Zuo Changlu naturally understood what his son was thinking. He chuckled despite himself and said, "Your Sister Nian Nian is at the Embryonic Breathing stage. Her spiritual sense was stronger than yours to begin with, so that little increase of yours really doesn't amount to much."
Zuo Xiaoduo drooped even further. "Yeah... I understand. Sigh..."
That sigh brimmed with such profound grievance that it pierced the heart and lungs.
Not long after dinner, Zuo Xiaonian dragged Zuo Xiaoduo outside.
There were far too many things Zuo Xiaoduo needed to train in now.
Hammer, sword, hidden weapons, strength, movement techniques, footwork techniques, escape techniques...
As the saying went, diligence honed one's craft while idle play let it go to waste. How could he afford not to seize every moment?!
"Doggo, you're making money so fast now."
Zuo Xiaonian was delighted. "You've only gone a few days without paying fines, and you've already saved up this much. I just checked-over four million! This speed of raking in money... honestly..."
Zuo Xiaoduo was exceptionally cautious. "Nian Nian Cat... Sis, can we negotiate? The rate you hand out fines is what's really too fast..."
"There's no negotiating this. As long as you do well enough, not only will you avoid fines, you'll make enormous gains. Risk and reward go hand in hand. How is that punishment?!"
Hearing this, Zuo Xiaoduo's face puckered like a bitter melon.
Nian Nian Cat really was an iron abacus. She wouldn't budge an inch.
Just as before, from the moment they arrived, Zuo Xiaoduo felt his money turn straight into a flowing stream... rushing over to Zuo Xiaonian.
They settled accounts once an hour. For the first half hour, the siblings each practiced their assigned exercises; during the second half, she began testing Zuo Xiaoduo's progress.
Then it