Chapter 14: Harder than Iron, Stronger than Steel (1/2)

Chapter 14: Harder than Iron, Stronger than Steel

Translator: IreneEditor: Pranav

Lou Lan, who was sitting by the entrance of the Vanguard Training Hall, was bored to death.

When he finally noticed the limping Ai Hui, who had a bloody nose and a swollen face, he crooked his head and curiously asked, ”Ai Hui, what happened?”

The moment Ai Hui identified Lou Lan, Ai Hui’s dull eyes suddenly brightened. Without any hesitation, he grabbed onto Lou Lan and shoved the door open. ”Do me a favor!”

Lou Lan stood up immediately and replied somewhat happily, ”Okay.”

Hurriedly pulling Lou Lan into the training hall, Ai Hui chose a spacious area before firmly standing still. With a serious expression, he sincerely requested, ”Beat me up!”

Lou Lan opened his eyes wide as he gawked at Ai Hui; he thought he had heard wrong.

”Come on, hit me! As hard as you can!” Ai Hui urged.

He had been crashing and knocking into everything on his way back, but the amount of metal elemental energy that remained in his body was still aplenty. However, he had exhausted all his strength. Let alone knock into something, he was unable to lift even a single finger at this point. Plus, he did not dare to act recklessly in the city; he could not afford to pay for any damages.

But when he saw Lou Lan, he had immediately thought of this fantastic idea.

He could get the same results without even exerting any strength.

Lou Lan tilted his head and looked at Ai Hui seriously, before concernedly asking, ”Ai Hui, have you gone crazy?”

”I have not. This is all part of training.” Ai Hui racked his brains and then briefly explained, ”I have created a secret training method.”

”Oh…” Lou Lan had apparently started to understand the situation.

”Come on, come on!” Ai Hui vigorously encouraged him. ”Use more strength. The harder, the better. Do not worry about hurting me. I have a high endurance!”

”But, I do not know how to fight,” Lou Lan replied meekly.

Ai Hui felt like he had been struck by a bolt of lightning. His eyes were opened wide, as he stammered in disbelief, ”Do... do not know how to fight?”

Fi.. fight?

Ai Hui was almost convinced that he had misheard. Indeed, the word ‘fight’ had become unfamiliar to him. To a seasoned fighter who had undergone three years of hardship and severe training in the Wilderness, ‘fight’ was too trivial a term. He only registered the word after two seconds.

Wait, did not know how to fight? A sand puppet that did not know how to fight?

Ai Hui stared at Lou Lan expressionlessly.

All the sand puppets that he had come across were skilled fighters. They were also heartless, sly, and good at disguising and setting traps. They strictly followed orders and had all kinds of deadly tricks up their sleeves that were impossible to defend against.

Sand puppets were real killer machines; it could be said that they were born to battle.

But this was the first time he had encountered a sand puppet that did not know how to fight.

Ai Hui involuntarily blurted,”Then what do you know?”

Lou Lan counted on his fingers. ”I can wash, cook, buy groceries, clean the house and garden, make tea…”

Ai Hui was utterly flabbergasted; he felt that his perception of the world had been hugely challenged. Was this… still a sand puppet?

When he finally regained his focus, Ai Hui demonstrated his powerful adaptability. Having no other choice, he could only reassure Lou Lan. ”No problem, I will teach you!”

However, he did not sound confident.

Lou Lan, on the other hand, was thrilled. ”I will work hard!”

Night soon arrived. The calabashes were lit as they released a brilliant white light, which enveloped the hall in a glow as bright as snow. Two entangled silhouettes could be seen. ”The way you just attacked isn't right. You're a sand puppet with no joints. You should not blindly imitate. Lou Lan, you're a sand puppet! You should be soft when you have to and hard when you have to. Elemental energy is the key. Use it to strengthen your attacks!”

”Harder than iron! Stronger than steel!”

”Pay attention to the angle! Yes, the angle of attack is very important. Do not hold back!”

”Stop only when I ask you to. Yes, you are improving! Ooh, that is fierce. Use more strength! Ahh…”

Time ticked by.