Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

With the experience of cooking lunch, dinner is relatively simple.

Everyone gathered around the campfire, the firelight illuminated everyone's face in the night, all of them were filled with happy smiles.

Looking at this scene, Yao Chen was filled with envy.

How great it would be if I were one of those girls and could participate in it.

However, now, after going through so many hardships, I am too mature and even if I go back to this age, I can no longer experience the same happiness as these children.

After the pleasant and harmonious dinner, everyone cleaned up the pots and pans, and Xiao Yan shed his past maturity and raised his fist high with full energy.

"Now then! Let's take a hot spring bath!!!"

"Oh oh oh!!!"

Following Xiao Yan's order, the young men, regardless of the few little girls beside them, took off their clothes and jumped directly into the hot spring under the leadership of Xiao Ning, causing the girls on the shore, led by Xiao Mei, to look disgusted.

"These boys are really..."

"Xun'er, go over there and wash."

Xiao Yan spoke softly to Xiao Xun'er, who nodded slightly and called the girls to the other side of the fence.

At this time, Xiao Yan shouted loudly in a voice that could be heard by both sides.

"Everyone, don't just enjoy yourself. We are here for training. Even when we are taking a hot spring bath, we must pay attention to cultivating our fighting spirit!"

"Received~~~"

His words were echoed by hundreds, but Xiao Yan did not feel proud of being superior to others. Instead, he felt a warm current flowing through his heart.

There is no doubt that the warmth brought by family is incomparable to any treasures.

Xiao Yan took off his clothes, went into the hot spring and began to practice his Dou Qi. After a while, he felt suspicious and said to Yao Chen in his heart.

(Senior Yao, the effect of this foundation-building spiritual liquid is too significant, isn’t it?)

(Humph~ What else do you think?) Yao Chen snorted with pride, and then said, (But part of the reason is that you have a special physique, and you absorb the medicinal power much faster than others, so it is natural that the effect is significant.)

(Is that so?)

Hearing Yao Chen's words, Xiao Yan frowned slightly.

Yao Chen then felt it very clearly. Xiao Yan deliberately slowed down his cultivation speed, and the medicinal power that penetrated into his body was therefore reduced a lot.

This kid.

Yao Chen couldn't help but frown.

Xiao Yan obviously did this after hearing what he said, in order to avoid absorbing too much medicinal power and affecting others.

No matter how much you take care of your family, it shouldn't come to this, right?

You prepared the things and found the place, so it's only natural that you take more, right?

But looking at the people around Xiao Yan who were playing and joking with him, Yao Chen took back the scolding he was about to say.

Perhaps it is because of this that the children of the Xiao family trust Xiao Yan so much.

Xiao Yan has always adhered to his inner beliefs and righteousness. No matter whether anyone knows or whether anyone is watching, he is doing his best to be himself and do what he should do.

He is genuine and wants to walk his own righteous path in this world.

Thinking of this, Yao Chen smiled helplessly in his heart.

No problem.

Since this is the path chosen by the disciple, I, as his teacher, will naturally support him to the end, and he deserves it.

Even if there is any trouble, we will cover him.

We are heavy with medicine~

Chapter 20 Tragic Training

"Yeah~~~ It's such a treat to soak in a hot spring after training sometimes~"

Xiao Ning leaned against the shore and said this with great comfort.

Then Xiao Ning looked at Xiao Yan with a sly smile on his face.

"Hey, cousin, what did you think of the beauties you saw at Ningchun Tower last time?"

"Forehead"

Xiao Yan was slightly stunned, and the erotic scene of those beautiful women surrounding him emerged in his mind. His face turned slightly red and he responded awkwardly.

“Not bad, huh?”

"Right? Forget about the training this time. I'll take you there again after the coming-of-age ceremony is over. I'll make sure you enjoy it~"

Xiao Ning patted Xiao Yan's shoulder and laughed, but the other guys looked at Xiao Ning as if he were a fool. Xiao Yan was also speechless about his cousin.

You're really out of your mind. The people beside you can hear what you said clearly.

"Xiao Ning!!! If you dare to take cousin Xiao Yan to that kind of place again, believe it or not, I will break your bones!!"

As expected, as soon as Xiao Ning finished speaking, Xiao Mei's terrifying roar came from the other side of the partition, followed by Xiao Xun'er's not that big but extremely cold voice.

"Cousin Xiao Ning, it's not good to force Brother Xiao Yan to do something he doesn't want to do. Do you need Xun'er to remind you?"

Xiao Ning was used to Xiao Mei's loud voice, but Xiao Xun'er's extremely cold voice made Xiao Ning shiver.

It's obviously in the hot spring!

"I, I get it! I was just kidding! Don't take it seriously!"

Xiao Ning hurriedly explained, then shut up and asked Xiao Yan again as if to change the subject.

"By the way! How are we going to sleep tonight?"

