“Look, look, Bai Shuanglian!”
As soon as Bai Shuanglian walked up to Ling Xiaoyou, the girl impatiently grabbed her hand and led her to the large tree that served as a target.
“How about that? Pretty impressive, right? I can already hit the two-ring!”
Ling Xiaoyou proudly tilted her small chin up and pointed at a water-blue arrow on the nearby tree.
At that moment, the arrow was slowly dissipating, but Bai Shuanglian could still see it stuck near the outer edge of the target.
“That’s very impressive. You might actually have a talent for this, Xiaoyou. If you practice more, you might even be able to participate in archery competitions in the future.”
Ling Xiaoyou looked just like a cute little girl seeking praise, so Bai Shuanglian wasn’t stingy with her compliments.
She smiled lightly and rubbed Ling Xiaoyou’s small head as she spoke.
“Hehe, it’s still too early for competitions.”
Being praised by Bai Shuanglian, Ling Xiaoyou showed a charming, silly smile, clearly enjoying the compliment.
“So, what should we train next, Bai Shuanglian?”
After the excitement passed, it was time to think about the next training content.
After all, her archery skills only needed to be good enough.
Ling Xiaoyou wasn’t pursuing perfect accuracy; improving a little every day was sufficient.
Moreover, it was still early.
The time Ling Xiaoyou had set for herself was when she usually got off work, which was 4:00 AM.
That way, she could head back just in time for her shift to end.
Currently, it was only a bit past 3:00 AM.
Although 4:00 AM was approaching, it was still early enough.
During this time, Ling Xiaoyou naturally wouldn’t stay idle; she wanted to train other items!
“Hmm.”
Bai Shuanglian thought for a moment, then looked at Ling Xiaoyou and said, “Then how about we enter the practical combat phase next?”
“Eh? Practical combat?!”
Ling Xiaoyou was startled, somewhat unable to believe it.
Was she entering practical combat so soon?!
But wasn’t this only her first day of training?!
“Yes, I think it’s better to have some practical combat at the end of each day’s training.”
Bai Shuanglian understood Ling Xiaoyou’s surprise, so she explained her reasoning.
“No matter how much you train, in the end, everything depends on actual combat.”
“By fighting at the end of every day, we can make targeted adjustments and training based on the weaknesses shown in combat.”
After speaking, Bai Shuanglian added another sentence, “After all, knowledge gained from books is always shallow.”
Ling Xiaoyou nodded her small head in understanding and said, “It’s like eating what you’re missing. First, you see what trace elements your body lacks, and then you target them with dietary supplements.”
The analogy was indeed sound, but Bai Shuanglian felt something was a bit off.
It felt as if they had suddenly shifted from a battle series to a gourmet series.
She remained silent for a moment before saying, “That is indeed the logic.”
“Good! Let the battle begin then! Let’s fight! It feels great!”
Ling Xiaoyou shouted while full of fighting spirit, just like the protagonist of a hot-blooded battle series.
After all, who hasn’t dreamed of being the protagonist of a battle series?
Furthermore, Ling Xiaoyou hadn’t forgotten that her previous goal was Bai Shuanglian!
She had wanted to fight Bai Shuanglian for a long time.
If it hadn’t been for her relationship with Bai Shuanglian gradually improving lately, she probably would have fought her many times already.
Thinking of this, Ling Xiaoyou had already drawn her bowstring, preparing to start the battle right then and there.
However, Bai Shuanglian stopped her.
“Don’t be in such a hurry, Xiaoyou.”
Bai Shuanglian held Ling Xiaoyou’s small hand, closing the bowstring that had already been drawn.
“Eh? Weren’t we going to have a practical combat trial?”
Ling Xiaoyou was stunned and asked with some confusion.
“Even for practical combat, we need to find a good environment…”
Bai Shuanglian helplessly pinched Ling Xiaoyou’s soft little cheek and said, “There are too many trees here. If we fight here, it will easily cause damage. You don’t want to be sought out by the Policeman, do you?”
Although a human Policeman could never catch Ling Xiaoyou, her long-term experience as a Human still made her feel respect and awe toward the profession.
She shrank her neck, scratched her head awkwardly, and said, “Then where should we go…”
“I’ll take you. Come, grab my hand.”
Bai Shuanglian held out her hand, and Ling Xiaoyou grabbed it without a second thought.
The Ice-Blue Longsword surfaced beneath their feet.
It wasn’t until the high-altitude airflow was blowing against her that Ling Xiaoyou finally reacted.
She asked Bai Shuanglian curiously, “So where are we going to fight?”
“The Lake.”
“Huh?”
Ling Xiaoyou was stunned.
Before she could ask anything else, Bai Shuanglian accelerated.
To prevent being thrown off, Ling Xiaoyou had to hug Bai Shuanglian’s waist and bury her face in the other woman’s back, quietly waiting to land.
After less than ten minutes, Ling Xiaoyou felt the Flying Sword slow down and then land gently.
She raised her head and looked down, only to discover to her surprise that beneath them was a massive lake!
The surface of The Lake shimmered, showing a bone-chilling cold under the shroud of the night.
No, it wasn’t just a feeling of cold; it was actually frozen!
Ling Xiaoyou’s eyes widened.
In her sight, the previously rippling lake surface was freezing at a speed visible to the naked eye, spreading from a single point until it covered the entire lake.
When they landed, Ling Xiaoyou impatiently hopped off the Flying Sword and experimentally stepped on the frozen lake surface.
‘Mmm, it feels just like the ground. It looks very solid!’
Ling Xiaoyou was a bit excited.
This was her first time seeing a frozen lake.
When she was a Human, the most she had seen were frozen small gutters; she had never seen such a large lake freeze like this.
“Bai Shuanglian, Bai Shuanglian, did you do this?”
Ling Xiaoyou wasn’t stupid.
The only one capable of making a lake freeze so thickly in just a few breaths was definitely Bai Shuanglian, who was right beside her.
“Yes, using a frozen lake surface as our combat arena should be sufficient.”
Bai Shuanglian put away the Flying Sword beneath her feet and smiled at Ling Xiaoyou.
“So amazing… freezing a massive lake just to use it as a combat arena?”
Ling Xiaoyou looked at the frozen surface and muttered subconsciously.
If it were up to her, let alone freezing the lake, she would first have to be able to make the lake start to freeze at all.
Even if Ling Xiaoyou could freeze it, she probably couldn’t reach Bai Shuanglian’s level.
At most, she could only produce a thin layer of ice that wouldn’t be able to support a battle between two people.
However, although she felt the gap between herself and Bai Shuanglian, Ling Xiaoyou didn’t belittle herself.
She was, after all, a little genius!
She would definitely become as powerful as Bai Shuanglian in the future.
Thinking this with full fighting spirit, Ling Xiaoyou looked at Bai Shuanglian, raised the Cloud Water Bow in her hand, and said, “Then let our battle begin, Bai Shuanglian!”
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