Yun Xi was stunned, thinking she had misheard. But after seeing Qi Rong's serious face clearly, she realized he wasn't joking.
Thinking that she had touched the box, she swallowed nervously. Her face turned so pale that it was almost bloodless.
Noticing Yun Xi's fear, Qi Rong smiled and stroked her head, comforting her, "Don't be afraid. There's no poison on the box, and you haven't been contaminated with the venom."
He had checked it carefully just now, fearing that Yun Xi might accidentally get poisoned. To prevent Yun Xi from accidentally getting into danger in the future, Qi Rong continued, "From now on, when you practice martial arts here, I'll order people to remove these mechanisms."
He didn't really care about himself. But thinking about what had just happened, he couldn't help feeling a lingering fear.
Hearing Qi Rong's words, Yun Xi wasn't touched by his thoughtfulness. Instead, she frowned and stared at him, saying, "Are you crazy? Even when practicing martial arts, you can't play with your life like this!"
How long had she been here? The probability of encountering danger was very low, but she had almost lost her life.
However, Qi Rong practiced martial arts here every day, even using such a dangerous way. The probability of being accidentally injured was very high! Just thinking about it made her tremble with fear!
She knew she shouldn't question Qi Rong's way of practicing martial arts. However, now that she had witnessed it with her own eyes, she couldn't help feeling angry.
But beneath her anger, there was a pain that she couldn't hide!
Seeing Yun Xi's eyes slightly red and her tone angry, Qi Rong was first stunned. Then, the next moment, he smiled gently, holding her hand and saying, "It's okay. I've been practicing martial arts like this for many years. I won't get injured anymore."
Did that mean he had been injured many times because of this?
Yun Xi's eyes unconsciously fell on his chest full of scars. Her heart couldn't help feeling sad.
She didn't feel much relieved because of Qi Rong's words. Instead, her mood became a bit heavy.
"I've seen the brothers of the Zhen family practicing martial arts. They stand on plum - piles to practice balance, do horse - stance to practice endurance, and tie sandbags on their bodies to practice strength... It's also very hard, but at least it's not so dangerous."
"Do you really have to survive under a shower of arrows, and even coat the arrowheads with poison to practice martial arts? Can't you learn from them and use a relatively safer way?"
A person only has one life. Once dead, there's no coming back.
Although she had been reborn and had a second life, the probability was too low. Not everyone could be so lucky!
Moreover, even if reborn, some things had already changed...
Hearing Yun Xi mention the brothers of the Zhen family, a hint of jealousy welled up in Qi Rong's heart. He said disdainfully, "If I were to learn martial arts from them, wouldn't it be almost like fighting on paper?"
"If you want to master powerful martial arts, it's not just about practicing good moves. On the contrary, the more powerful the martial arts, the simpler the moves. They are all about obtaining experience from actual combat and repeatedly forging the body's instinctive reactions!"
In the past ten - odd years, the southern border had been relatively peaceful with no major wars. At most, there were sporadic pirate attacks on the border fishermen, but they were quickly repelled and were no threat at all.
So, even though the brothers of the Zhen family were descendants of military generals, all of them together were no match for him.
It was because their training methods were too gentle. They were like flowers in a greenhouse, good - looking but useless!
However, General Zhen, who had experienced several battles, was a formidable opponent.
He even wanted to have a spar with him if he had the chance.
Hearing Qi Rong's words, Yun Xi couldn't help getting angry.
She knew that Qi Rong was highly skilled in martial arts, and the brothers of the Zhen family had suffered losses at his hands before.
"But there's no need to coat the arrows with poison! And those arrowheads are so sharp. If you get injured while practicing martial arts, isn't that the opposite of the purpose?"
Practicing martial arts was for self - defense. But he was so good that he deliberately caused trouble for himself, as if he thought his life was too easy!
Had he ever thought that if something happened to him, what would happen to the people in the Xianwang Mansion who relied on him?
"You're no longer alone. If you get injured, those who care about you will also be sad!"
For example, at this moment, although she didn't want to care about him, she couldn't accept his self - abusing behavior!
Looking at Yun Xi, whose emotions were getting more and more excited and who had an angry look on her face, a warm current flowed through Qi Rong's heart, making him feel warm all over and in a great mood!
Qi Rong bent his arm and in an instant hugged her tightly. He then sat down on the bench in the martial - arts training ground with her in his arms.
Qi Rong found that he really liked this position. Because every time he hugged Yun Xi, his heart felt extremely satisfied. So, he always couldn't help it, even though Yun Xi would struggle a bit every time.
"Many people are watching!" Yun Xi blushed and struggled. She looked awkwardly around at the guards who were occasionally glancing at them.
"It doesn't matter. They won't be able to see soon!" Qi Rong swept his black eyes around. The guards immediately trembled and then all sensibly turned their backs. Some looked up at the clouds drifting in the sky, while others looked down at the ground, counting the ants marching.
They just didn't dare to look at the two of them anymore.
Looking at the guards trembling under Qi Rong's might, Yun Xi twitched the corner of her mouth and felt a bit sympathetic.
At first, she was just like them, fearing Qi Rong. But she didn't know when her feelings for Qi Rong had changed.
They had been replaced by a more complex emotion.
"Do you want to know who taught me this martial art?" Qi Rong played with Yun Xi's fingers and looked at her with a smile.
Since his past wasn't a happy one, he had never mentioned it to anyone and didn't like others asking about it.
This was the first time he had someone he wanted to share it with.
Yun Xi was stunned for a moment and felt a bit surprised. In her perception, Qi Rong wasn't the kind of person who liked to talk about his past.
But after hesitating for a while, she still nodded.
"What kind of person is your master?"
She knew that if she refused to listen at this moment, Qi Rong would never tell her again in the future.
Moreover, she was also very curious. What kind of person could teach someone as powerful in martial arts as Qi Rong? That person must be an extremely skilled master!
At this moment, an imposing knight - errant suddenly appeared in Yun Xi's mind, and she couldn't help feeling in awe.
"He's not my master." Qi Rong lifted his lips into a smile. Meeting Yun Xi's surprised gaze, he slowly said, "To be more precise, he won't allow me to call him master."
"Why?" Yun Xi was confused. If he wasn't a master, why would he teach Qi Rong martial arts? It just didn't make sense!
Facing Yun Xi's confusion, Qi Rong recalled the past. He smiled helplessly but answered truthfully, "Because he hates me and doesn't want to have anything to do with me."
"...... Well, that makes sense." Yun Xi paused for a moment and nodded empathetically, as if she could understand it.