Chapter 9

The girl was a bit hesitant, and finally whispered an address.

Pushing their bicycles, the two of them escorted the girl back. Along the way, Liu Wei kept talking to the girl, who nodded gently and occasionally responded with a few words.

Liu Yiyang rarely spoke, his attention fully focused on the surroundings. Although the girl was not injured, her bag had been stolen, and the robber might still be hiding nearby. They had to be cautious.

Several minutes after the three left, a figure slowly emerged from the darkness.

"Good thing, didn't let me down. If you had stood by or left, I would have castrated you!"

The mysterious figure clenched his small fists and soon disappeared back into the darkness. Not long after, a man in a coma appeared at the entrance of the nearby police station, holding a woman's bag, with a sign next to him that read, "I am a robber."

Liu Yiyang was not there at the moment. If he had been, he would have widened his eyes.

The figure that emerged from the darkness was none other than Ouyang Xuan, whom he had encountered before.

The girl's residence was not far away. When they arrived, the girl seemed to have fully recovered and did not forget to ask for the names of her two saviors.

Liu Yiyang had intended to refuse, but Liu Wei, being a big mouth, had already revealed their names, so he had no choice but to let it go.

In fact, even if Liu Wei hadn't said it, the girl already knew Liu Yiyang's name. When Liu Wei had rushed over in worry, he had called out Liu Yiyang's name loudly. She was just confirming it by asking again.

After watching the girl enter her home, the two of them rode their bikes away.

"Brother Three, you ran really fast just now. I never knew you could run so fast. I think you should join our school's track and field team. You might even participate in the national college sports meet and win an award!"

Liu Yiyang was still riding the bike, while Liu Wei chattered incessantly behind him.

"Maybe I was just in a hurry, afraid that someone inside would get hurt!"

Liu Yiyang's eyes tightened slightly, and he replied casually.

"That's true. Books say that people can burst with unimaginable potential in emergencies!"

Liu Wei did not doubt Liu Yiyang's words. As medical university students, they knew many phenomena that science couldn't explain.

Liu Wei didn't pay much attention, but Liu Yiyang took note of it.

Recalling carefully, he realized that his running speed just now was indeed very fast, much faster than his usual sprint.

He had been very anxious, but to burst with such speed just because of anxiety, he himself wouldn't believe it. He could only say that today he had performed beyond his usual level.

Another point was that after such a fast run, he didn't feel tired at all, which was very strange. If he hadn't been worried about the girl, he would have chased the robber immediately and wouldn't have let him get away so easily.

Liu Yiyang didn't know at the time that the robber he wanted to chase had already been unlucky enough to end up at the police station.

Riding their bikes, the two quickly returned to the school. The lights were still on, and they were the last to return to their dorm room.

There were six people in Liu Yiyang's dorm room, and he was the third oldest, so Liu Wei called him "Old Three."

Living in the same dorm, they all got along well, but the others had better family conditions and often helped Liu Yiyang and Liu Wei when they first started school, until they could earn their own income through part-time jobs.

As soon as they returned, Liu Wei began to recount the "hero saves beauty" incident to the others in the dorm. The rest of the dormmates were drawn in, while Liu Yiyang changed his clothes and went out.

He went directly to the school's playground.

He had already stopped thinking about the "hero saves beauty" incident and was now more focused on the changes in himself.

Standing at the edge of the playground, Liu Yiyang jogged a few steps, then took out his phone and found the stopwatch function.

As soon as the stopwatch started, he took off, running quickly around the playground.

Soon, Liu Yiyang completed a lap around the playground and stopped the stopwatch.

45.37 seconds?

Looking at the number displayed on his phone, Liu Yiyang stood there in shock.

The school's playground was a standard track, one lap being 400 meters. If he ran on the outer edge, the distance would be even longer. Liu Yiyang hadn't deliberately chosen the inner track, so this lap was at least 400 meters.

Running 400 meters in 45 seconds.

Liu Yiyang was truly stunned. He wasn't an expert in track and field, but he knew that the world record for 400 meters was around 43 seconds, meaning his speed was only one or two seconds off the world record.

This wasn't the main point; the most critical thing was that he hadn't used his full strength while running. If he had, he could have improved his speed by a few seconds, which would be no problem.

If he could improve by a few seconds, wouldn't he have broken the world record?

Thinking about this, Liu Yiyang felt a bit dizzy. He had never imagined that he could one day have a speed comparable to a world champion.

Spiritual energy?

Liu Yiyang didn't feel surprised by his speed; he quickly thought of something.

