Chapter 11

In early spring, at dusk.

Because there was no one in the intermediate and advanced martial arts training grounds on either side, the beginner training ground seemed particularly empty. Even a slight breeze could bring a faint chill.

Tang Zheng and the group of children had been in a standoff for a long time...

A very long time...

At least a quarter of an hour had passed, and the group of children had surrounded Tang Zheng, not a single one leaving.

Just as he was thinking about how to get out of the situation, a clear and cold voice rang out from the other side of the training ground: "What are you still doing here? Why haven't you all gone back?"

Walking over from the side was a long-haired girl, who looked a few years older than Tang Xiaotang.

Her round face and doll-like features were very similar to those of the little girl with the bell around her neck, but on her frail back, she carried a heavy sword that was very out of place with her appearance!

With each step she took, a circle of dust rose from the ground.

"Ah! Teacher Meng!"

"It's over, we've been caught by Teacher Meng."

"Hello, Teacher Meng, goodbye, Teacher Meng, we're going home."

The group of rambunctious children seemed to be quite afraid of this "Teacher Meng."

Except for the little girl with the bell, the other children scattered like birds and beasts. Tang Zheng, who had been surrounded, was finally revealed as the children dispersed.

"Sister Fenghua!" The little girl with the bell ran up and hugged the heavy-sword girl's thigh.

This girl named Fenghua did not have the air of someone who was exceptionally talented. She had no trace of worldly concerns, and her features even carried a hint of childlike innocence.

Of course, the heavy sword on her back completely destroyed that childlike image.

Meng Fenghua gently squatted down and tidied up the bell around the little girl's neck: "I heard your bell just now. Are you okay?"

"Hehe." The little girl with the bell playfully smiled, turned around, and stuck out her tongue at Tang Zheng.

Tang Zheng sighed inwardly.

Confucius once said, behind every rambunctious child, there must be a rambunctious parent.

So, the one causing trouble now was probably that rambunctious parent.

But if he himself had a sister who looked like the little girl with the bell, he might not be too far from becoming a rambunctious parent himself...

After tidying up the bell, Meng Fenghua slowly stood up.

The sword on her back, which was as long as half her body, did not affect her squatting or standing at all!

"Did my sister bully you?" Meng Fenghua's expression turned cold as she looked at Tang Zheng.

"No, no!" No matter how shameless Tang Zheng was, he wouldn't admit to being bullied by a seven or eight-year-old girl.

"Then did you bully her?" The tone of her voice changed immediately.

"Ah?"

"Speak! Why did you bully her?" Since Tang Zheng didn't deny it, Meng Fenghua took it as an admission.

"..."

"Is Fengling so cute, and you still bully her? Are you even human?!" Meng Fenghua took off the heavy sword on her back and slammed it on the ground.

She really slammed it!

Originally, when Tang Zheng gathered the first strand of star power, he only broke one stone slab. This time, with a series of cracks, an entire row of slabs broke.

There was a killing aura!

Tang Zheng stepped back and waved his hands: "No, no, I'm also very cute... Ah, I mean, I didn't do it on purpose... That's not right... In fact, I didn't bully her at all!"

Boom!

The sound of the heavy sword breaking through the air, with a sharp pressure, came straight at him!

Meng Fenghua's sword was already pointing at Tang Zheng: "No nonsense, show your star constellation!"

At the same time, behind her, a human-shaped star constellation rose.

A bright star flickered on the constellation!

Tang Zheng had seen various star constellations since coming to this world—weapons, animals, plants, daily items—and had even seen Ah Zhi's blood sea corpse king constellation, but this human-shaped constellation behind Meng Fenghua was the first he had seen.

"Say it again, show your star constellation!" Meng Fenghua's long hair moved without wind, and Tang Zheng could almost see the anger rising in her cold, black pupils.

"Ah..." Tang Zheng's smile disappeared, and he took a few steps back.

It seemed that this time, he really needed to take a deep breath and warm up.

Since the other party was clearly here to protect her sister, even if he said he had no star constellation, it would probably be "defense ineffective."

Just right, he had just condensed the first strand of star power.

Having someone come to spar with him seemed like a good choice?

Whether good or bad, everything could be seen as good!

The heart of a clown was just that strong!

The two stood in the training ground.

The afterglow of the sunset fell on the two of them, stretching their shadows long.

Meng Fenghua's eyes became even colder, even more out of place with her doll-like face, and a faint silver light enveloped her heavy sword, like the scattered moonlight.

"Show your star... " Meng Fenghua asked Tang Zheng to show his star constellation for the third time, but before she could finish the word "constellation," she felt a blur and almost thought the person in front of her had disappeared!

Of course, the person didn't really disappear.

It was just that Tang Zheng channeled the strand of star power into his feet, and his movement speed suddenly increased!

Meng Fenghua felt a gust of wind pass by her ear, and when she focused again, Tang Zheng's figure had just passed by her...

However, just a moment later, the figure disappeared again.

