Xin Hai'an ultimately switched back to the correct posture.
The training standards of a transcendent were naturally different from those of ordinary people, and the weight quickly reached eighty kilograms.
And she was only a 【Ranger】...
The workout officially began.
Xin Hai'an's expression gradually grew serious. As she added more weight plates, she began to pant slightly.
Yet she showed no intention of stopping. Instead, she gestured for Bai Xiaodu to keep adding weight.
Judging by her condition, this weight was already the limit of her usual training.
The latter narrowed her crimson eyes.
“Are you sure you want to add more, Sister Xin Hai'an?”
“Of course... after all, I came here to work out. Besides, with a professional trainer like you guiding me, I feel very safe.”
The two bodyguards guarding the door finally noticed what was happening, and their lips curled into smirks.
The looks they shot toward Bai Xiaodu were filled with schadenfreude.
They crossed their arms, adopting the posture of spectators waiting for a show.
How could a mere mortal possibly guide a professional's workout?
This amount of weight alone had probably completely exceeded this fox-kin's own training regimen, right?
If she got injured during the workout, he wouldn't be able to afford the compensation even if he sold himself into slavery!
Seeing their employer pay back the humiliation they had suffered earlier bit by bit was incredibly satisfying!
They knew it! Lady Xin Hai'an was not someone with a good temper!
Bai Xiaodu sighed.
He slowly leaned a bit closer, revealing his remarkably handsome profile beneath his short silver hair.
“Too much weight might cause a muscle strain, but since you insist, Sister, I have no choice.”
“Would you allow me, without causing offense, to place my palm on your back to feel your muscle movements and guide your rhythm?”
“Of course you can,” Xin Hai'an agreed readily.
If he wanted to make a dying struggle, she would let him struggle all he wanted. It wasn't like she hadn't given him a chance.
Besides, wouldn't the blame be even greater this way?
She would have been fine training on her own, but the moment he stepped in to guide her, she got injured.
When that happened, wouldn't he be completely at her mercy?
With this in mind, Xin Hai'an boldly added another weight plate.
This was a decision that would make her grit her teeth in regret an hour later.
Knowing this was a deliberate challenge, Bai Xiaodu stopped playing along.
Earlier, when Xin Hai'an's Affection reached 30, it had rewarded him with one Allocatable Attribute Point.
To prevent muscle strain, he needed to dynamically grasp the movement of her muscle groups.
Both Perception and Intelligence could achieve this, but since he didn't possess any detection magic, he could only choose Perception.
After all, he was facing an unpredictable transcendent, not some ordinary client he could just brush off with a few sweet words.
Besides, his class goal was to become a Spellcaster. When wearing spellcasting-type power armor, Charm determined his damage output, while Perception determined his accuracy. Investing in it was not a waste at all.
“Hey, whatever Wrathful Grimace System, add one point to my Perception attribute.”
There was no response. The virtual screen, visible only to him, did not appear.
Bai Xiaodu was momentarily stunned before realizing his mistake.
“【Faced with the relentless pressure of a magnificent beast, the desperate rogue has nowhere to run! It is time for the king to descend and show a wrathful grimace!】 Love System, open the attribute panel and add the Allocatable Attribute Point to Perception.”
Ping.
Password correct.
The moment the words echoed in his mind, Bai Xiaodu felt a sudden, cool sensation rush into his eyes.
Damn, what a powerful boost.
It immediately surged and roared through the neural network of his head!
The world seemed to hit a pause button. When he opened his eyes, they glowed with a faint, reddish light.
The sword-carrying bodyguard's mocking gaze froze, and the gun-carrying bodyguard crossed her arms, pursing her lips as if waiting for a good show.
His thoughts traced backward, precisely reconstructing the coldness and indifference on their faces when they had first met.
He could even see every single pore on their faces with absolute clarity.
Thump, thump. Bai Xiaodu's heart pounded.
He suddenly remembered so many things.
The fitness videos he had stayed up watching over the past few days replayed in his mind from start to finish like a high-speed tape.
The key verbal points, the muscle engagement zones during movements, the breathing patterns...
Xin Hai'an's silhouette began to merge with a guided mechanical puppet. Her latissimus dorsi contracted, her arms pulled the bar down and back, and her shoulder blades retracted and depressed in the process.
The sound of rushing blood, the pumping of her heart, the sound of muscle fibers squeezing and tightening against one another...
Everything became crystal clear.
It was like taking a massive gulp of ice-cold water in the middle of a scorching summer that made the air shimmer—a refreshing clarity that washed over his entire body.
