Faces often change in an instant.
Hoshimi Ya said, then pounced into Yun Ming's arms. After all, she was still a three-year-old baby, at the age when she loved to act spoiled.
It was just that, due to various misunderstandings earlier…
It caused some incorrect perceptions between the Apprentice and him, but now everything was back on track.
Yun Ming manipulated fire-element magic in his hand, displaying it in the air. This was something that could be mastered in the Yunqi Realm.
Aether and spiritual energy are essentially both forms of energy.
Naturally, they can unleash the most primitive forces of nature: flame and combustion.
Besides these, ice, lightning, and other spells can also be mastered in the first realm, utilizing the laws of nature.
As for conjuring wood and water out of thin air, that requires reaching the Condensation Realm.
Only by observing the phenomena of all things can one achieve this.
Hoshimi Ya was oblivious to everything else at the moment, completely captivated by the spells Yun Ming displayed. In her world, she had only seen the purest martial artists.
The sword qi just now, martial artists could also achieve.
But these miraculous spells were beyond the reach of martial artists. "I want to learn, good Master, teach me~"
Yun Ming was quite good at coaxing children.
Although he himself didn't think so, one could see from Yi Jiang, Yi Xuan, and Ren Linger that this young man was a loli killer.
Yi Jiang stood at the edge, with her hands behind her back, her little feet swinging back and forth. Unhappy? Not really.
It was just… a little strange.
She didn't really want to see Master holding other girls. No, that wasn't right. When he held Linger, she didn't feel anything.
Even when he held her Senior Sister's hand, she only felt a little surprised, but now… she didn't quite understand this feeling.
It wasn't jealousy, it definitely wasn't… "Alright, let's skip the formal apprenticeship ceremony. Come and meet your two Senior Sisters. This is Yi Jiang, your Eldest Senior Sister."
Yun Ming caught a glimpse of his Eldest Apprentice's abnormality out of the corner of his eye. Did taking a Apprentice make her jealous? He couldn't help but think that.
She was fine when they arrived.
This girl's possessiveness is quite strong, huh~
Sure enough, he was just too outstanding. In less than a month, he had such a good relationship with his Apprentices. Alas, truly, natural beauty is hard to conceal.
He stepped over to Yi Jiang's side, using sound transmission.
"Little Yi Jiang is jealous?"
Yi Jiang's pretty face flushed. "No, I'm not. I'm just a little worried that Senior Brother will get a new favorite and forget his old one."
She quietly squeezed Yun Ming's hand.
Yun Ming's large hand turned and clasped hers, then he helplessly spread his hands towards Yagami Satsuki, indicating that raising children was indeed not easy.
Only then did Yi Jiang notice that her behavior had been observed by the Little Junior Sister's mother, and her face grew even hotter.
"Senior Brother, you're annoying! Doesn't this make me seem very clingy?"
Yun Ming: "Isn't it?"
The small actions did not continue.
Yi Jiang then greeted the three-year-old Little Junior Sister in front of her, looking at the adorable but tiny little fox girl.
Her gaze was filled with curiosity.
"Senior Sister, she seems very strong."
"Jiejie~?"
Yi Jiang's lips unconsciously curved upwards. After thinking carefully, she couldn't help but feel ashamed of her earlier strangeness. Little Ya was clearly just like a younger sister, a little dazed.
So cute, and so young.
No threat.
I'll just treat her as a younger sister and take care of her from now on~
"Hello, Little Junior Sister. Can I call you Little Ya?"
Hoshimi Ya had no objections. She had just felt a slight hostility from this older sister, and a subtle opposition.
But this opposition was very strange.
She could still sense the other party's goodwill. Of course, the little fox girl didn't think that much; these were all subconscious feelings.
"Senior Sister!"
She clasped her fists in greeting, then Yi Jiang patted her head.
Yi Xuan instantly felt a huge sense of crisis. Although she didn't know why, but, but.
She popped her head out and pointed to herself.
She grinned and said, "My name is Yi Xuan, and I'm also a Senior Sister."
Hoshimi Ya looked up, was silent for a moment, and said with a hint of pride on her small face.
"You're not as strong as me, so you're not a Senior Sister."
"…"
Yi Xuan was stunned. Little Junior Sister seemed a bit fierce.
She looked at Master, who was watching the show with his chin in his hand. She looked at Senior Sister, who was being held down by Master.
Bad Master, bullying her again!
They weren't helping her, but she could do it by herself.
She hadn't eaten all that food for nothing. She had absorbed so much spiritual energy from Master. Even if Little Junior Sister seemed very powerful.
Her sword was not necessarily dull.
"Senior Sister, I'm super strong! If you don't believe me, ask Master."
Hoshimi Ya looked at Yun Ming upon hearing this, her eyes filled with suspicion. She only sensed the aura of a weakling and a stubborn mouth.
"Cough, cough, your Senior Sister has extraordinary talent!"
