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"Greetings, Mr. Li!"

Shen Man obediently bowed to Li Mufeng, looking like a docile little lamb.

Li Mufeng smiled and nodded: "Yes. You heard what we just said, right? I hope you can keep it a secret for me. I just want to live a peaceful life here and don't want to be disturbed by any irrelevant people."

His tone was gentle, but his eyes revealed a hint of determination and seriousness.

Shen Man nodded quickly and said solemnly, "Don't worry, sir, I won't tell anyone." Her eyes were clear and sincere, making one want to believe her.

Li Mufeng looked at her, nodded slightly, and then asked, "Okay, I believe you. Isn't your family having a housewarming banquet today? What brings you here?"

Shen Man lowered her head somewhat shyly and said softly, "There was a slight mishap at the banquet today, and it ended early. My mother asked me to come and tell you that my house is all ready, and you can move in tomorrow."

"What happened?" Li Mufeng asked in surprise.

Because the east end of the village was some distance from Shen Man's house, and because the master and servant were not gossipy people, they knew nothing about what had happened at Shen Man's house.

"It's nothing, it's all been resolved. By the way, sir, I've mastered all the boxing techniques you taught me. When can I learn your lightness skill from you?"

Shen Man felt that revealing this would only embarrass her mother, so she didn't tell Li Mufeng.

"You really want to learn light-body skills?"

Li Mufeng's lips curled into a slight smile; he was quite satisfied with this diligent and studious young girl. This was one of the few gains he had made on this trip to Beijing.

"Yes, I really want to!" Shen Man said firmly.

“But you’re still too young, and practicing light-body skills requires strong leg strength and balance. How about this, starting tomorrow morning, you’ll add a standing meditation exercise to your routine. But you can try it out now…”

As he spoke, he led Shen Man outside the house and asked her to demonstrate her boxing skills.

Shen Man's punches were fluid and powerful.

“Not bad, but lightness skill is not as easy as fist technique. I can demonstrate it for you first, and you can watch carefully.”

As soon as Li Mufeng finished speaking, he lightly leaped and landed on the roof. "This is the basic principle of lightness skill."

Shen Man's eyes widened in amazement.

She took a deep breath and tried to jump like Li Mufeng, but she only jumped a few feet high before crashing heavily to the ground.

"Don't rush, take your time," Li Mufeng comforted him. "Practicing lightness skills requires patience and perseverance; it can't be learned overnight."

Shen Man nodded, stood up again, and tried to jump again and again, but each time she failed.

"See? Without enough leg strength to support you, it's hard to jump high enough." Although Li Mufeng admired Shen Man's indomitable spirit, he still stopped her in time.

Shen Man knew that practicing martial arts was something that couldn't be accomplished overnight, so she obediently stopped.

The next day, Li Mufeng took Tingxian to live in the guest room of Shen Man's house.

This gave him more time to guide Shen Man in her training.

Because he only needs to teach the village children in the morning, and spends most of the afternoon at home.

In the days that followed, Shen Man got up early every day to practice standing meditation, while also practicing her boxing techniques.

Two weeks later, her leg strength had improved significantly.

On this sunny day, a gentle breeze was blowing.

As usual, Li Mufeng walked briskly into the courtyard, ready to instruct Shen Man in her martial arts practice.

When he saw Shen Man dancing in the sunlight, a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes. Her movements became increasingly skillful, each move and stance imbued with power and agility.

"Not bad, you've improved." Li Mufeng nodded slightly, indicating his approval of Shen Man. "Today, we can try incorporating some light-footed techniques."

As he spoke, Li Mufeng demonstrated the action of lightly touching his toes several times.

His figure was like a graceful swallow, drawing a beautiful arc in the air.

"Try to push off with your toes and feel the lightness in your body."

Shen Man observed Li Mufeng's movements intently, and then began to imitate them.

At first, her movements seemed a bit stiff, but with repeated attempts, she gradually mastered the technique.

With a light touch of the toes, the body leaps into the air. Although the height is limited, the initial results are already evident.

After repeated practice, Shen Man's movements became more and more skillful, and the height of each jump increased steadily. Finally, in one jump, Shen Man successfully lifted more than half a meter off the ground and landed steadily.

"I did it!" Shen Man shouted excitedly, her face beaming with pride and joy.

Li Mufeng smiled with satisfaction and praised, "Well done! With more practice, you'll get even better."

Shen Man looked at Li Mufeng, her eyes shining with gratitude.

She knew that without Li Mufeng's wholehearted teaching and tireless guidance, she could not have made such great progress in such a short period of time.

At this moment, her feelings towards Li Mufeng were no longer those of aversion, but rather a deep and sincere admiration.

This shift in emotion is like a gentle spring breeze, warming the heart.

Under Li Mufeng's careful tutelage, Shen Man's light-footed skills improved day by day. She looked forward to the day when she could move freely across rooftops like him.

When you're busy, the days fly by, and before you know it, it's the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month.

On this day, Zhu Jing, whom they hadn't seen for a long time, came to Xiaoyao Village again, accompanied by Steward Liu.

Looking at Shen Man's newly built house, he could hardly believe it: "Is this really Man'er's house? It's only been two months, how did it become so beautiful?"

Hearing the voices, Shen Man went outside and saw that it was Zhu Jing and Steward Liu.

She greeted them with a smile: "Young Master Zhu, Steward Liu, it's been a long time! Please come inside and have a seat."

"Man'er, your house has changed so much, I almost didn't recognize it!" Zhu Jing said excitedly.

"Thanks to you all, this is the new house my mother built with the money she made from selling honey!" Shen Man replied with a smile.

Manager Liu followed Zhu Jing and Shen Man into the house, and his eyes showed appreciation when he saw the furnishings in the living room.

Shen Man invited them to sit down and poured each of them a cup of tea.

"Manager Liu, how's the matter I asked you to handle last time?" Shen Man was most concerned about those jujube seedlings.

"Haha, young master, don't worry, this matter has been taken care of. I paid the garden owner a deposit of twenty taels of silver, and he promised to deliver the saplings to you next spring."

"In that case, thank you so much, Manager Liu! My mother has gone out on some business. I'll have her return the money to you when she gets back."

"No rush, no rush. We're here today to bring you New Year's gifts, a double blessing! Quickly bring the gifts in!"