Becoming a life winner from infancy

With the promise of a reward for finishing her homework, Xia Nuo immediately perked up and began working her pen furiously, seriously pondering the problems. In just ten minutes, she had completed all 20 arithmetic questions!

Even the accuracy rate had reached an astonishing 100%!

Meng Qing was utterly shocked by this scene.

This child... knows how to do them all along!

So, she actually just didn't want to do them...

"Alright, I've finished my homework!"

Xia Nuo stretched a big lazy stretch and then handed over her completed homework to Meng Qing for review:

"Hmm... not bad."

Thinking back on the continuous battle with Xia Nuo all afternoon, Meng Qing suddenly felt how hard she had worked.

Although it was just tutoring a child with homework, it wasn't easy for me at all.

However, the sense of achievement was still very strong.

It's like I accomplished something really great today.

...

?!

Just then, Meng Qing suddenly realized something.

Could it be, this is what Emperor Youyou had in mind when he asked me to tutor Nuo Nuo with her homework?!

To boost my confidence!

"Then, can you take your master to practice martial arts now, Meng Qing?!"

Xia Nuo nestled against Meng Qing's arm coyly, "Youyou told me, you're the head of the Martial Arts Hall, you must be super-duper incredible!"

"Hehe... actually, not really, I can't even beat Youyou, that's why I asked him to be my master."

"What are you talking about!"

Suddenly, Xia Nuo loudly refuted Meng Qing's words, leaving her puzzled.

"Wha, what's wrong..."

"Losing to Youyou is nothing to be ashamed of! I've never seen anyone beat Youyou a few times, whether it's kids or adults! Everybody is no match for Youyou, even someone as strong as me has lost to Youyou many times!"

"..."

"Is, is that so?"

Xia Nuo nodded solemnly, "Of course! Being accepted as a disciple by Youyou proves you have value that Youyou recognizes. You should be proud, others would wish for such an opportunity."

"..."

Oh, I see!

Meng Qing had been feeling a blow to her confidence by Emperor Youyou recently and thought she was too weak.

But deep down, she occasionally had doubts, wondering if maybe Youyou was just too strong.

Caught in the middle of it all and not daring to think too much, even though Fang You often claimed to be super strong, his words didn't seem convincing enough to Meng Qing, making her feel like they were just polite reassurances.

But Xia Nuo's reminder made Meng Qing more and more convinced of that lurking notion—

Perhaps... it's not that I'm too weak?

Is Youyou too strong? Yeah... that's it.

"So, what do you want to learn, Nuo Nuo?"

"Just show me some of the moves you usually practice at the Martial Arts Hall."

"Then, here goes nothing..."

Encouraged by Xia Nuo, Meng Qing demonstrated her smooth Taekwondo combination.

"Wow!"

"So amazing!"

"That's so cool!"

"Hehehe... want to try it with me?"

"Let me think... first like this, then like this!"

"Right, right, just like that, now adjust the point where you exert force when kicking... raise your leg a bit higher when you kick, if you can manage that..."

"Ha! Like this?"

Xia Nuo adjusted her posture according to Meng Qing's instructions and kicked out again.

"Right, right... whoa, Nuo Nuo, you're quite flexible!"

"I used to dance! But it was dancing dance, move-hit-move-hit-move-hit..."

As she spoke, Xia Nuo began to dance an impromptu dance, and Meng Qing clapped along:

"Wow, Nuo Nuo, you're pretty awesome too!"

Meng Qing laughed and patted Xia Nuo's head, "Perhaps you too have a Talent for martial arts like You You..."

"I think so too!"

And so, Meng Qing started teaching Xia Nuo some simple and easy-to-learn combo moves. She had always been learning as a student from Youyou, but now that she was back in the role of a coach, she suddenly had a new insight.

...

Twenty minutes later, under Meng Qing's careful guidance, Xia Nuo was already able to execute a very smooth tornado kick.

"Hey!"

"Ha!"

"Is this how it's done, Meng Qing?"

"Ah... um... yes, it's pretty much correct."

Although it looked like she still lacked a bit in terms of power, the shape of the move was already quite on point.

Xia Nuo's rapid progress shocked Meng Qing to the point where she was at a loss for words.

They say interest is the best teacher, and it was clear that Xia Nuo was interested in martial arts.

But this pace of learning... it's almost freakish!

Is this why she's been able to stand by Youyou's side without feeling inferior?

She must be a little prodigy herself...

"Okay, I've learned the basic moves now, I feel like I could use them against Youyou..."

Xia Nuo rubbed her fists and palms together, excitement on her face: "When Youyou returns later, if I suddenly use this killer move on him, he might not be able to react in time and could end up being bullied under me!"

So she wanted to play a trick on Youyou?

However, if it's unexpected, Youyou wouldn't be on guard against Nuo Nuo, and it might actually work...

"But, relying on my strength alone might not be enough..."

Xia Nuo then beckoned Meng Qing closer, "Meng Qing, come here, and do this and that with me."

"You want me to help defeat Youyou?"

Meng Qing exclaimed in surprise, "I, I wouldn't dare even imagine that!"n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Oh come on, one person might not beat him, but two might stand a chance. Besides, I know Youyou's weakness, it's a secret only his best friend would know."