"Ow!"
"Hiss—ow, ow, ow!"
"The Commander-in-Chief is the Commander-in-Chief indeed. He simply can't be shaken!"
"But after sparring with the Commander-in-Chief these past few days, both our combat instincts and our hearing and eyesight have improved by quite a bit."
"Yeah, we've gained a great deal!"
"But we really can't keep going today. I'm about to drop dead from exhaustion."
"Tomorrow morning, we'll come seek the Commander-in-Chief's guidance again!"
Zhou Qing and the others all spoke with excited expressions.
Qin Yao merely smiled and waved his hand. "Tomorrow won't do. The other five captains of the Flame Lion Legion booked their turn first."
"Didn't you agree to rotate by groups, one group per day? What, did you forget?"
"Oh, right!"
Sun Kongwu smacked his forehead. "Then the day after tomorrow! We'll come again early that morning!"
After saying so, the few of them did not forget to bow respectfully to Qin Yao.
At the edge of the field, Ke Leiyong folded his arms and watched the figures supporting one another as they left. He could not help clicking his tongue. "Tsk, tsk. These fellows have really developed a taste for getting beaten up, haven't they?"
"It just goes to show that sparring with the Commander-in-Chief has truly benefited them greatly..."
At that thought, even Ke Leiyong's palms began to itch.
"How about... I give it a try too?"
As it happened, this Northern Pacification General was also a decisive and straightforward man.
The instant the thought of "giving it a try" arose, he put it into action without the slightest hesitation.
He stripped off his outer robe, tossed it onto the ground, and strode into the training ground.
As Ke Leiyong cupped his fists toward Qin Yao, he called out in a booming voice, "This subordinate sees that you still