Obvious Flaw!

She did not look like she had come for a spar at all. She looked more like she was taking a stroll through a garden.

But when she reached the center of the grounds, Lu Chi noticed something—her footsteps made no sound. Not the kind of silence from deliberately treading lightly, but a natural silence. It was as if she weighed nothing at all; even on the old stone slabs, she did not stir up a speck of dust.

A chill ran down Lu Chi's back.

Once Zhou Wanwan came to a stop, she smiled at Ning Xiaohe. It was a natural smile, not a polite one—the sort of smile that said, "We're about the same age, so let's smile before we fight." Ning Xiaohe looked at her, and her expression shifted from "on full alert" to "this person doesn't seem unpleasant." She did not smile back, but the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

Zhou Yanbai spoke.

"This isn't a formal occasion today." His voice was not loud, yet everyone in the training ground heard him clearly. "Stop when appropriate. Safety comes first. No matter the outcome, no holding grudges afterward, and no spreading word of this."

He glanced at Luo Wen, who nodded in agreement.

"Who's going first?" Zhou Yanbai asked.

Lu Chi had just opened his mouth when Ning Xiaohe beat him to it.

"I will."

Lu Chi glanced at her, somewhat surprised. Ning Xiaohe normally did not like taking the lead. Why was she volunteering today? But then he reconsidered. Perhaps it was because her opponent was Zhou Wanwan, a girl who looked about her age and did not seem to practice a forceful style. Ning Xiaohe wanted to give it a try.

Luo Wen looked at Ning Xiaohe without saying anything. He merely moved a