Though it was hardly a serious scuffle, Yao Wan's suppressive force was still terrifyingly fierce. In barely a few moves, she had completely pinned Xun'er down, pressing her onto the branch before her and leaving her unable to struggle free.
"Tsk... damn it..."
How could Xun'er accept that? She kept struggling, but both her arms together were not as strong as one of Yao Wan's hands. No matter how she fought, it was useless.
"Hehe, how about it? It's about time you admitted defeat, isn't it? Compared to me, you're still a little too green—"
Faced with Xun'er grinding her teeth, Yao Wan laughed with particular delight.
"Damn it, if you've got the guts, don't use spiritual energy..."
"I didn't use spiritual energy just now. That was purely my own strength."
"...I really don't know where that freakish strength of yours comes from—"
Xun'er clenched her teeth, but there was nothing she could do. She could only slowly give up struggling, and only then did Yao Wan release her hands.
If it was merely body tempering, that truly did not make much sense.
It was just that there were already so many absurd things about her that even this sort of matter seemed much more ordinary by comparison.
"Train hard. Maybe you'll have it someday too?"
Yao Wan seemed to think it was perfectly normal and replied blandly, then could not help feeling around Xun'er for something.
"You—what are you doing?!"
Only belatedly reacting, Xun'er was both shocked and furious, instantly bristling. Yet it was hard to say whether she was angrier or more stunned right now. At the very least, in her previous impression, Yao Wan should not have had that sort of proclivity, right?!
"Don't move around. You're making it seem like I'm going to do something to