Chapter 46: Chapter 46: Increasing Intensity Again Tomorrow

In that moment, Ling Yu’s hurdling seemed to hit fast forward!

The wind roared past Ling Yu’s ears, his heartbeat and footsteps synchronized, and all he could focus on were the hurdle bars obstructing his escape from Vulture’s “merciless iron beak”!

Seamlessly flying over each obstacle, Ling Yu’s movements were both smooth and powerful.

Even as an observer, Xu Ying could feel the qualitative leap in Ling Yu’s athletic performance and mental state!

Ling Yu dashed past the finish line but didn’t slow down, sprinting another hundred meters before finally stopping to look back in fear.

Vulture Brother leisurely spread its wings and flew to the finish; they find walking on the ground quite cumbersome, giving them a comical gait as they hop from left to right, like a majestic eagle when flying but a silly bird when walking.

Instinctively, Ling Yu covered his backside.

Seeing that the vulture wasn’t following him, he sighed with relief, remembering just then that he was in a real training exercise.

“Chief, your breakthrough method is really unique!”

Ling Yu wiped his brow, “What was the time this round?”

Xu Ying smiled without a word, tossing him the stopwatch.

Ling Yu caught it precisely and froze in place on seeing 13.05 seconds displayed.

Sweat dripped from his chin onto the sand, his fingers gripping the stopwatch tightly as if to confirm whether the number before him was real.

“Due to the sand and my manual timing, your actual speed should be faster than this result.”

Xu Ying patted Ling Yu on the shoulder: “And while being chased by the vulture, you were so panicked that you knocked down two hurdles, which also affected your speed.”

In hurdling competitions, unless one intentionally knocks down a hurdle, a fallen hurdle doesn’t impact the race result nor is it considered a violation.

Each hurdle weighs no less than ten kilograms, and knocking it down would actually affect the athlete’s speed. The more hurdles knocked down, the greater the impact on speed and results.

“That means you potentially can run a sub-thirteen, or maybe you already did, and my timing was just off.”

Xu Ying patted Ling Yu heavily on the shoulder: “We can be sure of one thing today, you haven’t run out of talent, and your body hasn’t gone past its prime! Don’t listen to those online trolls!”

“You can confidently believe in yourself.”

“You’re still the same Ling Yu who can break world records and compete with naturally physically advantaged black athletes!”

With the stopwatch in hand and Xu Ying’s words, Ling Yu, who had countless times doubted he could return to the peak, began to regain determination in his eyes.

He hadn’t changed.

It’s just that he carried more weight on his shoulders when he returned to compete again.

Running from danger and overcoming obstacles is a human instinct, yet in competition, he made simple things complicated.

Ling Yu’s eyes turned red, and everything weighing heavily on his heart was relieved at confirming he still had it in him.

It turns out his limits were never due to age or physical fitness.

“The 110m hurdles’ new world record holder set a 12.80 record at 27.”

Xu Ying had searched on their phone for the latest world record holder’s info, “You’re not even 26 yet, look at your current data, you’ve still got more potential to tap into!”

“Tomorrow, we continue with intense training.”

The last sentence made Ling Yu, who was moved by Xu Ying’s encouragement, startled, “Still, still more intense training?”

He glanced at the vulture sitting obediently but still looking fierce next to Xu Ying.

Even stronger intensity than this…

Ling Yu’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he gulped.

“Yes, Vulture Brother is now your number one coach.”

Xu Ying nodded firmly, counting on their fingers: “Don’t worry, I’ll use my connections to find you more and varied animal coaches to give you a daily surprise without repetition!”

Thank you very much!

Looking at the young lady before him now planning his coach arrangements on her fingers, Ling Yu felt touched but didn’t dare to react.

“Coach Xu, thank you so much, no matter how my competition goes, I will make sure to thank you properly.”

Xu Ying waved it off: “No need to be polite with me! Being able to help the national team is an honor for me, it’s my way of contributing to the nation’s glory.”

Seeing Ling Yu reach his true potential today, Xu Ying felt her blood boil, feeling fired up as well: “You continue with the rest of your training, I’ll get started on arranging the coaching!”

Feeling invigorated, Xu Ying returned to the rescue station, finding that Black Jungle Cat had returned with Little Sand Cat.

[Caretaker, my leg is almost better~]

Little Sand Cat’s leg wound had completely scabbed over, and it no longer needed ointment, excitedly circling Xu Ying, purring.

The kitten’s purring in this manner was akin to giving its owner loving “winks”.

Xu Ying picked up Little Sand Cat, scratched its chin, and it immediately curled up in her arms, eyes narrowing in enjoyment, purring even louder.

Black Jungle Cat elegantly licked its paw, a disdainful tone: [Such a big cat still acting cute, don’t tell others outside that you are my disciple.]

Little Sand Cat let out a small “hmph”, flipped over in Xu Ying’s arms, its tail flicking against Xu Ying’s wrist, whispering to Xu Ying: [Caretaker, wanna try petting my master? You’ve probably never snuggled such a big cat before?]

“You little troublemaker, you’re even egging me on.”

But she couldn’t deny truly wanting to try, what would it feel like to cuddle such a big feline that’s like a leopard?

So she cautiously approached Black Jungle Cat, tentatively asking, “Black Cat Chief, may I pet your ears?”

Upon hearing this, Black Jungle Cat stiffened, its pale golden eyes meeting Xu Ying’s pleading starry gaze, reluctantly nodding.

Almost the moment Black Jungle Cat nodded, Xu Ying’s free hand instantly grabbed its large ear.

The jungle cat’s ears were long and broad, like a cat’s answer to radar ears, their fur was short and felt somewhat coarse, akin to a semi-realistic rigid faux fur feel.

But due to the short hair and slender build, Xu Ying could feel its wonderfully textured bone structure.

Xu Ying couldn’t resist scratching Black Jungle Cat’s chin, wanting to see if it would act coy like Little Sand Cat but instead, the aloof Black Jungle Cat’s ears drooped towards its head, turning its head to the other side.

Little Sand Cat clapped excitedly: [Wow! Caretaker, my master is shy, it’s my first time seeing master get shy!]

[Pet it more, it’s an empty nest old cat, in need of lots of love and care.]

Black Jungle Cat shot a sharp glance at Little Sand Cat, who immediately went silent, burying its head in Xu Ying’s arms.

Amused by the master and disciple’s antics, Xu Ying recalled having something to ask, relaying Ling Yu’s story to Black Jungle Cat.

“Black Cat Chief, you know many animals, can you help find some animal coaches?”

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