Douluo: Tang San took me to the Wuhun Palace

Chapter 458 The New Training Ground

Jiang Qianjing reached out and pulled Tang Qi into his arms, his warm and strong arms gently resting on Tang Qi's waist.

Noticing that her gaze was unfocused and her thoughts had drifted away, he didn't speak immediately, but moved his hand from around her waist to gently pat her back.

After waiting quietly for a while, Tang Qi came to her senses and leaned against Jiang Qianjing's chest.

Perhaps because of the increasingly tense atmosphere, she has been unable to stop overthinking lately.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but turn her gaze toward the Elders' Hall.

Tang Qi turned her gaze to the Elder Hall, looking at the faint golden light above it. The light seemed to be a little dimmer than before.

Jiang Qianjing followed her gaze and naturally noticed the changes in the Elder Hall, but he simply made a silent note of them.

It hasn't been easy to find out news about the Elders' Hall these days.

On the surface, the Elders' Hall no longer targeted the Pope's people, but they became even more vigilant and secretly engaged in numerous underhanded actions.

Immediately afterward, he frowned, clearing his mind of these thoughts, and affectionately nuzzled Tang Qi's neck, "Our Qi Qi has helped quite a bit too. All those odd jobs combined, she's not much less busy than Third Brother."

"Moreover, you've done a great job on all the tasks that Third Brother specifically asked you to complete, without ever making a mistake."

He readjusted his posture, letting Tang Qi sit in his lap before continuing, "Besides, Third Brother is only busy during this period; at other times, there are naturally people to handle things."

Tang Qi closed her eyes.

She knew it, but the invisible pressure and sense of oppression made her unable to control her wild thoughts.

Perhaps she should be busier.

"Alright, stop overthinking." Jiang Qianjing placed a kiss on her cheek. "Why don't you continue cultivating properly?"

He remembered Qi Qi saying that the Pope had prepared spirit rings for the second martial souls of the two siblings.

If I continue to cultivate during this period, I might be able to raise the upper limit of the second spirit ring.

Tang Qi clearly understood Jiang Qianjing's unfinished words. She stood up straight, the chaotic emotions in her eyes vanished, and she became resolute again.

"I'm going to find Xiangxiang."

Since she doesn't have many offensive methods, she should improve her speed. Xiangxiang would be the perfect person for that.

Jiang Qianjing was taken aback for a moment, then quickly got up and followed, "Together, I'm free lately."

"And my roc bird can also be of help."

Tang Qi paused for a moment, waiting for Jiang Qianjing to catch up, then naturally took Jiang Qianjing's arm, "Let's go, let's go!"

With her worries behind her, Tang Qi's steps became lighter again, and the darkness in her eyes was no longer there.

Although she was chatting with Jiang Qianjing, she was thinking about the news coming from the Elder Hall.

No matter how you look at it, the messages coming from the Elders' Hall are very strange.

They don't usually clashed, but there was always some friction. Why did they suddenly stop?

If it's because of Qian Renxue's departure, shouldn't they be keeping them occupied so they can't interfere with Qian Renxue?

Qian Daoliu should be aware of the actions they're taking behind the scenes, and that won't stop them.

But Lao Xu couldn't contact them, so he just hoped they could be more vigilant.

Before long, the two arrived at the training ground. Xiangxiang was already curled up on the soft mat, occasionally raising the tip of her tail to gently pat it.

Hearing footsteps, Xiangxiang's ears twitched, she opened her eyes, and her gaze instantly locked onto Tang Qi.

Immediately afterwards, it leaped up happily and jumped onto Tang Qi's shoulder in a few steps, skillfully rubbing its head against Tang Qi's face, its eyes squinting with pleasure.

Jiang Qianjing raised her hand and patted its little cat head, "Look how round you've gotten, and you're still jumping on Qiqi's shoulder."

Upon hearing this, Xiangxiang immediately turned her head, staring fiercely at Jiang Qianjing as she breathed on him.

The cat hasn't gotten fat!

What a blind fool!

Tang Qi chuckled as she stopped the cat and the person from moving, her voice unconsciously softening, "Our Xiangxiang is adorable, not chubby at all, right, hmm?"

Upon hearing Tang Qi's words, Xiang Xiang immediately raised her head, looked at Jiang Qianjing with disdain, and then, without warning, leaped over his head.

Jiang Qianjing pretended to grab it, but his feet didn't move, and he continued to move forward following Tang Qi's force.

Tang Qi ignored the person and the cat, since they were just playing around. This enclosed training ground was recently renovated by her older brother and was mainly used to train reaction speed.

Xiangxiang has loved this training ground ever since it was built.

Although they usually follow me around, I always find time to come here to play.

She walked to the side to check the settings, made some simple adjustments, and then stood in the center of the training field.

Seeing that the person and the cat were still bickering to themselves, she mischievously refrained from reminding them.

In the next instant, countless iron balls shot out from all directions, and countless small holes appeared in the ground as well.

