Back down again?No!
Ye Jiao didn"t want to continue cower in the back in the face of challenge. She had had enough of them for the past few years. She might not be the strongest among them all, but she didn"t want to back down in the face of people who were around the same as her.
If they were already rank 3, she didn"t have any choice but to run. This time, it was different.
She wanted to fight back!
"In this s.h.i.+p, everyone is the same. We"re all just children who had just formed our core and this training room is free to use," Ye Jiao argued. "There"s no reason for me to follow your rule."
The boy frowned. "What"s your name?"
"Ai Jiao," Ye Jiao replied.
"So, it"s Ai Jiao. I"m Lin Jie," the boy introduced himself as he scrutinized Ye Jiao"s appearance up and down. "You better remember the name of the one who will make sure you follow the rule."
"You?" Ye Jiao arched her brows. "We don"t know who will win, yet."
"Senior Lin Jie, just let me…"
"No, you won"t be able to defeat her," Lin Jie cut off the boy"s word. From the way Ye Jiao fought just now, he could guess that she had trained in basic martial art. Most of the boys here also trained, but they were not as proficient as Ye Jiao.
He could gang up against Ye Jiao, but it wouldn"t be pretty. It would only show that he won in number. When another new batch of children come, they might get ganged up too because it just showed that number could make them win.
Lin Jie stepped forward. "I"ll defeat her fair and square."
"You want to be the boss?" Ye Jiao asked in a low tone.
"What? You"re interested in this position?"
"Not at all."
"Then, prepare yourself!"
As he said that, Lin Jie dashed forward from his position to reach Ye Jiao. His movements were extremely swift and at a completely different speed compared to the previous boy.
But this kind of speed was nothing in Ye Jiao"s eyes. Mu Xin was extremely strong and quick because that girl had trained since very young. Ye Jiao had suffered from beating numerous times. Facing a lower speed, she evaded the punch and used her arm to block it as she changed her pivot.
Her other arm punched forward straight to Lin Jie"s stomach.
Lin Jie"s expression changed when he sensed Ye Jiao"s power. He jumped to the side to minimize the damage from the punch, but his stomach was throbbing. His brow furrowed.
"Is this girl really the same age as him?"
The power that she showed from the punch made him thought of her as someone who had trained from a long time.
"You…How old are you?"
"I"m 10," Ye Jiao replied. Internally, she was sighing to herself as she lamented why she had to add one and a half year to her own age. Unfortunately, too brilliant would only make her the target of many people.
Lin Jie furrowed his brow. "You can use the equipment."
"Senior!"
"But…!"
Lin Jie swept his gaze across the children. "Continue to practice. We only have a few more days before we reach the island."
"Yes."
"I understand."
"Ok, Senior."
Ye Jiao watched as the children followed after Lin Jie"s command without any complaint. Her mind was thinking hard as she thought about how the children already knew the hierarchy of power ever since they were young. They were following after the strong and oppressed the weak.
She was amazed by their way of thinking as she herself knew that it was hard for her to accept her situation in the past. Children who faced difficulties always grew up faster than normal children.
"Let"s not think too much."
Ye Jiao turned her attention to the pillar before her as she focused her attention. Her mind recalled the basic training she had with Mu Xin before she started to move. Punching, kicking, defending, and the basic stance.
Some children were looking at Ye Jiao with surprise as they didn"t expect this little girl to be able to match against Lin Jie. Aside from the fact that Lin Jie has become the direct disciple, this young boy also very strong. However, the children tactfully moved back and waited until Lin Jie"s group had finished before they started to use the equipment.
Not all of them were that strong.
At this time, the guard was watching the children with expressionless face. He communicated with his friend using Eon Energy to wrap his voice.
"There"s an interesting kid in this batch."
"Oh, what is it?"
"The disciple that Zhan Jing pick personally is starting to show her fangs," the guard replied back. His eyes were still scanning the children unhurriedly.
"Oh. Just watch over her like you did with the rest. There"s always one or two unique children that appear at times."
"I understand."
As the communication was cut off, the man sighed to himself. He really wanted to curse that Zhan Jing for having such a good luck. In the past few years, this man had encountered two exceptional children.
Now, that number would increase by one.
"That Zhan Jing really have too much luck."
While the guards were paying attention to Ye Jiao, the girl herself didn"t think too much. She focused on her punch and kick to the pillar. At this time, the s.h.i.+p suddenly shook as some of the children tumbled because of it.
Ye Jiao lowered her center of gravity as she held into the branch of the pillar. Her eyes narrowed as she glanced outside.
"I"m not too used with s.h.i.+p. I guess, I can use this chance to train my stability on unstable surface."
A smile made its way to Ye Jiao"s mouth. She realized that the trip didn"t seem to be bad. There were a lot of things she could learn from this alone.