Chapter 7: The Girl Singing on the Street, Chasing Her Dreams

In an unnoticed corner of the park at dusk.

Lin Chen closed his eyes, recalling every punch and kick of Leng Dongliu in his dreams, especially that final punch.

Lin Chen's body was constantly in motion, sometimes delivering a powerful punch, sometimes a fierce leg sweep that made the air whistle, his steps light yet his body moving through a wide range. If someone were to watch his steps, they would likely feel dizzy.

However, despite the fierce and domineering power of Lin Chen's punches and kicks, his frown deepened. He repeatedly practiced the same move, like writing a stroke of a character but being unsatisfied, then rewriting it over and over.

This continued for about an hour, until Lin Chen was drenched in sweat, his face flushed, and his punches and kicks trembling involuntarily. He finally stopped.

"No! Why, even though I mimic every detail of Leng Dongliu's punches and kicks, the effect is so vastly different!" Lin Chen said, somewhat distressed.

This feeling was like trying to copy a master calligrapher's work. Despite every stroke seeming identical, the difference was enormous—one was a master, the other not even at the beginner level!

"Never mind, such a gap can't be closed in a day. The priority now is to quickly improve my physical condition. My current physical state is too poor!"

Lin Chen felt the weakness and soreness in his body. "My current physical condition is too weak, I'm only at the beginner stage of the first level of the 'Sage Devil Freedom Technique.' However, with the understanding and application of various martial arts techniques, my combat ability is much stronger than an ordinary person's."

The "Sage Devil Freedom Technique" is a cultivation method that Leng Dongliu obtained by chance, and it was through this method that he gained his earth-shattering power.

The "Sage Devil Freedom Technique" has three levels, with the first level being body refinement. Lin Chen is currently at the beginner stage of body refinement.

"Through the body refinement section of the 'Sage Devil Freedom Technique,' one can quickly improve physical strength. However, the load on the body is too high. If the body's energy replenishment cannot keep up, it will instead collapse the body. What needs to be done now is to buy the ingredients for the Heavenly Treasure Pill. With the Heavenly Treasure Pill to replenish energy, I can improve my physical strength through the body refinement section."

Thinking this, Lin Chen realized with embarrassment that he didn't even have the money to buy the ingredients. He only had a few hundred left, and he hadn't even secured next month's living expenses.

He had no intention of returning to the modeling agency as an assistant; it was meaningless to him now.

But how could he get some money?

Lin Chen couldn't think of a solution. He couldn't just go to the street and offer his services to anyone who looked sick.

By the time Lin Chen left the park, the sun had set.

The streets were crowded with people. Yuehai City, this bustling metropolis, was a city that never slept, always bustling. Every day, people from all over the country came here, hoping to make a name for themselves in this land of gold and return home in glory.

As he passed a pedestrian bridge, Lin Chen suddenly heard a girl's singing.

Her voice was young, ethereal, and pure, making people feel very comfortable. But this young, pure voice also seemed to carry a heart-wrenching confusion and sadness. She was singing an old song, "Dream Chaser" by Meng Feifei.

"Spring comes and goes in the red dust,

Who arranges in fate?

Silent snow and ice, you in the cold night,

The brilliance that cannot be hidden.

Look at me once,

Do not let the red dust control the pillow.

Youth is without regret, never dies,

Eternal love..."

Lin Chen was curious about what the girl singing looked like. She wasn't very professional, but her singing was very touching, making him feel a bit sad.

Lin Chen took a few steps forward.

A girl was sitting on a low stool, playing and singing with a guitar. She was looking down at the guitar, her long black hair covering her face, revealing only a small part of her pale cheek.

She was dressed simply, wearing slightly faded jeans and a long-sleeved white top, her figure slender and delicate.

In front of her, a few five and ten-yuan bills were placed in an open guitar case. Only a few people were listening to her, but she was still singing with great dedication.

Lin Chen listened for a while and was also moved. The girl might not be very professional, but she was singing with her heart, pouring her emotions into her voice.

"Dream Chaser." This city was full of dream chasers, but how many of them could actually make their dreams come true? Most of them were just living a dream.

At the end of the song, Lin Chen took out a ten-yuan note from his nearly empty wallet and placed it in the guitar case in front of her. She looked up and smiled at Lin Chen, her big eyes clear and her smile shy and reserved.

Lin Chen saw her face and her smile, and suddenly remembered the blue sky and white clouds of his childhood hometown, without a trace of pollution or impurity.

The girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old. She was very beautiful, not in the alluring way of Su Xiran or the stunning way of Leng Hanyan, but in a pure and clean way, like a naive childhood friend. This kind of beauty made one feel protective.

After a moment of daze, Lin Chen came to his senses, smiled at the girl, and then turned to leave. No matter how beautiful the girl was, they were just passersby in this city, meeting and parting with countless others every day.

After a few steps, Lin Chen suddenly heard a somewhat frivolous voice laughing, "Haha, little sister, why are you here earning a few five and ten-yuan bills? Come with me tonight, and I'll give you a few hundred, much better than this!"

Lin Chen turned around. A few men with dyed hair, looking like delinquents, stood in front of the girl. One of them, with a shifty look, was grinning at her.

The guitar case with the money had already been kicked aside.

The girl's pale face was filled with panic, and she said timidly, "N-no, I don't want to go with you. This money may not be much, but I'm already very satisfied."

The man leered at her, scanned her body, and then stared at her face, saying, "Haha, you're satisfied with this? If you follow me, I can make you satisfied every day, satisfied to the point of ecstasy!"

The others around him laughed, their expressions lecherous.

"Little sister, Brother Xiong is very strong, he'll definitely make you feel great."

"Exactly. You'll be satisfied every day, satisfied to the point of screaming. Haha."

The few passersby who had been listening to the girl's singing quickly left when they saw these menacing delinquents, clearly afraid of trouble.

The girl's face turned red with anger, and she wanted to pack up and leave. But at that moment, one of them grabbed her guitar and laughed, "Little sister, don't go. Tonight, the brothers will show you the world of adults."

"Give it back!" The girl, clearly not good at arguing and somewhat weak, didn't know what to do. She tried to grab back her guitar but was surrounded by the others.

Her eyes turned red, and she was on the verge of tears.

The man called Brother Xiong laughed and said, "Why are you crying, little sister? Oh, your face is so tender and beautiful, even crying makes my heart race. Do you want to hit me? Are you angry? Come, touch my face with your tender little hand, no, come, hit my face."

He grinned and stretched his face toward the girl, his expression lecherous.

Suddenly, a hand appeared and slapped Brother Xiong, making him dizzy!