The moment the iron ball was launched, Jiang Qianjing and Xiangxiang reacted and immediately distanced themselves to avoid the ball's attack.

As Tang Qi dodged the iron ball, a wicked smile curled at the corner of her lips.

This time, the speed she set wasn't fixed; it was a new modification. It was a good test, and if all went well, this training room would be rolled out across the academy. Of course, the number of tiers would increase significantly; the current ones were still too few.

Coincidentally, the first speed change occurred the instant Jiang Qianjing and Xiangxiang took off, and the number of launches also changed at the same time.

Noticing the change in the iron ball, Jiang Qianjing exerted force from his waist, causing his body to rotate.

Although I dodged most of the iron balls, one or two still grazed past, leaving a dull thud.

The fallen iron balls rolled to the outer perimeter and were collected along the path, thus ensuring that these mechanisms could be used for a long time.

Tang Qi flapped her wings and kept spinning to adjust her direction, while the gem-like orchids had already formed a circle around the training ground.

The wings aren't particularly fast, but with the addition of the Gem Orchid, she can adjust her direction more quickly and use the momentum to accelerate.

Half of the hourglass had passed without them even realizing it, and the training had entered its second phase.

In addition to training, this stage also serves as a test of what happens when the iron ball reaches its maximum speed.

Originally, these tests were supposed to be done in a few days, but now that we're here, we'll do them all so we can go back and tell our brother.

As the launch speed increased, the iron ball almost disappeared from everyone's sight, leaving only occasional afterimages.

Gradually, the two people and the cat were all attacked by the iron ball.

The muffled thuds continued to ring out, but the iron ball's speed kept increasing.

Struck by the iron ball once again, Tang Qi couldn't help but gasp.

Wow, how much did my brother change these things? How can he speed things up even more?

She only knew the general idea, not the specifics. Now it seemed that this training room was enough to hone the students' speed to their limits.

As her thoughts drifted away, the iron ball struck her mercilessly, the pain immediately snapping her back to reality and bringing her back to full concentration.

After being hit a few more times, everything finally stopped, leaving only the sound of the iron ball rolling on the ground.

Tang Qi plopped down, her wings drooping behind her, looking listless.

A moment later, Tang Qi retracted her wings and fell backward onto the ground.

Jiang Qianjing and Xiangxiang walked over together and lay down side by side with her, one on each side.

"Third Brother, how long have you been debugging these things?" Jiang Qianjing asked curiously.

To achieve such speed, the mechanisms and materials must be carefully considered repeatedly; it cannot be accomplished in a short time.

Tang Qi recalled for a moment.

It's been a while since she first saw the blueprints. "It must have been about a month after I came back. When I saw them, there were already some preliminary drawings."

She paused before continuing, "After learning that there was some friction between Master Lou's disciples, my brother assigned this matter to Master Lou's apprentices to figure out. After they achieved some results recently, they made some revisions."

That's why we haven't rushed into testing; there may still be areas that need to be changed in the near future.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qianjing looked around the training room, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Does Teacher Liu and the others know about this?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Qi turned her head to look at him and shook her head.

If Teacher Liu and the others found out, it would be terrible. They already had a lot of tricks up their sleeves, and with this added on, she didn't even want to imagine how miserable those kids would be.

Although it was originally made for the academy, at least it doesn't require those kids to be tested, giving them a temporary respite.

Seeing her thoughts, Jiang Qianjing moved closer to Tang Qi, their arms touching tightly. "This will happen sooner or later. Letting them test it out will help us keep abreast of the bottom line."

Tang Qi yawned, which was taken as tacit agreement.

After lying down for a while, she called the two of them to get up and prepare to go back.

He had already mentally reviewed the results of the test and drafted a report so that he could smoothly explain the flaws to Tang San when he got back.

Before going back, Jiang Qianjing pulled the person aside and applied medicine to the bruises on their arms and legs.

When Tang Qi brought Xiangxiang back to her courtyard, she saw Tang San sitting on the swing with his eyes closed, resting.

She ran over happily, stuffed Xiangxiang into Tang San's arms, and plopped down on the stone chair next to him.

After drinking a glass of water, he said everything he wanted to say in one go.

Tang San chuckled and refilled her water. "Don't rush, speak slowly. I'm not going to run away."

"That training room is still missing something. Right now, it's too monotonous to just have iron balls. Those guys should be able to add more in a few days."

Tang Qi asked curiously, "What do you add?"

"secret."

"Fine, I won't say then." Tang Qi snorted lightly, then turned to the disciples, "Elder Lou's disciples shouldn't have any conflicts after taking on this task, right?"

Tang San nodded noncommittally.

If there are still frictions, it proves that there isn't enough work. When they're busy enough, they have to squeeze in time to sleep, so how could they possibly have time to think about anything else?

As for Elder Lou, he hadn't realized the importance of his disciple before, but these past few days he's been coming over constantly asking for someone. It seems I'll have to send someone to shut up Elder Lou's nagging. (End of Chapter)