The Invisible Halo

"Ha? Why?" Zhou Meng got curious.

"Yesterday we had our training assessment. Both got beaten up. Their old bones are making noises now." Lin Jiang smirked.

Suddenly a heavy hand landed on his shoulder. He had an idea of who that might be. So, he played along and looked hesitant as if he was caught backbiting. Which he was.

"Yes?" He asked politely to the lady behind him.

Lin Huiying gave him a fake smile which did look a little scary and increased the pressure on his shoulder, "Aren't you simply asking for a beating? Have you forgotten that WE BOTH are the martial artist and you're a cultivator?"

Lin Dan who took a seat next to his twin, put a hand on the back of his chair as if cornering him, "Don't bother asking him. He has simply been itching for a beating these days, right?" He asked with a smile.

Well, Lin Jiang was aware that they won't beat him to a pulp since they loved him, but that does not mean that they would hesitate to give him a few for their power kicks and punches. So, he decided to take a small, teeny-tiny step back.

"I was just afraid that they would be worried about you guys." He continued with a worried expression, "And what if they left to look for you guys, making a scene on the streets, asking people if they have seen two kids loitering around. And suddenly they spot you two walking slowly because of the pain and tiredness while people recognize you guys and start staring. Ah!!! I cannot imagine that scene. People would start gossiping that General Lin's two strongest grandkids looked haggard. Lacking the strength to even walk normally. Aiya! My dear…. I mean OUR dear grandfather would have been so sad to hear that."

This guy continued with his drama while shaking his head, "NO NO NO. I couldn't bear to let that happen. It was all to save my family." The drama was concluded with Lin Jiang putting his right hand on the heart and looking down with a concerned expression.

Others were staring at him. After two seconds they burst into laughter. Lin Huiying and Lin Dan also couldn't stop their lips from being raised. They left him off the hook with both giving him good shoulder pats and massages before settling down in their seats.

Zhou Meng looked at them and asked, "How come you both are tired? Martial artists have a special body constitution. So out of all five of you, both of you should be the more energetic duo."

Both of them were at loss for words. They didn't know how to explain their situation. One was embarrassing and one was way too surprising.

Looking at them, Lin Fengmain and Lin Biao laughed and explained the Zhou trio.

"Lin Dan has been signed up for double training after getting defeated in yesterday's fight against the Colonel of grandfather's army which shouldn't be the result because the Colonel only uses his 50% - 70% when fighting with us and if he had trained diligently then the results would have been different. In plain words, he deserved it."

Lin Biao picked up from there, "And for our little sister. She gave us quite a surprise yesterday. Her martial arts are something no one would have ever witnessed in their life. An army colonel was forced to use his 100% power to defeat her. The fight still went on for nearly an hour."

The Zhou trio was surprised. Looking at them Lin Biao told the story/excuse Lin Huiying gave them about the existence of Karv Maga. The trio digested the whole thing with little difficulty. And turned to look at Lin Huiying in a new light as if she had a halo behind her.

Lin Huiying thought they almost looked comical with that. Like a funny scene with background music, the camera zooming out on the three looking at her with admiration while she had a halo behind her. She raised her hand and waved it behind her head to disperse that invisible halo.

Lin Fengmian turned to Lin Jiang and asked, "Looks like you guys walked here rather than taking the carriage. What happened?"

Lin Jiang with vivid expressions explained: "When we were leaving the house, grandfather saw us, and he informed us that basically, ALL the carriages at our house are NOT AVAILABLE for the time being due to some repair work going on. He SUGGESTED walking is a good exercise." After all those exaggerations and fun, he calmed down, "So we walked for more than half an hour to get here."

The other five people couldn't help but laugh at the reason. Because it was apparent that the old man Lin was annoyed at these two idiots. NO CARRIAGES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE TIME BEING. Is this even possible? In a family like the LIN'S. And the reason he gave was what? REPAIR WORK!! All carriages are under repair at the same point. Does it even make sense?