Probing (Two Chapters Combined)

"Tongtong, come eat some fruit..." Xia Qing carried a plate of sliced fruit into the living room and called out to Zhou Tongtong, who was squatting on the balcony.

"Coming!" Zhou Tongtong pulled her gaze away from the downstairs view, trotted into the living room, approached the sofa, and reached out to pick up a slice of fruit from the platter.

The mother and daughter ate fruit while watching a television program, and at this moment Xia Qing suddenly asked a question.

"Tongtong, can you easily manipulate Spiritual Energy now?"

Zhou Tongtong, who was in the midst of eating dragon fruit, heard Xia Qing's inquiry and turned her head. "No, I can't!"

Xia Qing nodded and did not ask Zhou Tongtong any further questions regarding Spiritual Energy.

A moment later, Zhou Tongtong saw Xia Qing stand up and asked, "Mom, are you going out to take out the trash?"

"Mhm." Xia Qing smiled and nodded slightly, then walked into the kitchen. A moment later, she came out carrying a black plastic bag filled with garbage and left home.

When only Zhou Tongtong was left in the living room, she raised her left hand, focused her attention intently on her palm, and tried the method Lin Li had taught her earlier, mobilizing Spiritual Energy to gather in her palm.

One second, two seconds, three seconds... Half a minute passed, and not a trace of pale-golden Spiritual Light emerged from Zhou Tongtong's fair, tender little hand.

"Little White and Little Black can both do it, how come I still can't?" Zhou Tongtong said with some disappointment after failing to mobilize Spiritual Energy.

The television began to play a cartoon, and the attention of the somewhat disappointed Zhou Tongtong was instantly captured by the cartoon, casting the matter of her failure to mobilize