Tan Huanhuan blinked her large sparkling eyes in agreement, "Mmm, Mr. Feng is right, I want to sign up too, so we can go together when the time comes."
"Huanhuan, what level have you reached with your Qinggong? Can you perform it for me next time?" Ye Zhi said excitedly, her gaze falling on her friend dressed in a Golden Butterfly Cloud Brocade Skirt and with a Near Fragrance Bun.
I’ve been here for so long, and haven’t witnessed it yet.
"No problem, there’s a tree here, I can do it right now. Just watch, I’ll show you."
As soon as the words were spoken.
Tan Huanhuan agilely climbed up a lush old banyan tree beside her, swiftly reaching halfway up the tree.
This move~
Astonished everyone below the tree, making them exclaim in surprise.
"Huanhuan, it’s dangerous, come down quickly..."
Housekeeper Tan reacted the most intensely, "Miss, don’t be reckless, come down at once, or I’ll have to report this to the head of the family when we return to Yangzhou."
The Tan Family couple doted on their daughter, but they had principles and wouldn’t hesitate to punish when necessary.
Especially her mother, known as a stern beauty, just a word "reckless" could discipline her several siblings.
Therefore, her brothers and Tan Huanhuan, in particular, followed their mother’s words.
Tan Huanhuan shouted anxiously from the tree, "No, Housekeeper Tan, don’t be angry, you know my skills, move back a bit, and I will perform Qinggong for Ah Zhi, and fly down."
She was at a height of about six zhangs, roughly ten meters.
Sunlight filtered through the lush branches and leaves, creating a dappled effect on her body.
The devotees in the temple, noticing the little girl up high, glanced frequently but didn’t stop to watch.
Aunt Ye said anxiously, "Huanhuan, don’t listen to Ah Zhi, you’re so young, what if you fall, climb down, don’t jump."
This child, always following the youngest daughter’s mischief.
One day, I’ll have to have a talk with her~
Ji Changzhou, knowing his companion’s skills, wasn’t anxious and waited leisurely beneath the tree.
"Alright, I’ll come down now, you all move aside."
With a coquettish shout, Tan Huanhuan gracefully spun in mid-air and leapt down, landing steadily and confidently on the ground.
Face full of pride~
"Whew." Housekeeper Tan let out a sigh of relief, scolded, "Stop messing around like this in the future, your skills aren’t mastered yet."
Ye Zhi, shocked and amazed, couldn’t help but clap her hands, "Impressive."
Immediately after.
Aunt Ye reached out and knocked her on the forehead, "Is this how you act? What if Huanhuan did something reckless and got hurt, what would you do then?"
"If it weren’t for you having to go to the academy tomorrow and need a good rest, I would punish you by making you kneel in the ancestral hall today."
"Do you realize your mistake now?"
Ye Zhi, reprimanded, took small steps to hide behind Mr. Feng, peeking out with a slightly aggrieved expression in her blinking eyes.
Not saying a word, just staring at her mother.
Tan Huanhuan tried to explain.
"Aunt Ye, it’s okay, I often play like this with Changzhou at home, even if Ah Zhi didn’t mention it, I would have done it myself."
Aunt Ye’s expression softened a bit after hearing her words.
Mumbling a few more words, she finally stopped talking.
The group crossed the temple stairs, passed by the long curved corridors under the roof eaves, and brushed shoulders several times with the gray-robed Little Monks in the temple.
They reached the Great Hall.
At the center of the hall stood a large golden Buddha Statue, with various offerings of fruits like apples, grapes, bananas, peaches, and pomelos in front of it, and incense with its winding smoke in the hall.
Aunt Ye pulled her youngest daughter to kneel on the prayer mat, murmuring a prayer.
It was nothing more than blessings for the family’s peace, and success in her children’s studies~
After praying, she had her youngest daughter bow a few more times.