Cultivators who reached a high cultivation base as Qin Dong did, didn't need to sleep. Sitting in the balcony, Qin Dong stared at the sky filled with golden light and mediated. Thin as the spiritual energy in the mortal realm was, it could not assist Qin Dong in boosting his cultivation base, but refreshed him through mediation.
When the sun rose in the sky and shone brightly, Qin Dong slowly opened his eyes. As his looks penetrated the glasses of the balcony, he saw Li Yexue and her elder sister in the yard.
"Elder sister, I don't have any talent in martial arts. Don't force me!" Unhappily, she was asked to get off bed in the early morning.
Li Yebing's loose white silk uniform covered her perfect figure, but lent her some elegance. She transformed her disheveled hair into a well-bound ponytail with a pink ribbon.
"Yexue, the toyboy is feeble. Such a useless man is unable to protect you. From today on, I will teach you martial arts for self protection. As your elder sister, I need to be responsible for your safety." Li Yebing said in solemnity.
"Sister, you see those without any martial skills also lead a good life. I find learning martial arts unnecessary. "
"You are different from them. Don't forget our father's occupation!" Li Yebing replied firmly and there was no space to negotiate.
Li Yexue knew her sister's temper very well. It was hard for Li Yebing to change anything she decided. Albeit unwillingly, Li Yexue promised her sister to learn martial arts.
With both fists beside her waist, Li Yebing moved her legs and made a horse stance, "The first lesson I teach you today is horse stance!"
Even though the horse stance was the foundation for practicing martial arts, it cost painstaking labor. Li Yebing's horse stance was not only steady but also graceful and light. It mirrored a good martial foundation.
"Yexue, follow my example!" Li Yebing twisted around to her younger sister.
"Oh…" Replying in a lazy tone, Li Yexue squatted as Li Yebing guided.
Li Yexue, the novice did in a perfunctory manner. Li Yebing was displeased to see Li Yexue's horse stance, touching her younger sister by feet. Screeching, Li Yexue lost balance and fell on the ground.
She rubbed her painful buttock, glared at Li Yebing and pouted, grumbling, "Sister, what are you doing?"
Frowning, Li Yebing hissed at Li Yexue, "What you did is horse stance? A gust of wind can blow you down. Do as what I say, raise your head, stand firmly, keep your back straight, steady your shoulders, look ahead and clench your hip. Hey, Yexue, are you listening to me?"
Li Yexue yawned and answered dispiritedly, "I am so sleepy. Can you let me back and sleep for a while? As long as you are with me, nobody dares to bully me."
Li Yexue's words infuriated Li Yebing, who growled, "I can't stay with you for your whole life!"
"But…but I am not good at martial arts. I am unable to learn them!" Li Yexue began to act shamelessly.
Shaking her head, Li Yebing said, "You can learn them very well. But you don't want to. Lazy girl!"
"Ha…ha…My good sister, you are the one who knows me best. I go to sleep." Thick-skinned, Li Yexue acted like a spoiled child.
"All right, you back to sleep. I will drag the toy boy down and ask him to practice boxing with me. "
"Ah? Sister, you will end his life in such a case. He is not a martial artist. How can he bear your fists?" Li Yexue waved her hands anxiously.
Li Yebing snorted, " I know you love him dearly. Now that you don't want him to suffer, you just practice the horse stance ."
"All right. As long as you don't find trouble with him, I will do whatever you say." With a firm look, Li Yexue practiced the horse stance according to Li Yebing's guidance.
Although her younger sister submitted, Li Yebing still felt unhappy, humming, "I don't understand why you are infatuated with the toy boy."
Smiling to Li Yebing, Li Yexue closed her lips tightly and squatted steadily. Though her horse stance was not so standard as her elder sister's, it was hard for a beginner to reach this level.
Standing in the balcony, Qin Dong saw Li Yexue's endeavor, which touched the cord of his heart.
The horse stance was painstaking. After a while, sweat concentrated on Li Yexue's forehead and her face reddened all over miserably.
"Sister, how long shall I squat?" Li Yexue's calves trembled continuously.
"One hour."
"Ah? I can't sustain now, let alone one hour. Can you let me go?" Li Yexue nearly cried out.
"Hum! I tell you one hour and you must squat for one hour. If you squat one minute less, I will give the toy boy a punch. It is up to you." Li Yebing loved her younger sister, but did not tolerate any flaw in her strict instruction.
Li Yexue shut up. Gritting her teeth, she clung on practicing. Soon, her sweat rolled down and drenched her clothes.