Just like that, their lives returned to normal.
With hope, Xie Ning's heart settled down. He was no longer like before, with no hope of returning home, and no way out. So he was like a headless fly, flying around aimlessly. Now, no matter what the final result is, whether Chaos can agree to his request to go home, his life finally has a plan and goal.
He began to exercise, which was also what the teacher repeatedly emphasized during class. People with weak and sick bodies cannot create good art, whether it is painting or sculpture. People with strong physical fitness can always have more energy than others to polish.
Echidna could not understand what his human was doing, but he was happy to fulfill any request of Doros. Every day, the boy ran, jumped, and did a kind of exercise called "push-ups" in the underground palace. He thought it was strange, so he followed behind and watched. He thought from the bottom of his heart that Doros was so cute, as he was so small and moved around in the underground palace.
Later, he wanted to join in, so he asked, "Doros, is it really effective to exercise like this?"
Xie Ning wiped the sweat from her face and looked at him puzzledly.
"You have to be persistent in exercising, you can't do such a large dose right away," he explained. "I just want to make my body feel better, I don't care about the effect."
"I have seen how heroes in the mortal world are trained," the demon said with his head tilted. "Most famous heroes are raised by Chiron. There, he teaches them archery, wrestling, swordsmanship, and chariot driving. He also teaches them how to deploy troops and manage the army, and feeds young heroes with bear spinal cords, lion and boar livers. If you think it's good, I can also be your teacher and teach you martial arts that are no less than those of heroes."
Xie Ning thought about the heroes he had seen and thought that the tendons on their arms might be bigger than his head, so he immediately backed off.
"No, no!" He shook his head vigorously, "It's too much for me."
Echidna was very disappointed because he really wanted to play with Dolos.
He thought for a moment and came up with another idea: "So, how are you going to check your results? How about I chase you from behind and see if you can outrun me."
Xie Ning was a little tempted, but he knew the difficulty of this kind of chasing game. "That won't work. You're so fast, how can I possibly beat you?"
"I won't use my divine power to tie my tail into a knot." Echidna's tail rolled up and tied a figure eight knot in the middle. "This way, I won't be able to swim smoothly. And, before we start, I will give you a three hundred-step lead."
Xie Ning asked again: "Well... So I guess there will be rewards after winning?"
Echidna loved his smiling face! The snake demon hissed with joy: "What do you want, my love? Now, I can finally proudly and confidently promise that no matter what you ask for, I can give it to you!"
Xie Ning smiled and said, "I don't really want anything... Ah, I have it. I want to read a book, but there aren't many books here."
"If you beat me, I will fill the three rooms of the underground palace with all the good books," Echidna asked again, "but what if I win?"