Flight has long been a kind of fantasy for humanity.
Whether in Western mythology or Eastern mythology, the ability to fly is considered a transcendent existence.
Old Jiang is a Special Ability User, having acquired abilities beyond ordinary people through Ancient Martial Arts.
But even among Special Ability Users, only Controllers can achieve free flight.
Weaker ones are called Destroyers.
Destroyers have a short flying distance, and their flying freedom is limited.
They cannot achieve the feeling of soaring freely like Controllers can.
So, Old Jiang... was of course unable to fly before.
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At this mont, Old Jiang's feet were floating about half a ter above the ground, and since he was originally from an Ancient Martial Arts background, when he went out in the morning to practice, he wore a traditional Huaxia practice jacket, a white linen robe, his figure and posture resembling a legendary celestial being.
This gave Zhang Linsheng and Dali a huge shock.
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Old Jiang let out a breath, and his feet slowly touched the ground, his head slightly raised, looking at his two disciples.
Hmm...actually, he felt quite self-satisfied inside.
Old Jiang's previous ability level was not high, not even reaching the level of a Destroyer.
Moreover, due to the level of the Ancient Martial Arts he practiced not being high enough—and combined with Old Jiang's own talent not being good enough to break through barriers and forcefully advance.
Under these limitations, his achievents were also limited.
Wu Daodao from the Qingyun Sect, that eccentric middle-aged woman, once gave Old Jiang's martial arts a rather insulting evaluation: a farr's martial art.
Their sect was a proper ancient sect with advanced cultivation technique inheritance.
For soone like Old Jiang who just practiced martial arts, calling it a farr's martial art wasn't really an insult.
To her, it might just have been stating a fact.
Typically, given Old Jiang's talent, the level of martial arts he practiced, and his age, it's safe to say he's exhausted his potential, with all his talent rather spent and no further room for growth.
Unexpectedly, he would be stuck at his previous level for the rest of his life.
However...a miracle happened!
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Old Jiang felt like he had drunk honey!
Comfortable!
Satisfying!
He had taken on three disciples.
Besides Zhang Linsheng, the "normal person," Old Jiang's self-esteem and dignity as a master were shattered by the other two disciples!
That monstrous Chen Nuo was not worth ntioning, that guy joined just to scam! He could crush Old Jiang with a finger, yet pretended to be his disciple.
What could Old Jiang teach him?
Help him with his language lessons?!
Originally, despite Dali having a foul mouth, Old Jiang found him likable.
After all, this kid worked hard at his training, single-mindedly, although a bit of a blockhead, he was pure.
If asked to hold a horse stance for an hour, he wouldn't practice a minute less.
Obedient, huh!
However, since that one ti when Dali ran into Seed at the shop, and Seed enlightened him with a single point, dramatically improving his control over strength…
It left Old Jiang befuddled.
The control over Inner Qi that took Old Jiang years to master…
This brat managed to comprehend overnight?!
Moreover, what left Old Jiang speechless was…
There seed to be a curse in his line.
The curse that the master is inferior to the disciple.
Old Jiang was this way.
His senior disciple, Wu Daodao, was the sa.
As the Sect Leader of Qingyun, in the entire Qingyun Sect, who could he defeat?
Even the pretentious Situ Beixuan, or Erya, could beat him up with one hand!
So today, Old Jiang...
Felt utterly relieved!!
Indeed, utterly relieved!
It's just unfortunate that Chen Nuo, that kid, wasn't...
Eh, not right.
It's not unfortunate.
It's a good thing, a good thing that Chen Nuo wasn't there.
If he were, Old Jiang wouldn't have been able to act cool.
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Enjoying the admiration and shocked attitudes from his two disciples, Old Jiang was fully content.
He played the role of the master for a while.
Especially with Dali, who was beaming with excitent, eyes sparkling, begging Old Jiang to teach him that "Immortal Law"...
Old Jiang just laughed and waved his hand, "I'll teach, I'll teach! It's been just two days since this breakthrough. After years of hard work, there's finally been so progress.
