Chapter 16 – Looking Forward to Meeting Again (Part Two)

So even if eating restores Stamina, it still gets depleted through digestion??

The only way to maintain Stamina is through physical training.

Checking the bus stop sign, Ye Yunxi decisively abandoned public transport and started running home.

Back in the day, fifty-kilometer cross-country runs were like child’s play, but she wondered if her current Stamina could last the journey home.

“Ye Yunxi, aren’t you taking the bus?”

Wang Tingting called out. She’d developed some goodwill toward Ye Yunxi during the recent exercise, probably because Ye Yunxi had helped teach Ye Wanting a lesson—after all, her face was still swollen from being hit.

“No, I’m running back.”

Waving her hand, Ye Yunxi took a deep breath, tightened her backpack straps, and broke into a steady jog with her long legs.

Running back?

Wang Tingting stared in disbelief. Running from the suburbs to the city would take at least two hours! With her frail physique, could she really manage it?

“Tingting, the bus is here!”

“Oh, coming!”

Though concerned, seeing Ye Yunxi’s resolute and upright figure, Wang Tingting knew she was truly determined to run back.

Wang Tingting couldn’t help but feel immense admiration.

Even the useless are striving to improve themselves now!

Yunxi, you’re really amazing!!

[Ding! Prestige +10!]

Hearing the System prompt, Ye Yunxi lengthened her stride, maintaining a brisk pace.

After just one street, she was exhausted—or rather, her body was exhausted.

“Huff! Huff! Huff!”

Her lungs sounded like ancient bellows, her legs felt like lead weights, each lift requiring immense effort. Sweat poured down like broken strings of beads, and even her temple throbbed faintly from the sudden rush of blood causing swelling pain!

This physical condition is truly terrible!

She had to adjust her pace, switching from long strides to short steps, brisk walking to slow jogging, gritting her teeth to force herself to keep moving.

Her body felt so heavy, so tired!

No, she had to persevere.

Without training, her body would never improve; without suffering, there would never be results!

Did anyone think becoming a military king was easy?

No pain, no gain!

Though she encouraged herself this way, her poor physique remained poor. Ye Yunxi had to stop, leaning against a wall while bending over to gasp for air.

What a troublesome body!

In the distance, a car slowly came to a stop. Di Junxie glanced at the small yet delicate figure and slightly frowned.

Giving up already? Yet in the Jungle, she was as lively as a spotted deer—why?

The petite figure only rested briefly. Ye Yunxi quickly wiped her sweat, and when she looked up again, the exhaustion had vanished from her expression. Her dark eyes blazed as they fixed on the distance, profound and intense, filled with a soldier’s unwavering determination and toughness!

Such a sharp gaze!

Di Junxie was momentarily stunned by those eyes. Soon after, Ye Yunxi dashed forward again.

Run, she must run! Even if she couldn’t endure, she had to endure!

A soldier’s duty is to obey orders!

And right now, the order was to run home!

Ye Yunxi gave herself this command, and despite the excruciating pain throughout her body, she gritted her teeth and persisted!

She could do it—what she achieved in her past life, not only would she accomplish in this one, but she would do even better!

[Ding! Prestige +10!]

Tch, where did this Prestige come from this time?

Ye Yunxi frowned slightly, her figure gradually disappearing down the street.

Di Junxie smiled, his handsome features twisting into a bewitching, roguish grin.

What is the most admirable quality in a person?

An iron will?

Firm conviction?

No, neither—it’s the charm of one’s character!Ye Yunxi is truly captivating!

Little lady, I look forward to meeting you again at the Imperial Secondary School!

(End of Chapter)