An Unexpected Turn

"Auntie, I'm at work right now. Could you perhaps talk to me after you finish work...?"

Su Ziyang couldn't stand Aunt Yu Xiushui's endless praise of how wonderful this girl was, so he quickly found a reason to ask Yu Xiushui to leave.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Yu Xiushui then realized that her behavior was somewhat inappropriate, and after repeatedly agreeing, she quickly left.

Su Ziyang thought the matter was over. But less than half an hour later, Su Ziyang received a message adding him as WeChat friend.

After accepting the friend request, Su Ziyang opened his Moments and found that it was the same young girl that Aunt Yu Xiushui had just introduced to him.

The girl's name is Liu Jinyu, and it sounds beautiful.

"Hello! (●◡●)" Liu Jinyu sent an emoji to Su Ziyang.

"Hello!"

Su Ziyang didn't know what to say, but he genuinely had no intention of having a boyfriend or girlfriend.

"Auntie Yu said, 'You're studying medicine. Let's be friends!'"

Liu Jinyu took the initiative to say something.

Hello! Hello! It's a pleasure to meet you!

The two chatted for half the morning. Su Ziyang learned that the girl did study microbiology, but she was not currently working in the field. Instead, she was a chemistry teacher at a civil service exam training institution.

Just after getting off work, Su Ziyang received a call from Yu Xiushui Yu Xiushui, who excitedly exclaimed, "Xiao Su, don't you think this is fate!"

"What's wrong?" Su Ziyang, who was confused, immediately asked.

"Didn't you ask me to find out about that elderly lady surnamed Liu who does massages? This elderly lady surnamed Liu is the aunt of the young lady I introduced to you today! Her own aunt."

Su Ziyang felt a little itchy as he listened to Yu Xiushui's excited voice on the phone.

Yu Xiushui was right; fate is indeed a wonderful thing.

"Are you trying to learn their massage techniques? Why don't you have a good talk with Xiao Liu? It'll be a piece of cake! Have a proper talk!"

Still a bit dazed after hanging up the phone, Su Ziyang called Er Biao: "Brother Biao, I need to talk to you about something..."

"Holy crap! Let's take it, bro!"

After hearing Su Ziyang's words, Er Biao also marveled at the incredible coincidences in the world.

"What are you taking? You can't take it! Brother Biao, isn't this taking advantage of them?"

Su Ziyang is really not good at this kind of thing.

"Damn, why don't you ask her about it?"

After Er Biao gave Su Ziyang his advice, before Su Ziyang could even subtly probe Liu Jinyu, Liu Jinyu sent Su Ziyang a message directly.

"I think people who study traditional Chinese medicine are all incredibly talented. Actually, my family is also somewhat related to traditional Chinese medicine."

Oh? Your family has a family heirloom!

Su Ziyang was like someone delivering a pillow to his door when he was just trying to find a way to ask for help. He was wondering how to ask her for help when she came to him on her own.

"Yes, my grandma taught our family's secret medical skills to my eldest aunt. Now, apart from my eldest aunt, no one else in my family practices medicine!"

Liu Jinyu quickly replied to Su Ziyang's message.

"What kind of practice does your aunt mainly do? Acupuncture, massage, or prescribing herbal medicine?"

Su Ziyang continued to feign ignorance and asked further questions.

"Massage, I heard from my dad that it's a family tradition. My aunt has been trying to teach it to me for the past two years, hehe! If I learn it, then we'll be practically colleagues! Hehe! ٩( 'ω' )و"

Liu Jinyu loves using emojis, which makes her look very cute.

Haha, would it be nice to study with you sometime?

After sending the message, Su Ziyang felt a little uneasy. After all, the other party had just said that it was a family secret technique, and his purpose in saying so seemed a bit too direct.

This time, Liu Jinyu didn't reply immediately. After a while, Liu Jinyu sent a few words: "If I learn it, I can secretly teach you. My aunt said she doesn't teach outsiders."

"Haha, I get it!"

Su Ziyang sent a "I understand" emoji.

"I'm not talking anymore, I'm going to make lunch! Bye-bye!"

"Good!"

Su Ziyang took off his white coat and walked home. The things that had happened to Su Ziyang these past two days would make anyone who heard them exclaim, "Holy crap!"

Yes, anyone would be surprised.

Including Yang Tianzheng.

After Su Ziyang finished telling Yang Tianzheng about what happened this morning, Yang Tianzheng couldn't help but sigh.

"Hey kid, let me tell you something. Don't be so greedy and let Miss Li dump you."

Yang Tianzheng first sighed, then began to warn Su Ziyang with a serious expression.

"Master, stop joking. Zijun and I are really fine. Besides, he's a Daoist priest."

