Chapter 5 Roommate Ji Yang

The next day, the weather was sunny.

Chu Ning, wearing clothes that were obviously too big for his size, carried his bag on his back, said goodbye to his old aunt and headed for school.

The clothes were left by his stepfather. His aunt had re-sewn them a few days ago. The size of the clothes was reduced a bit, but it was still a little loose on Chu Ning.

It’s not that it can’t be cut to be tight, but he is at the age of growing up. If it is cut to be tight, I’m afraid he won’t be able to wear it in less than a month or two.

"Old aunt, you should eat more when you are alone at home. After Xiao Ning finishes six months of study in the academy, he will be able to work and receive a salary."

"I saved myself from that. You should practice martial arts well in school, be more tolerant when encountering things, and don't get angry..."

Chu Ning listened quietly to the old aunt's advice, even though the old lady had said these words several times last night.

"Then I'm leaving, old aunt, so don't pull weeds and eat them anymore."

"You little brat, you pulled up all the grass in the yard yesterday. I couldn't eat it even if I wanted to."

Chu Ning chuckled. The weeds were still very resilient. After the rain in the past few days, the yard was green again. He was afraid that when he was not at home, his aunt would pull the weeds and eat them to save money.

Not only did he pull out the weeds yesterday, he also borrowed a total of ten taels of silver from his neighbors to buy rice and fill the rice jar.

If he had not gone to school, his neighbors might not necessarily lend him money, but after he went to school, these neighbors became more approachable.

These neighbors all knew that as long as he stayed in the school for six months, he could go to the government office as a government official. Even if he couldn't stay for six months, he would have learned martial arts secrets, and after he graduated, he would be able to pay back the money by working as a security guard for a wealthy family or joining a gang as a thug.

Half an hour before noon, Chu Ning arrived at the school and found his dormitory number according to the dormitory list posted on the wall.

Room B3.

This is a double dormitory with two wooden beds in the room. There is also a small yard with a stove, a bathtub and some stone pillars.

The roommate had not arrived yet, so Chu Ning made the bedding available, put the clothes in the box provided in the dormitory, and placed the medicinal herbs sent by Director Huang on top of the clothes. After finishing all this, he picked up the broom in the backyard and began to sweep the moss and weeds.

When I was halfway through sweeping, there was a noise at the dormitory door and a young man carrying a large wooden box walked in.

The boy also saw Chu Ning cleaning the yard, and immediately put down the wooden box and walked over quickly.

“I’m sorry…”

Bang! The boy was walking too fast and didn't notice the moss under his feet. His feet slipped, his feet fell forward, and his upper body fell backward. Fortunately, the boy reacted quickly and exerted force with his waist, forcibly pulling his upper body back. However, I don't know if the force was too strong, and he fell forward again.

Finally, he knelt firmly in front of Chu Ning.

Chu Ning: ...

juvenile:……

A quarter of an hour later, the two of them had cleared all the moss and weeds in the yard.

Chu Ning also knew the boy's name: Ji Yang.

Coming from Jijia Town under Daning County, unlike Chu Ning who only lifted stone blocks to build up his strength, Ji Yang himself said that he had been practicing martial arts for two and a half years. Of course, he did not learn martial arts secrets, but learned boxing techniques to improve his body from the martial artists in the town.

"Great, my brother."

"What?"

Ji Yang looked confused, but luckily at this moment a gong sounded, saving Chu Ning from having to explain.

When the gong sounds, all students must gather at the training ground.

When Chu Ning and Ji Yang arrived at the martial arts arena, most of the students had already entered.

A few minutes later, Instructor Chen arrived at the training ground.

"From today on, you are all students of the academy. Taizu established the academy to select talents. If you achieve something in the future, you should think about repaying your country."

Instructor Chen had a solemn expression. He looked towards the north and clasped his hands together. Chu Ning and the others followed suit. After fifteen breaths, when they saw Instructor Chen put down his hands, they followed suit.

"Next, I will teach you the secret martial arts manual "Bull Demon Power". Taizu practiced this martial arts manual and embarked on the road of martial arts. "Bull Demon Power" has six levels in total. Today, I will teach you the secret formulas of the first three levels."

Listening to Instructor Chen's words, the students became excited.

They came to the school just for the martial arts secrets.

Next, Instructor Chen began to teach everyone the secret formula of "Bull Demon Power".

"The Qi sinks into Dantian, circulates through all meridians, gathers strength first, and then rushes to the top of ten forces..."

Chu Ning began to gather his energy according to the breathing method taught by the instructor, and soon he found that there was a force in his body that was rushing through his meridians.

Is this what is called a true teaching in one sentence and a false teaching in one book? Chu Ning had a feeling that his strength had increased by about ten kilograms at this moment.

He glanced at the other students. Although these students looked excited, they were not too excited. It seemed that these students did not gain much strength.

Was he a martial arts genius? Or was it the immortal fruit that took effect? ​​Instructor Chen glanced at the many excited students and said, "If you have any questions, you can ask me now. If you don't have 500 kilograms of strength in three months, you will be expelled from the school."

However, Instructor Chen's words did not worry the youngsters. They were all immersed in the excitement of having gained the martial arts skills. As for being eliminated...

Young people are always confident and don’t think they will lose 500 kilograms of strength in three months.

No one asked any questions, and Teacher Chen didn't care and just left.

As soon as Instructor Chen left, the other students began to discuss in low voices, but most of them were talking in pairs, obviously as a group with roommates.

"Chun Ning, go back to the dormitory first."

Ji Yang gave Chu Ning a look. Chu Ning knew that Ji Yang had something to tell him in private, so he followed Ji Yang back to the dormitory.

