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The girl opened her mouth and said, "What do you want to compete for? Sword techniques? Or is it karate? "

Even so, Jian Xi still spoke in a childish voice: "Pick! I won't bully women! "

His words seemed to cheer for himself, telling the girl in front of him not to underestimate him.

Jian Xi replied disdainfully: "If you lose, this room will belong to me. At that time, you are not allowed to go back on your words!"

The girl nodded her head and waved towards Jian Xi, meaning to wait for Jian Xi to make the first move.

The young Jian Xi put on a posture, and indeed had the feeling of a practitioner, while Ma Linai just stood there quietly.

Suddenly, Jian Xi increased his speed and rushed towards Ma Linai. The speed was so fast that all the children present were shocked.

Jian Xi waved his fist towards Ma Linai's abdomen, and when he thought he had succeeded, Ma Linai's left hand caught Jian Xi's fist.

Jian Xi was a little shocked, his own speed should already be very fast, some adults wouldn't even be able to react, yet this woman in front of him was actually able to block all of them with one hand.

Jian Xi wanted to retract his hand, but he didn't know why. He found that he couldn't move at all, and his hand was tightly held by Ma Linai.

Seeing that his hands could not move, Jian Xi raised his left leg and kicked at Ma Linai's waist.

Just as his kick was about to hit, Ma Linai suddenly turned around. With extreme speed, her right leg made a turn and landed right on Jian Xi's back.

Jian Xi felt that his body was under a little too much pressure. He knelt on the ground and supported himself with only a little bit of willpower, not wanting to fall down.

After Ma Linai finished this kick, she retracted her leg and said to the mature man: "Father, I will go up first."

At that time, Jian Xi's consciousness was still clear. He had not collapsed yet, but this woman was actually leaving. Just as he was about to stand up, he felt a burst of dizziness and also fainted because his entire body did not have much strength left.

… ….

When he woke up again, Jian Xi was lying in a house that was burning firewood. Jian Xi rubbed his eyes and realized that there was a figure that he was not familiar with sitting not far from him, as if he was writing something.

"You're awake?" The moment the voice came out, Jian Xi realized that this was the Ma Linai who had knocked him out earlier.

"Why am I here …" Jian Xi's mind was still not completely awake, he realized that he was lying under a blanket with a cold towel placed on top of his head.

"Do you really think you're made of iron? It's snowing outside, and you haven't eaten in a long time, right? "You dare to come and kick daddy's martial arts building? I wonder if you are really dumb or just pretending to be." Ma Linai replied in disdain, but her tone revealed a bit of concern.

"I don't need your good will. Since I've lost to you, I will leave by myself." Jian Xi's childish voice just came out, and he was about to get off the bed.

Ma Linai turned her head to look at Jian Xi and said: "If you push me down the bed, I'll kick you out again."

Jian Xi instantly recalled the feeling from before and obediently lied down on top of the blanket.

The kick had been too terrifying, and it had only landed on his back muscles. It had entered his vital parts, but now it was either a dead or a crippled kick.

Jian Xi felt a lingering fear after thinking about it, so he could only listen to what the woman in front of him had to say.

"What's your name?" Ma Linai asked: "My name is Ma Linai."

"I don't have a name."

"What a strange child." Ma Linai replied with a smile.

"My parents died when I was young. Of course I don't have a name." Jian Xi's voice carried an indifference that was extremely incongruous with his age. It was hard to imagine an eight year old child being able to face something like this after losing her parents.

Ma Linai stopped smiling and said: "My mother also passed away, but her luck is a bit better than yours. I still have a father."

Jian Xi did not speak, and only recalled the memories of his childhood; he truly did not want to recall any of them.

"I'll make you something to eat." Ma Linai said as she put down the matter in her hands.

Jian Xi watched her slowly walk down the stairs, and couldn't help but sympathize with this girl. She was around the same age as him, and she already knew how to cook.

After Ma Linai left the stage, the adult man came up.

"You're awake?"

Jian Xi nodded and did not say a word.

"You don't have a home, do you?" The man's words were Jian Xi's sore spot, Jian Xi did not want to answer, but still nodded.

"Let's just live here from now on. Although it's not a good house, it's better than having a meal or drinking dew."

Jian Xi opened his eyes wide, and his tears instantly fell.