As a master, I will stabilize my level carefully, then record so insights, and will teach them one by one to you."
Then, Old Jiang pointed at the two disciples and had them perform two sets of punches in front of him.
Playing up the master posture, I gave so detailed guidance.
What exactly was being pointed out doesn't matter.
What matters is the act of guiding itself!
If a master doesn't even have the right to guide their disciple, what's the point of being a master?
Dali couldn't figure anything out, having a single-minded brain that didn't think much.
Zhang Linsheng, though not exactly smart either, at least wasn't as clueless as Dali, and realized after a while.
Old Jiang called him and Dali over today, but it wasn't actually for anything serious.
It's just that he broke through and wanted to show off to his two disciples and be praised a bit.
So... might as well indulge him.
My master is my elder and taught kung fu.
Saying nice things to make Old Jiang happy, isn't that also expected?
Therefore, complints flowed freely without cost.
Old Jiang, stroking his chin, listened with a broad smile.
But couldn't help thinking to himself... So, in breaking through this ti, I managed to float a bit, and it was praised as cultivation by my disciples...
Though it's a bit exaggerated.
Hmm, but my chin looks bare, wouldn't it be better to grow a beard?
Otherwise, touching a bare chin while laughing doesn't quite have the aura.
It's best to grow a long beard, so in the future, I can pose dramatically, "stroking my beard and laughing".
Thinking this, Old Jiang didn't notice that the breakfast he bought himself, three portions of pancake wrapped with fried dough sticks, was all eaten up by Dali alone.
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Coming out of the grove, Old Jiang didn't have any classes this morning, and since he wasn't a horoom teacher, he took his two disciples back ho.
Zhang Linsheng and Dali are both sincere kids, every ti they visit their master's ho, they put in all their efforts into helping out.
In one morning, they cleaned Old Jiang's house till it was spotless, and even washed the dirty clothes.
Even the old range hood in Old Jiang's house, which had recently started making clattering noises whenever it was turned on, was dismantled and adjusted by Dali, and fixed.
The box of dried abalones that Dali brought over were all expensive good stuff.
Old Jiang felt a bit embarrassed to accept them, declined several tis, but in the end, he couldn't resist Dali's enthusiasm.
But Song Qiaoyun made the call and divided them into three portions.
"The two of us can't finish so many, divide them into four portions, we keep one, Dali you take one back, and Linsheng you take one back. The last portion, Linsheng, you will take to Chen Nuo's house later."
Zhang Linsheng nodded imdiately in agreent.
Had a al at noon at Old Jiang's place.
No fancy dishes were made, they were just family disciples, no need for formality, whatever was available at ho.
Song Qiaoyun fried a pot of fried rice, cracked several eggs, and even chopped a little smoked at into it.
That was enough for a al.
Old Jiang was in a good mood, with a bowl of fried rice, he even drank a glass of dicinal wine steeped with cordyceps.
As they chatted, they started talking about Zhang Linsheng's wedding.
Old Jiang inquired about it, and Zhang Linsheng respectfully explained the situation, ntioning that he would co by in a few days to deliver the invitation card.
And confird Old Jiang to be the wedding witness.
At the dining table, Song Qiaoyun inquired about Chen Nuo, both disciples said they hadn't heard from him lately, probably still gallivanting abroad.
"I just miss Xiao Yezi, haven't seen my goddaughter in a long ti." Song Qiaoyun sighed, then her eyes lit up, slapping her thigh: "Linsheng, when you deliver that to Chen Nuo later, tell them and see when they're available, we can have Xiao Yezi over for a couple of days."
Zhang Linsheng obediently agreed again.
Old Jiang, still enthusiastic, talked about breaking through in cultivation, even though he was a bit confused himself.
"Maybe the cultivation matured, and the barrier that had held back for years was suddenly broken through after an epiphany."
Old Jiang said, taking a sip of wine: "You two young ones shouldn't slack off either, work hard in cultivation, rember the heavens reward diligence! Soday, you'll have your mont too."
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After finishing the al, Zhang Linsheng and Dali took their leave.
