Chapter 51

【Intermediate Achievement - Deep Sleep (19/30)】

Qin Shi woke from the soft large bed, his gaze slightly tranquil; he was accustomed to sleeping on his own family's hard wooden board bed, and was not quite used to this comfortable experience of sinking in the moment he lay down, as if his body were wrapped up.

The cool morning breeze blew open the gauze curtains, making him even more rarely give rise to the lazy thought of "sleep a little longer."

"Wealth and comfort wear down the will."

Qin Shi sighed with emotion, abruptly sat up, bare feet stepping on the soft carpet, bathing in the summer sunlight spilling in through the window.

A beautiful day has begun again!

"If I had lived this kind of life since birth, I might not have studied hard and striven to test into Xin Yi High School. But then again, with good family conditions, educational resources are also far more abundant, saving worry and effort."

Qin Shi simply washed up, thinking divergently; the educational resources enjoyed by local residents of the urban circle and the old city district differ considerably.

He still remembered when he was at Sub-district No. 11 Middle School, the school didn't even have a computer room; every microcomputer class they just played highlights of Star Cup tournaments or historical documentaries from the ancient era, until he stepped into Xin Yi High School and first made contact with computers.

"My first time entering the computer room, I had to wear shoe covers, get an identity card, learn the boot-up operation procedure..."

Qin Shi recalled the teacher facing a bulky boxy computer, revealing an extremely devout expression, and couldn't help grinning:

"It wasn't like going online to surf the net, more like offering incense and worshipping Buddha."

Pushing open the door, he went downstairs to the dining hall.

That bitch Lin Yunqing was probably still fast asleep; he casually opened the fridge, took out several cans of high-energy food cans, and wolfed them down as breakfast.

Compared to calling the community butler to order food and eating normal food like bread, milk, fried eggs, macaroni, etc., high-energy food cans that can provide more physical ability consumption are more suitable as his first choice.

"Tasteless it may be, but can't beat the fast charging."

Qin Shi chewed in big mouthfuls, swallowed rapidly, finishing a can in a few minutes.

Perhaps due to unlocking the 【Overgrowth】 achievement, on his food priority list, the more nutritious and energy-containing, the higher the priority.

Synthetic types are solid concentrates of nutrient solution, far stronger than rice, meat and other proteins; nutrient paste belongs to an even higher concentration version, guaranteeing the body's daily consumption while providing large calorie storage.

This way not only does one not easily feel hunger, it can also support long-term life activities, avoiding dangerous situations like hypothermia, palpitations, hypoglycemia, etc.

"Supposedly above high-energy food there's also energy liquid this kind of supreme goods; inject a tube and you're full of vigor, a hundred illnesses don't invade."

Qin Shi pondered, when he could wheedle a bottle of this stuff from Lin Yunqing to taste.

Since a few days ago when he swept away the Yinma Gym's fake medicine dealer gang, his life once again returned to its previous stable rhythm.

During the day he occasionally sought out Lao Liang to refine Old Martial Arts practice methods and fighting techniques; at night he went to Beiguan Street Midnight Palace to work part-time.

Just that there was an extra item: running to Lin Yunqing's home to freeload food and drink, scrounge high-energy food cans, and incidentally serve as a sparring partner with an hourly wage of five hundred yuan.

"That bitch took advantage of me changing training clothes yesterday to take my short sleeves, long pants, and shoes to wash, leaving me with a home I couldn't return to."

The sudden situation forced Qin Shi to stay overnight at Lin Yunqing's villa; if not for the favor that bitch helped with last time, it would take at least three Deliberate Cannon Fists to call it even.

"Up pretty early, Assistant Teacher Qin."

When Qin Shi finished his morning training, completing fifteen cycles of Qi Circulation, Lin Yunqing walked out of the room wearing a bathrobe.

Good thing that bitch isn't the uninhibited type, wrapped up tight all over, didn't put on any boring teasing and seduction act.

"The Inspection Department called a few days ago; the case of the fake medicine dealers at Yinma Gym you reported last time has been closed, there's probably about fifteen hundred yuan in prize money; they asked when you'd go collect it?"

Lin Yunqing with a bare face, unhurriedly did her facial cleansing.

"Efficiency this fast?"

Qin Shi felt surprised.

"Those detained fitness trainers died suddenly; heard it was food poisoning."

