The reason Xie Chang'an dragged Ye Jingchen along was because he could tell that Ye Jingchen was exhausted and wanted to mess with him and see him in such a sorry state.

At first, Ye Jingchen was indeed quite resistant, and Xie Chang'an could hardly drag him. But after running for a while, Xie Chang'an felt that dragging him was not as difficult as before. When he looked back, he almost laughed out of anger.

Because Ye Jingchen had even closed his eyes, his expression was calm, as if he were asleep.

Xie Chang'an deliberately dragged Ye Jingchen towards the roadside, and Ye Jingchen didn't even notice, simply following Xie Chang'an's lead.

Xie Chang'an tried three times in a row, and Ye Jingchen almost bumped into the flower bushes each time.

Xie Chang'an was then truly convinced that Ye Jingchen had indeed closed his eyes.

He dragged Ye Jingchen running because he wanted to see him suffer and be in pain, not because he genuinely wanted to train him.

After running for a while, Xie Chang'an saw a peach tree at the bend ahead, so he mischievously led Ye Jingchen towards the tree.

Just before he was about to crash into the tree trunk, he dodged to the side, laughing as Ye Jingchen crashed into it due to inertia.

But just before Ye Jingchen's face was about to make intimate contact with the tree trunk, he reached out and braced himself.

He opened his eyes and looked at Xie Chang'an with a half-smile, "Young Master Xie, did you have fun?"

"You did that on purpose?" Xie Chang'an asked with a regretful expression after his prank failed.

"I just closed my eyes, I'm not asleep, and I'm not dead. You tested me three times, and each time you changed the frequency of your running. Do you think I didn't notice?" Ye Jingchen asked with a smile.

Humans' five senses are interconnected. When he closed his eyes, his hearing and touch were amplified, so how could he not sense the change in Xie Chang'an's footsteps?

Xie Chang'an tested him three times, then behaved himself for a while, and then his pace changed again. At the same time, Ye Jingchen smelled the fragrance of peach blossoms, and the fragrance was getting closer and closer to him. How could he not realize what Xie Chang'an wanted to do?

"Cunning!" Xie Chang'an used these two words to describe Ye Jingchen's behavior, and then released his other hand.

"Why would you let go? Keep running with me!" Ye Jingchen said with a smile.

"Run yourself, it won't work if someone else drags you along!" Xie Chang'an said irritably, and then continued running.

Is he some kind of helpful good person?

Ye Jingchen grabbed Xie Chang'an's hand and ran after him. "I think it's quite effective. Although I'm using your strength, my body is also moving. If I were alone, I wouldn't have the strength to run anymore."

"You're too heavy, I can't move you!" Xie Chang'an said with disdain.

The familiar situation suddenly reversed, and now it was Xie Chang'an who was pulling hard on his hand, trying to get rid of Ye Jingchen.

"I'm cooperating with you so much, and you still can't move it? Are you tired? Weak?" Ye Jingchen said deliberately.

Xie Chang'an: ...

At this point, he could have stopped. After all, Ye Jingchen had said that they were still children, wearing the shell of cubs. So what if people questioned their 'emptiness'?

If Ye Jingchen can be indifferent, then naturally he can be indifferent as well.

However, while stopping would prevent him from becoming Ye Jingchen's free tool, Xie Chang'an still felt somewhat aggrieved.

He couldn't swallow his anger at letting Ye Jingchen go like that.

"Whether I'm tired or not, you'll see in a moment!"

"You asked for this. Don't call for a stop when you can't take it anymore, and don't hold me back!" Xie Chang'an sneered and suddenly began to exert his strength, his speed much faster than before.

Even if he works himself to death here today, he will teach Ye Jingchen a lesson!

Ye Jingchen didn't speak. Talking was too tiring. He'd rather use that energy to keep up with Xie Chang'an's pace, since such opportunities were rare.

He closed his eyes, following Xie Chang'an's strength and keeping up with his steps.

When a person closes their eyes, all of their senses are amplified, but one thing is amazing: fatigue is not amplified.

Or rather, because you can better feel the changes in different parts of your body and coordinate them in time, you don't feel so tired.

Moreover, it's easier to clear your mind when you close your eyes, so you can't feel anything else, and the gradually increasing fatigue will be weakened by your senses.

Xie Chang'an ran very fast, a gentle breeze brushed past his ears, and the scent of various flowers mixed with the fragrance of grass and trees filled his nose. Without having to look at the road ahead, and without being disturbed by the scenery or people along the way, Ye Jingchen could focus on regulating his breathing rate and letting his body adapt to this rhythm.

Ye Jingchen didn't know how long he had been running with Xie Chang'an, he only knew that he kept running and running until the bell that signaled the end of morning reading rang.

Ye Jingchen opened his eyes and met Xie Chang'an's complicated gaze.

"Brother, what's wrong? Did Xie Chang'an bully you?" Ye Jinghe caught up in a few steps, forcefully separated the two people holding hands, and supported Ye Jingchen, whose legs went weak and he was about to fall to the ground.

However, he himself was also exhausted, and his small body staggered, almost causing the two of them to roll into a ball.

Ye Jingchen didn't have the strength to speak for a while. After all, although he deliberately ignored the feeling of fatigue in his body, it didn't mean that he wasn't tired.

He was already tired, and then Xie Chang'an dragged him along for so long, how could he not be tired?

All he wants to do right now is find a place to lie down and relax.

However, it is very bad to sit or lie down to rest immediately after exercising, so he used the last bit of his strength to stabilize his body and Ye Jinghe's small body. The two hugged each other and supported each other.

As for Xie Chang'an, he didn't look as disheveled as Ye Jingchen after stopping. He just stood there motionless and didn't say a word. He looked at Ye Jingchen with a very complicated expression.

Ye Jingchen stood there for a long time to calm down before he finally regained some strength.

"Jinghe, come on, stretch with me." He slowly repeated the warm-up exercises before the morning run twice more.

Although Ye Jinghe was very tired, he still followed his brother's movements seriously.

Anyway, everything my brother does makes sense, so listening to him is definitely the right thing to do.

Xie Chang'an didn't move, but he watched very carefully, not missing a single movement.

"Young Master Xie, won't you join us? This set of exercises is the quickest way to relieve fatigue in your joints!"

Xie Chang'an waved his hand.

He wanted to move, but he simply didn't have the strength.

Ye Jingchen is tired, but he will only be more tired than Ye Jingchen.

After all, he had been dragging someone along. Although Ye Jingchen was relatively cooperative, Ye Jingchen was now two years older than him, chubby, and quite heavy. He felt like his hands were about to give out, his legs were trembling slightly, and his chest felt tight.

This time, he truly killed eight hundred enemies but lost a thousand of his own!

He will never do such a stupid thing again!