Even Guo Qinglan, who had been watching from the sidelines, felt that Xiaoyu's state was a bit strange. It was not a big deal that even the Cheng family members could not practice martial arts, so why did she look like she was deep in thought?
Could it be that you feel bad for Cheng Ruyi's warm hospitality and delicious food today, so you're too embarrassed to say it?
So she thought for a moment and then said to persuade her, "Xiaoyu, you should know better than anyone how rare it is to have talent. It's okay, Sister Cheng is a reasonable person. Just talk to her and she won't blame you!"
"Yes, Miss Xiaoyu, you don't need to worry. I won't force you to learn martial arts. It won't matter much even if you don't learn." Although Cheng Ruyi was a little disappointed, it wasn't a big problem. At most, she could continue to help her family train their physical fitness. Being healthy and fast already gave her an advantage over many people.
After listening, Guo Xiaoyu finally came to her senses. She looked at Ruyi with a complicated expression, and then said excitedly, "No! We must learn! Why not learn with such good aptitude?"
"Huh? Good aptitude? Really? Who is it?"
Cheng Ruyi was so happy after hearing this that she almost jumped for joy! Hahaha! She knew it, how could the elixir be useless?
Could it be Aunt Cui? Aunt Cui's physical changes are the most obvious, and she's very strong, making her perfect for martial arts! Or Xiaoman? Xiaoman actually consumes the most elixirs in the Cheng family, especially the Meridian Nourishing Pill, and her body seems to have changed as well. Putting aside other factors, her physique should be the best.
However, Guo Xiaoyu ignored Cheng Ruyi and went directly to the youngest child, Cheng Yunle. She squatted down, patted the child's head, and gently asked, "Would you like to become my disciple? I will personally teach you martial arts!"
These words startled everyone! Especially Cheng Ruyi and Guo Qinglan, who were completely stunned.
"Become your disciple?" Yun Le tilted her head, a little confused. She turned to her mother and asked, "Mother, what does Sister Xiaoyu mean?"
Cheng Ruyi then realized that the person with good aptitude that Guo Xiaoyu was talking about was actually her youngest daughter!
She suddenly realized that Yun Le was not yet seven years old, which was the perfect age to learn martial arts. Moreover, as she was still growing, she was probably the one most affected by the elixir, not to mention her precognitive abilities…
Cheng Ruyi suddenly got goosebumps all over. Her sweet little darling was actually a martial arts prodigy! Would their family produce a magnificent female warrior someday?!
"Becoming an apprentice means that from now on I will learn martial arts from Sister Xiaoyu, and Yunle can become as powerful as Sister Xiaoyu in the future!"
Cheng Yunle's eyes lit up after hearing this, "Really? Then I want to worship her! I want to fight bad guys like Sister Xiaoyu! I can protect my mother!"
Oh my, she's such a sweet little girl! Cheng Ruyi was so touched after hearing this that she couldn't help but hug and kiss her daughter several times!
"Ahem! Excuse me, Xiaoyu, do you know what you're saying? My father hasn't even agreed yet, how dare you just take on a disciple like this!" Guo Qinglan realized what was going on immediately, but everyone else seemed completely oblivious, so she spoke up to remind them: "Sister Cheng, if Yunle really becomes Xiaoyu's disciple, then she must join our Changfeng Escort Agency. Have you thought this through?"
Sure enough, Guo Qinglan's words successfully brought the excited crowd back to their senses!
Cheng Ruyi then realized, "Does joining Changfeng Escort Agency mean that Yunle will have to be taken back to your Yongzhou and never be able to go home? Even after she grows up, she will have to stay and work at the escort agency forever?"
"In principle, that's true," Guo Qinglan replied.
Before Cheng Ruyi could even speak, the rest of the Cheng family members vehemently refused.
“No, Yunle is still so young, she can’t be separated from our care!” Cheng Yan was the first to object.
“Exactly! The little girl has delicate skin and can’t withstand any rough treatment. Let’s stop her from learning martial arts and just take good care of her.” Xu Cui was the second to speak.
"Mother, Yunle is most afraid of the dark and pain, please don't send her away..." Cheng Yun'an said with red eyes.
Cheng Yunping and Lin Xiaoman also spoke up, begging Ruyi not to send Yunle away.
In the end, Yunle burst into tears, repeatedly shouting that she didn't want to learn martial arts and didn't want to leave, and she cried even harder!
"No, no! When did I say I was going to see you off?" Cheng Ruyi coaxed her youngest daughter while holding her, "Yunle, be good, I won't leave you, Mommy will always be by your side!"
Seeing the Cheng family in this state, Guo Qinglan was speechless. Anyone who didn't know better would think that she had done something terrible to break them up!
