ALL NOVEL Chapter 20.1: Tragic Training
“Ah~~~ It’s so enjoyable to soak in the hot spring occasionally after training,” Xiao Ning leaned against the edge of the spring, feeling extremely comfortable.
Then Xiao Ning looked at Xiao Yan and a mischievous smile appeared on his face.
“Hehe~ Little cousin, how were those beautiful women that i took you to see at Ningchun Tower last time?”
“Uh…”
Xiao Yan was slightly stunned, images of those enchanting women surrounding him at Ningchun Tower flashed through his mind, and his face turned slightly red. He awkwardly replied, “They… were not bad…”
“Right? Forget about training this time. After the coming-of-age ceremony, i will take you there again. You must enjoy yourself thoroughly,” Xiao Ning patted Xiao Yan’s shoulder and laughed heartily. The other boys looked at Xiao Ning as if he were an idiot, and Xiao Yan was also speechless about his cousin.
Is he really missing a few screws in his head? Did he not realize that he was not the only one who could hear him?
“Xiao Ning!!! If you dare to take Cousin Xiao Yan to such a place again, I will break all of your bones!!”
As expected, as soon as Xiao Ning finished speaking, a terrifying roar came from the other side of the partition, followed by the chilling voice of Xiao Xun’er, who may not have a loud voice, but was exceptionally cold.
“Cousin Xiao Ning, it’s not good to force Brother Xiao Yan to do something he doesn’t want to, do I need to remind you what would happen to mischievous children like you again?”
Xiao Ning was used to Xiao Mei’s loud voice, but the chilling voice of Xiao Xun’er made him shiver.
We’re in the hot spring, after all!
“I-I understand! I was just joking! Don’t take it seriously, okay!”
Xiao Ning quickly explained, then shut his mouth and changed the subject, asking Xiao Yan again.
“By the way! How are we going to sleep tonight?”
“The weather has been quite warm lately, so we can just gather a bunch of leaves and dry grass to sleep on the ground,” Xiao Yan looked up at the starry sky and chuckled. “But when it gets colder, we’ll have to set up tents. We’ll figure it out when the time comes.”
“What?! We have to sleep out here?” Xiao Mei’s skeptical voice came from the other side of the partition.
“Cousin Xiao Yan! There are a lot of mosquitoes in the mountains!”
“I know.”
“Then why…”
“Just don’t deactivate your Dou Qi when you sleep, and it will be fine.” Xiao Yan responded indifferently,
“…”
Upon hearing Xiao Yan’s reply, not only Xiao Mei, but every Xiao Clan younger generation fell silent.
Indeed, Xiao Yan had brought them here for training… and considering his personality, there is a high chance that not even their sleep is going to be peaceful.
Of course, they could choose to deactivate their Dou Qi when they slept, but that would mean they would have to bear the consequences no matter how miserable they felt the next day.
The mosquitoes in the mountains were more venomous than they had anticipated.
“What are you afraid of! We are members of the Xiao clan! It’s just some tiny mosquitoes! They are nothing to fear of!”
Xiao Ning clenched his fist and spoke out with an inspiring tone, and the other boys echoed his words.
“You’re right!”
“The Xiao clan fears nothing!”
“It’s just sleeping without deactivating our Dou Qi, right? Let’s just do it!”
In contrast to the boys’ resolute words, the girls remained silent.
After soaking in the hot spring, Xiao Mei, on behalf of the girls, pleaded with Xiao Yan in various ways, but ultimately couldn’t change his mind. They could only miserably sleep on a pile of leaves and dry grass together with everyone else.
In the tranquil forest, they spent their first day of training.
The next morning, under the sunlight, Xiao Yan clapped his hands and called out, and everyone slowly woke up.
At this moment, both the boys and girls looked at each other in silence, not uttering a word.
On the boys’ side, apart from Xiao Yan, who seemed fine, everyone else had various red bumps from mosquito bites all over their faces, itching and grimacing.