she had never seen a saber before; after all, she had held similar props while filming.

But the one in Lu Xuan's hand was clearly different!

This was the real deal!

She had never touched a real one before.

Lu Xuan urged,

"Do you want it? It's quite heavy."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Under Lu Xuan's smiling gaze, Su Yao put the script aside and reached out to take the Qijia dao.

The saber was extremely heavy in her hand.

A thick, solid feeling emanated from it.

Su Yao held the scabbard with one hand and the hilt with the other.

Then, she slowly drew the blade.

The sound of the blade rubbing against the scabbard made Su Yao's face flush.

Only those who had truly experienced this feeling

could understand Su Yao's excitement right now (of course, it wasn't sharpened).

Thanks to her consistent exercise, Su Yao seemed to be handling the real saber with ease, even with one hand.

The extra-long blade hung down to the ground, the tip gently touching it.

"..."

Looking at Su Yao, who looked so valiant holding the saber,

even Lu Xuan couldn't help but exclaim,

"Too cool!"

Su Yao seemed born to be a chivalrous woman wandering the martial world. The moment she held the saber in her hand, a heroic spirit, no less than Ding Baiying's in the original work, swept over.

Then, Lu Xuan silently added,

"Worthy of being my wife!"

After familiarizing herself with the saber's weight, Su Yao happily began to play with it.

Chopping, flicking, sweeping, clouding, stabbing, bumping, slicing, deflecting, circling, picking, piercing.

Even Lu Xuan would find the saber heavy to hold,

but Su Yao wielded it effortlessly, making it seem like nothing at all.

Lu Xuan had been smiling happily at first.

But the more he watched, the more serious his expression became.

"Hmm... my wife's martial prowess is a bit high."

He began to worry about his position in the family.

At this moment, Su Yao stood with her eyes closed.

She began to recall Ding Baiying's strike in the script.

Draw, reverse grip, chop!

Whoosh—

As she chopped, the sound of the blade cutting through the air rang out.

Just as Lu Xuan had said,

this strike was truly cool!

"Gulp—"

Lu Xuan licked his lips, staring in amazement.

"My Wife Is Actually a Martial Arts Genius?!?"

"Clang—"

With a flourish of the blade, Su Yao sheathed it.

The movement was smooth and seamless, incredibly cool!

Not only Lu Xuan, but even the crew members passing by were stunned.

"Did... did I travel through time?"

"Huff..."

After sheathing the saber, Su Yao gasped for breath.

It had been a long time since she had played with a saber, so she was inevitably a little winded.

When her breathing had stabilized, she looked up.

She met Lu Xuan's adoring gaze.

"So, he has always held me in his heart."

The Brotherhood of Blades 2 script and the Ding Baiying-style Qijia dao in her hand

all indicated that Lu Xuan hadn't forgotten her.

Instead, he had prepared everything in advance.

Compared to the role in Brotherhood of Blades 1, Su Yao clearly preferred Ding Baiying, who, though her appearance was brief, was incredibly cool.

"Lu Bao!!"

The emotion in Su Yao's heart could no longer be suppressed.

She threw herself at Lu Xuan.

"..."

Lu Xuan looked at Su Yao's slightly red eyes and then at her left hand, which was tightly gripping the saber.

An idea flashed through his mind.

This is bad!

Faced with his saber-wielding girlfriend, Lu Xuan decisively chose to catch her rather than dodge.

He took a step back with his left foot, planted his right foot on the ground, and then exerted force.

"Hey!"

After wrapping his arms around Su Yao's slender waist, he turned 180 degrees in place!

He successfully dissipated the impact while also managing to catch the beauty in his arms.

"..."

The people around who witnessed this scene looked at each other.

"One dares to pounce, and the other dares to catch..."

"Good lord, this couple is no ordinary couple!"

"No other couple has ever given me such a strong sense of CP as these two in front of me!"

"I'll ship this couple for life!"

Click—

The photographer faithfully captured this perfect moment.

After Li Hao saw it, he silently decided that it had to be included in the behind-the-scenes footage.

Good things should be shared with everyone!

They embraced for a long, long time.

Su Yao finally sniffled and raised her head from Lu Xuan's arms, looking up at the man she loved most.

"Lu Bao, this saber..."

"I prepared it especially for you."

"And there's a set of clothes too. Do you want to try them on tonight?"

Lu Xuan said with a smile.

He had prepared everything for Su Yao.

The saber was crafted in Longquan.

Shang Lin knew a saber-forging master in Longquan, the kind who would consecrate the saber with his own body in movies.

The Qijia dao in Su Yao's hand

was personally forged by the master under Lu Xuan's guidance.

Originally, he had planned to give Su Yao a surprise.

He had been preparing it in the film crew.

But today, when he sensed that Su Yao's emotions were off, Lu Xuan had brought it out as soon as possible.

"Do you like it?"

"Yes, yes! I love it!"

Su Yao nodded her head repeatedly, her eyes sparkling with emotion.

All because of the two characters engraved on the blade.

Su Yao.

This was a saber that belonged exclusively to Su Yao!

It was also a gift that Lu Xuan had carefully prepared for her.

That night, on the sofa at home,

Lu Xuan held Su Yao, and Su Yao held the saber.

Remembering Su Yao's smooth and natural saber techniques from today, Lu Xuan asked in confusion,

"Yaoyao, where did you learn your saber techniques?"

"They looked so cool!"

He was itching to practice them himself.

If he could pair up with Su Yao and perform a lovey-dovey saber dance, wouldn't that be wonderful?!

Su Yao rubbed her head against Lu Xuan's chin.

It was a little prickly, but she didn't mind.

Instead, she smiled and recalled, "I specifically practiced for a while when I was filming."

"..."

Lu Xuan, however, understood the story behind it.

You couldn't reach this level with just "a while" of practice.

"What happened after that?"

He asked softly, and she spoke softly.

"After that, well, I didn't get the part, so all that saber practice was for nothing~"

Su Yao's tone was light.

As if she were just talking about a trivial matter.

But Lu Xuan tightened his arms, his heart aching.

"That won't happen again..."

"Yeah, that won't happen again~"

Su Yao smiled so brightly that her eyes curved like crescent moons. She snuggled into Lu Xuan's arms, wanting to merge with him completely.

She had been unlucky, having suffered too much.

She was lucky, finally reaching the end of her hardships.

All the hardships had vanished the moment she met Lu Xuan!

The future was bright.

And Lu Xuan was her future!

"Yaoyao?"

"Hmm?"

"I want to start a company, a comprehensive film and television company. I want to... move faster."

"I'll be with you."