Chapter 70: Rushing Forward

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Tang Ailian was on the verge of losing her mind. The mental energy she had gathered hadn't reached the intended recipient; it had been intercepted by someone else.

She turned angrily to look at the person responsible and was shocked to see Feng Ming had taken the place of Xie Bufan in receiving the martial arts technique.

Both Tang Ailian and Xie Bufan wore expressions of astonishment, followed by anger, and simultaneously shouted, "What are you doing?"

Xie Bufan added, "Do you want to die?"

Feng Ming looked at Tang Ailian with a pitiful expression, "I just wanted you to touch my hand, so I rushed to offer my forehead. I wanted to play with you too."

But the next moment, Feng Ming widened his eyes in amazement. Evidently, he had received the witch-doctor's divine technique that Tang Ailian had transmitted to him, and he was utterly shocked.

If it weren't for the fact that Feng Ming was just a four or five-year-old child, Tang Ailian might have suspected that he had intentionally intercepted her technique. However, upon further thought, she realized that firstly, he probably didn't know where she had directed her technique, given Xie Bufan's astonished reaction. Secondly, judging from his demeanor when they first met, he likely felt a sense of familiarity with her and wanted to get closer.

Xie Bufan seemed puzzled, not understanding why Feng Ming had suddenly become so dumbfounded.

If it were someone else, Tang Ailian might have considered forcibly erasing the memory of the technique she had just transmitted or even destroying that person. However, this boy had given her a sense of familiarity since their first meeting, making it impossible for her to feel angry or harbor ill intentions towards him despite him stealing her technique.

Tang Ailian sighed. Was this Feng Ming's destiny? To unconsciously take away someone's destiny without them knowing it? Could it be that she owed him something from a past life?

She didn't know, but it seemed she did owe him from a previous life.

Without paying much attention to Feng Ming, who had stolen her technique, Tang Ailian concentrated her mental energy on her fingertip once again, this time gathering the witch-doctor's technique. She then pointed her finger at Xie Bufan's forehead and said, "This is a martial arts technique. Start practicing it."

Xie Bufan received the information and his eyes widened in astonishment. Was his big sister Tang Ailian some sort of immortal? How could she transmit martial arts knowledge directly into his mind with just a finger?

Originally, he was supposed to receive both the witch-doctor's divine technique and the martial arts technique. However, due to Feng Ming's interference, he had only obtained the martial arts technique. Sometimes, fate worked in mysterious ways.

Inside the carriage, the children, although still dazed, were gradually responding to the tantalizing smell of food. Their survival instincts were kicking in.

Some of the children finally regained consciousness and began crowding around them. Some even reached out to snatch the biscuits Xie Bufan was holding, which had left him in a daze.

Xie Bufan quickly protected his food and said, "These were given to me by Sister Tang Ailian. If you want to eat, you have to swear to be Sister Tang Ailian's little brothers and sisters, listen to her, and never betray her."

Tang Ailian couldn't help but laugh and cry.

Tang Ailian had never planned to make all these children her little siblings, but Xie Bufan had jumped the gun, and she didn't want to oppose it.

In Xie Bufan's mind, he also had his own thoughts. Since he had become Sister Tang Ailian's little brother, these younger brats should also be Sister Tang Ailian's little siblings. He never said anything about giving them a salary.

He even sent a subtle "praise me" look to Tang Ailian, leaving her with mixed feelings.

The hungry children, enticed by the promise of food, raised their hands and swore, "I swear to be Sister Tang Ailian's little brother (or sister). I will listen to Sister Tang Ailian and help her with anything. I will never betray Sister Tang Ailian."

Tang Ailian was left speechless. Why did it suddenly feel like she was becoming the leader of a gang?

She took out a large bag of biscuits and a big bag of candy and had Xie Bufan distribute them. Xie Bufan was delighted. Even though he had become Sister Tang Ailian's little brother, he was the first one to do so. Look, Sister Tang Ailian was already giving him tasks.

Feng Ming didn't swear the oath. He stared at the food in Xie Bufan's hand stubbornly, refusing to speak, but his mind was in turmoil. How could she possess such a powerful spiritual strength that allowed her to transmit divine techniques? Moreover, she had mastered the witch-doctor's technique from her past life and casually passed it on to that boy!

(End of this chapter)