The Indomitable Master of Elixirs

A bunch of dead-tired newbies could only gulp down mouthfuls of water to fill their stomachs.

The challenging first day passed in this manner.

After enduring a night of hunger, the new soldiers ate their raw meat with relish the next morning. Not a scrap was left.

But…

Before three days had passed, their huge energy expenditure coupled with only two meals per day saw a huge reduction in everyone’s stamina and physique. However, Ji Fengyan acted as if she noticed nothing. She continued with their training. They would have no choice but to complete the entire regime.

A few days later, the new soldiers could no longer bear another night of only drinking water.

As night fell upon Moonset Valley, the new soldiers from the various tents plodded out with eyes glazed over in hunger. They gathered at the entrance of the camp and one by one trudged toward the forest by the valley.

Ji Fengyan witnessed the entire scene from her tent window. She couldn’t help but smile as the soldiers swarmed out like parasites.

“You already knew they would head out?” Liu Huo asked.

Ji Fengyan turned back to Liu Huo after making sure that the entire troop had left the Moonset Valley. She pinched his cheek.

“I knew.”

“You starved them for so long just to lure them out of the camp?” Liu Huo looked at Ji Fengyan. “You were not afraid that they would break into the food barn?”

Ji Fengyan smiled. “Not at all. I had everything prepared. Linghe, Yang Jian, and the rest have been guarding the warehouse the past few nights. Anyone who tried to break in would have been immediately caught. But… this bunch of newbies have been pretty good and have yet to let me down. None of them have attempted to steal the rations.”

Ji Fengyan was extremely satisfied with this result.

Liu Huo kept silent.

Who would dare cross you after that thrashing you gave?

Having seen all that she wanted to see, Ji Fengyan threw her arms around Liu Huo and tumbled onto the bed. Liu Huo was already used to Ji Fengyan’s intimate actions and willingly submitted to her embrace. Nevertheless, his cheeks still flushed red now and then.

The next morning, Ji Fengyan went to the martial arts arena as usual to oversee the training of the new soldiers. Whereas the crowd used to look drawn and fatigued – they were all full of high spirits today, despite many of them bearing scrapes and bruises.

Since they didn’t have enough to eat in camp, they naturally had to seek other ways.

Fortunately, the dense forest near the Moonset Valley made it easy to hunt for food.

Finding a new coping method, the rookie soldiers began a special training lifestyle. They spend the days drilling and eating raw meat; and the nights sneaking out in a group to hunt in the surrounding valley.

In their hunger, they had forgotten their exhaustion from the day’s training.

The soldiers felt extremely smug with their new coping method. Every day, they strove to perform at their best just to show Ji Fengyan that they were doing completely fine even under the harsh conditions.

Ji Fengyan smiled to herself as she eyed these self-satisfied rookies. Nevertheless, she maintained a stern and no-nonsense expression day in day out.

Time passed at a moderate pace and the new soldiers had endured Ji Fengyan’s training for two weeks. Meanwhile, the veteran soldiers watched the entire happenings with interest. They were on the verge of placing bets to see which side would give in first…