Xu Rou and the Mysterious Pendant

Xu Rou and the Mysterious Pendant

Under Chen Sheng's personal demonstration.

The Martial Security Bureau newcomers immediately developed a strong interest in martial arts.

After Chen Sheng finished speaking, they formed up into a team right away.

Even Liu Ming, who was on the ground, and Wang Dazhuang, who had just woken from his coma, endured the pain and returned to the formation.

"Hello, Coach!"

Liu Ming was the first to shout.

The contempt in his eyes when he looked at Chen Sheng was gone, replaced only by respect.

Respect for the strong.

"Hello, Coach!!!"

Everyone straightened their backs and bowed to Chen Sheng in unison.

This time, it was no longer to intimidate him.

They sincerely wanted Chen Sheng to teach them.

"Good."

"I study Xingyi Quan. Next, I'll teach you the foundation of Xingyi Quan, the San Ti Stance."

With that, he officially began teaching the Martial Security Bureau newcomers.

"What kind of monster is this kid?"

Outside the door,

Brother Qiang still looked somewhat dazed.

Among all the people Chen Sheng knew,

he was the only one who had personally watched Chen Sheng, in less than two weeks,

go from a skinny weakling unable to truss a chicken to a Ming Jin martial artist.

Such a rate of improvement was simply unheard of.

Even if some Qi Sense Users had better talent than Chen Sheng,

when it came to martial arts talent, Chen Sheng absolutely ranked first among everyone Brother Qiang had met.

At that moment,

Brother Qiang thought of Li Xingwu.

The man had looked down on Chen Sheng's Qi Sense talent and refused to take him as a Personal Disciple.

He had even casually found an excuse to throw Chen Sheng out of the martial arts school.

"Blind as a bat."

Brother Qiang snorted, shook his head, and left.

Over the following hours.

Chen Sheng's teaching went very smoothly.

Since it was their first day of training, he taught only the most basic San Ti Stance, intending to teach them Five Elements Fist tomorrow.

During the final hour.

The trainees all took the initiative to ask for sparring matches with Chen Sheng so they could experience martial arts firsthand.

Chen Sheng readily agreed.

But aside from Liu Ming, only Xu Rou could exchange a couple of moves with him.

That made for a rather poor experience.

In the end, at Chen Sheng's suggestion.

The one-on-one sparring became one-on-three.

When the sparring officially began, the pressure on him rose sharply. He had to remain highly focused at all times just to fend off the attacks of the three trainees.

Yet the results were unexpectedly good.

Not only could the trainees more intuitively experience the shifting subtleties of Five Elements Fist.

After several sparring sessions.

Chen Sheng was also pleasantly surprised to find that his Agility attribute had risen by 0.13. A lucky gain from an unintended effort.

"Goodbye, Coach!"

"See you tomorrow."

Once the lesson ended, Chen Sheng left the training ground.

The many newcomers on the training ground did not disperse immediately, instead continuing to eagerly discuss the key points of the San Ti Stance.

"Xiao Rou, do you think I'm doing this right?"

At that moment,

the female trainee beside Xu Rou asked as she held her stance.

During the martial arts lesson just now, Xu Rou had been the most enthusiastic, and her stance had also been the most standard.

Yet after the female trainee asked, Xu Rou gave no response for quite some time.

When she looked up, she saw Xu Rou staring blankly in the direction Chen Sheng had left.

"Ohoho, our Xiao Rou has a crush."

She teased.

"No, no."

Hearing that, Xu Rou came back to her senses and waved her hands repeatedly, her face flushed.

"I just want to add Coach Chen on WeChat so I can ask him martial arts questions in private."

"Then what are you standing around for? Why aren't you hurrying after him?"

"You worked the night shift last night. Can't you get off work now and leave with Coach Chen?"

Hearing this,

Xu Rou suddenly understood.

Without even saying goodbye to her companion, she stood and jogged outside.

"Seriously, if you like him, just admit it. Why make excuses?"

The female trainee did not believe a single word of Xu Rou's explanation.

She curled her lips and, since it was not yet time for her afternoon shift, prepared to practice the San Ti Stance a little more.

