After lingering at Mr. Li's place and chatting in the room for a while, time slipped away unnoticed.
When the gong sounded, Xie Chang'an realized that they had also missed the morning training.
He immediately had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, half an hour later, there was a knock on their door.
He went to open the door, and sure enough, it was his mother.
"Is the injury on your face serious?" Xu Jingjing asked Xie Chang'an as soon as she saw him, her eyes fixed on the side of his face where he was applying ointment.
“It’s not serious,” Xie Chang’an said after a moment’s hesitation.
"Then why didn't you go to training?" Xu Jingjing asked, puzzled.
Xie Chang'an didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he looked at Ye Jingchen.
In the military, missing daily training can be a minor or major offense, depending on whether the commander-in-chief takes it seriously. However, in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, the consequences of unexcused absence from training are severe.
"Auntie, I had something to discuss with Mr. Li this morning, so I didn't have time to go to training. We'll make up for the training you missed this morning," Ye Jingchen said to Xu Jingjing with a smile.
Xu Jingjing thought for a moment and said seriously, "Since that's the case, there's still some time before lunch, why don't you catch up on the morning training first?"
Ye Jingchen: ......
Why did Xu Jingjing react differently than he expected?
"Let's go!" Xie Chang'an looked at Ye Jingchen's dazed expression and wanted to laugh, but he held it in.
Ye Jingchen subconsciously followed Xie Chang'an.
"You need to hurry, or you'll miss lunch," Xu Jingjing reminded them from behind.
"Are your father and mother a little...?" Ye Jingchen was still a bit dazed as they started running with their loads on their backs. He originally wanted to ask Xie Chang'an if his parents had a bit of a split personality, but that wasn't a good word, and he shouldn't speak ill of his elders, so he didn't ask. However, he knew that Xie Chang'an should understand what he meant.
Xu Jingjing would never normally speak to him with such a serious and earnest expression.
And Xie Shaoling, who taught him spear thrusting in the morning, was like a completely different person when he was teaching.
“Our family has always taken training this seriously. After all, sweating is better than bleeding, and enduring hardship is better than being buried in the ground,” Xie Chang’an said.
Ye Jingchen's lips twitched. "That's quite symmetrical!"
After running fifteen miles with his load on his back, Ye Jingchen stretched and then rushed to the kitchen with Xie Chang'an.
There's no other way; it's lunchtime, and if I don't hurry, I might not get to eat.
After lunch, there was about an hour and a half of rest time. Ye Jingchen was so tired that he went back to his room and took a nap.
They didn't dare to miss the afternoon training. After dinner and a short rest, they made up for the morning training.
After finally finishing training, it's time to practice shooting again.
By the time Ye Jingchen finished the task of thrusting the spear fifty times, it was almost midnight.
Ye Jingchen felt he had never been so tired in his life.
I've never been this tired, not even in my past life!
Fortunately, after returning to his room, the eunuch had prepared hot water in advance, allowing him to take a comfortable hot bath.
While soaking his feet, he was so tired that he fell asleep sitting down. If Xie Chang'an hadn't caught him in time, he would have collapsed to the ground.
After soaking his feet, he lay down on the bed and fell asleep immediately, even when Xie Chang'an massaged his hands and feet, he didn't react.
Xie Chang'an successfully touched Ye Jingchen's waist, but Ye Jingchen was sleeping too soundly. Even when Xie Chang'an rubbed his waist, he only occasionally made a "hmm" sound and did not react at all.
Xie Chang'an looked at Ye Jingchen, who was sleeping soundly like a pig, and felt a little disappointed, but more than that, he felt heartache.
The night passed, and the next day Xie Chang'an got up on time, washed up, and called Ye Jingchen to get up.
But perhaps he was too tired yesterday, because no matter how much he called out, Ye Jingchen didn't respond.
Even when he pinched Ye Jingchen's cheek like he did yesterday, Ye Jingchen didn't wake up.
With time running out, he had no choice but to dig Ye Jingchen out of bed and dress him.
Ye Jingchen woke up when he was almost dressed, but he was still not fully conscious and refused to cooperate.
Xie Chang'an pressed him down and struggled to get him dressed, feeling even more exhausted than if he had fought with his father.
Fortunately, Ye Jingchen finally woke up completely and was able to wash up on his own. Otherwise, Xie Chang'an would have been truly helpless.
He really couldn't understand how someone could sleep so soundly!
This morning I still practiced thrusting with a spear.
Xie Shaoling said that he had to practice until he could thrust the spear a hundred times in half an hour without making a mistake before he could learn to block and seize.
Ye Jingchen didn't want to say anything, he just buried himself in his training.
He made six mistakes during last night's practice!
It wasn't that he lacked composure; he was simply too tired and his limbs felt weak.
This morning's practice was a little better than yesterday morning's; he only made three mistakes. However, just as he finished practicing, the army's morning training began.
Dragging his weary body while carrying a 30-pound weight on his back, he finally understood how Xie Chang'an felt back then.
The only difference is that Xie Chang'an used to be able to run in the lead no matter how tired he was, but now he can only fall to the back.
After running fifteen miles and unloading his load, he would run to the kitchen to grab food.
Anyway, there were no outsiders in the small cubicle where they were eating, so there was no need to worry about manners. He wolfed down his porridge, finally giving himself a little time to rest.
Back in his room, he closed the door and collapsed onto the wooden couch, unwilling to move.
With the same training intensity, Ye Jingchen felt like he was about to be drained, while Xie Chang'an looked as if nothing had happened.
His hands, which were massaging Ye Jingchen's arms and legs, were still very strong, making Ye Jingchen feel completely comfortable. Ye Jingchen closed his eyes and grunted like a little pig, which made Xie Chang'an feel itchy inside.
He silently reached out his hand to Ye Jingchen's side.
As soon as they touched him, Ye Jingchen's body trembled, as if he was about to jump off the wooden bed.
"I'll massage my waist myself!" Ye Jingchen opened his eyes and quickly removed Xie Chang'an's hand from his side.
Xie Chang'an was clearly unwilling, so he used both hands together to tear Xie Chang'an's hand off his side.
"This is my ticklish spot. It will itch if you touch it. Don't touch it again. I'll do it myself." Ye Jingchen said seriously, covering his side with his hand.
Does it itch?
Xie Chang'an looked at Ye Jingchen, and neither his reaction yesterday nor his reaction just now seemed like itching.
However, he didn't insist, and just watched Ye Jingchen rub his own waist.
His gaze was so intense that Ye Jingchen felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, and his waist felt a bit hot.
He stared at Xie Chang'an with his big eyes, "Don't you have anything else to do? Why are you staring at me like that?"
Xie Chang'an looked away, his curiosity growing stronger.
He's touched Ye Jingchen's waist before, and he was perfectly normal when he put his arm around Ye Jingchen's lower back. So why does Ye Jingchen react so strongly when he turns his waist?
Ye Jingchen slept too soundly last night and didn't respond, so he must try again tonight.
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