Lin Yunqing turned on the TV to listen to the daily news while saying:

"The Inspection Team is in an uproar, thoroughly investigating the poisoning source... currently only caught a few suspicious gang punks."

Poisoning?

Qin Shi narrowed his eyes, suddenly recalling the killing intent fluctuations he sensed that day at Yinma Gym.

In the end he locked the source on the third floor, then asked Zhou Ning and learned it was Boss Zhao Kun's office.

"Could it be that I, such a diligent and studious, hardworking poor student, still can't escape being targeted by evil forces!

Because I ruined their business, unintentionally striking a fake medicine group involving huge profits, so they're preparing to dispatch killers to eliminate me?"

Qin Shi engaged in reasonable brain-supplementing; the most classic trope in online reading material is none other than this: provoking a villain organization, then suffering targeting, suppression, even persecution, forced to go berserk and counter-kill!

Thinking here, he couldn't help feeling excited inside; Qi Life Force approaching seventeen points, finally has a place to be used!

"Have to let Little Zhou watch Yinma Gym's movements, and also have Teacher Lin ask Inspection Team friends to investigate this Zhao Kun, nip the danger in the cradle!"

Qin Shi pondered countermeasures, his peripheral vision sweeping over the Stele Panel.

【Intermediate Achievement - Deep Sleep (19/30)】

【Intermediate Achievement - Muscle Memory (34%)】

【Intermediate Achievement - Overgrowth (2%)】

"Before school starts, Deep Sleep should be able to upgrade to Advanced, even better effect. As for Muscle Memory, gaining a few percent progress each day, not slow."

Qin Shi's mouth corner held a smile, quite satisfied.

Even if 【Overgrowth】 is slightly lagging behind it's fine; anyway he's already collected quite a few Achievement Series Badges.

Thoughts flashing, he expanded details, only to see a stele like granite, emerging with several deep brands like knife-chopped axe-hewn.

【Carnivore】【Herbivore】【Geophagia】

Qin Shi bared his teeth:

"Aside from these three, what else can normal humans eat? Can't be... feces-eaters, right?"

You know, to piece together badges he even spent money to buy a bag of clean Gaoling soil to taste carefully.

"Lacking high-grade energy supplementation, the Qi Life Force growth rate of the New Life Stage gradually tends toward stopping.

Next it's back to relying on training, the situation of slow improvement."

Qin Shi scanned his own data——

Old Martial Arts Training Method Level 3 (7/40)

Old Martial Arts Fighting Method Level 3 (2/40)

His training method and fighting method both rose to level 3; the former's Qi Circulation had become habit, as natural as breathing; the latter, in operating force and bodily coordination, was getting better and better.

Every night in the Consciousness Space, Li Yuan and Xie Yucheng were both toyed with over a dozen times in various ways.

Recently they had developed into clearance challenges such as "No-Injury Basic Attack Style," "No-Dodge No-Retreat Circling Style," and "Block-Only Exhaustion Style."

"I must find a chance to force Old Liang to teach me a lesson! Without taking a beating, how can my fighting method improve!"

Qin Shi made up his mind; always speedrunning solo against Brother Yuan and Cheng Ge was getting stale, and both of them were about to be played to ruin.

It was time to experience a higher-level Final Boss!

Zi Fu No. 9 Middle School Guardian - Old Liang!

Body 16.1→16.8

Spirit 15.2→15.5

"The intensity of Combat Retrospection isn't enough, and my Spiritual Field Power won't increase either."

Qin Shi turned his gaze to Lin Yunqing; come to think of it, why not use this dog woman as a new punching bag?

These days he had been filling in as a sparring partner; perhaps he hadn't racked up enough fights.

The currently selectable targets were still only Li Yuan and Xie Yucheng.

Lin Yunqing heard the doorbell ring and spoke:

"The food delivery is here, Assistant Teacher Qin, help take it."

The dog woman didn't dress up much on ordinary days, but paid great attention to skin care, all sorts of moisturizing and hydrating, busy for a whole morning.

No wonder she looked white, tender, and smooth...

Qin Shi glanced at the shoulder exposed by her slipping nightgown; heh, truly a woman with old shoulders incredibly smooth!

He got up and went over, opened the door, and saw a refined young man wearing black-rimmed glasses and an Administrative Jacket.

