Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 152 Zhen Yan Becomes a Disciple

Chapter 152: Chapter 152 Zhen Yan Becomes a Disciple

Zhang San stepped forward, pulled open the door, and Zhen Yu immediately saw six people inside the hall squatting in horse stance, arranged in two rows.

A man around thirty years old was sitting on the host’s seat, staring intently.

Zhang San let Zhen Yu enter first, followed her in, and just as he was about to speak, the man threw him a look, signaling to go to the inner room to talk.

After everyone was seated in the guest area, the man took the initiative to fist salute and introduce himself: "Xu Lin, a secular disciple of Shaolin."

"Hello, Brother Xu," Zhen Yu was the first to respond.

But as soon as her words fell, the man said: "Call me Uncle! I’m thirty-one."

"Uh!" Zhen Yu had to correct herself, "Uncle Xu, my name is Zhen Yu. How long have you studied Kung Fu at Shaolin?"

"Ten years." Xu Lin was not a man of many words.

From the eye contact when she entered the room and the way Xu Lin walked, Zhen Yu could tell that Xu Lin’s ten years at Shaolin Temple were not spent in vain!

Zhang San smiled at him and added a few more words of introduction for Zhen Yu, "This is a brother I got along very well with when I was young! Later, his dad thought we weren’t focused on proper business when we hung out, so he sent him to Shaolin Temple! He only came back in the last two years and opened this Martial Arts Hall. My brother is really skilled! Those outside are his disciples."

"Disciples?" Zhen Yu immediately seized on the key point in Zhang San’s words.

"Yeah, Shaolin Temple has made Xu Lin a bit too serious! He’s very particular about ’destiny’ when taking on disciples, he doesn’t just teach anyone!"

Zhen Yan heard this and felt that the man must be an expert, and his eyes shone as he approached Xu Lin and said, "Do you think I qualify? My name is Zhen Yan, and I want to become your disciple!"

Xu Lin scanned him up and down like an X-ray, "Do you exercise regularly?"

"Yes! I exercise every day with my sister." Zhen Yan nodded vigorously.

Xu Lin turned to look at Zhen Yu, who calmly let him size her up.

"The young lady has trained before? Who did you learn from?" Xu Lin was probing for details from the attitude of Zhang San and the words of Zhen Yan.

"A secret." Zhen Yu bluntly refused to say.

A joke! With her mom and brother around, could she tell the truth? Say that she had signed up for all sorts of classes, having attended every Martial Arts Hall and training class that she had heard of in her previous life?

That would really spill the beans!

"Spar with me?" Xu Lin suddenly seemed interested.

Zhen Yu shook her head vigorously; one move would give it all away.

Xu Lin would surely realize that she had a mix of different styles, and if he asked her about it afterward, she wouldn’t be able to fob him off.

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Xu Lin didn’t waste words; the young lady didn’t agree, so let it be. Anyway, it was the boy who wanted to become a disciple, and he didn’t take female students.

"Come with me." Xu Lin called to Zhen Yan and stood up.

Zhen Yan, both excited and nervous, wished he could attach himself to Xu Lin.

Mrs. Zhen seemed to be listening dumbfounded the whole time; she didn’t understand anyway, and she could just open her mouth when it was time to pay.

"How do you usually train? Show me some moves." Xu Lin stood in a corner of the hall, pointing to the open space in front of him and instructing Zhen Yan.

Without a word, Zhen Yan started to get busy, displaying all the moves his sister had taught him.

After getting up, he added, "We run every morning, and now I’m almost able to do the splits!"

Xu Lin wasn’t too responsive to his somewhat complacent tone; he just nodded and asked, "Why do you want to study martial arts?"

Zhen Yan blurted out almost instinctively: "I’m a man; I need to protect my sister and mother!"

Mrs. Zhen and Zhen Yu were both stunned.

Tears were visibly forming in Mrs. Zhen’s eyes, while Zhen Yu pursed her lips and said nothing.

"Your sister is so formidable! She doesn’t need your protection," Zhang San suddenly broke the mood with his interjection.

"My sister is not that fierce!" Zhen Yan immediately glared with anger, clearly perceiving that Zhang San’s ’fierce’ was not meant as a compliment.

"Once I’ve learned martial arts! She won’t have to lift a finger herself anymore!"

Xu Lin gave a barely noticeable nod, "Anything else?"

"I want to become a police officer! My sister said I should learn more, so I won’t embarrass myself at the police academy!" Zhen Yan blurted out his true thoughts without a draft.

"Embarrass yourself?" Xu Lin chuckled, "It won’t be that bad! But why do you want to become a police officer?"

"It’s not for any specific reason! Aren’t police officers the good guys? Can’t I just like being a police officer without a reason?" Zhen Yan was puzzled, as if being asked why he needed a reason for liking something. He just liked it!

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The smile on Xu Lin’s lips grew wider as he found the young boy’s straightforward nature very much to his taste through their brief interaction.

"If you take me as your master, you’ll have to follow my commands! Can you do that?"

"You won’t make me do bad things, will you?" Zhen Yan almost subconsciously retorted.

"Ha ha!" Xu Lin laughed: "Not only will I not make you do bad things, but you’ll also be punished by your master if you do!"

Apart from Zhen Yu, even the others who were practicing horse stance in the hall couldn’t help but laugh, though they dared not make a sound, shaking like sieves.

Zhen Yan glanced at his sister, and Zhen Yu gave him a subtle nod.

Zhen Yan immediately bowed, "Master!"

After receiving the bow, Xu Lin turned and said, "Follow me! To become an apprentice, you need to offer tea."

Xu Lin sat up straight and solemnly took a sip of the tea Zhen Yan handed him, set it on the table, then beckoned the six who were practicing the horse stance to come forward.

"This will be your Seventh Junior Brother, his name is Zhen Yan."

"Zhen Yan?" One boy with a fierce expression repeated with a hint of confusion, "Om mani padme hum?"

"Ha..." The other five burst into laughter; however, Zhen Yan was completely baffled.

Zhen Yu had to explain, "It’s not the Buddhist Six-character Mantra! It’s Zhen from ’Iron Blood and Red Heart’ sung by Zhen Ni, just remove ’page’ from the word for ’color’."

"Oh..."

"Ah, got it! Which school are you from?"

"Seventh Junior Brother! When will you start coming to class?"

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Zhen Yan was whisked away by a group of boys, and Mrs. Zhen finally got the chance, "Brother Xu, how much is the tuition here per year?"

"Four thousand," Xu Lin named a figure.

Mrs. Zhen glanced at Zhen Yu, who looked to Zhang San.

"My Brother Xu’s four thousand is worth more than the three thousand you pay outside! This is real martial arts we’re teaching!"

Zhen Yu just wanted to know the current going rate outside, and Zhang San provided a swift bottom line.

Knowing the difference was one thousand yuan per year, the thought that flashed through Zhen Yu’s mind was ’that’s too cheap!’

For Mrs. Zhen, it was ’that’s quite a difference!’

Seeing her mother not speaking, Zhen Yu promptly stepped in, "Indeed it’s worth it! But we can’t start until September!"

"Why’s that?" Xu Lin was puzzled at first but then asked, "Transferring from another place to First High School?"

"Mhm!" Zhen Yu nodded.

Zhang San gave a thumbs-up, "Impressive! Your brother must be quite the studious one, huh! But why have you come to Qi City now?"

"We came to buy some stuff and also pave the way for him," Zhen Yu explained succinctly.

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