"Hmm?"
Lu Dingtai saw that Gu Mingdong had no reaction and couldn’t help but frown.
Gu Mingdong finally came to his senses and hurriedly said, "Ah yes, yes, yes, I’ll go call the uncles right away."
With that, Gu Mingdong turned and ran off.
Lu Dingtai then said to Zhao Ya, "You’ve come a long way, it must have been tiring. Sit down and rest for a while. After you meet your senior brothers, I will have someone arrange accommodation for you."
"Thank you, Master!"
Throughout, Meng Shiwen said nothing, merely stood quietly to one side, occasionally glancing at Zhao Ya and Zui’Er, not knowing what was on her mind.
In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a chaotic sound of footsteps came from outside, and then two men walked in from outside.
The two men were of different ages but both looked quite handsome. Their qi and blood were visible, their skin faintly glowing as if they had half a foot into the Fourth Realm, clearly experts.
"Master!" The two greeted respectfully upon entering.
Lu Dingtai nodded.
"Why didn’t Shen Dao come?"
"Second brother is out on an errand and isn’t at the Martial Arts Hall right now."
"Hmm, he’s probably at Drunken Flower House drinking again." Lu Dingtai snorted coldly.
Both men lowered their heads, daring not to speak.
Fortunately, Lu Dingtai didn’t pursue the matter further, and pointed to Zhao Ya beside him. "This is my newly accepted Inner Disciple, named Zhao Ya. From now on, he will be your junior, your Fifth Brother!"
Having heard this, the two men were somewhat prepared since Gu Mingdong had already informed them about it on the way.
Even so, they couldn’t help but feel a bit surprised at the moment.
Because they all knew their teacher Lu Dingtai hadn’t accepted a disciple for a long time.
Nowadays, the daily teachings at the Martial Arts Hall were usually handled by Senior Sister and themselves.
They didn’t expect another junior brother to be accepted today.
Although surprised, the two reacted quickly.
The slightly older, rugged-looking one cupped his fists, "Junior Brother Zhao, I am Miao Shaodong, the third disciple of the master."
"Greetings, Senior Brother Miao." Zhao Ya hurriedly returned the salute.
The other, younger with a graceful demeanor and an unusual air, smiled.
"I am Xu De, your fourth senior brother."
"Greetings, Senior Brother Xu Si."
"Very well, you’ve now met your Senior Sister and two senior brothers. It doesn’t matter about your unmotivated second brother Shen Dao not being here, so don’t worry about him. Rest here a while; I’ll have someone arrange accommodation for you."
"Yes!"
Lu Dingtai left the study.
This was intentionally to give them space to talk.
After all, if he were here, Miao Shaocheng and Xu De wouldn’t dare to say a word.
After the master left, Miao Shaocheng walked over curiously.
"Junior Brother Zhao, where are you from? Why haven’t we seen you before?"
"I come from Wuxiang City, so naturally, Senior Brother hasn’t seen me."
Hearing he was from Wuxiang City, Miao Shaocheng and Xu De subtly exchanged a glance, finally understanding what was going on.
Although Meng Shiwen was not very old, because she was the first to apprentice under Lu Dingtai, she was unquestionably the Senior Sister.
Her background was known to the few brothers, just they didn’t dare mention it usually.
Now upon hearing Zhao Ya was from Wuxiang City, they naturally understood the situation.
"Looking at Junior Brother Zhao, it seems you’ve already advanced to the Third Realm?" Miao Shaocheng asked.
Zhao Ya nodded, "Yes! Previously, in Wuxiang City, I trained for some time under the Chief of the Escort’s martial arts."
"From the looks of it, Junior Brother Zhao is quite young yet possesses such a cultivation. Truly extraordinary talent!" Miao Shaocheng praised.
Xu De, on the side, said nothing.
Even though he was the youngest among the four, only a little over a year older than Zhao Ya, he spoke even less than Miao Shaocheng, standing merely with a smiling face.
Just then, Meng Shiwen suddenly spoke.
"Since you practiced martial arts with him, how about sparring with me? Let me see how strong you are."
This unexpected challenge took Miao Shaocheng by surprise, and he hurried to mediate, "Senior Sister, I think it’s unnecessary. Junior Brother Zhao has come from afar and must be tired. If you want to practice, how about waiting a few days?"
However, Meng Shiwen completely ignored Miao Shaocheng’s advice, only staring coldly at Zhao Ya.
"Dare you?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ya laughed lightly and stood up. "Since Senior Sister insists, how can I decline?"
Meng Shiwen nodded and took a step into the courtyard.
Zhao Ya followed closely, stepping lightly like a swallow to the courtyard.
This move made Miao Shaocheng and Xu De brighten up.
As soon as he landed, Zhao Ya heard Meng Shiwen say, "Good body technique."
"Senior Sister overpraises."
Unexpectedly, Meng Shiwen bluntly said, "Good is good, no need for such modesty, let’s begin!"
Zhao Ya said no more nonsense.
He could see clearly that this Meng Shiwen was cold to everyone, like a rebellious girl.
Since he was from Wuxiang City, her resentment towards her father extended to Zhao Ya, showing no pleasant demeanor.
To this, Zhao Ya didn’t even bother saying much, thinking, ’Your attitude’s bad, but I won’t coddle you.’
When she said to begin, Zhao Ya was not courteous, raising his hand with a strike of the Five Tiger Fist.
Zhao Ya had perfected the Five Tiger Fist to its peak; even Meng Lei, let alone the creator of the Five Tiger Fist, probably hadn’t refined it as deeply.
So even though it’s a third-class fist technique, once executed it was fierce and imposing.
But Meng Shiwen didn’t even dodge, just flicked a finger lightly.
This move was late yet arrived earlier, even if Zhao Ya noticed it, he still couldn’t avoid it.