Both Opponents and Friends

Both Opponents and Friends

In the quiet Dining Hall, only three people sat at the Dining Table.

Quan Yi and Huo Wu ate with great relish, while Huo Wushuang had yet to touch his chopsticks.

"Tell me. What kind of training could leave your hands like this?"

Huo Wushuang looked at Huo Wu's bandaged hands and questioned her, his heart aching a little.

Huo Wu quickly swallowed her food and lifted her hands without the slightest concern, acting as if it was nothing.

She said with a grin, "It's nothing. I just wasn't willing to accept it, so I trained a little with Quan Yi. I didn't expect it to be so difficult, and I ended up hurting my hands."

Huo Wushuang sighed and said helplessly, "I know you've been competitive since you were little, but even refusing to lose needs limits. Damaging your body isn't acceptable."

Huo Wu nodded heavily to show that she understood.

After understanding the reason behind it, Huo Wushuang looked at Quan Yi with some guilt and apologized solemnly. "Sorry, Quan Yi. Our Xiao Wu caused you trouble. I apologize for being rude to you just now."

Seeing how sincere the other party was, Quan Yi hurriedly waved his hands. "No, no, Senior, it's fine. I can understand how you feel. Besides, Xiao Wu didn't cause me any trouble."

"That's good, that's good."

Seeing that Quan Yi did not take offense, Huo Wushuang let out a breath of relief.

"Quan Yi, you've seen it too. My younger sister has this kind of personality. I hope you can be a little more tolerant of her from now on."

Huo Wushuang had truly worried himself sick over Huo Wu.

Huo Wushuang understood it now. Quan Yi had been completely targeted by Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang was also clear on Huo Wu's personality. Quan Yi was definitely going to have a hard time in the future.

Huo Wushuang had no way to deal with Huo Wu either, so he could only ask Quan Yi to be more accommodating of her.

"Of course. Senior, you don't need to worry. We'll be classmates from now on, so tolerating and understanding each other is only natural," Quan Yi answered Huo Wushuang very seriously.

Seeing how mature and steady Quan Yi was, Huo Wushuang's suspended heart finally settled completely. He suddenly felt that perhaps it was Huo Wu's good fortune to meet a classmate like Quan Yi.

Both opponents and friends—with a classmate like this, perhaps Academy life would be much more interesting.

"With those words from you, I can rest easy."

"You two keep eating. I still have something to do, so I'll be leaving first." After saying that, Huo Wushuang stood up and was about to leave.

"Wait, Brother, you still haven't said why you wanted to meet at noon!" Seeing that Huo Wushuang was about to leave, Huo Wu hurriedly grabbed his arm and asked.

"Nothing much. I just wanted to see whether you were adjusting to Academy life, but seeing how much you can eat, there shouldn't be any problem. I haven't touched my portion yet. If you're not full, you can eat it too."

The corner of Huo Wushuang's mouth curled up as he teased Huo Wu for eating a lot. Huo Wu also glared at Huo Wushuang in annoyance.

"I'm going." After saying goodbye to Quan Yi and Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang left the Dining Hall.

Quan Yi watched Huo Wushuang go, and a trace of envy toward Huo Wu rose in his heart. He envied Huo Wu for having a reliable brother, something Quan Yi had never had.

However, Huo Wu did not seem to think so.

Once Huo Wushuang had completely disappeared from sight, Huo Wu immediately pulled Huo Wushuang's untouched portion in front of herself and began eating impatiently.

Quan Yi looked at Huo Wu with some amusement and cursed inwardly with a smile, She really doesn't know how lucky she is.

After eating, the two walked side by side on the way back to the Dormitory.

"I'm so full!" Huo Wu rubbed her slightly bulging belly, her face full of satisfaction.

Just now, Huo Wu had not told Huo Wushuang about the Soul Beast Meat, which made Quan Yi very satisfied.

"Remember to stretch when you get back." Seeing that Huo Wu was too relaxed, Quan Yi deliberately reminded her.

"I know. I won't forget." Huo Wu felt that Quan Yi was treating her like a child and pushed Quan Yi's shoulder with some dissatisfaction.

