"Uh, Tibetan Mastiff beauty, I’m taking this beautiful sister here for a workout, so please don’t give her a hard time," Lin Tian bent over and spoke to the Tibetan Mastiff Xiao Hua, knowing that she was a female.
Xiao Hua lifted her head to glance at Ning Luoxi, her nostrils flaring a few times as if she did not detect any threatening scents, then she lay her head down and closed her eyes to rest again.
"Xiao Hua, if you don’t say anything, I’ll take that as your approval," Lin Tian knew she could understand human speech.
"Pfft..." Ning Luoxi couldn’t help but smile upon seeing Lin Tian seriously converse with the Tibetan Mastiff, but she quickly suppressed her smile.
But that fleeting captivating smile still caught Lin Tian’s eye, and he stared, dumbfounded. He never imagined that this female Berserker, when smiling, could be so breathtakingly beautiful, completely unlike her ferocious fighting demeanor.
"Comrade Ning Luoxi, don’t keep a stern face all the time, you look good when you smile. You see, like me, just smile broadly, a little smile can make you look ten years younger," Lin Tian flashed what he thought was his most handsome grin as an example for Ning Luoxi.
However, Ning Luoxi’s expression returned to its usual indifference. She glanced at Lin Tian, then pushed open the gym’s large doors with her foot, and as she entered, the corners of her mouth involuntarily lifted into a shallow, charming smile.
Unfortunately, Lin Tian missed that smile; he was still considering how to cheer up Ning Luoxi so that Fang Ming wouldn’t worry upon finding out.
Thankfully, the fact that she laughed earlier meant her mood wasn’t too terrible. Lin Tian chuckled to Xiao Hua, "Xiao Hua, good cooperation, I will ask your owner to give you a few more pounds of beef later."
Xiao Hua was particularly fond of beef, something Manxuan had mentioned casually, and sure enough, Xiao Hua made a wailing sound, seemingly expressing her joyful mood.
Entering the gym again, Lin Tian remembered the butt-slapping incident. Back then, Xiao Manxuan was causing trouble at every turn, but after that incident, the little girl had become much more well-behaved. Nowadays, it wouldn’t work with Ning Luoxi – with her temperament and skills, she’d probably tear down the gym if she was vexed.
The gym contained treadmills, dumbbells, sledgehammers, pulleys, and various other equipment. Ning Luoxi was running furiously on a treadmill.
"Comrade Ning Luoxi, you’re going to run that treadmill into the ground," Lin Tian commented, seeing her speed already at the treadmill’s limit. If she felt the pace still wasn’t exhilarating enough and sped up, she might end up driving the treadmill herself.
She probably wouldn’t find it entertaining to play , so she stopped and switched to another piece of equipment. This time it was the weight pulley apparatus. Ning Luoxi piled on all the weights but still made the weights clank "clatteringly" with ease. If she pulled in an ordinary gym, those so-called muscle men would likely shamefully look for a hole to crawl into.
Ning Luoxi had no obvious muscle development all over her body; instead, her figure was slender and well-proportioned. But the power erupting from her was terrifying. This was a characteristic of Ancient Martial Artists; they looked no different from ordinary people on the surface. Even those who practiced ordinary martial arts wouldn’t have especially developed muscles.
But Lin Tian knew that such individuals concealed even greater strength, whereas those muscle men from gyms were nothing but shells. In a real fight, they wouldn’t even beat a common street thug.
The weight pulley apparatus couldn’t withstand her play either; within a few moments, it was nearly on the verge of breaking down. Ning Luoxi’s gaze then fell on a large, smooth, and shiny black ball in the corner. This ball was huge, so large that a person couldn’t wrap their arms around it.
A glint of light flashed in Ning Luoxi’s eyes as she dashed to the black ball, spreading her arms and placing her palms against it. With one push, she actually lifted the heavy ball.
What is that? Lin Tian wondered as Ning Luoxi tossed the black ball. It emitted a "rumbling" sound as it flew through the air.
"The game has started, huh?" Lin Tian smiled faintly and charged towards the black ball, extending his arms to embrace it forcefully. However, as soon as he touched it, Lin Tian knew something was wrong. This was a gargantuan lead ball! Its weight was definitely measured in tons. Damn, how did she manage to lift this lead ball with her delicate arms, and even throw it so that it roared through the air?
The weight of the lead ball, combined with the force applied by Ning Luoxi, turned its massive kinetic energy into an impact force fiercer than a hitting truck. Lin Tian planted his feet firmly on the floor, his shoes unable to withstand the force and instantly bursting apart, while the floor was indented under the impact.
"The lead ball is not allowed to touch the ground in anyone’s hands, or else it’s a loss!" Ning Luoxi shouted, her figure darting forward at lightning speed.
In a blink, she was in front of Lin Tian, her right fist unhesitatingly blasting towards his chest.
"Hehe, beating me won’t be so easy!" Lin Tian chuckled, tossing the lead ball into the air and punching out as well, clashing with her blow.
The little girl was knocked back by the impact, and Lin Tian stretched out his hand to catch the falling lead ball. Ning Luoxi had been indignant ever since their last fight, and now that she finally had the chance, there was no way she’d let up easily.
She stopped her retreat, pushed off with her foot, and charged forward again, her right leg lifting for a sweeping kick. Before her leg reached him, Lin Tian could already hear the booming sound of the air being ripped apart. The explosive air currents that sliced at his body shredded his frail clothing with a "tearing" sound, turning a perfectly good shirt into a belly-exposing top.
"Damn it, we agreed to just work out a little; is there a need to be so fierce?" Lin Tian felt pity for his clothes, which had been an innocent bystander but now were the victims under her kicks.
Lin Tian propped up the lead ball with his left hand, while his right hand reached out even faster, precisely catching her ankle. Yet, the immense force of the impact nearly made him drop the ball.
Ning Luoxi’s shoes were long gone, her feet bare, with skin so fair and delicate it almost seemed translucent, like jade. Her toes were plump, her toenails neatly trimmed.
Even as a beauty, even her feet were beautiful, Lin Tian thought to himself.
These thoughts were fleeting as Lin Tian decisively lifted her long leg, aiming to topple her over.
Sure enough, the violent woman’s eyebrows furrowed, she extended her torso, grabbed Lin Tian’s arms to leverage herself and wrapped her legs around Lin Tian’s waist and torso, then twisted with force.
Her wrapping motion was incredibly fast, an easy and effective grappling technique in combat. Lin Tian was carrying the lead ball and didn’t know grappling, so he fell for the same move a second time, and both of them toppled to the floor, the lead ball "rumbling" away into the distance.
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