At the weekend, in the training room at Su Mo's home.
"I can't watch this. I really can't watch this!"
Watching Xu Xiaoyan grit her teeth and persist, her little face flushed red and beads of sweat rolling down her forehead, Su Mo helplessly rubbed his forehead.
If someone who didn't know better saw this, they might think he was abusing Xu Xiaoyan.
In truth, he hadn't made Xu Xiaoyan undergo any brutal training at all.
He had merely casually cast the Light-Weight Rock Technique, increasing the gravity on Xu Xiaoyan to three times normal.
Yet even with such a small burden, Xu Xiaoyan couldn't last an hour.
For a Soul Master, that was simply too embarrassing.
"Take a break."
Su Mo placed a hand on Xu Xiaoyan's shoulder and dispelled the Light-Weight Rock Technique.
The moment gravity returned to normal, Xu Xiaoyan flopped onto the floor as if a thousand-pound burden had been lifted from her, gasping heavily and completely forgetting to maintain her usual ladylike image.
"Have some water!"
Seeing Xu Xiaoyan drenched in sweat, with messy strands of hair plastered to her forehead and her rosy face as red as a ripe apple, Su Mo thoughtfully handed her a bottle of water.
"Thanks!"
Parched and desperate to rehydrate, Xu Xiaoyan took the water Su Mo offered without even lifting her head. She unscrewed the cap and gulped it down.
Watching Xu Xiaoyan guzzle water in huge mouthfuls, Su Mo knew what was about to happen without even thinking.
"Cough, cough—"
Sure enough, halfway through drinking, Xu Xiaoyan suddenly choked and began coughing violently.
Xu Xiaoyan coughed until her eyes reddened and tears streamed out.
Her cheeks, already flushed from the strenuous exercise, were now so red they looked ready to bleed.
Glistening droplets spilling from the corners