Chapter 32

For a long time, he remained in such a state, not knowing how long it had been.

"Boom!"

A dull sound suddenly exploded in Xu Jianxing's mind, and countless pieces of information flooded into his brain. Among these pieces of information, there were countless fragments flashing in his mind, forming a series of perfect routines, over and over again, until the routines and words were deeply rooted in his mind. These images then vanished without a trace.

Although it seemed like a short time, this process lasted for over 20 minutes. During these 20 minutes, Xu Jianxing felt as if each second was a year, his head almost exploding with pain. If it weren't for a mysterious force suppressing his voice, he would have screamed out long ago.

As the power of transmission ended, a white light flashed over Xu Jianxing's body. When he exhaled his first breath, it was murky and gray, making him feel extremely comfortable. This was a rebirth, a cleansing of his meridians and veins.

Despite this, the needle-like sensation in his mind was still hard for Xu Jianxing to forget; it had been extremely uncomfortable.

"Phew, phew..."

Xu Jianxing took several deep breaths, finally dispelling the discomfort. At this moment, he exerted a little force, and his muscles bulged. Although his skin was very fair, it had a lustrous, jade-like quality, giving the impression of being impervious to blades and bullets.

After briefly sensing the changes in his body, Xu Jianxing began to circulate the sparse true qi in his body according to the basic cultivation technique in his mind. As the technique operated, the true qi flowed through the eight extraordinary meridians, eventually forming a small cycle and returning to its starting point.

After this cycle, Xu Jianxing felt that the true qi had become a bit purer and thicker, but it was still extremely scarce. At this rate of growth, Xu Jianxing doubted whether he could reach the next small step within five years.

However, after some thought, Xu Jianxing found it normal. After all, to cultivate any technique, one needed a good environment to improve quickly. Given the current environment, it was impossible for cultivation to be too fast.

At this moment, Xu Jianxing even had the idea of retreating to the mountains. Of course, he only thought about it, as no matter how fast he cultivated, it couldn't be as fast as taking experience pills.

Subsequently, Xu Jianxing began to organize the information in his mind. As time passed, he not only got the two secondary professions of mining and gathering as expected, but also the basic cultivation technique and basic lightness technique. Additionally, he was pleasantly surprised to find that he had learned the basic finger technique.

After some thought, Xu Jianxing realized that the skill selection was probably based on his thoughts.

By the time Xu Jianxing finished organizing everything, it was already 5:30 in the morning. He checked the time, went to the bathroom to clean up, changed into his sports clothes, and began his morning run. Of course, he also wanted to find a secluded place to test the lightness technique he had learned.

However, before that, he had to meet Lu Qian, as they had been running together in the mornings for the past few days. It wasn't a formal agreement, but Lu Qian always waited at the same spot. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Xu Jianxing was very clear about it.

Today, he was about half an hour later than usual. So Xu Jianxing decided to run a bit faster.

As he jogged out of the neighborhood, Xu Jianxing started to exert more force. Perhaps because his cultivation had improved too much at once, he didn't control the strength well and shot forward with a "whoosh," his speed not much slower than a running cheetah.

"Damn." Xu Jianxing shuddered and immediately stopped, nervously looking around. He saw that there were very few pedestrians on the road, and no one had seen that scene, which made him feel a bit relieved.

However, when he inadvertently turned back, a bitter smile appeared on his face. On the other side of the road, a beautifully dressed girl was staring at him, her eyes wide open as if she had seen a prehistoric dinosaur.

Seeing this, Xu Jianxing quickly turned his head and started running without a word, but this time at a speed within the range of ordinary people.

Xu Jianxing had only run a few steps when he heard a clear voice calling from behind, "Uncle, the uncle in front, wait a moment, I'm talking to you."

"Uncle?" Hearing this, Xu Jianxing almost fell to the ground. If he wasn't mistaken, the clear female voice calling "uncle" belonged to that beautiful girl, and she was calling him.

Although Xu Jianxing hadn't carefully looked at the girl's appearance, with his eyesight, he could clearly see that she was about 16 or 17 years old. Even if there was a 10-year age gap, it wasn't necessary to call him "uncle" so exaggeratedly.

As this thought crossed his mind, Xu Jianxing didn't stop but instead sped up a bit.

Seeing this, the girl behind him smiled slyly and let out a series of shrill screams, "Robbery! Harassment!"

