In the next ten minutes, Tuanzi and her two companions engaged in a chase with the person who seed to be their senior brother.
One side was fleeing, while the other was in pursuit. The chase was relentless, yet the distance between them showed no sign of shortening.
The man with white hair and golden eyes glanced over, noticing his junior sister still eager to continue the pursuit. He stopped her, "You have a competition tomorrow."
"It’s alright, Miaomiao can still..."
"We can surround him," Tantai Yi explained, "I’ll intercept, the fourth junior brother will block his escape route. Your qinggong is good, so during the chase, you can block him from either side."
Tuanzi blinked, quickly catching on.
"Third senior brother, are you going to use your big move?"
After many encounters, Tuanzi had discovered that this third senior brother’s inner strength was unfathomable. So far, she had never seen Tantai Yi exert his full power.
Her eyes sparkled, "Your inner strength is so special; did Master teach you a big move?"
Everyone has different physiques, and Master likes to teach according to one’s strengths. She had long suspected Tantai Yi had other moves.
So envious!
"It’s not really a big move."
Tantai Yi’s tone remained unchanged, "It’s just a way to push inner strength to the extre in a short ti, allowing to instantly appear sowhere else."
"Wow, isn’t that just like teleportation?"
Tuanzi instantly understood, holding her face, envy pouring out from her big eyes.
"It sounds like such a cool move, Miaomiao wants to learn it!"
Tantai Yi sized her up, speaking tactfully, "Maybe it will take a few years."
Beside them, Li Zhou widened his eyes, realizing that the third senior brother knew how to speak tactfully. Previously, he seed so straightforward!
Tuanzi, with her natural talent, caught the point from that brief sentence.
"Miaomiao’s inner strength isn’t enough, right?"
She was excellent at qinggong; if it were just a matter of qinggong, even the third senior brother would lose. However, if he could consistently use this big move, he would surely win against her. Normally, he didn’t use it—this move of pushing inner strength to the extre probably had a short duration with limited uses, mostly suitable for escaping or ambushing.
"Miaomiao will work hard!" She said with determination, her little face serious, clenching her small fists.
"If it’s you, you’ll definitely learn it."
Tantai Yi indeed pushed his inner strength to the extre.
The two junior brothers and sisters strained their eyes, trying to see his movents clearly, but in the next second, Tantai Yi vanished from where he stood.
"Wow, it’s truly amazing!"
Tuanzi was filled with admiration and longing.
"No wonder Master says we need to cultivate every day; the higher the inner strength, the stronger you beco."
She looked forward to the future with great anticipation.
"Miaomiao is still young, maybe five years later, ten years later... she could truly be number one in the world!"
Li Zhou nodded vigorously.
"Number one in the world, Martial Arts Supre!"
[Ancient Martial System: Let’s set aside the goal of being number one in the world for now. If you don’t hurry up, the third senior brother’s efforts will be in vain. If you’re really curious, I can replay that scene for you repeatedly.]
Tuanzi hurriedly caught up.
The three of them ford a surround, finally cornering this mysterious visitor ten minutes later.
When they found the stranger, he was trying to hide himself in so bushes in the park.
"Looks so familiar!"
Tuanzi had heard from Jin Shilin about his first eting with the fifth and sixth senior brothers. It was said that at that ti, the fifth and sixth senior brothers also dove into the bushes, muttering ’You can’t see , you can’t see ,’ which prompted his cousin to call the police.
But the person in front of them was different. He was diving into the bushes to take deep breaths.
"It slls so bad, I can’t stand it, I can’t stand it."
Tuanzi tilted her head, examining the tall man wearing an apron and a chef’s hat.
"What’s slly? The air is great after the rain."
The man didn’t turn around, continuing to mutter to himself.
Tuanzi tried to get closer, but was stopped by Tantai Yi.
"No rush."
The man with white hair and golden eyes had a sharp gaze.
"Despite your current complaints, it was not long ago that you noticed us and fled."
How could such a coincidence happen, with them tracking so quickly and him distancing himself so rapidly?
If he had taken a vehicle, it might barely make sense, but it was clear that he relied on his own two legs.
Even if this person was not a new junior brother, he was soone from the otherworld.
The muttering man paused, holding a flower in each hand, turning to look back. His confused gaze swept from Tantai Yi to Li Zhou, finally stopping on Tuanzi.
"Hey? You look like my junior sister!"
Tuanzi puffed up her cheeks, "Maybe I am your junior sister? Quickly, state your na!"
She stood with her hands on her hips, exuding an air of authority.
The man simply squatted down and introduced himself word by word, "Zhen Haowei, disciple of the Heavenly Cloud Sect, a chef."
Tuanzi doubted her ears.
"So flavorful? You’re really flavorful?"
The man hurriedly explained word by word.
Tuanzi understood, deliberately tilting her head, "So you’re my seventh senior brother?"
"Ah!"
Zhen Haowei responded excitedly, wanting to step forward and lift Tuanzi up.
This ti, he was simultaneously stopped by Tantai Yi and Li Zhou.
"Explain before recognizing kin."
The sunny boy smiled innocently and harmlessly, "You can recognize Miaomiao, so you must have seen her portrait from Master, and you also know our capabilities. If soone tracks you down so quickly, couldn’t you guess it was us? And yet you ran?"
Zhen Haowei’s gaze was evasive.
"I did see the portrait and guessed it was you, but now is not the right ti to acknowledge each other."
His current state was too delicate, and he didn’t dare acknowledge his sect mbers. He was at the Qi Cultivation Stage, so how could he not outrun his purely martial arts-practicing senior brothers and sisters? His Five Spirit Roots were weak, but not to this extent, right?
The three of them could tell he wasn’t being truthful. Tuanzi was inclined to respect him without digging further. Since he identified her and reported his na, and given his decent abilities, despite her qualms about the escape, Tuanzi quickly accepted him.
The two adults were pondering more.
If they could co, others could too. Duan Xiayou had an original Spirit Jade, and Master made a Spirit Jade for each apprentice. Since junior sister didn’t use the Spirit Jade, it ant Master had another one.
If anything happened to Master, or if soone really stole the Spirit Jade, that person would surely be an enemy of the Heavenly Cloud Sect. They couldn’t allow danger to befall their fellow disciples, especially not their young and innocent junior sister!
Protecting junior sister starts with !
Noticing their rejection, Zhen Haowei moved a few steps toward Tuanzi’s direction.
He was nearly 1.9 ters tall, sturdy, and while he seed about the sa size as Tantai Yi and Li Zhou, he was much broader. However, beside Tuanzi, the difference was stark.
Tuanzi only felt a shadow cast over her. She turned her head, looked up, and slightly opened her mouth.
"Aren’t you too tall?"
Zhen Haowei offered a sowhat simple and sincere smile, "I’ve eaten a lot since I was young."
The two senior brothers couldn’t stand this honest smile.
The other evidently had sothing to hide, maybe even ill intentions; smiling ingenuously at their junior sister hinted at possible deception.
Li Zhou nimbly squeezed between them.
He deliberately pushed Tuanzi away with one hand, while cheerfully engaging Zhen Haowei in conversation.
Tuanzi, pushed aside, looked bewildered.
Then, Tantai Yi picked her up and placed her on his shoulder.
Tuanzi was no longer bewildered, gleefully holding the third senior brother’s head, secretly stroking that smooth white hair.
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