If he had to say what had changed today compared to before, besides the mysterious bronze mirror that had entered his body, it was the red mist he had absorbed today, which he called "spiritual energy."

Liu Yiyang remembered that when he absorbed the spiritual energy, he felt very comfortable and full of strength.

It was very likely that this spiritual energy had changed his body, giving him strength he had never had before.

Recalling the process of the spiritual energy appearing, Liu Yiyang suddenly took a step and headed toward the back of the school.

Binhai Medical University was an old school, founded over 60 years ago. Behind the school was an area of old buildings, said to be the Qing Dynasty's Hanlin Academy, which later became a school during the Republic of China era. It was on this foundation that Binhai Medical University was built.

Although that area was no longer in use, it was listed as a cultural heritage site and had never been demolished.

Liu Yiyang went to the back of the school to verify his idea.

According to his experience from the store today, only old things could produce spiritual energy, and the school only had some old things in that area.

There were few people in the back of the school at night, which was convenient for Liu Yiyang.

In the entire back yard of the school, there were two wooden buildings and four pavilions, all left over from the Qing Dynasty's Hanlin Academy. The pavilions contained stone steles with inscriptions describing the situation at the time.

Liu Yiyang went directly to the pavilions, focusing all his attention on the stone steles.

Soon, a thin red mist emerged from the stone steles. To Liu Yiyang's disappointment, the mist was very sparse, and a small amount emerged before disappearing, not even giving him the warm feeling of the spiritual energy entering his body.

Since the stone steles didn't work, Liu Yiyang shifted his attention to the pavilions.

He remembered that the damaged screen had produced a lot of spiritual energy, and the pavilions were also made of wood, so they should produce more.

Unfortunately, the result was still disappointing. Not only did the pavilions not produce more, but they didn't produce any mist at all.

Liu Yiyang then remembered that these pavilions had been neglected for a long time and had been rebuilt later. If that was the case, these pavilions were modern structures, not genuine old objects.

Since the pavilions didn't work, Liu Yiyang went directly to the two wooden buildings.

These two buildings were said to be provincial cultural heritage sites and had never been demolished, though they had been repaired many times. He hoped they still retained some of their original flavor.

This time, the result didn't disappoint Liu Yiyang too much. Although most of the areas had been repaired, some still retained their original state.

Unfortunately, the red mist emitted by these wooden buildings was not much, equivalent to only three pieces of porcelain.

Although the spiritual energy was not much, it at least allowed Liu Yiyang to feel the sensation of the spiritual energy entering his body again.

The feeling of being full of strength returned to his body.

Turning around, Liu Yiyang went back to the playground and pressed the stopwatch, running at full speed. This time, he used his full strength, leaving nothing behind.

After a quick lap, he looked at the stopwatch on his phone again, and his eyes widened.

39.57 seconds.

If this number were made public, it would shock the entire world of track and field.

Without panting or feeling the usual exhaustion after running, Liu Yiyang quietly left the playground and returned to the dorm.

He had already fully proven that his changes were related to the spiritual energy, and thus to the mysterious bronze mirror.

The bronze mirror entering his body might bring some negative reactions, but at least the current changes were beneficial to him. If their family's life ever became really difficult, he could participate in a sports meet and win a championship, earning a substantial prize.

Of course, this was just a casual thought. Unless absolutely necessary, he would never do such a thing.

Explaining it would be a big problem. His records from childhood to adulthood all showed poor athletic performance. Suddenly bursting with such speed would make anyone suspicious.

"Old Three, where did you go just now? Is what Old Five said true?"

As soon as he returned to the dorm, before changing his clothes, a large head poked over, asking him with interest.

The large head belonged to Qin Yong, the leader of the dorm, a tall and fat man from Shanxi, weighing over 200 pounds.

Not only was he tall and fat, but he also had a fierce-looking face. His physique and appearance made him look like a mafia boss, and people tended to avoid him wherever he went.

"What did Old Five say?"

Liu Yiyang changed his clothes while casually replying.

Qin Yong looked intimidating, but he was actually a warm-hearted person. His family was the best off, said to be coal bosses with a lot of money. He had been the one who helped Liu Yiyang and Liu Wei the most in the past.

"Saving a beauty, and he said the girl was really beautiful, even more beautiful than Gu Ji Yue in our department. Is it true?"

Qin Yong asked excitedly, and the other guys, clearly with an excess of male hormones, also gathered around. In a male dorm, the topic of beautiful girls was always unavoidable.