27: Chapter 27 Ye Qingxue's Determination!

Five days passed.

Lin Yuan continued to drink d-grade mineral water frantically.

100 bottles every day, not a single bottle less.

He could clearly feel his body growing stronger day by day.

Lin Yuan had originally planned to set out much earlier, but he decided it was better to play it safe.

After all, the advantage was with him; there was no need to rush into danger.

Besides, Lin Yuan hadn't fully grasped the situation outside yet.

As for the two sisters...

They were also undergoing subtle changes.

Especially Ye Qingyue.

Ever since the sneak attack by the evolved plant, her adoration for Lin Yuan had reached its peak.

"Brother Lin Yuan, I want to become stronger!"

"That way, I can help Brother Lin Yuan!"

She said earnestly, her eyes sparkling.

Lin Yuan looked at her, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

"You want to become stronger?"

"Then you have to perform well."

He said calmly.

Ye Qingyue nodded immediately.

"Mm! I will!"

In the following days.

Ye Qingyue's performance in training became increasingly outstanding.

She would proactively care about Lin Yuan's condition.

When Lin Yuan was tired, she would take the initiative to handle some chores.

She would give her all during training.

Even...

She would even proactively offer some training suggestions.

"Brother Lin Yuan... should we try... increasing the training intensity?"

She said earnestly.

Her eyes filled with anticipation.

Lin Yuan looked at her, feeling satisfied.

This girl...

was truly hard-working.

Lin Yuan could feel the effort she was putting in to become stronger.

She gave her all in every training session and never slacked off.

Therefore, Lin Yuan was very generous.

Every day, he would reward Ye Qingyue with one or two bottles of d-grade mineral water.

After all, this girl was truly training hard, and Lin Yuan was willing to reward her.

Ye Qingyue could clearly feel that she was becoming stronger.

Her body was becoming lighter.

Her strength was also increasing.

This feeling...

made her work even harder.

...

Ye Qingxue... however, was becoming increasingly tormented.

She watched her sister get d-grade water every day.

While she herself...

had only received three bottles in these five days.

Although she could also feel the changes in her body.

Compared to her sister...

the gap was constantly widening.

This evening.

Ye Qingxue watched her sister happily drink her reward for the day.

A huge sense of crisis welled up in her heart.

She suddenly realized.

If things continued like this...

her sister would become stronger and stronger.

By then... what would she have to protect her sister with?

It might even be her sister protecting her instead!

Ye Qingxue had actually accepted Lin Yuan deep down, but her arrogant young lady personality...

made her unable to bring herself to do that kind of thing...

At this moment, Ye Qingxue bit her lip, thinking about how to break the deadlock.

She was no fool.

She knew how Lin Yuan was rewarding her sister.

And as for herself...

Because she wasn't proactive enough.

Because she still had resistance.

That was why the rewards she received were far less than her sister's.

Ye Qingxue closed her eyes.

She suddenly thought of the scene from this morning.

She saw her sister training seriously.

Practicing fighting moves silently by herself.

Although the moves weren't standard enough yet, she was very diligent.

Over and over again, never slacking off.

And Lin Yuan... gave her sister two bottles of d-grade water after the instruction ended.

Ye Qingxue was a bit surprised at the time.

Her sister was actually so diligent...

But what shocked her even more was.

After her sister drank those two bottles of water, she was clearly stronger.

She could see her sister's physical constitution improving.

And herself... still so weak.

Ye Qingxue took a deep breath.

She suddenly understood.

In this Apocalypse.

Dignity was no longer important.

Pride was useless too.

Surviving and becoming stronger were the most important things.

Besides... to protect her sister.

She also needed to become stronger.

As an older sister, she absolutely didn't want to hold her sister back!

She couldn't let her sister bear everything alone.

She couldn't let her sister become stronger alone.

She was the older sister.

She should be... stronger.

Ye Qingxue bit her lip.

She made her decision.

...

Nighttime.

Lin Yuan was lying on the bed, preparing to rest.

Ye Qingyue was already curled up in his arms, asleep.

Just then.

Ye Qingxue walked over.

Her gaze was very firm.

"Lin Yuan..."

She called out softly.

Lin Yuan turned his head to look at her.

"What is it?"

Ye Qingxue took a deep breath.

Then, she walked in front of Lin Yuan.

"Lin Yuan..."

"I also want to... strengthen my training..."

She said earnestly.

Although she had prepared herself mentally, Ye Qingxue was still a bit nervous at this moment.

"I don't want to... be left behind..."

"I am the older sister... I should... protect Qingyue..."

"So... I would like to ask you to focus on guiding my training as well."

She finally said it.

Lin Yuan looked at Ye Qingxue.

This arrogant iceberg school beauty.

This woman who had always kept her distance from him.

Was finally willing to proactively ask for training now.

To become stronger.

To protect her sister.

To not fall behind.

She had put aside her pride.

Lin Yuan nodded.

"Very good."

He said calmly.

"Starting from today, I will increase your training intensity."

"As long as you take it seriously, I will give you the rewards you deserve."

Ye Qingxue nodded; although she was nervous inside, her gaze was firm.

...

Another morning began.

The atmosphere underwent a subtle change.

Ye Qingxue also began to take training seriously.

Although she would still blush from exertion during training.

Although she would still feel the difficulty of the moves.

But she was no longer passive; instead, she was very proactive.

Lin Yuan was very satisfied.

He generously gave Ye Qingxue a reward.

A bottle of d-grade water.

Ye Qingxue took the water and drank it, looking slightly exhausted.

A familiar warm current surged through her whole body.

She could feel her body getting stronger.

This feeling... made her even more firm in her choice.

But... Ye Qingyue's reaction was unexpected.

At first, she was very happy.

"Sister joined too! That's great!"

"This way, Sister can become stronger too!"

She said excitedly.

But soon... she discovered a problem.

Sister...

seemed to be trying too hard.

And, Brother Lin Yuan... seemed to really like Sister's proactiveness.

This made Ye Qingyue... a little jealous.

In the afternoon.

Ye Qingyue noticed.

Sister was especially diligent in training today and received a reward of two bottles of d-grade water.

And she... only received one.

This was the first time.

Her reward was less than her sister's.

A feeling of unwillingness welled up in Ye Qingyue's heart.

She wasn't jealous of her sister.

It was just... she didn't want to fall behind.

She also wanted to become stronger.

She also wanted to obtain more resources.

At night.

Ye Qingyue watched her sister training seriously.

She finally made up her mind.

"Sister..."

She said earnestly.

"I also want to train harder..."

"I can't fall behind..."

Ye Qingxue was stunned for a moment.

She turned to look at her sister.

"Qingyue... what are you talking about?"

Ye Qingyue said earnestly:

"I... I also want to become stronger..."

"I also want to... obtain more d-grade water..."

"So... I will work twice as hard..."

Ye Qingxue felt both relieved and worried when she heard this.

"Qingyue... you are already working very hard..."

"Don't push yourself too hard..."

Ye Qingyue shook her head.

"No, Sister. I want to work even harder."

"If I want to protect Sister, I must become stronger."

The two sisters looked at each other.

The atmosphere became warm.

Lin Yuan watched this scene.

Feeling satisfied.

Both sisters were working hard to become stronger.

This was a good thing for him.

"You are both working very hard; I see it."

He said calmly.

"As long as you both persist, I will give you the rewards you deserve."

"You both have the chance to become stronger."

This promise made both sisters breathe a sigh of relief.

Ye Qingxue and Ye Qingyue nodded at the same time.

"We will work hard."

Lin Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

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