Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
In the courtyard, an eight-year-old boy was practicing his fist technique.
Every punch he threw erupted with a thunderous boom.
His steps were steady and powerful, his punches broad and sweeping, flowing like clouds and water. Watching him was even a pleasure.
Zhou Ruoxi sat in the courtyard sewing clothes for her child, occasionally raising her head to watch Mo'er practice.
The young mother recalled how, eight years ago, her newborn child had been such a tiny bundle in her arms.
Yet when she measured his height yesterday, Mo'er was already four feet and two inches tall.
Before she knew it, Mo'er had become a little man.
Standing nearby, Cuicui was also rather spellbound by her young master's practice.
Cuicui thought that when her young master grew up, he would certainly be tall and handsome. Plenty of women were sure to like him!
"May I ask if the Fifth Madam is here?"
Just as Xiao Mo finished a round of the Heaven Opener Fist, a ducklike voice sounded from outside the courtyard.
Zhou Ruoxi looked toward the entrance and quickly recognized the Qin Kingdom's Lord's personal eunuch. She had seen him once before when paying her respects to the ruler.
Zhou Ruoxi stood, walked over, and dipped in a bow. "That would be me."
"My respects, Fifth Madam. Please forgive me for arriving unannounced and disturbing you." Eunuch Li bowed respectfully.
"You are too courteous, Eunuch Li." Zhou Ruoxi straightened. "May I ask what brings you here?"
"It is nothing major." Eunuch Li smiled and looked at the boy standing nearby. "This must be the third young master, Xiao Mo? What a fine-looking young man! He has the bearing the Prince had in his youth!"
"You flatter me, Eunuch Li." Xiao Mo stepped forward and cupped his