Path of the Lilies

33. I Want You to Stay Safe

Ye Jiao arrived home pretty quickly. She couldn't see the way that Wang Jun used because he was simply too fast for her to detect. By the time she realized, they had arrived in front of her residence.

"Miss, we have arrived."

"Thank you, Jun Ge," Ye Jiao stepped on the ground and turned around to look at Wang Jun. She smiled brightly.

Wang Jun nodded his head. "It's my duty."

"Jiao'er, can you explain to me why you're being escorted home again?"

The two of them were surprised to hear the sudden voice from behind them. Ye Ai Xia was standing with her arm crossed. Even though it was already night time, the two of them could see Ye Ai Xia's angry expression. It was clear that she felt pissed off to see Ye Jiao returned back home while being escorted.

"Mom, I have new friend today," Ye Jiao waved her hand, trying to distract her mother in fear that she really erupted. Her mother is Eon Energy Master Ran 3. If she tried to battle Wang Jun, it wouldn't be easy for him to get away unscathed.

"New friend?" Ye Ai Xia's gaze lingered on Wang Jun.

Honestly, Wang Jun really wanted to run away as fast as possible. However, he knew better than anyone that the woman in front of him was far stronger than him. Before he could go more than two meters, Ye Ai Xia would have captured him back.

"Yes, her name is Mu Xin. I'll tell you everything later, Mom," Ye Jiao said again.

Mu Xin?

Ye Ai Xia might be someone who stayed in the residence all the time, but it didn't mean that she didn't have any knowledge over the people in the capital. She didn't know Mu Xin, but she knew Mu Hong. Based on the surname alone, it was clear that Mu Xin must be Mu Hong's daughter.

The next question remained was, how in the world Ye Jiao got acquaintance with them?

"You mean Mu Hong's daughter?" Ye Ai Xia turned her gaze to Wang Jun. "You must be a soldier from the first division."

"Yes, Madam," Wang Jun bowed down.

Ye Ai Xia crossed her arm. "Tell me, what is it that General Mu wants from my daughter?"

"General Mu wishes for Miss Ye Jiao to accompany Miss Mu Xin in her training and train together in their place every two days."

Two days?

Ye Jiao looked at her bruised arm. Well, it was good that she didn't have to come every day. If she had to spar against Mu Xin every single day, she would be beaten up black and blue every day. It was not something she wanted.

"How old is Mu Xin?"

"Miss Mu Xin is 11 years old."

Ye Ai Xia arched her eyebrows, killing intent permeated out from her body. "Are you kidding with me? Mu Xin is already close to forming her core while Ye Jiao is still far away."

"They're not training their core," Wang Jun tried to explain. He didn't understand why Ye Ai Xia would think about this matter since from what he knew, Ye Jiao was a trash without ability to absorb Eon Energy. "It's martial arts training to enhance their strength and basic combat."

"Will Mu Xin bully Ye Jiao?"

"No, General Mu wants Miss Mu Xin to train her strength."

Ye Ai Xia knew that the training after forming one's core was to train their strength and used it appropriately. What she didn't expect was Mu Hong wished for Mu Xin to learn it much faster than other children.

'That general is quite harsh in his teaching.'

"I understand. Tell Mu Hong that if he dares to bully Ye Jiao, I don't mind snatching his title as the current strongest rank 3," Ye Ai Xia harrumphed as she released a part of her power, crushing Wang Jun's body with immense pressure.

Compared with Wei Cheng, Ye Ai Xia has complete control of her power. It was easy for her to direct it to give pressure to one person and didn't affect Ye Jiao in the slightest.

Wang Jun's back was filled with sweat. He could sense that the strength Ye Ai Xia gave off was clearly stronger than their general. From what he heard; Ye Ai Xia's strength was only somewhat in the middle as she didn't have the right mindset to breakthrough to rank 4.

But this power...

It was clearly someone who was already close to breaking through rank 4.

If the two of them clashed, it would be a grand clash of two people at the peak of rank 3. Neither one of them seemed to have the chance to breakthrough because of their mental condition, but their battle would surely be big.

"Yes, Madam."

The pressure disappeared after he replied. Without waiting for another second, Wang Jun fled for his life. He worried that Ye Ai Xia would change her decision and decided to beat him up black and blue. With his Eon Energy at rank 2, he was not her match at all.

Ye Jiao was amazed when she heard her mother's declaration. Warm feeling filled her chest as she made her way to her mother.

"You're amazing, Mom."

"You're really making me worried, Jiao'er," Ye Ai Xia sighed and reached out to Ye Jiao before hugging the girl in her embrace tightly. Scanning this little girl's body made her noticed that she must be wounded hard.

"I'm sorry, Mom."

"You little idiot," Ye Ai Xia sighed. "You can train all you want and practice hard using different kind of means. I don't mind them at all. As long as you can stay safe and return back home in one piece, I don't mind. Mom wants you to stay safe."

The warmth from her mother's embrace and words touched Ye Jiao's heart. She knew that she had made her mother worried sick because of her reckless attitude. However, she wanted to get stronger and even stronger.

"Jiao'er, promise me that you'll keep yourself safe. That's all I ask."

"Yes, Mom," Ye Jiao replied. "I'll not do anything dangerous when I'm training right now."

"Right now? Do you mean you'll when you're stronger?"

"That's..."

"Jiao'er!"