These screams greatly alarmed the pedestrians on the road, but no one dared to take action. People nowadays had learned to protect themselves.

While these people could stand by and watch, Xu Jianxing couldn't. He had no doubt that if the girl continued to chase him and scream, he would soon be in trouble.

With no choice, Xu Jianxing stopped, causing the nearby pedestrians to tense up, worried about the girl. But the next second, they realized they were wrong.

The girl, seeing Xu Jianxing stop, ran a few steps and grabbed him tightly, grinning, "I told you to run, but you didn't run, did you?"

After saying this, she didn't pay attention to Xu Jianxing's reaction but bowed to the surrounding pedestrians, "Everyone, I'm really sorry. My uncle didn't want to take me out to play, so I had to resort to this. Sorry, sorry."

"Tsk." The crowd, disappointed that there was no show, booed the girl, but she ignored them, having no good feelings for their actions.

The girl then turned back and carefully examined Xu Jianxing, smiling, "Uncle, hello. My name is Xu Yunyun, Xu as in 'Xu' and Yun as in 'cloud.' What's your name?"

Xu Jianxing rolled his eyes, "None of your business. And why are you pulling me?"

"You know why." Xu Yunyun blinked her innocent eyes and said, "And Uncle, don't even think about running. Although I don't know where you're from, since you're running here, you must live nearby. Plus, I'm good at drawing, so even if you move, I can still find you. You've heard the saying, right?"

"What saying?" Xu Jianxing asked in surprise.

"Money can make the devil grind the mill. Although I don't have a lot of money, I can still post a missing person notice online. Of course, I can also tell my parents that I was bullied by a pervert. You get it, right?" Xu Yunyun lifted her small chin, her eyes full of mischief.

Xu Jianxing was speechless, truly admiring the imagination of this generation of young people. If it were as she said, he couldn't even hide at the ends of the earth, and people would more likely believe her.

Of course, Xu Jianxing wasn't about to give in. He didn't believe this girl would have the patience to keep looking for him. At most, she would find it fun for a while. He had many ways to deal with it. He wanted to find some fun to avoid the monotony of thinking about cultivation all day. He also believed that even if the girl told others, they wouldn't believe her. Finally, he pretended to be helpless, "What do you want from me?"

"Hey, hey, Uncle, can you stop pretending? I confirmed that I didn't see things, so I want to learn that 'whoosh' move." Xu Yunyun smiled and gestured.

"Ah, quite ambitious, I see. Alright, I'll take you as a disciple. First, give me three kowtows and nine bows to complete the disciple-taking ceremony." Xu Jianxing said casually.

"Ah!" This time, it was Xu Yunyun's turn to be stunned. Although she had the idea of becoming a disciple, she thought it would be much harder to find a master. This was too easy. Had she really seen things? She quickly dismissed this thought, believing she hadn't been mistaken.

However, she wasn't as impulsive as before. Instead, she looked at Xu Jianxing suspiciously, "Uncle, do you have any other intentions?"

"I'm dizzy." Xu Jianxing really wanted to pry open Xu Yunyun's head to see what she was thinking. Her thoughts were jumping too fast.

After a moment, Xu Jianxing pretended to look at Xu Yunyun disdainfully and said, "A master like me, what kind of beauty can't I get? Why would I look at a girl like you, who has no hips and no chest? I'm just..."

At first, when Xu Jianxing called himself a master, Xu Yunyun acknowledged it in her heart, but hearing him say it himself sounded strange. When he mentioned her lack of physical attributes, Xu Yunyun reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, immediately shouting, "Uncle, what kind of eyes do you have? How do you know I don't have them?"

As she spoke, she somewhat nervously puffed out her chest, which resembled two eggs.

Xu Jianxing pretended to look at her youthful body and said disdainfully, "This is called having? I think those Japanese actresses would have to change careers. I'm just telling you, I'm taking you as a disciple because of your outstanding talent and genuine desire to learn. Who knew you wouldn't appreciate it?"

Hearing Xu Jianxing mention actresses, even with her thick skin, Xu Yunyun couldn't help but blush. But when she heard the rest, she thought the master in front of her sounded more like a charlatan.

After much deliberation, Xu Yunyun said, "I won't become your disciple. I just want to learn your skills. This isn't a negotiation; it's a threat. Do you understand?"

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