Chapter 8 A Letter in Return
Day 85.
Chu Ning’s strength reached 470 kilograms, but the “Bull Demon Power” still did not break through the third level.
In the past few days, he came to Instructor Liu's yard several times, wanting to go in and find out what was going on, but each time he stood at the door and didn't go in.
He still held out a glimmer of hope.
Maybe tomorrow "Bull Demon Power" will break through to the third level.
Now, that hope has been completely shattered.
Once again, Chu Ning came to the courtyard where Instructor Liu lived. This time, he went up and knocked on the door without hesitation.
Just as he was about to pull the door knocker, the gate opened by itself.
Instructor Liu stood inside the door, holding a package in his hand, and just looked at Chu Ning quietly.
Even though he had cultivated a thick skin in his previous life, Chu Ning's face gradually heated up when facing Instructor Liu's eyes that could see through people's hearts.
After a long time, when Chu Ning was about to speak, Liu Junshan said calmly: "Here is a letter from Director Huang to you, and the things in this package are also sent to you by Director Huang."
The school does not allow things to be sent from outside, otherwise the expensive medicinal herbs and meat will not be sold. But Director Huang’s status is different, so if he wants to send it, the school will not stop him.
Chu Ning's pupils slightly dilated, and then he reacted: "Thank you, Instructor Liu."
"Take it back."
After taking the letter and package handed over by Instructor Liu, Chu Ning thanked him and turned to leave.
"When I have doubts, I ask him for guidance. If he scolds me, I will be more respectful and polite, and dare not say a word in reply. When he is pleased, I will ask him again. His writing is quite good. If you don't understand something in the future, just ask me directly."
After walking ten meters away, Chu Ning heard the voice of Instructor Liu behind him. His body froze. He knew that it was Chief Huang who told Instructor Liu the contents of his letter.
Teacher Liu, you have misunderstood.
He thought he had been wronged by Teacher Chen, and he did this just to show his respect to the original author.
Chu Ning turned around and bowed respectfully: "Student understands."
Looking at Chu Ning's departing back, Instructor Liu narrowed his eyes slightly. He was not optimistic about Chu Ning at the beginning. He gave him some advice at the beginning just because he thought Chu Ning was more intelligent, but he did not take it to heart afterwards.
It was not until today that I received a letter from General Manager Huang, in which he informed me that Chu Ning had written to him, and also attached a few heartfelt passages from Chu Ning's letter.
This sentence moved Director Huang, but it resonated with him after he read it.
Unlike Chief Huang, who was born into a wealthy and powerful family, he also came from a poor family when he first learned martial arts, so he could better understand Chu Ningxin's feelings.
The suffering behind the scenes can be overcome, but the dignity in front of others is extremely fragile.
Of course, the most important point is that Chu Ning's progress is obvious. From only 100 pounds at the beginning, he now weighs nearly 500 pounds. This growth has already exceeded half of the students in the school.
Chu Ning returned to the dormitory with excitement and opened the package directly. When he saw the medicinal herbs inside, his eyes reddened slightly.
It has been many years since his emotions fluctuated so drastically.
In my previous life, my emotions fluctuated so much only when I made my first pot of gold and when my company went public.
For the former, only he himself knows how difficult it was to earn this first pot of gold and how much grievance he suffered, while the latter is the reward for his hard work over the years.
Could it be that he was influenced by the original owner? Chu Ning then smiled and shook his head, denying this idea.
It has nothing to do with his original body, but he himself clearly realizes that even if he has a lifespan of ten thousand years and the energy of the longevity fruit, his future will not be too bad, but if he fails to continue his studies, he will waste a long time.
Longevity does not mean you can waste your time.
Isn't life just a matter of days? If so, why not live a good life from the beginning? If you want to live a good life, working as a government official is the most ideal and safest way out.
His understanding of the world comes from the original owner, but the original owner is just a teenager living at the bottom of society. Does he really understand this world? In the era of highly transparent information in the previous life, ordinary people still don’t know that there are two circles in the world, a circle that ordinary people will never be able to touch in their lifetime.
In that circle, the style of doing things is completely different from that in ordinary people's circles.
A meal of wine can decide a position that an average person would never be able to climb in his whole life. A single sentence can determine the life or death of a company. It may turn everything upside down and cause many people to lose their fortunes, but a single sentence of admitting defeat can make it all go away.
If this was the case in the previous life, what about this world? Before you figure this out, it is safest to join the public sector.
Because this means joining the party with the right to speak in this world.
Collecting his thoughts, Chu Ning took a batch of medicinal herbs to boil, and at the same time opened the letter sent to him by Director Huang.
Chief Huang's reply was short, but it expressed that he knew it was not easy for him to learn martial arts, so he sent some medicinal herbs to help him.
The plainer the content was, the more Chu Ning was convinced that his relationship with Director Huang had become closer, because there were fewer clichés and high-sounding words.
A superior would only speak like this to those close to him.
An hour later, the herbs were ready and Chu Ning began to take a medicinal bath.
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Day 86
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Day 88
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That night, Chu Ning sat in the bathtub, still practicing the "Bull Demon Power" technique.
