The next morning, everyone arrived earlier than An Jingzhi had expected, basically an hour early.
After arriving, they were not idle either. Some started counting money, while others started chatting.
Old Mrs. Zhang has the most people around her.
"How did you feel after you went back yesterday?"
Old Mrs. Zhang had many feelings after she returned home.
"After I got home yesterday, I felt like my strength had increased. Not just like, but definitely increased!"
She said confidently, "Yesterday, when I got home, I brought a bucket of water. The guy carrying the water slipped and almost fell. I subconsciously helped him up. Guess what happened?"
Old Lady Fang said worriedly, "Are you crazy? Don't you know how old you are? Don't try to help others, or you might fall down yourself."
She even looked Mrs. Zhang up and down and asked, "Are you okay?"
Old Mrs. Zhang shook her head. "How could something happen? If something happened, would I still be standing here today?"
"What's going on? Please tell me quickly, I'm so anxious."
"This is what happened," said old lady Zhang slowly, "I didn't think about anything at the time. I just wanted to reach out my hand to help him the next time, but I regretted it as soon as I reached out my hand." She still feels a little scared when she thinks about it.
"He was at the front half of the stairs, and I was at the back half. If I hadn't held on, I would have been hit by the bucket and fallen down."
"That's right. You actually dared to help. It's okay for a young guy to fall down, but we can't fall down when we are old." Lao Zhou said.
Old Lady Zhang continued, "It was just a matter of a moment. Why would you have time to think so much?"
"I thought he was going to knock me over, but when I reached out my hand, the bucket felt so light it was effortless to hold!"
"I still have my other hand free to hold the boy up and prevent him from falling!"
Now, even Mrs. Zhang herself was a little surprised.
But in fact, the situation at that time was extremely dangerous. If it were not for Old Lady Zhang following An Jingzhi's practice and entering the stage of drawing Qi into the body, she would probably not be able to stand and talk to everyone without any injury today.
"hiss".
After Old Lady Zhang finished speaking, there were sounds of people inhaling and exhaling one after another.
"You are really amazing, aren't you?"
"A young man weighs at least 70 or 80 kilograms, and a bucket of water weighs about 10 or 20 kilograms, right? Have you gained so much strength?"
Old Lady Fang looked around and saw a large rock at the feet of Old Lady Zhang, slightly behind her. "Why don't you try to pick up that rock?"
The others were also interested and tried to test him, "Yes, yes, yes, your strength must have increased since you embarked on the path of cultivation. Go and test how strong you are now."
Everyone was curious, even Old Lady Zhang herself was curious.
While An Jingzhi was still here, Old Lady Zhang simply walked to the big rock.
The stone is as high as her calf knee, but very flat, and is usually used for tourists to sit and rest.
After stretching out her hands, adjusting her posture, and finding the most suitable angle to pick up the stone, Mrs. Zhang held her breath and concentrated under the expectant gaze of everyone.
With a little effort, she lifted most of the big rock out from the deep grass, and it didn't seem to be difficult at all.
"What are they doing?!"
"Really? This old woman is so strong! That rock must have weighed two or three hundred pounds! I saw her lift it up with ease!"
"Is exercising in the park really that effective?! Why would I go to the gym and lift weights? I might as well just go to the park with my grandpa and exercise every day!"
The actions of the ten old men and women attracted a crowd of onlookers.
Everyone's attention was focused on Old Lady Zhang. When they saw her trying to lift the stone, no one paid much attention and at most gave her a glance or two.
When Old Lady Zhang lifted the stone, everyone's expressions changed, and they all looked shocked.
Those who come to the park so early are either young people passing through the park on their way to work or old men and women who come here specifically to exercise.
"Did you take any pictures?!"
"Oops! I forgot!"
After noticing that many people were watching, Mrs. Zhang immediately put the stone back in her hand. When the onlookers wanted to take pictures, it was already too late.
Several people hid aside and whispered.
"What should I do? It seems like someone else has discovered me. Is this okay?"
Old Mrs. Zhang was also a little worried. They had just embarked on the path of cultivation and had just experienced the benefits of cultivation. What if Master An disliked and hated them because of their pretentious behavior and stopped teaching them?
"Let's go to another place first and come back when there are fewer people around." Lao Yang suggested.
"Yes, yes, let's go, let's go quickly." Lao Zhou agreed.
There weren't many spectators in the early morning, and the few of them quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
The protagonist left, and the others watched for a while, tried the weight of the stone, and apart from being surprised, they did not stay any longer. Some went to work, some went to school, and some went to the central open space for exercise.
Old Mrs. Zhang's strength is indeed surprising, but not to the point of being horrifying.
She just lifted the large stone slab effortlessly, not the entire stone slab. Of course, if she had lifted it, that would be another story.
Originally, Old Lady Zhang wanted to raise it, but seeing the attention it attracted, she gave up the idea.
The main reason was that they were not sure about An Jingzhi's thoughts. In their opinion, this kind of hermit must be living in seclusion in the city and would not easily show his abilities to ordinary people.
After waiting for twenty minutes, Lao Zhou quietly returned to the gathering point and took a look. Seeing that the crowd had dispersed, he asked everyone to go back.
"Come, let's put the money together so that we can give it directly to Master An later. I brought a bag, just put it in there. Write your own names on the money." Old Yang greeted everyone.
Everyone had gathered the money before leaving, as they felt they couldn't let Master An spend so much on them.
The good thing of cultivating immortals cannot be measured by money at all, but the only thing they can compensate for is money.
Shi Guozhong contributed 100,000 yuan, Old Lady Zhang contributed 30,000 yuan, Old Zhou and Old Yang contributed 20,000 yuan each, and everyone else contributed at least 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, totaling 250,000 yuan.
As soon as An Jingzhi arrived, a bag of money was stuffed into his arms.
Old Mrs. Zhang is now considered the representative of everyone, because she was the first to enter the practice stage.
"Master An, you're welcome. We all know that you've put a lot of effort into helping us embark on the path of cultivation."
"I've been so busy that I've even lost time for my own cultivation. We don't have anything else to give you, so we can only give you some money. I hope you don't mind."
The others were afraid that An Jingzhi would not accept it, so they also tried to persuade him, "Yes, Master An, just accept it. Living in the mortal world, this money can always be used."
"Master An, you are still so young, and you must need the money somewhere, so you should accept it."
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