"Who are you?"

Qin Shi was stunned for a moment.

"Hello, my name is Lin Xiaohan, I am Yunqing's Elder Brother."

The refined young man's stiff expression flashed by, quickly replaced by a gentle smile that made one feel basking in the spring breeze.

Bad!

Staying overnight at a female teacher's home, then being caught by her brother the next morning—what to do?

Qin Shi's heart jumped violently; if he confessed frankly and leniently, saying he had done nothing, at most just loosened your sister's bones with his fists, could this Qiguang Hengda General Affairs Office Director believe it?

"You're Xiao Qin, right? I often hear Yunqing mention you."

Lin Xiaohan was very cultivated, smiling faintly as he said:

"I'm off today, specially came over to see if this unreasonable sister of mine has messed up the house."

He walked into the house while scanning around, his heart slightly relaxing.

The living room sofa, the kitchen stove, the floor-to-ceiling window side—no signs of intense fighting were found...

But he saw Lin Yunqing wearing a long nightgown, with a face mask on, her forehead veins throbbing violently.

Lin Xiaohan frowned and lightly scolded.

"Where is there any appearance of a young lady! Staying under the same roof with your own student, and you don't know to be careful!"

Glancing at Qin Shi who deliberately kept his distance, Lin Yunqing removed her face mask and said righteously:

"Assistant Teacher Qin is my financial project, understand? Keeping a relatively close relationship facilitates emotional warming and maintains long-term investment."

"I have already withdrawn all my pocket money from Dongxia Bank, used to invest in this 'Future Warrior Standard Edition' financial product, Assistant Teacher Qin."

Lin Xiaohan listened, stunned again and again, almost believing it to be true:

"Really investment? No teacher-student romance, no older woman-younger man romance?"

Lin Yunqing smiled disdainfully:

"Brother, you're outdated; I'm taking the Great Female Lead Feng Aotian script, walking the path of being beautiful alone and confident radiance, how could I casually open a romance line."

"As the saying goes, if you don't manage your finances, your finances won't manage you! The opportunity to achieve financial independence and financial freedom is right before your eyes, brother, do you want to buy a share?"

Lin Xiaohan turned his head to look at Qin Shi, who had no particularly obvious specialties besides a clean temperament and handsome appearance, and shook his head as he asked:

"My money is all managed by my sister-in-law; where is there spare money to fund your little boyfriend."

"You've saved quite a bit of private money like a miser these past few years; conservatively estimated, there should be tens of millions, right."

"Investing in a high school senior whose Qi Life Force doesn't exceed twenty points—can you even spend it all?"

Lin Yunqing raised her chin, head high and hands on hips:

"Wrong, it's far from enough! Just building the 'Primary Meditation Room' for spiritual cultivation cost eighteen million!"

"Also, I bought several bottles of Energy Liquid produced by United Pharmaceutical at a high price, Tianzhu Autonomous Region's Pharmacist Buddha's head brand, Seven-leaf Kalara Sapling!"

What, sister, are you raising a Martial God?

Lin Xiaohan listened with eyes wide open and mouth agape; despite his profound Qi-cultivating skill, he was still shocked by Lin Yunqing's grand hand.

"Are you crazy? Going all-in on your net worth?"

Lin Yunqing laughed proudly:

"Brother, if you used thirty million to cultivate a young He Lanchan, do you think it would be a loss or a gain?"

Lin Xiaohan sighed helplessly:

"After the First Generation Ten Greats, every year in the Star Cup preliminaries, someone puts up the signboard of 'Second He Lanchan,' but who truly succeeded?"

"Why don't you see anyone claiming to be 'Little Qi Wuxiang'? Because Qi Wuxiang is still alive, while He Lanchan is already dead."

"Spirit-Flesh Unity is indeed rare, but not necessarily able to walk that Heavenly Road Road."

Lin Yunqing's fighting spirit was maxed out:

"I want to give it a try; anyway, I've lost out, so I'll just let Mom and Dad arrange whatever arranged marriage, pick an Imperial Capital young master who's pleasing to the eye, and collect several tens of millions in bride price from him.

That's what Dad said — where is there a child who cries every day, where is there a gambler who loses every day! At worst, at worst, he's still got to be a bit stronger than that poser Yu Li, right?"

(Chapter End)