Su Ziyang scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed at the mention of Li Zijun Su Ziyang.

"If it didn't work before, it will work later! What? Are you going to make Zijun break the ice? Coward!"

Yang Tianzheng rolled his eyes at Su Ziyang, clearly looking down on Su Ziyang.

"What does 'future together' mean? What does it mean?" Su Ziyang didn't understand what Yang Tianzheng meant.

"Ah! It's nothing." Yang Tianzheng's expression changed slightly, but he immediately returned to normal.

"Training continues tonight. Let's see if you've improved these past two days! Don't run! I'll beat you to a pulp if you do!"

Yang Tianzheng left Su Ziyang's consultation room immediately after he finished speaking.

Looking at Yang Tianzheng's ruthless gaze and his nonchalant turn, Su Ziyang muttered to himself, "Did I say something wrong? Why do I feel so cold all over?"

Su Ziyang's bad premonition soon came true after he got off work in the afternoon. In the past, he could last ten moves against Yang Tianzheng Yang Tianzheng before being defeated by him.

However, after Yang Tianzheng used three moves today, Su Ziyang was sent flying.

Su Ziyang felt as if his arm was sucked in by Yang Tianzheng Yang Tianzheng the moment he touched him. Yang Tianzheng pulled, dragged, and threw Su Ziyang to the ground. After rolling twice on the ground, Su Ziyang finally regained his balance and got up.

"Looks like you haven't put in enough effort. Keep it up! Practice the basics of Baguazhang for two hours!"

Yang Tianzheng looked at Su Ziyang sitting on the ground and scolded him.

"Master, did I do something wrong?" Su Ziyang didn't know why Yang Tianzheng had suddenly become so serious.

"Get practicing! Stop talking nonsense!"

Two hours later, Su Ziyang returned home exhausted.

This training continued for a week. Every day when Su Ziyang returned home, his clothes were soaked with sweat. Moreover, the large amount of physical exertion meant that Su Ziyang could only recover quickly by meditating and entering a state of tranquility.

Saturday finally arrived, Er Biao found Su Ziyang again, preparing to go to Old Madam Liu's place to find out what was going on.

Yang Tianzheng was initially very curious and wanted to go along, but he suddenly received a phone call and said he wouldn't go. Su Ziyang didn't dare to ask why, so he and Er Biao went to Old Madam Liu's house again.

There were even more people this time than last time, and it wasn't until almost noon that Su Ziyang and Er Biao were able to get inside.

However, unlike last time, a little girl with a ponytail was standing next to Old Madam Liu. The little girl was tall and slender, almost as tall as Su Ziyang.

Su Ziyang froze on the spot when the girl with the ponytail turned around.

"Hey! Hey! Just because someone's pretty doesn't mean you can stare like that! Your eyes are practically glued to them!"

Er Biao nudged Su Ziyang's waist.

"Su Ziyang?" The girl was also taken aback when she saw Su Ziyang. "What are you doing here?"

"You are Liu Jinyu," Su Ziyang said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Yes, that's me!" Liu Jinyu appeared much more confident than Su Ziyang. "What are you doing here?"

Su Ziyang was so embarrassed that he could dig a three-bedroom apartment out of the ground with his toes. He had come to learn a skill, but someone saw him, and he had even expressed to this girl his desire to learn her family's secret technique.

"Ah! We've come to see a doctor! We've come to see a doctor." As soon as Er Biao saw Su Ziyang call out his name, he immediately understood what was going on. His years of experience in causing trouble at hospitals had made him extremely quick to react.

"Lao Geda, you two know each other?" Old Madam Liu was a little surprised to see her niece greeting Su Ziyang.

"Ah! Aunt, I know her." Liu Jinyu nodded.

"Haha, classmate!" Old Madam Liu chuckled, not pressing for details, but instead changing the subject to ask about Er Biao's feelings, "How are the two kids? Especially the chubby one, how are you?"

"Auntie, I felt so good last time. I'm here this weekend to come see you again and consolidate the effects!"

Er Biao chuckled.

"Okay, come on! Come on! Lie down, let me see!"

As Old Madam Liu rubbed Er Biao's stomach, Su Ziyang stared intently at her hands, trying to discern something.

Seeing Su Ziyang watching so intently, Liu Jinyu smiled slightly, then gently patted Su Ziyang's arm, gesturing for Su Ziyang to come into the courtyard to talk.

Su Ziyang was watching closely, and after being interrupted by Liu Jinyu, he felt a little regretful, but his eyes were still reluctant to leave the Old Madam Liu's hand.

However, Liu Jinyu pulled Su Ziyang outside, and Su Ziyang had no choice but to follow Liu Jinyu into the courtyard.

"You're staring intently, aren't you? You're here to steal my skills!"

