38: Chapter 38 But Not Enough

Ye Qingqing was momentarily dazed seeing Lu Huan act so attentively, but the reality was that the moment she offered to wash the dishes, Huo Sixian had shot Lu Huan a look.

Lu Huan's mouth twitched; although he didn't really want to wash the dishes either, he still had to listen to Huo Sixian. After all, Huo Sixian was the boss!

The overall layout of 321 was similar to Ye Qingqing's home, just mirrored in the opposite direction.

However, the living room was packed with supplies and fitness equipment, and Kong Ziyi and the others were currently training together.

It felt a bit crowded for a moment.

Huo Sixian noticed Ye Qingqing's discomfort and spoke up first, "Sorry, this room is a bit cramped."

Seeing this, Ye Qingqing coughed slightly. "Um, actually, 322 is empty."

Ye Qingqing thought that since these people already knew she had rented two apartments and lived alone...

323 wasn't full either, and wasn't 3202 empty?

Moreover, they were going to teach her Martial Arts and even fed her; one couldn't be so selfish, so Ye Qingqing felt that offering up 322 wasn't a big deal.

Upon hearing this, Huo Sixian remained indifferent on the surface, but he was blooming with joy inside.

He originally didn't want Lu Huan and the others watching while he was teaching Ye Qingqing.

But now that Ye Qingqing had taken the initiative to suggest going to 322, it played right into his hands, and he was extremely happy.

As he followed behind Ye Qingqing, his footsteps felt light and airy.

When Ah Huang saw Ye Qingqing and Huo Sixian heading out together, a hint of confusion appeared in the puppy's head. He didn't know what Ye Qingqing was going to do, and she actually didn't take the dog!

But just as Ah Huang tried to go along, Lu Huan grabbed him by the scruff of his neck, seizing his fate!

"Ah Huang, right? From now on, you're hanging out with me."

Ah Huang looked at the few people in the room; although he didn't sense any threat from them...

...for some reason, an uneasy premonition surfaced in Ah Huang's heart.

Seeing this, Lu Huan's lips curled into a wicked smile.

"Not bad, you're a good dog, very sensitive to your surroundings!"

After saying that, Lu Huan began to rub his hands together. By the time Ah Huang realized he wanted to escape this devil's den, it was already too late.

"Ah Huang..." Lu Huan called out, but to Ah Huang's ears, the voice sounded like a series of death knells, scaring the dog into a shrill scream!

Even Ye Qingqing and Huo Sixian, who had just arrived at 322, heard it. Ye Qingqing's heart began to drum with unease. "Um... Lu Huan won't do anything to Ah Huang, will he?"

Hearing Ye Qingqing's words, Huo Sixian crossed his arms. "He won't. After all, it's just a dog. What you should be worried about now is whether I'll do anything to you."

Right after saying this, Huo Sixian immediately threw a punch at Ye Qingqing.

Seeing the punch coming straight for her eyes, Ye Qingqing reacted instantly, shifting her body to the left to dodge.

Huo Sixian's fist barely grazed Ye Qingqing's cheek as it passed.

"Your reaction speed is okay, but it's not enough. If I had used a bit more force, you would be lying on the ground by now."

Ye Qingqing was startled, inwardly crying out at the incredible speed and power.

If she hadn't dodged just now, she might have been knocked to the ground, spitting blood.

"Okay." Ye Qingqing now officially recognized the gap in strength between herself and Huo Sixian, and for a moment, she felt like laughing.

She thought about how she had been worried before that Huo Sixian and the others might have ill intentions toward her.

If Huo Sixian and the others really wanted to make a move on her, Ye Qingqing would already be a corpse by now—and a stiff one at that.

"Focus." While Ye Qingqing was reflecting on life, Huo Sixian's second punch arrived, and along with the punch came a leg.

Seeing Huo Sixian's second punch coming, Ye Qingqing immediately arched her back to dodge, but Huo Sixian then extended his right leg and swept at her lower body.

Ye Qingqing's center of gravity became unstable, and she fell straight to the side.

Ye Qingqing thought she was going to land flat on her butt, but just as her face was a centimeter from the ground, Huo Sixian grabbed her arm.

"In combat, remember, you must never get distracted."

After standing up straight, Ye Qingqing nodded.

"That was just a small ability test. Your reactions, speed, and agility are decent."

"But it's far from enough. Yesterday, with 'Li Wenzhuo...'"

Huo Sixian paused slightly when mentioning 'Li Wenzhuo', but quickly recovered.

"When he was chasing you, your stamina clearly couldn't keep up. So, from now on, besides basic combat training every day, you also have to run 2 kilometers."

"If you don't have a treadmill at home, you can use mine."

When Ye Qingqing heard '2 kilometers', her mouth twitched slightly. Wait, that's 20 kilometers... 2 kilometers!

2 kilometers!

Seeing Ye Qingqing's look of disbelief, Huo Sixian nodded.

"That's right, exactly 2 kilometers."

Ye Qingqing took a deep breath and slowly nodded. "Okay."

Although 2 kilometers was a bit long, under the current circumstances, Ye Qingqing had no complaints. After all, building stamina was for her own benefit.

So, after a moment of surprise, she agreed.

"Mhm." Huo Sixian was quite happy seeing Ye Qingqing's reaction; he had originally thought she didn't realize the gravity of the current situation.

Huo Sixian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Huo Sixian's training was much more devilish than Ye Qingqing had imagined. By the time the morning passed, Ye Qingqing's body—especially her legs—was covered in bruises.

When Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing returned to 321, Kong Ziyi was lying on the sofa playing an offline mobile game from before the Post-Apocalyptic World.

Seeing Ye Qingqing's wretched state, he immediately let out a yelp.

"No way! Boss! You're way too harsh on the fairer sex! Look at what you've done to my Qingqing!"

Ye Qingqing actually felt quite good about it. Huo Sixian was a very good teacher; though he was strict, she had benefited greatly from the morning's session.

So at this moment, she only felt it wasn't enough, realizing that her own strength was still insufficient.

In fact, after the morning passed, Ah Huang's condition was about the same as Ye Qingqing's; if anything, Ah Huang was even worse off.

Ah Huang's heart was bitter, but Ah Huang didn't say it. During the morning, he had wasted a lot of time just on the treadmill.

Furthermore, Lu Huan had even required Ah Huang to go Rock Climbing using his mouth!

Ah Huang's heart was bitter; he was just a little Ah Huang dog, why treat him like this!