In his nightmarish childhood, he had never heard anyone say such things to him. In the beginning, when he was still young and insensible, he had always hoped that a family of adults would take him in, but none of them had been willing.

The reason he had been able to live until now was due to his parents' somewhat gifted body and luck.

Now that someone was willing to shelter him, no matter how strong his heart was, it would inevitably melt.

"Everyone says I'm the Bane." Jian Xi whispered.

"Hahaha, that's alright. Uncle is not a religious person and believes that life and death are fated. I lost my wife a few years ago and brought my daughter here until now." The man's tone also became a bit sad.

Jian Xi could tell that the man's mood had dropped because of the atmosphere, so he changed the topic, "Why is your daughter fighting so fiercely?"

Hearing Jian Xi's words, the man immediately laughed: "Do you think that she is only good at fighting? "Hahaha..."

Jian Xi frowned and said, "Learning is also very good?"

Of course, you currently cannot compare in strength with Ma Linai, right? It looks like you are only seven or eight years old, although your body is sturdy, Ma Linai is already ten years old, and your body is strong, because you have been training since young. " The man explained.

But Jian Xi was puzzled: "What is a body technique? It's just a fighting technique, right? "

The man smiled and said, "It can be understood that way too, but we don't have to take the initiative to fight with others. We can both use our body to strengthen ourselves and defend ourselves. The children were my students this morning. "

"Then Ma Linai was taught by you, right?"

The man nodded.

"That's amazing!" The look in Jian Xi's eyes had completely changed compared to that morning. He had realized that this man and his daughter were both stronger than him, but they did not chase him away.

"Can I learn from you? When I can make money, I'll pay you back. "Oh, right. I will pay for the accommodation as well!" Jian Xi knew that this was a world where people traded money. There was no one who could avoid this fate, money, and even omnipotence.

Unexpectedly, the man opened his mouth and said, "Rest assured, I believe that after you learn something from me, you will yearn to live outside. At that time, you can leave."

It had been a long time since Jian Xi had this conversation with someone else. For some reason, he felt touched by the fact that he liked this room and its master.

Ma Linai brought some food up. Seeing that her father was talking to the child, she interrupted: "Let him eat first, it looks like he hasn't eaten for a few days."

The man nodded. "Eat first. Rest well. We'll start training together tomorrow." After which, he prepared to go downstairs.

"Uncle, wait a minute, I... I can't live on the floors, this is Ma Linai's place. " Although Jian Xi was young, he was clear about the etiquette.

"There's only me downstairs. You can sleep here. Don't worry, I'm not worried about what you can do to my daughter." The man went downstairs.

The embarrassed Jian Xi thought that this was indeed the case, and accepted the good intentions of the family.

The next morning, Jian Xi woke up to find Ma Linai lying beside him, carefully sizing up the girl.

He realised that she was extremely beautiful. Although she was only around ten years old, her facial features were extremely beautiful, with a blushing face, Jian Xi put on her clothes and went downstairs. Just as he went downstairs, Ma Linai opened her eyes and thought: This child is really cute.

"Uncle." Seeing that the man had already woken up, Jian Xi took the initiative to greet him.

"Call me master, I'm willing to teach you everything I know."

"Alright, Master."

"Eat something first. When they come, we'll start training." The man said.

"Aren't you going to ask Ma Linai to come and eat with you?" Jian Xi asked childishly.

The man replied, "No need, she'll make her own food. Besides, she won't train with everyone else."

Jian Xi was a little confused, he had already known from yesterday's exchange that Ma Linai's skills were definitely not simple. It was just like what his master had said, normally ten or so children would not be able to defeat him, but Ma Linai was about the same age as her, and was a girl.

But Jian Xi did not ask, maybe Master has a unique way of treating her daughter.

When everyone was present, his master briefly introduced Jian Xi to everyone and told them that he was training with them. Little did he expect that these children did not laugh at him just because of his actions yesterday, but rather welcomed him.

"Let's work hard together, master is very strong!"

"We are older than you. From now on, you are our junior brother!"

"Don't worry, in the future, all the junior brothers will follow your lead!"

Seeing how enthusiastic everyone was, Jian Xi's eyes couldn't help but turn red.

From then on, every day and every day, Jian Xi would train with everyone else.

Slowly, the gap between Jian Xi's body and the other older children's, in terms of talent, widened.