A long-lost heat flow appeared from Dantian. This time, it no longer just flowed to the Baihui point on the top of the head, but slowly flowed throughout the body.
Chu Ning's body also began to heat up, the temperature even exceeded that of the medicine, and the medicine was absorbed by Chu Ning's skin pores at several times the original speed.
This was an experience Chu Ning had never had before.
This cycle continued for three days.
Bang! A sound like firecrackers blasted across Chu Ning's body, and the remaining liquid in the bathtub splashed out of the tub.
Bones rumbling and skin shaking!
This is the sign that "Bull Demon Power" has entered the third level.
Chu Ning walked out of the bathtub and looked at the stone piers in the yard. His gaze did not stop at the 500-jin stone pier, but went straight to the 550-jin stone pier.
He grabbed the stone pillar with both hands and lifted it up.
Five hundred and fifty kilograms! In the last two days, his strength finally exceeded the bottom line of five hundred kilograms.
But this is not the biggest gain. The biggest gain is that after entering the third level of "Bull Demon Power", it is not just a simple increase in strength. A heat current appears in his body. Wherever this heat current flows, the strength of that part of the body will increase.
"No wonder the school requires you to weigh 500 kilograms to continue your studies."
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Chu Ning had an epiphany, and during the first three months in school he practiced "Bull Demon Power" continuously until he reached the third level. Only after reaching the third level could he practice martial arts.
What Instructor Liu teaches should be martial arts.
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March is full.
The Dragon King returns.
A crooked smile.
"All students will be assessed in order."
Instructor Chen's words awakened Chu Ning from his wild thoughts. Looking at the only stone pillar placed in front of the queue, Chu Ning knew that his guess was right. No one could cheat in this assessment.
At the front of the line were seven people from Room A, who all lifted the stone pier easily, followed by those from Room B.
One of the two students in Yiyi failed.
The failed student stood aside with a look of unwillingness on his face. He was only two breaths away from success.
"Teacher, please give me another chance. I will definitely succeed this time. My family sold all their land for me to go to school and practice martial arts. If I fail, I will not be able to face my family."
The student's words made many students in Room B feel sympathetic, because the student's situation was similar to theirs.
The family didn't sell all their belongings, but at least they spent most of their savings to support them in their martial arts training. If they were eliminated this time, they would be too ashamed to go home and see their parents and relatives.
Chu Ning could understand why these students and their parents made such a decision. Just like the college students in the 1980s and 1990s, as long as their children were admitted to college, they would kneel down and borrow money to send their children to college.
Going to college means leaving the poor countryside, moving to the city, and having a stable and respectable job.
In the Liang Dynasty, officials had more power than in those ancient dynasties. After all, it was a country that relied on fists. If you were not convinced, they would suppress you. If they could not suppress you, they would recruit you.
After studying in school for six months, even if you are not as good as Chu Ning who can get a job, your future prospects will be much better than if you only studied for three months.
Unfortunately, Instructor Chen's expression did not change at all, because they had seen such scenes too many times. Instructor Chen waved his hand, and the servants came forward and dragged the student away.
"I hope you can save some dignity for yourselves and not get thrown out of the school. The assessment will continue."
Instructor Chen's words gave a chill to the hearts of the students who had not yet taken the test. The next two candidates still failed, but with the previous experience of the person who was dragged out of the school as a lesson, the two men controlled their emotions and quietly returned to the dormitory to pack their clothes.
In front of Chu Ning was Ji Yang, who had a confident smile on his face. He walked to the stone pier and lifted it up easily.
"Chun Ning, step out!"
As Instructor Chen said this, all the students' eyes fell on Chu Ning. Although every student who came forward for the test would receive the attention of everyone in the audience, there were obviously different emotions in the way these students looked at Chu Ning.
To the students in Room A, Chu Ning was just a poor, poor fellow who refused to accept his fate. But to the students in Room B, Chu Ning was content with his low status.
Do you think you can succeed by just carrying water for others? That's too naive.
Among these people's eyes, Ji Yang's was the most complicated.
He and Chu Ning lived in the same dormitory, but Chu Ning pretended to be noble and refused to eat his beef, and then ran away to do the work of a servant to earn money to buy meat. Isn't this a slap in his face?
This was exactly why Chu Ning made him angry. He was angry at his lack of fighting spirit and his pretentiousness.
You've made yourself look so despicable, and you can't pass the test. You'll just be laughed at by everyone.
Chu Ning took in the looks of all the students present, walked silently to the stone pier, grasped the handles of the pier with both hands, and lifted the pier above his head in an orderly manner.
One breath, two breaths...
"pass."
When Instructor Chen said the word "passed", the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became quiet.
Zhao Qin, with his hands behind his back, had his pupils shrink for a moment, then resumed his posture of looking up at the sky with his chin at a 45-degree angle.
Tang Ruowei blinked her big eyes slightly. Chu Ning's performance was beyond her expectations.
Zhang Song, He Jin and other students from Room A had ugly expressions as if they had stepped on dog shit. A guy who was already distinguished from a servant in their minds actually passed the assessment and became their classmate.
The students in Room B were all gaping with their mouths wide open, as the clown in their eyes actually passed.
Ji Yang: ...
(End of this chapter)