At Hao Shuai's request, Hinata simply nodded, her cheeks flushed, and said nothing more.
Hao Shuai didn't mind her attitude. There was plenty of time. With his methods, sooner or later, he'd make Hinata think of him and him alone.
"This is the Tai Chi Quan you wanted. Also, to show how much I value Hinata, I'm giving you a set of Great Strength Vajra Palm as well. It's the representative technique of the hard style, making it the perfect counterpart to Tai Chi Quan's soft style."
He invited Hyuga Hiashi to sit down, then pulled two booklets from his robes and handed them to him.
Hao Shuai had also adapted Great Strength Vajra Palm into a Chakra-based version. Since it was a Buddhist martial art, it was cultivated through the three channels and seven chakras, just like Chakra, allowing it to unleash even more of its original power.
It was only because Hao Shuai had won Hinata and was in such a good mood at the thought of getting to drive a big G in a few years that he was so generous to Hyuga Hiashi. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given him anything extra!
Hyuga Hiashi nodded happily. He accepted the manuals without looking through them and tucked them straight into his robes.
Now that the deal between them was done, both sides were happy. Looking at Hinata, who sat there like a shy young bride, Hao Shuai suddenly said, "Clan Head Hiashi, is it because you think Hinata isn't as talented as her younger sister that you've been trying to find her a powerful backer?"
"Well..." Though Hyuga Hiashi hadn't said so outright, his expression made his meaning clear.
"It seems Clan Head Hiashi doesn't really understand his own daughter!" Hao Shuai sighed.
"What do you mean by