Hua Ruo's hands danced in the courtyard, wielding a bamboo strip to practice her moves. With Tang Xiao's guidance, she had only been practicing for half a month, yet her movements were already smooth and connected, with a hint of wind rising from her techniques.

  Under the corridor, Ziqi was reading a book with his head down, while Zihua and Linlin were playing against each other. As they played, they couldn't help but stare at Huajuan.

  Soon, Linlin's eyes sparkled with joy, while Zi Hua ran to Zi Qi's side with a gloomy expression, pulling her arm: "Sister! Don't you think this dead girl is progressing too fast?"

  Zi Qi raised her head slightly irritably to look at Hua Rou, and after a few breaths, she furrowed her brow: "I remember that yesterday her footsteps were still very disorganized, and her moves weren't right either."

  "That's right, but she not only has a nimble pace today, but her moves are all correct." Zi Hua stared at Hua Rou, indignantly saying: "Sister, I think there's a problem, it's impossible for her to suddenly understand with just one day of practice, right?"

  Zi Hua finished speaking and was about to step forward when Zi Qi hastily grabbed her: "What are you doing?"

  "Ask her!"

  Zi Qi immediately gave her a white eye: "Ask? Will asking others tell you? Can't you just open your eyes and take a look?"

  The child nodded after a moment of stunned silence: "Don't worry, I'll definitely keep a close eye on it."

  The child is really a straightforward person, saying what he means and not beating around the bush.

  Huā Róu sweeps the floor, she hides in the corner and stares; Huā Róu dries herbs, she watches from a distance; even when Huā Róu goes to the toilet, she follows!

  At dusk, when Hua Rou carried a small bamboo basket out of the door, Zi Hua quietly followed behind her.

  When Hua Rou arrived at the nursery of Yao Shan, Tang Xiao had not yet come. She took out a scroll and compared it with the medicinal herbs in the field, identifying some unfamiliar ones.

  The child hid behind a nearby tree, peeking out at Hua Rou.

  Time flies by the minute and second, Huajun concentrates on identifying medicinal herbs, Zihua stares at her with nothing to do, and is also disturbed by mosquito bites.

  "I must have lost my mind following her here."

  Half a time later, Zi Hua couldn't hold on anymore. She turned around to leave, but vaguely saw someone coming this way. Subconsciously, she hid behind the tree and waited motionlessly.

  Tang Xiao finished his mountain tour and rushed to the medicine field. As soon as he saw Hua Rou, he loudly called out: "How is it? How was today?"

  Hua Rou stood up and rolled up her sleeves excitedly, running out of the medicine field to report to him: "Tang Xiao Shixiong, look!"

  Hua Rou practiced her sword techniques and footwork with a rolled-up scroll, her lithe figure fluttering about the medicinal field like a butterfly, without a hint of clumsiness.

  Tang Xiao couldn't help but smile at the sight.

  Hua Rong finished her demonstration and looked at Tang Xiao with excitement and anticipation: "How was it?"

  "Not bad! You said you were stupid, but what I taught you yesterday, you mastered today. With a clever girl like you, in just three more months, you'll be able to catch up with those senior sisters of yours."

  Tang Xiao sincerely admired and praised her, he was very sure that Hua Rou was one of the rare top-notch talents among the Tangmen disciples.

  "Really? Then Brother Tang Xiao must teach me more!"

  "Alright! Come on, let's learn something new today!"

  Tang Xiao immediately began demonstrating new moves for Hua Rou, who followed closely behind him, learning and practicing with great focus.

  The child standing behind the tree and witnessing this scene had his eyes wide open in surprise.

  The sun sets in the west, and the sky is dark. Huajiu returns to the poison house after learning a new move, and Zi Hua enters the house with a gloomy face.

  "Lingling, go get me some water."

  "Oh!" Linlin put down the needle and thread in her hand, went out to fetch water, and Zi Hua rushed to Zi Qi's side who was still reading, whispering something in her ear.

  "What? Is Tang Xiao teaching her?" Zi Qi stared at Zi Hua in surprise.

