Making Qingluan Douluo Addicted to Learning?

"Yes, greetings, Third Enshrined."

Shen Nuonuo's voice was calm.

Hiss, as expected, most of those online beauty rankings are right. Among the Seven Great Enshrined Elders, the top three in looks are Angel Douluo, Qingluan Douluo, and Guangling Douluo.

That face is seriously gorgeous. Spirit Hall's feng shui really does nurture people! Every one of them is strikingly handsome. I remember Qingluan sitting on his bird—he looked insanely cool.

Qingluan Douluo tightened his jaw, and his smile stiffened slightly. He dryly replied, "Hello."

Although Guangling Douluo had prepared him beforehand, and he had long been mentally ready to hear Shen Nuonuo's inner thoughts—

What was this child saying about him in her head?!

What did she mean, sitting on his bird...

"Little Xue, what are you laughing at? You're too heavy. Hurry down, it's time to run!"

Seeing Qian Renxue laughing nonstop, Shen Nuonuo wondered if she was really that happy to see Qingluan Douluo.

Since her sister had spoken, Qian Renxue had Qingluan Douluo put her down.

Looking at the fake smile on Qingluan Douluo's face, which was nearly impossible to maintain, Qian Renxue almost burst out laughing.

Hehe, I really want to laugh at Third Grandfather!

No, I have to hold it in!

A hint of mischief flashed through Shen Nuonuo's orange eyes as she flicked Qian Renxue on the forehead.

"You little fool. Let's go."

"Where are you going?" Seeing the two about to leave, Qingluan Douluo asked.

Shen Nuonuo felt that Qingluan Douluo cared quite a bit about Qian Renxue. "Third Enshrined, I'm taking Little Xue to the Garden for a run."

"Huh? I like running too. Let's go together!"

The moment Qingluan Douluo said it, he regretted it. He had blurted it out without thinking.

Why was someone of his grandfatherly generation going for a run with two children only a few years old?

Shen Nuonuo did not see any problem with it. As for the age difference, she automatically ignored it. "Sure, let's go together."

Back on Little Blue Star, she had often exercised with old men too. Of course, they did not run—they practiced a few sets of martial arts.

Ding. Hidden mission triggered: Make Qingluan Douluo addicted to learning. Points will be awarded at random based on the degree of completion~

The system's voice rang out.

"?"

A question mark slowly appeared over Shen Nuonuo's head.

Big Fool, how am I, a tiny Soul Master who's only just awakened her martial soul, supposed to make a level ninety-seven peak Douluo study? And get addicted to it, at that.

For example, have Qingluan Douluo read more books~

The system offered Shen Nuonuo a suggestion.

Are you all right? How old is he? He's already incredibly knowledgeable. What books does he need to read?!

You can't put it that way. Live and learn.

Shen Nuonuo was mentally exhausted. She could not be bothered to listen to the system keep babbling, so she took Qian Renxue's hand and headed toward the Garden.

Qingluan Douluo silently followed behind them.

It took around ten minutes to walk from the Elder Hall to the Back Garden, which was just enough time for digestion.

"Come, Little Xue. Relax your body. I'll teach you a set of fist techniques."

Shen Nuonuo felt it would be better to practice a set of Tai Chi and work up a sweat before running.

Shen Nuonuo held four fingers together, throwing a punch to the left and then one to the right. Her movements were slow and seemed utterly unstructured, yet they concealed profound mysteries. Her posture was graceful and pleasing to the eye.

Qian Renxue followed along beside her, copying whatever Shen Nuonuo did. Qingluan Douluo, standing some distance away, watched Shen Nuonuo thoughtfully.

In the time it took to burn an incense stick, Shen Nuonuo had led Qian Renxue through a full set of Tai Chi.

Of course, Qian Renxue had not learned it yet. She was merely copying the movements.

Afterward, both of them were sweating quite a bit. Just as Qian Renxue was about to sit down and rest, Shen Nuonuo stopped her. "Little Xue, you can't sit down right after exercising."

Qian Renxue obediently nodded and remained standing where she was.

Seeing that they were resting, Qingluan Douluo walked over to Shen Nuonuo. "Nuonuo, may I call you that?"