Guo Xiaoyu, however, took a moment to think, walked up to Qinglan, and said seriously, "Cheng Yunle's talent is extraordinary. Even Master would accept her without hesitation!"
“But Yunle isn’t an orphan, and they’re not selling their daughter!” Guo Qinglan had a headache. She thought to herself that Xiaoyu was really a martial arts fanatic just like her brother. She would lose all sense of reason when it came to anything related to martial arts.
However, after seeing the disappointed look on Xiaoyu's face after hearing her words, Guo Qinglan couldn't help but ask curiously, "How good is Xiaoyunle's talent that it made you want to take her on as a disciple?"
"I'm not as skilled as my master, I can't say for sure." Guo Xiaoyu lowered her head and thought carefully for a moment before cautiously speaking, "But I feel... I'm about on par with the young master!"
This really startled Guo Qinglan. She had thought that Cheng Yunle's talent was about the same as Xiaoyu's, but she never expected that he could be compared to her older brother!
Are you telling the truth? Are you sure? Could you be mistaken?
“Uh…we can continue to observe her, but my intuition tells me that her aptitude and talent are definitely higher than mine!” Guo Xiaoyu’s eyes sparkled as she answered with utmost sincerity.
"Mother, I already knew Yunle was very talented!" Luo Xiuwei suddenly tugged at Guo Qinglan's sleeve and whispered, "Back in the cave, every time the bad guys tried to catch her, they couldn't, but she always managed to accurately stab them. At the time, I thought she was someone who had practiced martial arts since childhood, just like me!"
After listening to her daughter's words, Guo Qinglan remembered that there was indeed such a thing. Among the group of children, Xiuwei and Yunle's behavior was the most different.
Seeing that her young mistress was deep in thought, Guo Xiaoyu continued, "Besides Yunle, there are four other people in the Cheng family who have the aptitude for martial arts. Although their aptitude is average, such a situation can be described as extremely rare!"
Guo Qinglan: "..."
This Cheng family is extraordinary. Could it be that their ancestors were once remarkable figures who are now simply keeping a low profile?
She recalled Cheng Ruyi saying that the Cheng family had fled from the north, and that Cheng Yan had no relatives or friends, and his wife had died young... In this light, it was indeed a bit unusual.
The more Guo Qinglan thought about it, the more she felt that she might have guessed correctly!
Cheng Ruyi had no idea what the people here were imagining. After finally calming down the Cheng family members and repeatedly assuring them that no one would be sent away, she went over to Guo Xiaoyu and the others and said, "Miss Xiaoyu, thank you for testing our aptitude and for taking a liking to Yunle. However, the matter of sending her to Changfeng Escort Agency to learn martial arts under your tutelage... I'm afraid that won't work. As you can see, Yunle is still young and cannot leave her family. We also can't bear to part with her. We hope you will understand if we fail to live up to your good intentions!"
"Sister Cheng, you're too kind! Let's not talk about Yunle for now. Don't you want to know how the others are doing?"
After the incident of being made an apprentice, Cheng Ruyi almost forgot about it and hurriedly asked Guo Xiaoyu for details.
But to her surprise, the test results were quite different from what she had guessed!
Besides himself and Yunle, it turned out that Cheng Yan and Xu Cui were the only two people with the aptitude for martial arts, while Yunping, Xiaoman, and Yunan, although physically fit, did not meet the requirements for martial arts training.
Upon learning the situation, Cheng Yunping was naturally the most disappointed, as he had always harbored the desire to become a chivalrous knight-errant.
However, Cheng Ruyi did not expect that her eldest daughter, Cheng Yun'an, would also appear very disappointed, which was beyond her expectations. Could it be that her daughter had been influenced by her brother?
In fact, Cheng Yun'an didn't want to become a great hero. She just felt very disappointed that she hadn't been able to help with so many things that had happened recently, and she always felt that she should be able to do something.
Cheng Ruyi was very pleased to learn about her eldest daughter's thoughts, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart: Yun'an is indeed the most reliable and sensible person in this family!
However, sensible children often have a tough time, having to worry about their families at such a young age. Cheng Ruyi hopes that Yun'an can relax a bit. It doesn't matter if he can't learn martial arts; he can learn other things he truly enjoys.
However, Cheng Yun'an was very determined and refused to give up no matter what.
Cheng Ruyi knew that her eldest daughter was a person with her own opinions. Since she still made this decision after analyzing it with her, she would respect her decision.
However, Cheng Yun'an's subsequent performance did prove one thing: the saying "a slow bird flies first and diligence makes up for lack of talent" is true.
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