Chapter 6

After two hours, Fang Qiu finished his practice with satisfaction.

Two hours of cultivation had further refined his skills.

After finishing his practice, he leaped onto the water and quickly walked across the waves, leaving the central lake.

Back at the dormitory, Fang Qiu immediately woke up the other three, who looked extremely unwilling.

Fang Qiu said helplessly, "Everyone, in the third month of summer, it's good to go to bed late and get up early. Five o'clock is the time of the Awakening of Insects, when yang energy rises and all things come back to life. Not getting up at this time can stifle yang energy and harm the kidneys. Hurry up and get up! We are studying traditional Chinese medicine, so we should apply what we learn!"

Hearing about the harm to the kidneys, the three people sat up with a thud.

While getting dressed, Sun Hao, the third one, muttered, "We haven't even started learning yet."

"That's true. With you around, our kidneys are safe."

Zhou Xiaotian, the fourth one, said.

After brushing their teeth and eating breakfast, the four of them went to the playground. It didn't rain today, so the military training continued.

There were only three more days of military training left. For others, it was unbearable, but for Fang Qiu, it was a piece of cake.

Chen Cong also came to the playground after breakfast and walked straight over to Fang Qiu when he saw him.

"Fang Qiu."

Chen Cong called out as he approached Fang Qiu.

Fang Qiu looked at Chen Cong, knowing immediately that he was coming towards him.

He also knew Chen Cong's purpose. As long as he wasn't an idiot, he would definitely be suspicious and speculate about his mysterious disappearance.

"Is there something?"

"Find some time to spar?"

Chen Cong stared at Fang Qiu's face, trying to find any expression that matched his suspicions.

"Not interested."

Fang Qiu said directly.

"Don't rush to refuse. It's just a simple exchange, just to the point," Chen Cong added.

"Still not interested," Fang Qiu said.

Chen Cong was silent. He didn't expect Fang Qiu to refuse so decisively. Logically, if the other person was a martial artist, he should be very spirited and accept a challenge directly. He didn't expect the other person to have no interest at all.

Could he have guessed wrong?

After a moment of thought, he stared into Fang Qiu's eyes and asked, "Why did you suddenly disappear this morning? I was looking for you but couldn't find you."

"I went back to the dormitory to sleep," Fang Qiu said.

Chen Cong wanted to ask more, but at that moment, the instructor arrived and immediately blew the whistle to gather everyone.

He had to give up and join the line.

He decided to find another opportunity, even if it meant ambushing, to test whether Fang Qiu was a martial artist.

It was hard to find a sparring partner, and he wouldn't let this one slip away!

"Everyone, align to the right! Look forward!"

The instructor shouted, and everyone turned their heads in unison.

"Attention!"

"At ease!"

"Good! I'll tell you all, from today we start practicing the goose step. The first three rows, squat down! I'll demonstrate the standard movements, watch carefully!"

The instructor quickly explained and then had everyone start training.

Although it rained all day yesterday, there was no coolness in the air today.

It was the ninth month of summer, and the sun was scorching. The students of Class Three stood in rows, about one meter apart, with their right arms across their chests and their left legs lifted.

This was the most tiring move in all of the military training.

The foot had to be lifted with force, the toes straight, and it had to be 25 centimeters off the ground without any movement.

After just one minute, all the students in Class Three couldn't take it anymore, and their bodies or legs started to shake.

Some even couldn't bear the strain and had to put their legs down and lift them again.

Only Fang Qiu and Chen Cong stood steadily, with movements so standard that even the instructor couldn't find fault.

Seeing the two of them, Instructor Gao Hu showed a satisfied expression.

It was said that the higher-ups were recruiting soldiers this year and had asked the instructors to look out for good candidates.

At first, he thought that after three years of college, there wouldn't be any good candidates left, but after a few days of training, he found that these two were good candidates, with physical qualities far beyond the norm, even surpassing his own.

However, while he wasn't surprised by Chen Cong's muscular and robust appearance, he was truly amazed that Fang Qiu, who looked more like a delicate young man, had such qualities!

Looking at the two, Instructor Gao Hu couldn't help but chuckle to himself. He wanted to test how strong they really were.

According to the usual training, after one minute, when everyone couldn't take it anymore, they would switch legs. But this time, he didn't call for a switch. He wanted to see how long the two could hold out.

Another minute passed.

The two were still standing perfectly still.

The other students in the class couldn't lift their legs anymore and were touching the ground, trying desperately to lift them, but their legs wouldn't listen.

At this point, everyone noticed the abnormality of Fang Qiu and Chen Cong. Seeing them still standing straight without any movement, they couldn't help but admire them:

Impressive!

After another minute, everyone stopped, noticing that the instructor wasn't paying attention to them. They quickly took a break, but their eyes were still on Chen Cong and Fang Qiu.

Chen Cong was also determined to compete with Fang Qiu, but by four minutes, he was almost at his limit.

He thought Fang Qiu was in the same boat.

After another thirty seconds, Chen Cong's left leg, which was lifted high, started to shake violently.

He glanced at Fang Qiu, who was still standing straight like a statue, and felt a bit defeated.

