Translated by Luxican
Edited by Leighann
The next morning Luo Qing really brought the female disciples to find Yun Sheng.
Yun Sheng, in turn, took out a large pile of scented pouches and handed all the disciples one each.
"What is this?" The scented bags looked small and delicate, somewhat similar to the scented mugwort pouches worn by children during the Wu Yuan Festival (similar to the Dragon Boat Festival) on the Wu JI Continent.
However, upon a closer sniff, the fragrance wafting from it was different from mugwort.
"Insect repellent scented pouch. While looking at the practice field yesterday, I discovered that a lot of mosquitoes were flying around. Everyone should wear one when they are practicing, to avoid being bitten. This sachet also has a soothing and refreshing effect on the mind," Yun Sheng announced lively.
The female disciples were originally reluctant to come, but Yun Sheng's performance on the practice field yesterday was just too shocking.
What's more, in the middle of the night, Luo Qing told them one by one, in the future, when she isn't in the outer court anymore, they all had to listen to Yun Sheng.
At this moment, Yun Sheng told them to each take an insect repellent pouch. After hearing its effects, the female disciples felt a bit of contempt, since when were warriors so delicate.
But looking at Yun Sheng's skin again. They saw that it was smooth and white, just like a boiled egg. Although they were warriors, women's pursuit of beauty would stay the same through the ages.
After they discussed for a while, every one of them wore the pouch.
The scent of the pouch was mild and very good, the female disciples soon got used to the fragrance.
"Do not worry, later at the practice field, observe a bit. I guarantee that in the future, Zhang Zipo will not dare to harass the female disciples of the Martial Hall," Yun Sheng smiled.
According to the regulations of Wu Xuan Peerless Hall, once Yun Sheng and the others joined the Martial Hall, they would need to participate in the Three Practices in the morning, noon, and evening every day, like the other disciples.
Even after being taught a lesson by Yun Sheng and the others yesterday, Zhang Zipo still had the same arrogant demeanor as before when he showed up at the practice field again.
But he did not dare cause any more trouble for Yun Sheng and the others.
Just last night, Senior Brother Cheng Bai announced that the inner disciples were forbidden from bullying the exchange students, if they didn't abide, he would personally punish them.
This announcement was very effective.
The Douqi Gathering Practice in the morning was the easiest for Yun Sheng and the others.
The warrior's douqi gathering was very similar to the magician's meditation. Even though Yun Sheng and the others were still under the influence of the magic lock, that did not prevent them from meditating.
The difficult part was the Noon Practice, with the hot sun glaring down on them. Yun Sheng, Gu Feng and Qi Gubian stood under the hot sun together with the other outer court disciples.
Zhang Zipo, as usual, patrolled the practice field, "Fifty catties (=30 kg) of iron sand for the men, thirty (=18 kg) for the women, one hour."
But when Zhang Zipo walked in front of Qi Gubian, he couldn't help but frown.
On the practice field, everyone was wearing martial arts robes, but one of the exchange students still wore a green magician's robe, which made Zhang Zipo very angry.
"You, take off your cloak immediately, everyone here is the same, no extras allowed."
Standing not far from Qi Gubian, Gu Feng broke out in cold sweat in his stead.
It was almost impossible to get Qi Gubian to take off his cloak. Since Gu Feng first met Qi Gubian, until now, he had never seen him without it.
Yun Sheng and Gu Feng also had a bet, whether Qi Gubian took off his cloak when he went to sleep or not.
But after the two waited for Qi Gubian to fall asleep, he just slept directly with his cloak on!
Yun Sheng was still not satisfied and made another bet with Gu Feng after this failed attempt: Would Qi Gubian take off his cloak when he took a bath?
This bet, Yun Sheng lost even more miserably. Qi Gubian didn't need to take a bath; he used a Cleaning Spell instead.
So, even after a year of knowing Qi Gubian, Yun Sheng was still curious to death about his appearance under the cloak.
Unsurprisingly, Qi Gubian didn't react at all to Zhang Zipo's reproach.
"Kid, did you hear me? If you don't take off your cloak, your noon practice will be doubled!" Zhang Zipo kicked an iron plate with these exchange students two days in a row, he was so angry that his teeth were aching.
Double practice meant carrying 100 jin (60=kg) of iron sand while standing under the sun for an hour. This was already hard for a warrior, let alone a magician.
Zhang Zipo thought that this threat would make Qi Gubian finally yield.
But the latter had no reaction at all, this made Zhang Zipo so mad, he ordered for 100 jin of iron sand immediately.
Qi Gubian remained silent. Quietly, he tied the bags filled with iron sand to his legs and arms and returned to standing in a horse stance.
"Good, I'm curious how long you will be able to hold on!" Zhang Zipo's face turned blue and he swept a fierce gaze over the practice field. The disciples from the outer court retreated a few steps in panic, tying the sand bags around their limbs.
Yun Sheng also received two iron sand bags.
These iron sand bags were specially made by the Wu Xuan Peerless Hall. It was shaped like a block tofu and filled with scrabs of black iron the size of rice grains. The weight was five to six times heavier than ordinary sand bags.
But that wasn't all, there was also some charcoal powder mixed into the iron sand. After being tied to the limbs, the iron sand and charcoal powder would absorb the heat of the sun and the warrior's sweat. This would cause the bag to become extremely hot and even heavier.
Even if it didn't touch the body directly, it was like a piece of heated iron. Such a thing tied to the limbs; the consequences can be imagined.
Yun Sheng glanced at Qi Gubian, he had double the iron sand bags she had, but he said nothing.
Gu Feng's situation was also alright. He originally came from a remote mountain village, although he was a magician, he also had to help with farm work, carrying 50 jin for an hour was probably not that difficult for him.
When the incense stick on the golden tripod ignited, the noon practice began.
Before this training session, Yun Sheng also consulted with Luo Qing about the right horse stance technique. She tensed up the muscles in her waist and her legs were positioned in the shape of an arch, this way, the douqi in the body would easily run through the body.
The blazing sun was standing in the middle of the sky, it didn't take long for the hundreds of disciples to be covered in sweat.
After half an hour, Yun Sheng felt her limbs become numb, like ant bites rising from the soles of her feet to her whole body.
Sweat drops emerged on her forehead, her clothes were wet and the limbs carrying iron sand bags became hotter and hotter. It felt like the iron sand wanted to break through her skin and devour the blood underneath.
Yun Sheng bit her tongue, the pain made her forget the sensation of her legs for a while. Suddenly, the Shen Nong bracelet on her wrist released a current of energy into her body, healing her aches.
At this moment, Yun Sheng remembered her Jade Marrow Technique. As the name suggested, when Yun Sheng circulated her internal force, a cool sensation enveloped her being, dissipated the originally dizzying heat in her body by a lot.
It felt like a sip of cold coke on a hot summer day.
But what surprised Yun Sheng even more was that after she circulated her internal force once under the scorching sun, the amount of energy had grown!