After the big meal, the air in the girls' apartment was filled with the faint fragrance of duck fat and the aftertaste of ginseng soup. Although the girls were in high spirits because of the delicious food, the overloaded running with loads all day long still left traces of soreness on their delicate bodies.
Gu Yue rubbed his slender calves, while Zhu Zhuqing leaned on the sofa, frowning slightly, obviously feeling some discomfort in his ankles.
Gu Tian looked at this scene, with a flash of pity in his eyes. He stood up, did not speak, but turned around and entered the bathroom. After a while, there was a sound of rushing water.
When Gu Tian came out carrying a huge wooden basin filled with hot spring water, the girls were stunned.
"Brother Gu Tian, what are you..." Na'er tilted his head and blinked in confusion.
Gu Tian squatted down on the carpet in front of the sofa and smiled gently, "You have worked hard today. Yu Xiaogang That old guy's training is neither light nor heavy. Although you have strong physiques, this kind of long-distance weight-bearing puts the greatest burden on your feet. Come, I will wash your feet and rub your meridians."
"Ah?!"
The five stunning girls screamed in shock almost at the same time, and their faces instantly turned red.
"Brother Gu Tian, this... this is so embarrassing." Xiao Wu shrank his feet in embarrassment, and his pink rabbit ears were so red that they were almost bleeding, "We... we just finished running and were covered in those shoes all day. Our feet must... must smell. They are too dirty, so we should do it ourselves."
Meng Yiran was also a little embarrassed. Although she was heroic, she blushed to the top of her ears in front of such a private matter. "Yes, Gu Tian... This is too outrageous. You are our leader, how can you do such a rough job."
But Gu Tian just rolled up his sleeves nonchalantly, revealing his well-proportioned forearms. He directly stretched out his hand and pulled the little foot of Na'er closest to him without any explanation, with a gentle but domineering movement.
"Dirty? Smell?" Gu Tian looked up, with pure tenderness in his nine-colored eyes, "In my eyes, every part of your body is Dragon God's most precious treasure. Not to mention running ten kilometers, even if you just emerged from the quagmire, I would only feel sorry for you for suffering. How can I dislike you at all?"
The moment Na'er's little feet were held by Gu Tian, he felt a warm Soul Power coming from his palm. Gu Tian worked hard, His fingertips pressed accurately on the acupuncture points on the soles of the feet. He washed extremely carefully, not even sparing the toes. The warm water slid over the delicate skin, and the originally sore muscles quickly relaxed under the kneading of Gu Tian's fingertips.
"Hmm..." Na'er snorted and closed his eyes shyly. His face was flushed, and his happy look made the girls next to him look envious and ashamed.
Then came Gu Yue. Gu Yue had always been cold, but she seemed a little at a loss at this moment. When Gu Tian gently took off her shoes and socks, and submerged those crystal-clear jade feet like ice sculptures into the warm water, Gu Yue's usually calm eyes began to ripple like never before.
Gu Tian washed it very carefully, and his lowered profile looked particularly focused under the light. He seemed to be taking care of a rare treasure, and every press was done with just the right amount of force.
"Smell? I didn't smell it." Gu Tian teased, causing Gu Yue to glare at him.
When it was Xiao Wu's turn, the little rabbit was almost so embarrassed that she buried her head in her knees. Gu Tian rubbed her small soles. In the warm water, Xiao Wu felt warm all over her body. The feeling of being cared for by Gu Tian in her hands made her completely fall into that gentle trap.
Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran were not spared either. Zhu Zhuqing has a cold personality and his feet are the most sensitive. When Gu Tian presses the foot reflex zone, his delicate body becomes uneasy. She was trembling slightly, her eyes full of confusion. Gu Tian not only washed her carefully, but also specially used a trace of Fire Dragon King's fiery Soul Power to help dispel the cold air in her body.
Finally, it was Meng Yiran. When Gu Tian helped her dry the water on her feet, Meng Yiran's eyes were a little red. As the eldest lady of the family, she never thought that there would be a man humble and sincere enough to wash her feet, and this was in this Soul Master world where men are superior to women.
"Okay, everyone, let's go back to the house and have a good sleep." Gu Tian wiped the sweat from his forehead, picked up the basin, and before leaving, he didn't forget to turn around and wink at the girls who had not yet recovered, "Tomorrow morning, I will also check your recovery status."
"Wait a minute! Brother Gu Tian, why did you put the foot washing water in the water bottle you drink?" Na'er cried out, her little face turned as red as a red apple.
"Ah! Na'er! I didn't notice it even if you didn't tell me!" Gu Tian exclaimed, Na'er took a breath, Gu Tian's performance really shocked her.
Gu Tian turned around and picked up the socks they took off, "What should I do if I don't have tea bags to make tea!"
Na'er thought to himself, "This Gu Tian brother is too bad! Tonight, Na'er must pinch off little Gu Tian!!!"
