Light Cultivation
Eps. 16 — A Feeling
The banquet with the meal was so warm, after it was over Jian Chen chose to go out and sit on the veranda of his house, leaving Jian Ya who was conversing with his parents.
Jian Chen stroked his full stomach, it had been a long time since he had eaten this much. The menu of his mother's cooking of shrimp and fish was so difficult to stop chewing.
Jian Chen's gaze moved towards the night sky, the moon looking so bright with accompanying stars. Jian Chen closed his eyes, this serenity and peace felt hoping to last longer.
“Hm? Chen’er do you like to look at the moon?”
Jian Chen opened his eyes when he realized that someone was already sitting next to him, his face immediately changed and immediately saluted.
“Chairman..”.
“No need to be that formal, you can call me brother Chan’er, my age is not that old as your age.” Jian Ya chuckled.
Jian Ya's age was 19, she was still a young girl in general if the title of Clan Leader was not pinned on her. The respect he received from the residents made people forget how young he was.
Jian Chen smiled awkwardly, Big Brother's name for Jian Chen alone was already strange.
If compared to Jian Ya, Jian Chen's lifespan when he died in his previous life was 29 years old, plus he reincarnated 2 years ago should have been 31 years old. It should even be Jian Ya who called him Big Brother or senior.
“How, aren't you happy next week to the Academy, Chen’er? Are you there to learn a lot more than living in Klan?” Jian Ya opened the chat with a bit of pleasantries.
Jian Chen nodded. “It was my dream, as well as my parents' hopes that I could study there.”
The smile attached to Jian Ya immediately faded hearing that, she remembered herself at the same age who had also said so.
“Dreams and hopes, yes.”.
Jian Ya muttered softly as he looked up at the sky but Jian Chen kept hearing it. As Jian Chen turned to him he found the girl's gaze looking so sad.
‘It seems my words remind him of one thing.” Jian Chen racked his brain to get another topic.
“Chairman, I was a little curious when the Chairman used the kick science that was used. Can the chairman teach me?” Jian Chen pretended to put on a curious face like a 12-year-old.
Jian Ya's gaze was distracted and then realized his daydream. He immediately put on a smile, a smile so sweet that it made Jian Chen misbehave.
“You want to learn Snow Lotus kick?” Guess Jian Ya.
Jian Chen nodded quickly, pretending to be enthusiastic.
“Hm... Well, this is the first time anyone has asked me to teach, hopefully you can understand it.” Jian Ya then stepped up and stood before Jian Chen, putting up his horses. “Close!”
Jian Ya then showed some rhythmic movements using his feet, Jian Ya's body moving rather slowly for Jian Chen to be able to understand.
Although Jian Chen's gaze was directed at Jian Ya, his mind was not there. Jian Chen was looking at the ability of the girl in front of him.
‘Although Chairman Ya is not a bare-handed user like me, but he can understand it to this extent..’ Jian Chen clucked in admiration inwardly.
According to his father, Jian Ya was a swordswoman who was even more expert than Jian Wu though. What amazed Jian Chen was that he had an understanding of bare-handed martial arts to a certain degree.
Usually a swordsman mostly focuses on what they are good at, such as a swordsman who will focus on training his sword techniques or an arrow expert who will focus on training his targets.
“Chen’er how, you can understand the manager?” Jian Ya had already repeated the stance 3 times for Jian Chen to be able to memorize.
Jian Chen nodded. “I've understood it..”.
“Oh, yes? Try you practice.”
Jian Ya thought Jian Chen was just bragging but the fact that Jian Chen tried it instantly made Jian Ya's eyes open wide even to her mouth.
He still remembers when learning the kick for the first time almost 3 days to master it and if that someone else may take up to months but the child in front of him can immediately be perfect.
Jian Ya was then faced with the fact that this Jian Chen indeed had a monstrous talent in the Soul Reader, but still saw it directly had a different impression.
At the same time, even though Jian Chen had just learned the science of Snow Lotus kicks the first time he was not difficult to master.
This was due to Jian Chen having a high understanding of kick or punch. Impersonating in one look was not an impossible thing for Jian Chen right now.
‘Hm... This technique is not too bad unfortunately many weaknesses of some point.’
Jian Chen refused to remember learning this style because for him mastering it was also not beneficial at all.
The sound of applause rang out after Jian Chen finished using his mouthpiece, he saw Jian Ya astonished at him.
“Truly talented, Big Brother is so sure that even in the Academy there is no one like you, Chen’er.” Jian Ya praised sincerely.
Jian Chen smiled awkwardly, he did not feel that praise for him because if not for him being a returner from the future, perhaps Jian Chen was an ordinary child who even had low talent.
“I just learned more vigorously, Chairman.”
“Don't let Chen’er down, Big Brother just has to take a few days to master it and you're only 5 minutes? Especially if this is not called talent.”
As he said so Jian Ya stroked Jian Chen's hair gently. Jian Chen's cheeks warmed up over Jian Ya's sudden action.
Jian Chen remained mentally a young man in his 30s even though his body was a child, it was no exaggeration that he could like a woman of Jian Ya's age.
Jian Chen did not have any feelings for Jian Ya such as liking or love but that did not mean he was not fascinated by the beauty of the girl.
Perhaps the first love was real to others but Jian Chen was not. She can like girls because of other aspects although beauty is also a very calculated thing.
Jian Ya who had just realized Jian Chen's flushed cheeks immediately withdrew his hand, usually Jian Ya was already used to having an interest in him yet now there was a foreign feeling rustling. The mood of Jian Ya and Jian Chen turned awkward.
‘Why am I so nervous like this with a 14-year-old? I don't understand..’
Their Awkward atmosphere fortunately ended when Jian Wu came out. Jian Ya took this opportunity to switch to conversing with Jian Wu for a while before hurriedly saying goodbye.
“Chen’er, what's with Chairman Ya?” Jian Wu asked as Jian Ya was already gone.
“I don't know, Dad, I was taught here by him and talked a little.”
Jian Chen did not understand his father's intentions, seeing that Jian Ya was still fine, there was nothing wrong with the girl's attitude and actions.