Tactics (Bonus Update, 3k; 9k Words Total)
That evening, Ye Lan arrived at the Back Mountain, where Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were training.
Before he even reached the Back Mountain, he could already hear Ning Rongrong's ragged breathing.
Ning Rongrong lay half-reclined beneath a large tree, utterly exhausted. Sweat had soaked through her white dress, and her pale face was still tinged with the lingering flush of exertion.
Under a broad-leaved tree nearby, Zhu Zhuqing held Dark Night in one hand and swung it continuously, trying out new Sword Techniques with both her left and right hands.
Beneath the dark-purple sword shadows, falling leaves were sliced cleanly in two.
The severed leaves were then swept into a wild dance through the air by gust after gust of sword wind.
As Ye Lan watched Zhu Zhuqing's Sword Dance, he became momentarily entranced.
Zhu Zhuqing possessed exceptional Sword Talent. He had not expected that in such a short time, she would already have taken her first steps into the path of the sword.
A green light flashed in Ye Lan's palm, and Slender Blue Silver Grass appeared in his hand.
"Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong! Have some grass." Ye Lan handed the Blue Silver Grass to Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
While Ning Rongrong was still looking at it in confusion, Zhu Zhuqing had already placed the Slender Blue Silver Grass in her mouth.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded at Ning Rongrong. Seeing her nod, Ning Rongrong stuffed the Blue Silver Grass into her mouth as well.
The moment it entered her mouth, before she could even taste it, it rapidly transformed into life energy. The green energy continuously restored Ning Rongrong's depleted cells after training.
Like a drought-stricken land meeting a flood, it was absorbed at astonishing speed. Every cell in her body seemed