Starting with Xingyi Quan, it swept across the chaotic world.

Several more days passed.

That day, Lu Li was practicing boxing with Zhang Wu.

"Senior Brother Lu! Watch closely!" Zhang Wu attacked Lu Li with a smile.

Lu Li parried the attack with his palm, and said with a smile:

"Junior brother, your punches are weak and powerless!"

In the past few days, Zhang Wu has been working hard and has been pestering Lu Li to spar with him.

Lu Li readily agreed, since sparring with others would enhance his understanding of Xingyi Quan, making it a win-win situation.

The two fought for several more rounds, and Zhang Wu was ultimately defeated.

After the battle, Zhang Wu clasped his hands in a salute to Lu Li:

"Senior brother, you are so kind. If it were someone else, they might not have been so dedicated to guiding me, and I wouldn't have improved so quickly."

Lu Li waved his hand: "It's all your own talent, it has nothing to do with me."

In fact, Lu Li also sensed that Zhang Wu had been making rapid progress recently.

At the beginning of their sparring match, he was able to handle it easily and defeated Zhang Wu within three moves.

But as time went on, he found that Zhang Wu was getting stronger and stronger. Today, it took him ten moves to defeat him.

It should be noted that in the past few days, his progress in both Liuhe Zhuang Gong and Xingyi Quan has exceeded 300 points.

"It seems Zhang Wu's natural talent is much better than mine." Faced with Zhang Wu's rapid progress, Lu Li could only sigh.

Fortunately, I had a cheat code, so I didn't say anything.

Lu Li brought up the panel:

[Destiny: Heaven rewards diligence]

[Introduction to Liuhe Zhuang Gong (326/500)]

[Introduction to Xingyi Quan (307/500)]

Since he had the money to buy meat, Lu Li has been eating horse meat every day.

Thanks to the nourishing effect of horse meat on his blood and qi, his proficiency in practicing Xingyi Quan and Liuhe Zhuang Gong increased from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m., and sometimes even 8 a.m.

"Based on the calculations, it will be about two weeks before we can pass the test."

It would be a lie to say I wasn't excited.

Such perseverance and hard work over such a long time...

Lu Li looked around. In recent days, the martial arts school had been bustling with people, with fewer and fewer familiar faces and more and more unfamiliar ones.

He has been learning for more than four months.

Lu Li took a deep breath to calm himself down.

We haven't broken through yet; we need to keep going.

Lu Li continued practicing his boxing. Time slipped away quietly amidst the sweat he shed.

Suddenly, a commotion arose at the courtyard gate.

"Senior Brother Liu is back!"

The senior brother Liu they were talking about was Liu Zheng, who shared a large dormitory with Lu Li and Zhang Wu, and was the one who had recently broken through to the Ming Jin level.

When he moved away after his breakthrough, everyone thought that Senior Brother Liu had decided to stop practicing martial arts. Now that he has come to visit again, it has caused quite a stir.

"Senior Brother Liu, are you going to learn martial arts from the headmaster?" an older disciple asked curiously.

Liu Zheng nodded:

"That's right."

"Then why did you disappear for so long before?"

"After breaking through to the Ming Jin level, I went to congratulate my family and stayed at home for a while. I also got a temporary job," Liu Zheng explained with considerable pride.

Returning home in glory!

Now the disciples understood, and they also understood why Senior Brother Liu had not returned for so long.

After all, "wealth and honor without returning home are like wearing brocade at night."

The disciples expressed their understanding, but some new disciples raised questions:

"Senior Brother Liu, what does this temporary posting mean?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zheng revealed an arrogant expression; the man's question was exactly what he wanted to hear.

"The so-called 'temporary posting' means that Ming Jin disciples can register their names at places like escort agencies and weapon forging shops, serving as guards or porters, and receive a generous monthly salary."

Seeing the envious looks on his disciples' faces, Liu Zheng felt even more satisfied:

"The powerful senior brothers and sisters in this academy all hold positions outside! They're paid a hefty sum of money outside!"

He emphasized the word "powerful" very much.

Clearly, in his context, he was one of the powerful senior brothers and sisters.

"Senior Brother Liu, how much do you get paid for your nominal position?" a curious disciple asked.

Upon hearing this, Liu Zheng spoke calmly:

"Not much, three taels of silver and twenty catties of meat a month, plus extra income for each escort mission."

Now, all the disciples who had not yet reached the Ming Jin level were tempted.

Especially those from impoverished families.

Some of them borrowed money through exorbitant interest rates, some had their families scrimp and save, and others relied on their elders' savings for their funerals to learn martial arts.

They came here to make a name for themselves and change their fate!

Right now, isn't this a fact of successfully changing one's fate?

Not far away, Zhang Wu, who was standing next to Lu Li, stared wide-eyed and gaped.

A temporary posting? Makes money!

A pile of pure white silver!

Zhang Wu came from the outskirts of the city. His family was poor, his parents died early, and he was raised by his older sister.

His sister worked herself to the bone as a factory worker for a month and only earned a pittance.

You should know that the tuition fee for him to come here to learn martial arts was paid by his sister after she pawned her dowry! His sister couldn't even get to eat the sugar-coated white flour pancakes that were given to Liu Zheng and Lu Li once every six months!

But now, you can get a lot of money just by taking up a temporary post!

If I could take up a temporary post, then my sister wouldn't have to do manual labor every day!

Lu Li, standing to the side, was also somewhat tempted.

You have to understand that he didn't earn much money from Zhou Quan. Buying horse meat every day was a fixed expense. As someone who adheres to the concept of sustainable development, he felt insecure without a stable income!

"Senior Brother Lu, why don't we go say hello to Senior Brother Liu?"

Zhang Wu recalled Lu Li's advice to him: "Perhaps Junior Brother Liu Zheng has someone asking him to do something after he entered the gate, but he's too busy to greet him."

Furthermore, Liu Zheng has already come forward to explain the facts of his triumphant return home and his temporary post.

Therefore, he was even more convinced that his senior brother Liu Zheng had not left without saying goodbye on purpose that day, but was simply eager to return home!

"Let's go, let's go!" Zhang Wu kept urging.

Lu Li couldn't refuse Zhang Wu's request and finally nodded in agreement.

The two walked towards Liu Zheng.

As they walked a short distance, Zhang Wu excitedly waved and greeted Liu Zheng:

"Senior Brother Liu!"

At this moment, Liu Zheng, surrounded by the crowd, glanced at Lu Li and Zhang Wu from afar and said calmly:

"So it's Junior Brother Zhang and Junior Brother Lu..."

He immediately turned his head and talked to other people, showing no intention of catching up with Zhang Wu and Lu Li.

Nearby, someone couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

"Hahaha... Two idiots who only know how to practice boxing, and they still want to curry favor with Senior Brother Liu..."

"That's right, that's right..."

Not far away, Zhou Miao and Wang Wei also spoke up sarcastically:

"I thought these two idiots were noble and virtuous, but it turns out they know how to flatter... It's a pity they flatter others, but the others don't appreciate it..."

"Perhaps they knew this would happen, so they didn't want to make a fool of themselves..."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The jeers from all around came like a tidal wave. Zhang Wu's face turned red, his fists clenched, his self-esteem was being hit again and again, but he dared not say a word.

He still remembers washing Liu Zheng's clothes for a long time, and making Liu Zheng's bed and folding the quilts every day.

Is everything I did to please him really worthless in his eyes?

If it's truly worthless, why did you accept it so readily in the first place?

At this moment, Zhang Wu desperately hoped that Liu Zheng would speak up for him and dispel the mocking remarks.

But Liu Zheng never glanced in this direction from beginning to end.