Chapter 7

Chapter Seven: Uncle Yan

Before Shen Tianyi could call out in surprise, the cold, stern voice spoke again, "Come out and see me!"

Immediately, Shen Tianyi saw a figure that had been pressed against the wall, invisible, suddenly dart forward like a soaring eagle, passing by him!

It must be noted, this was the third floor! Even at the window sill, it was still ten meters above the ground, yet that figure descended with such ease!

Shen Tianyi showed no surprise, only a hint of excitement. He pulled open the sliding window, leaped out, and with a single foot on the window sill, spread his arms and dove down like an eagle!

If Ye Lengxin had seen this, she would have been so surprised that her mouth would have dropped open. However, at this moment, Ye Lengxin was already hugging a pink teddy bear, sweetly asleep in her dreams, and did not witness this incredible scene!

In mid-air, Shen Tianyi glided down like an eagle, his figure passing through the blind spots of the light, drawing no attention.

Landing lightly, he followed a swiftly moving black shadow to an empty lawn.

"Master!"

When the two figures landed and stood still on the lawn, Shen Tianyi could not contain his excitement and called out tremulously.

"I've told you many times, don't call me Master, just call me Uncle Yan," the black shadow snorted, his cold, stern voice tinged with a hint of anger.

"Uncle Yan, you teach me martial arts, but why won't you let me call you Master?" Shen Tianyi said bitterly. He had asked this question many times, but each time, Uncle Yan avoided answering, leaving it as a small knot in Shen Tianyi's heart.

As he spoke, Shen Tianyi slowly approached the black shadow. In the dim light, he could make out a middle-aged face, around forty years old. The face, however, was covered with a thick stubble on the chin and above the lips, giving it a haggard and somewhat disheveled appearance.

Uncle Yan had appeared one night when Shen Tianyi was ten years old. Since then, Shen Tianyi had started practicing martial arts and physical training, but he never knew Uncle Yan's true background or full name!

He only knew that when he was ten, Uncle Yan would visit him once a month to supervise his training. However, as the years passed, Uncle Yan's visits became less frequent!

Until now, Uncle Yan had not appeared for a whole year.

His appearance today was truly exciting for Shen Tianyi. In this world, without a doubt, Shen Tianyi considered Uncle Yan his closest person!

However, Uncle Yan was always almost coldly strict with Shen Tianyi. Each time they met, he would only teach him martial arts and never say an extra word or inquire about Shen Tianyi's life!

Despite this, Uncle Yan remained the most important person in Shen Tianyi's heart!

"Because I don't like it, and I don't deserve it."

To Shen Tianyi's surprise, when he approached Uncle Yan, he actually gave an explanation, though it was one Shen Tianyi found hard to accept from the bottom of his heart!

Why didn't Uncle Yan like being called Master? Was it because his martial arts were not good enough? But why did Uncle Yan say he didn't deserve it? You are the most important person in my heart. Even if I called you Father, I would feel incredibly happy and believe you are worthy of it!

Shen Tianyi felt a deep bitterness and was about to ask again, but Uncle Yan waved his hand and said coldly, "You don't need to ask more. Even if you do, I won't tell you anything for now!"

Shen Tianyi bit his lips and fell silent. He understood Uncle Yan's temperament; when he said something, he meant it and never spoke lightly.

"Your internal strength has grown quite a bit this year," Uncle Yan said indifferently. Before Shen Tianyi could savor the praise, Uncle Yan added with a cold tone, "But it's still not enough! Your progress is still too slow!"

"Yes, Uncle Yan, I will work even harder in the future!" Shen Tianyi said firmly. Although Uncle Yan always followed his praise with this criticism, Shen Tianyi always put in even more effort afterward!

His promise was not to placate Uncle Yan but to prove his efforts through rapid progress!

"Hmm!" Uncle Yan's expression seemed to soften slightly, and he said indifferently, "Why did you stay with that woman today? Don't you know she could affect your training and possibly discover your secrets? Do you know her background?"

Uncle Yan asked three questions in quick succession. Although his tone was cold and indifferent, a strong,无形的气势从他身上散发出来，压向沈天衣！

沈天衣脸色微变，顿时退后了三步，脸上也浮现出一抹涨红。

“哼！”

见状，那燕叔冷哼一声，这才收了气势。

“她叫叶冷欣，是我大学里的导师。因为关心我的学习，所以才让我去她家住的。老师体内并无内力波动，想来应该是普通人家。”沈天衣微微平复了一下有些紊乱的呼吸后，回答道。

“导师吗……那随你吧，不过，切记不可让她发现了你的秘密！更不能因此耽误了练功，可知道？”燕叔淡淡地说道。

“嗯，燕叔放心。”沈天衣应道。

“一个月前，你那次出手虽然干净，但若是实力不弱的有心人注意，却也能查出些许踪迹，所以以后，如无必要，便不要随便出手了，天下间的人，你救不过来。”忽然，燕叔又冷冷地说了一句，让沈天衣的神色一怔！

他忽然发现，不论自己做什么事情，都永远逃不过燕叔的眼睛一般！

一个月前的那次出手，正是沈天衣暗中救了李青凤……

而这一次，自己刚刚搬进老师的家里，燕叔却也能轻松地找到他！

“难道燕叔一直就在我的身边，未曾离开过？”沈天衣忽然有些惊喜起来，除了燕叔一直跟在自己身边，他想不出一个燕叔能够熟知一切的理由来！

“这一年，我没来见你，是为了帮你找到这个铜镜，拿去吧，用心研究下，或许对你有着不小的作用。”就在沈天衣窃喜的时候，燕叔却从怀里摸出一个巴掌大小的铜镜来，神色间带着一抹郑重地递给沈天衣！

沈天衣闻言，心中一阵黯然，原来燕叔并未在自己的身边跟随……

因为心中黯然，他倒没有注意到燕叔神色间的郑重，只是有些落寞地接过那面看起来并不显眼的小铜镜。