One person: Starting with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, his grandmaster uncle emerges from seclusion.

Zhang Tianyi suddenly called out to her.

Qu Tong paused and turned around: "Does the Master have any further instructions?"

"It's nothing really."

Zhang Tianyi walked up to her with a smile and held up one finger:

"It's just that I have a bad memory, and I was afraid you'd be too busy with work and forget about it."

"So, I'll stamp your document; consider it a memorandum."

Before Qu Tong could even react, the words had barely left her lips.

Zhang Tianyi's finger had already gently touched Qu Tong's brow.

"Buzz!"

Qu Tong felt a slight tingling sensation deep in her brain.

It felt like being stung by an electric shock.

"What...what did you do to me?!"

Qu Tong took two steps back in terror, frantically mobilizing her blue hand to examine her own soul.

Upon seeing this, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

Deep within her soul, a tiny seed of lightning was suspended!

Although the seed did not sprout, it took deep root in her soul!

"Don't be nervous, it's just a small gadget."

Zhang Tianyi withdrew his hand, put his hands in his pockets, and his smile remained bright, but his eyes were so deep that they sent chills down one's spine.

"This is called the Mother-Child Soul-Tethering Thunder."

"It will not affect your daily eating, sleeping, or even your qi circulation in any way."

Zhang Tianyi leaned closer to Qu Tong and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"As long as you obediently help me find the Six Treasuries Immortal Thief, this Thunder Seed is just for show."

"But if you... disappear, run away, or try to do something shady to my people behind my back..."

Zhang Tianyi snapped his fingers, "Snap."

"As long as I have a thought."

"Your soul will suffer greatly!"

Qu Tong's face turned deathly pale instantly, devoid of any color.

She looked at the devil in front of her who was smiling like a sunny young man.

"Do you understand, little Tong?" Zhang Tianyi patted her stiff cheek.

"I understand...I understand..."

Qu Tong bit her lip and uttered those two words with difficulty.

"Go on with your business now! Be careful on the road, don't tire yourself out!"

Zhang Tianyi waved goodbye warmly.

Qu Tong didn't even leave a polite word before staggering out of the basement in her high heels.

Watching the door close, Zhang Tianyi stretched out a big yawn.

"Done! One more worker added!"

He turned his head, looked at the old Celestial Master and Tian Jinzhong, who were still disheveled in the wind, and grinned:

"Senior brother, third brother, let's go! Let's go upstairs for a midnight snack!"

Chapter 146 The Celestial Master's Test: Chen Duo VS Rong Shan

A cool night breeze blew, and the backyard of Xishan Manor was brightly lit.

After dinner, the younger generation, including Zhang Chulan, Wang Ye, and Zhuge Qing, were sitting at the stone table in the courtyard, drinking tea to aid digestion.

Rongshan was carrying a plate of freshly cut fruit and was about to walk into the house.

"Squeak."

The door to the basement was pushed open from the inside.

"Senior brother, slow down. Your newly grown legs haven't broken in yet. Don't walk too fast and strain your back."

Zhang Tianyi's lazy voice came out first.

The people in the courtyard instinctively turned their heads to look.

next second.

"Clap!"

The fruit plate in Rongshan's hand fell directly onto the bluestone slab, and the cut watermelon and cantaloupe rolled all over the ground.

But he was completely oblivious, his bull-like eyes wide open, staring intently at the doorway, frozen in place.

The old Celestial Master Zhang Zhiwei, his face flushed, lifted the curtain.

Beside the old master was an elderly man who, instead of using a wheelchair, steadily and carefully stepped out of the door...

It was Tian Jinzhong!

Although walking is still a bit awkward, it is a real body of flesh and blood!

"Tian...Uncle Tian?!"

Rong Shan's burly body trembled violently at that moment.

He lunged forward, his knees buckled, and he knelt heavily before Tian Jinzhong with a thud.

Rongshan reached out, wanting to touch Tian Jinzhong's new leg.

Yet it hovered in mid-air, as if afraid that its strength might be too great and damage this dreamlike miracle.

"Uncle-Master...your hands...your legs..."

Rong Shan, a tough man who would never shed a tear, now wept uncontrollably, crying like a child weighing over 200 pounds.

"It's growing...it's really growing! Waaaaah...thank God!!"

Zhang Chulan, Wang Ye, and Zhuge Qing, who were not far away, all stood up at the same time, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

"Holy crap... a living dead, heal the wounded and restored to health..."

Zhang Chulan swallowed hard, feeling a chill run down his spine.

"Silly child, why are you crying?"

Tian Jinzhong's eyes also reddened.

He reached out his brand-new hands, and although his movements were still a little clumsy, he firmly patted Rongshan's head and helped him up.

"Uncle-Master, I'm completely healed. From now on, you won't have to take care of me every day anymore."

"It's no trouble at all! I, Rongshan, would be willing to serve my martial uncle for the rest of my life!"

While wiping away his tears, Rong Shan turned his head and, without hesitation, kowtowed to Zhang Tianyi, who was leaning against the doorframe picking his ear.

"Second Martial Uncle's kindness is immense! Rongshan will never forget it! From now on, wherever Second Martial Uncle points, Rongshan will fight!"

"Alright, alright, stop wailing here so late at night. People who don't know better will think we're holding a funeral ceremony in our yard."

Zhang Tianyi waved his hand dismissively, but a gentle smile played on his lips:

"Quickly clean up the watermelons on the ground, brew a pot of good tea, and let's sit down and chat."

……

As their emotions gradually calmed down, everyone sat around the large stone table.

The old master held a cup of hot tea, his gaze seemingly casually sweeping across the courtyard.

Finally, the spot fell on Chen Duo, who was sitting quietly next to Zhang Tianyi, teasing the kitten with a thin blade of grass.

"Second son."

The old Celestial Master put down his teacup; the alcohol on his face had faded, replaced by the solemn expression of the head of the Celestial Master's Mansion.

“I don’t care if you take on a disciple. This girl has a hard life, and your willingness to protect her is a good deed.”

The old celestial master paused, his tone becoming solemn:

"However, the rules of the Celestial Master's Mansion cannot be broken."

"The Thunder Technique is a closely guarded secret of the Zhengyi School, and it cannot be lightly passed on to anyone who is not a direct descendant with exceptional talent and a steadfast character."

“Since you are going to teach her the thunder magic of the Tian Shu lineage, as the sect leader, I must first test her abilities and see if she is capable of bearing the weight of heavenly thunder.”

Zhang Tianyi leaned back in his armchair, picking his teeth with a toothpick, and casually raised an eyebrow upon hearing this:

"Assess their capabilities? Sure. How do you plan to do it, senior brother?"

The old master turned his head, his gaze precisely locking onto Zhang Chulan, who was secretly eating sunflower seeds in the corner:

"Chu Lan, come here. Go and lend your junior uncle a hand, just enough to test her foundation."

"Bah."

The melon seeds in Zhang Chulan's hand fell to the ground.

He pointed to his own nose, looking completely bewildered: "Me? Master, you want me to go and beat up Junior Uncle?"

Zhang Chulan's mind started to race.

This is a life-or-death question!

If they really fight and hurt Chen Duo, do you think that fiercely protective second master will let him see the sun tomorrow?!

But what if we lose...

The old master's sharp eyes are watching; if the acting is too fake, the old master will probably slap him across the face right there!