Master of Kaidan
Chapter 229 Transformation

Chapter 229: Chapter 229 Transformation

"Yaoyao! Time to get up!"

Early in the morning, her mother’s voice came through the bedroom door. Chen Xiyao rubbed her eyes and climbed out of bed, only feeling a bit more awake after washing up.

Upon arriving at the dining room, she saw her dad sitting at the head of the table watching the news, while her mom placed breakfast on the table and started scrolling through short videos on her phone.

Just as Chen Xiyao took a bite of her breakfast, a ridiculously exaggerated voice suddenly came from her mom’s phone:

"This Changchun Kung Fu is a cultivation technique left by the real Changchun of the Quanzhen Sect, as the name suggests, it’s a magic technique that keeps one forever young. Of course, everyone knows, these inner power skills must not be practiced carelessly. If it goes wrong, it could be harmful to everyone. However, those of you watching this video are in luck today, as the Changchun Online Martial Arts Gym is now officially open. No ninety-eight thousand, no fifty-eight thousand, just eighteen thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, a month of private tutoring taken home, one-on-one professional guidance, consult anytime, with thoughtful explanations, you..."

"Cough cough..." Chen Xiyao suddenly coughed twice, put down the partially eaten fried bun, and asked in disbelief:

"Are you starting to care about this too? Didn’t you say you weren’t interested when I asked you before the school started?"

Before her mom, whose mind was exploding from a disconnected Bluetooth, could find an excuse, her dad, watching a news report on the TV about "Xijing police station’s eighteen bronze figures smashing a human trafficking den," explained without turning back:

"Your mom met someone who practiced the Jade Toad Secret Scripture, and she looks like she’s rejuvenated by five or six years because of it, so she became interested. But she had refused you before, so she felt embarrassed to ask you about it. Speaking of which, wasn’t that Jade Toad Secret Scripture a project started by the Fourth Military Medical University? Weren’t you recommended there? Help your mom out, save her from constantly searching online..."

"It’s you who knows! I’m just worried about my daughter owing favors, she’s got a government position so she can’t mess around!"

Mom glared at Dad, then looked at Chen Xiyao and said:

"Don’t listen to your dad’s nonsense, we’re not in a hurry for a year or two!"

"You say that, but..." Chen Xiyao rolled her eyes, quickly finished her fried bun and soy milk, then picked up her backpack and said:

"Don’t worry about it then, I’ll bring you a proper set tonight. By the way, Dad, why don’t you also try it when you have time, it’s better than goji berries!"

After saying that, without waiting for her dad to respond, Chen Xiyao turned and slipped out the door.

As she walked out of the building, she could already see children who were wide awake playing in the yard, just like when she was little. Most of the kids were holding something resembling the Jingu Bang, and a few less fortunate ones who held different weapons looked as pitiful as those who had held the nine-toothed rake back in her days.

With a slight smile on her lips, Chen Xiyao took a step out of the community and saw the traffic light just turn red.

"Martial God disciples yesterday in Baotou condensed the Martial Arts True Form, which turned out to be an Electronic Dragon," Chen Xiyao stood by the light pole, opened her phone while waiting for the light, saw the headline, and her lips twitched slightly. She was about to complain, "I haven’t even condensed my True Form yet," when suddenly a strong gust of wind blew past her.

Chen Xiyao quickly looked up, only to see a kid, not much younger than herself, start to run and jump. After using the railing at the edge of the sidewalk to gain momentum, the kid stepped on the roof of a passing car. After several leaps, he had jumped to the other side of the road, filling the air with the curses of the drivers whose car roofs had been stomped.

"Another brat who learned a bit of Qinggong and started courting death. It’s just because the car speed is slow near the neighborhood entrance, otherwise you’d be dead!"

Chen Xiyao had grown accustomed to such scenes, yet not every car owner could withstand it. Suddenly, a white Volkswagen screeched to a halt by the roadside, and the suit-clad owner, without even opening the car door, slid out of the window like a snake and quickly caught up with the mischievous kid, grabbing him by the collar and starting to call the traffic police.

The traffic light changed, and Chen Xiyao slowly wandered across the street, still hearing the man in the suit methodically reporting to the traffic police and the kid shouting like a pig being slaughtered,

"You dare report me? At most they’ll just scold me. You’re the one getting points deducted! Do you understand? Don’t you want your driver’s license?"

...

On the other hand, Feng Xue and Liu Qi had just finished their morning session, looking out over the endless grassland. Feng Xue took out a die, planning to write the newly updated "Identity 3.72a" into it, but suddenly, an old song began to play,

"Wind swirling, dust rising~~Clouds turning to rain falling~~Countless heroes..."

"Hello, who is this..."

Seeing it was his apprentice’s call, Feng Xue’s face immediately lit up with a mischievous grin, stopping his movements. Sure enough, the next moment, what had initially been a "could this be another prank call" expression on Liu Qi’s face suddenly turned into desperation as he almost squatted to take the call...

"Mom, geez! What ’Martial Saint of the Electronic Dragon’? It’s just a joke! I’m just traveling! Yes, don’t worry, your son doesn’t fight or compete in arenas!

"What? Only kill, no show? When was that ever a thing? It’s all about harmony nowadays! The law doesn’t recognize death agreements either! Martial Arts is about strengthening the body and cultivating oneself, not fighting and killing! Yes, really! Even my sister’s school has started Martial Arts classes.

"Oh my, who introduced you to that mess? The contract... okay, that was indeed written by me, but that was for a novel! Oh my gosh, Mom! I’m just trying to attract readers. Kung Fu is so popular now; if I say it’s based on true events, wouldn’t that get more readers?

"I’m not lying to you! What daughter-in-law, that was all just a publicity stunt! Even claiming I’m a campus belle, your son graduated years ago! Just look at my face, do I look like I could be a high school student’s guardian?

"Oh, it’s precisely because it’s made-up—look at those romance novels; which writers have actually been in love?

"No, don’t take them seriously! Definitely don’t believe that! Oh, did you start practicing that Magic Technique I sent you? Anything you didn’t understand?

"What? The file I sent last month when you mentioned developing your Qi sense? Yes, that’s the one! Oh mom, I didn’t want you struggling with classical Chinese; who said vernacular isn’t reliable? Ridiculous! Your son is the ’Martial Saint of the Electronic Dragon’—you can’t get more reliable than that! Ah, no... it’s a joke...not really...never mind! Anyway, that Kung Fu is real! You and dad keep practicing it... but right, don’t teach it to your younger sister!

"How could you? She’s still so young, aren’t you afraid she’ll go out and cause trouble? Oh... that’s it then! You better keep a close eye on her, I think I’ll have to call the parents to the school these days... it shouldn’t go too far, all just Health Cultivation Skills..."

...

A moment later, with an expression that seemed burnt out, Liu Qi hung up the phone, looking at his master, who wore a face full of amusement, feeling somewhat embarrassed. Feng Xue, unconcerned, simply waved his hand and said,

"No need to be embarrassed, ’Electronic Dragon’ is pretty cool, huh!"

...

Liu Qi froze once more, thinking if he had known that a bit of self-suggestion could have such a large impact, he never would have shouted that famous line a few months ago!