From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

The next morning.

After having breakfast in the kitchen, Chen Shi went straight to drill ground number three.

According to the admission brochure, the Zhechong Academy has a one-year program, with slightly different courses in the first and second semesters. In the first semester, martial arts are practiced in the morning and strategy is taught in the afternoon.

Students enroll at the Zhechong Academy in March and graduate the following February. It is August now, which is the last month of the first half of the year.

Martial arts are divided into fist and foot techniques, weapons, and on the battlefield, there are also horseback archery and archery.

The training grounds and instructors vary depending on the type of martial arts practiced. Students can choose whichever they want to learn and practice, and it is not mandatory.

Training ground number three (甲字三场) is usually used for teaching martial arts.

"Just these few people..."

When they arrived at the destination, Chen Shi looked up and saw only a few scattered people, about ten in total.

That year, the Jiangnan Military Academy had seventy or eighty students who were recruited through the civil service examination and those who were recommended for official positions. Not only were their clothes different, but their training and study venues were also different.

Fist and foot techniques are a major category. Even if only recruited students use the No. 3 training ground, there shouldn't only be a few people using it.

Are you all preparing for the fall exams?

After a moment's thought, Chen Shi remembered.

According to the admission booklet, the program lasts one year and includes two major exams in addition to regular quizzes: the autumn exam in August and the spring exam in February.

It's August now, and the autumn exams will be at the end of the month.

The autumn exam mainly tests strategic thinking.

Presumably, most of the students are cramming for the autumn exams, so there aren't many people at the martial arts training ground.

Thinking of this, Chen Shi couldn't help but shake his head.

He was completely ignorant of strategy, and now with less than a month left, he feared he would utterly fail in this autumn exam.

However, Gu Tingshu had already made arrangements to have him directly enter the Longxiang Army next year, so the results of the autumn and spring exams would not have much impact on him.

During his six months at the Zhechong Academy, he simply did his best to learn as much as he could.

Without thinking further, I found a spot to stand. A moment later, a middle-aged man walked in; judging by his attire, he was the instructor in charge of teaching martial arts.

"Instructor Li, what are you doing here? Where's Instructor Qin?!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, one of the students immediately asked loudly.

"The academy has made adjustments. Instructor Qin will go to teach the students who have passed the imperial examinations, and I will be in charge of teaching the students who have been recruited through the civil service examinations."

Coach Li, with a serious expression, gave a brief explanation.

Upon hearing this, everyone frowned slightly, clearly favoring Coach Qin over Coach Li.

"We must speak to the academy and demand that Instructor Qin be brought back! What kind of person is Instructor Qin? How could those educated students be worthy of being her students?"

"Instructor Qin..."

Listening to everyone's conversation, Chen Shi couldn't help but smile.

What a coincidence!

"Let's begin training."

"It's almost time," Instructor Li shouted.

No one said anything more and went back to their own practice.

Different people practice different martial arts, so it's impossible to teach them all at once. Everyone should practice on their own, and if there are any questions or uncertainties, they can ask the instructor.

Chen Shi found an open space to practice his Dragon Claw Hand technique.

This martial art is extremely profound. Before setting off, he practiced diligently day and night, but he had only barely grasped the basics. To master it, he would need to continue his arduous efforts.

After practicing twice, Chen Shi couldn't help but look at the others.

As a Xuan-level martial art, Dragon Claw Hand can overcome ten thousand moves with its nine forms. Compared to burying oneself in hard practice, sparring with others is actually more effective.

In fact, Chen Shi came here for the same purpose.

However, he was not yet familiar with these students, and it might not be appropriate for him to propose a friendly competition so rashly.

"Brothers, we've been practicing since early this morning."

Just as he was pondering how to begin, a flippant voice rang out, and several more people entered the training ground.

The leader was a young man, and Chen Shi was taken aback when he saw him clearly.

What a coincidence?

"Um?"

There were only a dozen or so people on the field, and the man immediately saw Chen Shi.

After all, Chen Shi was wearing a black gold mask, which would be extremely conspicuous anywhere.

"You little brat!"

The man walked straight up to Chen Shi, looked him up and down, and his face was gloomy.

"What a coincidence!"

"Long time no see."

Looking at the man, Chen Shi said calmly

"Long time no see, my foot! We just saw each other yesterday!"

Xiao Yunhu looked annoyed, then gave a cold laugh.

"You're also a student of the Zhechong Academy? Wait, I've never seen you before? Heh, you must be new here. Of course, if you weren't new, how could you not recognize me!"

"Young Master Xiao, who is this person?"

The people following behind couldn't help but ask a question.

"Didn't I tell you? I went to the city yesterday and saw a beautiful young woman. But then, out of nowhere, some guy appeared and snatched her away!"

As Xiao Yunhu spoke, he looked at Chen Shi with a gloomy gaze.

"What a coincidence, running into each other here again today!"

"So it was him! How dare he offend Young Master Xiao! What an ignorant fool!"

"And he was wearing a mask, hiding his true identity!"

"Let's teach him a lesson today and avenge Young Master Xiao!"

As they spoke, a group of people surrounded Chen Shi, all eager to fight.

The other students who were practicing martial arts stopped and looked over.

Coach Li sat on the sidelines, glanced over in this direction, but made no move, clearly not intending to meddle in the affairs of these wealthy young men.

"We're all classmates, how can we rashly start a fight?"

Xiao Yunhu shouted and looked at Chen Shi with a sneer.

"But it's okay to have some friendly sparring."

"Young Master Xiao is right! Let's have a spar with this kid!"

A group of people sneered and looked at Chen Shi with smugness.

"please."

Chen Shi stood still, calm and composed, and uttered a single word.

He was practicing the Dragon Claw Hand technique and was worried about not having anyone to train him, so these people came at just the right time.

"Um?"

"This kid's quite the actor!"

"I'll beat the shit out of him!"

Seeing that Chen Shi was not only unafraid but also so arrogant, these people became furious.

"I'll go first!"

After all, they come from a prestigious family. If they were to gang up on each other and bully the weak, it wouldn't sound good if word got out.

With a loud shout, a burly man rushed out and punched Chen Shi directly.

Chen Shi was prepared and met the attack with his hands outstretched like claws.

This burly man was only at the Qi Explosion Realm, and his strength was not much stronger than Xiao Yunhu's. Since it was a friendly spar, Chen Shi held back and also only used his Qi Explosion Realm cultivation.

They exchanged blows, going back and forth for a while, and in the blink of an eye, they had exchanged twenty or thirty moves.

The burly man's punches and kicks were wide and powerful, and he was initially difficult to defend against. However, after twenty or thirty moves, Chen Shi gradually became able to grasp his movements.

"Why haven't you won it yet? Let me try!"

Just as Chen Shi was about to break the strong man's move, a tall, thin man gave a soft shout and struck Chen Shi with a palm.

The burly man stepped back, and Chen Shi frowned, then caught the tall, thin man. Still at the same cultivation level, he used his Dragon Claw Hand technique to fight him.

Then, one after another, they played from morning until noon.

Chen Shi's Dragon Claw Hand technique was not yet fully mastered, and he inevitably took a few hits, leaving some bruises on his face, but he was otherwise unharmed.

Meanwhile, Long Zhaoshou has made great progress and gained a lot.

"It's time to let out for class."

"We'll continue here," Instructor Li stretched and gave a shout.

"Thank you all for your guidance. We will continue tomorrow."

"you……"

Xiao Yunhu glared angrily, and the others gritted their teeth in fury. They were too damn arrogant!