I Want to Try

"Not everyone is interested in the position of Grandmaster. I'm past the age of dreaming, and I know I'm not cut out for it. Unparalleled martial arts are my goal, and becoming Grandmaster would only distract me."

Si Ming understood this point quite well. His ambition to become Grandmaster was just a passing fancy and he didn't strive for it as a life goal.

"So, Senior Sister Lin's main purpose for this trip is to deliver a message and, incidentally, visit an old classmate?"

Lin Qingtong shook her head and said, "Passing on the notice was just a side effect. After all, you can just make a phone call for this kind of thing, there's no need to deliver it in person. I just didn't expect you to be living with my college classmate, which saved me some trouble."

"May I ask Senior Sister Lin what the original purpose of this trip was?"

"Looking for someone, looking for my sister," Lin Qingtong suddenly remembered something and laughed, "Speaking of which, she's also someone you know. What a small world, they're all piled up together."

"Someone I know?"

Si Ming recalled the sense of familiarity he felt when they first met, and a flash of inspiration struck him. He finally realized who his target was, and an incredulous feeling welled up inside him.

"Could it be...?"

My younger sister's name is Liu Qingqing, and it seems she's your childhood sweetheart.

Chapter 217 I Want to Try

Si Ming finally remembered who the other person looked like, but he couldn't help but wonder, "But you have different surnames?"

If Lin Qingtong's surname were Liu and her name were changed to Liu Qingtong, I'm afraid everyone would associate her with Liu Qingqing when Yao Bilian introduced her.

Of course, Lin Qingtong's physique was far inferior to Liu Qingqing's, which prevented Si Ming from connecting the two.

"She took her mother's surname, and I took my father's, so of course they're different."

Si Ming still had doubts. "But I've never heard of her having an older sister. Even on her student file, she listed herself as an only child. More importantly, the age doesn't match. Auntie Liu is not even forty yet. If she had a daughter like you, wouldn't that mean she was already pregnant and gave birth to you when she was just over ten years old?"

Even if the Su State lowers the marriage age to increase the population, women must be sixteen years old to marry. Similarly, the country does not encourage early childbirth, as this is not good for women or children. The Su State's population is far from being at the point of sacrificing quality for quantity.

Lin Qingtong explained, "It's very simple. Qingqing and I are half-siblings. Our father had two wives. Qingqing's original Lin Qingluo. She changed her name after her mother divorced her."

Si Ming slapped his forehead. He had almost forgotten about the national conditions of Su State. The marriage law here was different from the world he had lived in before. The strong had more rights. This was the government's way of winning over and compromising with the strong.

Of course, this also means that Liu Qingqing's father is at least a master of Internal Energy Level Eight.

Si Ming asked, "If I'm not mistaken, you haven't contacted Qingqing in a long time, have you? Why did you suddenly come to see her today?"

Lin Qingtong said, "I want to take her to Russia."

I disagree!

Auntie Liu looked at Lin Qingtong, who had come to visit, with eyes that seemed to guard against a thief, making no attempt to hide her hostility.

"Auntie..."

"Don't call me aunt. I'm divorced from him, and we have no connection whatsoever. From blood ties to the law, we're not relatives."

Auntie Liu exuded a powerful aura that was in no way inferior to that of company presidents. She was like a fierce lioness, and young people who had just entered society would probably be speechless if they met her.

But Lin Qingtong had spent a long time in Russia working as a top henchman for a gang, was clearly not among them. Completely unconcerned by the other party's rejection, she laughed and said, "It's precisely because we have no relation that I can call you whatever I want. Auntie or Auntie, it's just a title. If you hadn't divorced Father, as an elder, if you told me not to speak, I would have obediently complied. But you don't have that right now."

Auntie Liu's face was so cold it could freeze. She never expected that the other person, who looked like a muscular, brainless man, would be so eloquent, skilled in debate, and knew how to use the opponent's own words against them.

Lin Qingtong said, "Aunt, I am indeed not related to you by blood, but Qingluo and I are true sisters, sharing at least half of our blood. I might as well be frank with you that Qingluo and I have been corresponding all these years, and we are very close sisters who can talk about anything."

Auntie Liu turned her head, glared at her daughter, and asked if it was true or not.

Liu Qingqing remained calm as always. She was already used to her mother's sharp gaze and wasn't afraid. She nodded and admitted to it.

Lin Qingtong said, "It seems that as a mother, you really don't care much about your daughter. Otherwise, how could you not even know that she's been writing letters to someone for ten years?"

"I don't need you to teach me how to be a mother. Now, please leave immediately! My daughter and I need to have a family meeting and don't want outsiders present." Auntie Liu decisively gave her the order to leave.

"It's alright, I've already conveyed everything I needed to. Little Sister Qingluo, if you're willing to come with me and see the outside world, come to the train station in three days."

"Don't even think about it! She's my daughter, not even eighteen yet, and still under her mother's control. If I don't allow her to go, she can't go anywhere!"

"It seems you really don't care much about your daughter, Aunt. You didn't even know that she passed the Mohist Knight Guard exam this year."

Lin Qingtong sighed and smiled, saying, "Normally, one does need to be eighteen to be completely free. However, if the person in question is a member of the Mohist Knight Guard, the age is lowered to sixteen. Qingluo happens to be sixteen this year, which means she already has the right to be free from parental guardianship and is a person with full civil capacity. It's her freedom to go wherever she wants, and her parents have no right to interfere. Otherwise, it would be tantamount to imprisonment, restricting someone's personal freedom. As her agent and having passed the law exam, you, Aunt, must be very clear about this law."

Auntie Liu's expression changed, and she hurriedly questioned Liu Qingqing, "When did you obtain the qualification to become a member of the Mohist Knight Guard?"

"I took the exam with my classmates this past winter break."

Why didn't you tell me?

Because you didn't ask.

Once Auntie Liu realized that the matter of Mohist Knight Guard was not a joke, she understood that continuing to dwell on it was pointless, so she quickly changed her approach.

"Russia is so chaotic, with fights and killings every day. If you go there, you won't even be able to protect yourself. Wouldn't that be suicide?"

Before Liu Qingqing could answer, Lin Qingtong interjected, "Auntie, you underestimate your daughter. She's a rough gem; with a little polishing, she'll shine. I invited her to Russia to fully unleash her talents."

Auntie Liu said firmly, "She's just a very ordinary girl, unremarkable, and has never shown any special talent or exceptional abilities from childhood to adulthood."

"That's because you deliberately hid her, Aunt, preventing her from having a chance to show her talent, and even instilling in her the belief that she's just an ordinary person every day. That's what overshadowed her brilliance." Lin Qingtong turned to look at Liu Qingqing. "The moment I saw her, I was certain that she had indeed inherited her father's talent."

Upon hearing this, Auntie Liu's expression changed drastically, and she shouted, "Get out!"

Unable to restrain himself any longer, he thrust out a palm strike, the yin and yang shifting, the energy surging into the air with ferocity, like a millstone being smashed out.