Starting with the frog, he has ruled for eternity.

Chapter 10 Croak! Internal Energy!

For Little Frog?

The butler paused for a moment, then looked at the frog sitting on Nan Nan's head.

"Good for Little Frog!" The butler slumped to the ground, listening to Nan Nan hand the book "Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound" to Little Frog, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The little aunt is finally going to end this farce.

but……

The butler glanced at the animals around him, which were being struggled to be controlled by the servants, and then at the frog perched steadily on Nan Nan's head. He sensed that something was amiss.

and many more……

Isn't this frog a little too smart?!

The butler looked at the frog suspiciously, only to see it perched on Nan Nan's head, its eyes darting left and right, pretending to be foolish.

Is this... just my imagination?!

The butler shook his head, trying his best to shake his preconceived notions out of his mind.

No matter what, a frog couldn't possibly be that smart!

The butler struggled to his feet, dusted off the dirt and water stains from his robes, took a deep breath, and cleared his throat:

"Ahem... Well... then I shall announce that the final item of this auction will be won by Little Frog... cough, by Little Frog for fifty taels of silver."

He spoke haltingly, and seemed somewhat aggrieved.

Even if that frog is very clever, how could it possibly buy a manual of internal martial arts for only fifty taels of silver?

This is just too absurd!

Good heavens, if I say this out loud, people will laugh their heads off.

Nan Nan clapped her hands and cheered, "Great! Little Frog, you won!" She looked down at the frog perched on her head and smiled with her eyes crinkling.

Fang Yuan was also extremely excited, squealing with delight.

Internal strength!

It's important to know that in many martial arts and fantasy novels, internal energy is the first hurdle to directly accessing the path of cultivation!

Taking old-fashioned fantasy novels as an example, when internal energy cultivation reaches its peak, one returns to the innate state, and after the innate state comes the foundation building stage!

What is this?!

This is the path to immortality!

Quack! He finally saw a tiny glimmer of hope to return to human form!

Just as Fang Yuan was getting excited, the butler suddenly stepped forward, a fawning smile plastered on his face:

"Miss, the auction is over, and it's getting late... This booklet is valuable, so I'll keep it safe for you for now, and we'll..." He said, reaching out to take the booklet from Nan Nan's hand.

hateful!

This guy actually stole Fang Yuan's internal energy!

They've already found a way to die! Caw!

"Quack! Quack quack quack!!"

Fang Yuan suddenly jumped down from Nan Nan's head, his limbs outstretched, and pounced on the booklet.

He glared at the butler and yelled at him.

joke!

This is his hope of returning to human form!

Nobody can take it away!

The butler's hand froze in mid-air, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.

This toad… does it understand human speech?! Could it really have become a spirit?! But even if it has become a spirit, we absolutely cannot let a beast take the booklet so easily!

The butler stared intently at Nan Nan, trying to make her understand his intentions.

"Little Frog?" But Nan Nan tilted her head, letting Fang Yuan jump into her palm, completely misunderstanding the butler's meaning. Instead, she asked the little frog, "Aren't you going to let the butler take it?"

The butler rolled his eyes at the sight!

What can a frog understand?

"Quack! Quack quack!"

Fang Yuan nodded frantically, his two front paws gripping the booklet tightly, as if afraid it would be taken away.

The butler was stunned!

It's a ghost!

A frog, incredibly, can actually understand human speech!?

Nan Nan immediately puffed out her cheeks and turned to look at the butler: "Little Frog disagrees!"

The butler's smile froze completely.

This is a serious matter.

A frog with supernatural powers, and his own troublesome young lady... If he really loses this booklet, and someone else finds out what's inside...

That would be a huge problem!

He took a deep breath, trying to make his voice sound gentle: "Young Miss, this...this isn't the rule...After the auction, all the items must be collected and properly stored..."

He tried desperately to find an excuse to take the booklet away!

"What rule?" Nan Nan interrupted him matter-of-factly. "Shouldn't items won at an auction go to the person who won? Isn't that how it is at Daddy's auctions? The person who buys something can take it right away!"

The butler opened his mouth, but was speechless for a moment.

What you said, Miss... isn't wrong.

A legitimate auction would certainly be like that. But the problem is, this isn't a real auction at all!

What do you mean, "cats and dogs"? They're not actually going to auction them off! Why are you taking this so seriously with a bunch of animals?!

And that damn frog, what's the point of being so smart!

The butler glared at Fang Yuan, then took a few steps closer:

"Miss, please listen to me..."

The butler lowered his voice and earnestly said, "This item is of utmost importance; you absolutely cannot..."

"I won't listen!" Nan Nan crossed her arms, her little face stern. "I said it was for Xiao Gua, and it's for Xiao Gua! Butler, you're breaking your promise! You're lying to a child!"

Good heavens! You're lying to children!

The butler nearly fainted.

He looked at the stubborn little ancestor, then at the frog clinging to the booklet, and felt dizzy.

How can this be good?

Forcibly seizing it? That's absolutely unacceptable.

Putting aside the possibility of damaging the booklet in the process of tearing it up, just angering the little darling would be enough to give him a hard time.

Are we just going to let a frog take it like that? How are we going to explain this to the master?! This treasure of the manor has fallen into the hands of a toad… If word gets out, what will become of the Lu family's reputation?!

He was sweating profusely, his heart pounding with anxiety.

After a long silence, the butler finally sighed resignedly. Oh well.

He can't make that decision.

So be it. Even if he's laughed at and loses face, all he can do now is report to Master Lu.

Oh dear, how did this mess come about?!

