Chapter 7: A Pervert Emerges [2]

“Hey, girl, girl! Master is talking to you! How can you ignore such a cute and kind Master of yours?” Duan Tianao roared incessantly behind Luoyu. His complaining tone filled the entire Wuya Residence; anyone unaware of the situation would have thought a jilted woman had been abandoned here.

Luoyu’s lips twitched slightly. She truly suspected this old man was some significant figure in the martial arts world. If it hadn't been for that person named Wuya Zi once coming to find her, saying that his departure had once again stirred a massive wave in the martial arts world, she really would have thought this old man was lying to her.

Returning to her room, Luoyu flipped through the musical score one last time before tossing it onto the table. This was already the ninth one; she had no more musical scores left in her possession. She had even scavenged all the musical scores from that old man, so it seemed she would have to find something else to learn.

By now, she had mastered sound attacks and medicine/poison—though she was more proficient with the latter. Duan Tianao had previously mentioned that her current level was already slightly higher than his, though that was excluding martial arts.

She didn't know why, but she simply had no fate with martial arts. Despite studying for so long, she still hadn't mastered them. Perhaps it was because her age had already reached a certain point; by comparison, her lightness skill was merely passable.

In truth, the lightness skill Luoyu had learned was the Maze Phantom, which was Duan Tianao's unique ultimate technique. Although Luoyu hadn't mastered all ten layers, she had definitely mastered eight. In order to be able to soar through the sky, she had practiced for nearly a year before she finally began to enter the proper state.

Duan Tianao had tried to persuade Luoyu to give up several times, but she never gave him the chance. This also proved that her willpower was incredibly strong, and her current achievements were the best testament to that.

Since there was nothing fun to do right now, she decided to go find her friends to play. As she stepped out of her room and walked onto the bamboo corridor, a flash of red came rushing toward her, pouncing directly into Luoyu's arms. Luoyu amusedly stroked the little fellow's head. This red thing was none other than the birthday gift Duan Tianao had given Luoyu a year ago.

Throughout this past year, this fire fox had accompanied Luoyu constantly, and Luoyu liked it very much. It had a pointed snout, large ears, a long body, and short legs, with a long, large tail trailing behind it. Its entire body was reddish-brown, the back of its ears were black, and the tip of its tail was white. There was a small hole at the base of its tail that could release a pungent, foul odor.

Carrying the fire fox to a rattan chair at the corner, Luoyu gently combed through its fur. This place could be described as having all the elegance of pavilions and terraces; Luoyu was currently in the Xinyu Pavilion, which Duan Tianao had named for her back then. There was only one bedroom and a small open-air pavilion here, all woven from bamboo, making it feel very fresh and elegant. Luoyu often sat here basking in the sun and playing her flute, living a very pleasant life—provided one ignored that old man who loved to pick fights.

As expected, people truly do appear everywhere. Lo and behold, the person rushing over was none other than the old man, Duan Tianao, whom Luoyu had just mentioned. Luoyu desperately wanted to pretend the old man didn't exist and really didn't want to speak to him, but there was no way around it; the man had already sat down directly opposite her. She could only choose to suffer in silence.

“Old man, what is it?” Since the start of the second year, Luoyu had never called Duan Tianao "Master" again, because her reason was: *You aren't any stronger than me.* This left Duan Tianao caught between wanting to cry and wanting to laugh, feeling utterly speechless. This freakish disciple he had raised himself was indeed stronger than him, but how could she just stop calling him Master?