"Phew …."
Closing her eyes and feeling the warm water, Shana felt her originally restless mood begin to calm down.
Perhaps this had become her habit. She recalled that every morning when she trained with Fangzheng, he would beat her until she crawled all over the ground. Then she would take a hot bath to clean up her body. During this time, she would carefully think about what mistakes she had made today, why she had failed, how to change her shortcomings, and then ….. beat Fangzheng to the ground!
At first, it was just because she was unwilling, but it gradually became a habit. Because of this, Shana was no longer so resistant to things like bathing, which she originally thought was a waste of time. In the past, she would only use the Flame of Purification to remove the dirt on her body and restore her spirit and strength at the same time. At that time, she only thought that bathing was a useless and a waste of time.
But now, she no longer thought so. As the water washed over her body, Shana could feel the anxiety in the depths of her heart, as well as the unwillingness and troubles brought about by her failure, as if they had been washed away by the water. Instead, there was a sense of comfort, as if she had been reborn.
It was incredible. Why did she feel this way?
"You did it on purpose, didn't you?"
While Shana was immersed in thought, Arastral asked Fangzheng in the living room. As a contractor, he could of course feel the changes in Shana's inner feelings, which surprised Arastral. He knew very well that his contractor was not a weak person, but the fact that she could calm herself down in such a short time and pull herself together had obviously exceeded Arastral's expectations.
Of course, as a Demon God who had lived for thousands of years, Arastral was not completely unable to see through Fangzheng's thoughts. When Fangzheng first forced Shana to take a bath, Arastral only thought that he was simply teasing the child. But now it seemed that this had unknowingly become a habit of Shana's.
"That's right."
While playing with the box in his hand, Fangzheng looked at the pendant that Shana had thrown on the table.
"People always need something to relax. The little lass is just too nervous. She's always as tense as a spring, which is not good for her physical and mental health. Eat, drink, play, sleep, relax, and strike a balance between work and rest is the normal way of life. "
"But that child is a Mist Warrior."
"I don't think they're any different from humans."
In the face of Arastral's rebuttal, Fangzheng shrugged.
`If you say so, will Shana cry? Or did he not know how to smile? Would he be angry? Or would he not feel nervous? Even if he was a robot, after a long time, he would still think about the dead logic loop of 'who am I?' Even the hero who saves the world has to dance with the princess. Relaxing a little won't destroy the world. "
"Woo …"
Hearing Fangzheng's rebuttal, Arastral did not know what to say for a while.
"A human is a human. I remember that according to what you said, the Mist Warrior is just a human who signed a contract with the Red Demon King. Isn't he still a human after all? He can be angry, annoyed, and sad, but he doesn't necessarily turn into a stone and be immune to poison just because he has great power … Arastral, are you like that? "
"…"
This time, Arastral was really speechless. As a Demon God, and one of the three most powerful Demon Gods among the Red Demon Kings, he also had his own feelings. But the long years had made him used to restraining his feelings. Even so, Arastral could not conclude that he was an emotionless stone.
But …
If the person in front of him was just an ordinary human, Arastral would certainly have a hundred opinions to refute him, but the other party was no less powerful than the most powerful Mist Warrior. That was completely different.
Did we do something wrong?
Thinking of this, Arastral could not help but recall the days when he raised the girl in the Tendo Temple. At that time, it seemed that their idea was correct, but now, Arastral was not so sure. Although there were some differences, Fangzheng was "educating" Shana in a completely different way from what they had thought. More importantly, the results were remarkable.
She was becoming more and more like a strong and brave warrior, and she was getting closer to the expectations of Arastral and the others. But the difference was that she did not become an emotionless machine. On the contrary, during this period of time, the girl had shown far more emotional reactions than when she was wandering in other places. She would throw a tantrum, get angry, and complain. In Arastral's opinion, these were obstacles to the girl's goal, but now, under Fangzheng, they seemed to have become her source of motivation.
"Click."
While Arastral was thinking, the bathroom door opened again, and the girl walked out after taking a shower.
"Arastral … Fangzheng, what are you doing?"
