“Be careful.”
After giving a brief warning, Luo Huan charged straight ahead.
The mere three meters between them were crossed by her in an instant.
A fist suddenly appeared right in front of Lu Linglong’s eyes.
Lu Linglong moved at the same moment.
Using her hand like a blade, she struck Luo Huan’s forearm, knocking her punch off course.
At the same time, her waist bent like a bow as she sidestepped the punch, delivering an elbow strike straight to her flat chest!
But Luo Huan twisted her body midair with sheer flexibility and dodged it.
However, Linglong didn’t stop moving,
“Parting Clouds, Pointing Moon”
“Cloud Steps Flowing Body”…
Qi surged from Lu Linglong’s body as she unleashed a rapid sequence of Bagua Palm techniques at Luo Huan.
Yet Luo Huan was actually able to keep up.
Despite her messy footwork constantly tripping itself up, she managed to block Lu Linglong’s attacks with her hands and feet.
It just looked bizarre, like Luo Huan was performing acrobatics.
“Great-Grandfather, is this normal?”
Lu Lin watched the strange exchange—why did it feel like Luo Huan was just a cat?
Was she really a Xiantian being? Could something have possessed her?
Even Lu Jin looked a little confused.
“This must be some kind of technique that improves flexibility, but I’ve never seen a method that makes the body this absurdly flexible.”
As far as he could recall, only the Soft Bone Technique from the Ji Yun Society, and some of the more sinister arts of the Quanzhen Sect, could pull off something like this.
But those methods all required training from a young age—Luo Huan had no such background.
Or maybe…
Blue light flickered in Lu Jin’s eyes as he drew a few strokes in the air with his finger. A talisman appeared from nowhere and attached itself to his eyes.
“Ghost Lodging Talisman”
A talisman used to observe invisible spirits, instantly drawn using the Tongtian Script.
“No cat spirits or similar entities possessing her?”
After seeing the massive but entirely self-generated qi within Luo Huan, Lu Jin’s gaze turned strange.
After all, to perform such inhumanly flexible movements, the most likely explanation would be possession by some feline spirit or demon.
That kind of possession could’ve enabled Luo Huan to move like that so easily and fluidly.
But to his surprise, there was nothing there.
“Could it be talent? Then this is a rare gem, indeed. Even if she can’t…”
Lu Jin stroked his small beard, murmuring in astonishment.
He was already considering whether, if Luo Huan couldn’t enter Reverse Life Triple, he should introduce her to the Ji Yun Society or another sect with techniques matching her talent to see if she could take a master.
After all, he was benevolent. Such talent shouldn’t be wasted.
For some reason, a chubby boy with glasses floated into his mind.
“De Shui-xiong, huh.”
Meanwhile, the fight in the courtyard continued.
“I can see it, I can react!”
After kicking away Lu Linglong’s incoming hand blade with both feet,
Luo Huan’s lips curled into a smile.
She had already adapted!
Aside from being caught off guard at first,
Luo Huan found that the more she fought, the better she got.
Where she had started off purely relying on reaction and flexibility to barely fend off Lu Linglong’s relentless attacks,
Now she was beginning to predict her next move through the tiniest of cues in Lu Linglong’s body movements.
Hahaha, you’re the real challenger!
“She’s a real monster.”
Lu Linglong spoke with some frustration as she watched Luo Huan continue to fend off her moves like some kind of circus act.
As one of the combatants, she could sense it most clearly.
Luo Huan’s growth was terrifyingly fast.
At first, she was just going along with Lu Linglong’s techniques, but in less than ten minutes,
She was already able to keep up with her movements, even predicting them!
Was this girl even human?
At the same time, Lu Linglong noticed another issue.
Was Luo Huan’s vitality a little too absurd?
They had been sparring non-stop for ten minutes, and even she—who cultivated the Quanzhen Golden Core and specialized in refining vitality—was starting to feel a bit tired.
And that was with her using special footwork and breathing techniques to reduce physical exertion and enhance qi flow.
But Luo Huan?
She kept leaping and tumbling, her footwork completely erratic and even tripping over itself now and then, yet she didn’t even pant.
The strength in her fists and kicks was just as ridiculous as it had been at the start. If Lu Linglong didn’t have a strong enough vitality and a stable stance, she wouldn’t have been able to block them.
Was she really the same age as her?
Was she sure this wasn’t some old hag disguised with rejuvenation techniques coming to crush newbies?
Lu Linglong grew more and more sullen as they fought.
An inexplicable flare of aggression rose within her.
Maybe… she should try that?
At that thought, a smirk curled at the corners of Lu Linglong’s mouth.
She accelerated the flow of her blood under her control.
This was an ability she awakened after participating in the entry trial at Tengshan—blood control.
But once she used it, she would get completely hyped!
Come on! Battle! Let’s fight to the death!
“That’s enough, we’ll stop here.”
In the next instant, a white figure appeared between them.
One hand grabbed Lu Linglong’s arm, the other grabbed Luo Huan’s leg and lifted her up.
It was Lu Jin, activated in Reverse Life Triple mode, and his eyes turned to Lu Linglong.
“Ehehe~ Great-grandfather~”
Uh oh, busted.
Lu Linglong quickly stuck out her tongue and tried to play cute, hoping to weasel out of trouble.
But Lu Jin’s gaze didn’t waver. He was deeply concerned that his granddaughter might lose her rationality to that mindset.
Just as he was about to speak, a voice interrupted.
“Miss Lu, you’re about to get a blood rush to the brain.”
Luo Huan spoke as she flipped upright using the leg that had been grabbed.
The mood was instantly broken.
Lu Jin let go with an apologetic expression.
“All right then, Miss Lu. You all talk. I’ll head back and rest. Tomorrow, I’ll try to see if I can enter Reverse Life.”
Luo Huan glanced at Lu Linglong and Lu Jin, clearly about to have a conversation. Added to that was the unusual qi fluctuation she’d just felt.
She figured Lu Linglong had just gotten carried away.
So there was nothing more for her to do here. Besides, she had already tested the changes in her body and even got her first taste of actual combat.
Tonight had been like Emperor Qin grabbing a live wire—winning big!
Time to quit while ahead! Retreat!
“Hey hey hey! Luo Huan, I bet you’ve never been to a bathhouse before! I’ll take you to try it out!”
Lu Linglong glanced at her great-grandfather who was still staring at her.
Greasing her heels, she stepped up to Luo Huan’s shoulder and half-dragged, half-invited her as they ran out together.
“Bathhouse?”
Luo Huan, being pulled along, was a little stunned.
Bathhouse?
Wasn’t this JS? There are bathhouses here?
And a bathhouse meant… naked honesty, right?
Th-this… wasn’t that a bit much?
She glanced sideways at Lu Linglong’s pleased expression and started having doubts in her heart.
Aiya, with her mind already full of yellow scraps, this life was probably ruined.
“Yeah, my uncle runs a bathhouse. Great-grandfather said you’re from JX, so you’ve probably never been to one before. Elbow, I’ll take you to try it!”
Once they were past the gate and that watchful gaze faded, Lu Linglong felt even more cheerful, her face lighting up with a carefree grin.