Embodying Myriad Traits, I Will Ultimately Become Immortal — Part 39

"Open the door! Your big sis is back!"

So it was his cousin who had returned.

Meng Chuan remembered that she had said two days ago that she would not be back until the evening of the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. He had not expected her to arrive home so early in the morning.

Even as he thought this, his hands did not stop moving.

He opened the door for his cousin, then turned and called to Xue Na, who was washing dishes in the kitchen.

"Auntie, my cousin is back!"

Xue Na was so delighted that she did not even bother drying her hands. She rubbed them against her apron a few times and hurried out.

"My girl is back?"

When the door opened, there was not only Meng Yiyi outside, but also a man in a padded jacket standing behind her.

Their arms were linked, and Meng Chuan could tell their relationship at a glance.

Meng Yiyi pulled her arm free and looked around the house as she changed her shoes.

Then she introduced him to Meng Chuan and Xue Na.

"Mom, little brother, I'm back. Where's Dad? Also, this is Yu Kaidong. He was my high school classmate, and he's now a freshman at Yong'an Martial Arts University. He's my boyfriend!"

Yu Kaidong carried premium baijiu, cigarettes, and cosmetics in his hands. Meng Chuan took them from him and set them beside the sofa.

Xue Na did not react at first. Meng Yiyi had never told her that she had found a boyfriend.

After looking him over for a while, she broke into a broad smile upon hearing that he attended Yong'an Martial Arts University.

"Ah, good, good. Come in and sit, come in and sit."

Yong'an Martial Arts University was one of Yong'an City's top local martial arts universities. Though it was far inferior to the elite martial arts universities, it was not somewhere just anyone could get into.

Meng Yiyi pulled her boyfriend onto the sofa, pouted, and pretended to be angry.

"I told you all already, but none of you came to pick me up. Xianyang Airport is so far from Yong'an, and Kaidong had to drive there early in the morning to bring me back."

Seeing her daughter complain, Xue Na comforted her repeatedly.

"Your dad is on duty at the bureau today, and I can't drive."

Once she saw that her daughter was no longer angry, Xue Na changed the subject and began digging into her daughter's boyfriend's family background.

Meng Chuan, listening from the side, could barely hold it together.

Auntie's mouth was like a machine gun, questions firing off in a rattling barrage one after another. Yu Kaidong was questioned until sweat beaded all over his forehead.

"Yes, Auntie. I'm twenty this year. I started school a little late."

Great Chu Nation was now under threat from the Heavenly Demons, and its foremost national policy was to encourage childbirth.

Coupled with the rise of martial arts, people's physical constitutions had grown better and better.

Thus, Great Chu law stipulated that anyone could register for marriage once they turned eighteen.

Yu Kaidong sat on the sofa and continued answering rapid-fire questions.

"There are four people in my family, including me."

Meng Chuan found it too boring and was preparing to return to his room to practice his stance when his cousin called out to stop him.

"Little brother, don't go. Sit down first."

Seeing that her boyfriend was struggling to withstand the barrage, Meng Yiyi decided to besiege Wei to rescue Zhao.

"Kaidong, this is the younger brother I always mention to you. I have a little brother who loves practicing martial arts.

"His name is Meng Chuan, and he's in his first year of high school. When you have time, teach him a little, okay?"

After saying that, Meng Yiyi blinked slyly. The two understood each other without words, and Yu Kaidong instantly got what she meant.

"Ahem, of course I have time. Little Meng, right? Big brother will teach you a move or two right now."

Seeing this, Xue Na chimed in as well.

"Yes, that's a good idea. Chuan'er, haven't you always wanted to get into Yong'an Martial Arts University? This is perfect—let Brother Kaidong tell you about it."

Xue Na's understanding of Meng Chuan still lingered in the past. He was no longer the Wu Xia Meng he had once been.

Meng Chuan's goal had long since changed to North Union University. With his current Blood Qi strength of at least over eight points, he could get into Yong'an Martial Arts University with his eyes closed.

Xue Na continued.

"Kaidong, our Little Meng is only in his first year of high school. Please give him plenty of guidance."

Mentioning Yong'an Martial Arts University, Yu Kaidong spoke with a hint of pride.

