Chapter 50: What a coincidence!
Upon hearing this, Jingwu glanced at him in surprise and whispered, "Is this another one of your family's businesses?"
Yue Huai nodded: "It was my mother's dowry."
Jingwu withdrew his gaze; indeed, they were from a wealthy family.
Then, he looked at the owner of the martial arts school and asked, "Have any of your martial arts instructors ever been on the battlefield?"
The shop owner was taken aback at first, then turned to look at his young master. Seeing him nod slightly, he smiled and said, "There really is one. He retired from the Xuanjia Army two years ago due to injury and returned home. He came to work for me as a martial arts instructor this year. Young master, would you like to meet him?"
The Xuanjia Army is the largest army in our dynasty, guarding various border passes.
Yue Huai looked at the girl beside him, and seeing her nod, he said, "Tell him to come out."
"Okay!" The owner immediately agreed and ran inside to call for help.
A short while later, a tall man exuding a murderous aura emerged, with a scar on his right cheek.
The owner immediately introduced with a smile: "This is Yao Tao, the one I was just talking about."
Before Yao Tao arrived, the owner had given him instructions. It was the young master who had brought people, and he was told to carefully consider his response.
Upon hearing the owner's introduction, he immediately put on a smile: "Young master, young lady."
Jingwu raised his eyes and subtly examined his face, then calculated with his fingers. Seeing that he was kind and gentle, he withdrew his gaze.
She said with a smile, "I've heard that you've been on the battlefield. Would you be willing to have a spar with me?"
Yao Tao was stunned when he heard this. Looking at her small frame, he shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, I don't know how to control myself. If I hurt you, I can't afford to pay for it."
“You don’t need to pay me back.” Jingwu looked at him with a smile and picked up the sword that was placed aside: “Go all out and use whatever survival skills you have on the battlefield.”
Yao Tao didn't think he couldn't beat her; it was just that the person in front of him looked too thin and small, and was a woman. He was really afraid that if he hurt her, his boss would cause him trouble.
He looked pleadingly at the curator beside him, so he quickly spoke.
The shopkeeper, noticing his uneasy expression, smiled and said, "Young master, he's a veteran; he doesn't know his own strength. What if he hurts the young lady..."
Yue Huai interrupted him, saying coldly, "It's alright, let him come."
After hearing this, the museum owner couldn't say anything more, so he could only pull Yao Tao aside and whisper some instructions to him.
Jingwu saw this scene but didn't say anything.
Once he was ready, the two stood on the arena for the martial arts competition.
Jingwu, wielding an iron sword, launched the first attack.
She lightly touched the ground with her toes and aimed straight for his vital point.
Yao Tao saw the iron sword coming straight at him and flipped over to dodge it.
Just as he was about to get up, he saw the girl holding an iron sword, thrusting it towards his vital points.
This scene reminded him of the battles on the battlefield.
Yao Tao dodged the iron sword, grabbed a wooden stick from the side, and threw it at the girl's figure.
Seeing that her attention had been diverted, he immediately picked up the sword he had dropped.
Seeing this, Jingwu's lips curled into a smile. He took his iron sword and went up to fight him, aiming straight for his vital points. He forced him to use all his defensive moves.
Seeing that Yao Tao was too preoccupied to pay attention to anything else, she took the iron sword and swiftly slashed across his cheek, shaving off a stray hair.
The martial arts master standing to the side was stunned. Yao Tao was the most capable fighter in his martial arts school. How could he be forced to fight back by a little girl today?
Having spent the past year together, he naturally knew that Yao Tao hadn't been holding back; he had truly been beaten to the point of having no chance to fight back.
The owner turned to look to the side, about to ask who this young lady was, when he saw his young master staring intently at the figure, his eyes showing a burning desire for her.
He swallowed hard, quickly averting his gaze. Oh no, he seemed to have stumbled upon some terrible secret. Surely the young master hadn't seen him, or he'd try to silence him?
While the museum owner was still lost in thought, Jingwu had already tossed the sword aside and walked down.
"I will bring two little boys tomorrow. I hope the master and Master Yao can assess their talent. If they are suitable, could Master Yao accept them as apprentices?"
Before Yao Tao could speak, the owner immediately agreed: "Yes, yes, of course. The person you brought must be exceptionally talented, and we will certainly teach them well."
Jingwu looked at the man beside him and asked with a smile, "Master Yao?"
The curator tugged at him, signaling him to speak.
"Young lady, your martial arts skills are no less than mine, why don't you teach them yourself?" Yao Tao asked, puzzled.
Jingwu smiled and then said, "My cousin wants to go to the battlefield, but I don't know anything about the dangers and hardships there, so I can only find him a suitable master."
Yao Tao nodded upon hearing this: "Alright, I will do my best to teach the two young masters."
Jingwu smiled and nodded: "May I ask what your apprenticeship gift is?"
Upon hearing this, the owner immediately approached with a beaming smile: "The apprenticeship gift is 5 taels of silver. We can provide room and board, which will only cost 2 taels of silver per month."
His eyes darted around, and he was about to offer her a discount, since she had already agreed.
"Okay, I'll bring it with me tomorrow."
After Jingwu finished speaking, he looked at Yue Huai's dazed expression and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yue Huai snapped out of his reverie and looked at her, his ears turning a suspicious red: "It's nothing, I was just thinking about some things. Everything's settled. Do you want me to waive your tuition?"
"No need, I've already talked to the master. I'll bring my two little cousins to become his disciples tomorrow."
Yue Huai suppressed his emotions slightly and then looked at the person in front of him: "Okay."
Jingwu didn't notice his strange behavior. After exchanging a few simple pleasantries with the curator, he turned around and left.
This martial arts school is not far from South Street. After we bring them here to formally become disciples tomorrow, we can set up a stall there as well.
As Jingwu was thinking, the boy walking beside her stopped and looked at her reluctantly.
"Awu, I'm leaving."
"Hmm?" Jingwu was slightly taken aback by his form of address and looked up at him: "Are you going back to Xuanmen?"
Yue Huai shook his head: "I need to go back to the capital to help the Crown Prince exorcise the evil spirits. His legs will need some time before he can stand up again."
"Then how did you..."
Before Jingwu could finish speaking, the person in front of him hurriedly spoke up.
“I came here on another business. After I finished, I passed by your house and happened to see you leaving.”
Jingwu opened his mouth: "What a coincidence..."
After Yue Huai finished speaking, he also felt that something was not quite right.
His ears turned even redder instantly, but he still shamelessly grabbed her wrist and let his spiritual power flow into her body.
Jingwu looked at him in surprise, trying to pull her hand back, but he held it tightly.
"I sensed that you are about to undergo a tribulation of lightning, so it's always good to have more spiritual energy in your body."
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