In the next few days, the training content almost became an infinite loop on the first day.
Every morning, the rushing bell breaks Shrek Village's tranquility on time. On the playground, Yu Xiaogang is still wearing the washed-white gray gown, with his hands behind his back, looking at the ten heavy bamboo baskets expressionlessly.
"There are no shortcuts to Soul Master's growth. Only through constant muscle memory and physical exertion can the potential be unleashed at the critical moment of life and death." Yu Xiaogang's voice was hoarse, revealing an almost paranoid fanaticism. "In the first week of school, I have only one purpose: to regain all the physical strength you lost due to slacking off during the holidays. Today, there will be two more round trips!"
Tang San is still the one who executes the most resolutely, even if the skin of his toes has been scratched, even if his back has been bruised by the bamboo basket. He is using this physical pain to numb the hatred for Gu Tian in his heart. In his opinion, the teacher's words are the truth. As long as he works harder than Gu Tian, he will definitely surpass him in the future.
However, he didn't know that what he saw as hard work was nothing but meaningless self-mutilation in Gu Tian's eyes.
While walking leisurely on the official road, Gu Tian complained to Ao Linxi in the sea of consciousness, "Sister Lin Xi, look at this Yu Xiaogang, she simply regards Soul Master as a pure laborer. Lian. His method of increasing Soul Power's recovery speed through extreme physical exertion may be effective in the short term, but the damage to the meridians is irreversible. Without Immortal Herb or god-level bloodline conditioning, the potential of these children after the age of twenty will be exhausted."
"If he had this vision, he wouldn't be stuck in the Soul Grandmaster realm for the rest of his life." Ao Linxi was basking in the sun on the terrace of the villa and responded disdainfully, "However, since he wants to be a villain, you should continue to be your great benefactor."
Gu Tian smiled knowingly and turned to look at the girls around him.
After several days of space weight loss training, Gu Yue and Na'er have completely adapted to this intensity. Even during running, Gu Yue can use weak wind element control to fan the sisters to relieve the heat.
Although Zhu Zhuqing's expression was still cold, the cold deathly silence in her eyes when she looked at Gu Tian had long since disappeared. She found that although she had to carry heavy loads and run for several miles every day, Ten kilometers away, but after returning to the dormitory every night, the warm foot washing water, Gu Tian's precise acupoint massage, and those unknown but amazingly effective delicacies were all subtly reshaping her physique.
Her body, which was originally a little thin due to being ostracized at Zhu Residence, actually became plumper and full of elasticity within this week.
But to be honest, I don't know if it's because of the good food these days, or because of the nourishment of little Gu Tian.
"Brother Gu Tian, Grandmaster said that our training results for this week will be tested tomorrow." Na'er came jumping up and down, his face not red and out of breath, "Should we continue to hide our clumsiness?"
"Of course you have to hide." Gu Tian said with a bad smile, "Not only do you have to hide, but you also have to pretend to be exhausted. Otherwise, how can you show the rigor of Grandmaster's teaching and the results of your brother Tang San's hard work?"
Sure enough, it was time for the summary meeting on Friday.
When Tang San had two deep-set dark circles under his eyes and his whole body exuded the stench of herbs and sweat, he still insisted on standing upright and reported that his Soul Power recovery speed had increased by 5%. Yu Xiaogang showed his only happy smile this week.
"Xiaosan, you did a good job. This is the perseverance that a real monster should have." Yu Xiaogang patted Tang San on the shoulder and turned to look at Gu Tian.
Gu Tian, Xiao Wu and others immediately put on expressions of exhaustion. Xiao Wu even deliberately messed up his scorpion braids and begged with a bitter face, "Grandmaster, please, can you take half a day off tomorrow? My legs have become thinner..."
Yu Xiaogang looked at the Gu Tian group who had completed the task, but each one looked depressed, and secretly sneered in his heart: Sure enough, no matter how talented they are, without tenacity and scientific training, they are nothing but useless vases.
"The physical training has come to an end." Yu Xiaogang put away the roster, and his tone returned to a serious tone, "Starting next Monday, we will enter the actual combat stage. And this weekend, as the dean said, your stage is at Suotuo Great Soul Arena. No one will sympathize with the weak there."
Tang San clenched his fists, looking past Yu Xiaogang and fixating on Gu Tian.
"Great Soul Arena...Gu Tian, there, I must let you see with your own eyes what the methods of disciple Tang Sect are!"
Tang San was shouting crazily in his heart, but he didn't notice at all that Gu Tian was lowering his head to help Zhu Zhuqing straighten the wrinkled collar, with a meaningful arc hanging from the corner of his mouth.
This week's physical training was hell for Tang San, and for Gu Tian, it was nothing more than five long romantic walks with a group of beautiful wives in the suburbs of Suotuo City.