Oh no. Swift Footwork! Lin Feng silently shouted—the motion of all objects suddenly froze. Moving as if in a spacewalk, Lin Feng caught each falling item, and with a free hand, he caught Xiaoyun’s slender waist, pulling her into his embrace. All this happened so fast that to Wang’s grandfather, it could only be described as lightning-fast. If Lin Feng’s performance in the fight with him yesterday was straightforward and unrefined, now his movements had transcended to another level—still fast, but with a smoothness and natural flow. His actions were no longer full of flaws; though fast, they followed clear trajectories, impossible to escape his predictions. Thus, during their first encounter, he had Lin Feng under control. But then, Lin Feng suddenly used the same technique to seize his wrist, initially attributing it to his own surprise at the young man’s knowledge of their martial arts. Now seeing it again, Lin Feng seemed much improved. How strange! Had the young man already grasped the essence of their martial arts? At such a young age, to have such insight…
After eating someone’s meal and breaking their dishes, according to local customs, this was a grave disrespect to the host, warranting expulsion by stick at the very least. Lin Feng looked awkwardly at the scattered dishes, thinking about how to explain the disaster. Seeing the old man… no, Xiaoyun’s grandpa still smiling, seemingly unconcerned, as if these items were due for disposal anyway, Lin Feng thought, “Is this old guy crazy?”
“Linlin, why did you run just now? Did Grandpa treat you poorly? … Don’t worry about this, Grandpa will take care of it!” The old man happily grabbed Lin Feng’s hand as if he had found a treasure. “I, I…” Lin Feng felt extremely embarrassed, realizing how rash he had been. He had suddenly remembered not returning home overnight and feared his mother would be worried, which made him jump up to rush home, only to cause this chaos. “Don’t feel embarrassed, just tell Grandpa if you need anything!” Lin Feng scratched his head and said, “Grand… Grandpa, I, I didn’t come home last night, I was afraid my mom would worry!” The word “Grandpa” was hard to say, but once uttered, his heart felt lighter, as if the kind-faced old man had indeed become his own grandfather.
