Genius and Qi and Blood Loss

Genius and Qi and Blood Loss

"What genius?"

Li Chenghu looked at Brother Qiang with utter confusion.

Then,

his gaze fell on Chen Sheng.

The next second, Li Chenghu's slightly displeased expression swiftly turned solemn.

"What happened to you?"

"Did you visit a brothel last night?"

???

At those words,

Chen Sheng's face darkened.

Are we reenacting the scene here? "No, Tiger Brother, I—"

Just as he was about to explain,

with a smack,

Li Chenghu grabbed his wrist directly, frowning as he took Chen Sheng's pulse.

Several breaths later,

he finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, it's only excessive Qi and Blood Loss. It hasn't reached the point of depletion yet."

But his brow remained tightly furrowed.

"What exactly happened?"

"Why did your body become this weak after just one night?"

At that point,

Chen Sheng could only repeat what he had just told Brother Qiang.

In response,

Li Chenghu was skeptical and had Chen Sheng demonstrate it again.

Meanwhile, he sat at the tea table and began pouring tea.

As a result,

when Chen Sheng once again began practicing the Three-Body Stance,

Li Chenghu's hand, which had been leisurely holding a teacup, froze.

"Enough."

Chen Sheng had barely stood for a moment before he was stopped.

"Your Qi and Blood are depleted right now. Don't recklessly practice the Three-Body Stance again."

Chen Sheng's posture while holding the stance had been extremely precise.

Even Li Chenghu himself could not find a single flaw in it.

But it had only been one night! This was no longer within the realm of genius.

He could practically be called a monster.

Li Chenghu was no less shocked than Brother Qiang had been half an hour earlier.

He simply had enough composure not to show it too clearly.

"Come, drink this tea."

Li Chenghu poured a cup of tea from his own flask and handed it to Chen Sheng.

The tea was reddish-brown and clear to the bottom.

Without suspecting anything, Chen Sheng drank it in one gulp.

"Tiger Brother, what kind of tea is this?"

Only after finishing it did Chen Sheng ask.

"Yang Strengthening Tea."

Li Chenghu's unexpected answer made Chen Sheng freeze on the spot.

Chen Sheng stood there with his mouth open, wanting to spit it out but not daring to.

Seeing this,

Li Chenghu smiled faintly.

"Next time, you should be more careful before drinking something someone else gives you."

"Don't worry. It's Qi Replenishing Tea. It can replenish some of the Qi and Blood you've lost."

"After drinking it, at least your body will be able to handle today's training."

Whew—

Only then did Chen Sheng let out a breath of relief.

At the same time, he felt warmth spread through his body as soon as the tea entered his stomach, making him feel exceptionally comfortable.

Then,

Li Chenghu resumed his serious expression.

"Chen Sheng."

"Are you certain you want to practice martial arts?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Chen Sheng opened his mouth as if to answer, but Li Chenghu raised a hand to stop him.

"Don't be so quick to agree."

"I can tell you in advance that the reason I'm willing to take you on as an apprentice is not just because of your talent. I have other motives."

"In the near future, I may even need you to help me do some extremely dangerous things."

"So dangerous that one mistake could cost you your life."

"I can tell you plainly that with your talent for martial arts, you would shine wherever you went to learn."

"So I hope you'll think it through carefully."

If it had been a day earlier,

Li Chenghu would not have intended to say those last few words.

But after witnessing Chen Sheng's talent, he had developed an appreciation for his potential.

That was why he gave this half-warning, half-advice, hoping Chen Sheng would back away in the face of the difficulty.

"Is it illegal, Tiger Brother?"

However, Chen Sheng's answer once again caught Li Chenghu off guard.

He was stunned for several seconds before slowly shaking his head.

"It's not illegal."

"Then that's fine."

Chen Sheng grinned and gave Tiger Brother a deep bow.

"Thank you, Tiger Brother!"

Clearly,

this was Chen Sheng's answer.

Li Chenghu nodded.

"Since you've made up your mind, I won't fuss over it."

"Once you finish training, come find me here."

With that,

Li Chenghu walked to the side, preparing to begin his own training.

Chen Sheng and Brother Qiang immediately headed out of the room.