Tang Zheng had already lowered his body and delivered a hand strike to Meng Fenghua's ankle!

The ankle is a very vulnerable part of the body, and a hand strike to the ankle, if fast enough, can easily knock someone down.

Originally, Tang Zheng wanted to transfer the star power from his feet to his left hand to complete this strike...

But after using it, he realized that the speed of the star power flow was not something he could control!

When he himself had already reached the combat position and made the striking motion, the star power had only slowly flowed to his knee.

"Damn." Tang Zheng had no choice but to go head-to-head.

Indeed, practice makes perfect!

Without the opportunity for actual combat, his use of star power would probably remain at the same level as Tian Meng for a long time!

Clang!

Meng Fenghua was a one-star martial artist, and her body and star meridians had already been strengthened to a certain degree.

So, when Tang Zheng's hand strike, without any star power, hit Meng Fenghua's ankle, he was the one who felt a shock, similar to when he faced the viper in Fengmen Village.

"Ha!" Meng Fenghua seized this opportunity and swung her heavy sword!

At this moment, Tang Zheng's body was in a low position!

The heavy sword in Meng Fenghua's hand, carrying a heavy fighting spirit, was about to strike his back!

"Oh no." Tang Zheng's mind was filled with alarm.

The spine is very important to the human body and must not be injured!

But in this instant, Meng Fenghua also suddenly realized this.

Just before the sword hit Tang Zheng, she slightly raised her wrist... Her tough stance at Tang Family Castle was for survival, and if she injured someone, it wasn't her intention!

However, this small act of leniency gave Tang Zheng a bit of space to move!

Boom!

The heavy sword, glowing with a silver light, missed Tang Zheng and landed heavily on the ground.

"How is this possible?" A hint of surprise flashed in Meng Fenghua's eyes.

When she regained her senses, she felt a breath close to a very private part of her back...

Before she could figure out what was happening, she felt a huge force, like a tidal wave, impact the bend of her left knee!

Meng Fenghua's body lost balance and almost fell to the side!

In a panic, she thrust her sword forward to support her body...

But this action was crucial!

This subconscious support action made her lose her ability to counterattack!

The next moment, Tang Zheng's hand strike was already at her white neck.

...

The sun had already set.

The two remained in this position for a long time without speaking.

After a while, Tang Zheng slowly took his hand away from Meng Fenghua's neck: "If you have enough strength, you can use the momentum of falling to counter with a strike..."

Meng Fenghua didn't know what expression to use to look at Tang Zheng.

"You didn't use star power, right?" Tang Zheng was disappointed; he had wanted to spar with a real one-star martial artist, but it seemed the other party hadn't used star power at all.

"Because you didn't show your star constellation." Meng Fenghua wasn't a child; the battle in the Tang Family Castle training ground wasn't a life-or-death struggle.

"Thanks for going easy on me," Tang Zheng smiled and snapped his fingers, "Otherwise, I would have been seriously injured."

"You... noticed?" Meng Fenghua was surprised.

She had only slightly raised her hand, and the movement was so small that it was almost invisible to the naked eye!

How could anyone have such keen eyesight to notice such a subtle act of leniency?

"Big brother, I didn't expect you to be so tough, even my sister couldn't bully you!" The little girl with the bell came over again, rubbing against Tang Zheng like a little animal.

"You still say..." Meng Fenghua's icy gaze softened when she looked at the little girl.

"Wait, what did you just call me?" Tang Zheng quickly interrupted Meng Fenghua.

Although having the opportunity for actual combat was good, thinking about the cause of this battle made him want to cry!

A grown man bullying a seven or eight-year-old child, if this got out, where would he put his face?

"Calling you big brother!" The little girl with the bell looked up at Tang Zheng and smiled sweetly, her face round and plump.

"Good, call me again."

"Big brother!"

"Again."

"Big brother~~~"

"Again..."

Meng Fenghua watched in amazement as Tang Zheng squatted on the ground and played with the little girl.

The night wind of early spring was still a bit chilly.

But for some reason, Meng Fenghua didn't call the little girl back.

"Then, Little Red Riding Hood shouted, 'You're not my grandmother, you... you're actually a wolf!' So, she raised her sword and, swish... just like that, she cut off the wolf's head..."

Meng Fenghua listened to Tang Zheng's strange story and became more and more engrossed.

Not far away, shadows flickered.

Two people who had been watching for a long time exchanged glances in the night.

"Is he the teacher that Uncle hired with a large sum of money?" One of them looked doubtful, "How can a teacher have such skills? Even Fenghua isn't a match for him?"

"Fenghua didn't use star power at all! Otherwise... with her dual-star constellation, she wouldn't be so easy to deal with!" The other frowned and lowered his voice, "I just got back today, so I'm not very clear on the situation."

"Is this person a spy from the Hidden Blue Manor, planning to harm our Tang Family Castle?"

"Unknown. But the welcoming banquet is tomorrow, and we'll know if he's a real or fake teacher after the test!"

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