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Ling Yuxuan had been observing Ziyan's expression and, seeing her like this, couldn't help but smile and tease, "What are you thinking so long about? Still not at ease with your Future Husband?"
"Hey, let me clarify: since you're urging me to stay, you have to teach me the most practical skills without holding back during this time. If I find out you still have any ulterior motives, don't blame me for turning against you."
"Ulterior motives? What kind of thoughts are those? Future Husband, I would love to hear more."
Ling Yuxuan knew where this little girl’s mind was wandering.
A glint of mischief flashed in his eyes as he continued, "Aren't you just hoping that I have some ulterior motives towards you?"
As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows playfully while looking at his beloved.
"Then I might as well go back!"
Ziyan was momentarily speechless and pretended to get up and leave, thinking to herself: Just watch, I’ll figure you out.
"Hey, don’t—I'm just teasing you, my little darling."
Seeing that his beloved seemed genuinely upset, Ling Yuxuan quickly put down the fish he was holding and came over to tightly embrace Ziyan's slender waist from behind.
"Don't go, Yan'er. You know what? When I see you sleeping beside me, I feel like the happiest person in the world. But right now, I carry the heavy burden of family grievances and national hatred. I don’t know if one day when I seek revenge, I’ll still have the chance to come back alive and marry you in a grand ceremony. Promise me you'll stay with me during this time. Let’s just stay here; I'll teach you martial arts well. Even if that day comes when I can’t return, you'll be able to protect yourself. That way, I can rest easy even in the afterlife!"
As Ling Yuxuan spoke more emotionally and increasingly absurdly, his voice seemed to carry a hint of choking.
Ziyan, who was usually soft-hearted, felt her emotions surging within her until she could no longer bear to listen.
Cursing inwardly, Ziyan thought, "What a bad thing, does it have to be so sentimental? Does it have to be so heartfelt that it's hard to let go?"
Countless responses ran through Ling Yuxuan's mind, but she couldn't bring herself to say any of them. Instead, she turned around and covered Ling Yuxuan's mouth.
Nodding gently, she replied, "Okay, I'll stay. Just don't say those ominous things anymore."
At that moment, Ling Yuxuan pulled herself out of her sorrow and pain, feeling a warmth rise within her. She tightly embraced Ziyan, pressing her face against Ziyan's small palm-sized face.
The two of them nestled together like this, as if time had stopped at that moment.
After a long while, unable to contain her emotions, Ling Yuxuan pulled Ziyan closer so that she was facing her. With both hands cradling Ziyan's small face, she kissed Ziyan's soft and sweet lips with fervor.
Thus, the two of them indulged in this moment for quite some time before Ling Yuxuan reluctantly released her beloved one.
Then she said, "Let's go. I'll teach you the true inner strength techniques."
"Okay!"
Ziyan obediently allowed Ling Yuxuan to lead her as they leaped out of the cave and into the waterfall.
After a series of jumps, they arrived at the Ancient Tree Forest. Of course, this place was already cleaned up by the Four Masked Guards after the chaos and devastation from last night at the Deep Pool.
As for the various animals floating on the water's surface, they now lay dead at the bottom of a cliff inside an Ice Cave, saving the guards from having to hunt for food themselves.
The fallen and broken tree trunks and branches were gathered by people and moved to a less conspicuous corner at the bottom of the Ancient Tree Forest, where they could dry naturally and eventually be used as firewood.
So last night in this Mountain Valley, aside from Ziyan who had a good night's sleep, everyone else worked hard almost the entire night.
In the morning, the Mountain Valley returned to its usual tranquility, so Ziyan was completely unaware of everything that had happened here last night and did not notice any changes in the surroundings.
It was only when the two unintentionally walked to an ancient Under the Tree that was so large it would take about ten people to embrace it, that Ziyan was drawn to the lush greenery on the trunk and the fresh severed limbs about a yard high.
Ziyan tilted her head and carefully observed her surroundings, discovering that many tree trunks and branches of various sizes had also suffered severe damage to varying degrees, leaving her momentarily stunned.