Instructor Gao Hu also noticed that Chen Cong was at his limit. Although he was surprised by the time, after all, they hadn't specifically trained for this, being able to hold out for this long was already quite impressive.

What surprised him the most was Fang Qiu.

From the beginning, he had a calm and composed demeanor.

He still had that calm and composed demeanor.

It was as if it wasn't his leg at all!

Instructor Gao Hu sighed inwardly. Fang Qiu had won, surpassing Chen Cong, whom he had favored.

This kid was truly deep and unfathomable!

The other students in the class also noticed that Chen Cong was struggling to hold on and were amazed that Fang Qiu had defeated the robust Chen Cong. After all, Chen Cong knew martial arts, and for Fang Qiu to surpass him was truly unexpected.

Zhu Benzheng, Sun Hao, and Zhou Xiaotian were even more distressed.

He's getting bigger! The shadow is getting bigger!

Seeing that it was pointless to continue, Instructor Gao Hu immediately shouted, "Switch legs!"

Everyone quickly took a step forward, put down their left legs, and lifted their right legs.

Their movements were quite chaotic, but only Fang Qiu took a firm step forward, put down his right hand, lifted his left arm to his chest, and simultaneously lifted his right leg.

His movements were strong and fluid.

Seeing his movements, even the instructor had to admit they were standard.

The training continued.

After the morning training, everyone had lunch and a brief rest, and then continued in the afternoon.

By the afternoon, the sun was at its peak.

Everyone was listless, enduring the scorching sun.

Only Fang Qiu still had a calm and composed demeanor.

At three in the afternoon, while Fang Qiu's Class Three continued training, the other classes across from them started to become restless.

It seemed that someone had suddenly fallen to the ground, holding their foot in pain.

Although they were some distance away, Fang Qiu still noticed the person's pale face.

It didn't seem to be a minor injury, and it wasn't an act.

Instructor Gao Hu ordered the students to rest on the spot and quickly ran to the other class to find their instructor.

Military training was a military task, and they were all officers who had served for several years. They didn't want a comrade to be disciplined and leave the military because of a training accident.

The medical staff from the nearby medical point also arrived.

But it seemed to have no effect.

Fang Qiu, who was drinking water, looked towards the distant class and saw that someone had already called 120.

The student was being carried to a shady spot.

The student's right shoe and sock had been taken off, and as they were carried past Fang Qiu's class, he looked at the student's right foot.

No obvious external injuries.

No external injuries, but in such pain...

Fang Qiu thought of a symptom of a fracture he had seen in a modern orthopedic book the night before.

A stress fracture!

This type of fracture is often caused by long-term exposure to non-physiological stress, commonly occurring in the tibia, metatarsals, and radius, which are areas of concentrated stress. It is a common training injury, especially in military training.

Thinking of this, he had an urge to try and see if his judgment was correct.

Although he was currently in the bone-setting control period, to advance to the next level, he needed to practice more to become proficient.

So, he needed to seize every opportunity to practice, as such opportunities were not common.

At this moment, Instructor Gao Hu walked over and blew the whistle to gather everyone.

After everyone reformed the line, Instructor Gao Hu said, "We will continue."

"Report!"

Suddenly, a voice called out from the crowd.

"Speak!"

Instructor Gao Hu looked at Fang Qiu.

This was the first time in a week of military training that he had heard this guy call out.

Others would call out for various reasons like untied shoelaces, itchy skin, dizziness, or fatigue, but this guy had never done so!

This was the first time, what was this kid going to do?

He was very curious.

"I want to go see that student."

Fang Qiu said loudly.

Everyone, including the instructor and the entire class, was stunned.

They didn't understand why Fang Qiu would make this request.

"Is he your classmate? Or a friend?"

The instructor asked.

"Report! Neither! I have some medical knowledge and want to go and check on the student!"

Fang Qiu replied.

Hearing this, the entire class was surprised.

Before entering Jiangzhong Medical University, they had little knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine. Now, someone was saying they had some medical knowledge and wanted to go and check, the difference was quite significant!

Gao Hu looked at Fang Qiu with doubt. Although the request was a bit strange, he still agreed.

"Is five minutes enough?"

"Report! Yes, it is!"

"Good! Step out!"

Fang Qiu immediately jogged to the shady spot where the student was.

There, besides the students, were the other class's instructor and two medical staff.

"Report! I have been ordered by our instructor to check on the student!"

Fang Qiu came to the instructor and gave a standard salute, then told a white lie.

If he didn't say this, he would probably be chased away and wouldn't have the chance to approach the injured student.

The instructor didn't think much of it and agreed to let Fang Qiu check on the student.

Fang Qiu immediately went to the student, ignoring the smell of the foot, and asked, "Where does it hurt?"

The student, with a pained expression, pointed to the area above the big toe on the top of the foot.

The metatarsal!

This was the area where stress fractures commonly occur.

Fang Qiu's left hand directly touched the top of the student's foot, and his right hand grabbed the side of the big toe and the sole of the foot.

A vague image of the entire area covered by his hands slowly appeared in his mind.