Shen Nuonuo nodded and replied politely, "You're an elder, so of course you may."

The rumors misled me. Qingluan Douluo doesn't seem as cold as they say.

"Nuonuo, this set of fist techniques of yours seems quite extraordinary."

It was Qingluan Douluo's first time seeing such a boxing technique. It felt rather novel.

He wanted, just the tiniest bit, to practice this set of fist techniques.

Of course it is. This is the wisdom of our ancestors—the renowned Tai Chi!

Shen Nuonuo felt proud. "Yes, I happened to obtain this set of fist techniques by chance. If you're interested, you can practice with us."

Upon hearing this, a faint blush rose on Qingluan Douluo's cheeks. At his age, he was going to practice martial arts with children?!

"If you're busy, I can give you a book set, and you can study it whenever you have time." Shen Nuonuo read his expression and assumed Qingluan Douluo was probably embarrassed to learn from a little kid like her.

Perfect. She could complete the mission while also promoting her ancestors' legacy!

Shen Nuonuo took an extremely thick copy of 24-Style Tai Chi, which she had bought from a library on Little Blue Star, out of her system backpack and handed it to Qingluan Douluo.

Both Qingluan Douluo and Qian Renxue assumed Shen Nuonuo had taken it from a storage Soul Tool, so neither was surprised.

"If there's anything you don't understand, you can come here every day and watch Little Xue and me practice. Unless something unexpected happens, we'll be here." Shen Nuonuo continued.

She mainly felt that Qingluan Douluo would certainly understand the knowledge in the book, but it still had to be combined with practical application.

If reading books alone were enough to understand everything, what would teachers be for?

Teachers are those who impart the Way, teach skills, and resolve doubts.

Thus, disciples need not be inferior to their teachers, nor must teachers be more worthy than their disciples.

"Alright, thank you! If you need anything, you can come to the Elder Hall and find me." Qingluan Douluo did not know how else to thank Shen Nuonuo.

"Then go ahead and get back to work. I'll take Little Xue for a run." Shen Nuonuo waved.

Qingluan Douluo did not continue following them and instead returned directly to the Elder Hall.

Just as Qian Renxue was about to start running, Shen Nuonuo stopped her again.

"Little Xue, your running posture is wrong! Big Sister will teach you!" Shen Nuonuo personally adjusted Qian Renxue's running posture and demonstrated it for her as well.

"That's good. Breathe out every three steps, breathe in every three steps. Just run at an even pace. Don't go too fast."

Shen Nuonuo felt that, since they were still young, two to three hundred meters was enough.

Besides, the system had not said how many meters they needed to run for it to count as competing excessively.

Actually, Qian Renxue had dealt Shen Nuonuo a blow when they climbed stairs the day before yesterday.

She refused to believe that if she could not beat Little Xue at climbing stairs, she would not be able to beat her at running too.

Qian Renxue slowly ran behind Shen Nuonuo.

After they finished, both were drenched in sweat. Though their pace had been rather slow, they were still young, and their bodies had not fully developed.

"Huff, huff, huff... I'm so tired~" Qian Renxue's breathing was somewhat hurried, and her heartbeat had sped up.

It was her first proper run, and she had not yet mastered the techniques of running.

"You'll get used to it slowly~"

Shen Nuonuo once again took out a bottle of water with Salt Point written on the label from her backpack. After twisting off the cap, she handed it to Qian Renxue.

"Ah, Big Sister, do we have to run every day from now on?"

Qian Renxue took the water, puffing out her little cheeks and furrowing her brows.

Shen Nuonuo calmly nodded, completely unsurprised by Qian Renxue's reaction. After all, slacking off was human nature.

"Gulp, gulp, gulp." Qian Renxue opened it and immediately took a huge swig.

"Drink slowly. Be careful not to choke. Also, you can't drink water too quickly after running."

Shen Nuonuo felt she had truly worried herself sick. Raising a child was not easy!

"Mhm, Big Sister, this water is so good! It's salty! I love it!" Qian Renxue smacked her lips.

"Want some more?"

Shen Nuonuo lifted her chin, not at all surprised that Little Xue found it tasty. This girl probably drank nothing but plain water and all kinds of milk every day, so she had long grown tired of them.