Chapter 97

After hearing Bai Zhenzhen's agreement, Zhang Yu said, "I asked around, and there's still a gap for teachers of basic high school techniques. I've been watching you practice recently; your level in this area should be quite high, right?"

Bai Zhenzhen's various basic high school techniques had already reached levels 4 or 5 over two months ago.

And during this period, Bai Zhenzhen, for the first time in her life... gradually released the restraints on her spirit root and frantically used it to cultivate.

This also brought her an unprecedented experience. As the spirit root acted on her body 24 hours a day, it became more and more attuned to her, and its effects grew stronger.

Now, her basic high school techniques have almost all reached levels 9 or 10.

Such astonishing progress was enough to attract the attention of countless experts, even the company.

So... should she tell Zhang Yu?

But thinking that Zhang Yu had even confessed to her about the dark tutoring world, a business that could get him killed, as partners who promised to get into the top ten together, wouldn't it be too disloyal to keep hiding it?

"Anyway, Zhang Pianpian already knows."

"Anyway, I've been trying lately to see if I can lend it to Yu Zi, he'll find out sooner or later..."

Thinking of this, Bai Zhenzhen immediately leaned close to Zhang Yu and whispered in his ear, "I've basically trained all the basic techniques from first year of high school to levels 9 or 10."

Although he had long known that A Zhen was cheating, Zhang Yu was still slightly startled when he heard this.

Then he recalled what Wawa had said about spirit roots at lunch, and thought to himself, "Could it be related to the spirit root in A Zhen's belly?"

And when Wawa heard what Bai Zhenzhen said, she was also shocked: "Good grief! Where did this freak come from? Was she also awakened by someone?"

Seeing Zhang Yu frozen in shock, Bai Zhenzhen first smiled smugly, then with a hint of showing off, she leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Do you want to know how I did it?"

Zhang Yu rubbed his ticklish ear and said, "You can tell me whenever you want, or not tell me, it's fine."

It's just cheating? As if no one else does it.

Zhang Yu then brought up the matter of the dark tutoring world: "I'll ask again tonight which basic high school classes are the most popular and which are short on teachers. You prepare well these few days, and I'll take you to a trial class then."

Bai Zhenzhen looked at Zhang Yu in surprise, thinking to herself, "Isn't Yu Zi at all curious about how I pushed all the basic techniques to levels 9 or 10 so quickly?"

She had originally planned to tell Zhang Yu, but now seeing his indifferent expression, she felt like a child wanting to show off their treasure only to find the adult completely uninterested, and she instantly lost all desire to show off.

"Hmph, when my spirit root can be taken out for you to use, I'll see if you beg me or not."

Thinking this, Bai Zhenzhen held in a breath and ran off to cultivate hard.

In the following days, aside from preparing for the tutoring sessions with Bai Zhenzhen, Zhang Yu spent most of his time wholeheartedly cultivating the Red Marrow Hunyuan Qi.

One day, Zhang Yu was cultivating with Bai Zhenzhen on the rooftop, his muscles and sinews emitting a series of low hums.

He continuously tempered his muscles, internal organs, and even bones and marrow, feeling his physical strength improve bit by bit under the nourishing power of the Hunyuan Pill.

Zhang Yu could feel that under this cultivation, it wasn't just physical strength that improved; the foundation of his body, his physical talent... seemed to be growing deeper under the infusion of the Hunyuan Pill.

"Although in the first layer of Kunxu, the ten great sects stipulate that everyone can only truly start cultivating immortality in high school, otherwise it's illegal cultivation punishable by extreme penalties."

"But those rich people aren't like the original Zhang Yu, who lived in poverty until high school."

Zhang Yu now also knew that the rich in Songyang City had been training since childhood. Although they hadn't truly started cultivating immortality, they underwent modification surgeries, took tonic medicines, ate nourishing foods, and used various methods to enhance their potential and foundation before high school.

Even for someone like Zhao Tianxing, who came from a much poorer background, Zhang Yu had heard him say that his parents had been feeding him various tonics since elementary school.

It could be said that the vast majority of students at Songyang High School, unlike the original Zhang Yu, did not go to high school to cultivate immortality with the most natural and unmodified bodies.

Zhang Yu speculated in his heart, "Perhaps it's precisely because of this gap that the original body had insufficient drug tolerance, which is why taking medicine caused problems with his internal organs."

And now, after this period of cultivating the Red Marrow Hunyuan Qi, especially after taking the Hunyuan Pill for practice, Zhang Yu felt that his entire body, flesh, internal organs, and even bone marrow were gradually gaining a fundamental robustness.

No longer like before, when he practiced the Thirty-Six Body Strengthening Forms, becoming stronger through wear and tear.

Instead, under the flushing effect of the Red Marrow Hunyuan Qi combined with the power of the Hunyuan Pill, he felt his blood and qi becoming more vigorous, his digestive ability strengthening, his metabolism increasing, and even the hidden waste and toxins in his organs being gradually expelled.

