The Queen's Rise to the Top

Chapter 106

The door closed.

The light from the corridor outside shone in through the crack under the door, faintly brightening the room.

Nan XiangWan turned over on the bed, rubbing against the quilt.

The soft cotton quilt felt so comfortable!

Actually, when Gu Beihuai had put his hand on the doorknob, she had already noticed.

Gu Beihuai was different from the Yi trainee she had practiced with.

Nan XiangWan didn't sense any hostility, so she was too lazy to open her eyes.

Her battle buddy had wiped her face and applied fragrance!

How nice!

She turned to her side and curled up like a shrimp.

She fell back asleep immediately.

The next day.

Nan XiangWan opened her eyes right at 6 am.

She had slept especially soundly last night! The quality of sleep was awesome!

Although not as knocked out as that one time on the black label Simmons mattress K-class, in this nice little cottage in the countryside, Nan XiangWan felt a rare tranquility.

After quickly washing up, she went downstairs and into the yard.

The alpaca Bai Bai was nibbling on something, nibbling with gusto.

Nan XiangWan went over to take a look - turns out the unripe melons growing on the vines in the yard were being nibbled on by Bai Bai!

The staff working nearby were also surprised to see Nan XiangWan appear so early.

This early?

The style of the "What's for Dinner Today" show was quirky - the afternoons and evenings were Huang Shi's personal segments, and he would occasionally invite guests to join.

He was already 58 years old, semi-retired, and had created this pastoral variety show intending it to be relaxing for the soul. Who knew it would become so popular.

But Huang Shi didn't have profit-seeking motives, he still maintained the original show format, inviting friends over when bored, and most of the time just wandering around the village with his two followers!

Due to Huang Shi's personal circumstances, the guests who could appear on this show were all big shots.

Regular newcomers in the entertainment industry couldn't even get connected to such an oddball veteran like Huang Shi!

The time from 6 to 9 am belonged to the two animals' happy hour, and quite a few viewers would tune in to the livestream to watch the daily antics of these two cuties.

Today, a rare early-rising human appeared!

How novel!

The air in this rural little island was truly good. At 6 am in early April, the sky was already faintly bright.

Nan XiangWan looked around and saw that the ground in the yard was very rough, quite different from the practice room floor in "Debut as a Trainee!".

She found a flat area, which was the stone slab by the doorway, already polished smooth from people coming and going over it countless times.

She was no longer some female general now, but a star in this civilized world, so maintaining her looks was important.

Even the skin on her hands was the same.

Her agent Orange Snow had specifically told her not to scratch her skin, since Nan XiangWan's appearance was very valuable now!

She didn't have her weighted rings on today...

Swish swish swish!

Swish swish swish!

Training and leaving afterimages in place!

Moving so fast it was like being on fast forward!

The livestream turned on, capturing the morning scene of the small yard.

Comments:

- Morning! Brick friends!

- Good morning good morning!

- There's so many people today, are they all fans?

- Can't miss Nanbao's daily training.

- Whoa! What's up with this girl? This morning practice is insane!

- Is this a livestream? Did I get the wrong place? Fast forward recording?

- New fan, check out [Bare Hands Splitting Brick].gif

- What new fan! I'm a long-time viewer of "What's for Dinner Today", been watching for half a year! What are you showing off here? This old guy isn't convinced!

- Sorry! Sorry! Forgot this is the set of the show next door, my bad!

- Hahahaha the brick friends thought they were back home!

- Mainly because Nanbao is always shocking the world, subconsciously wanted to guide the way hahaha!

- I saw the news yesterday and thought it was exaggerated. I was wondering how this girl with twig arms and legs saved the villagers from the boar? After seeing Nan XiangWan's training today, I'm flabbergasted! Are all young people so freakish now?

- I came to see Brother Gu Beihuai, he has a daily training habit, but instead??? Nanbao come kill me!

- Authenticity might be late, but will never be absent! [Bare Hands Splitting Brick].gif

...

The comments had been lively from the start of Nan XiangWan's training, with more viewers watching than normal during the show's regular broadcast primetime.

An hour later, the sleepy Tibetan Mastiff Yun Shi came out of the cottage.

As soon as it came out and saw Nan XiangWan in the front yard, its expression immediately soured.

At that moment, Nan XiangWan happened to be nearing the end of her usual training regime without weighted rings, finishing early.

She had some time left to spar.

She strode forward!

Swish!

Pow pow!

She threw out a set of military boxing!

What a coincidence, she was standing in that spot by the doorway, and the whooshing sound from her punch carried over right to Yun Shi's ears.

Yun Shi was so startled it retreated several steps backwards!

It was about time for it to take the sheep out to graze, there were eight young sheep raised in the backyard, and Yun Shi would take them out to graze once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

But Nan XiangWan happened to be standing in the doorway, so Yun Shi didn't dare to go out.

And now she was boxing towards it too, Yun Shi instantly tucked its tail between its legs!

It turned around!

And ran upstairs!

No herding sheep today!

Comments:

- Hahahaha! First time in half a year Yun Shi didn't go graze the sheep in the morning!

- Shocking! The reason why the Tibetan Mastiff no longer herds sheep is actually...

- That weird old dude just now!

- Nan XiangWan's punch made Yun Shi so scared it turned and fled! Laughing to death!

- Yun Shi the Cowardly!

- Bai Bai next to it is still leisurely nibbling on the melon!

- Nan XiangWan's punches have all kinds of crazy high combat power, silly Bai Bai has no reaction at all, just casually nibbling on the melon!

- Compared to Yun Shi, Bai Bai looks completely nonchalant, laughing to death!

- One human, one dog, one alpaca! What a drama!

...

Huang Shi was woken up by the sound of the dog's paws relentlessly scratching at the door.

Seeing it wasn't even 8 am yet when he looked at the time, he was still groggy as he opened the door, and saw Yun Shi rush up to him!

Whining!

Huang Shi: "How come you didn't go herd the sheep today?"

Yun Shi: "Aroo aroo!"

Huang Shi: "If you don't herd the sheep won't they starve?"

Yun Shi: "Woof woof!"

Huang Shi: "What's that? Speak human!"

Yun Shi: "..."

After much effort placating Yun Shi's emotions, Huang Shi then noticed bursts of whooshing sounds coming from the small yard.

He opened the window to take a look, and was instantly wide awake!

Nan XiangWan was boxing???

And punching especially fiercely too, like special forces training!

Huang Shi stared blankly, wondering how young people these days could be so odd and peculiar!

But the little girl got up so early, she must be hungry by now ba?

Huang Shi hurriedly washed up and went down to make breakfast.

Going downstairs, he passed by Gu Beihuai's room.

He saw the door was ajar.

Huang Shi poked his head in to take a look.

He saw Gu Beihuai wearing gold wire-rimmed glasses, sitting by the window reading a book.

The morning sunshine streamed in, illuminating his face, bringing out his deep features even more handsomely.

The window was open, and the sounds of boxing from the yard downstairs carried up continuously.

The man's profile and the girl's punches blended together seamlessly, making this picturesque scene even more beautiful!

Huang Shi immediately spoke up teasingly, "Yo! So young yet already presbyopic?"

He bit down extra hard on the word 'old', implying something between the lines.

You, Gu Beihuai, are old!!!

Gu Beiuhai looked up: "Just slight myopia."

Huang Shi: "Che!"

He went downstairs to cook!

How does this kid look so good no matter whether he's wearing glasses or not?

His face didn't have a single blemish.

Huang Shi thought about his own reflection earlier while washing up, those deep wrinkles!

He was so mad he flipped his eyes on the spot!