Chapter 544: Chapter 343: A Trace of Longing_2
Fighting with the guards is an option, but if he breaks anything in Wan Qiao’s castle, he will likely get beaten.
Following the guards’ orders and leaving meant leaving her behind, and he would definitely get beaten.
Thinking like this, Yan Xiaobao felt at a loss. He hoped to just enter the room, but he knew it wouldn’t be that easy.
After much consideration, he finally let Lan Feng’s aura surge outward. The sudden appearance of holy light caused the guard to step back, allowing Yan Xiaobao, who had already activated Velocity Flow, to dash past him and into Wan Qiao’s room.
The moment he entered, he breathed a sigh of relief. He began looking around, but before finding Wan Qiao, he felt a slender arm lock around his neck. The arm around him tightened continuously, causing the young man to feel suffocated.
Just as Yan Xiaobao was about to faint from the open door, the guard rushed in, only to see Wan hugging Yan Xiaobao in a close, intimate way that took him completely by surprise.
"I... I apologize for disturbing, Your Highness Jasmine Hawk." The guard stammered as he bowed and exited the room.
Hearing his words, Wan Qiao laughed out loud, releasing Yan Xiaobao, who fell to the ground gasping for air with tears in his eyes, as if Wan Qiao thoroughly enjoyed tormenting the young man before her.
"Why didn’t you come to see me immediately?" Wan Qiao asked. As she asked the question, her eyebrows furrowed. "You need to hurry so I can help you control the beast inside you," she said excitedly, looking at the young man before her with an almost manic smile. She raised her arm and stared at his hand, getting closer. She stared at his back, overall standing behind him, with her hands running through his entire body. She admiredly bit her lower lip.
"It’s amazing to witness such a complete transformation and see how swiftly you return to being human again," she said admirably, "The transformation ability is at least of holy beast rank. Tell me, what do you know about this beast? Can you control the red fog? Perhaps just a little?"
Looking at the woman in front of him asking multiple questions, Yan Xiaobao felt a headache, especially since Lan Feng and the werewolf were both talking about Wan Qiao’s allure. Their voices made Yan Xiaobao annoyed with the two souls who became best friends while he was dealing with this sadistic woman who turned into their teacher.
"I’ve managed to bring it under control," Yan Xiaobao sighed while massaging his temples. "The reason I’m late is because of this. Lan Feng is no longer alone in my Lower Dantian. He’s with the werewolf, and the two seem to have become good friends."
Yan Xiaobao was filled with indignation because he didn’t want his body to suddenly become the host of multiple souls. Sharing with two souls was already troublesome, but having to share it with another eight would be a disaster. Yan Xiaobao quickly recounted to Wan Qiao everything that happened after he woke up. When she heard that there were nine caves in his Lower Dantian in total, she was completely shocked. The nine caves were filled with various phenomena, which happened to be the souls of his past lives.
"You said there’s a monk?" Wan Qiao was completely surprised upon hearing about the souls, and she had to admit why Yan Xiaobao felt uncomfortable sharing his body with so many souls. She decided to look for a way to rid him of the many souls within him.
"Well, unfortunately, it’s like this," Wan Qiao sighed, but deep down, she felt she indeed found the next pillar to support the Divine Origin. Controlling the werewolf, he already had immense power. This boost made him unmatched among the middle-level cultivators of the Dantian, even able to defeat the King Team.
"Hmm, your physique is still weak. Until the day you can fight me fairly, you’ll have to follow my training plan," Wan Qiao said with a sinister smile as she found a piece of paper and handed it to the unsuspecting young man.
As he accepted the letter and saw the day’s training schedule, despair washed over Yan Xiaobao’s mind. He needed to undergo multiple practices. The practice trained every muscle in his body, and unfortunately, Yan Xiaobao had no choice but to accept it. He nodded quietly and left the room, heading towards the training grounds, starting the plan filled with complex emotions. Although he didn’t want to undergo strict training, he was excited about gaining strength. About increasing his personal power; about being able to rely on his own strength without frequently depending on Lan Feng or any phenomena within him.
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"Deng Wu! Sha Yun! Wang Julong! Go! Fetch Ma Gang and Gao Yan. We’ve received a letter from Yan Xiaobao!" Rong Xing’s voice boomed in Rong Ming’s private room, and everyone in the room suddenly sprang into action. They all marveled as they ran in the direction of Rong Xing with excited smiles.
Since Deng Wu, Sha Yun, and Wang Julong granted them freedom and released the law, everyone went to the capital, saying to Rong Xing and Rong Ming. Living in the main branch room of the Royal Academy.
Students of the Royal Academy have multiple rooms in their dorms; this room has five private rooms and their friends.
Xu Biao didn’t join them; instead, he now worked with Gao Yan. Ma Kong worked for his family business, and both Rong Xing and Rong Ming were busy with their studies.
Although they all saw their three friends return, they had long feared what was happening to Yan Xiaobao, but today, a year and a few months after he disappeared, a letter finally arrived.
Waiting for everyone to gather, Rong Xing was just as excited as they were. Finally, she opened the letter and read it out loud to the many friends gathered in the living room.
The words inside left them all excited and relieved. Knowing that Yan Xiaobao was alive was important to these friends, but their smiles faded once they remembered their current situation.
"Don’t worry, when Yan Xiaobao returns, we’ll be able to take revenge," Rong Xing said softly, patting Deng Wu’s shoulder. The young man looked at her with a sad gaze but had a hint of a smile on his face. His blue hair was a mess, and his blue eyes were full of gratitude towards the young woman.
Seeing those blue eyes looking at her with inner sadness, Rong Xing had no other impulse but to give him a big hug and tell him everything would be alright.
"We must endure," Wang Julong said. Her eyes darkened with hatred and anger, her voice trembling. "We must endure until Yan Xiaobao returns, and while we wait, we must increase our power so that we are no longer a burden to Yan Xiaobao."
Hearing these words, everyone nodded, and with a last glance at each other, they all began to cultivate in the room.
After leaving Wan Qiao’s room, Yan Xiaobao decided to follow the training plan to the letter, not to slack off or have a halfway attitude. Yan Xiaobao knew the training was specially designed for him. It would push him to continually surpass his limits over and over. But it wasn’t so harsh that his body couldn’t handle it. Yan Xiaobao knew that while Wan Qiao was a sadist, she seemed sincere while passing down her training plan. This woman had nothing to gain by harming his body. If anything, she appeared interested in controlling the phenomena within him and enhancing his power.
The schedule included push-ups, vertical push-ups, running, weightlifting, and various other exercises, fully balancing his training. Since he had been training in Velocity Flow for many years, he was already very flexible, so running was the thing Yan Xiaobao had to do the most. Wan’s goal was to further enhance his agility.
Wan Qiao’s training plan took ten hours to complete each day, after which he relaxed in a hot spring bath for two hours. Then the remaining time was used to cultivate his Inner Energy.
After staying for some time, Wan Qiao ensured he ate food every day. The food was full of magical and medicinal plants. As the Forest King, and especially as the strongest Forest King, she obtained a large number of medicinal herbs each year, not to mention her workers who planted and harvested the herbal medicines.
In all places of the Divine Domain, the Single-Horned Jasmine Hawk, Wan Qiao, was the most fearful creature. Her power vastly surpassed all other Forest Kings, and her age far exceeded the oldest magic beasts within the Kingdom. She was revered, and within her capital, she was worshipped like a deity.
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