Gu Lingling rubbed her eyes, unable to believe that the person in front of her was actually Yang Yunhai. She had felt that Zhuzi’s grunt was suspicious, and it turned out it was indeed his doing.
And Gu Juan too, that must have been his handiwork as well!
"Thank you just now." Gu Lingling said gratefully.
She didn’t know what method Yang Yunhai used to knock a person down from a distance; it was simply too miraculous!
If it weren’t for his intervention, Gu Lingling would have been pinned down by Zhuzi. At that point, it wouldn’t be easy to subdue Zhuzi, and she might even be harshly taught a lesson by the two of them.
Just like Gu Juan is now.
"Too careless." Yang Yunhai said flatly, "You lack real combat experience."
"Yes." Gu Lingling listened obediently like a well-behaved kitten to Yang Yunhai’s assessment, but her thoughts lingered on what method he used to deliver that blow to Zhuzi.
If she guessed correctly, it should have been a pebble.
But could such a small pebble really possess such tremendous power?
Gu Lingling thought that if one day she could reach such a level, she would be content.
"Stop daydreaming." Yang Yunhai, noticing her eyes darting around, guessed what she was thinking, "You don’t have enough strength."
Not only strength but also precision and skill are needed.
With Gu Lingling’s slender arms and delicate wrists, practicing throwing stones without breaking them seems unlikely.
Yang Yunhai glanced at Gu Lingling and, with rare candor, explained, "Biting off more than you can chew."
"Oh." Gu Lingling wasn’t too disappointed. Even without Yang Yunhai’s explanation, she knew that reaching his level was impossible for her.
"Brother Yang, that move of yours was simply amazing." The little girl spoke adoringly and flatteringly, forgetting how scared she usually was to talk to him alone.
Her eyes flickered towards Yang Yunhai, like the brightest stars in the night sky.
Yang Yunhai turned his face away and walked forward, "I’ll increase your sparring training later."
"Thank you, Brother Yang." Gu Lingling’s attention was fully on the sparring training, not noticing Yang Yunhai’s unusual behavior, "By the way, Brother Yang, why are you here?"
Isn’t he supposed to be at the office?
This place is quite far from the office, though it’s somewhat close to their village.
"I... had nothing better to do, just taking a stroll." Yang Yunhai touched his nose, quickened his pace, then slowed down again as if recalling something, "Be more careful when you go out in the future; don’t come out in this kind of rainy weather."
There was no one on the road, and if there had been one or two more people this time, if he hadn’t happened upon the scene, wouldn’t she have been at a disadvantage?
Gu Lingling trotted a few steps, saw Yang Yunhai slow down again, and obediently followed by his side, "Wasn’t today supposed to be for training? Brother Yang is going to get busy in a few days."
"Mm," Yang Yunhai nodded, "I will continue to teach."
"Really?" Gu Lingling’s biggest fear was giving up halfway.
"What else? Letting you go out as an amateur and embarrass me as your teacher?" Yang Yunhai stopped and looked at Gu Lingling, "As long as you don’t find it hard."
Why would Gu Lingling be afraid of hardship? Having a skill to protect herself was the best thing for her.
"That person just now was terrifying." Zhuzi took a deep breath and said to Er Gouzi, "Brother Gouzi, what about us in the future..."
"In the future... Gu Lingling will be our boss. Anyone who dares to bully her will be against us." Just thinking about the scene earlier made Er Gouzi shudder with fear.
"It’s a good thing we didn’t hurt Gu Lingling today." Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been as simple as just being taught a lesson by that man.
"What about Gu Juan?" Zhuzi pointed to Gu Juan, who was fainted on the ground not far away.
"That damn woman, she’s such a bother." Er Gouzi snorted coldly, "Drag her to the village entrance."