Jun Wen slapped his forehead, "Oh right, Little Junior Sister, wasn't your ultimate move the 'kneel' character?
How did it turn into a little palm?"
Feng Xi grinned, "I was afraid of exposing my identity, so I split the 'kneel' character apart.
Originally, I wanted to transform the 'foot' component into a little foot, but something went wrong and it became a little palm instead.
But it doesn't matter. Hands or feet, either works!
Fifth Senior Brother, you should try it too!
Split the hilt from your greatsword and turn it into a fire poker. You can whack whoever you don't like over the head…"
Jun Wen: I'm not as reckless as you!
Forcefully splitting an ultimate move? Aren't you afraid of exploding your sea of consciousness?!
Jiang Ji also felt a wave of lingering fear and launched into a lengthy lecture, telling Feng Xi not to act so rashly in the future lest something go wrong.
Feng Xi suddenly understood why Xiao Baidao had accepted Jiang Ji as his eldest disciple!
This one had the potential to be Tang Seng! (1)
He talked until her head hurt, almost comparable to the tightening headband chant!
Fortunately, Jing Yan interrupted Jiang Ji's lecture, "Little Junior Sister, when we return to the sect, let's spar."
He had been completely confused just now. What "kneel", what little foot, little palm, what kind of nonsense was that?
But he could be certain of one thing, Little Junior Sister wasn't as delicate as he had thought, she might actually be very strong.
Hearing this, Jun Wen burst out laughing.
Jiang Ji looked sympathetic.
Little Junior Sister had been worrying about finding new sparring partners, and Fourth Junior Brother had just delivered himself like a lamb to slaughter!
Jing Yan was baffled but didn't think much of it. It was just sparring, how terrifying could it be?!
At this moment, Jun Wen suddenly remembered something else, "Little Junior Sister, how do you know the sword techniques of Beast-Taming Sect and Wan Jian Sect?"
Feng Xi yawned, "Can't you learn that thing just by looking at it? Is it that hard?"
Jun Wen: "…Go to sleep!"
There was no continuing this conversation.
Feng Xi was indeed exhausted and sleepy. She hadn't felt it on stage, probably due to excitement, but now she was yawning nonstop.
Back in her room, she had the little black ball and the little fat bird stand guard, and quickly fell asleep.
The little black ball boasted arrogantly, "See? I'm the spiritual pet closest to master's heart. You can't compare!
Otherwise why didn't master call herself Niohuru Bird?"
The little fat bird ignored it.
There's no point in debating with idiots!
You're merely a spiritual pet, I'm mother's biological daughter, you're beneath me!
After bragging for a long time, the little black ball suddenly fell silent for no apparent reason.
The little fat bird could even sense a trace of sadness.
What's wrong with that dung-brained fool?
They both assumed Feng Xi would sleep for a long time, but after only two hours, she got up to cultivate.
The weak had no right to be lazy.
Even against the wind, one must run with all one's might.
She had to put in double the effort to seize control of her own fate.
The little black ball and little fat bird had planned to slack off, but stimulated by her diligence, they began cultivating as well.
In the adjacent room, Jiang Ji and Jun Wen saw how hard their Little Junior Sister was working and also rose to cultivate.
Jing Yan: …
He used to be the most diligent among the martial brothers, now he had become the laziest.
So he, too, sat down to cultivate.
Heh.
As long as I don't die, I'll cultivate!
While they cultivated, the name Niohuru Ball spread rapidly throughout the Northern Region.
"Have you heard? A genius has emerged among the independent cultivators!
Great perfection of Qi Refining Stage beating early Foundation Establishment cultivators like dogs!
And in consecutive matches!"
"Of course I've heard! I also heard that Niohuru Ball has a hobby, they like slapping people in the face!"
"More than that! I heard they even like dislocating jaws!"
"Though a bit perverse, I heard they're actually decent, always showing mercy in matches."
…
The news reached Beast-Taming Sect, and Xing Wu immediately sent Feng Xi a message, "Little Junior Sister, is that Niohuru Ball you?"
Feng Xi: "…No."
I hid it so well and you could actually still guess?!
"Little Junior Sister, stop pretending, it has to be you!
Only you could dominate in Qi Refining Stage!
Besides, there's no one more perverse than you in this world!
Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. We're true martial siblings, after all!
But if there's something this fun happening next time, remember to take me along!"
Feng Xi replied, "My ultimate move isn't a little palm. If there's a chance, I'll show you."
Now Xing Wu hesitated. After all, a person only had one ultimate move.
"Little Junior Sister, could Niohuru Ball be your long-lost elder brother?"
Feng Xi: "…My Fifth Senior Brother is about to break through to the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment. How's your cultivation?"
Instant silence.
Feng Xi frowned.
The Qi Refining Stage label made it far too easy to expose herself. If she was in Foundation Establishment Stage, she wouldn't have this problem.
So she had to quickly break through!
Once she did, she'd wrap herself in layers of disguises like a rice dumpling!
A few days later, once things had calmed down, Feng Xi and the others returned to Xuantian Sect.
The four went to see their master.
After asking a few simple questions, Xiao Baidao chuckled, "I heard a little pervert appeared in Tianshui City, specializing in slapping faces. Is that true?"
Feng Xi pointed at herself, "Master, I'm that little pervert."
Xiao Baidao slammed the table, "...I knew those rumors weren't credible!
All twisted nonsense!
Besides, how is slapping faces perverse?
That's helping opponents feel shame and strive harder, all purely good intentions!"
Jiang Ji and the others: …
Master, you truly understand double standards.
Yet in Xiao Baidao's heart, there was a trace of bitterness.
Why had his little disciple used the alias Niohuru Ball, wasn't it because she was afraid of affecting this old man's reputation?
After all, which sect's personal disciple would fight in underground matches for spirit stones?!
His little disciple was considerate to a heartbreaking degree.
As he continued speaking, Xiao Baidao suddenly realized something, "Xiao Xi, so you defeated over a dozen early Foundation Establishment cultivators in a row? And kept using your ultimate move?"
Feng Xi nodded, "Master, I told you long ago, I'm very good at fighting!"
Xiao Baidao felt somewhat dazed.
Despite all the miracles Feng Xi had created, in his heart she was still a delicate little girl.
And now he was being told that his little disciple was not only not weak, but was actually very strong?
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(1) This one had the potential to be Tang Seng!:
Tang Seng is the Buddhist monk from Journey to the West, one of the four great classics of Chinese literature. He is often depicted to be lecturing Sun Wukong and the others to be good and kind. If Sun Wukong did something wrong, he would start chanting buddhist scripts that would tighten Sun Wukong's headband to punish and restrain him.