Chapter 936: Chapter 5 Fitness

In his past life, Yan Yu had rather complex feelings towards Xie Ruoxi.

Or to put it more accurately, the entire Lu Country had a hard time keeping a straight face about Xie Ruoxi. Firstly, she was discovered by the Annan Army from among ordinary people after the top cultivators generally achieved Core Formation. To catch up with Lord Master from such a significant initial cultivation deficit reveals the overbearing nature of her cultivation talent.

Secondly, this girl was a piece of junk.

Her talent was one in a million, but her character was as worthless as anything you’d find once in a blue moon. Her hobbies were plentiful, from watching series to chasing dramas, reading novels, and playing games, but whenever it came to Breathing Exercises, cultivation, or tactical exercises, she began to slack off and loaf about. As a result, everyone in the Annan Army, from the top down, had some criticisms about her–they dared not to speak out, after all, she was the army’s number one cultivator; but to see her squandering her exceptional talent, spending over ninety percent of her time on personal entertainment without aspiring to improve, really made anyone ambitious enough to want to break down.

In Yan Yu’s view, the problem with Xie Ruoxi and Zhao Yuanzhen was actually the same: when they started from the grassroots level without correction, the roots grew crooked. By the time the problems came to light, no one was able to correct them anymore.

People are all like this. When in poverty and lowliness, one is the most humble and willing to learn; once successful, they become conceited and arrogant, not even the words of the emperor’s father can sway them.

Yan Yu took the two of them under her wing early on and strictly disciplined them, not because they were foolish and easy to bully, but to prevent them from repeating the same mistakes from their past lives! Their current career achievements were also thanks to my efforts!

Thinking this way, Yan Yu finally let go of her last moral burden and started practicing yoga with little Ruoxi, posing in various difficult positions.

“Ouch!” Due to the ligament stretching, Xie Ruoxi frowned in distress and pleaded, “I’m uncomfortable, please go slower.”

“Your flexibility is really bad.” Yan Yu said at a leisurely pace, pressing down on her legs, “You should practice more gymnastics usually. It helps with your body coordination and flexibility. Otherwise, if an enemy gets up close, you’ll lack the ability to fight back.”

“But it hurts.” Xie Ruoxi said grievously.

“Bear with it.” Yan Yu responded, “It’s similar to when you play competitive games, in the beginning, you always get crushed by your opponents, but once you get the hang of it, the game experience will improve.”

After pressing down her legs for a long time, Xie Ruoxi finally couldn’t hold it any longer and collapsed weakly. It must be said that although their physical conditions seemed extremely similar, in terms of both physical strength and willpower, little Ruoxi was no match for the Enchantress.

But the Enchantress only knows how to compete and play tricks when she can’t win, spoiling her image. Little Ruoxi only obeys and endures quietly, and when she can’t bear it, she pleads softly and endearingly, which is much better than the Enchantress in this regard.

Yan Yu didn’t let her rest for too long. After working out herself for a while, she pulled Xie Ruoxi up to start practicing the plank exercise.

Maintaining a prone position, elbows bent to support the body, keeping the torso parallel to the ground, and then tightening the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles… Xie Ruoxi usually disliked exercising, and although her physical condition was not a problem thanks to Cultivator’s Marrow Cleansing, her posture was still misaligned and she started huffing and puffing tiredly.

“Captain, let’s go back to leg pressing.” she started to cop out, “This is so tiring…”

“How come you’re so useless?” Yan Yu asked, dissatisfied, “Do you know that Sister Zhao can maintain the plank position for at least half an hour?”

“That long?” Xie Ruoxi exclaimed, then as if thinking of something, asked in a low voice, “Captain, do you like doing plank exercises?”

“It’s not really about liking or disliking.” Yan Yu replied, “Doing the same fitness exercise for too long gets boring, don’t you think?”

“I’m fine with anything.” Xie Ruoxi buried her face into the pillow, drowsily, “I just want to end this quickly…”

“You’re an interesting one.” Yan Yu laughed, “You were the one who took the initiative to exercise with me, and now you’re the one wanting to quit.”

“I didn’t know it would be so tiring!” Xie Ruoxi cried out, “Thank goodness it’s not me who’s about to undergo Crossing Tribulation, otherwise, I’d definitely wake up with sore muscles all over tomorrow!”

“Just a bit of muscle soreness, you can resolve it with a bit of True Yuan.”

“You can’t rely on True Yuan for everything.” Xie Ruoxi followed Yan Yu’s movements, her body shaking even more violently, and she kept muttering, “Plus, wouldn’t holding this for too long build up muscles? I don’t want my arms getting bulky…”

She puffed and panted, prattling on, making Yan Yu feel a bit irked. Yan Yu thought to herself, with such a fussy and troublesome character, how did you become best friends with the Enchantress?

“Sister Zhao, how did Sister Zhao keep it up?” Xie Ruoxi eventually collapsed again, shamelessly sprawling out, “I can’t do it anymore, I really can’t, I feel like I’m about to break down…”

“Your Sister Zhao? The first time she worked out, she started with a forty-minute squat, okay?” Yan Yu let out a scornful laugh, but her movements were still steady and continuous, “Her willpower is much stronger than yours.”

“Then I want to squat too!” Xie Ruoxi suddenly perked up, saying immediately, “My upper body strength isn’t strong, the plank is not suitable for me, but I can do squats!”

“Squats are even more tiring than planks… Well, whatever, have it your way.” Yan Yu didn’t refuse and pulled her up again, teaching her how to position herself properly.