Little Radish led her to the training ground, where the master was wiping his sword. Upon hearing the noise, without any warning, he drew his sword and charged straight at her.
Rong Ning was prepared and quickly dodged, and the two of them ended up fighting.
Little Radish hid to the side, watching with wide, round eyes, his eyes full of excitement.
Although I know that every time my junior sister comes back from outside, my master will fight her to see if her martial arts have deteriorated, I still feel excited every time I see it.
The two fought fiercely, their moves ruthless and decisive, as if they were aiming to kill each other.
Anyone who didn't know better would think the two of them had some deep-seated grudge.
They fought for a long time, and it ended with Lü Yuanfei kicking Rong Ning to the ground and pressing her sword against the carotid artery in her neck.
Lu Yuanfei looked down at her expressionlessly and said, "Not as ruthless as before. You've only been down the mountain for a little over half a year, and you've already developed a compassionate heart?"
"Master is joking..." Rong Ning smiled and flicked the sword tip away with her fingertips. "It's just that it's been a long time since anyone has helped me loosen up my fists and feet, so I've regressed."
As he spoke, he got up on his own. "Also, Master is getting more and more powerful, and A Ning can't even compare."
Lu Yuanfei snorted, sheathed his sword, took the handkerchief Xiao Luobo handed him, wiped his face, and then casually tossed it to Rong Ning, saying, "You are the only proper disciple I have ever taken in, everyone in the martial world knows that, so don't be so timid when you go out and embarrass me."
Rong Ning chuckled twice and said ingratiatingly, "How could that be... My reputation is quite renowned outside. I always remember Master's teachings and never forget them for a moment!"
There were several senior female disciples in the temple, but only Rong Ning had properly learned Lu Yuanfei's martial arts.
When King Yu sent this ten-year-old girl to him, saying he wanted her to teach him martial arts, Lü Yuanfei wasn't very interested. If it weren't for her mother's sake, Lü Yuanfei wouldn't have bothered with her at all.
After all, no noble family in Nanyang City would send their young daughters here to learn martial arts. Lu Yuanfei thought that the girl had made a mistake and was abandoned by her family, which was why she was sent here.
At the time, it was out of consideration for her mother and out of pity for her that they reluctantly accepted the money.
Unexpectedly, this young girl was genuinely interested in learning martial arts and was very diligent.
A young lady from the Yuwang Mansion lived peacefully in this deep mountain forest. No matter how hard life was, no matter how difficult her master made things difficult for her, she never uttered a sound or put on airs as a young lady from the manor.
Gradually, Lü Yuanfei also put aside his prejudices and taught her martial arts properly, taking the little girl with him wherever he went, so that someone could inherit his mantle.
After discovering that the girl was obsessed with martial arts but disliked reading, Lü Yuanfei found her baskets full of books.
The Four Books and Five Classics, histories of various dynasties, policy essays, military treatises, and so on, were all mixed up and complicated. Every day, she was made to sit in a horse stance and read them.
Her mentor sat nearby, munching on sunflower seeds.
Regardless of gender, people should read more books to gain wisdom; Lü Yuanfei has always believed this.
After reading a lot, Rong Ning knew what she liked. She liked military books, so Lü Yuanfei found all kinds of military books for her. Not only did he find them, but he also sent a message to Rong Ning's adoptive father to find them.
The cheap old man was a little puzzled at first and asked why he was looking for military books.
Lu Yuanfei retorted directly: Mind your own business!
Lu Yuanfei had some grudges against Rong Xiao, who was Rong Ning's adoptive father.
Rong Xiao probably doesn't like her much either, after all, the two of them wanted to kill each other back then because of A Luo.
But those are all things of the past, and there's no point in bringing them up again.
Rong Xiao can be a bit cunning at times, but he still values Rong Ning. He sends her stacks of military books and sends her baskets of incense money to Linghua Temple every year.
The donations he's given over the years are enough for Linghua Temple to live off the temple for over a decade.
Rong Ning lived up to expectations, studying each item carefully no matter how many were sent to her, and as she read, she began to develop her own ideas.
Therefore, Rong Ning's outstanding achievements in the North were not due to any extraordinary talent, but rather the result of years of accumulation.
Rong Ning reads so many books, but she has no utilitarian motives; it's purely a hobby.
She seemed uninterested in the prosperity of Nanyang City. In the years she spent on the mountain, she returned to the Yuwang Mansion very few times. She was nothing like a royal daughter.
Seeing her like this, Lü Yuanfei often took her on trips to see different parts of the world, fulfilling his promise to their mother.
I made many promises when I was young, but looking back, I realize that I haven't kept any of them.
This can be considered as ending my regret.
In four years, they traversed most of the Southern Dynasty.
Later, when the Southern Dynasty court was in turmoil, Rong Ning was summoned back by King Yu.
This trip lasted for more than half a year.
Since Rong Ning entered Linghua Temple, the two of them, master and disciple, had never been separated for so long.
Since Lü Yuanfei established Linghua Temple and confined herself there, she has not paid much attention to the outside world. However, in the past six months, she has often inquired about news from outside.
She knew that the Southern Dynasty had been defeated, the Northern lands had fallen, and the entire territory north of the Muyang River had been ceded to the Great Jing.
It was a national humiliation that was recorded in the annals of the Southern Dynasties.
They also knew that this girl had made great contributions in the north, but Rong Xiao and the court officials forced her to return to Nanyang City to be a meaningless princess, using these frameworks to confine her within the palace walls.
Lu Yuanfei sat down on a wooden stake, took a sip of water, and slowly asked, "You brought your older sister to Linghua Temple, didn't you have any other intentions?"
“No…” Rong Ning said frankly, “If I were to run away with my sister here, it would implicate my master and the entire Linghua Temple. Moreover, my sister would have to live in hiding, living a life of fear and trepidation. There’s no need for that.”
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