The faint light in his eyes gradually faded.
His voice followed his consciousness, speaking almost instantly.
“Lean back! Now, chest out, stomach tight.”
“Pause here. Good! Control the ascent, don't hesitate, and pull down immediately!”
“Don't lock out your joints. Lean back slightly. Yes, maintain that tempo!”
A Ranger's physical fitness was indeed powerful. Bai Xiaodu kept his hand on her back, feeling the astonishing, vibrant pulse of her muscles.
For the three common variations of the lat pulldown, Xin Hai'an's execution speed was nearly twice as fast as an average person's.
The training effect was exceptionally good.
Except...
it was a bit grueling.
When Bai Xiaodu had suddenly blinked hard a moment ago, Xin Hai'an thought he was so nervous that his body was subconsciously tensing up.
That was, until Bai Xiaodu fired off a rapid succession of instructions.
Xin Hai'an began to execute them with disdain.
Xin Hai'an continued executing them, sensing something was slightly amiss.
Xin Hai'an kept executing them, realizing with dread that she was in deep trouble.
After just a few minutes of training, her body began to cry out in protest. She was soon drenched in sweat, her breathless panting practically an invitation to sin.
Yet Xin Hai'an clearly realized that her control over her upper body strength was becoming increasingly precise.
Bai Xiaodu's commands were perfectly timed. Whenever she struggled to control her strength, his next command would immediately transition her to the next phase, allowing her to experience that sense of absolute mastery over and over again.
This feeling was incredible. She knew that her Constitution, one of her six dimensions, was slowly rising.
If she possessed a status panel system, she would probably see her Constitution stat steadily ticking upward by 0.001, 0.001...
The only other time Xin Hai'an had experienced this was during her childhood, when a high-level Warrior professional hired by her parents at an exorbitant cost had tirelessly explained muscle engagement points and breathing frequencies.
Drip.
Sweat dripped from her exquisite cheek onto the floor.
Seeing this, Bai Xiaodu knew she was nearing her physical limit and prepared to call for a temporary break.
To his surprise, Xin Hai'an didn't stop her movements at all.
“This feels amazing. Keep going! Ignore everyone else. Faster, don't stop!”
The rise in her Constitution, the mastery over her body, and that feeling of her consciousness aligning perfectly with her flesh made Xin Hai'an tremble and let out a soft, satisfied groan.
However, the two bodyguards shivered in fright, their expressions utterly bewildered.
Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to be doing?
Wasn't Lady Xin Hai'an supposed to be causing trouble to avenge us?
They stared at their employer, whose movements and posture had become rather indecent, and then at Bai Xiaodu, whose rapid-fire commands grew harsher and more relentless by the second.
What is wrong with her?
They suddenly felt a very strange vibe.
After all, they could do nothing but watch their beloved, cold, and aloof employer run around like an obedient pet, driven to exhaustion by someone else's commands.
Oh, and she was actively begging for more.
Meanwhile, Bai Xiaodu blinked innocently.
Well, a client's orders couldn't be disobeyed.
But the way she worded things was incredibly strange. The door was supposed to be soundproofed. Uh, the minotaur boss couldn't hear this, right? Surely... right?
...
Because the equipment had been installed too hastily, the soundproofing near the door was slightly lacking. The boss was currently on standby, prepared to clean up a bloody scene at any moment.
Transcendent individuals were the pillars of the United Federation. Moreover, Xin Hai'an's family belonged to the renowned Xinglun Vampire Clan.
If they wanted to stay, they could stay; if not, they could go watch the Scourge Zerg bare their teeth.
There was simply no helping it.
The minotaur boss had no idea how such a prominent figure had ended up in Pingshan District.
But as the sounds coming from inside grew increasingly bizarre, the minotaur boss and the head coach slowly turned to look at each other, both of their faces entirely blank with confusion.
They could read the disbelief and shock in each other's eyes.
A female's anatomy inevitably made her the receiving partner, but the more submissive she usually was, the more ruthless and savage she became when taking the active role.
Normal activities were completely out of the question; it would be considered merciful if no vital organs were severely damaged.
Their presence here, to put it nicely, was to dispose of a discarded plaything. To put it bluntly, they were here to perform emergency resuscitation.
The commotion inside grew louder and more uninhibited, laced with a hint of pleasure mixed with pain.
The minotaur boss's mouth twitched. After holding it in for a long time, he finally managed to squeeze out a single sentence:
“Our top salesman is amazing.”
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