Qiao Zai Shui had never really practiced much before, and now that her muscles and bones had set, beginning to train at this point naturally involved some pain.
Starting with practicing the splits was indeed asking too much of her.
To be honest, Luo Yang couldn't do the splits before he obtained the "Shennong Scripture" either.
Luo Yang then said, "Little Sister Qiao, I am going to help you bring your legs together now, and it might hurt a bit, so bear with me."
Her legs were not exactly sprained earlier, but at the very least, they still hurt.
"No, it hurts."
Girls are usually afraid of pain.
"Little Sister Qiao, I'll slowly help you bring your legs back together, it won't hurt too much," Luo Yang reassured her.
"Stop, it still really hurts. My feet are starting to cramp," she replied.
Seeing the beads of sweat appearing on Qiao Zai Shui's forehead again, he knew she was indeed in pain once more.
Luo Yang's hands grasped each of Qiao Zai Shui's legs and pulled them toward himself to bring them together.
But when Qiao Zai Shui had attempted the splits, she had slightly injured her muscles.
This sort of injury was not serious and would heal with a couple of days' rest. If immersed in a medicinal bath, she'd recover in just one day.
Unwilling to cause her more pain, Luo Yang let her take another breath.
After a while, Luo Yang said, "Little Sister Qiao, I'm about to start, okay?"
Just as Luo Yang freed his right hand to pull on Qiao Zai Shui's left thigh, she hurriedly pushed his hand away.
"Not yet, it still hurts," Qiao Zai Shui said sweetly.
In just a few minutes, Qiao Zai Shui's hair was drenched, and she was sweating profusely.
But sitting like that was not a solution.
Luo Yang had initially intended to suddenly pull her leg back while she was not paying attention.
By doing so, she would suddenly feel a burst of pain.
Seeing her sweat profusely from pain, he didn't have the heart to go through with it without her consent.
Luo Yang knew that it wouldn't take long before Qiao Zai Shui's legs might cramp up, and at that point, moving her legs would make her pain even worse.
"Little Sister Qiao, the pain is only temporary, just bear with it," Luo Yang said with a smile.
"I don't care! It's all because of you, you're killing me. You're so heartless," Qiao Zai Shui said with a resentful tone.
Her words were weak, and she sounded out of breath, soft and limp.
"Little Sister Qiao, come, let's give it a try. You will see it won't hurt that much. I'll gently help you close your legs," Luo Yang suggested.
He then reached out his right hand to pull Qiao Zai Shui's thigh again.
As soon as he pulled a little, Qiao Zai Shui cried out sweetly, "No, it really hurts! Stop!"
"Little Sister Qiao, hold on. I believe you can do it," Luo Yang encouraged.
Encouraging her and using a bit of force, he pulled back Qiao Zai Shui's left leg.
For a beauty to train in martial arts was indeed a torturous affair.
"Little Sister Qiao, you're amazing!" Luo Yang praised.
"Are you trying to kill me? You've injured me!" Qiao Zai Shui said coquettishly.
"Little Sister Qiao, does it hurt a little less now?" he asked with a smile.
"Not at all, you're just tricking me, big sister here. It still hurts a lot, I feel like hitting someone!" Qiao Zai Shui said with a hint of resentment.
Her eyes bore resentment yet looked pitifully charming and her look of innocence invoked sympathy.
Actually, Luo Yang hadn't really practiced the splits much either, but he fought frequently, so his muscles and bones weren't stiff.
But this was not the point. Luo Yang felt that after obtaining True Qi, with the True Qi inside his body, he didn't struggle to perform many difficult moves.
He guessed that the reason Qiao Zai Shui found doing the splits so difficult was multifaceted. If she had True Qi, it would have been much simpler.
Now that he had pulled back Qiao Zai Shui's left leg, there shouldn't be any problem with the right one.
However, moving her leg would naturally pull on the muscles and tendons around her groin, and some pain was inevitable.
"Little Sister Qiao, can you move your right leg on your own?" Luo Yang asked.
"It still hurts, don't touch it!" Qiao Zai Shui protested earnestly.
"Little Sister Qiao, bite my shoulder. Give it one more try, and we'll bring your leg back together," Luo Yang said.
Knowing he was going to make a move, she bit his shoulder.
Finally, her legs were brought back together successfully.
"Little Sister Qiao, you've taken your first step. It will be less difficult from now on," Luo Yang consoled her.
Qiao Zai Shui's face showed exhaustion and a hint of haggardness, while the smile on her lips seemed forced.