We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

Chapter 10 Weird things
"Old Li, have you heard? Something strange happened at the martial arts school yesterday."

"What's weird?"

"I don't know why, but yesterday there were water stains in every corner of the martial arts gym, especially in some corners, it was like they were flooded."

"What's so strange about that? Maybe the cleaning lady didn't clean properly. Just check the security footage and you'll understand."

"Yes, that's what I thought at first too, but then the strangest thing happened. Yesterday afternoon from 7 to 9 pm, the two hours of surveillance footage were completely black."

"real or fake?"

"Why would I lie to you? Come on, if you don't believe me, I'll take you to see for yourself..."

"..."

Inside the locker room, two boys who looked like high school students changed into their martial arts uniforms and chatted as they walked outside.

"Seven to nine o'clock? Isn't that the time I leave the martial arts gym?"

As soon as Shen Bailian entered the locker room, he heard the two whispering. He frowned slightly, feeling that the time period was somewhat familiar.

But after thinking for a while, I couldn't find anything unusual.

Or perhaps he was too tired to notice.

There have been so many strange things happening these past few days. First, there was the joint martial arts event by eight schools, then the attack on the city by strange beasts, then the remnants of the God Worshipping Cult, and today I heard about this strange thing again.

These are truly turbulent times!
After changing into his martial arts uniform, Shen Bailian didn't waste any more time and headed towards training room 404.

"Today, it's the same routine as before. I'll demonstrate it for you at a slower pace first, and then you can do it yourselves. I'll point out any mistakes you make."

"As for you," Zhou Changqing raised his eyebrows, looked at the boy on the far left, pondered for a moment, and then said, "You can go to the side and practice on your own for now. I'll explain anything you don't understand later."

"Thank you coach."

Shen Bailian breathed a sigh of relief and bowed deeply to Zhou Changqing. He was genuinely afraid that the other party would try to drag him along, which would only waste his cultivation time.

He quickly went to the side and started warming up.

The other martial arts apprentices merely glanced at Shen Bailian with envy when they saw him receiving special treatment, and then showed no other reaction.

After all, the boy's talent was undeniable; he could grasp the form after just two viewings, while they had already forgotten some of what they learned yesterday.

Furthermore, Zhou Changqing did not waste their time.

……

"Don't practice your boxing in a rigid way. You need to have a spirit in your heart. Use form as your fist, intention as your spirit, rhythm to generate power, and qi to drive your strength. If you have the opportunity, you can go to the wild and personally see the scene of the mountain tiger descending the mountain..."

"When practicing Crane Style Boxing, one must spread one's arms out, as if soaring into the clouds, so that the body and spirit can be integrated, originating from..."

Zhou Changqing's deep voice rang in Shen Bailian's ears. Sometimes he would personally step in to correct the boy's movements, which greatly benefited the boy.

"Indeed, he is a promising talent. It seems that another pillar of society is about to emerge in Bozhou City."

Zhou Changqing watched the boy's increasingly skillful movements, his face full of admiration, and he smiled with satisfaction.

Such geniuses who are both talented and hardworking are rare these days.

He heard from his colleagues that the boy didn't leave the martial arts gym until after 7 a.m. yesterday, while their get out of class ended at 3:30 p.m., which means the boy had practiced for a full three and a half hours.

Buzz~buzz~
Zhou Changqing felt the vibration of the smart bracelet, then glanced at the clock and realized that it was already 10:30.

He waited a while longer until Shen Bailian finished the last move.

"Alright, you should rest for a bit." Zhou Changqing stopped the boy who wanted to continue practicing the Five Elements Fist, touched the muscles on the boy's arm, frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said:
"After you finish your practice, go to the massage room on the second floor. There are professional massage therapists there who can give you a massage."

"Huh? My contract doesn't seem to include this."

Shen Bailian scratched his head.

The massage master at Xingyi Martial Arts School is quite famous in this area, and it's a well-known brand. However, if you want this service, you have to pay extra. Even with a discount, it still costs 3999 yuan.

"Yes, that wasn't included in his contract."

Li Mengyi had also joined in at some point, holding a bottle of energy drink.

"It's alright, just tell them I sent you when you go," Zhou Changqing said casually, appearing indifferent.

"Isn't this not good?"

Shen Bailian hesitated, after all, this was no small matter, not just a dollar or two.

"You should not refuse a gift from an elder. You are so old, don't you understand this principle?" Li Mengyi immediately lectured the boy.

Then she blinked her big eyes and looked at Zhou Changqing with a pitiful expression: "Coach, I've never experienced this before, so I don't know..."

Zhou Changqing glanced at her, seemingly already used to the girl's shamelessness, and said indifferently, "Okay."

"Yay! Thank you, handsome and generous coach!"

Li Mengyi jumped up and made a heart shape with her hands towards Zhou Changqing.

Zhou Changqing ignored her. Seeing that it was time to leave work, he said "get out of class dismissed" and left with his water cup.

Goodbye, Coach.

Shen Bailian and the others bowed to him.

After class, the other students dispersed, and two of the boys even greeted Shen Bailian.

"Brother Shen, we'll be going now. See you next week."

"..."

"Okay, see you next week."

Shen Bailian politely responded to the two boys.

"Why haven't you left yet?"

He turned to look at Li Mengyi beside him.

"Here you go." Li Mengyi pouted and handed over the energy drink in her hand.

"Thank you."

Shen Bailian was stunned for a moment, but without being coy, he took the energy drink and drank it.

After all, rounding up, the girl owed him a favor by getting a free massage from a massage master.

In addition, he was extremely thirsty and his stomach was a little empty, so he finished the whole bottle in one go.

“Can you add a contact number?”

Li Mengyi chuckled twice, then showed off her smart bracelet.

"Hmm?" Shen Bailian looked at the girl in confusion, paused for a moment, and then said, "Didn't we add it yesterday?"

"Ah? Really?"

Li Mengyi quickly opened the Starlink app and saw the nickname "Xiao Shenzi" in the contact list. She rubbed her head and gave an embarrassed smile: "Sorry, my memory has been a bit off these past few days."

Shen Bailian didn't take it to heart.

He thought about what he had overheard in the locker room earlier that day, and since Li Mengyi was still resting, and considering that she had left the latest yesterday, he became interested and asked, "You left later than me yesterday, did you notice anything strange happening at the martial arts gym?"

"I get angry as soon as you mention this."

Upon hearing this, Li Mengyi exploded like a powder keg, immediately losing her temper. She raised her fist and angrily said, "I cleaned the house yesterday, but for some reason, so many water stains suddenly appeared, causing me to be fined fifty yuan!"

"Damn it, don't let me catch that person! Otherwise..."

There was a snap.

The moment Li Mengyi threw her fist, a sound like a firecracker exploding rang out in the air.

"Otherwise, I will definitely let him know why the flower is so red!"

(End of this chapter)