"Do you know how many mistakes you just made?" Qiu Wuji crouched beside Chu Ge, masking the ripples in her heart with a languid tone.
Chu Ge lay there, utterly lifeless, and muttered, "I know... act decisively and you get wrecked; hesitate and you lose... I should've gone in for the kiss at light speed..."
By the end, his voice was so quiet only he could hear it.
Yet whether Qiu Wuji had actually heard him or merely guessed, she responded with a sneer. "If you'd brought that pig snout of yours down just now, the only thing you would've kissed was the floor."
Chu Ge thought that was probably true, so he kept his head down and said nothing.
The gap in their strength was just too great. What good was catching her off guard and knocking her over if he couldn't hold her down?
Smiling, Qiu Wuji pulled him up and brushed off nonexistent dust. "Your mistake was pinning someone down without restraining her waist. The strength in your waist is your most important asset at a time like that. Once it's restrained, the effect is even greater than restraining the hands and feet."
Chu Ge was dumbstruck. Are... are you teaching me how to force myself on you?
Qiu Wuji said nonchalantly, "I'm teaching you how to subdue an enemy. Who else has a head full of filthy nonsense like yours?"
Thoroughly ashamed, Chu Ge said, "I'll remember."
Qiu Wuji said mildly, "As your master, I found your cowardly lack of lustful courage rather cute, and your daring to actively resist for the first time rather fierce. Both deserve praise, so the lesson continues."
Chu Ge instinctively assumed a defensive stance.
A jade-white finger slipped past his guard without any resistance and touched his brow. "If I