From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

Clang!

In the canteen, Chen Shi's food was knocked to the ground by Xiao Yunhu.

"What? You're not convinced?"

Seeing Chen Shi's instantly icy gaze, Xiao Yunhu gave a provocative snort.

The men with him also looked at Chen Shi with cold smiles on their faces.

"This isn't a classroom, nor is it a sparring session, so it doesn't have to be one-on-one! If you're not satisfied, you're welcome to discuss it with us brothers!"

"snort."

Looking at these people, Chen Shi couldn't help but smile contemptuously.

Bullying the weak with numbers?

If he were to unleash his true power, let alone these few people, even ten times more wouldn't be enough for him to kill!

Just as he was about to make a move, Chen Shi held back.

It's easy to teach these people a lesson, but if he does that, they won't dare to spar with him again.

Although these people are despicable, as scions of noble families, they have received excellent training since childhood. Although they are all at the Qi Explosion Realm, their strength is far superior to that of Du Yueming and his group.

If they're scared away, where will they find such a good sparring partner again?

"never mind."

Chen Shi let out a soft sigh; practicing martial arts was the priority.

It's not too late to deal with them after I've mastered the Dragon Claw Hand technique.

Chen Shi glanced at the spilled food on the ground, shook his head, and turned to leave.

"Why are you leaving already? Aren't you going to chat a bit more?"

Xiao Yunhu shouted at Chen Shi's back again.

Seeing that Chen Shi completely ignored him, his face darkened, and he suddenly spoke loudly to everyone in the dining hall.

"Everyone can see this masked guy clearly; he loves sparring! I'm a kind-hearted man, and whoever spars with him once will receive fifty taels of silver! If he suffers a bit, I'll give him a hundred taels!"

"Dealing with such a coward is a piece of cake. This hundred taels of silver is practically free. As expected of Young Master Xiao, he is indeed rich and powerful."

Xiao Yunhu and his companions joined in the loud shouting and commotion.

Hearing this, many people in the canteen were tempted.

Although they all came from prominent families, not all of them were without money. Moreover, many of them were distant relatives from collateral branches.

Besides, who would complain about having too much money?

According to Xiao Yunhu, beating Chen Shi once would earn him 100 taels of silver, so beating him twice a day would earn him 200 taels of silver.

In the past six months, that's three or four thousand taels!

"Rest assured, everyone. I, Xiao Yunhu, keep my word. The one thing my Xiao family has in abundance is money!"

Seeing that everyone was interested, Xiao Yunhu said loudly again.

Upon hearing this, Chen Shi couldn't help but smile slightly.

Not only does he train him himself, but he's also spending money to hire others to train him. This Xiao Yunhu is really kind-hearted.

I was happy, but I still had to fill my stomach first.

After practicing martial arts all morning, Chen Shi was already starving.

Martial artists who practice martial arts expend a great deal of energy. If their food and drink supply cannot keep up, they will devour their own flesh and blood, eventually dying from blood depletion.

Especially after advancing to the sixth rank and condensing the divine body, nourishing medicines are needed to assist in the process.

Chen Shi had taken the Hundred Herbs Pill given to him by Mu Yunsheng, so he no longer needed to take any other tonics, which would be enough to support his cultivation to the fifth rank. However, he still couldn't reduce his usual appropriate diet.

"You think we'll starve?"

Chen Shi, who still had some dry food in his bundle and was preparing to return to his lodgings, looked at the dense forest in front of him and suddenly smiled.

These mountains are high and the forests are dense; surely there must be some wild game here, which is much better than hard, stale dry rations.

Next, Chen Shi searched the mountains for a while and soon found a wild rabbit. Using his agility, he caught it without much effort.

After gutting, skinning, and removing the tendons, find an open space, light a bonfire, skewer the cleaned and skinned rabbit onto wooden sticks, and roast it by the fire.

Just a moment later, a fragrant aroma wafted over.

The rabbit didn't have much fat, and the meat was a bit dry. Chen Shi didn't have much seasoning either, but that didn't matter; he just needed to fill his stomach first.

"Who gave you permission to start a fire here!"

Just as we were about to start eating, a shout came from above.

Looking up, he saw a woman, also dressed in the attire of academy students, but a recommended student.

With slightly dark skin and features that are at best pleasing to the eye, he can be described as having an average appearance.

Putting aside the fact that Chen Shi had seen countless beauties in the Marquis's mansion, this woman was not even as good-looking as an ordinary maid.

"If you start a fire here and it ignites the forest, do you know how serious the consequences would be!"

Seeing Chen Shi looking her up and down, the woman became even angrier and shouted at him again.

"It's August now, the grass and trees are damp, it's not so easy to start a fire. Besides, I specifically chose to start the fire in an open area, far away from those plants."

Chen Shi offered a brief explanation, dismissing it as unconvincing.

Regardless of right or wrong, the woman's immediate outburst and shouting suggested hostility towards him.

He didn't recognize the woman, and she didn't seem to be sent by Xiao Yunhu. Judging from her clothes, it was probably because of the relationship between the recommended students and the recruited students.

"That's true, but one can't be too careful. Besides, if a spark is blown away by a strong wind, who knows what might happen..."

The woman persisted, threatening to say something more.

Chen Shi, however, was too lazy to listen to her anymore and tore off a rabbit leg and threw it to her.

Without saying much more, he picked up the remaining rabbit and started gnawing on it.

The woman looked at the rabbit leg in her hand and was taken aback. Then she looked at Chen Shi and frowned slightly.

But the hostility in his eyes had lessened considerably, and he didn't say anything more.

Chen Shi was starving, and in no time at all, he devoured the entire rabbit.

He grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground, extinguished the fire, clapped his hands, and left.

Watching Chen Shi walk away, the woman took a small bite of the rabbit leg in her hand, and then couldn't help but frown.

"It tastes awful."

After filling his stomach, Chen Shi rested briefly before heading to his next class.

This afternoon I studied military strategy.

Similar to martial arts, it also has many sub-disciplines, including basic knowledge on setting up camp and strategies for charging into battle and defending a city.

Chen Shi thought for a moment and decided to start with the basics, first going to listen to how to set up camp.

Unlike martial arts, this is a room that resembles a school.

The lecturer had arrived, but there were only three students.

Although it's about strategy, the lesson is too basic, and very few people attend it anymore.

Chen Shi didn't mind and found a seat.

When the time came, the teacher didn't waste any words and immediately began his explanation.

He had already explained these things countless times; he didn't need to look at the military books in his hand at all, he could just speak them off the cuff.

Chen Shi listened attentively. Although it was just some basic knowledge, he nodded from time to time, feeling as if he had suddenly understood something and the clouds had parted to reveal the sun.

Before we knew it, two hours had passed, and it was already evening.

The teacher had finished speaking, and the other three had already fallen asleep on the table, but Chen Shi listened with shining eyes, thoroughly enjoying himself.

The gentleman looked at Chen Shi with a smile.

"Thank you for your guidance, sir."

Chen Shi rose and bowed deeply in respect.