Daily News: You promised yourself to be a fisherman, but you've become a martial arts god?

Gudong!

Looking at Xia Qingwei approaching, Li Nian swallowed hard and said:

"Junior brother, you're ready. Senior sister, please proceed!"

"good!"

Xia Qingwei's beautiful eyes suddenly narrowed.

Then he took a step back, made claws with both hands, and started pinching Li Nian all over.

After a moment, Jiao Rong looked at Li Nian in shock and said:

"As expected, you've already trained your tendons!"

"Moreover, they've broken through the two stages of tendon training!"

Uh.

Li Nian was disgruntled.

He thought that since they hadn't seen each other for many days, his senior sister had come to him and wanted to do something, but he didn't expect it to be this.

Thinking of Xia Qingwei's occasional cunning, he belatedly realized that he had fallen into her trap.

Composing himself, Li Nian humbly said:

"Thanks to my senior sister, I was able to break through to the Tendon Training stage so quickly."

"I'm not as fast at cultivating as you. I'm only at the first stage of tendon training, how could I be benefiting from your success?"

Xia Qingwei gave a soft snort.

During the escort mission that day, he overheard that Li Nian had broken through the Bone Refinement stage and had faced Liu Tanqi without injury while escorting the two young ladies of the Yi family out of the brothel.

While feeling happy for Li Nian, I was also deeply disappointed that a senior sister was not as good as a junior brother.

What a failure!

This blow led her to an epiphany, allowing her to break through the blood refining barrier that had been holding her back. After achieving mastery of blood refining, she soaked in the medicinal bath bestowed upon her by Liu Qinyun and broke through to bone refining in one fell swoop.

Then he progressed rapidly, breaking through to the Tendon Training stage in less than a month.

Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, Li Nian unexpectedly broke through the Tendon Training stage as well.

even.

He broke through the second stage of tendon training, surpassing her by one level!

"Second Senior Sister has broken through to the Tendon Training Realm!"

Upon hearing that Xia Qingwei had broken through to the Tendon Refining stage, Li Nian was extremely shocked.

On the day he knocked on the Blood Gate and stepped into Blood Refining, Xia Qingwei was still in Blood Refining, stuck at the Huiyin Gate for a long time.

Now, in just one or two months, they have directly entered the muscle-strengthening stage.

Although he is not as fast as him, he has the ability to "deduce" and is not limited by cultivation level.

In contrast, Xia Qingwei broke through by relying on her hard skills.

This senior sister is extraordinary!

Composing herself, Li Nian offered her congratulations:

"Congratulations, Second Senior Sister, on unlocking the Tendon-Strengthening Technique!"

Xia Qingwei wasn't truly angry with Li Nian, and sincerely said:

"No need to be polite. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to break through to the Tendon Refining stage so quickly."

"How so?"

"I won't tell!"

Xia Qingwei blushed and resolutely refused to speak.

How could she say that she made such a rapid breakthrough in order to follow in Li Nian's footsteps?

That's too ambiguous!

Seeing that Xia Qingwei didn't speak, Li Nian didn't press her, and said:

"Second Senior Sister, the reason I was able to break through so quickly is actually because of you."

"Um?"

"My senior sister gave up her cultivation time to train hard with me, and I vowed never to let her down, so I've been secretly working hard to improve my cultivation!"

Li Nian spoke in a serious tone, then looked at Xia Qingwei with deep affection and said:

"If my cultivation level increases, I can protect my senior sister in the future!"

This statement is not entirely true, but it is certainly not entirely false either.

He saw how good Xia Qingwei was to him.

He will repay kindness a thousandfold.

He would never allow anyone to harm Xia Qingwei!

"Protect me..."

Upon hearing Li Nian's words, Xia Qingwei murmured to herself, and the image of a young man appeared before her eyes.

Then, he composed himself and suddenly pointed to the roof, exclaiming in surprise:

"Junior brother, a cockroach!"

"Don't be afraid, Senior Sister!"

"Junior brother, a cockroach is crawling on you, let me help!"

boom!

Xia Qingwei punched Li Nian hard in the stomach, making a dull thud.

