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"...Take you in?"

Ye Bai's eyes widened suddenly. Luckily, he hadn't drunk any water at that moment, otherwise he might have spat it out.

There was no way around it; this little girl's words were just too unexpected, she had a tendency to say things that were sure to shock and scare people.

"Um... Brother Ye, don't misunderstand. What I mean is, you look like you're really good at kung fu. Could you take me on as your apprentice?"

Although she is a little younger than Shen Lu, Shen Zhu is much more precocious due to differences in her upbringing and social experience.

Upon seeing Ye Bai's expression, she knew that he had misunderstood, so she quickly blushed and explained.

"...You want to learn kung fu so you can get revenge on Shen Lu later, right?"

Ye Bai was taken aback, then suddenly realized.

"Yeah, yeah, it's all because she always bullies me, relying on her mediocre skills!"

"I think my brain is much stronger than hers. If I were to encounter a master teacher who would teach me diligently, I would definitely be much better than her!"

"I'll make her understand what the price is for bullying me back then! Fortune changes every thirty years, never underestimate a young man's potential!"

Shen Zhu waved her little fist, her face full of anticipation.

For a moment, Ye Bai was somewhat dazed and almost mistook Shen Zhu for Shen Lu.

These two little girls sometimes even have very similar movements and expressions.

However, this means that their IQ levels are actually quite similar.

Although Shen Zhu always felt that she was smarter than Shen Lu, her level of intelligence was clearly quite limited.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have pulled off the stunt of wanting to find someone to learn martial arts with the sole purpose of beating up Shen Lu.

“Teaching you is no problem, but at your age, it's a bit late to start martial arts. And more importantly, your physical talent is probably not as strong as Shen Luqiang's…”

After thinking about it, Ye Bai decided to tell the truth.

Practicing martial arts actually has a very high barrier to entry.

If you want to learn some basic exercises to improve your health, that's perfectly fine. Almost anyone can do it, as long as they are healthy and don't have any hidden illnesses.

However, to master kung fu to a high level, one still needs top-notch talent.

Shen Zhu clearly does not possess this talent.

The price she paid for being smarter than Shen Lu was that her physical fitness was far inferior to Shen Lu's.

"Oh no, oh no, does this mean I'll have to live in her shadow for the rest of my life?"

Shen Zhu's face immediately fell, and she sighed deeply the whole way.

Soon, they arrived at the building where Shen Zhu and her father, Shen Fugui, lived.

"See that? That's the third floor..."

Shen Zhu pointed to a window and whispered to Ye Bai.

Ye Bai stretched out the little girl's pink fingers and looked over, then nodded gently and said, "Find a safe place to hide, I'll go up and take a look."

"Can I go with you?"

Shen Zhu tugged at Ye Bai's sleeve and asked hopefully.

Clearly, after witnessing Ye Bai's effortless acupoint sealing techniques, this little girl has begun to evolve into a little fangirl, eager to see it up close again.

“I’m useful too. If there are other people at his house, I can knock on the door for him without alerting them…”

Worried that Ye Bai wouldn't take her along, Shen Zhu quickly added another sentence.

"Then let's go together."

Ye Bai thought about it and felt that what the little girl said seemed to make a lot of sense.

It's a residential area after all, so making a big commotion would be quite troublesome.

"Is anyone home? I live upstairs from you, my water pipe is leaking..."

When they arrived at Lu Sita's house, Ye Bai stood on the stairs, out of the peephole, while Shen Zhu stepped forward and began to knock on the door.

After knocking for almost a minute, there was no response from inside the house. Instead, it brought out an aunt from across the hall.

"Shen Zhu, what do you want with his house? He hasn't come back yet..."

I learned from the aunt that only Lu Sita lived across the street, and there was no one else.

To confirm this, Ye Bai even had Shen Zhu call the landlord over and go inside to take a look.

There were no other scoundrels hiding in the esoteric sects, and judging from their daily necessities, it was indeed just one person living there.

"You did us a huge favor today, how can I possibly thank you?"

After going downstairs, Ye Bai looked at Shen Zhu and asked with a smile.

When Ye Bai first met this girl, he didn't have a very good impression of her.

After all, nobody likes a guy who blatantly lies and deliberately tries to extort money from someone.

Ye Bai's opinion changed somewhat after he learned that Shen Zhu was Shen Lu's younger sister.

After today's incident, Ye Bai realized that Shen Zhu was not a bad person at all; on the contrary, she was quite cute.

He just didn't have a good father, which is why he sometimes acts like a little money-grubber.

However, liking money isn't necessarily a bad thing; Ye Bai likes it too, as long as it's not done unscrupulously.

"It's no big deal, just a small favor. But if you feel bad about it, just treat me to a meal."

Shen Zhu waved her hand and said in a very generous manner.

"Okay, I'll have Shen Lu call you once I'm done with these next couple of days."

Ye Bai readily agreed.

Soon after, Ye Bai returned to the streets of District 8, where Qin Wanqing had already sent someone to deliver a car.

Shen Lu sent the driver back and waited there herself in the car.

Lu Sita, that disgrace to the Xuanmen sect, was stuffed into the trunk.

"Come on, go home."

……

"Who...who are you? Why are you arresting me? I'm a law-abiding citizen! I have an ID card!"

Inside a garage at the Qin family manor, Lu Sita looked at Ye Bai, who was not far away, and asked him in a trembling voice.

After being severely injured by Ye Bai in one move, Lu Sita realized that this adopted son of the Ye family was definitely not the good-for-nothing that Ye Xuanyuan had said.

Not only is he not stupid at all, but he is also a top expert who is hiding his true abilities!

Although his skills were not as good as his three older brothers, he was still considered a master among masters.

Yet he couldn't even withstand a single move from Ye Bai. What did this mean? Lu Sita didn't even dare to think about it further. He felt a chill run down his spine, and his calves were trembling uncontrollably.

"None of that matters. What matters is whether you want to live or die."

Ye Bai smiled faintly, and a terrifying aura slowly rose from his body, making people dare not look directly at him.

To avoid scaring Shen Lu, Ye Bai deliberately sent her outside for some fresh air.

At this moment, only he and Lu Sita were in the garage, so he naturally no longer needed to pretend.

"I……"

Lu Sita really wanted to appear fearless and ready to die, but the words that came out of his mouth turned into something else entirely.

"Brother, as long as you let me live, I'll follow you from now on. I'll do whatever you tell me to do, without hesitation, and I'll be more obedient than a dog..."