On the first day after the wager was established,
Fang Chen still arrived at the martial arts school early, immediately beginning his training,
Slowly, the other disciples arrived as well.
Recently, Fang Chen had become the focus of the entire martial arts school, so after entering, the disciples could not help glancing at him,
Then, like the melon-eating spectators of his previous life, they happily discussed something among themselves. Fang Chen could not hear them clearly, nor did he care much.
He continued focusing on his training,
Only by concentrating on his practice would the Proficiency Panel count a point of proficiency for him!
So no matter what the circumstances were,
Once he began practicing, Fang Chen would enter a state of absolute concentration and would not be easily affected by things happening around him.
Because he knew that the Proficiency Panel was his greatest reliance.
After Wang Yanshan arrived, he also glanced at Fang Chen disdainfully,
His mind was filled with thoughts of where to start beating Fang Chen six days later.
The next person to enter was Qin Yun,
His first reaction upon seeing Fang Chen was pity,
He had once wanted to invest in Junior Brother Fang, but who would have thought that such a thing would happen now?
In Qin Yun's eyes, Fang Chen would most likely be crippled six days later, losing all value as an investment.
He shook his head and sighed softly. Fate was fickle; perhaps this was Junior Brother Fang's destiny.
Yang Hua also arrived at the martial arts school early that day,
He looked at Fang Chen, his heart full of lament. As a senior disciple whose family background and status were similar to his own, Fang Chen inspired special feelings in Yang Hua,
On one hand, he hoped Fang Chen could live a better life, change his status and position, and escape poverty.
On the other hand, he did not want Fang Chen to do too well, or else Yang Hua, who had also been born into poverty, would seem too useless.
Now, all that remained in Yang Hua's heart was lamentation.
With a medium-high-grade physique, he had already obtained the support of a wealthy merchant and would likely completely escape poverty in the future.
Yet Senior Disciple Fang, whose physique was medium-low grade, had ended up in such a situation.
Yang Hua felt a sorrowful pity for his misfortune and secretly made a decision,
"If Senior Brother really is crippled, and I happen to be able to help, then I'll offer him some assistance."
Yang Hua did not know why he wanted to do this,
He simply could not bear to see Fang Chen, who had also come from poverty, end up in such a state. It was as though he were seeing another possible fate for himself.
Fang Chen had no idea what Yang Hua was thinking,
If he had known, he probably would have said thank you to Yang Hua.
After all, in such a world, it was truly rare for Yang Hua to possess such sympathy for others.
Although Fang Chen did not actually need anyone's sympathy.
Fang Chen focused on practicing his punches, his proficiency steadily increasing. This was the source of his confidence,
Tiger Subduing Fist proficiency +1!
Song Ming also arrived at the martial arts school then. He deliberately walked toward Fang Chen,
As he passed by, he said in a low voice,
"What a shameless attempt to attract attention."
Fang Chen cast a cold glance at the idiot,
Song Ming had an upper-high-grade physique and would most likely truly break through the Second Realm. His strength far surpassed Fang Chen's current level,
Moreover, the Song Family's reputation in Baihe County was far too great. Fang Chen could not provoke them lightly for now.
Fang Chen secretly made a note of it. Once he was strong enough to beat him, he would first slap him four times!
After recording this in the little notebook in his heart, Fang Chen continued practicing the Tiger Subduing Fist,
After some time, he finished another round,
Tiger Subduing Fist proficiency +1!
The morning passed quickly. Fang Chen had been focusing on his martial arts practice the entire time,
But every now and then, he heard the disciples discussing things nearby. Naturally, they were talking about him,
They were like mosquitoes, buzzing twice beside his ear from time to time.
However, as they discussed it more and more, Fang Chen gradually became immune to their sonic attacks. He simply continued practicing, completely unaffected.
As expected, grinding experience had made me addicted! No one can stop me from grinding experience!
Time flew by, and the afternoon was nearly over as well,
In the evening, that merchant came to find Yang Hua again,
The merchant was very satisfied with Yang Hua's recent progress in Martial Arts,
And was thinking of inviting Yang Hua to eat at the Drunken Fragrance Tower again.
The merchant and Yang Hua chatted casually for a while before the merchant suddenly asked Yang Hua, "How is that senior disciple of yours called Fang Chen progressing?"
He asked merely to see whether someone with the same medium-low-grade physique as himself might be any different,
If Fang Chen was doing better than he had back then, the merchant would feel unbalanced,
If Fang Chen was progressing just as slowly, the merchant would feel comforted,
Only then could he tell himself that people with medium-low-grade physiques truly could not break through realms, rather than that his failure to break through had been caused by some other reason.
In truth, the merchant had always been haunted by his failure to break through back then,
So he was extremely happy to see Fang Chen doing poorly. That way, his former self would not seem quite so useless.
People always liked to compare themselves with others,
Especially with those in circumstances similar to their own.
Upon hearing the question, Yang Hua immediately told him everything that had happened recently.
When he heard that Fang Chen had reached the entry level in just one day,
The merchant was utterly dumbfounded. He had never expected Fang Chen's comprehension to be so high!
Regret and disappointment immediately surged through his heart,
He regretted not choosing to sponsor Fang Chen back then. What a huge loss!
And he was disappointed that, despite having the same medium-low-grade physique, he was so much worse than Fang Chen!
The two emotions became tangled together, causing an extremely complicated expression to appear on the merchant's face.
Yang Hua, however, did not think much of it and continued explaining the conflict between Fang Chen and Wang Yanshan,
The merchant felt a blockage in his chest, but he still listened carefully to Yang Hua's explanation,
When the merchant heard that Fang Chen had actually dared to make such a wager,
His mood instantly became much more cheerful!
The regret and disappointment vanished without a trace, leaving only schadenfreude!
How could this Fang Chen dare to be so arrogant?!
Had he forgotten that his physique was medium-low grade?
At that moment, the merchant was secretly celebrating. He patted Yang Hua on the shoulder,
"Fortunately, fortunately, I chose you back then."
"This Fang Chen really doesn't know the height of the heavens or the depth of the earth. He has no idea how difficult it is for someone with a medium-low-grade physique to break through a realm!"
"If not for that, how could I have failed to break through back then?"
"Fortunately, I didn't choose him back then. Otherwise, I would have suffered a huge loss!"
Yang Hua frowned slightly. He had not expected the merchant to react this way.
But what the merchant said was indeed the truth, so Yang Hua had no way to refute him.
He sighed softly once again, feeling unfortunate for Fang Chen.
The merchant smiled and swept his gaze across the many disciples in the martial arts school, though he did not know which one was Fang Chen,
At that moment, he secretly made a decision,
When the wager reached its deadline, he planned to come over.
Not for any other reason—he simply wanted to see Fang Chen make a fool of himself.
With the same medium-low-grade physique, seeing Fang Chen fare worse than himself would give the merchant a sense of superiority!
So when the time came, he absolutely had to join in the excitement and get a good look at Fang Chen's embarrassed state!
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