"Discussing the philosophy of life."
Looking at the girl in front of him, Fangzheng smiled and raised the box in his hand.
"Well, since you're done taking a shower, come here, girl. Do you want to play a game of Gwent with me?"
"… …?"
Hearing Fangzheng's invitation, Shana tilted her head with a puzzled expression.
"What's the point?"
"Everything in the world has a meaning, and playing cards is the same. Don't think that this is just ordinary entertainment. If you use it well, you can also gain combat experience from it."
"Really?"
Sure enough, when she heard this, Shana immediately perked up and sat opposite Fangzheng.
"Then I'll give it a try!"
"Come on, as long as you don't cry when you lose."
Looking at the smiling girl in front of him, Arastral still did not say a word. Although he felt that Fangzheng was just talking nonsense, he soon found that what Shana said was not an excuse.
"Playing cards is like a battle."
Fangzheng waved the cards in his hand and looked at the girl in front of him with a smug smile.
"Like this, before the battle starts, we don't know what cards the other party has or how they'll play, so … the first thing we have to do is test each other."
As he spoke, Fangzheng played a card.
"Want to follow?"
"Of course!"
Shana glared at Fangzheng, then immediately followed without hesitation.
"This is the process of the two sides confronting each other and testing each other, just like a battle. I'll make a move, and you'll either choose to block it or follow up … Then, let's go again … "
As he spoke, Fangzheng drew a card and played it again. Shana also bit her lips and followed up with another card. Then Fangzheng continued to play, and Shana continued to follow.
"Just like this, the intensity of the battle will increase."
After playing another card, Fangzheng smiled proudly.
"So, do you still want to follow?"
"… …."
This time, Shana fell into silence. She frowned and stared at the cards in her hand. After a while, she couldn't help but twitch her mouth.
“PASS。”
"Okay, then I win."
As he spoke, Fangzheng spread out the cards in his hand. Seeing his cards, Shana's eyes suddenly widened.
"Wait, why are your remaining cards so small?"
"I didn't say I was a big card."
Facing the girl's exasperated question, Fangzheng's smile did not change in the slightest.
"If you continue to follow, then I'll be the one to lose, but you chose to give up. Why? Think about it carefully, it's because you were scared by me. You thought that the cards in my hand were infinite and would always suppress you, so you chose to surrender … Isn't it the same in battle? You realized that your strength can't compare with the enemy, so you chose to retreat. So, how can you be sure that the opponent is really at ease? Or is he bluffing? "
"… …."
Hearing this, not only was Shana dumbfounded, even Arastral was shocked speechless.
They originally did not think that they could gain any experience from pure entertainment, but now after listening to Fangzheng's explanation, they realized that even an entertainment activity contained such deep combat knowledge.
"As the saying goes, all roads lead to Rome. Becoming stronger doesn't just depend on fighting. Entertainment, cooking, and even painting all contain common experience. The question is whether you can use this experience flexibly, rather than memorizing it mechanically. Fighting is not only a confrontation of strength, but also a collision of wisdom. You can't just have strength without brains. "
As he spoke, Fangzheng picked up the cards on the table and waved his hand.
"Okay, that's all for today's after-class tutoring. You should go home and sleep. If you have time, go out and play with your classmates. Don't think that they're so weak that you can kill them with one finger, but if it's a game with certain rules, they might beat you up until you can't even tell north from north. If you want to improve yourself, the best way is to communicate with others. That way, you'll gain something. "
"Is it the same for you? Fangzheng? "
Hearing this, Shana frowned and looked at the man in front of her.
"Of course, I still have a lot to learn … Just like the other teachers in school. In your opinion, their level is quite low, but for ordinary students, they're already very good, right? There's always a higher mountain. There's no shame in admitting that someone is better than you. That's the motivation to become stronger. "
"Of course I know that."
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, Shana blushed. She stood up and opened the glass door of the balcony.
"I'm going back!"
After saying this, Shana turned around and left with Arastral without looking back. Only Fangzheng was left sitting alone on the sofa in the living room, enjoying the cold evening breeze ….
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