Luo Yang turned his head and glanced at Hong Jiaxin, seeing her smile sweetly as if she was about to counterattack, which scared him into darting to the side with a laugh.
Actually, Luo Yang also wanted to teach the beauties some martial arts, so they would have some ability to defend themselves.
Although for beauties like Qin Piao, there wasn't usually much need for martial arts.
But in society, like Qin Piao, they could encounter thugs teasing them, and if she knew some free fighting, that would scare the thugs away.
Hong Jiaxin needed to enhance her combat skills even more.
If it hadn't been for Luo Yang's protection today, Hong Jiaxin could have already been kidnapped.
Luo Yang really wanted to help Hong Jiaxin quickly improve her combat capabilities, but he couldn't just do whatever he wanted and had to take it step by step.
As long as Luo Yang was there, he wouldn't let anyone take Hong Jiaxin away.
However, he wasn't clear about what kind of opponents they would encounter in the future.
Anyway, if he could help enhance Hong Jiaxin's combat skills, it would be a good thing.
Given Hong Jiaxin's current combat abilities, dealing with a few thugs was already a bit problematic.
Not to mention challenging a real high-level practitioner alone.
In combativeness, besides focusing on strength and skills, experience is also needed.
As far as Luo Yang knew, Hong Jiaxin was quite decent in combat skills.
But her strength was lacking.
Moreover, her experience was even more scarce, unlike Luo Yang who often fought on the streets, rich in experience.
Sometimes, Luo Yang wanted to teach Hong Jiaxin how to fight or practice with her in real combat.
But punches are blind and can easily injure someone.
If he accidentally hurt Hong Jiaxin, it would be a tragedy.
Therefore, Luo Yang had not let Hong Jiaxin engage in more real combat, only wanting to wait until she improved her skills before gradually training her real combat experience.
This greenhouse method of cultivation might be wrong.
But Luo Yang wasn't a heartless person; he couldn't sternly demand how Hong Jiaxin should act.
In the end, he was still worried about her getting hurt.
"Niu Zai, you said you would help someone practice the Horse Stance, but you didn't teach them anymore. Now I want to learn," An Yuying sulked.
"Come, squat down a bit. Don't rush—take it slow. Practicing martial arts is hard work and isn't achieved in a day," Luo Yang hurriedly said.
Both An Qin and Yuying's Horse Stance were not standard and needed Luo Yang to keep correcting them.
Not having trained from childhood, An Yuying and Qin Piao found the Horse Stance a bit challenging at this time.
Fortunately, under Luo Yang's guidance, they soon looked quite professional.
Hong Jiaxin stayed in the room for a while, then went down to take a bath. After she finished, it was Qin Piao's turn.
After taking her bath, Hong Jiaxin lay on the bed in the guest room, and after Qin Piao left the empty room, only Luo Yang and An Yuying remained.
At that moment, An Yuying tugged at Luo Yang's arm, wanting to whisper something to him. She tiptoed and brought her red lips close to his ear, whispering lightly, "Why are you so good to her?"
She was referring to Hong Jiaxin.
Luo Yang whispered back, "I'm just teaching her martial arts. Sister An, you know my heart, right?"
Hearing this, An Yuying pouted her lips slightly and said, "Do you like her?"
He knew her jealousy had not yet subsided.
When a beauty feels jealousy, it's something that brews for a long time.
Luo Yang still didn't have much experience in coaxing beauties over, and he was currently trying and learning along the way.
As far as he knew, An Yuying was relatively easy to coax.
If it were Hong Jiaxin, it would be more troublesome.
Coaxing a jealous beauty is sometimes not easy to accomplish all at once.
However, using constant sweet nothings to comfort her tends to work.
Luo Yang had already used this tactic of sweet nothings on An Yuying, and it was effective.
Therefore, seeing An Yuying feeling jealous again, Luo Yang was confident and believed that he could appease her before dawn.
Just as Luo Yang was thinking about how to pacify An Yuying, he suddenly heard Qin Piao's scream coming from downstairs.
"Ah!"
Luo Yang rushed to the first floor with utmost speed and saw Qin Piao anxiously looking around, seemingly alert to something.
"Sister Piao, what happened?" he asked with concern.
"There's a huge mouse! It's still in the house," Qin Piao said.
Initially, he thought a burglar had sneaked in, but hearing it was just a mouse, his tension immediately decreased.
At that moment, An Yuying and Hong Jiaxin also came down. The four of them joined forces to search for the mouse.
Suddenly, the mouse darted out; Luo Yang got a clear view, it was indeed quite fat, the size of an adult's fist, dragging a long tail behind it.
It moved along the walls, attempting to find a way out of the house.
Upon seeing the mouse, Qin Piao and An Yuying both screamed, moving closer to Luo Yang.
"Niu Zai! Come here!"
"It's really scary. Niu Zai, I'm scared."
An Qin, each from one side, took hold of Luo Yang's arms. Seeing them trembling, it was clear they were truly frightened.
"Don't be afraid. I'm here," he assured.
As he spoke, Luo Yang's figure flashed, positioning himself in front of them.
At that moment, Luo Yang glanced at Hong Jiaxin and saw a dismissive curve on her lips. He smiled sheepishly, realizing that the tomboy indeed had an extraordinary courage.
Hong Jiaxin, broom in hand, chased the mouse all around the house.
An Qin, on the other hand, helped look for traces of the mouse, acting as sentinels. They hid behind Luo Yang, no longer afraid of being bitten by the mouse.
After a while, the big mouse suddenly leaped onto a chair by the wall, hopped to the windowsill, and then slipped out through the window.
Only then did An Yuying and Qin Piao relax, exhaling deeply.
"Jiaxin, you aren't afraid of mice? I didn't expect you to be so brave. That's amazing," Qin Piao said while brushing her hair with her hand.
"What's there to be afraid of? It's just a mouse. Can it beat me? I'm such a big person, and still afraid of a mouse?" Hong Jiaxin boasted, dusting off her hands, then went upstairs.
Qin Piao was scared to enter the bathroom to bathe, worried about more mice. Luo Yang searched thoroughly to ensure the mouse was gone before she dared to bathe.
After everyone had bathed, it was past one in the morning.
Qin Piao slept during the day and worked at night, so sleeping late wasn't a concern for her.
Tomorrow is Saturday, and An Yuying doesn't need to go to work, so sleeping in was fine.
Luo Yang and Hong Jiaxin still had to go to school, and Luo Yang had promised the homeroom teacher to discuss the recent events in detail tomorrow.
Thus, they each returned to their rooms to sleep.
Hong Jiaxin was already lying sideways on her bed, playing with her phone, seemingly texting or making a call, likely to her parents.
He wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.
After all, Luo Yang didn't know where Hong Zhong Couple had gone.
Most importantly, Luo Yang was unclear about the whole situation.
Indirectly, Luo Yang felt that Hong Jiaxin had been embroiled in some kind of dispute.
As her friend and classmate, all Luo Yang could do was offer his full support.
Whether this would be of any help to her was still uncertain.
He turned off the light, and seeing that Hong Jiaxin was still on her phone, Luo Yang advised, "Class president, rest for now. Your parents will be okay. They will return soon."
Hong Jiaxin turned over and frowned, "But I can't get through to my dad or mom's phone."
At that moment, An Yuying also consoled, "Maybe your parents' phones are just out of battery and they haven't charged them yet? Try calling again tomorrow."
Following the persuasion from the two, Hong Jiaxin finally agreed to rest.
After a while, the room fell silent.