"The weather has been quite warm recently, so we can just find a pile of leaves and hay and spread them on the ground to sleep." Xiao Yan looked up at the starry sky and chuckled, "But we will have to set up a tent when the weather gets colder. We'll talk about it then."

"Eh hey hey?! Are you going to sleep here too?"

Xiao Mei's surprised voice came from the other side of the partition.

"Cousin Xiao Yan! There are a lot of mosquitoes in the mountains!"

"I know."

"Then you still"

"Wouldn't it be okay if you don't remove your fighting spirit when you go to sleep?"

Xiao Yan replied calmly.

"."

After hearing Xiao Yan's answer, not only Xiao Mei, but everyone fell silent.

As expected, Xiao Yan brought them here for training and didn't even let them sleep well.

Of course, they can also choose to put away their fighting spirit before going to bed, but in that case they will have to bear the consequences no matter how miserable the next day is.

The mosquitoes in the mountains are more poisonous than expected.

"What are you afraid of? We are members of the Xiao family! They are just small mosquitoes! There is nothing to be afraid of!"

Xiao Ning clenched his fists and was the first to say some inspiring words, and the other boys also responded.

"Yes!"

“The Xiao family is fearless!”

"Isn't it just sleeping without letting go of the fighting spirit? Just do it and it's done!"

Compared to the boys' bold words, the girls remained silent.

After soaking in the hot spring, Xiao Mei pleaded with Xiao Yan on behalf of the girls, but in the end she failed to change Xiao Yan's mind. She could only sleep miserably with everyone else on a pile of leaves and dry grass on the ground.

In the quiet jungle, everyone spent the first day of training.

The next morning, under the sunshine, everyone woke up slowly as Xiao Yan clapped his hands and called out.

At this time, both the boy and the girl looked at each other silently without saying a word.

Among the boys, except Xiao Yan who looked normal, all had red spots on their faces from mosquito bites, and they were grimacing because of the itching all over their bodies.

Originally, the boys wanted to maintain the fighting spirit to protect their bodies all night long. However, after a day of training, even though they took a hot spring bath to relieve their fatigue, they still fell asleep unconsciously without realizing it, and the fighting spirit to protect their bodies was naturally removed.

Ultimately, this tragic situation occurred.

Regardless of how the other girls would react if they saw the boys in such a miserable state under normal circumstances, Xiao Mei would definitely be the one who laughed the loudest.

But now, Xiao Mei really didn't have the energy to laugh at the boys, because they girls were not having an easier time either.

Although they were not bitten by mosquitoes, the fear of mosquito bites made the girls carefully guard against the removal of their fighting spirit all night, resulting in no good sleep. All the girls, including Xiao Xun'er, had dark circles under their eyes.

After all, they are girls and they care about their faces more than boys. It would be so painful for them to look as miserable as boys. In comparison, dark circles under the eyes are just a small matter.

At this time, Xiao Yan clapped his hands and greeted everyone energetically.

"Everyone wash your face, clean up and make breakfast. After breakfast, we will start training~"

"Yes"

Compared to yesterday's excited response, everyone's state today is undoubtedly much lower. The excitement they had when they first came to the back mountain for training yesterday has long been lost.

After Xiao Yan's repeated urging, everyone moved feebly and began to make today's breakfast.

Breakfast was simple, just boiling water and cooking a few pots of white porridge. After eating, everyone started a new day of training.

"That. Cousin Xiao Yan"

During the training, Xiao Mei looked at Xiao Yan weakly. Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked.

"what happened?"

"Can I go home and get something?"

"What to take?"

"Anti-insect tools and the like"

"No way~"

Before Xiao Mei could finish her words, Xiao Yan smiled and refused, which made Xiao Mei and a group of girls including Xiao Xun'er feel deflated.

Although Xiao Yan was really nice to everyone on weekdays and always thought of everyone first when something happened, he was really merciless when it came to being strict.

"Just bear with it. I told you yesterday that we are here for training, so we can't try to cheat or get away with it."

Xiao Yan gently stroked Xiao Mei's little head to comfort her. Xiao Mei nodded slightly and then began to concentrate on training.

Seeing this scene, Yao Chen was a little surprised and said in Xiao Yan's heart.

(Yan boy, I thought you would agree.)

(Why?)

Hearing Yao Chen's question, Xiao Yan asked back.

(Don’t you seem to be quite fond of these dolls?)

(When it’s time to pamper someone, I will naturally pamper them.)

Xiao Yan looked at the Xiao family members who were training, frowned slightly, and a serious look appeared in his eyes.

(But you should never spoil them when you shouldn’t. Excessive pampering is the same as harming them. I don’t want them to get into bigger troubles in the future because of my temporary leniency towards them.)

(I already said yesterday that this is a training camp, not a game.)

(In this case, it should be strictly implemented according to the training standards, without any pretense.)

After hearing what Xiao Yan said, Yao Chen was stunned for a long time.

She originally thought that her disciple would help protect her family without any bottom line.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

He was sincere and was considering the future of his fellow brothers and sisters.

(Flame boy.)

(Um?)