Li Se was stunned to hear this, "You want to learn martial arts?"
"Yeah, didn't you forget? The outside world claims my Xiao family's spear techniques are very powerful, but I just can't grasp the essence." Xiao Feifei said with some confusion.
Li Se glanced at Xiao Feifei, then quickly shook his head, "You probably can't. Your bones aren't special enough. You're not a martial arts prodigy... Ah!"
Before he could finish speaking, Li Se's throat let out a pained cry. Xiao Feifei had already grabbed his waist and was twisting it round and round. It truly hurt.
Li Se realized that these women seemed to quite enjoy twisting waist flesh.
Chen Yiqing watched with a strange expression, because the more she looked at the two of them, the more they seemed like a couple. She was aghast, could Feifei have fallen for Li Se?
"You've taken a lot of advantage of me. If you don't teach me, I'll tell my grandfather," Xiao Feifei sneered.
"My dear aunt, practicing martial arts is no child's play, it's very difficult." Li Se was somewhat helpless. If Old Master Xiao found out, he wasn't sure if Old Master Xiao would come charging in with his spear.
"I don't care, you have to teach me!" Xiao Feifei snorted coldly.
"Alright, if you're not afraid of hardship, then I'll teach you." Li Se sighed, realizing that women could be so unreasonable at times.
"Then I'll learn too?" Chen Yiqing joined the fun.
"You really can't." Li Se struck her down without hesitation, "Feifei at least has some foundation in martial arts, but you have none at all. You've missed the best period for practicing martial arts."
"Okay." Chen Yiqing was naturally not as unreasonable as Xiao Feifei. She was just a little disappointed.
"Let's go, we're going now!" Xiao Feifei said excitedly.
"Go where?" Li Se asked.
"Just drive as I instruct you," Xiao Feifei was already impatient.
Not long after, Li Se followed Xiao Feifei's directions and arrived at a military district. This was not a place just anyone could enter. However, the people in the military district clearly knew Xiao Feifei, and they let them in.
Many people were training inside. Xiao Ye was among them and immediately waved to greet him, "Dr. Li!"
"Brother Xiao Ye," Li Se replied with a slight smile.
Xiao Ye was carrying a long spear, which made him look quite imposing.
"Be careful!" Li Se suddenly said.
This was because Xiao Ye was currently sparring with someone. He saw the person lunge forward, also holding a long spear.
Xiao Ye didn't seem to care. He swung his spear out with a powerful momentum, and in the blink of an eye, he knocked the opponent's spear away. The next moment, his spear was pointed at the opponent's throat.
"Captain Xiao is still the best!" the person immediately surrendered.
"Dr. Li, come spar with me!" Xiao Ye chuckled.
"No!" Xiao Feifei immediately refused, "Li Se is here to teach me martial arts. He's my man today!"
Many people in the military district couldn't help but laugh heartily upon hearing this.
"The flower of our army, could it be that her affections are already taken?"
"Oh dear, they've even brought their boyfriend."
"Then we have to get a good look."
"..."
Many people started to tease and jest.
However, at this moment, a person walked out. He was handsome and had a tall, upright physique. When he heard Xiao Feifei had brought her boyfriend, his expression became somewhat unnatural. He looked at Li Se and said directly, "I challenge you!"
"Who is this?" Li Se was taken aback.
"Him? You might not know him, but you definitely know his older brother, Ye Bowen!" Xiao Ye said with a smile.
Li Se's eyes narrowed, "Someone from the Ye family?"
"He's not like Ye Bowen, but he likes my sister," Xiao Ye said.
Li Se was speechless. Ye Bowen liked Tang Xi, and his younger brother liked Xiao Feifei. It seemed both were related to him.
"Let's skip the spar." Li Se wasn't particularly keen.
"If you win, I'll recognize you as capable of protecting Feifei!" Ye Bowu said sternly.
Li Se thought about it and agreed, "Alright, how do you want to spar!"
"Hand-to-hand combat!" Ye Bowu said resolutely.
This Ye Bowu seemed less detestable than Ye Bowen, which was why Li Se agreed to spar with him.
Perhaps for soldiers, strength was paramount!
The two quickly appeared in the center of the sparring area. Xiao Ye laughed heartily, "Ye Bowu, don't end up crying!"
Ye Bowu raised his eyebrows and lunged forward, like a fierce tiger pouncing, his speed incredibly fast and his strength immensely powerful!
Li Se shook his head with a smile, took a step back, and then struck out with a palm, sending the charging Ye Bowu flying.
Just one palm!
With a thud! Ye Bowen landed on the ground, wincing in pain. He truly hadn't expected to be defeated with a single palm.
"I... Ye Bowu admits defeat!" Ye Bowu quickly got up and said with some discomfort. As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Feifei and found that only Li Se was in her eyes, making him feel even worse.
"Amazing, you finished him in one palm." Xiao Feifei patted Li Se on the shoulder.
"Piece of cake." Li Se shrugged, then walked up to Ye Bowu and smiled slightly, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. You're very strong. I lost!" Ye Bowu shook his head.
The surrounding people were all dumbfounded. They knew Ye Bowu's strength, and he was sent flying with just one palm. This was too exaggerated.
"Ye Bowu, he's my opponent! Li Se, let's go!" Xiao Ye was eager to try.
"No more. He's here to teach me martial arts!" Xiao Feifei immediately stood in front of Li Se, acting as if she were protecting her husband.
"Haha..." This scene also drew laughter from the crowd.
Only Ye Bowu looked dejected.
Xiao Ye was speechless. Was his sister being too protective of Li Se? Could it be that she genuinely liked him?
Since Xiao Feifei insisted on practicing martial arts, Li Se taught her symbolically. About an hour later, he sent Xiao Feifei and Chen Yiqing back.
When Xiao Feifei returned home, she saw Wen Wanyun was also there.
"Cousin, Cousin-in-law, you have no idea how miserable I've been lately..." Wen Wanyun began to play the victim.
Xiao Feifei's mother, Dong Qingxue, did not come from a prominent family. Because the Xiao family did not mandate marriages between powerful families, Xiao Tian and his wife had a romance.
"Alas, you've had a tough time too." Dong Qingxue, swayed by Wen Wanyun's words, also felt sorry for her.
"Cousin, why are you here?" Xiao Feifei frowned, feeling that this person's presence usually meant nothing good.
Wen Wanyun immediately said, "Feifei, it's good you're back. Cousin-in-law, there's something I must bring up with you!"