Muscular Strength

The training that day came to an end, leaving the students tired.

Just after the training, Tang Tang spoke;

"I feel aches all over my body", he lamented.

After his complaints, master Lin Fei told Tang Tang to nurse himself later.

They all returned to their rooms for rest. Same applied to the other wings.

The Inter-wing competition seem to be getting close, the various wings are doing their best to refine their students and grow them within the period of training.

So far, all the students have been able to advance to the second level in the stage of tranquility with Gui Shan at the third level.

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It was another day and the training continued. Students of the various teams seem to be advancing in their skills and are getting better.

*CRIMSON LION WING*

Meanwhile, training was already heating up in the Crimson lion wing, the new students seem to be advancing so fast.

It was indeed another morning, Gui Shan, Ru Yuo and Wan Fei were already present in the training ground as usual.

They waited for quite sometime as their master hasn't arrived.

"Gui Shan...master seems to be a bit late today. I wonder what is holding him up", Ru Yuo said.

Just then master Huang Ju stepped in. "Hmnn...Uhh",

"I know you were all waiting anxiously for the training. Sorry for the delay", master Huang Ju said.

"Our training today would be based on your strength, but on a whole new level", he said.

The students were feeling happy that they finally got to physically build themselves. But funny enough, they wondered what form it'll take.

"Mind you, the training is not what you imagine it to be", he added.

He then instructed them to follow him as he led them to the back of the manor and soon they entered through the woods and arrived at a mountain.

"Wow! I never knew there was a mountain at the back of the academy", Wan Fei said.

"The training Begins from here, I believe that it would take a lot of strength to climb up to the pinnacle of the mountain",

"But the task is far more than that", he said.

He took them to a well in the woods and told them what to do.

"Each of you is to fill two buckets with water and use a rod to hang it about your shoulders",

"You are to get to the top of the mountain and come down without spilling or pouring the water away", he said.

"This would not only build your bodies but also teach you endurance", master Huang Ju added.

"Ahhh...", the new students said bemused.

"What if the water gets spilled or drops mistakingly, what are we to do?" Wan Fei asked.

"That person would have to go down, fill the buckets and begin afresh", master Huang Ju said.

The students mumbled some words and found it overbearing;

"but master considering the distance up the mountain can we make it?"

"It depends if you are ready to be a true master", he said.

The training began, Gui Shan, Ru Yuo and Wan Fei filled their buckets. It was as though the mountains top is thousands of steps away from them.

But they decided to give it a try.

"Mind you, senior Tan Ning and Xiang Wu would be supervising you guys. Remember no cheating...", he said.

"Yes master", the students responded. They began their expedition to the mountain top.

Wan Fei seems so vibrant and was determined to come out the number one. Gui Shan one the other hand was moving steadily inorder not to exhaust himself.

Ru Yuo as a girl, wasn't the lazy type. She seems to be used to it.

They started moving and were covering some distance, but the top of the mountain was still far reaching.

They continued and eventually got to the top exhausted. But they still had to come down the mountain.

Gui Shan after some rest started moving down and they all successfully completed the task.

"I feel so exhausted now and I need to catch a good rest", Ru Yuo said.

"Good work students, I know you must be feeling tired but only by this way can you train your muscles and your stamina",

"There are some things you'll later encounter which needs all your stamina", master Huang Ju Said.

*PURPLE CLOUD WING*

Meanwhile in the purple cloud wing, Hu Mei, Jin Xu and Yu Xuan waited for their training that day.

The three of them seems to be getting stronger as the day goes by. Hu Mei seems to be clouded by the thought of beating Gui Shan in his own game.

"Good morning master", they greeted as master Yang Jun arrived at the training ground.

"Good morning students",

"Hope you're ready for another day of training", he said.

"Yes master", they chorused.

"Today's training would be based on your strength, but on a whole new level", he said.

The students were feeling happy that they finally got the opportunity to physically build themselves.

But funny enough, they wondered what form it'll take. Hu Mei smiled as he thought of being a step closer to achieving his goal.

Master Yang Jun then instructed them to follow him as he led them to the back of the manor and soon they entered through the woods and arrived at a mountain.

"Wow! I never knew there was a mountain at the back of the academy", Yu Xuan said.

"In the course of the training, you'll need a lot of strength to climb up to the pinnacle of the mountain",

"But the task is far more than that", he said.

He then took them to a well in the woods and told them what to do.

"Each of you is to fill two buckets with water and use a rod to hang it about your shoulders",

"You are to get to the top of the mountain and come down without spilling or pouring the water away", he said.

"This would not only build your bodies but also teach you endurance", master Yang Jun added.

Hu Mei was bemused saying that the training is at a peak of irresponsibility.

"Master, I'm not sure I can cope",

"Since I was a child I've never being made to do any chores",

"Moreover, I can instruct my servants to do all these. Let's do something more interesting", Hu Mei said.

"How dare you!" master Yang Jun yelled at Hu Mei.

"Guiyi academy treats everyone equally, there's no special treatment for royals",

"Since you decided to enroll in Guiyi academy, you need to obediently obey it's rules", master Yang Jun stated.

"If you're tired, you can as well quit and go to another academy. It won't be tolerated here", he said.

"Sorry for my imprudence master, I'll do as you say", he said bowing down.

"I'll just endure and train harder so that I can teach Gui Shan a bitter lesson", he said within himself.

"Mind you, senior Chen Feng and Chu Cao would be supervising you guys. Remember no cheating...", master Yang Jun said.

"Yes master", the students chorused.

After that, they each drew water from the well. Hu Mei who wasn't a chore fan pleaded with Jin Xu to help him draw in his bucket.

After this, the three of them began their expedition to the mountain top. They all started moving up the flight of steps and decided to complete the task.

It was indeed a strenuous exercise, it requires a lot of energy and stamina to be up to the task.

With some endurance, the three of them were able to cover much ground.

Hu Mei seems to be getting tired, whereas Jin Xu hasn't dropped a sweat. It seems Jin Xu was used to this kind of exercise.

"I'm so amazed that Jin Xu is doing this without breaking a sweat", Yu Xuan said.

"Good for him, I just can't wait for all these to be over", Hu Mei said.

Finally they got to the top of the mountain. On getting there, Hu Mei wheezed a sigh of relieve.

Jin Xu still seem energetic, while Yu Xuan seems to be holding out.

As they waited for a while to catch some breath, Hu Mei wanting to play the fast one, emptied some water from his bucket.

"Hu Mei what do you think you're doing? If you get caught, you'll have to repeat this process over again", Jin Xu said.

"They wouldn't know unless one of you sell me out", Hu Mei said.

"Okay, it's your choice", Jin Xu said as he carried his buckets. They continued the training exercise and began going down the mountain.

As they went down, the seniors noticed that Hu Mei was moving briskly down the mountain compared to when he climbed up.

They concluded that Hu Mei had cheated and gave him due punishment.

"Hu Mei...stop right there",

"You think you can deceive us right? For going against the rule of the training and cheating, you're to repeat the process", senior Chu Cao said.

Hu Mei turned to her disappointed.

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