"Chu Ning, the martial artist in my clan is my cousin. He told me that it is very important to learn the mental skills when you first start practicing martial arts. It is best to use medicinal herbs to help you build a good foundation so that you can gain more strength later."

Ji Yang opened the box and took out six medicine bags from it, ready to hand them to Chu Ning.

Chu Ning waved his hand to refuse. Under Ji Yang's puzzled gaze, he opened his box and took out a few packets of medicinal herbs.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Ji Yang looked at the quality of the herbs in Chu Ning's medicine bag and said in surprise: "The quality of these herbs is better than mine, but I have never heard of a wealthy family with the surname Chu in Daning County."

"This was given to me by an elder." Chu Ning explained simply, and at the same time he knew in his heart that he owed Chief Huang a greater favor.

"I see. I was going to tell you some inside stories of the academy, but now it seems unnecessary. You should know it too."

Chu Ning really wanted to say that he didn't know, but after thinking about it, he didn't say it out loud.

After the two chatted briefly, Ji Yang was responsible for making a fire while Chu Ning went to fetch water.

After Chu Ning filled the water tank, Ji Yang lit the earthen stove and put the herbs and water into the pot to boil. The two did not stand in the yard waiting, but went to the school's kitchen.

The food has been prepared in the kitchen, which is similar to the modern school cafeteria. Everyone takes a tray to get the food, which includes one meat dish and two vegetable dishes with rice.

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Chu Ning finished six bowls of rice in one breath, leaving Ji Yang dumbfounded.

In Ji Yang's opinion, since Chu Ning could afford those medicinal herbs, his family must not be very poor. Normally, people of their age would have two bowls of rice for a meal. Those who practiced martial arts could eat three bowls as they had a larger appetite. But these six bowls were beyond his imagination.

Chu Ning gave him the impression that other students came to the school for the martial arts secrets, but he came here to get the food and be full.

Ji Yang had no idea that Chu Ning could only eat three bowls of rice for three meals a day at home, and he was not even half full at one meal. The more he ate, the faster his strength increased. It was not easy for him to have a place with meals provided, so he ate a lot.

With these six bowls, he only felt 70% full. If he was not afraid of being too full and inconvenient to practice martial arts, he could have finished eight bowls.

After they had eaten, they left the kitchen and returned to their own rooms. By then, the medicine had been prepared.

Pour the decocted medicine into each of their bathtubs, then add cold water to adjust the temperature. Both of them take off their clothes at the same time and jump into the tub to soak.

While soaking, he practiced the "Bull Demon Power" mentality taught by Instructor Chen.

After just one cycle of circulation, Chu Ning's eyes lit up. He first glanced at Ji Yang, and seeing that Ji Yang still had his eyes closed and his expression didn't change, he knew that Ji Yang's feelings were different from his.

He could clearly feel that as he circulated the Qi in his body, the air in his body would flow to his limbs, and a little heat would seep into the skin there and converge into this air.

This energy flows from the Du meridian behind the Dantian to the Baihui point on the top of the head, and then returns to the Dantian along the Ren meridian in front.

With each passing week, Chu Ning could see with his naked eyes that the color of the medicine in his bathtub was getting lighter.

After twenty cycles, the medicine in Chu Ning's bath became completely clear. He did not continue to soak in it, but came out of the bathtub, glanced at Ji Yang's bathtub. The medicine in the bathtub was still light brown. He did not choose to disturb Ji Yang, but put on his clothes and walked out of the dormitory.

The martial arts arena was very deserted at the moment, with no one there.

Chu Ning walked to the stone pillars placed in a row, and arranged them according to weight, and walked to the 150-jin stone pillar. He squatted down, bent over, and grasped the recessed handle of the stone pillar. With an effort, he lifted the stone pillar above his head.

The stone pillar was lifted up easily.

The 160-jin stone pillar was still lifted, but it was a bit difficult.

He lifted a 170-jin stone block to his head, but he could not hold on for more than five breaths.

Although he failed, Chu Ning's eyes were filled with excitement that was hard to conceal. On the first day of practicing "Bull Demon Power", he actually increased his strength by nearly 60 kilograms.

It's incredible.

Chu Ning did not continue trying, nor did he stay in the training ground. Instead, he quickly walked towards the dormitory.

He didn't know about other people, but he believed that it was absolutely abnormal to gain nearly 60 kilograms in the first training.

Is it because the martial arts secrets have opened the gate for storing the energy of the longevity fruit in my body wider? It seems that I need to revise the formula coefficient for the amount of water released from the gate.

When Chu Ning returned to the dormitory, Ji Yang also came out of the bathtub with a confident expression on his face.

"Chu Ning, I feel like I can kill a tiger right now!"

As he spoke he waved his fist.

"Do you feel that your strength has increased?" Chu Ning asked curiously.

"That's for sure. I don't know the exact amount, but it should be around ten kilograms."

Ji Yang walked to the stone pillar in the yard and lifted up the 220-jin stone pillar on the ground in one fell swoop.

"My judgment was correct. I have gained ten pounds. How about you, Chu Ning?"

Chu Ning said: "I should have gained at least ten pounds."

He was telling the truth. Sixty kilograms is the minimum weight.

"If you can gain so much strength on the first day, then you can easily gain 500 kilograms in three months."

Ji Yang rolled his eyes and said, "It's not that easy. We only get such miraculous effects on the first day we learn the martial arts secrets. The more time passes, the slower the growth. My cousin said that practicing martial arts is a long-term thing. It requires hard training day and night to hone your muscles and bones, step by step."

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Chu Ning added.

Ji Yang clenched his fists: "Yes, that's what I meant. I didn't expect that Chu Ning is so good at summarizing. Let's work hard together and strive to become martial artists in three years."

Chu Ning: ...

(End of this chapter)