But Bai Qingyan still wasn't satisfied. She trained until she was drenched and shaking, taking only brief rests to regroup before starting again, every day without interruption.
At dawn, her clothes were soaked with sweat... Bai Qingyan, her cheeks flushed, instructed Xiao Ruohai to put away the bow and arrows, and said, "Brother, please add weight to the iron sandbags I bind to my arms daily. From now on, increase the weight every two days."
She needed to take it step by step, avoiding impatience that would lead to physical exhaustion. She had to incrementally increase her strength every day without overloading herself, or else she would end up collapsing as she did in her past life.
Bai Qingyan went back to wash and change into fresh clothes. While binding the heavier iron sandbags to her arms, she saw from the window that Zhao Ran, whom Xiao Ruohai had sent to fetch Bai Jinzhi, was back, standing under the eaves talking to Xiao Ruohai with an injured face.