Walk Two Steps

Seeing her opponent break free from her first soul skill so quickly, Hu Liena was filled with disbelief.

At the academy, aside from the teachers, no student had ever managed to break free from the control of her first soul skill, Bewitchment, so quickly after being hit by it!

Even her brother and that annoying Yan needed at least six or seven seconds to come to their senses after being struck by her first soul skill. Yet this person had broken free in less than two seconds without even using his martial soul—and he had not even activated it! This...

"How... how did you do that?"

Hu Liena pointed at Ling Yu, her face full of confusion. "Why did you break free from my control soul skill so quickly? Could you be a Soul Elder or above? No, no, no, impossible. How old are you? How could you possibly have reached the level of a Soul Elder?"

Looking at the beautiful girl opposite him, who was beginning to question her entire life, Ling Yu could not bear to let her go on like this. After all, she was his senior sister!

It seemed that, as the Pope's disciple, she had been very well protected at the academy. This exchange had left her somewhat doubtful of reality.

"Because my martial soul is a spiritual-type martial soul! My Spiritual Power has been powerful since birth. Although your first soul skill is a control skill, it is tied to Spiritual Power. Naturally, a soul skill like that can't do much to me!"

Ling Yu walked over to her and explained, "Also, I became the Pope's disciple a month ago. My name is Ling Yu. You're Teacher's other disciple, my fellow disciple, Senior Sister Hu Liena, right?"

Upon hearing the boy's explanation, the look on Hu Liena's face as she questioned reality finally eased. But when she heard that he was her junior brother, her eyes immediately lit up.

She placed both hands on her hips and raised her fair neck. "So you're Teacher's new disciple, the one being talked about all over Spirit City. I heard your talent is quite impressive—you have Innate Full Soul Power!"

Ling Yu nodded calmly. The news of Bibi Dong taking him as a disciple had spread throughout Spirit City as early as the day after she accepted him. After all, there were spies everywhere. Besides, Bibi Dong had no need to conceal it. Otherwise, whenever Ling Yu went out in the future, he might have to deal with random nobodies showing off in front of him. That would be far too beneath the status of the Spirit Hall Pope's disciple.

"Then do you know that once you join Teacher's household, junior brothers must obey their senior sisters? This is a rule Teacher set. Disciples must not defy their seniors."

She raised her head even higher, her tone carrying a trace of slyness. "But you hit me just now. Though I was careless—I didn't dodge."

She pointed at Ling Yu's forehead. "So you must be punished!"

Ling Yu looked at the girl putting on this whole performance by herself, and the corner of his mouth twitched again.

That goofy beauty of a teacher set rules? Give me a break! I'd rather believe dogs would stop eating shit than believe she would do something like that.

"What? You don't agree?"

Seeing that he remained completely unmoved, Hu Liena's eyes showed a hint of nervousness. Still, she forced herself to remain calm and said, "I'm not asking you to do anything excessive. Just go down the mountain, find a shop that sells hailstones, and buy two hailstones to bring back. How about it? That's easy, right?"

Hehe, the shop selling hailstones is more than ten kilometers away from here. Add in the effort of going down and back up the mountain—hmph, that'll teach you not to respect your senior sister!

Ling Yu ignored her. He fixed his gaze on her pretty face with the pitying look one might give an idiot, saying nothing.

A few beads of sweat appeared on Hu Liena's forehead. "Hey, I'm talking to you. If you don't want to go, I'll tell Teacher. If Teacher expels you from the sect, you'll only have yourself to blame!"

As she spoke, Ling Yu watched as she actually took two steps forward, then another two steps!

Ling Yu raised a hand to signal that she could continue. He even wanted to ask whether she needed a cane.

The girl was clearly dumbfounded by Ling Yu's response. She stood there, unable to move forward or retreat. The two remained locked in a standoff, one trying hard not to laugh, the other looking utterly conflicted and embarrassed.

"Oh, you're both here!"

Just as one watched a show and the other performed one, a crisp yet gentle mature female voice came from behind them.

"Perfect. I was planning to introduce Nana to you, but it seems you two are getting along quite well!"

Bibi Dong held the cane unique to the Pope, and Ling Yu's expression turned rather strange when he saw it.

There really was a cane!

Bibi Dong walked over to Hu Liena's stiff figure. Seeing the dust on her clothes, she asked curiously, "Nana, how did you end up like this? Don't you have a cleanliness obsession?"

Hu Liena glanced coolly at Ling Yu behind her teacher, pouted, and her eyes instantly reddened.

By now, how could she not know that she had been played just now? Thinking of how she had even tried to threaten him earlier, she felt utterly humiliated!

With tears in her eyes and her little mouth turning downward, she threw herself into Bibi Dong's embrace and sobbed, "It was Junior Brother. He bullied me just now!"

Bibi Dong stroked her hair as she turned to look at Ling Yu behind her. "Xiao Yu, what happened? Why did you bully your senior sister? Apologize to her."

Hu Liena poked her little head out from Bibi Dong's embrace, a strange smile at the corner of her eyes.

Let's see what you do now!

"I'm only a six-year-old child!"

Bibi Dong looked at his somewhat aggrieved expression, the corner of her mouth twitching a few times. "You'll get an extra dish tonight!"

Hearing his beautiful teacher's reply, Ling Yu immediately beamed. "You should've just said so earlier!"

He walked over to Hu Liena and smiled. "Senior Sister, I'm sorry. I didn't recognize you just now. I just didn't expect you to be so weak! Sigh, it's all my fault. If I'd known, I should've held back a little more. I thought you'd be able to handle it if I showed just a tiny bit of my strength, but who knew..."

Hu Liena's eyes widened. Trembling, she pointed at her little junior brother, her face flushed red as though she wanted to speak but could not.

Bang!

Ling Yu sucked in a sharp breath as he looked at his beautiful teacher, who had punched him. Meeting her warning gaze, he finally wiped the unserious expression from his face. He took the girl's wrist and said sincerely, "Sorry, Senior Sister. That was my fault. I was only joking. Please forgive me! I won't do it again!"

As he spoke, his palm could not help scratching her palm twice. So soft!

Seeing his sincere apology, then looking at the wrist he was holding, Hu Liena's blush lingered as the sensation in her palm spread through her.

"All right, I was at fault too. I forgive you."

Seeing the two of them like this, Bibi Dong smiled faintly. "All right, all right. Today is Nana's day off, and I've already arranged for the servants to prepare lunch. Let's go to the hall first. You two can get to know each other properly, since you'll be fellow disciples from now on!"