"Then...then I'll go and report to the master, and ask him to make a decision." After saying this, the steward turned and left as if he had been granted a pardon.

"You lot!" He turned back before leaving, sternly ordering the servants, "Keep a close eye on the young lady! No one is allowed to speak ill of what happened today! Do you hear me?!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" The servants nodded repeatedly.

The butler left the courtyard, looking back every few steps, his gait heavy and unnatural.

He walked all the way to the study, stood outside the door for a while, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and then mustered up the courage to raise his hand and knock on the door.

dong dong dong.

"Come in." A deep voice came from the study.

The butler pushed open the door and entered, only to see Master Lu sitting at his desk, holding a ledger in his hand, looking focused.

"What is it?" Master Lu asked without looking up.

"Master...Master..." The butler's voice trembled, "I have something to report..."

Only then did Master Lu raise his head and glance at him.

Seeing the butler covered in sweat and his clothes disheveled, the butler frowned slightly: "What happened? Why are you in such a panic?"

"Yes...it's Miss..." The butler knelt down and recounted the events of the day in a trembling voice.

His voice grew softer and softer as he spoke, until he was almost speaking in a breathy voice.

That's really, really embarrassing!

"What?!" Master Lu jumped up, shaking the teacups on the table and spilling tea. "Nan Nan took 'Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound' and auctioned it off to a frog?!"

He was somewhat amused and exasperated, and retorted, "You can't possibly be fooled by Nan Nan and that frog?!"

This……

The butler lay on the ground and sighed... He wanted it too, but that frog... it really seemed different!

"It's different...it seems to understand human speech. When the little one tried to take the booklet, it immediately pounced on it to protect it!"

"It's like it's come to life."

"What kind of spirits or monsters are there! You..." Master Lu shook his head helplessly.

This matter is neither a big deal nor a small one.

The booklet itself isn't valuable, so it doesn't matter if it's lost! He can just make another copy.

But importantly, that internal energy technique must not be passed on to outsiders! The internal energy technique mentioned above is the key to the Lu family becoming the hegemon of a city!

However, if the frog is really that intelligent, and Nan Nan truly wants to protect the booklet, then it will be quite troublesome.

Master Lu stood with his hands behind his back, his steps hurried, the hem of his robe fluttering. The study was so quiet that only the sound of his footsteps could be heard.

After a long while, Master Lu finally stopped, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.

Where is that booklet now?

"It's...it's still in Miss's hands..." the butler said cautiously. "That frog is clinging on tightly and won't let go, and Miss is protecting it too. I really..."

Lu Ye chuckled to himself.

He knew his daughter's temperament perfectly well. She was a woman of her word, stubborn and inflexible. Spoiled since childhood and the only daughter in the family, no one wanted to go against her wishes.

If they forcibly take back that booklet... she'll definitely cause a huge uproar and cry for three days and three nights without stopping.

But what if a toad really got hold of the government's most precious treasure...?

That would be incredibly embarrassing if word got out!

Grandpa Lu rubbed his temples, smiled, but then fell into deep thought.

After a long while, he suddenly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them.

"Never mind, go and call Dalang over."

"Yes!" The butler, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, scrambled out of the room.

Before long, Lu Yong, the eldest son of the Lu family, entered the study. He was about twenty years old, tall and straight, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and his features bore a resemblance to Nan Nan.

He was Nan Nan's older brother, the one who demonstrated the Tiger Roar Knife Technique to the frog that day.

"Did my father call me?"

Master Lu waved his hand, signaling the butler to leave, before turning to his son: "Nannan made a fool of himself today."

"What's gotten into my sister again?" Lu Yong chuckled. "Did she perhaps train some rare insect or snake as a pet again?"

"It's more serious than that." Old Master Lu sighed. "She took my copy of 'Tiger and Leopard Thunder' from my study and held some kind of pet auction, selling it to a frog."

Lu Yong paused for a moment, then burst out laughing: "That toad she just brought back?"

"Exactly."

Lu Yong's smile froze: "Is what Father said true?"

"When have I ever lied to you?" Master Lu said irritably.

It's embarrassing to talk about, but when you really put it into words, it's actually just a small matter.

Lu Yong's face showed a mixture of wanting to laugh and not daring to. After a moment, he frowned, forcing a smile, and asked with a strange expression, "Then what should we do? Take it back?"

"inappropriate."

Grandpa Lu shook his head, sat down in the chair, picked up his teacup and took a sip. "You know your sister's temper. If you force her, she can make a scene for half a month. Then your mother will blame me for not loving my daughter."

He paused, then looked at his son: "Besides, if word gets out that we're forcibly taking something from a frog, it won't look good for the Lu family."

"So, what does Father mean?"

"Go tell your sister that since that frog was able to film 'Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound,' he is destined to be with her. As the eldest brother and a martial artist, you should personally teach your sister and that frog how to practice this skill."

Ok?

Lu Yong was still confused and stunned: "Teach my sister and frogs??"

Teaching a frog internal martial arts!?

How could a frog possibly learn internal martial arts?! This must be a joke!

Internal energy cultivation techniques emphasize the circulation of energy through the meridians and breathing exercises. That beast doesn't even have meridians, so how could it learn them?

Master Lu glanced at Lu Yong and knew he had misunderstood.

Ugh... How could you be so stupid, not even realizing it yet!?

Master Lu glared at the good-for-nothing Lu Yong and sighed:

"What could a beast possibly learn? He's just good at fooling your sister. Once you've appeased her, you can get the booklet back, right?!"

"Your sister is confused, and you're confused too!?"

"Just go ahead and teach it. Do you think a frog can learn internal martial arts?!"