The days went quickly by, as Li Xue started to learn Martial Arts from Bai Zheng. He was skeptical of Li Xues power at first but seeing how much effort Li Xue put on doing the exercises and due to her pampering, he decided to teach her well so she could defeat anyone.

Who knew this little girl could be so tough and clear about her intentions, Bai Zheng thought as he continued to watch Li Xue carrying water with pole. He made her do this in order to give her strength and teach her patience.

She really suffered in the beginning, couldn't even carry a bucket of water that was filled in half but a month later she could carry all the buckets.

All the servants, guards, maids and the family members would come to her manor just to look on what is she doing, not leaving her breathe for a second.

They all were confused and laughed as why the mistress wants to be like a man, to learn how to fight when she has the richness and nobility to marry into good family and not be like this, sweating all day.

At the sunrise Li Xue would wake up to do yoga from the modern world, the poses she used to detest as she found them too hard but practicing them each morning she mastered them slowly.

"Hardwork makes the dreamwork." Was the quote by which Li Xue gave motivation to herself in order to replace her laziness with working. If she continued being lazy then she would never get up to this point, Li Xue may be long time lost.

As she returned with the buckets, she put them down and started her lesson on Tai Chi as it's first step for training defense and health benefits coming from it.

The martial art itself was complicated for a beginner like her, but her teacher started the lesson first with meditation that would take a half hour which Li Xue always peeped to see how Bai Zheng looked or defocused on her surroundings.

He would always scold her for doing so but who could blame her, indeed it seems pointless at first but once you get to know the benefits of it you won't leave it for anything.

After minutes of meditation Li Xue felt some strange energy coming from her body and going inside her body which empowered her. She felt warmness, felt the nature around her, her breathing steadily. She felt relaxed and a warm light of protection.

But Bai Zheng interrupted her as it was time for the Martial Art itself now, the real practice.

We started with a bow then he started to attack me using limited movements as it was so hard for me to dodge or restrain him. Doing it over and over again I started to catch his pattern of movements so I was improving.

My mind would always work against Bai Zheng as why wouldn't he teach me something tougher to attack others and fight instead of defending myself, that he doesn't want me to get powerful.

But I brush off those feelings as I know what person he is, how lonely he has been for all these years and how lovable he is even after not having contact with anyone. I trust him with all my might, and know he wants the best for me.

By the end of the day my body would ache so much and am so tired that I fall asleep instantaneously. Who knew the one who was diagnosed with incurable insomnia by the psychiatrist and psychologist that not even sleeping pills could help would sleep like a log once she would put her head on the pillow.

The next day of my training my so beloved sisters were passing nearby to check upon me. Walking in the distance, every other day they would visit to laugh at me and rumble some trashy words.

"Look at her suffer, we don't need maids when we have her working" Dumber Sister made an entrance, as she laughed mockingly with her sister.

"Sister your words cost 5 gold," Dumb joined the mockery,"A few days later we will have the gathering with nobles, there will be lots of marriage proposals too. So sad our sister Li Xue wouldn't be getting any," she wiped a fake tear with her dramatic movements.

"She has worn herself out with hard work even her hands became ugly," Dumber sister replied and they continued walking as they said what they wanted to say.

Bai Zheng looked at Li Xue:"Why did you stay silent?" He asked.

I replied:"Let them talk, they have no other job."

"Oh really," he pondered.

"You know once a wise man said that he has no ass, why? Well because others carried his ass. Meaning they talked and cared about his problems, troubles and information more than he did and knew." I said as I put down the water buckets and sat near Bai Zheng.

The handsome man looked at me with a frown on his face,"So that's your justification on not having an ass, expected of you Master" said as he gave me thumbs up.

I hit him hard on the back of his neck,"You shameless brat." And we started laughing together.

"But what do you think about that event of nobles, do you plan on going?"Bai Zheng asked.

"Did I say I won't go, so you ask me... Of course I will go there just to see what is this so called fancy event. I miss seeing new faces who knows I will find my Mister Leftist or Rightist." I grinned.

"Can I come with you," he begged me with his puppy eyes.

I gave a sigh,"Sure you can but only if you stay close to me and don't cause problems ."

"Yesss!" Bai Zheng jumped out of happiness, guess we both are excited for the event.

Then it hit me, but what if...

Haa gotcha~

This chapter is slow and not much happens but I wanted to express Li Xues hardwork, that ahe indeed takes all things as matter of joke but when it is serious she would do anything for it.

The upcoming chapter is the culmination of all these chapters. Hope you look forward to it! And please don't beat me up for writing another cliffhanger.

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