Chapter 20 Training Takedown

  Before that, the four of them in class were impressive to their classmates with their unique beauty, and now they are famous again in class because of their singing voices.

  The weekend is coming soon. This time, Geng Yan didn't stay at her house together, and they didn't meet again after school. Accompanied by the bright morning sunlight, Meng Er got up and started jogging in the garden, rested for half an hour after finishing, had breakfast, and then Geng Yan arrived. This time, Meng Er felt that Geng Yan was much easier to get along with than before, and even the way they addressed each other seemed different.

  "Disciple, the master has arrived, why haven't you come out to greet him?"

  Meng'er broke out in a cold sweat, feeling as if she had returned to Sheng Yue. Her master was an old man with a white beard, who would always appear and disappear suddenly. However, whenever he appeared, he would loudly call out for his disciple, but never came out to greet her. But since she married into the imperial palace, she hadn't seen him again.

  "Hey, Meng'er? Snap out of it!" Gang Yan plopped down beside Meng'er, waving his hands in front of her eyes. Meng'er came to, looking at the increasingly familiar Gang Yan with a teasing tone: "Good morning, Master! You're in a good mood today, huh?"

  "Really? I'm in a good mood every day!" Gang Yan's face was relaxed, with his fingers interlocked behind his neck, and his entire body weight shifted onto the sofa. He rarely had a good mood, so he chatted with Meng Er for a few more sentences.

  "Master, what will we learn today?"

  Geng Yan turned his head to look at Meng Er, who had an expectant expression on her face. He felt a bit more interested in this girl of the same age as him. Compared to many people, Geng Yan's mind was relatively mature, probably because of the ups and downs of his athletic career, which made him understand more things.

  "Why are you so keen on training? It's the weekend, wouldn't it be better to invite a few friends out for a stroll, read some books or travel?"

  Friend? She has just arrived in this world, does the dormitory count as a few? Her heart is determined. This body was previously arrogant and willful, offending many people, so there are even fewer friends. Reading books? She likes to read history books, but the more she reads, the more sorrowful she becomes! Because before this era, there was no Holy Yue Dynasty in history, fortunately, the Holy Yue Dynasty is similar to the present day, and with the memories in her mind, she can still cope with ease. Traveling? Let's go later!

  "Right, you think so too, don't you? So, stop training already?" Gang Yan looked at Meng Er and stopped talking, entering a state of contemplation, thinking that his words had taken effect, and continued to attack. "Do more things that girls should do, right? Even this sword will be unbalanced in both hands, and one leg will be thick and the other thin!"

  "I want to continue practicing, girls can do other things besides shopping, reading and traveling, doing other things doesn't mean she's not feminine enough?" Meng'er said seriously, slightly tilting her head as she looked at Geng Yan.

  Geng Yan rubbed his forehead, and it turned out that his words hadn't gotten through to her after all? "Let's start training then." He said, getting up and heading towards the training room. Meng'er happily followed him.

  "You go review last week's moves first!" he said, and then sat down in the armchair by the window. Meng'er had no choice but to review each of the moves they had practiced last week on her own. Fortunately, she sometimes practiced footwork in her dormitory, so after going through a whole set, Meng'er was already sweating lightly. When she turned around to ask for instructions on what to do next, Geng Ye was staring at her absent-mindedly. But she couldn't guess what he was thinking now, so she spoke up: "Master, what's next?"

  Geng Yan, whose thoughts were interrupted by Meng Er, stood up and said: "Let's practice the basic movements instead. Your flexibility is very good, remember to stretch your legs and pull your tendons often."

  Geng Yan spoke as he gestured, and Meng Er followed behind him, carefully imitating his movements. Geng Yan saw Meng Er's serious expression through the surrounding mirrors and couldn't help but become distracted again. Why was this girl learning so seriously? Was it really because of Yu Ge's sake? But somehow it didn't seem like it; their connection now seemed even weaker than before.

  "Master! Master!"

  "Ah, what's wrong?" Gang Yan was completely unaware, now he had stopped moving and stood there stupidly thinking about things.

  "How could you stop? If it were a match with an opponent, wouldn't you be sure to lose? Isn't it said that practicing martial arts can cultivate one's character and concentrate one's mind? I looked left and right but didn't see the several words I mentioned in the ten or more years of your practice!"

  "Dead girl, only practiced for a few days? Dare to speak to Master like this?" Geng Yan turned around, staring at Meng Er, who was the same age as him but shorter. "Got gutsy, huh?" As he spoke, his hand came slashing horizontally. Meng Er lightly dodged to the right, avoiding Geng Yan's hand. Geng Yan didn't expect this girl to react so quickly and thought of testing her. He transformed his index and middle fingers into swords, stabbing forward. Meng Er lightly jumped up, moving behind Geng Yan. Geng Yan thought he was seeing things and stood there stunned, before Meng Er had already transformed her fingers into a sword and stabbed him in the back.

  "Haha, Master, you have been successfully eliminated by me."

  "Girl, are you wearing a pendant?" Gang Yan rushed over and was about to check Meng Er's body.

  "What's wrong?" Meng'er retreated continuously, preventing those hands from getting close.

