Even though it was incredibly embarrassing, Xiao Wu kept reading Su Ming's diary, silently praying that he wouldn't reveal too much about what happened that night.
Seeing Xiao Wu so tense, Ning Rongrong finally decided to stop teasing her. Jokes should have their limits, after all—who knew how bad the backlash could be later?
Xiao Wu: Heh, Rongrong, just you wait!
[Diary Entry]
"This morning, as soon as dawn broke, I sent Xiao Wu back to her room. Not long after, there was a knock on my door again."
"I thought it might be Xiao Wu coming back, but when I opened the door, it turned out to be Tang San, here to tell me it was time to gather and head back to the academy."
"At first, I didn't think much of it—this was around the time we needed to leave—but then I noticed Tang San kept sneaking glances into my room. That definitely seemed suspicious."
"Tang San's little actions didn't escape my notice. After all, my mental perception is pretty sharp these days!"
The other women reading the diary began to suspect that Tang San might have overheard something from the previous night.
Xiao Wu's heart started racing. She had left Su Ming's room in a bit of a mess—there were water stains everywhere. Oh no...
"Luckily, after Xiao Wu left, I cleaned up the room, tidied everything up, and mopped the floor. Otherwise, Tang San definitely would've noticed something."
Xiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief. It was fine to be embarrassed in the diary, but if Tang San had found out in real life, it would've been a disaster! Especially since she found him so annoying. That would've been unbearable.
"Tang San must have heard something last night, which is why he was so curious. Maybe the hotel's soundproofing wasn't great, and he overheard noises? After all, Tang San was in the room next to mine."
"Although I did add a mental barrier later, I forgot to set it up at the beginning."
Xiao Wu was speechless. How could Su Ming forget something that important!
"Luckily, Tang San didn't notice anything odd. Seeing him so curious actually made me feel a bit smug. This time, it seems like Xiao Wu is truly out of his grasp. I'm not sure why, but in this parallel world, Xiao Wu seems to really dislike Tang San."
The other women thought to themselves: It's not just Xiao Wu who dislikes Tang San. After reading your diary all this time, we've all come to dislike him. So what if he has twin martial souls? His personality and morals are just... bad. Keeping someone like that around is dangerous.
"Once Tang San didn't find any clues, he seemed to push aside his doubts and went off to wake up the others so we could head back to the academy."
"After returning to the academy, I immediately took Rongrong to train in Ling Bo Wei Bu. The sooner she masters it, the better for her—and then I won't have to work so hard."
"After all, I didn't sleep a wink last night, and today I spent the whole day training with Rongrong. I'm feeling pretty exhausted, both mentally and physically."
Upon reading this, Ning Rongrong felt a twinge of guilt. Su Ming had gone through so much effort for her. Maybe tomorrow, she'd suggest taking it easier on him.
But then Su Ming's next entry completely shocked her.
"But somehow, it feels like a good kind of exhaustion. A part of me hopes Rongrong will master Ling Bo Wei Bu quickly, but another part hopes the training drags on. Am I starting to enjoy this? Am I a bit of a masochist?"
"Why is it both painful and enjoyable, you ask? Well, if I want Rongrong to learn faster, I need to demonstrate the technique often—and that's not enough. I also have to guide her hands-on, which inevitably leads to physical contact."
"And when we touch, I can't help but notice—Rongrong has a faint, pleasant fragrance. And her body feels so soft. It's a different kind of softness compared to Xiao Wu's."
"Since Xiao Wu is a battle soul master, her muscles are a bit more toned, while Rongrong, as a support soul master, feels even softer."
"Huh, even as I write this, I feel like I'm being a bit perverted. I sound so sleazy, jumping between thoughts of one girl and then the other. I'm shameless!"
The other women: No surprise here. We've known you were a pervert for a long time.
Ning Rongrong couldn't believe her eyes. Su Ming had written everything about their training today in such detail, and she felt like she had just shot herself in the foot!
She had been so focused on teasing Xiao Wu earlier, thinking Su Ming might mention his night with Xiao Wu, but she hadn't realized he'd go into such detail about his day with her!
She had underestimated him. Now she felt her face burning. If she looked in a mirror, her cheeks would probably be red enough to drip blood.
Though she often teased Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong herself had a pretty thin skin. Now it was her turn to face the consequences, and it felt like social suicide!
Stare~~
Ning Rongrong suddenly felt a chill down her spine. She turned around slowly and saw Xiao Wu staring at her.
The look on Xiao Wu's face clearly said: Rongrong, care to explain yourself?
Zhu Zhuqing glanced between Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu and shook her head. It seemed like karma had finally caught up with Rongrong, and it hadn't taken long.
Ning Rongrong knew she was in the wrong and sheepishly smiled. "Uh, Xiao Wu, nothing happened between me and Su Ming! It's just that we spent the whole day training, and..."
Before she could finish, Xiao Wu cut her off. "Alright, alright, Rongrong. I let you two be alone together because I was giving you the opportunity. If nothing had happened between you two, that would've been the strange part."
"Now that Su Ming has written everything down, you should understand how I felt. How does it feel to be socially humiliated?"
"Hahaha!"
This time, it was Xiao Wu's turn to laugh at Ning Rongrong's bright red face. She had to get revenge for all the teasing she had endured!
