METAL CHILD BALLad
BECOME PARTNERS

The two continued to converse through the cellular channel until the sound of knocking on the door. Zike walked towards the door and opened it and was still connected to Nestin. The girl found Suri without carrying a food basket. Zike immediately said goodbye to Nestin because someone had come to his place.

"Suri?" Zike found Suri's face smiling at him.

"Good evening, Miss!" suri's greeting the fat servant who was so loyal to serve him every day.

"Good evening too, Suri. Please!" Zike invited the servant girl to enter the pavilion room, but Suri refused.

"No need, Miss. I just relayed a message from the madam, that Miss Zike was asked to come to the residence right now," Suri said in a respectful manner.

"Betted to the residence?" Zike was astonished, but he couldn't possibly refute his teacher either. "alright. We're leaving now!"

"Let's go ahead, Miss!" Suri walked in front leading the way with Zike following him without a rebuttal. The two of them set foot into Ye Kai's residence and headed straight for the dining room.

Zike was amazed by the layout that looked so similar to the traditional houses he often saw in Mandarin movies. The girl swept her gaze in all directions while giggling in awe even though she did not care.

"Please, Miss. Ladies and gentlemen are waiting in the dining room." Suri gave the door to another room that was used for the dining room. Although not as luxurious as in the hotel he had visited, but this dining room also looks elegant.

"People like them are free to do anything." Zike muttered inwardly as he continued to admire whatever he saw.

From a distance Zike only saw one person visible in the room, while the other chair seemed empty without occupants.

"Zike, hurry! We've been starving since just waiting for you!" Ye Kai's voice sounded from the end of the large, circle-shaped table.

"Shifu?" Zike was surprised to see that Ye Kai had returned. The girl walked over and immediately did a gongshou greeting. "Sincerely disciple to Shifu!"

"Mmhh, accepted." Ye Kai said as he turned his head towards his disciple. "Sit down! Soon your Nu Jiaoshi is coming too."

"Thank you, Shifu." Zike sat awkwardly on one of the seats not far from Ye Kai. The girl could only shut up and feel confused. Until he finally had the right question.

"Shifu, when are you back?" ask Zike while playing his own fingers.

"Just an hour ago," Ye Kai replied as he lifted the pot that was in front of him. "Oh yeah, what about your practice today?"

Zike felt a little embarrassed to tell his practice today. He couldn't even dodge every counterattack from the huge puppet. Zike replied doubtfully. "Walk well, Shifu."

"Walked well? You can't even beat that doll." A man's voice sounded from the direction of the door of the room.

Zike and Ye Kai simultaneously turned their heads and saw Jing Xuan coming along with Mei Lan. The two immediately placed themselves on the chair surrounding the round table. Jing Xuan deliberately sat next to Zike to get closer. Hearing what the handsome young man beside him said, Zike became embarrassed.

"Ah Xuan, don't tease her." Mei Lan elbowed Jing Xuan's arm as it felt unbearable to see her student whose face had become red-collected. "Zike, don't listen to him."

"I'm not teasing him, Bi. Isn't that right, Zike?" Jing Xuan paid no heed to the look on the face of the girl sitting beside him. The young man glanced at Zike who was just speechless.

"That's true. I'm the one who's still stupid about it." Zike admitted his incompetence. "This Zike still needs guidance from Shifu and Nu Jiaoshi."

"Don't think too much, Zike. You just need to practice diligently that's all." Mei Lan said as she scooped up the rice for her husband and also Jing Xuan.

"Come, Zike! Don't bother with us anymore." Mei Lan invited her disciple to start taking food for herself.

"Eh, eat a lot!" Jing Xuan put down a piece of fried chicken thighs for Zike and also for himself. "From tomorrow, we'll study together here."

"Ah Xuan knows, Uncle. But there's no harm in learning anything else." Jing Xuan again felt disappointed by his uncle's words. However, he was also aware of his difficult position.

"Indeed right. Science is not just about martial arts and you can learn anything you want to master, especially medicine," Ye Kai said, pouring himself a glass of water.

"I understand, Uncle. And I also won't force what Uncle can't teach me." Jing Xuan said in a sad tone. Although inwardly he really wanted to be able to heal and learn the science of the Golden Eagle Sect, but he also could not break the rules that already existed.

"How about while you're here, you teach him too?" Mei Lan simply wanted Jing Xuan's disappointment not to be too deep in her heart.

Jing Xuan felt a little surprised by Mei Lan's remark. "Don't Aunt know for herself, if I can't ...."

"You can direct Zike on how to conquer Dong Xi," Mei Lan said as she turned the center of the table until the other dishes turned around and moved before her.

"Oh, so this table can also be rotated like that?" Zike asked inwardly and felt astonished once again.

"It looks like it's good as well" Jing Xuan said as she turned to look towards Zike. "How are you willing to train with me?"

Zike did not answer immediately, but looked at his two teachers. Seemingly, if Mei Lan and Ye Kai also knew what Zike was thinking, then the married couple nodded their heads in agreement with what Jing Xuan said.

In order to get a good response from his two teachers, Zike no longer hesitated to answer, "Alright. It looks good too."

"Good! From now on, we can be partners that support each other!" Jing Xuan looked pleased.

"Mmhhh!" Zike nodded his head as he looked at Jing Xuan.

Seeing the familiarity of the two, Ye Kai and Mei Lan were happy of course. They hoped that Zike could become a good friend to Jing Xuan who had come to the place to do healing therapy.

"Of that, we'll talk about anything later. It's time to eat!" Ye Kai did not want to continue hearing the noise. "Where is Lu'er?"

"I just delivered food to her room, Ge." Mei Lan who replied. "She just said she didn't want to leave the room."

"Why that kid? Is she not feeling well or angry at someone?" Ye Kai asked again. He was already very familiar with the behavior of his little nephew.

"Maybe he's mad at me, Uncle." Jing Xuan then told her about her battle with Ye Lu. "So, chances are he won't see me, Uncle."

"So, he punished them in such a way?" Ye Kai felt quite shocked to hear the words from Jing Xuan. "Alright, let uncle talk to him later."

"Ge, don't be so rude to her!" Mei Lan said as she held onto Ye Kai's arm gently.

"I'll just teach him. Punishing can't be that good either! If any of them were harmed or killed by the arrow, what?" Ye Kai looked very emotional. "It's the same as inviting the law enforcement to come to this residence!"

"That's right, Uncle. I think so too. It's very dangerous for Lu-Lu's game." Jing Xuan replied. "Maybe it was just Uncle that he would feel fear, while in others he never felt trepidation."

After the dinner ended, they spent talking about something else. Ye Kai revealed their plan of moving to Wu Shang City. Hearing the name, Zike felt extremely shocked. His face suddenly turned a little pale.

"I don't want to go there anymore!" Zike shouted in his heart. "If I go back to Wu Shang, wouldn't it be possible to meet Meilia at any time?"

...Seriate...