Left Old Jiang's house, Zhang Linsheng sighed.
Our master, not easy either.
Bidding farewell to Dali by the roadside, Dali went back to his shop to continue fixing his motorcycle.
Zhang Linsheng carried the small portion of dried abalone back to his shop on Daming Road first.
Stayed there for the afternoon, taking care of so business. As it was getting to off-hours, he had soone bring out the dried abalone.
The honest Zhang Linsheng didn't keep any of his share, planning to take it all to Chen Nuo's house.
Called Ou Xiuhua to confirm she was ho from work, then Zhang Linsheng set out.
Accurately speaking, he wasn't going to Chen Nuo's house but to find Chen Nuo's mom.
Ever since Chen Nuo moved to the villa, he was living alone with Lu Xixi. No one was ho, going there would be pointless.
And the matter Song Qiaoyun tasked with regards to missing Xiao Yezi, talking to Chen Nuo wouldn't help.
Xiao Yezi was staying with Ou Xiuhua.
After Ou Xiuhua and Hou Changwei got married, they lived at Hou Changwei's place.
Actually, Zhang Linsheng had been there once. After they registered, there was a small dinner at ho, and Zhang Linsheng visited once, so he knew the way.
Looking at the ti, with nothing in the afternoon, Zhang Linsheng headed straight over.
Hou Changwei's house was also in an old-style neighborhood.
But it seed a bit better in terms of the environnt and neighborhood grade than Chen Nuo's old house.
At least the buildings in the neighborhood were a bit taller, and there were a few cars parked along the roadsides in the neighborhood.
Each unit door of the buildings was equipped with electronic locks.
In this era, having such anities was considered decent.
Upon reaching the door, Ou Xiuhua had already prepared als waiting for Zhang Linsheng to join for dinner.
Ou Xiuhua knew that Zhang Linsheng was her son's good friend, a very good friend, and after being together for so long, he wasn't an outsider.
The dishes were just ordinary ho-cooked dishes, but she specially bought so braised beef to add to the al.
Zhang Linsheng didn't stand on ceremony, he washed his hands, sat down, and held a bowl — the closer the relationship, the less need to be overly polite.
During the al, he inquired about Ou Xiuhua and Hou Changwei's health.
Old Hou wasn't ho, saying he had to work late today.
Ou Xiuhua and Xiao Yezi had dinner with Zhang Linsheng.
Chen Yiyi was also here with Ou Xiuhua.
After dinner, Xiao Yezi pulled Zhang Linsheng to help her with her howork…
Zhang Linsheng gave the howork a look, and imdiately started to sweat!
Damn...
I don't know how to do this!!
Are elentary students' howork this hard now?
I at least graduated from high school!
Well… although I barely studied in high school, spending most of my ti cosplaying as the boss of Tongluo Bay in school.
But… I still feel embarrassed!
Luckily, Xiao Yezi was smart, she noticed Zhang Linsheng flipping through the howork book left and right, unable to say anything, so Xiao Yezi simply moved on from the topic, saying the howork wasn't due tomorrow.
Actually, Xiao Yezi secretly thought: I'll ask my niece Chen Yiyi later, she knows how to do these problems.
Zhang Linsheng breathed a sigh of relief, set the howork book down, and happily sat with Xiao Yezi to watch a cartoon episode, fulfilling his duty as a brother.
As he wandered into the kitchen, Ou Xiuhua had already finished washing the dishes and was washing fruit.
Seeing Zhang Linsheng walk in, Ou Xiuhua casually handed over a freshly washed apple.
Ou Xiuhua offered it naturally, and Zhang Linsheng accepted it straightforwardly. He took it and started munching without hesitation.
After all, the friendship with the Chen Nuo family was evident, coming to Ou Xiuhua's place felt just like ho.
Though there had never been any formalities, to Zhang Linsheng, Ou Xiuhua was no different than a godmother.
If your own mom gives you sothing to eat, wouldn't you just take it and munch?