Then he withdrew his fist, saying disappointedly:

"Sorry, junior brother, the cockroach ran away, I missed."

"Junior brother, are you alright?"

As he spoke, he showed concern for Li Nian.

Uh.

Li Nian was speechless.

I fell for my cunning senior sister's trick again.

He had no choice but to say:

"fine."

"Go on out if you have nothing else to do. Your master is waiting for you."

Xia Qingwei opened the door.

He scoffed inwardly: Serves you right for flirting with your senior sister!

But I'll remember your promise to protect me for the rest of my life, hmph, you pervert!

As she thought about it, Xia Qingwei's lips unconsciously curved into a charming smile, like a pear blossom just beginning to bloom under the moon, subtle yet elegant. Without uttering a sound, just this faint smile melted away the icy aura around her.

Li Nian and Xia Qingwei left the side room. The disciples of the outer courtyard looked at them with meaningful eyes, but Xia Qingwei gave them a single glance and they all obediently started practicing martial arts.

Li Nian did not see Ruan Hanyuan. She thought she would ask the outer disciples again before leaving, and then go to find Ruan Hanyuan to give her what she had promised Ruan Hanzhou.

at the same time.

The inner hall of Qinyun Martial Arts School.

Beside the coffee table, Liu Qinyun sat in the main seat. Although he was wearing his usual martial arts school uniform as usual, his posture was more upright, and he was not as unrestrained as before.

Standing beside her, brewing tea, was Qin Geyue, dressed in a black outfit.

Opposite Liu Qinyun sat three young people in turn.

The man on the far left, holding a fan, wore a moon-white robe with dark patterns and a cross-collar. He had a black jade belt with silver inlay around his waist, from which hung a translucent jade pendant. His black hair was neatly tied up with a jade hairpin. He had gentle features, a faint smile on his lips, and a calm and composed gaze. Every move he made was unhurried and graceful, exuding an air of elegance and refinement, without a trace of impetuosity.

In the middle is a woman dressed in a dark-colored, narrow-sleeved, fitted outfit with a leather belt around her waist. Her attire is simple and light. Her black hair is tied up high, and she wears no ornaments except for a jade hairpin. She has a beautiful face, a calm expression, sharp eyes, and an upright posture. Every move she makes is crisp and swift, exuding a heroic spirit.

The man on the far right wore a dark gray battle jacket with iron trim, the cuffs of which were tightly fitted. He was covered with a half-open black short cloak. He was tall and strong, with broad arms, a angular face, a solemn and calm expression, and an unassuming demeanor, yet he exuded a chilling aura of someone who had experienced many battles.

At that time, Qin Geyue brewed the tea and poured it for each of the three people.

pat!

The man with the fan closed it, picked up his teacup, gently blew on it to cool it down, then took a small sip, put down the teacup, opened the fan, and clicked his tongue in amazement.

"The pure taste of tea is rare in this world, nothing compares to the delicate flavor of a single sip of brewed tea. The tea is good, but the person is even better!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Geyue, the senior sister of the martial arts school, blushed and felt embarrassed.

The woman beside her sneered:

"You idiot, stop reciting poetry and disgusting people, just drink your tea!"

"Meng Yao, have you ever seen a pig's head as handsome as mine?"

The man wasn't angry at all; instead, he teased the woman, swaying his head and reciting poetry:

"Don't mind my playful antics; my scolding is just a form of coquetry. If we can bicker every day, I'll have lived a life worthy of being a woodcutter in the mountains."

"Yue!"

Meng Yao felt nauseous and said coldly and angrily:

"Song Xingzhu, your brother's a complete idiot, let's go outside and fight one-on-one!"

"Ahem!"

At this moment, Liu Qinyun coughed a few times, interrupting the two's bickering, and said:

"Meng Yao, Ji Boyong, did you two return to Qianhu County this time because of the Ji family's martial arts banquet?"

"No!"

The man who had been silent until now spoke, his voice serious and unsmiling:

"To be honest, Master, we returned to the county on orders to capture the traitors of the Shaking Mountain Camp!"

"Who is it?"

"Zhou Long!"