Liu Jinyu made no attempt to hide her suspicions and exposed Su Ziyang's little tricks.

Caught off guard by Liu Jinyu, Su Ziyang's face flushed red. "No, I just accompanied a friend to the doctor."

"Come on, bro! Your eyes are practically piercing my aunt's hand. Is this thing really that attractive to you?"

Liu Jinyu, being somewhat outgoing, patted Su Ziyang on the shoulder.

"No, no. I'm just accompanying a friend to the doctor! It's not what you're saying!"

Su Ziyang offered another slightly embarrassed explanation.

"Oh, never mind then. I thought you came here to steal my knowledge. I've been learning from my aunt for a week now, and I was even thinking of telling you some tricks of the trade! Never mind, never mind! You can wait here then, I'm going inside to continue studying!"

Liu Jinyu's well-behaved appearance is just that—pretty. But you can tell from just a few words that this girl is incredibly clever and mischievous.

"Hey! Don't go!"

Su Ziyang was tricked by Liu Jinyu and subconsciously called out to Liu Jinyu.

"See, he admitted it! This guy's face turned red to the roots of his neck from lying. If you can't lie, don't lie at all, bro!"

Liu Jinyu looked at Su Ziyang with a grin, making Su Ziyang blush even more.

"You said you really want to learn this?" Liu Jinyu stared intently at Su Ziyang and asked again.

Seeing that he couldn't fool the girl in front of him anymore, and that continuing to pretend would only lead to embarrassment, Su Ziyang simply nodded and readily admitted it.

"Auntie, Auntie!"

As soon as Su Ziyang admitted it, Liu Jinyu Su Ziyang grabbed him and ran into the house, shouting and yelling.

This terrified Su Ziyang Su Ziyang. He was overwhelmed with mixed feelings. He should have denied it to the death, but now this girl was clearly going to report him to his aunt.

The practice of secretly learning skills has existed since ancient times. If you can actually steal it, that's your skill. But if you're discovered, well, sorry, you'll just have to accept the master's punishment.

"Don't shout, don't shout! I told you to be quiet. There's a sick person in the room. Shouting will disturb their vital energy, which is bad!"

Old Madam Liu began to lecture Liu Jinyu.

"Auntie, didn't you say you couldn't find a young person willing to learn your unique skills? He's willing to learn! He's a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner; he's here to learn from you!"

Liu Jinyu completely ignored her aunt's lecture and then, after a few words of chatter, betrayed Su Ziyang.

Su Ziyang's face turned green upon hearing Liu Jinyu's words. Damn it, he thought this well-behaved and cute girl was a good person, but she betrayed him right away.

Sure enough, Zhang Wuji's mother was right: the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive.

To Su Ziyang's surprise, the scene of Old Madam Liu's furious outburst that he had imagined did not occur.

Old Madam Liu still had her hand on Er Biao's stomach, but it was clear that Er Biao was getting restless on the bed; his abdominal muscles were taut.

"Relax, relax!" Old Madam Liu patted Er Biao's stomach, telling Er Biao not to strain.

Then he turned to Su Ziyang and said, "If you want to learn, then stand closer. If you stand so far away, how can you see how I use my techniques?"

"Ah???"

Su Ziyang's mouth dropped open in astonishment.

"What 'ah'? Go over there. My aunt wants you to get closer and look more carefully!"

Liu Jinyu pushed Su Ziyang Su Ziyang, causing him to fall to the edge of the bed.

"Auntie, please listen to me. We just came to take a look, we didn't come here to steal your skills. Please don't be angry! We'll leave right away, we'll leave right away!"

Su Ziyang glanced awkwardly at Old Madam Liu.

Old Madam Liu chuckled and said, "Oh dear, children! I'm overjoyed that you're willing to learn. Why would I be angry? I'm actually very happy! Look closely and see if you can figure out the trick!"

"Auntie, look, I've found someone about my age who's willing to learn. Could you let me go inside and lie down for a while?"

Liu Jinyu pushed Su Ziyang forward, while she herself skillfully backed down.

"No Lao Geda! You stand right here and study properly! This thing is something I brought from our Liu family, you have to take it back to me!"

Seeing that sneaking away wouldn't work, Liu Jinyu stuck out her tongue at Old Madam Liu and obediently stood to the side again.

"My mindset has changed now. Before, I thought our family's secret was something that belonged only to our family. But after twenty years, I still haven't found the materials to learn this skill in our family. I can't just take it to my grave! So now I think this skill should be circulated so that it can benefit more people."

Old Madam Liu's tone became unusually loud, and these few words reminded Su Ziyang of many people: Mr. Mengfei, Lao Pang, Yang Tianzheng, and even Jin Hui's father-in-law...