The next day, before dawn, Xia Lin was yanked out of bed by Jiang Yun and taken to the courtyard for stance training.
"You've been getting up too late these days, boy. The servants in the general's mansion told me that you used to have your breakfast served in your room," Jiang Yun said.
Xia Lin wasn't convinced. Was it really his fault? He usually got up around 8 a.m., which wasn't that late. But people here got up at 6, and the servants even an hour earlier, making him seem like a late - riser.
However, Jiang Yun ignored Xia Lin's protests. Feeling self - defeated, Xia Lin had no choice but to obediently do the stance training. When he was in extreme pain, he finally heard Jiang Yun mercifully say, "You can take a break now."
Music to his ears! Xia Lin immediately slumped to the ground, not caring when Jiang Yun said it was dirty. Seeing Xia Lin gasping for breath, Jiang Yun gloated, "Your body is too weak. You've only been doing this for a short while, and you're already exhausted."
A man can't be told he's no good! Xia Lin glared at Jiang Yun and said, "This is my first time. I'll be much stronger after a few days of practice!"
So, Jiang Yun really made Xia Lin practice the stance for over a month. One day, Xia Lin finally couldn't bear it anymore. He stormed into Jiang Yun's room, not caring what Jiang Yun was doing, and angrily said, "All we do is stance training every day. If this is all there is, I don't need a master like you. What's the use of having you as my master?"
Jiang Yun blinked innocently, "But you were the one who insisted on becoming my disciple. Have you forgotten?"
Xia Lin immediately felt guilty. It seemed that he had shamelessly attached himself to Jiang Yun back then. But he was still determined to fight for his rights. "Master, my dear master, please teach me something useful. I feel my body is in great shape now, and my stance is very stable. I'm ready to learn other things."
Jiang Yun propped his chin with his fan and thought for a while. Finally, under Xia Lin's nervous and expectant gaze, he agreed. "Okay, starting tomorrow, I'll teach you basic light - body skills. This is much more difficult than stance training. Be prepared, little disciple."
"Yeah! That's great! Master, I love you. So I don't have to do stance training this afternoon, right?"
Jiang Yun shook his head. "No. You can't give up halfway, even for half a day."
Xia Lin mumbled, "Master is so strict." Then he ran away like a little rabbit.
Jiang Yun smiled. This disciple was really cute. Maybe he had been a bit forced to take Xia Lin in as his disciple at first, but now he had no regrets at all because this disciple had made his life so much more interesting. Xiaolinzi, how much more fun are you going to bring me?
The New Year was approaching. After the New Year, Xia Lin would be taken away by Jiang Yun. Actually, Xia Lin was a bit down. It had been over three months, and Jiang Yun's affection value had only reached the twenties, while his darkness value remained unchanged. Xia Lin had never seen Jiang Yun do anything bad. It seemed that he had come to the general's mansion just to recuperate.
Xia Lin once suspected that maybe Jiang Yun wasn't the villain. But the system swore that their main system never made mistakes.
If that was the case, it only meant that Jiang Yun was really good at hiding. Maybe he would find something out when he returned to Jiang Yun's sect with him.
Now Xia Lin's attention was drawn to his mother, who had red - rimmed eyes every day.