Chapter 133: The Resilient Fan Shuang'er

Chapter 133: The Resilient Fan Shuang'er

Fan Shuang'er was on the verge of a breakdown. Even if this was necessary, did he have to be so blunt? Did he really have to make sure everyone knew?

Three minutes later, a soft call came from Xu Yun's room: "You... you can come in now..."

Xu Yun felt his lips go dry. Feeling quite nervous, he asked, "Are you sure? Are you certain you won't regret this? You won't scream 'pervert' later, will you?"

"I've realized you talk far too much," Fan Shuang'er replied impatiently.

Xu Yun finally pushed open his door, acting under the noble spirit of "learning from Lei Feng" and "helping others." Fan Shuang'er's smooth, bare back came into full view. Her cute, innocent ponytail swayed behind her, making her appear even more pure.

The graceful curve of a woman's silhouette is beautiful, and an exposed back holds a myriad of elegant and alluring charms.

Beginners who appreciate beauty only look at a face, while those with more refined tastes might notice the physique—the breasts, the hips, the long legs. But those at a higher level, like Xu Yun, must be connoisseurs who understand the subtle beauty of a woman's back.

A woman's back is subtle and intriguing. Under the moonlight, unadorned, it is the most powerful weapon for extending the reach of sensuality.

Good grief! This was the difference! Compared to Qian Feng's scarred back from yesterday, this young woman's back was like heaven compared to hell. There was no comparison; if forced to choose, Xu Yun would give Fan Shuang'er a perfect score without hesitation.

Fan Shuang'er kept her eyes tightly shut, remaining silent. She tried her best to calm her mind, to avoid thinking about the fact that she was exposing herself so candidly to a stranger. Perhaps this was the only way she could endure Xu Yun's scrutiny.

"Just pretend I don't exist. According to your own understanding, focus your energy on the Dantian, breathing only through the Dantian—as if it were there, yet not there; as if it exists, yet is ethereal." Xu Yun rubbed his temples hard; it was too easy to get distracted.

He pinched the bridge of his nose firmly. He was no Lu Bin, capable of sitting with a woman on his lap without losing his composure! He had to clear his head; he couldn't just stare at her back and forget the purpose of this exercise...

Wait, what was the purpose again?

Wasn't the purpose just to admire such a flawless, jade-like beauty?

Damn it, if he didn't pull his focus back, things would go wrong. Xu Yun took a deep breath and centered his energy in his Dantian. Fortunately, he had high willpower and had survived the temptation of seeing Qiu Yan's bare back before, so he could still hold on.

Fan Shuang'er practiced her breathing, gradually settling her mind into a steady state. She finally reached a point of calm, completely neutralizing the influence of Xu Yun's presence.

Xu Yun didn't take it lightly. Since he couldn't help her advance, he at least had to let her know where she needed to focus her cultivation.

Generally, most people's meridian weaknesses lie in the key acupuncture points along the Du Meridian on the back. For instance, Qian Feng's weaknesses were at the Shendao and Lingtai points.

To Xu Yun's surprise, however, Fan Shuang'er's entire Du Meridian—starting from the Yamen point at the nape of her neck and traveling down through the Shendao, Lingtai, Zhongshu, and Mingmen points—showed no signs of weakness.

Could her meridian weaknesses be along the Ren Meridian on her front? That would be... rather awkward. Xu Yun swallowed hard. Oh well, he was already this far. At worst, he’d just get a nosebleed. Besides, Fan Shuang'er was completely lost in her meditation and didn't even know how he was admiring her.

Ultimately, Xu Yun decided to see it through. Since he had already started acting like Lei Feng, he couldn't stop halfway.

When Xu Yun finally looked at her from the front, even with a million preparations, his blood rushed to his head. He nearly bled—it was too stimulating! This was essentially inducing him to commit a crime!

Fan Shuang'er was truly a rare gem. From the back, her alluring silhouette made her seem pure, but from the front, her chest exuded an overbearing, queenly dominance that didn't lose a bit to the "big-chested, empty-headed" Qin Wan'er.

Xu Yun had to suppress several surges of fire to ensure he could continue searching for her meridian weaknesses.

The Ren and Du meridians are the two that martial artists must break through, and as a top-tier expert, one must go on to break through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians that encompass them.

However, Fan Shuang'er's Ren Meridian—from the Zigong, Tanzhong, Zhongting, and Yutang points, all the way down to the Shenque, Qihai, and Shimen—showed no weaknesses. Just as Xu Yun began to frown, he suddenly noticed a faint, weak pulsation at the Qixue point below the Siman point on the Chong Meridian.

This was troublesome.

Although the Eight Extraordinary Meridians are different from the Twelve Primary Meridians, the Chong Meridian is the one that regulates the energy and blood of the twelve, often called the "Sea of the Twelve Meridians." If her weakness lay there, it meant her twelve primary meridians were simply unable to handle the pressure her body was currently under.

