Becoming a life winner from infancy

After being subjected to Emperor Youyou's hellish, devilish guidance, Meng Qing sat dazedly on the tatami, her eyes vacant and unfocused, lips pursed, wobbling slightly.

She was truly defeated.

At the same time, Fang You discovered a peculiar issue while sparring with Meng Qing.

Meng Qing was even easier to beat than Zhao Yueqing.

This was something that really shouldn't happen to a coach.

Though only an acting gym director, Meng Qing was a bona fide senior martial artist, having trained in martial arts since childhood until the age of 12, and recently, she had even acquired a coaching certificate for her sister's gym—so in no way should Zhao Yueqing be stronger than the director.

The main issue with Meng Qing surfaced when she defended; both her defensive reaction speed and her defensive techniques had significant flaws.

It was as if she didn't take her own offense seriously; her defense was slow, and her techniques unprofessional, giving Fang You many opportunities to take advantage of.

This was a far cry from the competence she had shown while demonstrating instructional movements earlier.

But Zhao Yueqing didn't have nearly as many weaknesses.

Though she was weak, she was also very determined to win against herself, so she would defend her vulnerabilities while attacking at the same time, sparring with Fang You in a disciplined manner. If Fang You held back, using only a tenth of his strength, she could still hold her ground for a long time.

The astute Fang You immediately thought of a talent that maybe shouldn't be used in this situation.

Could it be... that "Peach Assistant" was taking effect?

["Peach Assistant lv3: Older members of the opposite sex are more likely to see you as a child and find it hard to feel guarded against you"]

This unguarded feeling probably carries a broader implication than just between men and women, and understanding it this way might be closer to the truth. After all, the only difference between Meng Qing and Zhao Yueqing is the presence of an older member of the opposite sex.

However, this would require more combat trials to verify its accuracy.

If this is true, there might really be no woman who could defeat him...

But now wasn't the time to sit back and revel in his gains, as his current student sister was on the brink of madness after what she had endured.

Alas, martial arts are like that: the students only need to immerse themselves in the competition, securing the championship is enough, but the coach has much more to consider.

Not only must they win the championship themselves, but they must also take care of the student's emotions, constantly focus on their growth, and not just suppress them unilaterally. Along with the stick, they have to dangle the carrot and feed them just enough.

"I think now you should no longer need to feel the gap between us..."

Fang You passed a cup of tea to Meng Qing, intending to show her some care.

After receiving the teacup, her hands continued to tremble shakily.

She intended to take a sip to calm her nerves, but stopped as the cup reached her lips and pulled it back.

Meng Qing handed the teacup back to Fang You, assuming a posture of respectfully offering tea.

After Fang You took the tea, Meng Qing immediately prostrated herself in a kowtowing position before him.

"I'm sorry, Master Youyou, I was too arrogant before. I apologize to you."

"I now profoundly realize the vast gap between us."

Meng Qing bowed her head before Fang You, saying word by word:

"Even if I can't win the coaching division championship, I can't enter the ring with such a weak stance."

"At the very least, at least... I have to act like a qualified martial artist!"

Damn—

Fang You's face was even more dumbfounded than Meng Qing's.

Had she convinced herself without him even starting to reason with her?

Well, that certainly made his job of rolling out the course easier...

Besides, Meng Qing's words had also caught Fang You's attention slightly.

A qualified martial artist, huh...

"Since you have this awareness, it's a good start... But you don't need to be so respectful towards me. After all, outside you are still my coach, and I can't accept the title of master."

"No no, you deserve it, I... ah—"

As Fang You helped Meng Qing up, he accidentally touched her shoulder, causing her to instinctively show a face filled with endurance.

"It seems to hurt a lot... Did I use too much force?"

"No, no, it's just because I'm too weak... This pain is the punishment I deserve."

Something's off, this isn't quite right...

Meng Qing's condition seemed a bit strange.

It feels like she's already begun to completely deny herself.

"What exactly should I do now, Master?"

Meng Qing looked at Fang You with hopeful eyes, "If we start intensive training now, will it still be in time? I'm so weak..."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Like I said, I'm responsible for the outcome, just do as I tell you."

Fang You took out the prepared itinerary for the intensive training:

[Push-ups *20*5]

[Sit-ups *20*3]

[Weighted squats *20*2]

[Jumping jacks *20*5]

...