"If I continue to strengthen the foundation like this, my body's potential will be greater, and improving physical strength in the future should be easier."

"Especially as my internal organs feel more comfortable... if this continues, I should be able to take more body-tempering medicine for cultivation in the future, right?"

Just then, his phone rang. Zhang Yu answered it and found it was Song Hailong calling.

Song Hailong: "Zhang Yu, I'm calling to notify you and Bai Zhenzhen that the training sessions are canceled from now on."

"Ah?" Zhang Yu said in surprise. "Are you sure?"

Song Hailong said, "Thank you for your hard work during this time. It has greatly improved my ground combat skills." "But you must have noticed, my physical strength is increasing faster and faster. You won't be able to keep up."

Zhang Yu thought to himself that he could now keep consuming Hunyuan Pills, and his physical strength would surely catch up with Song Hailong in the future. He was just about to persuade the other party to continue spending money on lessons.

But then he heard Song Hailong continue, "You are excellent, but I have found a better sparring partner. And my time is very limited, so I have to end our cooperation."

Zhang Yu asked curiously, "Who is it?"

He wanted to see who was stealing his business.

Song Hailong said through gritted teeth, "Yu Xinghan."

Hearing Song Hailong's tone, Zhang Yu could almost picture the other's face twisted with anger, veins bulging on his forehead.

Song Hailong continued, "He's the top of the first year in the recent monthly exam."

"Heh." Song Hailong laughed sarcastically. "He needed to find a training partner, and he thought that among the first year of Bailong, I was the most suitable. So he spent ten thousand yuan an hour to hire me as his sparring partner."

"I don't care about the money. But challenging this guy every day and surpassing him step by step—that really suits me."

"Alright, that's enough. You also cultivate well. Don't end up not even showing up at the sports competition..."

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Upon hearing Song Hailong's words, Zhang Yu could only suppress his original intention to persuade.

What else could he say?

Good grief. His own employer had now become someone else's employee. Someone stronger than him was paying Song Hailong to fight. How could he compete?

Zhang Yu could only silently hang up the phone and inform Bai Zhenzhen of this tragic news.

After hearing this, Bai Zhenzhen sighed. "Damn, income has dropped again. It seems going to the Dark Study Gang to tutor is unavoidable. I'll prepare a bit more; we'll go in two days."

Bai Zhenzhen thought about how she and Zhang Yu were involved in gang business, yet still struggling for a few thousand yuan per hour of tutoring fees.

While Song Hailong, by challenging powerful opponents and training in combat, could earn 10,000 yuan per hour.

Bai Zhenzhen couldn't help but exclaim, "Damn, how can these rich people make money so easily?"

Another two days passed.

Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen met at the agreed-upon subway station.

Under the operation of the Red Bone Hunyuan Qi, Zhang Yu once again transformed into the image of Teacher Ma.

He looked at the girl in front of him, who after removing her mask had tattoos all over her face, arms, and neck, with long golden hair. It was only after checking with his phone that he recognized her as Bai Zhenzhen.

Holy shit? Zhen has turned into a rune warrior? A punk girl?

Bai Zhenzhen looked at Zhang Yu's surprised expression, but said disdainfully, "Didn't you say we need to disguise ourselves? You have the Red Bone Hunyuan Qi to change your appearance. So I just used some tattoo stickers, a wig, and padding to change my look. I'll wash it off when I get home."

"With a mask on like this, no one should recognize me, right?"

"And now I don't look like a high school student, do I? Otherwise, how could I go for an interview?"

Only then did Zhang Yu shift his gaze from Bai Zhenzhen's tattoos to her chest, buttocks, and shoes.

He thought to himself, "So it's padding. No wonder her figure looks bigger. Combined with the tattoos and wig, she really doesn't look like a high school student at all."

But thinking about the interview for a tutoring teacher today, Zhang Yu subconsciously said, "With so many tattoos on you, will there be a problem with the interview for a tutoring teacher?"

Bai Zhenzhen said, "Damn, what gang interview would reject you for tattoos?"

"And I think the Dark Study Gang should have this style. Look at the words I pasted on. Don't they show my determination to become an illegal tutoring teacher?"

Zhang Yu looked at the tattoos on her face: "Boundless Sea of Lessons," "Class Every Day," as well as desks, classrooms, blackboards, etc. He suddenly felt that this was indeed the style he had seen in the Dark Study Gang.

Wawa commented, "Based on my years of experience in the underworld, her tattoos are definitely a plus for the interview. At least in appearance, she looks more like a member of the Dark Study Gang than you do. There's a feeling of a high school teacher heavily in debt, forced to come sell lessons."

"Alright then." Zhang Yu nodded and, with Bai Zhenzhen putting her mask back on, headed toward the Dark Study Gang campus.

However, this time because he was with Bai Zhenzhen, Zhang Yu first took the subway.

After exiting the subway, considering the remaining distance, Zhang Yu said, "The rest of the way is still quite far. I'll carry you on my back."