Inside the Martial Security Bureau.

As Chen Sheng walked toward the main entrance, he took out his phone and told Li Chenghu that he was leaving.

Before the other man even said a word, he sent over a transfer of one thousand yuan.

Gentle Breeze Comes Slowly: ??? Master, is your Martial Security Bureau really this rich?

The old Chen Sheng had worked twelve hours a day, with only three days off each month, for a salary of just six thousand yuan.

Compared to that, earning one thousand yuan in only four hours now felt unreal to him.

Tiger Travels the World: The Martial Security Bureau isn't some capitalist company. You're considered a skilled worker, so isn't it normal for your pay to be a bit higher?

If you become a full-time employee, the benefits are worth far more than the salary.

Those words immediately tempted Chen Sheng.

But on second thought, setting aside all the requirements for joining the Martial Security Bureau.

In terms of strength alone, he felt that he was nowhere near qualified.

It would be a joke if he died before achieving anything.

Thinking that,

Chen Sheng gave up the idea of joining the Martial Security Bureau.

After chatting with Li Chenghu for a few more sentences and accepting the transfer, Chen Sheng put away his phone and headed out of the Martial Security Bureau.

When he reached the entrance.

"Coach!"

Chen Sheng was just about to head to the gym when he suddenly heard someone calling from behind.

He turned around and saw that it was Xu Rou.

She was not wearing the Martial Security Bureau uniform. Instead, she had changed into a light green cheongsam that accentuated her curvaceous figure.

Chen Sheng's gaze abruptly went blank.

Xu Rou jogged over to Chen Sheng.

"Coach... um, I wanted to ask you something about the San Ti Stance."

As she spoke, Xu Rou lowered her head, the fingers of her hands clasped behind her back rubbing together constantly.

Her eyes darted from side to side as well.

She seemed somewhat nervous.

Yet after Xu Rou finished speaking, she waited quietly for a while.

But Chen Sheng never answered.

Confused, she looked up.

Only to find Chen Sheng staring straight at her chest with wide eyes.

"W-What is it, Coach?"

A faint blush spread across Xu Rou's fair cheeks. She hurriedly lowered her head to check whether there was a stain somewhere on her clothes.

After their few interactions, she did not think Chen Sheng was the sort of rude man who would behave that way, so she naturally did not think in that direction.

"Can you, um, let me take a look at that?"

Chen Sheng raised a hand and pointed.

"This?"

Xu Rou pinched the pendant hanging before her chest.

The pendant had a very peculiar design. Its outer layer was a wooden sphere woven from vines.

Yet through the gaps, one could clearly see a stone inside that emitted a green fluorescent glow.

Chen Sheng nodded stiffly.

From the very first moment he saw Xu Rou.

He had clearly felt an extremely powerful attraction coming from her.

When Xu Rou drew closer,

Chen Sheng realized that this attraction came from the pendant on her chest.

What confused Chen Sheng even more was the abnormal reaction of the panel.

At this moment, the panel had appeared on its own in his field of vision and was constantly trembling.

"I found this at a flea market two months ago. I thought it looked pretty nice, so I bought it."

As she spoke,

"Here."

Without the slightest guard up, Xu Rou took the pendant from around her neck.

As he accepted the pendant she handed him.

The next second, hiss—Chen Sheng felt an intense heat in his palm, accompanied by a faint sizzling sound.

The pain came too suddenly.

Chen Sheng's hand jerked instinctively, and the pendant immediately fell to the ground.

"Coach, what's wrong?"

Xu Rou looked at Chen Sheng worriedly.

"I'm fine, I'm fine."

The pain vanished in an instant.

Chen Sheng bent down and picked up the pendant.

It was then that he discovered the stone inside the pendant had already lost its luster.

Chen Sheng had no idea why.

But to keep Xu Rou from noticing anything strange, he still pretended that nothing had happened.

"Thank you, Xu Rou. I'll definitely repay this favor."

Chen Sheng thanked her again.

However, just as he looked toward Xu Rou.

A new change suddenly occurred before his eyes.

Another panel appeared in his field of vision.