Night gradually deepened...
As was only natural, the dew in Dragonbone Village grew heavier, until the bamboo lattice windows of a certain little bamboo house and the leaves outside were all covered in dewdrops without anyone noticing. In the light shining from inside, they glistened and sparkled. Anyone who didn't know better might have thought it had just rained in Dragonbone Village!
But it hadn't, because it never rained or got windy here in Dragonbone Village. Even the sunlight was piped in by artificial equipment.
In the bright bedroom inside the bamboo house, a certain troublesome little girl lay spread-eagled on a bamboo mat, her fluffy hair loose and a tangled mess. Her bare feet hooked around Xia Dou's waist and swung back and forth, occasionally tickling the sensitive spot at her waist.
"..."
But Xia Dou remained oblivious, not reacting at all from beginning to end.
The reason was that Xia Dou was completely absorbed, eyes closed as she stroked Annie's amazing arena model. Was she busy with that so-called "special training"?
Look closely, and you could see a tiny holographic projection fighting fiercely against the arena's ferocious giant bear BOSS—in other words, Tibbers's projection.
And the little figure was none other than Xia Dou!
At that moment, she darted nimbly around the arena, dodging left and right as she fought with hit-and-run tactics. From the looks of it, she was trying to drag things out as long as possible, hoping to find an opening in the giant bear's defenses and seize victory?
Unfortunately, the giant bear was exceptionally fierce. Every lunge and bite came with the force of an avalanche. Xia Dou's movements were already incredibly skillful, and she had mastered control over her body, strength, and source-essence potential, but the gap between them in every respect still