With the promise of a reward for finishing her howork, Xia Nuo imdiately perked up and began working her pen furiously, seriously pondering the problems. In just ten minutes, she had completed all 20 arithtic questions!
Even the accuracy rate had reached an astonishing 100%!
ng Qing was utterly shocked by this scene.
This child... knows how to do them all along!
So, she actually just didn't want to do them...
"Alright, I've finished my howork!"
Xia Nuo stretched a big lazy stretch and then handed over her completed howork to ng Qing for review:
"Hmm... not bad."
Thinking back on the continuous battle with Xia Nuo all afternoon, ng Qing suddenly felt how hard she had worked.
Although it was just tutoring a child with howork, it wasn't easy for at all.
However, the sense of achievent was still very strong.
It's like I accomplished sothing really great today.
...
?!
Just then, ng Qing suddenly realized sothing.
Could it be, this is what Emperor Youyou had in mind when he asked to tutor Nuo Nuo with her howork?!
To boost my confidence!
"Then, can you take your master to practice martial arts now, ng Qing?!"
Xia Nuo nestled against ng Qing's arm coyly, "Youyou told , you're the head of the Martial Arts Hall, you must be super-duper incredible!"
"Hehe... actually, not really, I can't even beat Youyou, that's why I asked him to be my master."
"What are you talking about!"
Suddenly, Xia Nuo loudly refuted ng Qing's words, leaving her puzzled.
"Wha, what's wrong..."
"Losing to Youyou is nothing to be ashad of! I've never seen anyone beat Youyou a few tis, whether it's kids or adults! Everybody is no match for Youyou, even soone as strong as has lost to Youyou many tis!"
"..."
"Is, is that so?"
Xia Nuo nodded solemnly, "Of course! Being accepted as a disciple by Youyou proves you have value that Youyou recognizes. You should be proud, others would wish for such an opportunity."
"..."
Oh, I see!
ng Qing had been feeling a blow to her confidence by Emperor Youyou recently and thought she was too weak.
But deep down, she occasionally had doubts, wondering if maybe Youyou was just too strong.
Caught in the middle of it all and not daring to think too much, even though Fang You often claid to be super strong, his words didn't seem convincing enough to ng Qing, making her feel like they were just polite reassurances.
But Xia Nuo's reminder made ng Qing more and more convinced of that lurking notion—
Perhaps... it's not that I'm too weak?
Is Youyou too strong? Yeah... that's it.
"So, what do you want to learn, Nuo Nuo?"
"Just show so of the moves you usually practice at the Martial Arts Hall."
"Then, here goes nothing..."
Encouraged by Xia Nuo, ng Qing demonstrated her smooth Taekwondo combination.
"Wow!"
"So amazing!"
"That's so cool!"
"Hehehe... want to try it with ?"
"Let think... first like this, then like this!"
"Right, right, just like that, now adjust the point where you exert force when kicking... raise your leg a bit higher when you kick, if you can manage that..."
"Ha! Like this?"
Xia Nuo adjusted her posture according to ng Qing's instructions and kicked out again.
"Right, right... whoa, Nuo Nuo, you're quite flexible!"
"I used to dance! But it was dancing dance, move-hit-move-hit-move-hit..."
As she spoke, Xia Nuo began to dance an impromptu dance, and ng Qing clapped along:
"Wow, Nuo Nuo, you're pretty aweso too!"
ng Qing laughed and patted Xia Nuo's head, "Perhaps you too have a Talent for martial arts like You You..."
"I think so too!"
And so, ng Qing started teaching Xia Nuo so simple and easy-to-learn combo moves. She had always been learning as a student from Youyou, but now that she was back in the role of a coach, she suddenly had a new insight.
...
Twenty minutes later, under ng Qing's careful guidance, Xia Nuo was already able to execute a very smooth tornado kick.
"Hey!"
"Ha!"
"Is this how it's done, ng Qing?"
"Ah... um... yes, it's pretty much correct."
Although it looked like she still lacked a bit in terms of power, the shape of the move was already quite on point.
Xia Nuo's rapid progress shocked ng Qing to the point where she was at a loss for words.
They say interest is the best teacher, and it was clear that Xia Nuo was interested in martial arts.
But this pace of learning... it's almost freakish!
Is this why she's been able to stand by Youyou's side without feeling inferior?
She must be a little prodigy herself...
"Okay, I've learned the basic moves now, I feel like I could use them against Youyou..."
Xia Nuo rubbed her fists and palms together, excitent on her face: "When Youyou returns later, if I suddenly use this killer move on him, he might not be able to react in ti and could end up being bullied under !"
So she wanted to play a trick on Youyou?
However, if it's unexpected, Youyou wouldn't be on guard against Nuo Nuo, and it might actually work...
"But, relying on my strength alone might not be enough..."
Xia Nuo then beckoned ng Qing closer, "ng Qing, co here, and do this and that with ."
"You want to help defeat Youyou?"
ng Qing exclaid in surprise, "I, I wouldn't dare even imagine that!"
"Oh co on, one person might not beat him, but two might stand a chance. Besides, I know Youyou's weakness, it's a secret only his best friend would know."
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