Xu Yun couldn't help but furrow his brows. It seemed girls really couldn't withstand the brutal training of Dragon Fury. Although Fan Shuang'er refused to admit it and persisted with superhuman willpower, her internal energy didn't lie.

Usually, those who reached this level of cultivation had weaknesses in the Ren or Du meridians; rarely did they have them in the other six extraordinary meridians. And even if they did, it was almost never in the Chong Meridian.

After identifying the weakness, Xu Yun circled behind her and placed his palm gently on the Shenzhu point between her shoulder blades, pouring a steady stream of internal energy into her body.

Fan Shuang'er's calm state was immediately disrupted by this surge of energy. She opened her eyes abruptly, not understanding why Xu Yun was using his energy to clear the fatigue-related blockages in her body. It was a waste of energy; such fatigue should recover naturally.

But she had to admit, after being cleansed by Xu Yun's energy, she felt as light as a swallow.

As Xu Yun pulled his hand away, Fan Shuang'er turned around impatiently. "Well? Did you find my weak point? What should I focus on in my future training?"

"Uh..." Xu Yun's eyes were instantly drawn to the rise of her chest, and a hot sensation surged in his nasal cavity.

Fan Shuang'er suddenly remembered she wasn't wearing any clothes. Her face turned to shock; she had been too excited to notice. She didn't care if Xu Yun was looking or not and quickly covered herself with her clothes.

After all, if she scolded him away now, she would seem like someone who kicks away the ladder after climbing it.

"Turn around...!" After thinking it over, that was all she could command.

Afraid of making the girl snap, Xu Yun turned his head. "I know why you've been unable to advance."

"Really?" Fan Shuang'er was quite excited by the topic. Her daily hope was to advance sooner and shed the title of the tail-ender in Dragon Fury.

"Your weakness is in the Chong Meridian," Xu Yun said, trying to keep his voice calm.

Sure enough, Fan Shuang'er was stunned. "What did you say? The Chong Meridian?"

"That's right," Xu Yun explained. "Your twelve primary meridians are where your fatigue accumulates, which is your weak point. You simply cannot bear the harsh training of Dragon Fury, yet you grit your teeth and force yourself to persist. As a result, your twelve primary meridians have been damaged for a long time, and the Chong Meridian has been too busy regulating them to have any chance of improving itself."

"I can bear it!" Though she denied it, deep down she knew the training load of Dragon Fury was not easy for her to endure. She spent every day pushing her body to its absolute limit.

While it is true that one cannot break through without reaching one's limits, doing so every day was harming her.

"If you could bear it, this situation wouldn't have arisen," Xu Yun said mercilessly. "Whose idea was it for you to join Dragon Fury? Was it Wang Yi's idea to use you as a test subject?"

"It was my own choice!" Fan Shuang'er retorted angrily.

Everything had been guessed by Xu Yun.

When Fan Shuang'er joined, Wang Yi had indeed agreed, but he had previously discouraged it, stating that a woman's body could not handle the training. Fan Shuang'er refused to accept this, and eventually, Wang Yi explained everything to her—that she could quit anytime. While he accepted her, he did treat her as an experiment to see if a woman's body could withstand that level of extreme training.

Yet, even Wang Yi hadn't expected Fan Shuang'er to persist for a year purely on willpower, while her body was actually long past its breaking point.

This was what surprised Wang Yi the most.

Fan Shuang'er also played another role in Dragon Fury: when those big, tough men saw a girl being so resilient, no one dared to complain or whine anymore. Even the current captain, Shadow Dragon, was amazed. Ever since Xu Yun left, those discouraged boys had their fighting spirits reignited.

"Heh, Dragon Fury is lucky to have you," Xu Yun smiled slightly. He could already imagine the positive energy Fan Shuang'er brought to the team. No wonder Qian Feng had been improving so rapidly—he was afraid of losing to a girl. In that sense, all the guys in Dragon Fury were proud; none of them would want to lose to a girl.

Hearing Xu Yun's praise, Fan Shuang'er couldn't help but blush. After all, this man was the former instructor of the Dragon Fury Special Forces, a man respected by everyone in the unit, even by the current instructor, Shadow Dragon.

Xu Yun apologized, "I'm sorry I couldn't help you break through; I've let you down. But I'd like to give you some advice: only participate in 80% of the training. I don't mean anything else by it; I just want you to be able to go further."

Fan Shuang'er suddenly felt that Xu Yun’s image had grown much taller. He was completely stripped of the labels of "unreliable" or "pervert" she had previously assigned him. He was truly the legendary Flame Dragon—even his words held such charm...

Wait... Fan Shuang'er froze. What was this? Had she fallen for him? Was she getting dizzy just because someone praised her twice?!