Chapter 65

Bang, bang. Zhang Hao put down the gun and took off the ear protectors. He didn’t bother to listen to the automatic target report, but instead smiled at Zhou Xiaomin beside him.

Zhou Xiaomin's face wrinkled slightly, "Really, teaching the apprentice to starve the master, how unfair. How can you be so talented? It’s only been such a short time, I think you’re good enough to be a sharpshooter."

Since they unexpectedly met at the shooting range, thanks to Zhou Xiaomin, Zhang Hao had more options to play with at this range. Back then, Zhou Xiaomin had given Zhang Hao a lot of guidance on shooting. For Zhou Xiaomin, who often faced setbacks in combat, it was a rare moment of achievement in front of Zhang Hao.

"Shooting is also a sport that depends on physical fitness. Clear vision, quick hands, agile reactions, and a stable body are the keys, and these happen to be my specialties."

Zhang Hao smiled, not showing much pride. Besides his strong physical fitness, he had practiced a lot with guns in the Three Kingdoms world, which was why he had improved so quickly. However, there was no need to tell Zhou Xiaomin about this.

"Come on, let's go, no more playing." Zhou Xiaomin immediately pulled Zhang Hao to leave, "You pay, you’re the rich one. Let’s go straight to your place. I think I’ve found a bit of a feel for the guiding technique you taught me, help me check it out."

Zhang Hao shrugged and, after leaving the shooting range, headed straight to his villa.

Since he knew that Zhang Hao had a dedicated training room at home, Zhou Xiaomin had her eyes on it. Otherwise, she would have taken Zhang Hao to a sports club for sparring, where the facilities were complete, but the privacy couldn’t compare to his home.

At Zhang Hao's training room, Zhou Xiaomin started practicing the guiding technique under his watchful eye.

The reason he taught Zhou Xiaomin the guiding technique wasn’t just because she was beautiful and had a strong presence that appealed to him, although that was part of it. More importantly, Zhang Hao wanted to test the effects of the guiding technique in the modern world. To some extent, Zhou Xiaomin was also a test subject.

Watching a beautiful woman practice was quite pleasing to the eye. Zhang Hao had once suggested that Zhou Xiaomin change into yoga clothes for practice, but she had firmly refused. Otherwise, the view would have been even better.

"How was it?" After completing the entire set, Zhou Xiaomin was slightly out of breath. The guiding technique exercises various parts of the body, making it very energy-consuming. Even Zhou Xiaomin, who loved sports and combat, couldn’t complete the entire set when she first started.

"Um, your body is more flexible." Zhang Hao nodded, seemingly giving a serious evaluation, but the focus of his gaze was quite speechless. It was either on Zhou Xiaomin’s ample chest, slender waist, or firm buttocks.

Seeing Zhou Xiaomin clench her fists, Zhang Hao coughed.

"Not bad, both your movements and breathing are well-maintained, and you’ve made significant progress. In this situation, you no longer need my guidance. The rest depends on your talent. When you practice the guiding technique, do you feel anything special inside your body?"

"Indeed, I feel warm all over. After practicing for these two months, not only has my flexibility improved, but I can also feel a noticeable increase in strength and agility." Zhou Xiaomin said with excitement, then thought carefully and added, "Also, I’ve been eating a lot more in the past two months."

Zhang Hao became interested and asked in detail, "When you practice, besides feeling warm inside, do you feel any absorption from the outside, um, some mysterious energy flow?"

"Absorption from the outside?" Zhou Xiaomin's eyes lit up, "Could this guiding technique be more than just a simple martial arts practice, like those cultivation or internal energy techniques in novels? But I don’t feel that."

Although she didn’t have that feeling, Zhou Xiaomin’s mood wasn’t affected. Instead, she became even more enthusiastic and full of fighting spirit. Looking at Zhang Hao with a slightly strange gaze, she had already experienced the benefits of the guiding technique and knew it was very precious. Therefore, she was quite grateful to Zhang Hao, and they became even closer.

This girl was usually fine, but when it came to combat, martial arts, or mythological legends, she was quite passionate. Fortunately, she controlled herself well most of the time, and others didn’t notice much, just thinking she liked fighting and killing. But in front of Zhang Hao, whom she considered a 'high-level expert,' she didn’t hold back her strange thoughts.

Her dark eyes twinkled, and Zhou Xiaomin took a few steps forward, grabbing Zhang Hao’s hand and placing it on her ample chest. Looking at Zhang Hao’s shocked and strange gaze, Zhou Xiaomin said calmly, "You taught me such a precious technique, I should show my gratitude. Although you don’t lack money or women, this is the only way I can express my thanks. I won’t do anything immoral, this is enough."

Zhang Hao was speechless, but he wouldn’t refuse such a good opportunity, and he even took the initiative. Looking at Zhou Xiaomin’s seemingly indifferent but uncertain gaze and her slightly flushed cheeks, Zhang Hao found it quite interesting.

"Th-this is enough." Seeing Zhang Hao hug her, touching her all over, and even trying to unbutton her clothes, Zhou Xiaomin couldn’t hold out and pushed him away. She glared at Zhang Hao, "Greed is never satisfied. You should be content with touching my precious body. Besides, you’re not a good person. Good people should firmly refuse, right?"

"Uh, how does it feel like you’re describing a good person as a fool!" Zhang Hao didn’t push it, as Zhou Xiaomin had said, he didn’t lack women, and often it was just a matter of novelty and the habits of his past as a social underdog.

Seeing Zhou Xiaomin straighten her clothes and feeling a bit awkward under his gaze, Zhang Hao smiled. This woman pretended to be calm, seemingly indifferent to these things, but the reality wasn’t what she thought.

Unconsciously, it turned out he was so popular with women. Zhang Hao praised himself inwardly, feeling quite unstable.

Although Zhou Xiaomin had a unique personality, she was absolutely not the type to sacrifice her body for a cultivation method. The reason for today’s incident was more likely due to her gratitude to Zhang Hao and her liking for him.

But there was no need to make it clear. Zhang Hao waved his hand and said, "Test yourself, let me see how much your physical fitness has improved."

Hearing this, Zhou Xiaomin put aside her awkwardness and shyness. Zhang Hao looked at the results, pondering.

Now he had a result. Although Zhou Xiaomin felt a significant improvement, in Zhang Hao’s view, the improvement wasn’t that great.

Zhang Hao himself had also experimented with the guiding technique in the modern world. It could absorb external energy, but the energy in this world was particularly thin, and the effect was far from what it was in the Three Kingdoms world.

Of course, the guiding technique itself had internal strengthening effects, so it wasn’t completely ineffective, just not as noticeable as in the Three Kingdoms world.

Moreover, whether in the Three Kingdoms world or the modern world, the guiding technique seemed to require a high level of talent. But it was ultimately beneficial.

Except for people like Zhang Hao, who could feel the energy flow in a short time, it was hard to tell if others had enough talent in a short period.

Under Zhou Xiaomin’s expectant gaze, Zhang Hao praised her, "Not bad, the effect is quite obvious. Keep practicing, and the improvement in physical fitness will become more noticeable as you get more proficient. Make sure to maintain the breathing technique, ideally while sitting, lying down, or walking."

As he spoke, Zhang Hao also gave Zhou Xiaomin some tips.

Unfortunately, the guiding techniques Zhang Hao had encountered so far didn’t have sufficient health benefits. Otherwise, he would have taught them to his family. In the Three Kingdoms world, he needed to find Hua Tuo and others as soon as possible, as Hua Tuo’s Five Animals Play might have some health benefits.

Zhang Hao thought to himself.

With his current status, he had the resources to attract extraordinary people and even have them come to him. This would greatly help him understand the mysteries of the Three Kingdoms world.