"Oh… Then Little Ya wants to duel with Senior Sister. Can Mama practice this today?"
She was extremely excited. It was normal not to be able to defeat Master.
She couldn't defeat the instructors and her grandfather who taught her daily, and there were no peers who practiced martial arts. Those older than her weren't willing to spar with her.
The little fox girl was also thrilled at the prospect of a challenge.
Yagami Satsuki suppressed the urge to cover her face, knelt down, and patiently reasoned with her daughter, "Jiejie is a guest, and didn't Little Ya promise Mama that after today's snowball fight training, you would read with Mama~"
"But…"
"You can!"
Before Hoshimi Ya could argue, Yi Xuan stepped forward. "Isn't she just a three-year-old child?"
She wasn't afraid of her.
"Yi Xuan…"
"Master, don't worry, I know my limits!"
"You know your limits for showing off!"
Yun Ming's face darkened. Was he worried about Little Ya? He was worried about this clumsy Apprentice, Yi Xuan.
All day long, besides absorbing spiritual energy, she hadn't learned much swordsmanship.
How long had her foundation been laid?
That girl had been trained since she was in the womb. Seemingly three years old, she had actually surpassed most people's entire lives.
Alas… fine. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. Some blows only hurt when they land. An internal dispute within the sect is better than being bullied by outsiders.
Yi Jiang and Yagami Satsuki simultaneously looked at the little white-haired girl. One knew her younger sister's capabilities.
The other knew how strong her own daughter was.
"Brother Yun Ming, this…"
"It's fine. With me here, nothing will go wrong."
"Jiejie, don't worry, I'll stop when I need to."
Yi Xuan confidently reassured the gentle older sister who had been feeding her just now. She wouldn't bully the sister's daughter.
She just wanted to uphold the prestige of their sect, so Master wouldn't be looked down upon.
"Hmm… Alright then, Little Ya, remember, it's just a spar!"
"Don't worry, Mama! You must watch Little Ya closely, and Master too!"
Yi Xuan quickly stepped onto the training ground, picking up a wooden sword. The other party also held a small wooden sword.
She couldn't quite explain why.
She always felt strange, as if everyone was looking at her with sympathetic eyes. Was it an illusion?
She wouldn't think about it for now.
Yi Xuan carefully considered the opening stance of her swordsmanship. "Junior Sister, watch out!"
Yun Ming looked at his Apprentice with sympathy, but a moment later, he gritted his teeth in anger. "Did I teach you to hold a sword like that?"
"You actively let the opponent attack to defend, and you're still in an attacking stance?"
"Full of flaws!"
Yes, Yi Xuan, adhering to the etiquette of deference, let her Junior Sister strike first. So the little fox girl, holding a weapon she wasn't quite familiar with.
Suddenly took a step forward and leaped into the air.
This was her all-out technique. Her grandfather had said that even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit.
Assuming Senior Sister was indeed stronger than her.
Then she could only trade injuries and fight with all her might.
"Little Ya, she…"
Yagami Satsuki felt that her earlier instructions were useless and wanted to explain, but Yun Ming just waved his hand.
Since they were martial artists, why be so merciful?
If you couldn't win a spar, then honestly take the beating. His path to becoming the Second Senior Brother was also filled with the urging of his Senior Brothers, Master, and Little Martial Uncle.
He hoped Yi Xuan would understand this principle.
To be brave after knowing shame.
Otherwise, he, as Master, would truly have to play the villain and force the little girl to train with a wooden stick every day.
On the training ground, Yi Xuan wanted to use subtle force like Master to flick the opponent's sword away, but she didn't have that ability.
She could only mobilize the spiritual energy in her body to strengthen her physique.
She blocked with her sword horizontally. As a result, when two wooden swords of the same material clashed, one of them directly snapped.
Yun Ming would say it would be strange if it didn't break. Foolishly blocking with the flat of the blade, not knowing how to use her own strength to counter the opponent's force.
That wooden sword was just a piece of wood, allowing the opponent to cleave it. The sword broke, so just take the beating honestly.
He wouldn't intervene, no, absolutely not.
Yi Jiang panicked, but Yun Ming remained unmoved.
However, Yi Jiang could feel her Senior Brother's hesitation from his trembling hand and the concentrated spiritual energy… Even Hoshimi Ya, who had attacked, was stunned. She even first suspected whether there was something wrong with the opponent's sword.
Otherwise, if the block was adequate, at most the sword would be knocked out of hand.
Why would it crack?
No sooner said than done, she retracted her strength and threw her sword aside.
Bare-handed, she attacked Yi Xuan, who was much taller than her. With a single grappling move, she pinned the still-stunned little white-haired girl to the ground.
Hoshimi Ya didn't understand so many social niceties.
She just felt that this Senior Sister was so weak. She must have been lax in her training normally, otherwise, she was so many years older than her.
And Master was so powerful, how could she be weak?
"Senior Sister, you're really weak. How about I teach you to train from now on?"