As Ran Ran cried out in pain again and again, Tai Yu reappeared behind her and unhurriedly switched back into coach mode:
"This is an injury, but it is also progress. I hope Miss Ran Ran can use that experience to roughly identify the direction of your own imitation. Remember these pain points—these weaknesses—and successfully begin the true cultivation of the 'Inner Refinement Method.' If you truly understand and can put it into practice, that counts as getting started. To go further afterward, you will need a certain grasp of the laws of the material universe and the tendencies of the spiritual world, allowing them to reflect each other and achieve a deeper state of coexistence. But there is no need to think too much about that for now.
"Specifically, if you can, without relying on enhancements, drive Xing Hai and guide your spirit to recreate this assassination training scenario—even if it only has twenty or thirty percent of the original power—the Training Ground will award you a glittering golden graduation certificate. I am certain that the 'advanced service' we provide will effectively speed up this process. So let me ask again: do you need it?"
"Of course I do!" Ran Ran responded immediately, even though the pain had left her unable to straighten her back.
Tai Yu began to play hard to get. "But it isn't free, and it is quite expensive."
Gritting her teeth against the pain, Ran Ran replied through sharp hisses, "We can discuss the contract right now... Ow!"
Tai Yu laughed. "That can wait. Let's treat your injuries first."
With that, he temporarily left Ran Ran alone and called toward the Dark Zone. "Before that, Mr. Shang Gelush, as 'Dedicated Military Force,' please cooperate with Mr. Ling Ji and Miss Xin Rui in continuing your