"Little Meng, you want to attend our school too? Then you need to start working hard from now on.

"I have middling bone aptitude. Back then, I trained through the bitterest days of winter and the hottest days of summer before I got in. Yong'an Martial Arts University isn't easy to enter."

It was the first time his cousin's boyfriend had visited, and Meng Chuan did not want to embarrass him, so he could only nod in agreement.

Seeing that Meng Chuan was not much of a talker, Yu Kaidong spoke to him again to keep Meng Yiyi's mother from continuing her household registration interrogation.

"If you want to improve your fist techniques, actual combat is still best. Little Meng, how about we go downstairs and practice?"

Meng Chuan agreed with that quite a bit. When he had sparred with Instructor Liu Ru, his progress had indeed been extremely fast.

Although his Cannon Fist had already reached perfection, he could still accumulate proficiency and advance toward breaking its limits.

Besides, his Inch Step had not yet reached perfection. Sparring with Yu Kaidong would do nicely.

"Sure. Let's go."

It was the first time her daughter's boyfriend had come over, so Xue Na decided to prepare a more lavish lunch and did not go downstairs to join in the fun.

The three found an open patch of ground. Meng Yiyi revealed her tiger teeth in a sweet smile and urged them to hurry up and begin.

Neither her bone aptitude nor her comprehension was any good, so she had no choice but to abandon martial arts for academics.

Yet her love for martial arts had not diminished in the slightest because of it. Whenever she had free time, she watched martial arts competitions. Her favorite martial arts star was River-Mixing White Dragon - Zheng Zhiyu.

She reminded him.

"Go easy on my little brother. Don't hurt him."

Yu Kaidong said with a smile, "Don't worry, Yiyi. I know my limits."

The two walked to the middle of the open ground. Yu Kaidong crossed his arms and called out to Meng Chuan.

"Come on, Little Meng. Attack me with everything you have. I'll feed you some moves."

That was how his teachers had taught him at school, and today he had decided to put what he had learned into practice.

"What's your Blood Qi?"

Seeing how confident Yu Kaidong was, and considering that he was already a college freshman, Meng Chuan was not quite sure how to handle this.

Yu Kaidong said proudly, "7.89. I'm about to break into the fourth."

"I'll explain something else to you while I'm at it. If you want to attend Yong'an Martial Arts University in the future, Little Meng, you'll need to meet three major requirements."

"The first is reaching the Third Blood Qi Threshold. It's safest to have a Blood Qi value of around six points.

"Every year, the number of applicants who meet the requirements is more than twice the final number admitted, so there is also an additional practical combat assessment to select the best from the best."

"The second and third requirements concern martial arts. You need a third-rate fist technique at major accomplishment and movement techniques at proficient mastery."

"These conditions aren't easy to meet. Come on, Little Meng. I'll give you some proper guidance.

"If you train according to what I teach you today, I guarantee you'll get twice the result with half the effort."

Hearing Yu Kaidong's words, Meng Chuan smiled and cupped his fist in salute.

"Come on, then. Brother Kaidong, please go all out."

Meng Chuan stood in place and waited for the other party to make the first move. Yu Kaidong's Blood Qi was too low, and Meng Chuan was worried that a perfected Cannon Fist would take him out in an instant.

So he planned to let Yu Kaidong attack first and dodge for a while, getting more practice with his movement technique, Inch Step.

Though he had only just broken through eight points of Blood Qi and had not yet comprehended Manifest Force—

There were nine Blood Qi Gates on the martial path in total, and the Fourth Blood Qi Threshold was already the intermediate stage for martial artists.

After entering the intermediate stage, a martial artist's Blood Qi underwent further refinement. The power their body could unleash was far beyond anything someone at the Third Blood Qi Threshold could even dream of comparing to.

Yu Kaidong felt that Meng Chuan was being a little arrogant. A first-year high school kid was practically treating him as if he did not exist.

With his girlfriend beside him, he could not flare up, so he could only say, "I'm afraid of hurting you. Little Meng, you go first."

"Just come at me. I have entered the Fourth Blood Qi Threshold."

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Yu Kaidong felt as though he had misheard and asked again: