1354 Farewell to the Martial Arts School
At Longxing Martial Arts School, Jian Ai and Si Yue stood at the bottom of the stone steps and couldn’t help but blink at the tightly shut door.
They looked at each other and Jian Ai frowned in confusion. “What’s going on?”
Usually, this was the time when their senior brothers and sister came to the martial arts school, so the door of the martial arts school was usually open. Even if it was not open, it was ajar.
However, the door was obviously tightly closed today, as if no one had been here.
Could it be that the two of them were the first to arrive?
Si Yue said nothing. Instead, he walked forward and pressed the doorbell at the side. The two of them had not been to the martial arts school for more than a month. They could not help but worry about the situation today. Did something happen to the martial arts school again?
Fortunately, footsteps came from inside after a while. The door opened, and Eldest Senior Brother, Yang Xiaowen, poked his head out. When he saw Jian Ai and Si Yue, he couldn’t help but look surprised. “Junior Brother, Junior Sister, you’re back!”
As he spoke, Yang Xiaowen had already opened the door.
“Eldest Senior Brother, what’s going on? The door is tightly shut. Didn’t Senior Brothers, Senior Sister, and the rest come?” Jian Ai went forward and voiced her doubts.
“Hey, the two of you have been on leave for more than half a month. You naturally don’t know the developments in the martial arts school. Come in and talk.” Yang Xiaowen smiled and let the two of them enter the martial arts school.
Seeing their Eldest Senior Brother in this state, Jian Ai and Si Yue were slightly relieved. Nothing bad must have happened.
Hearing the voice, Yang Jie walked out of the inner hall. It was cold, but Yang Jie was still wearing a thin long robe. He looked a little rounder and looked much better than before.
“Master!”
Seeing Yang Jie, Jian Ai and Si Yue spoke in unison.
Yang Jie smiled and stood in front of the door, waving at the two of them. “You’re finally back. Come in.”
There was a heated fireplace in the room. After taking off her coat, her body instantly warmed up.
Without waiting for Jian Ai to ask, Yang Jie took the initiative to say, “A few days ago, your Senior Brother Zexuan fell ill, but he insisted on coming to the martial arts school. In the end, not only did he not recover, but he also infected others. All of them were sickly, so I let them rest and recuperate. The final examination is coming soon, so they can’t drag their illnesses into the examination hall. There’s no hurry to practice martial arts, so I said that they should come back only after the final examination.”
“You and Si Yue applied for leave during this period. I heard from Lin Yi that you didn’t go to school either. I think there was something else, so I didn’t inform you.”
Hearing Yang Jie’s words, Jian Ai nodded in understanding. “I see. I was shocked just now. I thought something had happened to the martial arts school again.”
“Haha…” Yang Jie couldn’t help but laugh. “Everything is fine, especially after you entered the martial arts school. Our martial arts school didn’t encounter any trouble. Don’t worry.”
“Junior Brother, Junior Sister, since you’re here, let’s have breakfast together. My father and I have been missing you a lot these days. We can talk,” Yang Xiaowen said.
Jian Ai quickly nodded.
The breakfast in the martial arts school was as rich as usual. However, there were fewer people, and the quantity also decreased.
They sat down in the dining room. Yang Jie looked at the two of them and couldn’t help but say, “Xiao Ai, you’ve been gone for so long. Now that you’re back, are you still leaving?”
Other than knowing that the two of them were studying in Erzhong, Yang Jie knew very little about Jian Ai and Si Yue’s identities.
Unlike Lin Yi and Gao Yang, who were from rich families, they knew whose children they were at the mention of it.
However, Yang Jie knew their identities were not simple, so he never asked for the reason for their leave. However, he had feelings. As their master, Yang Jie could not help but show concern.
Jian Ai couldn’t help but stop in her tracks. Before she could eat the fried dough sticks, she put them down again.
She looked up at Yang Jie and smiled apologetically after a while. “Master, I initially wanted to tell you before the new year, but now that the morning exercise at the martial arts school has been canceled, I won’t hide it from you anymore.”
When Yang Jie heard this, he already had a premonition, but he still didn’t know what Jian Ai wanted to say.
“Tell me. I’m listening.” Yang Jie looked at Jian Ai seriously, as if he was treating an adult.
Jian Ai’s heart warmed. Then, she said bluntly, “I’ll leave Baiyun City after the new year. By then, not to mention a martial arts school, I won’t even be able to go to school!”
“Leave Baiyun City?” Yang Xiaowen couldn’t help but be shocked. He asked anxiously, “Junior Sister, where are you going? How long are you going for? Are you not even going to school?”
Jian Ai nodded helplessly, but she couldn’t tell her master and senior brother about the ancient sect. As for the power of blood, it was even more unreal for ordinary people. Even if her master and senior brother believed her, it might not be a good thing. Instead, it would change their worldview.
Jian Ai didn’t want to change anyone.
Therefore, Jian Ai only said, “I have a reason for leaving. As for the reason, I can’t reveal it. I hope Master and Senior Brother can understand.”
“I naturally believe you,” Yang Jie blurted out. “But no matter what, you’re still a child. No matter what you experience, you have to remain calm and careful, understand?”
Yang Jie was reminding Jian Ai. Although he did not know what Jian Ai wanted to do, calmness and caution were very important.
Jian Ai smiled and nodded. Then, she said apologetically, “I’m sorry, Master. I initially wanted to represent the martial arts school to take part in the Chinese martial arts competition. It seems that I won’t be able to go.”
“You don’t have to worry about such things.” Yang Jie smiled. “You just have to do what you want. Don’t worry about the martial arts school. We’ll wait for you to come back.”
“I don’t know when I’ll be back.” Jian Ai looked melancholic.
Yang Jie said without thinking, “As long as I’m alive, and as long as the martial arts school is around, we’ll wait for you to come back!”
These words made Jian Ai’s eyes sting. Over the past half a year of martial arts school life, she had long treated this place as her second home.
Si Yue didn’t say a word. In fact, from the moment Jian Ai said that she was leaving Baiyun City, he almost couldn’t hold it in because he didn’t know about this at all.
It was not until he bade farewell to his master and senior brother and left the martial arts school that Si Yue couldn’t help but say to Jian Ai, “Where are you going?”
Si Yue’s face was cold, but in Jian Ai’s eyes, she felt he was wronged. Coupled with his questioning tone, he looked even more wronged.
Jian Ai couldn’t help but laugh. She looked at Si Yue and said, “What kind of expression is that? You look like an angry wife!”
However, Si Yue had no intention of laughing with Jian Ai. Then, he asked with a serious expression, “Where are you going?!”
This time, his voice was higher.
Jian Ai could tell that he was a little angry, so she stopped teasing him.
