In middle age, one's comprehension becomes extraordinary.

Chen Yong's choice of martial arts techniques reveals his personality.

The martial arts techniques he learned were all easy to learn and master, but had a low skill ceiling.

Li Yuan felt this very clearly when he spent time studying it last night.

The Jade Palm and the Straw Raincoat Knife that Chen Yong practiced were both like this.

It doesn't require too much effort or time, and once you master it, you might not have an advantage at the same level.

However, he can usually win against those with lower martial arts levels.

These two martial arts techniques are typical examples of having a low skill ceiling.

Li Yuan possesses the talent of "Mastering the Art of Comprehension," but after watching these two martial arts techniques last night, he gained very little.

They lacked the depth for Li Yuan to delve into.

After studying it, Li Yuan only saw a few techniques for its application.

These techniques add a little more variation and enhance the two sets of martial arts.

Li Yuan explained it to Chen Yong twice in one morning, and Chen Yong had mastered it quite well.

As midnight approached, Chen Yong said he was hungry.

At most, he only devotes about 50% of his attention to cultivation.

Before going to eat, Li Yuan picked up the scattered specks of light around him.

There were four light spots in total, and I gained a total of thirteen experience points.

Two of these points of light came from my own insights.

My friend's mind is definitely not on martial arts.

Leading him in that way during his cultivation, two specks of light fell off in just one morning...

At lunchtime, Chen Yong ate a few bites of rice and then started complaining, saying that the meditation he had just practiced was so tiring.

"You call this tiring...?"

"There are only four hours in total this morning, and the break time is almost an hour and a half, right?" Li Yuan said with a hint of helplessness.

"Of course it's tiring, everyone's physical condition is different."

"Like this Qingwu Tournament, even if they gave me the qualification, I wouldn't participate."

Chen Yong replied irritably, then looked at Li Yuan with a rather serious expression.

"Brother, I remember you haven't practiced the Jade Palm or the Straw Raincoat Knife before, have you?"

"You only studied it for one night, how come you're more proficient than me, who's studied it for ten years?"

Chen Yong's statement is not entirely wrong.

He started practicing these two martial arts techniques in college.

If you calculate the time, it's been more than ten years.

Li Yuan could immediately give him an answer to this question.

"Brother, you've been practicing two martial arts techniques for over ten years. How many hours have you actually spent practicing in total?"

On average, is that about an hour a day?

One hour a day is considered a healthy lifestyle for martial artists.

After starting work, martial artists dedicate at least two hours each day to training.

People like Yin Yi and Jin Fan are often perfunctory in their teaching work, spending even more time practicing each day.

But Chen Yong was truly stumped by the question.

He uses his free time to rest and relax...

"There's still a day and a half left this weekend, so I'll go through all the martial arts techniques and skills that might be tested with you."

You must remember the difficult parts.

If you can't remember, record it and listen to it several times later.

Li Yuan explained the upcoming arrangements.

Just hearing about the course schedule made Chen Yong feel a little tired.

After shoveling a couple of bites of rice, Chen Yong decided to stop talking about these things.

They started talking about Monday's events with Li Yuan.

At the weekly meeting that day, Zeng Chang, the deputy director of the municipal bureau, asked Li Yuan to come see him on Monday.

"I guess they're going to talk about the Qingwu Tournament. If I'm not mistaken, it'll be another case of coercion and bribery."

Chen Yong shared his guess, and Li Yuan thought it was also a possibility.

But at this stage, what's the point of telling myself anything?

"Registration has closed, so it shouldn't be possible to change the person."

Anyway, I'll be there on Monday, we'll see then.

Li Yuan did not elaborate on this matter.

But speaking of this, I suddenly remembered the matter of taking leave.

"Could you ask for leave for me on Monday, and while you're at it, check if the work schedule I applied for has been approved?"

"I've been absent from the Qingwu Tournament for quite a long time; I'm afraid they'll use that as a reason to deduct my prize money."

Li Yuan was mentally prepared.

Bonuses are meant to reward teachers who perform well.

Although taking leave is not considered absenteeism, one does not generate any value during that period.

There are valid reasons for not awarding the bonus.

Principal Yin has been struggling to find his own weaknesses, and now that he has a chance, he will definitely seize it.

After lunch, Li Yuan began to give Chen Yong pointers on the content that might be tested in the open class.

Judging from the lecture, Chen Yong seemed to be in good spirits.

He was averse to live-fire exercises, probably because he found them too tiring.

Over the weekend, Li Yuan gained more than forty experience points.

On Sunday night, Li Yuan lay in bed.

Close your eyes and look at the light screen to check your current experience points.

Experience points: 185/400

I'm still a little over 200 experience points short, but I should be able to reach that level before the Qingwu Tournament.

I still have two days of classes next week to help my students catch up. I'll start taking leave on Thursday to prepare for the Qingwu Competition.

If you teach new lessons in advance, you can also gain a lot of experience points from the students.

If we're still short, we'll think about it later and see where we can find some more.

The Qingwu Tournament has a unique format, so time must be allocated for preparation.

For so many years, I have been working at the school.

They have hardly participated in any training and have very little external combat experience.

Li Yuan didn't want to participate in the Qingwu Tournament without a clear understanding of the situation.

After a night's rest, it's Monday again.

Instead of going to Lingshan No. 1 Middle School today, Li Yuan got into a car and headed to the Municipal Education Bureau.

The Municipal Education Bureau and Lingshan No.1 Middle School are not far apart.

It's only a ten-minute drive.

In the past, I took the same bus to work and walked this route.

At 8:30 a.m., Li Yuan arrived at the entrance of the Municipal Education Bureau.

The work starts at nine o'clock, and many people from the Education Bureau have already arrived early.

These jobs are actually quite tiring; they're not as easy as outsiders make them out to be.

I still have to work overtime; the workload is quite heavy.

The most obvious benefit is probably that it is more stable.

Around 8:40, Deputy Director Zeng Chang arrived with a folder.

He must have been thinking about something and didn't notice Li Yuan at first. He only came to his senses when he heard Li Yuan call him.

"Oh, it's Teacher Li from No. 1 Middle School."

Zeng Chang smiled and shook hands with Li Yuan, appearing very polite.

However, Li Yuan nowadays usually doesn't pay attention to other people's attitudes or tone of voice.

Many people speak politely, but do things that harm your interests.

"Let's go upstairs and talk. There are some things I really want to ask you."

Deputy Director Zeng Chang is very kind and seems easy to talk to.

But Li Yuan knew these things couldn't be taken seriously.

Leaders typically only get angry with their direct subordinates.

They are very easy to talk to, especially their lower-level subordinates.

When it comes to punishment or dismissal, these leaders privately arrange for their direct subordinates to carry it out.

On the surface, they will always act like good people.

The two walked into a small conference room, where Zeng Chang brought up the previous public lecture.

"Your explanation of 'Shadow Steps' is very good."

Having worked in education for so many years, to be honest, you are the best speaker.

I have a deep impression of you, but I haven't been able to match your name with your appearance.

I only found out at the weekly meeting that you were the teacher who was trying to qualify for the competition.