Chapter 37: Carrying the burden and moving forward
Xiao Liyue stretched her muscles and then tied sand belts on her hands and ankles: "I'm going to leave first, you guys come on and keep up!" After saying that, she ran up the mountain.
When Yu Fengchen saw her, he also bent down and tied the sand belts around his ankles and wrists like her. Seeing this, Wei Zishu also followed his example and tied them.
After being tied up, the few people felt their bodies becoming very heavy. They struggled to move their legs, adjusted their breathing, and then started to jog.
After running only a few dozen meters, they were already sweating all over. Since they were going uphill, it was very strenuous every time they lifted their feet, so they couldn't run fast at all. Xiao Liyue had already left them hundreds of meters behind. The few people who refused to admit defeat could only grit their teeth and persevere.
Xiao Liyue stopped, wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked back at them who were several hundred meters behind, smiled, and then continued to run towards the top of the mountain.
They are young and energetic, and are unwilling to admit defeat, which makes it convenient for me to discipline them.
Moreover, there is less than a month left until the Immortal Alliance Conference, and she herself needs to become stronger. After all, she had promised the Great Elder that she would be in the top five, and she must keep her word.
Having read the book, she also knew that there were several people in this Immortal Alliance Conference who were more powerful than the male protagonist, so if she wanted to get into the top five, she would have to work even harder.
When Xiao Liyue had run halfway back, she met five people running towards the top of the mountain.
When several people saw her running back, they lowered their heads and continued to run towards the top of the mountain. Seeing their determined looks, Xiao Liyue was very happy.
In fact, her body was also very tired, but in order to become strong, she had to grit her teeth and persevere.
Chiyi was flying in the air, watching his master working so hard, he couldn't help but feel distressed: "Master...you don't have to work so hard, I can protect you when I grow up."
Xiao Liyue knew that Chi Yi was worried about her, so she ran while saying, "I know you will protect me, but I also want to be the one who can protect you, instead of you making unilateral efforts. And I, your master, am not that hypocritical. In my previous life, as a mortal, I was able to exceed human limits. Now that I have become a cultivator, how can I be satisfied with the present?"
Chi Yi was so moved that his eyes welled up with tears: "Master... Chi Yi will also work hard to practice and protect you. I also want to call you by your name, which will make me feel more intimate."
Xiao Liyue smiled and said, "Call me if you want. After all, names are for others to call you. And I treat you like a family member, so there's no need for us to be so formal."
Chiyi nodded happily, "I want to call you Yueyue, Master, is that okay?"
"I haven't heard anyone call me like that in a long time. As long as you like it," she recalled.
The name Yueyue was given to her by her best friend in high school, but since she joined the army, the two of them haven't seen each other often.
When she returned from the army, she had already married a rich second-generation man and gave birth to a pair of lovely twins. Since she was busy being a housewife and taking care of the children, they had no chance to get together and chat.
Having been given permission, Chiyi happily spun in circles in the air: "Yueyue...Chiyi likes Yueyue the most."
Seeing Chiyi as happy as a child, she felt less tired physically. Even though it had lived for thousands of years, it was only a cub that had hatched just one year ago.
They ran from early morning to sunrise, and then to the hottest noon. Beads of sweat rolled down their foreheads and their clothes were soaked with sweat, but no one stopped. As long as Xiao Liyue kept running, they, as men, would never stop.
It was almost dark until the setting sun lengthened the shadows of the mountains.
Chi Yi took out a bowl of spiritual spring water from the space: "Yueyue, drink some spiritual spring water, and your body will not be so tired after drinking it."
"Thank you. I didn't expect the spiritual spring water could have this effect?" Xiao Liyue took the bowl and thanked her. She was thirsty already, so she held the bowl and drank from it in big gulps.
Chiyi excitedly wagged his tail and grinned, "Hehe..."
After drinking it, she felt that all the muscles in her body were relaxed and her body was not so heavy anymore.
Xiao Liyue looked at Yu Fengchen and the other five who were still running down the mountain, and knew that if she gave them the water directly, she would expose the secret that she possessed the spiritual spring water.
So she used the spiritual spring water to cook rice and make soup, and added some top-quality spiritual herbs to conceal the spiritual energy of the spiritual spring water.
It was not until noon that Yu Fengchen and the other four walked towards her exhausted.
After running with heavy loads for a whole day, they were already sore all over, not to mention the smell of the delicious food Xiao Liyue had prepared. They were already hungry, and their stomachs couldn't help but growl.
Seeing them coming back, Xiao Liyue greeted them with a smile: "It seems that you have all successfully finished the run, so come over to eat and replenish your energy."
Yu Fengchen looked at her and saw that she was full of energy. He couldn't tell at all that she had run ten times before. He was becoming more and more confused as to what kind of extraordinary woman she was.
The starving people didn't care about the aches and pains all over their bodies and quickly sat down to eat.
With each bite they felt their bodies less sore, which made them work harder.
Seeing that they were all starving, Xiao Liyue quickly made a bowl of soup for them. "Come on... drink a bowl of soup, I spent an hour simmering this soup with spiritual medicine."
Yu Fengchen and the others picked up the soup bowl and took a sip. When they swallowed it, a rich spiritual energy instantly merged into their bodies.
The five people's eyes lit up and they drank the soup in big gulps. After they finished several bowls of soup, they felt warm all over and the soreness in their bodies disappeared.
Chu Mingyou touched his stomach and raised his thumb. "The spiritual soup made by the Ninth Elder is so delicious. I don't feel tired after drinking it."
"Ninth Elder, you have worked hard these days. You train with us every day and get up early to cook for us." Wei Zishu looked at her gratefully.
Xiao Liyue had been cooking for them these past few days. She didn't have the airs of an elder or the headmaster's daughter at all. She was so nice that he even felt embarrassed.
Nangong Yu's opinion of her also changed a lot. He admired Xiao Liyue's extraordinary perseverance and generous character. For the first time, he wanted to understand her thoughts.
Xiao Liyue said happily: "You don't have to be polite. The first and second elders treat me like a family member. In my eyes, you are just like my brothers. I am only a few years older than you. From now on, you don't have to call me the ninth elder. Just call me sister or my name."
Chu Mingyou nodded happily, "Okay, okay! From now on I will call the Ninth Elder Sister Li."
Seeing that he was not polite at all, Wei Zishu smiled softly and said, "Then Zisu will not be polite. From now on, I will call you, the Ninth Elder, Sister Li Yue."
Nangong Yu also agreed and said, "Yes! I will call you Sister Li Yue too."
"Haha...you call Li Yue Sister, so I and You will call her Sister Li. I feel it is more intimate to call her Sister Li." Situ Mo said with a smile.
Yu Fengchen looked at Xiao Liyue without saying anything. Since he was her apprentice, he naturally couldn't call her sister. Even if he was asked to do so, he couldn't bring himself to do so.
Wei Zishu and the others saw that he didn't say anything and knew that Yu Fengchen was different from them, and it was not reasonable for him to call Xiao Liyue "sister" like them, so he changed the subject.
(End of this chapter)
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