Ding. The Scholarship Gem had been equipped. Passive Guerrilla had taken effect. Target Lin Dong was detected practicing the First-grade martial art Through-the-Back Fist. The host would continuously gain a portion of the experience.
"Assist in practicing Through-the-Back Fist."
Without a second thought, Lin Changqiang used today's assisted practice on Through-the-Back Fist. After all, anyone who had read the original knew that once Through-the-Back Fist was mastered to perfection and its tenth crack was achieved, it could rival ordinary Second-grade martial arts and even a few Third-grade martial arts.
Though he had always felt this was just a tiny cheat Master Potato had given his beloved son.
Ding. Congratulations, host. Assisted practice (Through-the-Back Fist) had been completed. Target Lin Dong was detected tempering his body. The host would additionally gain a portion of the effects.
"Double happiness!"
Memories related to Through-the-Back Fist gradually surfaced in his mind, as though he had truly been practicing it all along. At the same time, his body quietly grew stronger. Although the improvement was extremely limited, almost imperceptible, it did exist.
Lin Changqiang grinned foolishly.
Humming a little tune, he ran happily for quite a while before finally stopping when his clothes were thoroughly soaked with sweat. With that, the training task he had set for the day was completely finished. Truly cause for celebration, cause for celebration.
"Ugh, I only changed clothes this morning, and now I have to wash them again."
Lin Changqiang poked at his soaked clothes with slight disgust and was about to return to his room for a bath. But when he saw Lin Dong still practicing in the open space, his eyes rolled, and he immediately let out a wicked chuckle before jogging over to Lin Dong's side.
Lin Dong, busy practicing his punches, did not pay much attention when Lin Changqiang came over. He merely assumed the other boy had tired himself out from running and wanted to rest. Besides, Lin Changqiang persisting for this long had already surprised him.
He smiled and nodded, then immediately began another round of training.
His talent might not have been exceptional, but when it came to diligence, perseverance, and hard work in training, he believed he would not lose to anyone.
(ω)hiahiahia, I was wondering how I'd explain it if Lin Dong found out I knew everything he knew. Now I have an excuse.
Lin Changqiang chuckled to himself, but his face remained utterly serious as he watched Lin Dong practice Through-the-Back Fist with complete focus, unwilling even to blink.
At first, he merely stared blankly at Lin Dong while daydreaming, imagining that one day he would punch the Three Sect Masters of Yuan Gate and kick the Demon Clan's Demonic Emperor, making his name resound throughout the Tianxuan Continent, marrying a rich and beautiful woman, and reaching the pinnacle of life.
But as Lin Dong grew more and more proficient, executing set after set of Through-the-Back Fist with fierce momentum, grand yet stylish, Lin Changqiang's heart gradually heated up as well.
"A true man should be like this!"
He sprang to his feet.
"Why are you shouting so loudly?" Lin Dong's entire body jolted from the sudden roar, and his movements came to a halt. He then looked at Lin Changqiang irritably. "And why have you been hanging around me so much lately? Don't tell me you're still interested in Qing Tan?"
As he spoke, Lin Dong's expression turned suspicious, and his gaze toward Lin Changqiang became guarded. If he remembered correctly, this kid seemed rather fond of his little sister.
"No, no, no. How could that be?" Lin Changqiang hurriedly shook his head.
What a joke. He was not some perverted creep who would be interested in an underage girl. Besides, in his original world, that was illegal—a serious crime. Even after transmigrating, it was not so easy to change his values.
But he couldn't exactly say he was mooching off Lin Dong's experience...
Lin Changqiang narrowed his eyes. Anyone familiar with him would know that this guy was starting to cook up something devious.
"Lin Dong, have you ever heard a saying?"
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"People can grow up in an instant!" Lin Changqiang pressed both hands onto Lin Dong's shoulders and stared straight into his eyes. At that moment, his gaze flashed like lightning!
"Today's me is completely different from yesterday's me! After yesterday, I came to understand my true heart." He spoke each word with deliberate emphasis.
"I want to ascend to the Pinnacle of Martial Arts!"
Even Lin Dong, who had always possessed a resolute temperament, was shocked by Lin Changqiang's imposing spirit and stared at him in surprise.
"Changqiang, are you serious?"
After all, his greatest wish right now was only to defeat Lin Langtian and avenge his father, who had been severely injured back then.
"Of course! A true man, born between heaven and earth, should carry a three-foot sword and establish an immortal achievement! How could he remain depressed beneath others for long?"
Lin Changqiang looked at Lin Dong with blazing eyes. At that moment, he was full of high spirits; at that moment, his aura soared.
He refused to believe he could not talk Lin Dong into it!
"The place we live in now is merely a tiny Qingyang Town. Beyond Qingyang Town lies Flame City, beyond Flame City lies the Great Yan Dynasty, and beyond the Great Yan Dynasty are countless forces as numerous as the stars!"
"Don't you want to go out and see it? Haven't you ever imagined that one day, we could roam the world with swords in hand and sweep away all those petty villains? How exhilarating would that be?"
His words were like a thunderous bell at dawn, exploding beside Lin Dong's ears. Just imagining himself roaming the world with a sword and wiping out every injustice he encountered, Lin Dong was already deeply drawn in, completely fired up.
"Lin Dong, have you heard of a creature called a dragon?"
Lin Changqiang was still going.
"A dragon?" Lin Dong stared blankly ahead, his eyes seemingly unfocused.
"According to legend, dragons can grow large or small, rise or hide. When large, they summon clouds and breathe mist; when small, they conceal their scales and hide their forms. When rising, they soar between heaven and earth; when hiding, they lurk within the waves."
"Dragons change according to the times, just as men who achieve their ambitions roam freely across the four seas. A dragon may be compared to the heroes of the world!"
He tightly gripped Lin Dong's wrist and looked directly into his eyes. "Lin Dong, do you know who in Qingyang Town today can be called a hero?"
"N-no, I don't."
At the end of the day, Lin Dong was only a teenager of around ten. Lin Changqiang had merely made a few alterations to the words of Boss Cao and others, yet he had already talked him into a daze.
He laughed heartily and released Lin Dong's hands. "A man worthy of being called a hero should be majestic in bearing, possess the ambition to encompass all under heaven, and hold the aspiration to swallow the four seas!"
He pointed at Lin Dong, then at himself, speaking passionately. "The only heroes in Qingyang Town today are the two of us!"
For an instant, it seemed as though thunder exploded above the forest!
Whether Lin Changqiang believed it or not, Lin Dong certainly did. Fighting spirit gradually ignited in his eyes, and his fists slowly clenched.
That way, he won't stop me from mooching experience in the future~ Looking at Lin Dong standing there in a daze, Lin Changqiang was quite satisfied.
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