Quan Yi ignored it. Instead, he took out a jar of Soul Beast Meat from the Blazing Sun Heart and handed it to Huo Wu.

Huo Wu's expression became solemn as she carefully took the jar from Quan Yi's hands.

"There's roughly enough inside for about a week. If it's not enough, you can come ask me for more. Of course, it's not free. You'll need to pay for it.

"Lastly, I want to remind you that cultivation is your own business. I won't supervise you, and I won't deliberately teach you anything. Everything has to be completed by relying on yourself."

Quan Yi's words were very harsh, and they sounded cold and heartless, but Quan Yi had already helped Huo Wu a lot. What came next would depend on Huo Wu's own performance.

"That suits me just fine. Just wait. I'll catch up to you very soon." A sharp light bloomed in Huo Wu's eyes, making her seem full of confidence.

"Haha, I hope your confidence can last a little longer," Quan Yi said with a light laugh.

The arrogant side of Quan Yi's heart was displayed before Huo Wu without the slightest concealment.

"All right, we're almost at the Dormitory. I'll head back first."

Seeing that the New Student Dormitory was already close at hand, Quan Yi also spoke up to say goodbye to Huo Wu.

"Mm, bye-bye," Huo Wu replied.

After Quan Yi returned to the Dormitory, he did not go shower first as he usually did. Instead, he took out his plan at the first opportunity.

He needed to revise his plan.

Today, after Quan Yi had visited the Academy's Simulated Environment Training Ground, he felt that revising the plan was urgent.

The effect of simulated training had exceeded Quan Yi's imagination. If he cultivated directly in the simulated environment at night, the growth rate of his Soul Power would increase greatly.

This was a good thing, but it also brought a problem: the improvement of Quan Yi's physical fitness would be slower than the increase in his Soul Power. In other words, by the time Quan Yi broke through to Rank 20, his body would still be in an unfinished stage.

That was because the current training plan had been set to match his original Soul Power growth rate.

But now, Quan Yi could only increase the difficulty of his physical training and make his body keep pace with the growth of his Soul Power.

Quan Yi truly felt that he had to take another step forward.

He looked at the original schedule, constantly thinking about how to revise it. After all, pulling one hair affected the whole body. If he rashly increased the amount of training, Quan Yi's body would not be able to take it, which would then affect his Soul Power cultivation.

It was not a simple matter for Quan Yi to find the balance point between physical training and Meditation cultivation.

While Quan Yi was racking his brains, Huo Wu had already returned to her dormitory on the other side.

When Huo Wu returned to her dormitory, the first thing she saw was herself in the mirror.

The pretty dress was a little wrinkled. This dress had witnessed her madness. Huo Wu gently stroked the creases on it and murmured with some heartache, "This is my favorite one."

Although she felt a little distressed, it also made Huo Wu recall the scene at the Training Ground at noon. Whenever she thought back to that scene, an endless fighting spirit would inexplicably blaze up in her heart.

She decisively took off the dress and walked naked into the bathroom.

She had not forgotten Quan Yi's instructions. She locked the bathroom door and filled the bathtub with hot water in advance. Then, recalling Quan Yi's movements, she began imitating him quite convincingly.

However, as soon as Huo Wu tried it, the intense pain made her unable to help letting out a cry, and her arm dropped back down again.

"So painful!"

That was Huo Wu's thought at that moment.

These movements were specifically meant to stretch the most exhausted muscles. Every single movement went straight for the most painful spots.

Thinking back to how Quan Yi had actually been able to complete them without changing expression, Huo Wu cursed inwardly even more, What a freak.

Huo Wu focused her mind and rallied herself, thinking that it was better to suffer briefly than to drag it out. She would get through it in one go.

However, waves of wailing rang out from the bathroom.

"Ahh... so good!"

Half an hour later, Huo Wu barely finished a full set. Although it hurt badly, she also truly felt that aching relief after stretching.

Then, Huo Wu staggered into the steaming bathtub and lay down.

A warm, cozy feeling instantly enveloped Huo Wu, and she felt all her fatigue and pain vanish in that moment.

In a daze, Huo Wu fell asleep just like that.