The first day training was grueling and Nan Hua spent most of her time trying to adjust her state. In the evening, she watched Nan Luo sparring with the soldiers whom Old Master Nan brought from the frontline. They were the soldiers that he trusted the most, thus he allowed them to come to the residence.
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Nan Hua was getting better and better each time. She also could see that her body was not that bad as it was improving quickly. Probably, it was the perks of having young body again.
There was an academy but Nan Luo spent more time practicing martial arts comparing to learning, so he rarely came there. As for Nan Hua, there was no academy for women, which allowed her to stay in the residence freely.
Originally, she had to learn the four arts for women but Old Master Nan turned blind eyes to that.
Whatever my granddaughter wanted to learn, she can learn.
If she didn't want to learn, there's no need to learn.
Thus, it was very easy for Nan Hua to do whatever she wanted in the residence. It was peaceful and lively with her brother all the time.
"You're slowly catching up…" Nan Luo looked at his little sister with a complicated feeling. It took him a long time to be able to train until this stage and yet his little sister managed to train so fast.
For the same pace as Nan Luo, Nan Hua had almost finished the same number of the set training after practicing for a few weeks. It might have something to do with her own determination as she continued to push herself to the limit in order to grow stronger faster.
"Brother can do better," Nan Hua remarked.
Nan Luo pursed his lips and what came afterwards was a spank from Old Master Nan. He could also see that his grandson was slowly giving in to his little sister in order to let her catch up faster.
"Run again for 10 laps. And if you don't finish within half an incense stick of time, you'll have to squat for 3 incense stick of time at night.'
"I'm running, I'm running." Nan Luo darted like a monkey. He didn't want to be punished to squat ah! His legs would give out.
Nan Hua blinked her eyes. She had started to learn about the time calculation in this world. An incense stick of time was equal to that of an hour. Half an incense sticks of time meant half an hour.
"You can rest, Hua'er." Old Master Nan looked at his granddaughter dotingly.
Nan Hua looked at her grandfather and nodded faintly. It was strange for her to have someone who continued to care for her wellbeing like her grandfather. She used to be an orphan and a tool used for killing, but now… she had family.
The training continued and in the evening, Nan Hua tugged her grandfather's sleeve. "Grandfather, I want to spar with Luo."
"You want to spar with Luo?" Old Master Nan was stunned. He looked at his granddaughter for a moment then at Nan Luo. Even though it looked like Nan Luo was fighting with ease, he knew how long it took for Nan Luo to be able to spar freely with the soldiers like this.
Even among all the people whom he had met, Nan Luo was a prodigy in terms of martial arts, which was why he chose to personally train the boy. He allowed Nan Hua to come along simply because she wanted to.
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