Chapter 94 (1/2)
Chapter 94
Shenxians?
It was that girl, the sasheng District, the one who got scared out of her hen their eyesNow she was here at his door, looking all pretty while dressed in her high-school attire (red stockings with yellow stripes up toat him like he was some creature from another planetShe didn't see tried to keep the annoyance out of his toneAs if that was even rereatest cockblocking stunts in existenceHe would have stomped his foot if his manhood didn't feel like it was about to explode at any second
Instead of answering his daan to appraise hi his body from head to toe like he was some kind of science experi to no end
”UmExcuse irl stopped her appraisal and stared hard at his faceHer eyes, however, held a hint of distaste, as though she thought he was some kind of vile creature
What the hell was theon so?
”Hey, what are you—”
The girl kneeled, and then koedLiterally
Before Li Yundong could bend down to pull her up, the girl was up on her feetOne of her hands was raised to the level of her chest with the palm turned sideways
”What on earth are you doin—”
”Peace in the Tao, my fellow friend and brother in the TaoMay you be blessed with longevity and boundless happinessIt is an honor to finally ht as well be speaking to hie at this pointIf this was so
”What? What is this? Who are you?”
The girl htly at the knee as though she was doing a curtsy”I aMay I knoho yourto, my fellow brother in the Tao?”
A loose screwHow about a hundred loose screws?
Li Yundong frowned”Listen, girlI don't knohat ga here, or what kind of sales pitch this isBut you're young and you're clearly still in high school, so I'est you leave now before I call the cops on—”
”Ah, I seeIt seehI mean no disrespectAllow irl did that curtsy thing again”hello thereI aeneration disciple of the venerable Zhenren wang froyi Taoist SchoolOur school is located at Mount Longhu in the south” (T/N: Zhenren is an honorific and a title of respect used to address Cultivators or great Taoists)
What the hell? Mount Longhu? Ching Chong Zheng Yi what?
Li Yundong shook his head”LookI don't understand a single thing you just saidBut right now, you're at my doorAnd I would appreciate it if you state the purpose you're here” Li Yundong stepped forward so that his body was fully blocking the doorwayAt the same time, he scanned the corridor with his eyes for threats
The girl seee step back, as though she was afraid of hi took another step forward”Are you going to tell ave hiiesIt seems like I'velooked at the girl for a while, then shook his headHe stepped back into the apartment and shut the door”What the hell was that about?” he mumbledWhat's with all those weird nairl, but acts like someone from the ancient timesThe way she acted kind of reasped and yanked the door open, but the girl was already goneThe empty corridor was all he sawCould she be someone from Su Chan's past? A sister? A friend? It would certainly irl looked so prettyOr could it be
All of a sudden, Li Yundong's spine tingledWait a e namesand she also s about his life being in danger flooded his ? Was this what Su Chan was afraid of? That so stepped back into the apartlance towards Su Chan's roomOnly one way to find out
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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”Bye Uncle Toards to Aunt Cheryl!”
”Will do! And you take care now, kiddo!”
Kris waved at her personal driver, aved back at her”Drive safe!”
Kris kept waving even as the car pulled away froht, Kris lowered her hand and walked through the gates towards the e lahich was pristine and well-reeted by one of the lawn's diligent maintainers
”Kris? Hey, you're back! Hoas the trip to China?”
A wide smile lit up Kris's faceShe closed her eyes and took in a deep breathFresh airHeavenly”The trip was fine, Uncle AndyThank you for asking! I still prefer the air here though” Kris opened her eyes”Is Graave her one of his cheerful smiles”Oh yes, she isShe's at the usual place” Uncle Andy chuckled”About ti around latelyNever stopped talking about youKept asking if you'd called or when you'd come for a visit”
Warmth flooded Kris's chest at those wordsI o say hi” Kris gave Uncle Andy another wave before arden
The back garden was essentially a square that had been sectioned off from the rest of the manor's backyard with tall wooden fencesOn the front side of the fence, there was a gate that led into the gardenBeside the gate sat a folding screen with a beautiful peacock painted on its lacquered surfaceWith its colorful feathers fanned out, the peacock was eye-catching even from far awayDelicately carved rosewood panels bordered the wooden fraate and swung it open, her grin wideningOf all the places in grarow tired ofIt was the most distinctive spot in the entire estate, one that showcased Graed past a bunch of knick-knacks: several potted plants, ed into s of traditional Chinese woarden, Kris found what she was looking for: an area filled with twenty or so wooden poles that had been arranged to forhtly above a irths the size of a rice bowl
Affection surged through Kris when she saw her grand froility of someone in their early twentiesSorandmother was more than ninety years oldToday was one of those days
Instead of randmother from the sidelinesFar be it from Kris to deny herself the chance to watch the Meihua Quan in action
Her grandmother leaped down from one of the poles at the end of the routineKris did a cheer and began clapping her hands loudly
”You're a, Gram! I've seen people in their twenties who couldn't even stand straight on one legYet here you are, dancing around on a bunch of poles!”
Her grandmother sauntered away from the poles and approached Kris”Tut-tut, KrisDidn't we agree to speak to each other in Mandarin when it's just the two of us?”
Kris smiled sheepishly”OopsSorry Gram”
Before Kris knew it, she was enveloped in a war
”Welcoarded her grandreat, Grarandh she ell into her nineties, her granded woman in their late fortiesKris had lost count of the number of times where she was astounded by the sharpness and intensity in her grandmother's eyesThose eyes held a level of focus and e should possess
”And you look genuinely baffled,” her grand costumeOne of her brows rose”Bad trip to China?”
”NoThe trip was greatFascinating, even,” Kris said, shaking her headShe stared down at the groundHer grandreen cotton shoes stared back at her
”Well? What is it then? What's gotten hter so confused?”
Kris saze”It's justWell, I've always been randmother's eyes”How do you do it?”
”What do you randmother's face was infectious; Kris couldn't help but smile back
Kris pointed at the poles”I couldn't even cli and punching and doing weird stances”
Her grandhed”OhIt's just adeal”
Her incredulity randhter
”Co! I don't think there are many people in the world in their nineties who look like youNo, scratch thatYou're probably the only ninety-year-old in this world who looks like” Kris gestured at her grandmother from head to toe”Like you could still appear in the front cover of Vogue and not cause it to go bankrupt”
Her grandain, but Kris wasn't done yet”And Jesus, you just perfor fu routine for, like, fifteen minutes on a bunch of wooden poles, yet you barely broke a sweat! That's just incredible!”
Her grandmother patted her head a few times”Oh, Krissy dearSeems to me like you know a lot less about China than you think” Her grandmother chuckled”You see, dear, you're not supposed to sweat at all while perforn of incompetent Qi control”
Qi control?
Kris was piquedShe'd been wondering if that was how Li Yundong was able to send John flying without even touching hi
”Urandmother sounded aoes…
”Do you think it's possible for huhed”How many times have I told you that movie scenes aren't accurate depictions of actual combat?”
Kris's cheeks burned”It was a serious question, GramI didn't ask because of some movieI asked because… because I was curiousSo? Do you think it's possible?”
Her grandave her a funny look
”No, e bullets no matter hoell-trained they areHuman reflexes are too just slow to handle an assault from firearms”