  "You said you passed by me so quickly, I'll check if you're wearing a pendant, how can it be so light?"

  "No, because martial arts is all about flexibility in training. I've learned the essence of it, so my reactions are quick and movements agile." Meng Er couldn't tell her that she used to practice qinggong, which allowed her body to jump higher and move faster and more nimbly than ordinary people!

  "I don't believe it!" Gang Yan continued to stretch out his hand, wanting to catch Meng Er, but she kept retreating backwards, unaware that she had already backed into the windowsill's taishi chair. As her body leaned back, she instinctively stretched out her hands, just barely reaching Gang Yan's hands behind her. The incident happened suddenly, and Gang Yan momentarily forgot that this was an empty training room where one could see through to the other side with a single glance, and he didn't notice that there were no curtains or obstructions. In his haste to catch Meng Er, he thought he had finally grabbed her hand, but instead, she pulled him along, and they both crashed onto the taishi chair. Gang Yan was afraid that Meng Er's head would collide violently with the chair, so in a state of panic, he released his grip on her hands and shielded her head with both hands. However, he didn't consider that this posture would put the entire weight of his body on top of Meng Er. The back of Meng Er's knees heavily bumped against the chair, and Gang Yan only let go of her hand after that. She then covered her face with both hands in a self-protective gesture, and with Gang Yan's over 100-jin weight crashing onto her, she was left gritting her teeth in pain, unable to react for a long time.

  "What are you doing?"

  The voice of Jing Tianyou sounded coldly at the door, and Meng'er took her hand away to look at the door. She saw her brother and Jing Tianyou standing at the door, staring at them in surprise. When Geng Yan heard the sound, he let go of the armrests on both sides with his hands and tried to stand up. However, when he was halfway up, he found that his feet were stuck under the chair. Just as he was about to fall back onto Meng'er's body, a strong force pulled him up from both sides, especially from the right side, almost crushing his bones. He turned to look at the right side, thinking it was Jun Ge, but instead saw Jing Tianyou, who was emitting icy swords from his eyes. Geng Yan couldn't help but tremble and call out: "Tianyou Ge!" But the person beside him completely ignored his existence, with his eyes fixed intently on the person still lying on the recliner, covering their face.

  "Can you explain what you're doing?" Tianyi suppressed his anger and didn't let it erupt. Heaven knows, when he opened the door, he saw her being pressed down by a man, and a raging fire began to burn inside him, almost scorching his internal organs.

  "After steadying himself, Gang Yan looked at Jing Tianyu's pale face and then at Meng Er, who was still covering her face and refusing to let go. He weakly said: 'During training, Meng Er didn't notice the chair behind her, so I tried to hold her steady and it ended up like this!'"

  Jing Tianyou didn't speak, still staring at the young woman lying on the recliner, the silence in the room was palpable. Finally, Meng'er couldn't bear this eerie atmosphere and secretly opened her fingers a crack, peeking through to see three men with different expressions: Geng Yan looking at Jing Tianyou, Jing Tianyou and Cang Haijun staring at her. Just as she had been shrouded in gloom, the man's mouth curled into a helpless smile. "Don't cover it!" Jing Tianyou said with a mixture of amusement and helplessness.

  "It's nothing, I didn't do anything to you!" Geng Yan said mockingly along with Jing Tianyou's words. However, as soon as Jing Tianyou gave him a glance, he immediately shut up.

  Meng'er saw that Geng Yan had become like a little daughter-in-law, and she was delighted. She let out a "pu" sound and laughed, and her hands also relaxed. Thinking about it, she didn't pretend to be polite anymore, and she was about to stand up. However, just as she straightened up and tried to use force to get up, a sharp pain shot through her knee joint, and her buttocks, which had just left the chair by more than ten centimeters, heavily fell back onto it.

  "What's wrong?" Canghai Jun and Qiantian You squatted beside the chair, one on the left and one on the right, asking anxiously. Just as she was about to reach out to rub her numb and aching foot, a pair of hands even quicker than hers helped massage it.

  Meng Er looked at the owner of the hands with some surprise, but he was now concentrating on massaging his feet and didn't notice Meng Er's gaze. When Meng Er's line of sight returned to the pair of hands on her knees, she found that they had distinct joints and their movements were just right.

  "Try to see if you can stand up?" A gentle voice brought Meng Er's thoughts back. Meng Er listened and held onto the chair, trying to stand up, her knees still aching slightly, but she finally managed to get up.

  "You have a pair of magical hands!" Meng Er said with a smile, her eyes curved at the corners as she looked at Jing Tian You.

  He patted her head, not making a sound, but his heart was stirred. Since this little girl woke up, she hadn't stuck to him like before, nor had she smiled at him or spoken to him more than usual. Now, with this sweet smile and soft voice, it made him feel happier than closing a big deal.

  "Alright, let's get you to rest now, and don't practice for the rest of this week." Canghai Jun supported his sister as they headed to their room. Neither of them knew what happened in the training room after they left, but they could hear the occasional loud cries of Geng Yan. Meng'er wanted to go take a look, but was stopped by Canghai Jun.