As they passed the mirror on the wall, Chen Sheng looked at his reflection and found that his complexion had improved compared to that morning.

Just a single cup of Qi Replenishing Tea had such a powerful effect.

Chen Sheng planned to ask Li Chenghu later whether he could share the recipe for the Qi Replenishing Tea.

With this tea, he could practice the Three-Body Stance without restraint, and his physical attributes would soar by leaps and bounds each day.

With that thought in mind, Chen Sheng made his way to the strength training area.

Coach Jack and A Wei were also in the training area, but they once again gave Chen Sheng those sarcastic, passive-aggressive looks.

Chen Sheng paid no attention to them.

He bent down, preparing to pick up a dumbbell and begin training.

But the moment the dumbbell entered his hand,

Chen Sheng sensed something was wrong.

It was so light.

He had picked up a 15-kilogram dumbbell.

Yet it no longer felt as heavy as it had yesterday. It felt remarkably easy.

Chen Sheng immediately set down the dumbbell and picked up a 20-kilogram one instead.

Still light.

Only when he picked up a 25-kilogram dumbbell did that familiar heaviness return.

"Little Chen, are you serious?"

Seeing Chen Sheng grab a 25-kilogram dumbbell and prepare to start training, Brother Qiang was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

Not far away, A Wei and the other man exchanged glances, both revealing a trace of alarm.

In their eyes, there was no way Chen Sheng could lift a 25-kilogram dumbbell.

Don't tell me this kid has gone mad trying to catch up to me?

A Wei cautiously glanced at Chen Sheng, then pulled Coach Jack away.

Crazy or not, if the dumbbell slipped from his hand and hit them, that would be a problem.

"Don't worry, Brother Qiang. I'll be fine."

But Chen Sheng had his own resolve.

Seeing this, Brother Qiang could only give up trying to persuade him.

However, he did not leave. He stood to the side, watching Chen Sheng with concern, ready to help the moment Chen Sheng could no longer hold on.

Yet as time passed,

the scene Brother Qiang had expected, of Chen Sheng failing to continue, never appeared.

That familiar look of shock surfaced on his face once more.

Though he struggled somewhat, Chen Sheng really did complete all twelve sets of training with the 25-kilogram dumbbell.

After being shocked time and again, Brother Qiang felt as though his nerves had already gone numb.

He's a genius. Anything is possible.

Brother Qiang consoled himself internally before gradually recovering from his shock.

He was able to calm down so quickly because he had already seen Chen Sheng's monstrous side.

But A Wei and Coach Jack were nowhere near as composed as Brother Qiang.

They stared at Chen Sheng with their mouths agape, frozen in place as though they had been turned to stone.

Wasn't this Chen Sheng using 15 kilograms yesterday?

How was he at 25 kilograms today?! What kind of monster was this?!

Who taught you to work out like that?!

Their hearts churned like stormy seas, and they felt as though their understanding of the world had been completely rewritten.

At this moment,

A Wei had completely lost any desire to compete with Chen Sheng.

What the hell?!

At this rate, would he be flying around with 100-kilogram dumbbells in a week? A Wei looked at the 20-kilogram dumbbell in his hand.

He had only done a few sets yesterday, yet his muscles hurt terribly today, forcing him to use less weight than usual.

Meanwhile, Chen Sheng, who had been using 10 kilograms just two days ago, was now wielding a 25-kilogram dumbbell with gusto.

The gap between people

was especially obvious in the strength training area at that moment.

During the training that followed, A Wei was visibly dejected.

In the end, he did not even finish his workout before making an excuse to leave the gym.

Chen Sheng knew nothing of the thoughts running through those around him. He was completely immersed in the thrill of growing stronger.

Two hours later,

after finishing his workout, Chen Sheng sat in a chair and massaged his muscles.

Chen Sheng

Strength: 1.11

Agility: 1

Constitution: 1.16

Skill Points: 0.49

Today's training had increased his Strength attribute by 0.03. He was only a little short of having enough Skill Points to improve the Three-Body Stance.

"Let's go. Tiger Brother is done over there."

At that moment,

Brother Qiang's voice rang out.

Chen Sheng rose from the chair with an excited expression.

At last, he was going to become an apprentice.

"Let's go!"