Chapter 7

"Speak louder, and try to shout it out with all your might; it will have a better effect!" As Zheng Ming spoke, he waved his hand forcefully and said, "Try to shout with the momentum of a bull charging at the sky!"

"Yes, just like a bull charging at the sky!"

To add more persuasiveness, Zheng Ming waved his hand forcefully, creating an undeniable presence.

Li Xiaoduo stood to the side, full of doubt, her heart a bit disordered. She looked at Zheng Ming, imagining the beautiful woman, more beautiful than a fairy, shouting out those four words.

It was almost unbearable to watch!

At this moment, she felt that the second young master was actually a bit mischievous, but this mischievousness made him seem more approachable than the awe-inspiring second young master.

After hearing Zheng Ming's words, a blush appeared on Fu Yiqing's face. She had just been in intense inner conflict in the empty courtyard and hadn't noticed Zheng Ming's arrival.

When the thought of entering the world finally took the upper hand, she couldn't help but shout out those words loudly.

Although she had always focused on cultivation, Fu Yiqing was incredibly intelligent. How could she not see that Zheng Ming, who was trying to suppress his laughter, was actually teasing her?

"You are a bad person!" Fu Yiqing glared at Zheng Ming, her voice tinged with resentment.

As soon as she said this, she noticed that not only Li Xiaoduo but even Zheng Ming was stunned.

At this moment, Zheng Ming felt that the fairy had descended to the mortal world. Compared to Fu Yiqing's usual dignified and elegant demeanor, she now had a young girl's pouting face, which was quite charming in its own way.

"Li Xiaoduo is the maid I found for you. If you have any questions in the future, just ask her." Zheng Ming, who couldn't stand the situation any longer, quickly instructed Fu Yiqing and then rushed back to his room.

This woman was really too much to handle!

Just as he was thinking this, another thought crossed his mind: If only she were my wife.

After running back to his room, Zheng Ming focused on the cards in his mind.

At this moment, the red cards in his mind were still flashing like a movie. Zheng Ming felt a bit depressed. All the cards were face down, and from the patterns, there was no difference.

Since he couldn't see them, he decided to choose directly and randomly locked onto three cards.

As the three cards were revealed, Zheng Ming felt a bit disappointed. The first card showed a bearded man with a muscular, dark-skinned body, holding two axes.

Black Whirlwind Li Kui, options: Bear Body, Whirlwind Axe Technique!

In his previous life, Zheng Ming wasn't unfamiliar with Li Kui. Although he was a ruthless killer, his martial skills weren't particularly outstanding.

Without choosing, Zheng Ming looked at the second card, which showed a man with a snake-like face, standing there with a fierce aura.

Tiger Fighter Li Zhong, options: Herbal Medicine, Basic Fist Technique!

This card made Zheng Ming frown even more. He vaguely remembered that Li Zhong wasn't particularly famous in the Water Margin. He could understand drawing Li Kui, but why did he draw Li Zhong as well?

Why couldn't he draw some powerful figures like Jade Kirin Lu Junyi or Leopard Head Lin Chong?

As he looked at the third card, Zheng Ming felt a bit hopeful, but when he saw it, his frown deepened.

Eight-Armed Nata Xiang Chong, options: Basic Spear Technique, Basic Throwing Knife Technique!

Damn it, is my luck really that bad? I thought drawing Li Kui was bad enough, but the next two are even worse.

"Each basic card has a skill that can be chosen and integrated into your body, with permanent effects!"

Hearing this, Zheng Ming put aside his grievances and carefully read the descriptions of the three cards.

If it weren't for the "permanent effects," Zheng Ming would have chosen all combat skills, but now he had to think carefully.

Bear Body was the only physical enhancement skill among the three cards, and in the Chūn State, a person's future growth was closely tied to their physical condition.

Wasn't it because I was found to have an average physique at the age of six that, despite my hard training, I couldn't break through the second level of Bear Hug Technique?

Choose Bear Body first!

As soon as this thought was determined, the red card with Li Kui's image exploded in his mind.

Countless light points gathered in his mind, forming a huge bear, which then disappeared into his body.

He felt nothing, absolutely nothing!

Except for the fact that one of the three revealed cards was missing from his mind, Zheng Ming felt no change at all.

Is the Bear Body really useless? If so, I might as well choose the Whirlwind Axe.

Although carrying an axe doesn't look good, it's better than getting nothing. Just as this regretful thought arose, another thought crossed his mind.

Is the Bear Body, or the things recorded on these cards, just a joke?

If that were the case, with my current level of breaking through the first level of Bear Hug Technique, I wouldn't have much hope of dealing with San Sunzi!

Am I really going to let the opportunity my father risked his life to give me go to waste?

No!

Feeling不甘心 (unwilling to give up), Zheng Ming jumped off the bed and ran to the small courtyard outside the house, performing the sixteen moves of Bear Hug Technique.

"Black Bear Carries the Mountain, Bear Shakes the Four Directions, Fierce Bear Digs the Heart..."

By the time he reached the third move of the sixteen moves of Bear Hug Technique, he felt a warm current in his body.

This warm current was something he had never felt before in his cultivation. In his surprise, Zheng Ming practiced even more diligently. By the time he reached the last move, Iron Bear Hits the Tree, he felt that the warm current in his body had increased from one to five.

And these five currents eventually converged on his back, merging into one.

The small courtyard where Zheng Ming lived had only one tree, a large tree with a trunk thick enough for two men to embrace. In the past, Zheng Ming would never have dared to use his body to hit this tree, as the rebound force was very strong.

But now, the warm current in his body made him feel an urge to hit the tree.

"Boom!"

Zheng Ming's back hit the tree heavily. At the moment of impact, he felt the warm current in his back surge toward the tree like a tide. At the same time, he felt a fine current flowing in his body.

The tree shook violently, and countless branches as thick as fingers fell, covering the small courtyard with withered branches.

But Zheng Ming had no time to pay attention to this. He was filled with excitement, feeling the fine current flowing in his body.

Internal strength, this is internal strength, which can only be generated after breaking through the third level of Bear Hug Technique!

For a martial artist, internal strength is not just about breaking through the third level of Bear Hug Technique; it has a significant meaning.

That is, entering the ranks of martial artists.

There are thirteen ranks of martial artists, with the first rank being the highest and the thirteenth rank being the lowest. But as long as one enters the ranks, their status changes immediately.

In the entire Zheng family, those who enter the ranks not only receive a three-room house but also a monthly allowance of ten taels of silver from the family.

I've entered the ranks, I've finally entered the ranks! Zheng Ming was filled with joy, feeling an urge to shout it out.

This was not just the suppression of years of cultivation without progress but also the joy of finally having the strength of a man!

I am at the thirteenth rank, and I am now at the thirteenth rank!

After making an accurate judgment of his own condition, Zheng Ming practiced Bear Hug Technique again in the courtyard. Although the moves were the same as before, at this moment, every punch he made felt a fine warm current flowing with it.

"Black Bear Carries the Mountain, Bear Shakes the Four Directions, Fierce Bear Digs the Heart..."

As he performed these moves, Zheng Ming felt the warm current in his body becoming thicker and more active.

The originally familiar Bear Hug Technique now felt like an instinct. When he performed the last move, Iron Bear Hits the Tree, Zheng Ming felt that he had become a bear.

He hit the tree with his head, but his mind was incredibly calm.

For a moment, more branches fell to the ground.

"Strength condensed like a pearl, thirteenth rank peak!"

When Zheng Ming carefully assessed his cultivation, he couldn't believe his condition. He practiced Bear Hug Technique again, and his cultivation, which was initially at the thirteenth rank, directly reached the peak of the thirteenth rank!

His brother Zheng Heng took a year and a half to make this breakthrough, and according to his father Zheng Gongxuan, even he took two years.

These two people had above-average talent in the Zheng family!

I reached the peak of the thirteenth rank with just two practices of Bear Body. This speed is too fast.

Without hesitation, Zheng Ming practiced Bear Hug Technique again. Although the internal strength in his body became more refined, it didn't break through to the twelfth rank as he had hoped.

Zheng Ming gritted his teeth and practiced Bear Hug Technique repeatedly. Finally, on the ninth practice, another internal strength was generated in his body.

The power of two internal strengths was more than twice as strong as one.

The fourth level of Bear Hug Technique, one punch has the power of 800 pounds!

However, after reaching the twelfth rank, Zheng Ming's further practice of Bear Hug Technique, although still effective, was not as rapid as before.

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