She recalled that last night they had practiced lightness skills here and collected bird eggs, but it couldn't have caused such extensive destruction!
Looking at this Millennium Ancient Tree, which last night seemed to have been standing tall while she and Ling Yuxuan were at its treetop collecting a large nest of bird eggs, how could it have lost its upper body overnight as if struck by lightning?
Seeing Ziyan tilting her head in contemplation, Ling Yuxuan reached out and pulled her gently.
"Are you planning to practice or just enjoy the scenery?"
"Uh? Oh, alright!"
At that moment, Ziyan, returning from her reverie, remembered her main task for staying behind.
Finally, she glanced curiously at the ancient tree one more time before shaking her head lightly and standing earnestly in front of Ling Yuxuan, her eyes filled with hope.
First, naturally, Ling Yuxuan recounted the "Eight Extremes Internal Skill" training methods, key points, and taboos to Ziyan once again.
Ziyan repeatedly memorized and internalized them in her mind.
Then Ling Yuxuan began to have her practice the stance technique, which is the foundational practice of internal energy. She first selected a squatting horse stance with a punching motion, instructing her to exhale and inhale at an extremely slow pace, practicing repeatedly.
Until a powerful heat began to spread from her heels up to her waist.
Because last night during their soak in the hot spring, Ling Yuxuan had already quietly opened Ziyan's Ren and Du meridians while simultaneously delivering true energy to her.
So when Ziyan gathered all her energy around the Shenque point and allowed it to circulate for several small cycles, it was then transmitted through the Ren and Du meridians throughout her body, reaching the top of her head.
Soon, countless beads of sweat began to seep from Ziyan's scalp, forming a mist-like vapor around her.
Then, under Ling Yuxuan's guidance, Ziyan drew that mist back and slowly gathered it into her hands. From within her palms, she pushed out a mass of energy shadow, continuously using her internal power to infuse this energy shadow with true energy until it expanded to its peak. Then she brought her hands together and forcefully pushed outward.
The energy shadow shot forward rapidly and exploded like a fireball with a loud "bang," causing a nearby tree to crash down with a "crack," sending dust flying around.
"Wow—"
Ziyan was instantly stunned! After regaining her senses, she raised her hands in front of her eyes, looking at her left hand then at her right hand, and then back again.
She thought to herself: This is unbelievable! I actually managed to use my internal power to knock down a tree?
Watching Ziyan's face, which was as radiant as blooming cotton, Ling Yuxuan couldn't help but feel a flicker of delight: "This girl truly has extraordinary talent; I have indeed found a treasure in her. In this life, to meet such a person, what more could a couple ask for?"
However, after the moment of joy, Ling Yuxuan put on a serious and disdainful expression and coldly said, "Hmph, this can only be considered a light drizzle. Don't get too proud."
"Ah? Oh!"
Ziyan couldn't help but halt her inner excitement, thinking: Indeed, in this era of cold weapons, people emphasize martial arts, so there are certainly others out there who are better. I must not let my guard down; instead, I need to work harder and strive to improve my skills as quickly as possible.
With that determination, Ziyan practiced the set of movements that Ling Yuxuan had taught her from start to finish again and again. With each repetition, she became more proficient and naturally more adept.
Her speed increased with each attempt, flowing like water. Of course, several trees around her suffered as a result, bending and breaking under her force.
Fortunately, during the last few attempts, Ziyan aimed at the cliffside, causing it to appear as if it had been bombarded. Countless stones and soil rumbled down after a series of deafening "booms," cascading down the cliff.
When everything returned to silence, only a few small stones occasionally slid down. The cliffside now bore several large holes, some of which could accommodate five or six people squatting inside at the same time.
...
Time waits for no one. After all this, the sky had gradually turned to dusk.
From the initial warning Ling Yuxuan had given her to this moment, Ziyan still felt joy in her heart. However, her expression was much calmer than when she had first broken the first tree; to outsiders, it seemed as if her heart was as still as water.
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