He Wanying felt unusually excited at the moment.
Although she had been practicing for a full hour, she seemed completely unwearied, continuously repeating the movements from the Body Tempering Technique.
One, two, one, two…
Lin Guiming watched her, a faint smile gradually appearing on his face.
Finally, He Wanying stopped her movements and punched fiercely against the rockery in the courtyard.
“Ha—!” With a sharp cry, a small crack appeared on the rockery.
That kind of power was already equivalent to a horse’s strength.
Her strength training was complete.
However, He Wanying didn’t have time to rejoice just yet because…
Her expression changed several times before she pouted, sniffled, and tears started dripping down.
“What’s wrong?” Lin Guiming immediately stepped forward.
Even if she was happy about completing the training, there was no reason to cry, right?
“Senior Brother, it really hurts, boohoo~” He Wanying pulled back her small hand, which now had a scraped patch of skin and looked a little bruised.
“…” Lin Guiming’s expression stiffened, but within half a second, he couldn’t help but laugh.
“Pft—”
“Senior Brother, you’re laughing!” He Wanying immediately felt even more wronged. “It really does hurt…”
“That’s because, compared to your current strength, your body is still too fragile. Your skin, bones, and muscles are still at a normal human level. And you insisted on punching a rockery with an uneven surface—if you don’t hurt, who would?”
“Hmm…” He Wanying bit her lip and looked aggrieved.
But since she had brought it upon herself, she had nothing to say and could only cover her hand, tears shimmering in her eyes.
“Alright, alright, rest for a bit. I’ll apply some medicine, don’t cry.” Lin Guiming helplessly ruffled her hair.
Really, although the spiritual medicine he had was only Ren-tier Middle Grade and not very precious, it could at least be used to regenerate flesh from bones or reconnect severed limbs.
Yet these past two days, it had only been used for minor scrapes.
Not long after applying the medicine, the wound disappeared, and the pain subsided.
At this moment, all that remained in He Wanying’s heart was excitement.
She had finally stepped into the Skin Tempering Realm!
As long as she continued to train and reached the Flesh Tempering Realm, she would be able to enroll in the National Academy!
“Rest for a bit and pack up. We need to get ready to leave.”
At this moment, Lin Guiming suddenly said to her.
“Leave? Leave for what? Where are we going?”
“To the imperial capital. Didn’t you want to take the National Academy exam?” Lin Guiming looked at her with a puzzled expression.
“But Wanying just reached the Skin Tempering Realm. They said that to enter the National Academy, you have to reach the Flesh Tempering Realm first…”
“Flesh Tempering? It’ll take at least half a month for you to get there, and by then… it’ll be too late.”
“Huh?” He Wanying blinked in confusion. “Too late for what…?”
“You don’t know?” This time it was Lin Guiming who was surprised.
“Know what?”
“The National Academy’s enrollment starts in five days. If you miss this year’s enrollment, you’ll have to wait a whole year… You don’t even know this and you’re already thinking of applying?”
“…” He Wanying was stunned by this. Five days? But the imperial capital was hundreds of kilometers away from here! Even with the best horses, it would be hard to make it in time.
“But Senior Brother, is it really possible for us to make it if we leave now? And Wanying has only just reached the Skin Tempering Realm. If it really doesn’t work out, maybe we should just wait until next year…”
“Don’t worry, it’s fine.” Lin Guiming waved his hand, signaling her to relax.
What a joke—next year?
He definitely didn’t want to waste a whole year in this small city.
The distance was no problem with the Spiritual Crane, and as for Wanying’s cultivation, that wasn’t a big issue either.
She was practicing the Body Refining Art of Bixiao Palace, supplemented with various elixirs to shape her body, giving her a solid foundation.
Plus, with the few techniques Lin Guiming had taught her recently, she might well be a match for someone in the Flesh Tempering Realm.
Even if it really didn’t work out, he could just go directly to the emperor and request that his junior sister be allowed to enroll. Would the emperor dare to say “no”?
But that would be less satisfying.
The best outcome was for his junior sister to pass the exam based on her own strength.
Although they were preparing to leave, with the Spiritual Crane available, there was no need to rush.
Before leaving, Lin Guiming still had matters to attend to.
Even though the He family was preparing to depart, their interests could not simply be handed over.
“People of the He family, come out quickly! The city lord is hosting the Yuzhou City Family Conference. Aren’t you going to participate?”
Sure enough, trouble had come knocking…
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