Courtyard House: My Time Travel is a Bit Too Strong

The seabed is sometimes soft, sometimes hard... one step is mud, the next is a stumbling rock.

If you're not careful, you'll sink into the mud.

Fortunately, the breathing map is laid out in my mind, so I never lose my way.

After three hours of running around, I went back to my dorm to shower and do laundry, then fell asleep until 4:30 a.m.

After finishing my physical training in the morning, I went online to look up medical books.

After finishing my physical training in the afternoon, I flipped through classic Chinese martial arts texts.

Medicine and martial arts are essentially the same thing. He has a photographic memory, so why not learn it?

I didn't go out to sea after dinner; I stayed indoors researching electric eels.

"Special physiological structure? The essence of energy storage and discharge... seems to be high-frequency vibration?"

He stared at the screen, his fingers tapping the table unconsciously, pondering which part of his body, which tendon, or which breath could generate electricity.

After repeated deductions, I finally got a grasp of the basics.

The moon sets and the sun rises; dawn breaks again.

"It's Saturday today, Shen Ge is coming... We'll practice again tomorrow."

He casually scooped up some fish, shrimp, and crabs and brought them ashore. Just a few minutes after returning to his dormitory, Shen Ge arrived at the sea training ground.

"Sister-in-law!" Zhang Kun, Xu Jie... Zhao Guang called out in unison.

"I brought you some snacks." Shen Ge handed over the bag.

"Thank you, Sister-in-law!" The group laughed until their eyes were slits.

"I'll take charge of the cooking." Zhao Guang rolled up his sleeves and went into the kitchen, where a steaming seafood feast was served.

After eating and drinking their fill, Lin Quan accompanied Shen Ge on a slow walk along the mudflats.

The wind was light and the saltiness was mild, making it feel refreshing on my face.

"Are you going back for the Chinese New Year?" Shen Ge asked.

"I didn't go back last year, so I have to make a trip this year," Lin Quan said with a smile.

"How many days should we stay at home?" she asked again.

"I'll stay at your hometown for a week, then go to your parents' place for a few days to freeload... and after that..." He chuckled.

"Glib-tongued." Shen Ge lifted her eyelids slightly.

"I heard from Captain Long that things have started to move forward regarding the house," she added with a smile.

"Oh?" Lin Quan raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"You really don't want it?" Shen Ge asked.

"You have a house back home, and you also have a house here. It's enough for you. Let's give it to someone who needs it more," Lin Quan said.

"Mm," Shen Ge responded, nodding gently.

He lived in a light steel building at the sea training ground, and when he was sent abroad, he lived in an apartment provided by his work unit.

He doesn't lack housing, and his expenses aren't high, so whether or not he gets this apartment is not a big deal to him.

After dinner, the two practiced together for more than an hour.

Lin Quan woke up naturally at the appointed time. He turned to look at Shen Ge beside his pillow, didn't move, and closed his eyes for a while.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Shen Ge left the sea training ground.

Lin Quan went to the beach alone and trained hard until his clothes were soaked with sweat.

He carried a weight of 4,200 pounds and held it for a little over an hour before finally managing to stand still.

The beach was littered with footprints and sand pits of varying depths. He stood in the middle and began to practice Xingyi Five Elements Fist, Tai Chi, Bajiquan, and Angquan in turn.

Muay Thai evolved from Angkor Wat; although Chinese martial arts are not as popular as they used to be, you can easily find breakdowns of moves and key points of movements online.

But dislocating tendons and bones is different... that's a real skill. Those grappling videos online look exciting, but if you actually try it, you won't even get close.

With a grab, a press, a pull, and a push, the bone is dislodged.

If a bone is dislocated, can the person still move? All four limbs are stiff, and even raising an arm is difficult; how can one expect to put it back on themselves?

He practices martial arts not to fight people, but to force the "electricity" out of his body.

After repeated deductions, it has been found that when martial arts are practiced to a high level, the qi and blood surge and the fascia resonate, which may well be able to stimulate a bio-electric discharge similar to that of an electric eel.

Everything online is just a facade.

The truly crucial techniques—energy flow, breathing, and mental focus—are not something anyone would share online.

