After breakfast, a middle-aged couple went out together to work, specifically reminding their eldest son, Gail, "Gail, we're heading out. Take good care of your sister, Tali."
Cong Renfei smiled naturally. "All right, Father, Mother."
After the middle-aged couple left, the brother and sister looked at each other, and the atmosphere once again sank into an eerie silence.
Cong Shuling suddenly asked, "Brother, didn't you say you had plans to go sightseeing with your friends? Why aren't you going?"
Cong Renfei very much wanted to go out, but he hesitated. He was worried that his sister would run around everywhere. What if she fell into the lake again like before? That would be terrible. One could not be so lucky every time. More importantly, perhaps because he had inherited some of the previous owner's feelings, he was still very protective of his sister.
Seeing Cong Renfei hesitate, Cong Shuling said, "Don't worry. I'll stay home and won't go anywhere."
Cong Renfei asked curiously, "What are you staying home for?"
Cong Shuling said, "Girls' business. Are you really that curious?"
Cong Renfei left awkwardly. Arriving at an uninhabited patch of land, he thought, I picked this place for martial arts training long ago. No one should notice me here. Even if they do, it doesn't matter—I can just say I'm exercising.
With that thought, he adjusted his breathing and first loosened up his body. Then he performed two sets of orthodox punches, fierce and sharp yet swift, slicing the surrounding air until it howled.
"This body has an excellent foundation. It's very strong."
Then he sat cross-legged, relaxed and calmed himself, gathering ten thousand thoughts into one as he searched for that thread of Internal Force within his body.
After a long while, he opened his eyes and asked in confusion,