"I went to Teacher Jiang's house today, and my teacher said he misses Xiao Yezi." Zhang Linsheng said while munching on the apple, mumbling: "He said he wants to invite Xiao Yezi over to play one day."
Ou Xiuhua didn't think much of it and casually said: "Saturday, then. I'll take the child there on Saturday, Teacher Jiang can have Ye Zi stay if she wants, and I'll pick her up on Sunday. Besides, Teacher Jiang can help tutor Xiao Yezi a bit."
ntioning studies made Zhang Linsheng a bit embarrassed, but he turned to avoid it.
Ou Xiuhua also inquired about Zhang Linsheng's plans for marriage, then chatted a bit about daily life.
Seeing it was already past seven in the evening, Zhang Linsheng planned to say his goodbyes.
Just as he was about to speak, the house phone suddenly rang.
Ou Xiuhua wiped her hands, went to the living room, picked up the phone, and said just a couple of sentences…
Thud!
Ou Xiuhua sat on the floor!
Xiao Yezi, who had been watching TV, scread in shock.
Hearing the commotion, Zhang Linsheng rushed over from the kitchen where he was washing his hands.
He saw Ou Xiuhua sitting on the floor in the living room, clutching the phone receiver, stamring: "Which, which hospital? How is he? How is he…? I, I'll head over imdiately! Alright, alright!"
As Ou Xiuhua stood up, she staggered and almost fell again, but luckily, Zhang Linsheng quickly supported her.
Ou Xiuhua's face was pale: "Your Uncle Hou… Hou had a car accident, the hospital, the hospital called!"
Hearing this, Zhang Linsheng beca serious: "How is he?"
"I, I don't know, they just told to co quickly."
Zhang Linsheng regained his composure: "Auntie, let go with you!"
Ou Xiuhua's eyes were complex, she hesitated slightly: "No need. Linsheng, I'm going to the hospital, the two kids can't be left alone, you…"
Zhang Linsheng understood imdiately: "Alright, Auntie, you go on, I'll stay here tonight, I'll be ho, nothing will happen."
Only then did Ou Xiuhua relax, she hurriedly changed into an outer coat, rembering to bring money, and rushed out the door.
Zhang Linsheng stayed at ho with Xiao Yezi, comforting Xiao Yezi for a while, and then helped entertain Chen Yiyi.
Chen Yiyi seed very mature, she was calm and composed, not crying or fussing.
Sitting there for a mont, pondering, Zhang Linsheng decided to call Brother Lei, but… Brother Lei didn't pick up, maybe he was busy with sothing.
Feeling uneasy, Zhang Linsheng thought and thought, and decided to make another call.
Little Candy.
As soon as the call connected, Little Candy quickly said: "I already know, Grandma Ou has already called , I'm on my way, just wait for , I'll be there soon."
Little Candy was decisive in actions and words, and hung up the call as soon as she finished speaking.
In less than three minutes, there was a knock on the door!
Zhang Linsheng was surprised, he went to open the door, and saw a white-haired loli standing outside.
What surprised Zhang Linsheng even more was that behind Little Candy stood a foreign girl.
She appeared to be a young girl, with very fair skin, and had a slightly rebellious deanor.
"This is Fox, my friend… hmm, also a friend of Chen Nuo, an Argentinian."
Little Candy gave a quick introduction and walked inside.
A friend of Chen Nuo?
Upon hearing this, Zhang Linsheng understood.
aning… this girl isn't an ordinary person!
And… an Argentinian?
At this ti, the internet wasn't very developed; information wasn't as abundant as today.
To a young person of Huaxia at Zhang Linsheng's age, Argentina was a distant country.
Zhang Linsheng's knowledge of Argentina was probably limited to football, Maradona, and Batistuta.
·
Little Candy entered the door, first went to see Chen Yiyi, then hugged Xiao Yezi and asked a few questions, comforting her a bit.
Finally, she turned around to look at Zhang Linsheng.
"Well, thanks for tonight, Brother Haonan."
Zhang Linsheng scratched his head a bit sheepishly—being called Brother Haonan, it had been really long since anyone used that nickna.