As the saying goes, "A gentleman doesn't seek revenge overnight." Though Xiao Wu wasn't exactly a gentleman, the saying still applied.
"Come on, spill it. What exactly did you and Su Ming do today? Be honest! It's my turn to tease you now!"
Ning Rongrong had no choice but to explain everything that had happened that day. It was essentially just like Su Ming's diary described, with the two of them having a lot of physical contact during training to help her learn faster. She didn't mind it, though.
After recounting everything, Ning Rongrong felt her entire body heat up from embarrassment. Now she understood what it was like to be teased. She thought karma wouldn't come for her so soon, especially since she and Su Ming were still just friends and not as close as he was with Xiao Wu. But because of her training in Ling Bo Wei Bu, karma struck early!
Still, she had no regrets. If it meant mastering Ling Bo Wei Bu faster or gaining offensive capabilities, then embarrassment was a small price to pay. After all, increasing her strength was permanent, while social embarrassment was temporary. Besides, she didn't believe she and Xiao Wu would be the only ones facing such moments.
If she remembered correctly, even Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Spirit Hall, had her own embarrassing moments years ago. If everyone has embarrassing moments, it's almost like no one does—right?
After some playful teasing between Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, they continued reading the diary.
[Diary Entry]
"That's all for today. I'm really exhausted, but I'm already looking forward to tomorrow. Opportunities to be this close to Rongrong don't come around often, so I need to make the most of it to boost her affection for me!"
"But I also hope Rongrong can master Ling Bo Wei Bu quickly. I can't let my selfish desires delay her progress. That wouldn't be good for either of us."
Reading this part, Ning Rongrong felt her heart warm. If Su Ming had deliberately dragged out the training to stay close to her, she wouldn't have blamed him, but she might've felt a bit disappointed. Now that she knew his true intentions, her affection for Su Ming grew even more. She was determined to master Ling Bo Wei Bu as quickly as possible—she didn't want to take up too much of his time during their rare seven-day break. After all, Su Ming had his own things to do too.
Xiao Wu raised an eyebrow at Ning Rongrong, as if to say, "See? Su Ming is good to you. You'd better hurry up and learn!"
Before they knew it, midnight had arrived.
Due to his exhaustion, Su Ming had fallen asleep after finishing his diary entry, only to be woken up by the system at midnight.
[System Notification] "Congratulations, host, for completing today's diary entry. You've been rewarded with the Dog Beating Stick."
"Dog Beating Stick—originating from Naruto's Toad Sage, Fukasaku. It has special abilities and can be used with toad oil."
Seeing this reward, Su Ming shot up in excitement. Finally, he had obtained the Dog Beating Stick, which meant he could start training in Sage Mode! With seven days off, he could begin his training after teaching Rongrong Ling Bo Wei Bu. He just hoped he would have enough time.
If not, he would have to train during their team battles. In the original story, the Shrek team stayed in a hotel during the training period, and they only needed to participate in evening battles, leaving their days free for practice.
Meanwhile...
[System Notification] "Today's featured female leads: Xiao Wu (10 mentions), Ning Rongrong (12 mentions)."
"The female lead mentioned the most today is Ning Rongrong. She has been awarded two high-tier learning acceleration cards."
Ning Rongrong was overjoyed at the reward. The system really knew what she needed! She had been wondering how to speed up her learning progress, and now, here was the solution.
[High-Tier Learning Acceleration Card] "Upon use, the user's learning ability is increased fivefold for one hour."
With only two cards, it seemed the system thought that would be enough to help her master Ling Bo Wei Bu. If that was true, she would be able to complete the training tomorrow!
The next day, Ning Rongrong didn't use the acceleration cards right away. She didn't want Su Ming to notice anything strange, like how her learning speed suddenly shot up. So, she planned to use them near the end of the training session, making her progress appear more natural. It would also serve as a little final "gift" to Su Ming for all his effort, she thought with a sly smile.
Later in the afternoon, Ning Rongrong mentally activated the acceleration card. Instantly, her understanding of the difficult steps became clear, as if she had achieved enlightenment. Now, all she needed was practice to fully master the technique!
Su Ming, noticing her rapid improvement, was surprised. "Rongrong, how did you suddenly get so much better? At this rate, you'll master Ling Bo Wei Bu very soon!"
Without hesitation, Ning Rongrong replied, "I don't know either. I just had a sudden realization about some of the more difficult steps, like an epiphany!"
Su Ming was amazed. "Your learning talent is incredible, Rongrong! Let's keep up the pace. You might fully master Ling Bo Wei Bu today!"
The learning curve for Ling Bo Wei Bu wasn't easy. Memorizing the 64 trigram positions was just the beginning—the real challenge was using the trigrams effectively in combat to dodge attacks.
Originally, Su Ming thought it would take about five days for Ning Rongrong to grasp the technique. But here they were, on day three, and she was almost done!
Encouraged by her progress, Su Ming summoned even more vines for her to dodge, pushing her training to the limit.
Finally, in the last moments of the day's training, Ning Rongrong's aura shifted. She effortlessly dodged all of Su Ming's vines, moving toward him in a way that seemed slow yet efficient.
This slowness wasn't due to a lack of speed, but rather the natural rhythm created by mastering Ling Bo Wei Bu. While it might not be the fastest movement technique, its evasion capabilities were unparalleled.
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