With that concern resolved, Jiang Nuan felt at ease.
She beckoned to Xiao En.
"Xiao En, would you like to learn martial arts?"
Jiang Nuan spoke to Xiao En gently.
"Martial arts? The kind in storybooks where you can run across rooftops and scale walls, then knock the bad guys down with two punches—bam, bam?"
Xiao En remembered hearing people talk about the great heroes in storybooks. That was what they were like. Would learning martial arts let him become a hero like that?
"Hmm..." Qing Yu pondered for a moment, then said, "If you learn well, yes."
"Yay! Then I want to learn!"
Xiao En immediately grew excited.
Ever since he was little, he had dreamed of learning martial arts and beating up everyone who bullied him. That way, he could protect his younger brothers and sisters, too.
"Then hold out your hand. Let me check your aptitude."
Qing Yu spoke to Xiao En.
Xiao En obediently held out his hand.
"Hmm..."
Qing Yu felt his hand but said nothing for quite a while.
"Wh-what's wrong? Is my aptitude really bad? Does that mean I can't practice martial arts?"
Watching Qing Yu examine him for so long without saying anything, Xiao En could not help feeling uneasy.
Qing Yu still said nothing. His eyes had gone vacant, as though he was already lost in a daydream.
Yun Shining slapped him on the back.
"What are you thinking about? Xiao En's asking you a question!"
Only then did he snap out of his daze, as though waking from a dream.
"Sorry, I got distracted. Xiao En, what did you just ask me?"
Xiao En repeated his question.
"What? You can't practice martial arts? Are you kidding me? Your aptitude is perfect for martial arts!"
Qing Yu answered at once.
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