"Your daily training consists of these strength exercises for 1 hour, plus 30 minutes of aerobic exercise; that's my early requirement for you."

Meng Qing looked at the special training content list, somewhat confused.

"Are these... all gym personal trainer course content?"

"You're right," Fang You said, "practicing these is the foundation, keeping yourself in a physically active state."

"As for the rest of your training schedule, you can arrange that yourself."

"After all, you are a martial arts instructor; you know much more about it than I do."

"Then, should I... continue practicing Taekwondo in the future?"

"You can continue learning since you already have the foundation."

Fang You didn't need Meng Qing to win any national championships; city-level coach competitions were enough. Meng Qing had a foundation in Taekwondo, and that foundation was sufficient; the rest could be left to her own confidence and Emperor Youyou's talent cheat.

"My only requirement is this: I must be present when you train. If I feel there's anything wrong with your practice, I can offer my suggestions."

"Okay... I, I understand. Let's start the special training now! I'll go look for some fitness equipments..."

After being soundly defeated by Fang You, Meng Qing's initiative suddenly improved by leaps and bounds.

Of course, this was also what Fang You liked to see.

The reason he proposed to supervise Meng Qing constantly was because of the effect of "In the Name of the Father."

The target for this talent was "people close to you."

Under this condition, increasing the time spent with the person allowed sharing one's own talent with them.

Actually, it would be enough just to replicate the process model from when he had inherited "Heart and Craft" from Song Hang.

Fang You triggered "In the Name of the Father" while playing games with his uncle and personally demonstrating them, which means that a "parent-child interaction" like that had a higher probability of success.

As for the intimacy level issue...

After all, if even his uncle, who had met him only a few times, could trigger it, there was no reason Meng Qing wouldn't.

In the following days, Meng Qing began to follow Fang You's training schedule and embarked on her daily training routine.

Meng Qing, the acting gym manager, would leave early to pick up Fang You for class!

Then she'd dive into their training room to start training bright and early.

Of course, stretching after a workout was crucial too; if the muscles were injured, it would all be for nothing.

Luckily, Emperor Youyou came with talents like "Acupoint Mastery" and "Acupressure Technique," and being a masseur as a bonus, his stretching technique was top-notch.

Every day, Fan Yuan saw Gym Manager Sister come out of the room, utterly exhausted and dripping with sweat, following his big brother, and his feelings were quite mixed.

Why is it only my big brother who gets to enjoy special interest lessons with Gym Manager Sister!

I also, I also want to improve... even further!

...

Just as Fan Yuan was daydreaming, his head was sharply smacked by a hand chop.

It was an attack from the senior apprentice sister, Zhao Yueqing.

"What are you looking at? Have you finished your hundred sidekicks for today, or are you slacking here?"

Fan Yuan, clutching his head and fuming, said, "I, I already finished them."

"I didn't see it, keep kicking! Don't you dare stop the class before you're done; I'm waiting for you to finish."

After chastising the underperforming Fan Yuan, Zhao Yueqing sat cross-legged aside and took out her golden Paru machine to start playing.

Fan Yuan, who was doing his sidekicks, noticed this and suddenly became excited:

"Senior apprentice sister, do you play with the Paru machine too? That's an emperor edition, really badass."

"Hmm... so, you play as well?" Zhao Yueqing slightly raised an eyebrow.

An idea instantly sparked in Fan Yuan's mind.

"Yeah, I play too! How about we SOLO to see whose Paru is stronger?"

"Hmph... you've found the right person to ask!"

Zhao Yueqing was frustrated that her 160-level Star Guardian Imp had no worthy opponent to crush.

Fan Yuan continued, "But just winning or losing is boring. Let's make a bet!"

Zhao Yueqing replied, "No problem. If you lose, you'll stay behind for detention to help clean all the dojo classrooms!"

"And if you lose..."

Fan Yuan blurted out his wish without hesitation, "I want to join the special interest class led by Gym Manager Sister—"

Zhao Yueqing interrupted him before he could finish:

"Your wish is irrelevant because your senior apprentice sister will never lose—"

"But when my big brother was playing your hide—"

"Bring out your Paru and duel with me already!"

Zhao Yueqing, like her Imp, was already fired up and raring to go!