Fortunately, he possessed two genuine treasures: the Qi, Shen, and Jing breathing method, plus the practical manual for the Tendon-Dislocating and Bone-Splitting Hand technique.

Just by relying on techniques, they can forcefully deepen the understanding of traditional Chinese martial arts.

With his current skill level, if he were in the heyday of Chinese martial arts, he could easily defeat any master without needing a second move.

Fast, ruthless, and accurate; the outcome is decided the moment it's done.

I did a 100-meter run a while ago... and it took less than three seconds to finish.

Its maximum instantaneous speed approaches 40 meters per second, which is faster than a cheetah.

Based on just a few scattered words and slow-motion videos online, he grasped the essence of Ming Jin in three days, then the essence of An Jin in three more days, and within a week, he had mastered the neutralizing force that combines hardness and softness.

After repeated trials and adjustments, the inductor finally came together... My fingertips tingled, my palms felt slightly hot, and my hair stood on end.

"Is it really possible for people to develop superpowers through training?"

"The more energetic and spirited one is, the easier it is to master traditional Chinese martial arts?"

"This breathing technique... doesn't resemble martial arts at all."

Day after day, the current became more and more stable and controllable.

"The Lunar New Year is just a few days away, so I'll go ask Captain Long for leave first."

After arranging the training for the Knife Tip Squad, Lin Quan drove to the Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion.

Three members of the team have been granted leave to go home, while the remaining four voluntarily stayed behind to guard the sea training ground.

After spending the Chinese New Year with Shen Ge at her parents' home, the two drove back to Chongqing together two days later.

"It's been almost two years since I've been back," Shen Ge said.

"That's right, it's been almost two years," Lin Quan replied with a smile.

If I count on my fingers, it's been five and a half years since I enlisted.

I've only been back to my hometown twice: once for Chinese New Year and once for my parents' 50th birthday.

As soon as the car entered the village, Lin Quan was surrounded.

After being promoted to sergeant major, he sent 10,000 yuan home every month without fail.

City dwellers love to show off, and so do country folk.

The fiercest competition in Haizhou is about studying abroad... If your child doesn't go abroad, you'll feel inferior.

The Sichuan region is different from Chongqing; the competition here is based on how much the children earn.

People from these two places are picky eaters with big appetites; they insist on everything being "delicious."

If you have no house, no car, no money, and no substantial food on the table, you'll lose face.

Not much money? Then rack your brains to eat expensive things... Crayfish, which nobody cares about, are now stir-fried for tens of yuan per kilogram; pig offal, which was once considered too fishy to feed to dogs, is now served as a main dish.

"I admit I can't compare to you; but my son is much better than yours."

Some people compare their parents, but people from Sichuan and Chongqing prefer to compare their children.

If a soldier sends 10,000 yuan back home after a month in the army, his salary will be at least 10,000 yuan.

What to do when your child reaches the age where they need to earn money but you have no other options? Enlist in the army!

The conscription quotas in Chuan Prefecture and Yuzhou are very tight, and the number of applicants is so high that they are breaking the threshold. Passing the physical examination is not enough; someone has to be there to back you up.

As soon as Lin Quan got out of the car, the villagers surrounded him.

"Ah Quan, how much do you earn a month now?"

"A little over ten thousand."

"My classmate is a regimental commander, and he only makes a little over eight thousand."

"He's an officer, I'm a sergeant."

"Even non-commissioned officers can get 10,000?"

"A junior sergeant earns a few thousand yuan, but I'm now a senior sergeant."

"A non-commissioned officer is still an officer, right? Xiaoqiang is graduating from high school next month..."

"A non-commissioned officer isn't considered an officer, so I really can't help with this. If he does join the army, I can lend a hand in his position."

"You can get a job transfer, so why can't you help me get one?!"

"Uncle, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I really don't have the authority. The military has more than one gate; which gate to enter and which gate to leave is not up to me to decide."

"Shen Ge, I heard from Brother Jun that you're a military officer..."

"Uncle, as long as Xiaoqiang passes the physical examination and political review, I can make a phone call without any problem."

Passing the physical examination and political review, and asking someone to help coordinate a spot, is not considered overstepping the bounds.

The quotas in Sichuan and Chongqing are very limited. In some places, people are scrambling to apply, while in others, the quotas are vacant and no one wants them.