  "Don't you believe me? Can what I've seen with my own eyes be fake?" Zi Hua muttered in discontent: "It's really inexplicable that she's progressing so quickly... What I just can't understand is, Tang Xiao Shixiong, the future master of our Tang Sect! How could he personally teach her? On what grounds?"

  Zi Qi rolled her eyes: "Unbelievable... How did Tang Xiao get to know her?"

  "Who knows."

  Zi Qi furrowed her brow, thinking about all the possibilities. Zi Hua glanced at the brightly lit west wing: "Tang Xiao said that in three more months she'll be able to catch up with us, I don't want to give her this opportunity, how about you, sis?"

  "Three months?" Zi Qi burst out laughing: "Brother Tang Xiao, are you praising her or belittling me?"

  "Sister, this isn't the time to worry about those things. When we came in, Master Feng did instruct us, and now Tang Xiao is actually teaching her..."

  Zi Qi glared at Zi Hua with a slanted gaze: "Cut the nonsense, what do you want to do?"

  "Borrowing a knife to kill someone!"

  Zi Qi was taken aback, and poked Zi Hua's head with her hand: "That is the daughter of the Phoenix Master!"

  "Just because she's the daughter of the Phoenix Master, isn't it easy to pick up a stinky little girl?" Zi Hua said with a mischievous grin, extremely pleased with himself.

  "Don't go by yourself!" Zi Qi however became serious and warned her: "If Tang Xiao Shixiong were to find out it was you, your future days will be difficult!"

  "Don't worry, I know what to do!"

  At this time, Linlin carried a bucket of water into the house: "Sister, the water is here, you can wash up now."

  Zihua and Ziqi exchanged a glance before turning around to wash up.

  Three days later, at dusk, a brocade box containing pearl hairpins was pushed in front of Tang Feiyan.

  "Feiyan Shijie, this is my younger sister's friend who brought it in, saying it's the most popular style in Dongdu right now." Chang Jin looked at Tang Feiyan with a flattering expression.

  Tang Feiyan lazily picked it up and took a look before handing it over to Chang Jin: "Put it on for me!"

  "Good!" Chang Jin immediately put the pearl hairpin on Tang Feiyan. Alo, who was standing aside, very consciously picked up the copper mirror to reflect Tang Feiyan's makeup and softly praised: "Look, Flying Swallow sister is naturally beautiful, wearing this pearl hairpin makes her even more stunning!"

  Tang Feiyan heard this and a smile appeared on her face, with a hint of complacency in her eyebrows and eyes.

  "Who says it isn't?" Chang Jin joked, "Otherwise, Tang Xiao Shixiong wouldn't have fallen under our Fei Yan Shijie's pomegranate skirt..."

  "Go! Don't talk nonsense!" Tang Feiyan said with a smile, "We haven't even gotten married yet!"

  "Isn't getting married just a matter of sooner or later? Didn't Grandma already mention it to Master Feng and the master of the house?"

  Tang Feiyan's smile faded a bit as she pouted and said, "Although it was mentioned, my dad said that if I agree too easily, I'll be at a disadvantage after I get married. Isn't that right? You have to make me struggle a bit before agreeing."

  "It's normal to be arrogant for a while, but..." Aluo glanced at Changjin: "There are many people in our school who want to climb high branches, it's better for Feiyan Shifu to keep an eye on them."

  Tang Feiyan raised an eyebrow and lifted her head with confidence, saying disdainfully: "Stare? Do I need to stare?"

  "Who among us doesn't know that Tang Xiao is Fei Yan's person? Which blind fool would dare to have designs on Tang Xiao?" Chang Jin rebuked Luo: "You're worrying for nothing!"

  Aluo suddenly tilted his head and said, "I wasn't worried for nothing! I know that Tang Xiao Shixiong and Fei Yan Shijie wouldn't dare to be reckless, but those newly promoted disciples might not know better..."

  "What do you mean by that?" Tang Feiyan stared at Arlo immediately.

  Alo immediately retracted his tone and said in a soft voice, "Fei Yan Shifu, we have a good relationship, that's why I dare to say this..."

  "Speak!"

  "This morning, I heard someone say through the wall... that they saw the newly promoted disciple being very close to Tang Xiao Shixiong at Yao Shan..."