Zhu Zhuqing herself felt her face burning, so she simply lowered her head and rubbed the fresh red welt.
What came from her calf was a fiery, aching sensation.
It hurt.
Yet mixed within that pain was an indescribably strange feeling that shot through her nerve endings and spread across her entire body.
Over the past few days, she had grown used to the feeling.
Sometimes, getting struck by the vine even gave her a strange sense of... intoxication.
The taut tension of body and mind being intensely focused as she pushed her evasive movements to their limits, combined with the instant sting after being hit, intertwined into a flavor all its own.
The moment the thought surfaced, Zhu Zhuqing startled herself.
What's wrong with me?
Once she came to her senses, Zhu Zhuqing even began to wonder whether she might be a little perverted.
She secretly raised her eyes and shot Tang Shuo a quick glance. For no reason at all, her heartbeat sped up, and her cheeks grew even hotter.
Tang Shuo's smile deepened as he watched her adorable, guilty-looking expression.
However, he quickly composed himself and casually tossed away the green vine in his hand.
The vine turned into a streak of green light and vanished.
"All right, that's enough training for today."
He paused, then added,
"Not just today. This kind of special training won't need to continue in the future either."
"Ah?"
Zhu Zhuqing abruptly raised her head, her dark eyes filled with shock.
What followed was an undeniable sense of loss.
It was over?
Why?
Was there... something she hadn't done well enough?
Tang Shuo saw through her thoughts and said calmly,
"Your progress has been plain for all to see."
"With your current movement techniques and reaction speed, training at this level no