Moreover, Zhang Linsheng was a little apprehensive about this white-haired little girl in front of him.
Back then, after Lu Xixi lost her mory, Little Candy ca alone to Jinling City to find Lu Xixi and once even staged a kidnapping.
At that ti, it was Little Candy who kidnapped Zhang Linsheng and Li Yingwan.
Zhang Linsheng still vividly rembers that this little girl used a snake to scare Li Yingwan.
Alright, it seems that as long as it's related to Chen Nuo, nothing is quite normal.
Zhang Linsheng thought for a mont, "Well... since you're back, I'll head out first?"
"Hmm, you can go back. It's not good to trouble you guys too much with family matters, and... if I'm here, there won't be any problems."
Little Candy thought for a while: "Brother Haonan, I actually need to ask you for another favor."
"Go ahead!"
Zhang Linsheng agreed without hesitation.
Little Candy was like Chen Nuo's little sister.
Chen Nuo's sister was like my sister, right?
She needed to be taken care of!
No matter her abilities, regardless of her bravery in staging a kidnapping at just ten years old...
But as her brother, if the sister has a request, it has to be agreed upon!
"Can you go to the hospital and take a look for ?"
Little Candy said: "Grandma Ou is very nice, but she has a sowhat soft personality, and I'm afraid she might not handle things well if anything happens.
In such situations, I should be the one to go. But with two little kids at ho, I'm only at my best when I'm here.
Besides, I'm also just a kid; if I go and sothing happens, it's not suitable for to step forward, either.
If I step forward, people might not trust , so I can only ask you to go."
Zhang Linsheng agreed right away.
No problem at all! Is that even an issue?
Sothing happened at Chen Nuo's house, as a brother, isn't it my duty to help out?
After agreeing, Little Candy thought for a mont, glanced at Fox: "Brother Haonan, take her with you."
"Huh?"
Zhang Linsheng didn't quite understand.
Little Candy smiled: "It's nothing, she's Chen Nuo's friend, also mine... um... considered a friend, I guess. She'll go with you, and in case sothing happens that you can't handle well, she can help out.
It's just a precaution, there shouldn't be any issues either."
With Little Candy being vague, Zhang Linsheng couldn't ask too many questions. Since she wanted to go, he couldn't stop her, right?
But this foreign little girl, called Fox or sothing...
She didn't seem that old, even though she was older than Little Candy, she didn't seem much older than him either?
In fact, Fox was not yet an adult, just that white people matured earlier.
But just as they were about to head out, Little Candy instructed Fox with a sentence that made Zhang Linsheng break into a cold sweat.
"Hey, Little Fox, if you go and there's nothing happening, just enjoy the show, don't intervene.
If troubleso situations arise..."
Little Candy lowered her voice: "Try not to let it spill blood if possible."
Zhang Linsheng imdiately felt a chill run down his spine.
Try not to spill blood if possible?
Look at this girl nad Fox...
Has she seen blood?
At such a young age?
Fox's expression was indifferent, let out a hum, and stepped out the door.
Zhang Linsheng quickly followed her.
The two walked to the roadside downstairs, Zhang Linsheng hailed a taxi, and Fox stood nearby with her hands in her pockets.
This posture made Zhang Linsheng even more unsure.
Hands in pockets, an indifferent stance...
This was practically a mini-Chen Nuo!
If this girl had a temperant like Chen Nuo's...
Maybe she really had seen blood!
"You're called Brother Haonan?"
Fox glanced at Zhang Linsheng.
"...Uh, it's a childhood nickna from when we were fooling around, no one calls that now." Zhang Linsheng's expression was a bit stiff.
In fact, Brother Haonan wasn't good at talking to girls nor with children.
The Fox before him embodied both.
"You are Chen Nuo's friend?"
"Uh-huh, a good friend!" Zhang Linsheng answered firmly this ti.
"...What a pity," Fox sighed softly.
"What do you an?"
"You seem like a good person," Fox shook her head: "But Chen Nuo isn't really a good guy."
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